Also Evan, I wanna correct you on a few lore tidbits. Ones that actually make Gael's situation all the more tragic. Gael didn't offer you the scrap of painting to give you a nice home, he did it due to a prophecy within Ariandel that spoke of two Ashen Ones fighting. Father Ariandel himself mentioned it: "When the Ashes are two, a flame alighteth. Thou'rt Ash, and fire befits thee, of course..." He brought you there to fulfill the prophecy so the Painter can see flame. Gael also didn't gain resolve after watching you fight Friede, he was already planning on going to the Ringed City to retrieve the Dark Soul's pigment as he was likely the one who told the Painter to make a new world as she mentions a promise she made to him. That or the Painter promised Gael a better home and he wanted to support her in any way he can. Gael also didn't plan to retire in that new world, as he already knew that he wasn't going to survive his journey. His Soul description states: "The red-hooded, wandering slave knight Gael sought the blood of the dark soul as pigment for the Painted World. But Gael knew he was no Champion, that the dark soul would likely ruin him and that he had little hope of a safe return." He had no delusions of coming back, so instead he made sure that you would follow him to the Ringed City to finish the job. This is shown through the scraps of his cape being littered around the Dreg Heap, with his messages telling you to jump down to safe areas to progress further. If you examine the cape scraps further, you'll also see ghostly red skulls emerging out of them. Long before he even got to the Pygmy Lords, he was already losing himself to the Dark Soul. And lastly, he didn't gain humanity in the second phase. In fact, he actually completely hollows during that scene because he has completed his quest of taking the Dark Soul's blood by consuming the Pygmies. You will know this when you use the Hollowslayer Greatsword against him. Overall, he was pretty damn heroic for a world that was pretty gray.
Gael goes completely hollow in phase two, evidenced by Lucatiel's sword dealing extra damage. With what we know about hollowing, the irreversible loss of humanity, it is clear Gael fighting more humanlike means he is not actually in control. Much like the Soul of Cinder is the manifestation of the First Flame, Gael is now the host of the reassembled Dark Soul. The very final boss in the Dark Souls series is... the Dark Soul.
Said it before and I'll say it again. Gael is one of the, if not THE best final boss a series can have. He perfectly mirrors not only the protagonist of all three games, he also embodies the weakest enemies in the game as well due to his status as a hollow and the shape of his weapon. He also holds relevance as being one of the oldest beings in the lore (its a toss-up between him fighting during the War of the Ancient Dragons or during the Age of Fire at its peak) yet is also one of the most forgotten, similar to how the Pygmy was. And just like the Pygmy, their actions led to massive changes that shook their respective times. With the Pygmy birthing humanity which led Gwyn's fear and all of the events in the game transpiring, and Gael who's tracks lead you to the Ringed City to undue the stasis that hid the Pygmy Lords for so long. And lets not gloss over the fact that his boss fight, while not even being close to the hardest, is still largely unchallenged save for Isshin. (Seriko isn't really a soulsgame so I don't count him). The lore surrounding it, the build-up to following him around the DLC, the spectacle, the moves, the homage to not only Guts but Artorias as well, the music, the arena and the atmosphere itself. Even the lore pieces of him using soapstones to teleport to you or him using natural lightning instead of the ones conjured by the Light Soul add to the memorability to the fight. Overall, Gael is the reason why the Dark Souls trilogy is still my favorite.
My favorite way of describing the last fight in Dark Souls 3 isn't so much "an epic clash of the two most powerful beings" I tend to describe it the way I feel Dark Souls would want me to if it were a person, "The last two nobodies in the middle of nowhere fighting over nothing at the end of time."
Gael goes hollow in phase 2 as he had completed his goal and thus has nothing left to do, hollowslayer gs deals more damage in 2nd and 3rd phase of his fight, I do love when gameplay stats affect lore like this
10:29 either i did see how he fights from some1 else, or its phyncrinisity because i just thought moveing like that for the scopian glateater bionicle,to use the sword and the tail.
Ivory King has the saddest and coolest lore in my opinion. I wish people didn’t hate on DS2 so much because so many people are missing out on some hating lore.
Me during the fight with Gael: "Damn it, why won't you just die already!" Me after the fight, 3 hours later: "He was my friend! And I killed him! Put him down like a rabid dog!"
I dont care if i sound like a Fromsoft Sexual. There was life before Gaels fight and there was life after his fight. Easily the greatest boss fight ive ever experienced in gaming. Also a pivotal part in my love for fantasy.
@@CarlagerTheAgedOnion yea but he changed the title, it said "Darkest boss in any souls game" or something, which I take to mean Soulslike games.. but maybe u right, he did change the title tho.
Oh i get what you mean, i was just thinking in like the total universe not including the other games but yeah he prob idnt the darkest if we include the other games
@@EKk8819 The Putrescent isn't even close to being the darkest boss. Its literally just corpsewax made sentient. Ludwig isn't dark either, just tragic. Hell, majority of Bloodborne's bosses are more tragic than dark. Dark usually means cruel or evil so if dark is what you're looking for, then Aldritch and Pontiff Sulyvhan are your go to characters for DS. For bloodborne, its the first hunters and Byrgenworth due to the atrocities they committed on Kos, her child and the fishing hamlet.
This is my return to Souls for a while! I'm excited for more soon! Hope the algorithm lets me cook!
Dont go hollow mate. We missed the souls videos
good luck, good video
@@EvanExplains fuck you for spoiling berserk and bloodborne
The algorithm has been unkind to this one
it happens, hopefully it picks up :)
@@EvanExplainsYeah, I hope so, I’m 9 hours post release and at about 1.5k views
I didn’t even see the vid in my sub box. I only ended up seeing it because it popped up in my recommended.
@@EvanExplainsthis is an insanely interesting and awesome video thanks 🙏
Let it cook
Also Evan, I wanna correct you on a few lore tidbits. Ones that actually make Gael's situation all the more tragic.
Gael didn't offer you the scrap of painting to give you a nice home, he did it due to a prophecy within Ariandel that spoke of two Ashen Ones fighting. Father Ariandel himself mentioned it: "When the Ashes are two, a flame alighteth. Thou'rt Ash, and fire befits thee, of course..." He brought you there to fulfill the prophecy so the Painter can see flame.
Gael also didn't gain resolve after watching you fight Friede, he was already planning on going to the Ringed City to retrieve the Dark Soul's pigment as he was likely the one who told the Painter to make a new world as she mentions a promise she made to him. That or the Painter promised Gael a better home and he wanted to support her in any way he can.
Gael also didn't plan to retire in that new world, as he already knew that he wasn't going to survive his journey. His Soul description states: "The red-hooded, wandering slave knight Gael sought the blood of the dark soul as pigment for the Painted World. But Gael knew he was no Champion, that the dark soul would likely ruin him and that he had little hope of a safe return." He had no delusions of coming back, so instead he made sure that you would follow him to the Ringed City to finish the job. This is shown through the scraps of his cape being littered around the Dreg Heap, with his messages telling you to jump down to safe areas to progress further. If you examine the cape scraps further, you'll also see ghostly red skulls emerging out of them. Long before he even got to the Pygmy Lords, he was already losing himself to the Dark Soul.
And lastly, he didn't gain humanity in the second phase. In fact, he actually completely hollows during that scene because he has completed his quest of taking the Dark Soul's blood by consuming the Pygmies. You will know this when you use the Hollowslayer Greatsword against him.
Overall, he was pretty damn heroic for a world that was pretty gray.
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you got it mate
thank you
Gael goes completely hollow in phase two, evidenced by Lucatiel's sword dealing extra damage. With what we know about hollowing, the irreversible loss of humanity, it is clear Gael fighting more humanlike means he is not actually in control. Much like the Soul of Cinder is the manifestation of the First Flame, Gael is now the host of the reassembled Dark Soul. The very final boss in the Dark Souls series is... the Dark Soul.
I was not aware of this! It fits perfectly!
Jesus, could this fight be any more peak?!?
The souls trilogy ends as it begun
We first fought a hollow with a broken sword
And the last boss we fight is a hollow with a broken greatsword
Ill give u one better, in DS1 U start as a hollow with broken sword.
god damn this goes so hard
Said it before and I'll say it again. Gael is one of the, if not THE best final boss a series can have. He perfectly mirrors not only the protagonist of all three games, he also embodies the weakest enemies in the game as well due to his status as a hollow and the shape of his weapon.
He also holds relevance as being one of the oldest beings in the lore (its a toss-up between him fighting during the War of the Ancient Dragons or during the Age of Fire at its peak) yet is also one of the most forgotten, similar to how the Pygmy was. And just like the Pygmy, their actions led to massive changes that shook their respective times. With the Pygmy birthing humanity which led Gwyn's fear and all of the events in the game transpiring, and Gael who's tracks lead you to the Ringed City to undue the stasis that hid the Pygmy Lords for so long.
And lets not gloss over the fact that his boss fight, while not even being close to the hardest, is still largely unchallenged save for Isshin. (Seriko isn't really a soulsgame so I don't count him). The lore surrounding it, the build-up to following him around the DLC, the spectacle, the moves, the homage to not only Guts but Artorias as well, the music, the arena and the atmosphere itself. Even the lore pieces of him using soapstones to teleport to you or him using natural lightning instead of the ones conjured by the Light Soul add to the memorability to the fight.
Overall, Gael is the reason why the Dark Souls trilogy is still my favorite.
My favorite way of describing the last fight in Dark Souls 3 isn't so much "an epic clash of the two most powerful beings" I tend to describe it the way I feel Dark Souls would want me to if it were a person, "The last two nobodies in the middle of nowhere fighting over nothing at the end of time."
Today I beat Gael for my first time. Although it took 5 attempts, it was a great fight and got shivers when the 3rd phase blasted my computer. 10/10
Gael actually goes hollow in phase 2. Hollowslayer greatsword gets its bonus against him in phase 2.
Gael goes hollow in phase 2 as he had completed his goal and thus has nothing left to do, hollowslayer gs deals more damage in 2nd and 3rd phase of his fight, I do love when gameplay stats affect lore like this
in my opinion gael is the greatest boss ever made
It is defenetly the most fair boss in from's history, though couse he is like that after 10 playthroghs he became a bit boring
This is such a good quality video suprised this hasnt blown up
Gael is so memorable. So spectacular, my favorite boss of all time
Waiting for the next Lies of P videos!
Man, this is some really high quality content your making, deserves much more views
He spoiled bloodborne and berserk for me in this video about dark souls 3, screw him
@@criiimzon8838 your not the main character dude, how tf is he suposed to know?
Its not his fault you haven’t read berserk .-.
@@zjek7582 a simple spoiler warning? You’re such a c4ckhold
@@zjek7582 your reply makes no sense bozo, he could’ve put a spoiler warning but hes a lil b
Been a while between videos mate.
Cheers! This was a good one.
thanks! Getting back on weekly
@@EvanExplains The pleasure and honor is mine mate! Cheers!
Hand it over that thing your dark soul.
For my lady’s painting.~ Slave Knight Gael
(Proceeds to reach through your screen)
gonna return to this video when i actually get dark souls. somebody remind me on december 20
Don’t watch until you’ve beaten bloodborne and read berserk, screw this guy for not putting a spoiler tag, fucking ruined it for me
Just beat Gael today too!
Get him to 1000 likes
I wonder if fromsoft could ever make a better fight than gael
if they lock in on the next game maybe
10:29 either i did see how he fights from some1 else,
or its phyncrinisity because i just thought moveing like that for the scopian glateater bionicle,to use the sword and the tail.
this boss fight is so good that i purposely get him down to one hit then let him kill me so i can fight him again lmao
Ivory King has the saddest and coolest lore in my opinion. I wish people didn’t hate on DS2 so much because so many people are missing out on some hating lore.
Plz make more dark souls 3 videos
CURSE YOU GAEL!
No thing in this world will top gael
yup
why there's no views ?
because maybe the video just fucking came out
Gael might be the most tragic boss, but he's also the best boss Fromsoft have ever made.
Cmon guys, if you see this video, leave a like and a comment for the algorithm
thanks!
Okay
cmon algorithm, this one is good
Me during the fight with Gael: "Damn it, why won't you just die already!"
Me after the fight, 3 hours later: "He was my friend! And I killed him! Put him down like a rabid dog!"
Something i just thought about. Where's the rest of the painting? Gael only had a scrap of the original, so where's the rest?
What’s the sword he uses to fight Gael with
Twin Princes Greatsword, you have to combine both lotric and lorin's greatswords in ng+
Why is are a lot of folks always pointing out Miyazaki having a foot fetish with Sister Friede and Malenia as prime examples?
wow
I thought Artorias, Godwyn and Messmer were some of the most tragic as well.
At 3:40, is that not the same voice actor for gowry?
Omg they look the same they have to be right
Comment for the unfair algorithm.
DS1 u start as a hollow with broken sword.
DS3 last boss is a hollow with broken sword.
Algorhythm
1:55 no good guys=warhammer?...
You sound really similar to evanf1997
DS3 was awesome.
Except the twin princes. I hated the twin princes.
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I dont care if i sound like a Fromsoft Sexual. There was life before Gaels fight and there was life after his fight. Easily the greatest boss fight ive ever experienced in gaming. Also a pivotal part in my love for fantasy.
Gael is NOT the darkest souls boss of all time.. LUDWIG, pretty much everything in Bloodborne is darker lol..
It aint in the souls universe though is it
@@CarlagerTheAgedOnion yea but he changed the title, it said "Darkest boss in any souls game" or something, which I take to mean Soulslike games.. but maybe u right, he did change the title tho.
Oh i get what you mean, i was just thinking in like the total universe not including the other games but yeah he prob idnt the darkest if we include the other games
@@CarlagerTheAgedOnion def not. the putrescent knight or whatever, st. trina boss in elden ring dlc is another super dark dark origin boss too
@@EKk8819 The Putrescent isn't even close to being the darkest boss. Its literally just corpsewax made sentient. Ludwig isn't dark either, just tragic. Hell, majority of Bloodborne's bosses are more tragic than dark.
Dark usually means cruel or evil so if dark is what you're looking for, then Aldritch and Pontiff Sulyvhan are your go to characters for DS. For bloodborne, its the first hunters and Byrgenworth due to the atrocities they committed on Kos, her child and the fishing hamlet.