Gael is the saddest character in dark souls. He is enslaved for countless thousands of years, finally finds a purpose in life being the painter girl's guardian, goes on a quest to bring her the pigment of the dark soul, slaughters what remains of primordial humanity for their dark souls, goes insane, then he needs to be killed for the painter to get the pigment. The kicker? The whole reason she wanted the pigment was to create a home for Gael
Gael was perhaps the truest hero in dark souls giving the people of the ever bleakening world a second chance he in a sense saved the world offering a new one for a second chance
Gaels lesson rings true for us all brothers, lose not yourself to Simping. (JK LOL) love Gael and I love that From paid homage to my guy multiple times in Elden Ring giving the Misbegotten Beast his moveset and naming multiple places after him Gael Tunnel and Fort Gael respectively.
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I love how Gael is a reflection of you as a player, 1. a nobody who's been fighting since the days of Dark Souls 1 (where he gets his way of the white discus spell) through uncounted ages in pursuit of the Dark Soul, 2. is in a "Covenant"of sorts with the Painter, seeking to obtain the Dark Soul for her, the same way you gather items to level up your covenant 3. Reaches a Brick Wall boss in the form of Sister Friede in Ariandel, and has to beg another player (You) for help to get past her and continue his quest in the Ringed city. 4. Returns the favour by helping you with the Twin Demons boss fight 5. finally is forced to turn on you in the end, to complete his quest line and finish "The game" Amazing that From Software managed to make a guy with so little lore such an epic and emotional impact to players. RIP Gael, you were an incredible conclusion to the series!
I would just like to add, though, that he's only 'forced' to turn on you because he's quite literally insane. It's also very awesome to note that he's likely the strongest being we ever meet in the series at the point we fight him, having survived since the original Age of Fire (one of the very few to do so) and having consumed so many souls that they are leaking out of him
@@Aku6Soku1Zan he had gone insane, he'd hollowed. And he had already reformed the Dark Soul before he fought you, that's why he bled the blood of the Dark Soul
Aku6Soku1Zan franklyn is right he already had what he needed to complete the painting. When he found the blood of the (pigmi?) lords had dried up he lost his mind and all hope along with it as he became hollow but fought on regardless eating them in a desperate attempt to gain what was lost as well as trying to kill the player afterwards even tho he succeeded in his task because it was already to late for him after his hollow-fication. Thus the player needs to either relent to him or end his now endless misery. Both paths would lead to the creation of a new world.
"If I'm the last of the men to fall Then this warrior's growing in might" Honestly, that must be the most dreadful realization as a Dark Souls boss. Imagine, as one of the Lord Soul bearers in DS1: You're confident that you're one of the strongest entities in this world, and that Gwyn will not be bothered as long as you live. Then you start seeing powerful entities extinguished, one by one. Demons, monsters, and strong-ish humans. Still, you're confident: this undead may well be powerful, but you are well over the power level of a measly cursed human (let's remember that the gods couldn't handle the Four Kings and had to drown them with their city, and they're not gods per se). Then Ornstein and Smough, the closest thing a mortal can be from the power of a god, are destroyed. And you realize, this entity, this cursed undead. They're getting stronger. As much stronger as strong were the ennemies they fell. Then you feel your fellow Lord Soul bearers getting extinguished. And you know. You're the only one able to stop them. You also know that they were strong enough to obtain the other Lord Souls. And that it made them significantly stronger. So you brace yourself. But you know, it is a monster coming this way. I mean, no wonder Nito gets that much reinforcement for his fight, the Four Kings retreat to a demi-plane inaccessible unless you have an artefact from an ancient hero lost to time, and Seath tries to cheat the game by trapping you and preventing you from respawning anywhere else than his jails.
@Patrik Grulich If you're referring to Pinwheel, he's not draining Nito, he just stole an important piece of information from Nito. The rite of kindling we take from him isn't power itself, it's just instructions on how to use humanity to empower the bonfires. If you're referring to the other Pinwheel's outside the entrance to Nito's room, I don't think any lore source in the game mentions them at all, and all of Pinwheel's items, if I remember correctly, refer to him as a singular entity. We have no idea who those guys are or why they're there, just that they seem to be defending Nito from you.
It's funny because seathe is objectively the smartest of all the dark souls characters. He's quite literally an actual genius, he only lost because of his own guards. Not even a mistake of his own. Truly terrifying. And nito got robbed, he would've been impossible to beat, but unfortunately we're immune to diseases.
@@gabeschugardt5710it might be that pinwheel is a defect and tried to fix himself, the others are mindless unlike him. They don't have the spells he does nor did they defect from nito.
At the end of the world, the end of time, stands two. Not gods nor kings, but a slave and ash. And at the end, they clash like titans, for they have outlived all others. Even in a dead world they still fight for it is all they know.
It's funny really. One has slaughtered kings, demons, dragons and god's. The other became the very thing they feared. For thousands of years the undead has come to different kingdoms seeking every bit of the dark soul, and now a man just as unimportant as them bears it too because of a relentless journey just like yours. The ashen one and Gael aren't just two sides of the same coin, they are exactly the same.
At the end of the world stand four Not gods, not kings, but slave, ash, servant and knight the eldest, the devout, the loyal, and the bringer of the night all stand at the pinnacle of what once was, their wills unwavering And at the end, they clash like titans before a god's corpse, set a-rotting Red hood and ash, fated to clash A nameless knight and masterless servant guard the ashes Of a world that yet clings to its lord Dunno call it a remix
The Ringed City DLC really is the perfect ending to the dark souls series. All of the final bosses up until now have been some mighty kings or gods, some divine beings. And the object was always to prolong the world. But the final boss of the series is just a simple man, a slave knight almost as old as the world. And the arena for the fight is literally the end of times, the end of the world. This time you don't fight simply to prolong the world, you fight to create a new world, one that doesn't decay. But for this you need one final thing, the thing that gives the whole series it's name, ...the dark soul. The furtive pygmy, so easily forgotten, now reveals it's relevance. More powerful then the flame of the gods, is the dark soul of mankind. And now two simple men fight over it, at the end of times...
I just got the fucking joke, we are battling the last boss of the soul series being a slave knights of the first ever age of fire, which he consumes the blood of old turned to dust, meanwhile our MC is a character born from the ashes of 1000 smoldering failures. We are literally fighting Dust with Ash. “Ashes to ashes and Dust to dust” Funny and Ironic at the same time.
For mw it just sounds like a big "f you" to the Lords of Old. Like, no matter which warrior wins, Gael will fulfill his dream of a better world beeing made
@@sebastianb.3978 more like a slave knigth thing ,of having no other survivors to help in a insane combat, and still going "ok NOW i am angry" or "OK more for me" a bitter yet sucessefull way of turning a desadvantage in motivation, and since it comes from the lowest of the low ,makes it even more badass and a harder punch on the older lords
Thinking about it. the Soulsborne series is probably the most Humanity Fuck Yeah videogame series in the history of videogames. Humans survived all of the gods, even the end of the world. Even when there´s only ash and ruins to fight over, 2 humans are crossing swords. Not Gods. Not Dragons, Demons, just Men.
2 Years late but: I had a lot of problems with Dark Souls 3 but I think one of the most unspeakably beautiful ideas ever is that when everything else has gone, the world has returned to nothing but grey and ash, the fire long since faded, there will only be a single reminder, a lone monument that humanity ever existed, that fire and life were once here. A painting, of a better world.
@MissBunFee the dust refusing to touch the painted world. and within that world. With its canvas burned by a sacred fire. And it's paint made from the blood of all. A new world exists. Free from the flames. Is it a world of a golden tree? A warrior seeking to return a dragons power? Or a simple house on a hill hiding the rest. We may never know. But we know why it was made. To create a goodly home for those who had nowhere else and no one else
@trainman5675 you know in elden ring all of the "greater gods" are pieces of what could be a great being and its face is of a old man with a long beard... could gael be the original God of that world 🤔 would make sense since it would be made from him
This is the BEST Dark Souls boss ever... - Dramatic and sad history - One of the greatest OST ever made in this world - And of course, the best bossfight in the Dark Souls trilogy
I wholeheartedly agree. I love this fight and Gael as a character. Tragic, yet steadfast in his duty, until the very end. I fare you well Gael. You were the best boss and 2nd best character in the series.
@Luis Martinez yes. There are many characters in the games. You learn more about them dialogue and item descriptions. Gael is my 2nd favorite because he sacrifices everything to obtain the dark soul for his lady (the girl in the painted world that you find near friede's boss room). We see him develop as a character through the 2 DS3 dlc's, and that's just part of the reason I like him
@Luis Martinez you know I called her "the girl" because I was giving context as to who she is, right? The game has plenty lore spread throughout. Sorry that the game doesn't spoon feed you story and lore like other games. If you want that, play the Dragon age games, mass effect 1, 2, and 3, as well as Borderlands. Those games directly give you information and story explicitly. Edit: grammar
@Luis Martinez yeah it isn't. It's completely optional to read it, whereas other games will just out right just tell you story bits and label out the plot. These games don't tell you things forthright very often. Spoon feeding info is when you are forced to learn these things (things like cutscenes to escalate plot or told through forced character interaction.) I cannot emphasize the fact that *you won't learn the story of the souls games or it's characters* without reading the item text, talking to everyone and truly looking at the bosses, as well as making a few inferences. A youtuber named VaatiVidya extensively goes into the lore and story that you seem on persisting doesn't exist.
@Luis Martinez Appetantly no matter what I say, you aren't going to listen to me. I haven't been having a great day, and you aren't making that easier. You don't need to call names about anyone. I am now going to ignore you now.
Interesting thing: Gael is weak to the Hollowslayer Greatsword during his second and third phase. During Phase 1, Gael isn't hollow, but an Undead who is hollowing. The thing keeping him sane is his quest to reunite the Dark Soul and give it to the painter, so that she might create a better world. As soon as he sees his blood, he goes hollow and begins burning his humanity (the skulls) in a last desperate attempt to complete his goal. Sister Friede is the same. She is alive to protect her father and stop the Ashen One from lighting the flame. During Phase 3, she begins using Dark Magic. The essence of Humanity given the form of fire.
that is incorrect in like... many aspects... ariendel isant her father... at all... he's a "Father" in the chruch use of "Father"... and she is not protecting him at all... she is doing ALL she can to avoid combat with you, because she knows that "" When the Ashes are two, a flame alighteth. "" as said by ariendel himself... her killing you, and INSISTING that you leave when doing so is an attempt to keep the fire away from ariendel (place) and away from ariendel (the guy) because he is the one supressing the flame with his blood
That's not how hollowing works at all. You only go hollow when you lose purpose. It's more likely that his task was what kept him from going hollow till then. But when he saw the blood of the dark soul he realised he had achieved his goal and let himself go hollow. Leaving the rest to the Ashen one
Two nobodies who've survived to the end of the world, when every other god, demon, monster, champion, giant, man, and lord have long since died, battling over the the most powerful artifact to ever exist in an endless, dead expanse of ash. One as old as some of the gods themselves, surviving despite everything for millennia, yet taken by the dark and driven mad by its power. The other a failure at seeking the light, and yet still persists in their journey against a world that would only see them erased, and seeking to end the first in order to fulfill his only desire, that a young girl can paint a *world,* one where life might go on, outside of an endless cycle of life and death, health and blight, warmth and cold, and light and dark. Fare thee well Slave Knight Gael. I will remember thy name and thy deeds until I hollow, and I will have thy lady paint a world of thine name...
The time Gael has been around is insane really. Just between DS1 and 2, according to NG+ boss souls, it's been eons. For those unaware, an eon, according to google, is about a billion years.
I love how this song is one of the few truly triumphant ones, Gael was the only one in the world of Dark Souls to fully realise his goal. Gwyns age of fire faded, those who sought to preserve it failed, those who tried to supplant or replace it failed. Seath failed to achieve immortality, the Witch of Izalith failed to recreate the first flame, Artorias failed to thwart the dark. Vendrick failed to reach the throne of want, the Fume knight failed to save his queen, the Ivory King failed to stop the chaos flame. The abyss watchers failed to stop the abyss, Yhorm failed to protect the one he loved and Pontiff Sulyvan failed to conquer the world. Gael found the blood of the dark soul and became its vessel before finally having rest.
One of my sisters has learned the lore of Dark Souls because she found all of this music and started asking me questions. Your music is spreading to people who haven't played the games, but now want to because of said music.
Then when you find out more about the lore, you learn that you are playing as the villain. A fool who would end the age of man in favor of some self-serving gods.
@@firekeeperiswaifu3092 Gywn enslaved the humans with the Dark sign he's saying that by fueling the flame your actually the bad guy because you're keeping the era of man from happening which is slowly crushing the world in on itself due to the gods that are needed to rule the age of fire are all dead or worse so your actually the bad guy destroying the world slowly life by life.
@@adrien5262 Do people really not realize that whole “era of man” is just a lie by Dalkstalker Kaathe and his servants so idiots can serve his bidding. Like do players not see what happen to Oolacile or New Londo. Man is not supposed to live in the dark.
Hot take: Gael and The Ashen One are the most powerful beings in existence, and the Ashen One besting them narrowly or otherwise... Means the Ashen One comfortably sits at the tip-top of the tip of the top of the metaphorical Soulsverse food chain. Always thought that was cool.
@@arcanegamer2723 Well the verses aren't connected. But the Old Ones of Bloodborne aren't as powerful as peeps wanna believe imo. Certainly not up to par with the actual Lovecraftian monsters
@@spongeyspikes09 The melody at 0:20 is a pretty prominent part of Gael's first phase, and personally the most memorable one for me. It keeps reappearing in this song, albeit in faster pace than the original.
Arturias: a hero who took on the abyss sacrificing his arm and shield for his loyal friend sif Ivory king: a truly benevolent ruler who wanted to take on the forces of chaos and a good husband Gael: a nobody that no one will remember a slave old as the dirt you walk across whom sacrificed everything even letting you his closest friend have the honor of killing him not to save one not a thousand no... To save them all! All that is left! To defy the end of the world and to give something the lord's themselves could not... A second chance..
i won't lie i read "a truly benevolent ruler who wanted to take on the forces of chaos and a good husband" like he wanted to take on the forces of chaos, and then take on either a good husband or the forces of a good husband. i then remembered no, he IS the good husband
Haven’t played Dark Souls. Just found out about Aviators through checking out some fantasy inspired songs. Some of the lyrics here are really great, especially after looking a bit into Dark Souls lore. “Fight, to ignite, not for gods not the coming of night.” Other parts really struck me before I even looked into the background. “For fear, and for love, and survival when push comes to shove.” Had me checking out the phrase “when push comes to shove.” The song really seems to capture the meaning, that moment of desperate, no, determined escalation. Great song.
My favorite part of any Aviators symphonic Soulsborne song (or any he's involved in) is always the bridge at the end. They always have the most chills inducing lyrics and perfect cadence. From Fading Light's "Souls to revive us or rot us away" to Song of the Abyss' "keep a watch over the wasteland when the world forgets my name" to Let There Be Fire's "I'm a shadow apart, past through time and the dark" and even in the collab with MoS, A Thousand Eyes' "And the cogs creak a melody" and now with this song "You're the Red Hood's last contender and the first one unafraid". There's just so few things musically that can beat an Aviators bridge.
@@toxicmelon6836 I was referencing the song "A thousand eyes" that MoS and Aviators collaborated on. Apparently its got many similar lines to paleblood moon. The specifc chill inducing bridge i was referencing comes from a thousand eyes, the whole line being "And the cogs creak a melody. Hear the deafening dirges rise. And the ones who would never be behold the end with a thousand eyes." Neat to see there was an earlier song that was drawn from for it though!
I feel that Gael reflects to the Ashen One as the Soul of Cinder reflect the Chosen Undead. Both Gael and the Soul of Cinder are one of many paths of what happens to a accursed undead when they break their limits and travel paths to the first flame. Both the Chosen Undead and the Ashen One were an anomaly, even for the undead. First, Last, Present and Future.
I like to think Gael knew exactly what he was doing. Leading us through everything. He knew once he got the blood of the Dark Soul it would drive him mad (and lead to hollowing). He knew that we were strong enough to take him and fulfill the deed of delivering the "paint".
I love your songs. Every line feels so filled with meaning _Fight, to ignite, not for gods nor the coming of night_ - Gael, and by extension us, seek the Dark Soul not for the sake of the broken age of fire or the coming age of dark, but for a painting locked away in a church somewhere.
Zanar Naryon ...and the old painting has to be *burned* first, doesn’t it? Holy shit, it all makes sense. Can’t burn it down if you can’t paint a new one after!
@@Knight_Of_The_Blood_Moon No problem! Just wanting to help :) (another pointer tho - 'thy' is for possession, so it's still actually *thou hast searched haha)
*Nothing?* !? They were fighting for a *Dark Soul* , soul which was split into pieces called *Humanity* . Now since Gael picked pieces back togeather a new word can be created in painting, dark, cold and gentle word. In word of Dark Souls is locked in cycles, *light and dark, life and death* , and people were searching for a way out of it (Path of a dragon). Paintings are little different, instated of clinging to the old, they set their word on fire, amd move to next one. But painting made with Dark soul, one of the most powerfull souls, the very thing that *used to fuel the First flame* might not be doomed into any cursed cycle. *Gael sacrificed himself to make it possible.* He knew that he will lost his mind, so he guided you to kill him so a new word could be painted. *So, to correct your statement:* A fight in ashes of worlds long gone. Between two warriors, who's names never get to annals of history for a new word, a new hope and ... a ... new begging.
@@pontiff7322 I watch Vaadi a lot, so I probably quoted him without realizing it. And I agree that from certain point of wiev, that battle is meaningless, because nobody would truly benefit from victory. Neither of them has any real reason to fight. But in the end, Dark Soul is used to create a new word, which has solid chance that it will not end so easily. But that is, in Dark Souls fashion, purely colateral. What I am saying that in the end that battle wasn't for nothing. And the "hisfit" you are talking about? Belive it or not, I was calm writing that, and writing this. I just have a habit of trying to dispute (not sure if that is correct term for it) with people and writing long paragraphs is my way to say that I mean what I write. And with all respect, original comment sounds like something from r/iam14andthisisdeep. Edit: I did it again, did I?
@@Karak-_- You kinda did man, You kinda did. The Bold text on the earlier one wasn't helping either to be fair. Made ya seem way angrier about it x) Hence the "Nerd Hissyfit" comment. Then again eh, nothing wrong with being passionate about something :)
"Oh Gael, You So Kind That You Sacrificed Your Life For A Chance Of Humanity's Redemption,Will You Join Us Dance On The Dust And Flame For One Last Time, My Dear Old Friend?"
1'st minute: Hey, that's alternative symphony melody is very-very nice.. 2'nd minute: Wow.. That's lyrics 4'th minute: For Fear and for love. And survival when push comes to shove.
Man, I can't believe I've just recently noticed the gaping hole in Gael's torso. Like, I knew it was there but after multiple playthroughs I never actually noticed just how massive it is.. From now on I'm recording every single fight in Soulsborne games, there's just so much detail that can be missed in the heat of the moment.
A song for Artorias: Check A song for the Ivory King: Check A song for Gael: Check OK I can die happily Edit: due to popular demand I now retract my statement about dying happily and now demand Ludwig be added
Bishop 228 What about Gwyn, Ornstein, the firekeeper, Anri, Oscar (I guess this one was covered, though not explicitly), Siegmeyer, Siegward, Lucatiel, and also you forgot there is a song for Solaire (though honestly I don’t like it much). So come on, don’t give up now, don’t turn hollow before these characters were covered.
I just noticed while watching gaels hood covers half of his face just over his nose and doesn't move so through the entirety of that fight he is fighting you completely blind
I always thought that maybe since undead and similar beings have been bathed in so many souls and Magic’s that they have become attuned to them and can sort of “see” without seeing
Me and my friend have been listening to this on spotify, thinking it was about Jason Todd from DC: The Red Hood. The "came home as a monster" segment only made it harder to tell it was Dark Souls 3. I cant wait to tell him.
"(...) my sanity's kept by my chains. So i bear them both in faith and hate, for family and all that remains" This has to be the (emotionally) hardest line in this song.
Lol, good to know I'm not the only one with that idea, I went looking for red hood inspired songs and now this has been in my spotify on repeat since then.
@@unclechair2208 Requiem for the King is a beautiful song about love and sacrifice by itself, but I think we need an epic one showing the warrior and brave side of the Ivory King
Lord Potator Yeah no, just Lucatiel or Alonne. Not that the others aren’t worth it (except the pursuer), just that there are so many great and better characters in the other two (and demon’s souls) that it’d make no sense to write songs about those you cited rather than Siegmeyer and Siegward, Anri, Oscar, Gwyn, Ornstein, Sirris, Ostrava, Maiden in Black, etc.
After 3 day of listening it i finaly understand why instrumenal sounds so familiar. Orginal gael ost aroud 1:20. There is it. Realy realy great song. Now im motivated to start playing piano. Thx Aviators for this masterpiece
So is this it? The Dark soul of man. Once found in the blood of pygmy lords transcended into beautiful audio as a farewell to a man that faced the ages and strove to make a better world free of Gwyn's failure
3:25 Downright my favorite part just from the inflections of the end parts of the second verse “I’m regretful to have hurt you, but this worlds blood must be spilled!” “I’ll return home as a monster from this bad dream I have killed!”
After playing the Elden Ring DLC for the past 2 weeks straight and finally reaching the final boss, I can say with certainty that Gael remains the coolest boss in all of soulsborne
I keep coming back to this song, and I just really love the "Fight to Ignite. Not for Gods nor the Coming of Night" lines. It's so potent thematically.
Ok guys. I’m not expert of Dark Souls’ lore, but I know most of it. We know Gael’s alive since the Age of Fire and even back there he was trying to reunite all the pieces of the Dark Soul. This makes me wonder: because he managed to completely recreate the Soul, does this mean that he killed even the Chosen Undead from Dark Souls 1? If that is correct Gael is truly the most powerful and ancient being ever existed. In fact our Undead managed to kill Manus, the very Father of the Abyss (or furtive pigmey, if you want another name). P.S. an undead who resisted going hollow for countless cycles must have a so strong willpower that isn’t conceivable by any of us.
You are butchering the lore. The Age of Fire has continued since Gwyn defeated the dragons. Each Undead to link the flame has continued the Age of Fire, to stop the Age of Dark. In DS3, before you meet Gael, you fail to continue the age. The Flame simply won't link properly and it begins to fade (if you chose the Link the Fire ending). When you kill Gael, its the beginning of the Age of Dark, as the world falls to chaos. He seeks the Dark Soul as a catalyst to create a painted world free from it all, both Fire and Dark. A place for humanity and not undeath.
Someone else killed the Chosen Undead of DS1, they *had* to in order to rekindle the flame, and we know that happened at some point because the other games happen. That undead has been completely dead and gone for tens of thousands of years by the time DS3 begins. And Manus isn't the original pygmy, at this point it's well established that he was not, he was *a* pygmy - as in, the people of the ringed city, who held the most concentrated form of the dark soul of man whereas the rest of us have it in a diluted form - and became the Father of the Abyss when his humanity went wild in response to whatever they did in Oolacile, the first time Humanity did anything remotely like that. Also, there's no reason to believe Gael was trying to rekindle the dark soul back in the original age of fire. It's far more likely that this is a relatively new motivation for him, coming from whoever the mother of that little painter was. Presumably another part-dragon hybrid like the girl herself, and presumably the true lady of the painting. Basically, you know a significant amount about Dark Souls lore, but the relatively small parts you don't kind of mess up literally everything about this post. It kind of seems like 90% of what you know comes from what the lore community thought it knew about ten years ago.
@@benjamintim3542 It's not the begining of the age of dark, Dark souls 2 is in the age of dark and it doesnt look like the end of everything. When you kill Gael, it's just the end of everything so that's actually break the circle. Breaking the circle / the curse is the main goal of every game but you fail in every game: one game you're just get fooled, the other you just keep the dark circle, some entity tried to surpass gods and became ominpotent just to break the circle but it finished to be powerless and the cycle continued. Gael probably understood that there is no way to end the cycle so he decided to create a world without curse at the price of every single entity who existed in the world and the world itself.
Short answer: Soul of Cinder is the collective soul manifestation of every soul that linked the bonfire successfully. We can trust there was at least 4 since Gwyn considering the different advanced styles we see used. We can also trust in the fact it existed late enough to stop Friede from taking the fire as that's why she slunk back into the painted world as her home.
I don't really play Dark Souls games (I'm not good enough, sorry), but I like watching videos about it. One thing I really think is cool about the song is that it took me a few listens to even guess who was singing the song, Gael, the player, or some other outsider. It really shows the lore on how similar the player and Gael are, at least to me. I'm not an expert in Dark Souls lore, so maybe it was easier for other people, but I liked the way it didn't really clarify.
@@3ternalHours Sorry for taking so long, I basically just made it through the tutorial area in the first game, maybe a little bit farther since it's been a while and I forgot. Definitely a noob.
@@3ternalHours I was playing at a friend's house, who was offering tips and whatnot, but it just didn't work out. I'll try it again someday, when I go to his house again.
@@glugenash9669 Hahaha no sweat. The game actually did really poorly at release because everyone only had like an hour or two to play it and dying continuously isn't the softest sell. It's only once people started teaching each other how to play that it picked up popularity over time. They never really saw the early decline in sales that other games were seeing, either... Go figure.
As the figure known as the ashen one stood atop a mound of ash, which was now their former world, they tightly grasped their sword bracing themselves, for the next attack from the mysterious red hood. With immense strength, the red hood brought down their colossal sword, swinging it with reckless abandon. The ashen one skillfully clashed and parried, displaying their unwavering determination. Suddenly, the red hood unleashed a contraption in the form of a bow, or perhaps a crossbow, shooting a rapid flurry of arrows with incredible speed. The ashen one attempted to shield themselves, seeking refuge behind their shield like a fortress, but the red hood's extraordinary agility allowed them to swiftly maneuver behind their opponent. Caught off guard, the ashen one was struck by two arrows, causing them to wince in pain as they desperately tried to remove them. However, the red hood showed no mercy, immediately swinging their colossal sword and elegantly kicking up the ash beneath their crimson cape. The swing of the sword emitted a dazzling display of magical energy, a testament to the dark soul's power and essence. In the face of this peril, the ashen one felt a peculiar sensation, a warm liquid streaming down their cheeks. Despite being no stranger to violence and death, this encounter invoked a different emotion within them... Could it be humanity? Gathering their resolve, the ashen one stood tall, their short sword stained with the blood of their fallen comrade. Raising their kite shield in defense, they prepared to charge at the one who had given their life purpose in this seemingly futile world. With a resounding battle cry, the ashen one clashed with the colossal figure, their weapons colliding in a struggle, for dominance. The red hood attempted an overhead slash, but the ashen one reacted swiftly, using their shield to meet the blow, resulting in a deafening clash of metal. Though the ashen one's arm fractured under the force, it provided them with a momentary advantage to identify their adversary's vulnerability. Seizing the opportunity, the ashen one thrusted their short sword into the giant's head, piercing through the red hood. A profound silence enveloped the battlefield, broken only by the familiar sound of steel meeting the ground. "Goodbye, old friend."
I have listened to this song for years now and never found out it was related to DS3 until I just happened across this video in my feed today, it opens my eyes to the words' meaning a lot more than it used to and now I appreciate this song even more than I ever have.
Listened to this so many times already, glad to see an official upload. This is definitely my favorite song of yours - it fits my favorite Dark Souls boss perfectly!
I instantly fell in love with this song off of "Masks". All of your Soulsborne songs are bangers, but this one has such a unique sound to it. It seems weirdly excited, like Gael has been beaten down so long, but now he is one of the most powerful beings ever and gets to gloat about it to a dead world. Absolutely spectacular work!
I honestly didn't think there would be a song to top Monumental. And yet here we are. This one was my favourite, a least until you raised the bar impossibly high with 'The Cinematic Future' album
4:25 wait a second, did i just heard berserk refference in background of 4:25 ? This is very characteristic tone of Hirasawa and entire Gael being one big guts refference
we are both human, yet something new the last prize has been taken now the red hood faces you... this line is one of the best and most haunting parts of the whole song
@@spookzer16 Hear me, and let not my words fall on deaf ears; to go hollow is to lose thy very sense of self. Mine worship of the glorious sun has led me to salvation, as it will you if thou'st comply with thine kinds exodus, to the Ringed City. Thine journey awaits, fear not the dark my friend, and let the feast begin. So then shall you be freed of your curse, in the truest sense.
J M Yes, it’s from “Masks”. This is just the first time it’s been personally uploaded to Aviators’ UA-cam channel with a music video. The old version available on UA-cam was just one of the songs copied over by a bot from Bandcamp, I think.
Every time. Every single time you release a song it blows me away and I listen to it over and over again for a hour. I don't know how you do it but please keep it up.
Each of your songs really go deep inside the lore and every word is well reasoned to make the listener live the lore of the character/world truly a masterpiece
Well, I must say I wasn’t expecting to get this notification this morning. For a moment I thought I was dreaming about last Autumn. This is like a flashback to happier times. I don’t know how to phrase this without it sounding awkward, but thank you, Aviators. This has really lightened my mood.
aaah i've been listening to this song on repeat on spotify for months, so happy to see it on youtube too!! such a great song, quickly one of my favourites
Gael is my favorite boss. He truly tested skill. You didn't need to memorize patterns, didn't need to know perfect timing. Just get good. The only boss to make me feel this way is Malenia Truly felt like a test of skill. One final battle. One battle to put Gael out of his misery
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Gael is the saddest character in dark souls. He is enslaved for countless thousands of years, finally finds a purpose in life being the painter girl's guardian, goes on a quest to bring her the pigment of the dark soul, slaughters what remains of primordial humanity for their dark souls, goes insane, then he needs to be killed for the painter to get the pigment. The kicker? The whole reason she wanted the pigment was to create a home for Gael
Gael was perhaps the truest hero in dark souls giving the people of the ever bleakening world a second chance he in a sense saved the world offering a new one for a second chance
But just the primordial humans all humans have a part of the dark soul
Gaels lesson rings true for us all brothers, lose not yourself to Simping.
(JK LOL) love Gael and I love that From paid homage to my guy multiple times in Elden Ring giving the Misbegotten Beast his moveset and naming multiple places after him Gael Tunnel and Fort Gael respectively.
@@azazelsiad3601 You forgot that he also was responsible for Radahn festival
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if their is a single phase that summarized Gael, it would be "beware the an old man in a profession where men die young"
Yeah
First ever Dark souls enemy:
A hollow with a broken sword
Last ever Dark souls enemy:
A hollow with a broken sword
OH
if that was intentional then that is foreshadowing
Last enemy. THE hollow with a broken sword
@@jefferywoods1051 True that.
OMFG I NEVER REALIZED THAT HOLY GOODNESS HOLY DAMN MIJAZAKI GOIN' HAM
I love how Gael is a reflection of you as a player,
1. a nobody who's been fighting since the days of Dark Souls 1 (where he gets his way of the white discus spell) through uncounted ages in pursuit of the Dark Soul,
2. is in a "Covenant"of sorts with the Painter, seeking to obtain the Dark Soul for her, the same way you gather items to level up your covenant
3. Reaches a Brick Wall boss in the form of Sister Friede in Ariandel, and has to beg another player (You) for help to get past her and continue his quest in the Ringed city.
4. Returns the favour by helping you with the Twin Demons boss fight
5. finally is forced to turn on you in the end, to complete his quest line and finish "The game"
Amazing that From Software managed to make a guy with so little lore such an epic and emotional impact to players. RIP Gael, you were an incredible conclusion to the series!
I would just like to add, though, that he's only 'forced' to turn on you because he's quite literally insane.
It's also very awesome to note that he's likely the strongest being we ever meet in the series at the point we fight him, having survived since the original Age of Fire (one of the very few to do so) and having consumed so many souls that they are leaking out of him
And his sword is just oversized version of the broken straight sword.
@@TheShadowSythe
He isn't insane. He needs to unite the Dark Soul. You have a dark soul too.
@@Aku6Soku1Zan he had gone insane, he'd hollowed. And he had already reformed the Dark Soul before he fought you, that's why he bled the blood of the Dark Soul
Aku6Soku1Zan franklyn is right he already had what he needed to complete the painting. When he found the blood of the (pigmi?) lords had dried up he lost his mind and all hope along with it as he became hollow but fought on regardless eating them in a desperate attempt to gain what was lost as well as trying to kill the player afterwards even tho he succeeded in his task because it was already to late for him after his hollow-fication. Thus the player needs to either relent to him or end his now endless misery. Both paths would lead to the creation of a new world.
"what, still here?"
"hand it over..."
"that thing..."
"your subscription..."
"for my patreons painting..."
“Is this the reward?”
“The reward of the subscription?”
@@thediamondgmcm5581 RRRAAAAGGGHHH!!!! Red orbs. Lightning. Is this what it is to subscribe?
"If I'm the last of the men to fall
Then this warrior's growing in might"
Honestly, that must be the most dreadful realization as a Dark Souls boss.
Imagine, as one of the Lord Soul bearers in DS1: You're confident that you're one of the strongest entities in this world, and that Gwyn will not be bothered as long as you live.
Then you start seeing powerful entities extinguished, one by one. Demons, monsters, and strong-ish humans.
Still, you're confident: this undead may well be powerful, but you are well over the power level of a measly cursed human (let's remember that the gods couldn't handle the Four Kings and had to drown them with their city, and they're not gods per se).
Then Ornstein and Smough, the closest thing a mortal can be from the power of a god, are destroyed. And you realize, this entity, this cursed undead. They're getting stronger. As much stronger as strong were the ennemies they fell.
Then you feel your fellow Lord Soul bearers getting extinguished.
And you know. You're the only one able to stop them.
You also know that they were strong enough to obtain the other Lord Souls. And that it made them significantly stronger.
So you brace yourself. But you know, it is a monster coming this way.
I mean, no wonder Nito gets that much reinforcement for his fight, the Four Kings retreat to a demi-plane inaccessible unless you have an artefact from an ancient hero lost to time, and Seath tries to cheat the game by trapping you and preventing you from respawning anywhere else than his jails.
Isnt Nito being drained by the necromancer you meet at his catacomb?
and bed of chaos become such an asshole excuse of a boss fight bkz its fear.
@Patrik Grulich If you're referring to Pinwheel, he's not draining Nito, he just stole an important piece of information from Nito. The rite of kindling we take from him isn't power itself, it's just instructions on how to use humanity to empower the bonfires.
If you're referring to the other Pinwheel's outside the entrance to Nito's room, I don't think any lore source in the game mentions them at all, and all of Pinwheel's items, if I remember correctly, refer to him as a singular entity. We have no idea who those guys are or why they're there, just that they seem to be defending Nito from you.
It's funny because seathe is objectively the smartest of all the dark souls characters. He's quite literally an actual genius, he only lost because of his own guards. Not even a mistake of his own. Truly terrifying.
And nito got robbed, he would've been impossible to beat, but unfortunately we're immune to diseases.
@@gabeschugardt5710it might be that pinwheel is a defect and tried to fix himself, the others are mindless unlike him. They don't have the spells he does nor did they defect from nito.
At the end of the world, the end of time, stands two.
Not gods nor kings, but a slave and ash.
And at the end, they clash like titans, for they have outlived all others.
Even in a dead world they still fight for it is all they know.
It's funny really. One has slaughtered kings, demons, dragons and god's. The other became the very thing they feared. For thousands of years the undead has come to different kingdoms seeking every bit of the dark soul, and now a man just as unimportant as them bears it too because of a relentless journey just like yours. The ashen one and Gael aren't just two sides of the same coin, they are exactly the same.
Indexo'sVault only man...
At the end of the world stand four
Not gods, not kings, but slave, ash, servant and knight
the eldest, the devout, the loyal, and the bringer of the night
all stand at the pinnacle of what once was, their wills unwavering
And at the end, they clash like titans before a god's corpse, set a-rotting
Red hood and ash, fated to clash
A nameless knight and masterless servant guard the ashes
Of a world that yet clings to its lord
Dunno call it a remix
@@KleptomaniacJames yeah but that ringed knight is pretty boring XD he doesn't deserve the paragraph on him
This last sentence is untrue. Its not all they know, we only fight him because he went hollow.
I love how Gael reflects us the player even more so then Soul of Cinder. He is not the hardest but he is my favorite boss in all of Souls.
John Vincent Olmos
Not the hardest my ass!
@@sevenclovers7 Bed of Chaos. By far the hardest, and for all the wrong reasons.
@@sevenclovers7 may I introduce you to Artorias, Kalameet, Midir, Orenstein&Smough, Manus, Seath, etc?
@@Blooming_Aster Seath is not that hard, just a rough walk to the boss fight.
Gael is the third hardest to me
The Ringed City DLC really is the perfect ending to the dark souls series. All of the final bosses up until now have been some mighty kings or gods, some divine beings. And the object was always to prolong the world. But the final boss of the series is just a simple man, a slave knight almost as old as the world. And the arena for the fight is literally the end of times, the end of the world. This time you don't fight simply to prolong the world, you fight to create a new world, one that doesn't decay. But for this you need one final thing, the thing that gives the whole series it's name, ...the dark soul. The furtive pygmy, so easily forgotten, now reveals it's relevance. More powerful then the flame of the gods, is the dark soul of mankind. And now two simple men fight over it, at the end of times...
One soul to collect the soul...another to deliver it...
*"Give it to me. That thing. Your Dark Synth."*
*Hand it over
“For my ladies mixtape”
is this the sound of the dark synth
@@theplushtoywolf1038 lol
I just got the fucking joke, we are battling the last boss of the soul series being a slave knights of the first ever age of fire, which he consumes the blood of old turned to dust, meanwhile our MC is a character born from the ashes of 1000 smoldering failures.
We are literally fighting Dust with Ash.
“Ashes to ashes and Dust to dust”
Funny and Ironic at the same time.
When The Ashes Are Two, a Flame Alightith
Vibey
Thour't Ash, and fire befits thee, of course @@ComfortsSpecter
If "I'm the last of the men to fall then this warrior is growing in might"
Is such a spite filled line
For mw it just sounds like a big "f you" to the Lords of Old. Like, no matter which warrior wins, Gael will fulfill his dream of a better world beeing made
@@sebastianb.3978 more like a slave knigth thing ,of having no other survivors to help in a insane combat, and still going "ok NOW i am angry" or "OK more for me" a bitter yet sucessefull way of turning a desadvantage in motivation, and since it comes from the lowest of the low ,makes it even more badass and a harder punch on the older lords
It could also be respect to the player that here at the end, its just you and him. No Gods. No Dragons. Just two men, 2 warriors fighting to the end.
Not spite. It's more like "I survived what others couldn't. And thus I learned from it."
Thinking about it.
the Soulsborne series is probably the most Humanity Fuck Yeah videogame series in the history of videogames.
Humans survived all of the gods, even the end of the world.
Even when there´s only ash and ruins to fight over, 2 humans are crossing swords.
Not Gods. Not Dragons, Demons, just Men.
And you and gaels sacred quest may have even saved mankind giving them a new world a new HOME
Oh how we forget general fuck yeah humanity Stern from dawn of war
2 Years late but: I had a lot of problems with Dark Souls 3 but I think one of the most unspeakably beautiful ideas ever is that when everything else has gone, the world has returned to nothing but grey and ash, the fire long since faded, there will only be a single reminder, a lone monument that humanity ever existed, that fire and life were once here. A painting, of a better world.
@MissBunFee the dust refusing to touch the painted world. and within that world. With its canvas burned by a sacred fire. And it's paint made from the blood of all. A new world exists. Free from the flames. Is it a world of a golden tree? A warrior seeking to return a dragons power? Or a simple house on a hill hiding the rest. We may never know. But we know why it was made. To create a goodly home for those who had nowhere else and no one else
@trainman5675 you know in elden ring all of the "greater gods" are pieces of what could be a great being and its face is of a old man with a long beard... could gael be the original God of that world 🤔 would make sense since it would be made from him
This is the BEST Dark Souls boss ever...
- Dramatic and sad history
- One of the greatest OST ever made in this world
- And of course,
the best bossfight in the Dark Souls trilogy
I wholeheartedly agree. I love this fight and Gael as a character. Tragic, yet steadfast in his duty, until the very end. I fare you well Gael. You were the best boss and 2nd best character in the series.
@Luis Martinez yes. There are many characters in the games. You learn more about them dialogue and item descriptions. Gael is my 2nd favorite because he sacrifices everything to obtain the dark soul for his lady (the girl in the painted world that you find near friede's boss room). We see him develop as a character through the 2 DS3 dlc's, and that's just part of the reason I like him
@Luis Martinez you know I called her "the girl" because I was giving context as to who she is, right? The game has plenty lore spread throughout. Sorry that the game doesn't spoon feed you story and lore like other games. If you want that, play the Dragon age games, mass effect 1, 2, and 3, as well as Borderlands. Those games directly give you information and story explicitly.
Edit: grammar
@Luis Martinez yeah it isn't. It's completely optional to read it, whereas other games will just out right just tell you story bits and label out the plot. These games don't tell you things forthright very often. Spoon feeding info is when you are forced to learn these things (things like cutscenes to escalate plot or told through forced character interaction.) I cannot emphasize the fact that *you won't learn the story of the souls games or it's characters* without reading the item text, talking to everyone and truly looking at the bosses, as well as making a few inferences. A youtuber named VaatiVidya extensively goes into the lore and story that you seem on persisting doesn't exist.
@Luis Martinez Appetantly no matter what I say, you aren't going to listen to me. I haven't been having a great day, and you aren't making that easier. You don't need to call names about anyone. I am now going to ignore you now.
Interesting thing: Gael is weak to the Hollowslayer Greatsword during his second and third phase.
During Phase 1, Gael isn't hollow, but an Undead who is hollowing. The thing keeping him sane is his quest to reunite the Dark Soul and give it to the painter, so that she might create a better world.
As soon as he sees his blood, he goes hollow and begins burning his humanity (the skulls) in a last desperate attempt to complete his goal.
Sister Friede is the same. She is alive to protect her father and stop the Ashen One from lighting the flame. During Phase 3, she begins using Dark Magic. The essence of Humanity given the form of fire.
Wait ariandel isn't friedes father.
that is incorrect in like... many aspects...
ariendel isant her father... at all... he's a "Father" in the chruch use of "Father"... and she is not protecting him at all... she is doing ALL she can to avoid combat with you, because she knows that "" When the Ashes are two, a flame alighteth. "" as said by ariendel himself... her killing you, and INSISTING that you leave when doing so is an attempt to keep the fire away from ariendel (place) and away from ariendel (the guy) because he is the one supressing the flame with his blood
@@KikadaArty Correct, like Friede is a "sister" because she is a nun, its all related to the church
That's not how hollowing works at all. You only go hollow when you lose purpose. It's more likely that his task was what kept him from going hollow till then. But when he saw the blood of the dark soul he realised he had achieved his goal and let himself go hollow. Leaving the rest to the Ashen one
@@KikadaArty 🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓
“Fight to ignite, not for gods nor the coming of light.” I love that.
Same
Two nobodies who've survived to the end of the world, when every other god, demon, monster, champion, giant, man, and lord have long since died, battling over the the most powerful artifact to ever exist in an endless, dead expanse of ash. One as old as some of the gods themselves, surviving despite everything for millennia, yet taken by the dark and driven mad by its power. The other a failure at seeking the light, and yet still persists in their journey against a world that would only see them erased, and seeking to end the first in order to fulfill his only desire, that a young girl can paint a *world,* one where life might go on, outside of an endless cycle of life and death, health and blight, warmth and cold, and light and dark.
Fare thee well Slave Knight Gael. I will remember thy name and thy deeds until I hollow, and I will have thy lady paint a world of thine name...
Whoa, that's... poetry. Well said, good sir
Shoutout to that one ringed knight who also made it to the end of space and time, and also shira I guess
@@kisukoev though i thought ringed knights are all hollowed? So that knight wasn't actually live to the end of time, just his mindless body
@@iepvienredstoneHuy007 props to his body for surviving that long
The time Gael has been around is insane really. Just between DS1 and 2, according to NG+ boss souls, it's been eons. For those unaware, an eon, according to google, is about a billion years.
I love how this song is one of the few truly triumphant ones, Gael was the only one in the world of Dark Souls to fully realise his goal.
Gwyns age of fire faded, those who sought to preserve it failed, those who tried to supplant or replace it failed. Seath failed to achieve immortality, the Witch of Izalith failed to recreate the first flame, Artorias failed to thwart the dark.
Vendrick failed to reach the throne of want, the Fume knight failed to save his queen, the Ivory King failed to stop the chaos flame.
The abyss watchers failed to stop the abyss, Yhorm failed to protect the one he loved and Pontiff Sulyvan failed to conquer the world.
Gael found the blood of the dark soul and became its vessel before finally having rest.
And what a well deserved rest it was after thousands of years of combat
One of my sisters has learned the lore of Dark Souls because she found all of this music and started asking me questions. Your music is spreading to people who haven't played the games, but now want to because of said music.
Then when you find out more about the lore, you learn that you are playing as the villain. A fool who would end the age of man in favor of some self-serving gods.
@@techpriest6962 What?
@@firekeeperiswaifu3092 Gywn enslaved the humans with the Dark sign he's saying that by fueling the flame your actually the bad guy because you're keeping the era of man from happening which is slowly crushing the world in on itself due to the gods that are needed to rule the age of fire are all dead or worse so your actually the bad guy destroying the world slowly life by life.
@@adrien5262 Do people really not realize that whole “era of man” is just a lie by Dalkstalker Kaathe and his servants so idiots can serve his bidding. Like do players not see what happen to Oolacile or New Londo. Man is not supposed to live in the dark.
@@techpriest6962 The only fool here is you, mate. Another person who was fooled by the Darkstalker and his servants is all you are.
Hot take: Gael and The Ashen One are the most powerful beings in existence, and the Ashen One besting them narrowly or otherwise... Means the Ashen One comfortably sits at the tip-top of the tip of the top of the metaphorical Soulsverse food chain.
Always thought that was cool.
but if there is a food chain then what does that make the old ones of blood borne assuming the souls born universe is all connected
@@arcanegamer2723
It’s not canon that the bloodborne universe and the Souls universe are connected. They’re their own separate universes.
the ashen one in the endings where they absorb the first flame is just flexing on everyone for no reason
@@autisticturtle1849 Literally just chads up cause he knows no one can stop him now.
@@arcanegamer2723 Well the verses aren't connected. But the Old Ones of Bloodborne aren't as powerful as peeps wanna believe imo. Certainly not up to par with the actual Lovecraftian monsters
Last time I was this fast the Gods still ruled Anor Londo
Ive never played dark souls in my entire life. I just like Aviators.
Same
You should give the series a go, if you both play games.
I started playing it thanks to them xD
Just a little subtle note, he used a part of Gael’s theme to create the music for this song
Palladian Shit really? Neat.
I loved that sooo much, cuz its the part of his theme that stuck with me the most. Reminds me to Gwyn's theme in the fact that is memorable.
which part?
@@spongeyspikes09 The melody at 0:20 is a pretty prominent part of Gael's first phase, and personally the most memorable one for me. It keeps reappearing in this song, albeit in faster pace than the original.
Wait what about a song specifically about Great wolf Sif?
I wonder if Aviators will do a song for the "Nameless King"
This comment needs more likes. I believe a song for the lost son of Gwyn would be awesome.
@@TheDarkPrince1553 that risk to be dificult.... but not impossible
(sorry i am not english or american people.)
I want the sun as well but I would like to know as to how it would be difficult and it is ok that you don’t speak English well.
I've always considered Streets of Gold to be about Dragonslayer Ornstein, and the Nameless King has a place in that song in a way
Don't think so, he lacks an nice background
Arturias: a hero who took on the abyss sacrificing his arm and shield for his loyal friend sif
Ivory king: a truly benevolent ruler who wanted to take on the forces of chaos and a good husband
Gael: a nobody that no one will remember a slave old as the dirt you walk across whom sacrificed everything even letting you his closest friend have the honor of killing him not to save one not a thousand no...
To save them all! All that is left! To defy the end of the world and to give something the lord's themselves could not... A second chance..
i won't lie i read "a truly benevolent ruler who wanted to take on the forces of chaos and a good husband" like he wanted to take on the forces of chaos, and then take on either a good husband or the forces of a good husband. i then remembered no, he IS the good husband
Haven’t played Dark Souls. Just found out about Aviators through checking out some fantasy inspired songs. Some of the lyrics here are really great, especially after looking a bit into Dark Souls lore.
“Fight, to ignite,
not for gods not the coming of night.”
Other parts really struck me before I even looked into the background.
“For fear, and for love,
and survival when push comes to shove.”
Had me checking out the phrase “when push comes to shove.” The song really seems to capture the meaning, that moment of desperate, no, determined escalation. Great song.
You should play them, they're fantastic!
But don’t play dark souls II, it’s absolutely shit but dark souls 1 and 3 are the best
@@Brat_Da_Horse It wasn't that bad just a bit more hopeful than hope crushing.
@@Brat_Da_Horse It's still a good game but it feels more clunky than 1 or 3
My favorite part of any Aviators symphonic Soulsborne song (or any he's involved in) is always the bridge at the end. They always have the most chills inducing lyrics and perfect cadence. From Fading Light's "Souls to revive us or rot us away" to Song of the Abyss' "keep a watch over the wasteland when the world forgets my name" to Let There Be Fire's "I'm a shadow apart, past through time and the dark" and even in the collab with MoS, A Thousand Eyes' "And the cogs creak a melody" and now with this song "You're the Red Hood's last contender and the first one unafraid". There's just so few things musically that can beat an Aviators bridge.
The cogs creak a melody actually comes from MoS's Paleblood moon song. It's very good.
@@toxicmelon6836 I was referencing the song "A thousand eyes" that MoS and Aviators collaborated on. Apparently its got many similar lines to paleblood moon. The specifc chill inducing bridge i was referencing comes from a thousand eyes, the whole line being "And the cogs creak a melody. Hear the deafening dirges rise. And the ones who would never be behold the end with a thousand eyes."
Neat to see there was an earlier song that was drawn from for it though!
Darksouls: a challenging game with great story, inspiring of many tales since it first game.
Beautiful song, another masterpiece!
I feel that Gael reflects to the Ashen One as the Soul of Cinder reflect the Chosen Undead. Both Gael and the Soul of Cinder are one of many paths of what happens to a accursed undead when they break their limits and travel paths to the first flame. Both the Chosen Undead and the Ashen One were an anomaly, even for the undead. First, Last, Present and Future.
I like to think Gael knew exactly what he was doing. Leading us through everything. He knew once he got the blood of the Dark Soul it would drive him mad (and lead to hollowing). He knew that we were strong enough to take him and fulfill the deed of delivering the "paint".
That's basically confirmed from all the phantoms pointing directions for us to follow and the pieces of his cloak he leaves behind.
I love your songs. Every line feels so filled with meaning
_Fight, to ignite, not for gods nor the coming of night_ - Gael, and by extension us, seek the Dark Soul not for the sake of the broken age of fire or the coming age of dark, but for a painting locked away in a church somewhere.
Zanar Naryon ...and the old painting has to be *burned* first, doesn’t it? Holy shit, it all makes sense. Can’t burn it down if you can’t paint a new one after!
Slave Knight Gael.... Thou search hath ended. Thou hast found what thy searched for, so mayst thou rest in peace
Thou hast found* mayst thou rest* It's thou when a subject and thee when an object.
@@3ternalHours Ah, ok. I've got little knowledge about old style english, so your comment is much appreciated 👍🏻
@@Knight_Of_The_Blood_Moon No problem! Just wanting to help :) (another pointer tho - 'thy' is for possession, so it's still actually *thou hast searched haha)
@@3ternalHours 😅
A fight in the middle of nowhere.
Between two nobodies.
For nothing.
*Nothing?* !?
They were fighting for a *Dark Soul* , soul which was split into pieces called *Humanity* . Now since Gael picked pieces back togeather a new word can be created in painting, dark, cold and gentle word.
In word of Dark Souls is locked in cycles, *light and dark, life and death* , and people were searching for a way out of it (Path of a dragon). Paintings are little different, instated of clinging to the old, they set their word on fire, amd move to next one. But painting made with Dark soul, one of the most powerfull souls, the very thing that *used to fuel the First flame* might not be doomed into any cursed cycle.
*Gael sacrificed himself to make it possible.* He knew that he will lost his mind, so he guided you to kill him so a new word could be painted.
*So, to correct your statement:*
A fight in ashes of worlds long gone.
Between two warriors, who's names never get to annals of history
for a new word, a new hope and ... a ... new begging.
@@Karak-_- Nice quoting Vaati there Nerd and having a hissyfit over a comment that is ment to symbolize the futility of the battle ;)
@@pontiff7322 I watch Vaadi a lot, so I probably quoted him without realizing it. And I agree that from certain point of wiev, that battle is meaningless, because nobody would truly benefit from victory. Neither of them has any real reason to fight.
But in the end, Dark Soul is used to create a new word, which has solid chance that it will not end so easily. But that is, in Dark Souls fashion, purely colateral. What I am saying that in the end that battle wasn't for nothing.
And the "hisfit" you are talking about? Belive it or not, I was calm writing that, and writing this. I just have a habit of trying to dispute (not sure if that is correct term for it) with people and writing long paragraphs is my way to say that I mean what I write.
And with all respect, original comment sounds like something from r/iam14andthisisdeep.
Edit: I did it again, did I?
@@Karak-_- You kinda did man, You kinda did. The Bold text on the earlier one wasn't helping either to be fair. Made ya seem way angrier about it x) Hence the "Nerd Hissyfit" comment. Then again eh, nothing wrong with being passionate about something :)
@@pontiff7322 NGL, I didn't invented that comment myself so....
"Oh Gael, You So Kind That You Sacrificed Your Life For A Chance Of Humanity's Redemption,Will You Join Us Dance On The Dust And Flame For One Last Time, My Dear Old Friend?"
1'st minute: Hey, that's alternative symphony melody is very-very nice..
2'nd minute: Wow.. That's lyrics
4'th minute: For Fear and for love. And survival when push comes to shove.
I hit read more and the song immediately sang out those lyrics
"Oh you're still here"
"Give it to me"
"That thing"
"Your music"
That's not what gael says
It’s “Hand it over”
For my playlist's completion.
What, still here? Hand it over, that thing, your music. For my channel's playlist
"I'm not the VILLIAN of this story JUST like YOU are not the HERO of this tale" - No name
Man, I can't believe I've just recently noticed the gaping hole in Gael's torso. Like, I knew it was there but after multiple playthroughs I never actually noticed just how massive it is.. From now on I'm recording every single fight in Soulsborne games, there's just so much detail that can be missed in the heat of the moment.
And if you look to your right, you'll see two naked guys fighting over a can of paint!
Wait how can the tour guide even know the existence of the ringed city let alone the dark soul?
@@spongeyspikes09 don't question it. Also DUCK!
@@multidimensionalcenturion9863 where's the duck,?
@@crimsonmyschief106 well there goes Frank, if you look above you can see a head falling down.
@@Tomatosaladz Uh oh not again DUCK
A song for Artorias: Check
A song for the Ivory King: Check
A song for Gael: Check
OK I can die happily
Edit: due to popular demand I now retract my statement about dying happily and now demand Ludwig be added
And Ornstein?
What about hawkeye gough
@@marseldagistani1989 sad thing is that no one remembers about ciaran hahaha
@@TheRaphael501 Sorry but Ciaran is taken
Bishop 228 What about Gwyn, Ornstein, the firekeeper, Anri, Oscar (I guess this one was covered, though not explicitly), Siegmeyer, Siegward, Lucatiel, and also you forgot there is a song for Solaire (though honestly I don’t like it much).
So come on, don’t give up now, don’t turn hollow before these characters were covered.
@@nathanjora7627 oh no mate I was talking about my favorite characters in each dark souls game getting a song
Little red riding hood: THIS ISN'T EVEN MY FINAL FORM!
That would be a funny story with the Wolf being hunted by Gael
It was at that moment the Big Bad Wolf knew... He fucked up
@Andrew Whiting or even better Gael is Little Red Riding Hood's uncle 😂
Greasy Tales.
XD
I just noticed while watching gaels hood covers half of his face just over his nose and doesn't move so through the entirety of that fight he is fighting you completely blind
Eh, it's possible he is blind because of the Dark Soul, but there are eye holes in his hood, they're just hard to see on his model.
@@Skydog1914 he's going hollow, his eyes are gone and the hood is sunken into the holes.
@@ComicalHealing I'm aware he's hollowing, but his model does still have eyes.
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I always thought that maybe since undead and similar beings have been bathed in so many souls and Magic’s that they have become attuned to them and can sort of “see” without seeing
Like seven other bosses don’t have eyes yet they are just find, I just say it’s third person logic like with the player
Me and my friend have been listening to this on spotify, thinking it was about Jason Todd from DC: The Red Hood.
The "came home as a monster" segment only made it harder to tell it was Dark Souls 3.
I cant wait to tell him.
"(...) my sanity's kept by my chains. So i bear them both in faith and hate, for family and all that remains"
This has to be the (emotionally) hardest line in this song.
Me: 'Looks up song for Red Hood from DC'
'finds this'
*I came for copper and I've found gold*
Lol, good to know I'm not the only one with that idea, I went looking for red hood inspired songs and now this has been in my spotify on repeat since then.
"Fight, to ignite
Not for gods nor the coming of night "
Great work, as always. Here's hoping you make some DS2 songs too. Gotta make it even
Well there is Requiem for the King but yeah DS2 needs more love maybe a song for the good old fume knight?
Gandalf Niebieski Or Velstadt or Sinh or Alonne or the Iron King or the Pursuers or Lucatiel or... well, you get the idea.
@@unclechair2208 Requiem for the King is a beautiful song about love and sacrifice by itself, but I think we need an epic one showing the warrior and brave side of the Ivory King
Lord Potator Yeah no, just Lucatiel or Alonne.
Not that the others aren’t worth it (except the pursuer), just that there are so many great and better characters in the other two (and demon’s souls) that it’d make no sense to write songs about those you cited rather than Siegmeyer and Siegward, Anri, Oscar, Gwyn, Ornstein, Sirris, Ostrava, Maiden in Black, etc.
@@nathanjora7627 IMO Emerald Herald is far more deserving of a song than anything from dark souls 3
That thing, hand it over. Your Musical Talent.
For my lady's Playlist.
I love how it sounds like they used part of the ost theme to build this amazing song from.
My boyfriend brought me into the Dark Souls fandom, but you guys make me want to play the game more.
Just one guy :)
Give him a medal
Give that man the Moonlight Sword
After 3 day of listening it i finaly understand why instrumenal sounds so familiar. Orginal gael ost aroud 1:20. There is it. Realy realy great song. Now im motivated to start playing piano. Thx Aviators for this masterpiece
So is this it? The Dark soul of man. Once found in the blood of pygmy lords transcended into beautiful audio as a farewell to a man that faced the ages and strove to make a better world free of Gwyn's failure
Realised: 25 mins ago
Likes: 510
Dislikes: 0
Perfectly balanced, as all thing's should be.
*released
Okay discount Thanos 👍
3:25 Downright my favorite part just from the inflections of the end parts of the second verse
“I’m regretful to have hurt you, but this worlds blood must be spilled!”
“I’ll return home as a monster from this bad dream I have killed!”
"Fight, To Ignite, Not for Gods nor the Coming of night"
Man, this line is pure GENIUS. Sound extremly well, and have a lot of sense.
I’m Surprised I’ve Barely Discovered This
Immaculate Music
You’re Amazing
Incredible Story and Perfectly Fitting Art
After playing the Elden Ring DLC for the past 2 weeks straight and finally reaching the final boss, I can say with certainty that Gael remains the coolest boss in all of soulsborne
I keep coming back to this song, and I just really love the "Fight to Ignite. Not for Gods nor the Coming of Night" lines. It's so potent thematically.
The music mixed with the cutscenes and gameplay just looks so badass
Especially the part with Gael rising
@@kingcrazy4069 I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING
Gael remained a slave for his subservience was what gave him meaning.
Ok guys. I’m not expert of Dark Souls’ lore, but I know most of it. We know Gael’s alive since the Age of Fire and even back there he was trying to reunite all the pieces of the Dark Soul. This makes me wonder: because he managed to completely recreate the Soul, does this mean that he killed even the Chosen Undead from Dark Souls 1? If that is correct Gael is truly the most powerful and ancient being ever existed. In fact our Undead managed to kill Manus, the very Father of the Abyss (or furtive pigmey, if you want another name).
P.S. an undead who resisted going hollow for countless cycles must have a so strong willpower that isn’t conceivable by any of us.
no.. he just wanted the blood of the pygmies for a painting
You are butchering the lore. The Age of Fire has continued since Gwyn defeated the dragons. Each Undead to link the flame has continued the Age of Fire, to stop the Age of Dark. In DS3, before you meet Gael, you fail to continue the age. The Flame simply won't link properly and it begins to fade (if you chose the Link the Fire ending). When you kill Gael, its the beginning of the Age of Dark, as the world falls to chaos. He seeks the Dark Soul as a catalyst to create a painted world free from it all, both Fire and Dark. A place for humanity and not undeath.
Someone else killed the Chosen Undead of DS1, they *had* to in order to rekindle the flame, and we know that happened at some point because the other games happen. That undead has been completely dead and gone for tens of thousands of years by the time DS3 begins. And Manus isn't the original pygmy, at this point it's well established that he was not, he was *a* pygmy - as in, the people of the ringed city, who held the most concentrated form of the dark soul of man whereas the rest of us have it in a diluted form - and became the Father of the Abyss when his humanity went wild in response to whatever they did in Oolacile, the first time Humanity did anything remotely like that. Also, there's no reason to believe Gael was trying to rekindle the dark soul back in the original age of fire. It's far more likely that this is a relatively new motivation for him, coming from whoever the mother of that little painter was. Presumably another part-dragon hybrid like the girl herself, and presumably the true lady of the painting.
Basically, you know a significant amount about Dark Souls lore, but the relatively small parts you don't kind of mess up literally everything about this post. It kind of seems like 90% of what you know comes from what the lore community thought it knew about ten years ago.
@@benjamintim3542 It's not the begining of the age of dark, Dark souls 2 is in the age of dark and it doesnt look like the end of everything. When you kill Gael, it's just the end of everything so that's actually break the circle. Breaking the circle / the curse is the main goal of every game but you fail in every game: one game you're just get fooled, the other you just keep the dark circle, some entity tried to surpass gods and became ominpotent just to break the circle but it finished to be powerless and the cycle continued. Gael probably understood that there is no way to end the cycle so he decided to create a world without curse at the price of every single entity who existed in the world and the world itself.
Short answer: Soul of Cinder is the collective soul manifestation of every soul that linked the bonfire successfully. We can trust there was at least 4 since Gwyn considering the different advanced styles we see used. We can also trust in the fact it existed late enough to stop Friede from taking the fire as that's why she slunk back into the painted world as her home.
A song from Masks? What a welcome surprise! I love this one so much, the chorus is too catchy. Its like a sea shanty xD
Masks?
@@zeeb2190 'The Red Hood' is from Avi's album called 'Masks'
@@morningcoffeecat2271 Or yet, an EP.
it's been many years, why are you not at a million subscribers already?
Straight facts Avi is so good
W opinion
I don't really play Dark Souls games (I'm not good enough, sorry), but I like watching videos about it. One thing I really think is cool about the song is that it took me a few listens to even guess who was singing the song, Gael, the player, or some other outsider. It really shows the lore on how similar the player and Gael are, at least to me. I'm not an expert in Dark Souls lore, so maybe it was easier for other people, but I liked the way it didn't really clarify.
If you don't mind me asking, how much experience have you had with Dark Souls, then?
@@3ternalHours Sorry for taking so long, I basically just made it through the tutorial area in the first game, maybe a little bit farther since it's been a while and I forgot. Definitely a noob.
@@glugenash9669 Hey man, no worries. The next area must have been pretty frustrating for a new player. Were you playing by yourself?
@@3ternalHours I was playing at a friend's house, who was offering tips and whatnot, but it just didn't work out. I'll try it again someday, when I go to his house again.
@@glugenash9669 Hahaha no sweat. The game actually did really poorly at release because everyone only had like an hour or two to play it and dying continuously isn't the softest sell. It's only once people started teaching each other how to play that it picked up popularity over time. They never really saw the early decline in sales that other games were seeing, either... Go figure.
As the figure known as the ashen one stood atop a mound of ash, which was now their former world, they tightly grasped their sword bracing themselves, for the next attack from the mysterious red hood. With immense strength, the red hood brought down their colossal sword, swinging it with reckless abandon. The ashen one skillfully clashed and parried, displaying their unwavering determination. Suddenly, the red hood unleashed a contraption in the form of a bow, or perhaps a crossbow, shooting a rapid flurry of arrows with incredible speed. The ashen one attempted to shield themselves, seeking refuge behind their shield like a fortress, but the red hood's extraordinary agility allowed them to swiftly maneuver behind their opponent. Caught off guard, the ashen one was struck by two arrows, causing them to wince in pain as they desperately tried to remove them. However, the red hood showed no mercy, immediately swinging their colossal sword and elegantly kicking up the ash beneath their crimson cape.
The swing of the sword emitted a dazzling display of magical energy, a testament to the dark soul's power and essence. In the face of this peril, the ashen one felt a peculiar sensation, a warm liquid streaming down their cheeks. Despite being no stranger to violence and death, this encounter invoked a different emotion within them... Could it be humanity? Gathering their resolve, the ashen one stood tall, their short sword stained with the blood of their fallen comrade. Raising their kite shield in defense, they prepared to charge at the one who had given their life purpose in this seemingly futile world. With a resounding battle cry, the ashen one clashed with the colossal figure, their weapons colliding in a struggle, for dominance. The red hood attempted an overhead slash, but the ashen one reacted swiftly, using their shield to meet the blow, resulting in a deafening clash of metal. Though the ashen one's arm fractured under the force, it provided them with a momentary advantage to identify their adversary's vulnerability. Seizing the opportunity, the ashen one thrusted their short sword into the giant's head, piercing through the red hood. A profound silence enveloped the battlefield, broken only by the familiar sound of steel meeting the ground.
"Goodbye, old friend."
Amazing Vibe
Thank You
@@ComfortsSpecter No, thank you! It’s extremely generous of you. I’m glad you liked it!
@@jameswallace2003 Thank you! I’m glad you liked it! Most credit goes to Aviators, for giving me the inspiration to write it.
been waiting for this one for a while, the red hood is one of my favourites from masks, glad to see it on youtube finally!
This is song is just too beautiful. It's so weird Gael appearance though was short, it had a large impact on most players
I have listened to this song for years now and never found out it was related to DS3 until I just happened across this video in my feed today, it opens my eyes to the words' meaning a lot more than it used to and now I appreciate this song even more than I ever have.
As soon as I saw "Red Hood" and "Dark Souls" I knew who this was about.
Beautiful, as always. x
I called it
Oh the sweet shivers of epic music how they sing to me
"Hand it over, that thing. Your dark soul, i need it for my lady's painting"
Jokes on you, Avi, I’ve already been listening to this song for a month and I’m *already* addicted! Love it!
This is why I ADORE fan-songs they've got actual thought and heart put into them... Unlike most music nowadays.
Found these guys today. I had already listened to miracle of sound and love it and these guys are just equally amazing
Amazingly it’s just one guy working on the songs
4:00 I love how impactful the video with the music is, whoever got the footage did really well!
Listened to this so many times already, glad to see an official upload. This is definitely my favorite song of yours - it fits my favorite Dark Souls boss perfectly!
The vocals started and I KNEW I was gonna love this song. You never fail to amaze me!
I instantly fell in love with this song off of "Masks". All of your Soulsborne songs are bangers, but this one has such a unique sound to it. It seems weirdly excited, like Gael has been beaten down so long, but now he is one of the most powerful beings ever and gets to gloat about it to a dead world. Absolutely spectacular work!
I know nothing about dark souls. Song is pretty damn good though, love it
This song SERIOUSLY needs more recognition! Like seriously!
I honestly didn't think there would be a song to top Monumental. And yet here we are. This one was my favourite, a least until you raised the bar impossibly high with 'The Cinematic Future' album
Numuhukumakiaki aialunamor Isn’t his song about the abyss, fire fades, embers rise, all at least as good if not better than monumental ?
Gael is so flipping cool! And I still can’t believe how well his theme is implemented in this song. Great work as always :)
Starting to wonder of you’re some kind of musical deity, mate, this is incredible!
4:25 wait a second, did i just heard berserk refference in background of 4:25 ? This is very characteristic tone of Hirasawa and entire Gael being one big guts refference
we are both human, yet something new
the last prize has been taken
now the red hood faces you...
this line is one of the best and most haunting parts of the whole song
"and the first one unafraid"
Idk man i was pretty damn afraid when fighting him
The DS3 servers have been down for months now.
And so it is that I now know what it means to truly go hollow.
My sanity is fading.
Art thou hollow, truly? Thy wishes granted.
@@spookzer16 Hear me, and let not my words fall on deaf ears; to go hollow is to lose thy very sense of self. Mine worship of the glorious sun has led me to salvation, as it will you if thou'st comply with thine kinds exodus, to the Ringed City. Thine journey awaits, fear not the dark my friend, and let the feast begin. So then shall you be freed of your curse, in the truest sense.
This is first Avi song I found, probably a few months after it released, and i've been hooked since.
keep up the good work
Me: On a Soulsborne songs kick
Aviators: Releases a new one
Me: Watches immediately while it says "no views"
wasn't this on Masks quite a bit ago?
J M Yes, it’s from “Masks”. This is just the first time it’s been personally uploaded to Aviators’ UA-cam channel with a music video. The old version available on UA-cam was just one of the songs copied over by a bot from Bandcamp, I think.
@@spenserc.4376 They were hidden videos on an unhidden playlist. It was still avi's channel, not one of the "Topic" chanels
Every time. Every single time you release a song it blows me away and I listen to it over and over again for a hour. I don't know how you do it but please keep it up.
Each of your songs really go deep inside the lore and every word is well reasoned to make the listener live the lore of the character/world truly a masterpiece
If you know the lore of the ringed and gale. You know how absolutely heartbreaking this fight was
What an end to the series, fighting everything that ever was at the end of time.
Well, I must say I wasn’t expecting to get this notification this morning. For a moment I thought I was dreaming about last Autumn.
This is like a flashback to happier times. I don’t know how to phrase this without it sounding awkward, but thank you, Aviators. This has really lightened my mood.
Man... This song is pure glory.
aaah i've been listening to this song on repeat on spotify for months, so happy to see it on youtube too!! such a great song, quickly one of my favourites
I'm so glad I found this song again, curses to the UA-cam algorithm for hiding his video from me for so long!
This fills me with such...emotion, so many emotions; I love everything about it.
Rest well buddy. I'll face rahdn in your stead
Gael is my favorite boss. He truly tested skill. You didn't need to memorize patterns, didn't need to know perfect timing. Just get good. The only boss to make me feel this way is Malenia
Truly felt like a test of skill. One final battle. One battle to put Gael out of his misery
I can't believe how catchy this is, I'm addicted.