Bloodborne's Hidden Secret to Becoming a God

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  @maxderrat · 5 years ago · pinned

  If you guys have any questions, concerns, or rebuttals, reply to this comment, and I'll respond as best I can. Stay yellow! <3

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  @Voxyld · 5 years ago

  The npc with the clearest blood is the doll in the dream, who also has &quot;eyes on the inside&quot; too. It&apos;s interesting that the Doll was created by Flora (the moon presence) as a bridge between mankind and it, which means that the Doll is, in a way, the perfect &quot;celestial emissary&quot; that the Choir was searching, only the Doll did not really exist outside of the Dream. &nbsp;I think Wilhelm was mostly right about his theory, as his &quot; line our brains with eyes&quot; is actually, beyond the need for insight, the real way to transcend the hunt. Sadly for Wlhelm, he had no access to the umbilical cords &nbsp;he needed. Both Wilhelm and Micolash (who was told by the Choir about byrgenwerth&apos;s true story) &nbsp;had the goal of &quot;lining their brains with eyes&quot; to ascend. Micolash also had NO WAY to know that his ritual would fail, as the reason it even failed is that Kos , the Great One he was trying to summon, was already dead. As the DLC explains, the death of Kos and the circumstances surrounding it was the greatest secret (and shame) of the Healing Church. Micolash failed because he did not know of Kos&apos;s death, and Wilhelm failed because he could not obtain the umbilical cords needed to line his brain with eyes, he just had a ton of insight. The only idiot in the story when you think about it is Laurence, as he thought from the start that the blood was enough , and he even became a beast by using the Beast&apos;s Embrace rune, which means he thought he could ascend by just going &quot;past&quot; the beastly state somehow. &nbsp;The Beast&apos;s Embrace rune was also shelved after that , and the Choir in &quot;present time&quot; went back to the celestial emissary idea, which, when we look at the Doll , who has the power to infuse your being with the echoes of the Great Ones, might have been a good step towards ascending actually. But the Hunter needed both &nbsp;: His brain lined with eyes, as Wilhelm wanted, And his body infused with the echoes of blood of the Great One , which is a blood related change that only the Doll (perfect celestial emissary) could give. <br><br>Thanks for coming to my TED talk.

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  @FernandoFaria7 · 5 years ago (edited)

  Pisses me off that from software games are most known for their difficulty, when there are much harder games out there. they are great not because of that, but because of their QUALITY, in gameplay, lore/mythology, sound design, atmosphere, and many other things. this video is a testament to how great this game is. its been released in 2015 and we are still discovering things about it and discussing it, even with all the datamining thats available today.

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  @mobymic4686 · 5 years ago

  I absolutely believe that Miyazaki is acquainted with hermeticism and alchemy. In Dark Souls 1 you have to ring 2 bells, one at the top of a church, and the other at the entrance to the demon ruins, the deepest point in the world. As above so below. <br>And when both bells are rung you are granted access to Anor Londo, the home of the gods.

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  @JT044-iz1cv · 5 years ago

  I REJECT MY HUMANITY,GEHRMAN!

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  @kescaremon2531 · 5 years ago

  Max: So, Alchemy-<br>Me: Alchemy: the science of understanding, deconstructing, and reconstructing matter. However, it is not an all-powerful art. It is impossible to create something out of nothing. If one wishes to obtain something, something of equal value must be given. This is the law of equivalent exchange; the basis of all alchemy. In accordance to this law, there is a taboo among alchemists. Human transmutation is strictly forbidden. For what could equal the value of a human soul?!

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  @senandrew9453 · 5 years ago

  There&apos;s also the correlation with Bloodbornes quicksilver bullets, and that quote talking about how the Philosophers Stone changes shades from Blood-red, to a White/Transparent color, being similar to the common quicksilver. <br><br>In Bloodborne you use quicksilver bullets to conjure various forms of matter such as bullets, fire, arcane material, and a GIANT SNAKE through the use of guns and other hunter tools. Especially with the arcane tools mainly being tied to the Great Ones. You literally stab yourself in the leg, exposing blood to gain more quicksilver bullets. To me this ties with the Philosophers stones abilities of perfect matter, suggesting that your blood in the game has similar traits.<br><br>Maybe I&apos;m wrong, but it seems interesting.

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  @BoltplayergamingChadked · 5 years ago

  This guy must be having 10,000 insight 😂.

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  @NapoleChan · 5 years ago

  Anyone who starts their video about Bloodborne showing Redgrave&apos;s Paleblood Hunt essay as a reference at the start has my attention. &nbsp;But Max, the Youtuber that I subscribed to due to his excellent Silent Hill videos was also the creator that helped me understand Jung&apos;s Aion much better than any college lecture I&apos;ve witnessed is already going to have my respect and attention anyway. &nbsp;But as a giant Soulsborne lore nut this is far beyond being &quot;up my alley&quot; anyhow. &nbsp;P.S. please check out the excellent game Blasphemous, it&apos;s another game that has lore I always love to research and watch videos on, plus its gameplay and visuals is wonderful.

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  @Atomic_Cofefe · 5 years ago

  Unrelated, but when the Moon Presence uses its attack that drains all but 1 of your HP, it staggers itself for a bit and your Rally health can be regained simply from going full attack mode instead of using bloodvials to heal.

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  @expertionis794 · 5 years ago

  Somebody send this to vaati and gently remind him of the lady maria prepare to cry again.

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  @Dansg08 · 5 years ago

  This was fascinating to watch, really enjoyed this take!

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