My favorite piece of trivia for the heroes is a little tidbit found on the D.D. wiki. Leper is the only hero that faces towards the light during hero shrines while everyone else faces away from it. While every other hero's backstories are filled with regrets, pushing them to seek redemption. Leper has 0 regrets and aids others simply so he can make the world better. It's awesome that you concluded this video with Leper as he's truly a man unlike any of the others.
Then there's Flagellant, sitting in darkness with the reanimated corpse he calls a body and face. Once a man who believes in the power of blood to make others bleed (or on himself to take away the bleeding effect off his allies), bled too much to the brink of death's door and fights death herself with the power of blight
Also an additional lore of Damian, he was so into hurting himself that he decided to rip his own face off. There's even a trinket called "His Prison". This is why he has that zombie-like apperrance because my man was just that downbad masochistic.
Possibly, but its shown that all the heroes you can play are capable of that, and itd debatably be on the same tier of power as defeating any of the bosses elsewhere in either game.
>be me King of some desert Kingdom >Help the common people >Advisor angry, dont care lmao >Hugs a misfortune one and gets disease >Calls doctors, doctors said no cure sad.jpg >Doesn't blame the one who gives me the plague >Advisor plotting to coup me >Worries not for me, but for my kingdom >Kills the advisors >Abdicate the thrones because of my woeful disease >People love me for my wishful thinking and charity How did the Leper do it chat
Just makes me love leper even more. Good hearted ruler, helps the less fortunate and sickly, a strong and proud warrior king who won't go out without a fight, a man with a just rage strong enough that in his fury he broke a giant sword (he wielded with one hand mind you!), and a protector of his people even to the last. And at the end of it all, embracing his place in the world and the beauty around him. His people were right to mourn his departure. What a fucking CHAD! Baldwin is a fricken legend.
And the fact that Baldwin was also inspired by the same historic Legend (Baldwin the leper king) with slightly difference of the origin of his story just killed me.
33:35 It should really be noted that Dismas didn't mean to gun down the carriage, with his crimson trinkets reading: ""A reflex - I didn't mean to..."" suggesting that he only shot into the carriage on instinct, he possibly even knew in advance that they were in there...
The Shrine of Reflection encounter also has him deliberately shoot at it though. Lol. But you're right. I could have worded it a little better to show that he was reluctant to shoot the carriage. Thanks for the feedback! And thanks for watching!
@@SquatchGamingChannel I was worried that was the case, it has been a few years since I did the fight and the wiki doesn't specify that you shoot the coach, so my bad.
@@SquatchGamingChannelI always took it as him shooting at the carriage since that's where all he guards were coming from and did it out of instinct to try and cut them off
The developers stated that Dismas was lied to about the carriage and the whole thing was a set up. The "A reflex..." quote may be him trying to excuse his actions in the moment. This follows with how a lot of the character trinket quotes seem to be from just before, during, or after the comics.
Sorry if the Narration is a little weird this time around. I tried to segue between the various character stories so that the whole piece felt like one big story instead of a bunch of individual chapters. While that worked for some of the characters, it's pretty clunky for others. Hope you're still able to enjoy! Thanks for watching!
Alhazred was named after HP Lovecraft's Alhazred, the writer of the Necronomicon and an arabian madman. He had an immense knowledge of the outer gods, such as Cthulhu, Yog-Sothoth, Shubniggurath, Nyarlathotep etc. Ironically he would be torn to pieces out of nowhere by a creature invisible to human eyes. His end brought by the eldritch knowledge he had, that would attract some eldritch creature to kill him.
Fun fact the vestal isn't a nun, she's a vestal also known as a vestal virgin, they worship the goddess Vesta who is the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess Hestia. She's a fire and light goddess, and the vestals have to be virgins or else they get suffocated and tortured until they perish. Edit-the greeks didn't do this to their priestesses it was only the Romans, who became the Catholics and the vestals became nuns.
Gotta love how most of the characters have these tragic backstories that really make you understand them, and Flagellant is just like "I LITERALLY KILLED DEATH BECAUSE IM THAT MASOCHISTIC, HAHAHAHA!"
Thank you for making this, I've been researching the characters' backstories for ages so I could write a good story about them. Having it condensed into an in-depth video really helps
Thank you so much for your generosity! Hope the video helps! Be sure to let me know when you’re done with story! I’d love to read it! If it would help, I can send you the script I wrote for this video. That might make it easier to refer to for your notes instead of having to scrape through this video and deal with the ads and whatnot. If that’s something you’d like, just send an E-Mail to the business E-Mail on my channel and I can get it over to you! Thanks again for the donation and thanks again for watching!
I really love Dismas background it's so sad and makes him such a compelling character I actually feel that horror and sadness he must have felt after he realized what he has done😭😭😢😢
5:18 Aside from Junia being horny while at work, she also neglected to feed the Holy lame she was supposed to tend, leading to it being extinguished, which given the name of their order, is a grave sin.
From seeing many comments, and check comics and other stuffs. Ig the shine mini-game story is more of overall retelling, but not 1-1 story. Imo, for Junia, she might actually got distracted once and left the flame died out. Or Dismas, actually shot one shot into Stagecoach. Tho for gameplay, and possibly some mental aspect, these things are different. I prefer making Comic the baseline tho
fun fact: the names of all the characters were cannon before dd2. they were just released as a seperate statement by redhook. but Squatch said them all already so... i'm gonna write down what they're a reference too! abomination - *bigby* probably a reference to bigby wolf from the comic series Fables antiquarian - *josephine* (previously Katharine) no known reference arbalest - *missandei* a reference to the character of the same name in the series A Song Of Ice And Fire by George R.R. Martin bounty hunter - *tardif* the name of one of of the programmers Pierre Tardif crusader - *reynauld* one of the crusader generals during the first crusade flagellent - *damian* no known reference grave robber - *audrey* the name of Chris Bourassa's (the creavtive director) wife hellion - *boudica* name of the celtic warrior of the same name who went on a rampage against the romans after they did alot of bad things to her and her family highwayman - *dismas* the name of the theif who was on the cross next to jesus houndmaster - *william and fergus* william is the real name of shaggy from scooby-doo. fergus has no known reference jester - *sarmenti* a reference to sarmentus the jester in the Satire by the poet Horace leper - *baldwin* a reference to king baldwin IV of jerusalem aka the leper king. a king who also had leprosy and aalso hid it with a gold mask man-at-arms - *barristan* a reference to barristan also from the series A Song Of Ice And Fire by George R.R. Martin musketeer - *margaret* no known reference occultist - *alhazred* a reference to the H.P. Lovecraft character Abdul Alhazred aka The Mad Arab plague doctor - *paracelsus* named after Paracelsus the founder of toxicology, *not* the funny key man from that game about gears and guilt or whatever. shieldbreaker - *amani* no known reference vestal - *junia* one of the apostles in the bible runaway - *bonnie* no known reference duelist - *sahar* no known reference (hey, look at me! this one is from the future!)
i LOVE this video and the darkest dungeon lore altogether, from gigachad leper to flagellant literally defying death, put wayne june's narration on top and that's recipe for a great story which a LOT of triple a companies even can learn from
I really liked this video it was such a great way to know all the stories behind the characters. But regarding the bounty hunter, personally I have the theory that the reason why he left the bounty behind wasnt because it was for the crime lord but because it was a bounty for the bounty hunter himself (also why the bounty had the hunter's face on it and not the crime lord's) since the crime lord probably thought that he'd eventuality come for him, and this was a way to show that only he could be the one to collect his own bounty and took the teeth as payment.
I didn’t realise until now that the Arbalest actually went through the Guts route with her weapon. A standard crossbow while a child, then a giant crossbow as an adult
About Dismas and his victims: I saw a theory that it's his wife and child because the boy looks a lot like him but wait! In one of his afflicted states he says something about a girl he could run away with but didn't. There is also another bark where he sees her face in an enemy he is attacking at the moment. Given that the dead boy really does resemble him... I suspect Highwayman parted ways with that girl unaware of her pregnancy... And it was her and his child he never knew whom he killed.
Notice that in the comics, you can see the outline of the iron crown at the background of the characters during the moments they break down doe to their own failure, sin, or regret.
Hello, I'm Brazilian and I saw your video about the explained history of Darkest Dungeon. What an exceptional video, keep up the great work. Here in Brazil the game is not as well known, which is a shame.
Hi, Franklin! Thanks so much for your kind words! Things have changed in my personal life, so I don’t have as much time to devote to making RUclips videos, but I’m still working on them! This month, I’m hoping to get something made for the Darkest Dungeon II DLC, so stay tuned! Thanks for watching!
Well four months later and we have a minor thing to add to this in regard to Reynauld: He wasn't the best farmer, or the hand he was dealt was too harsh, but in turn, he grew to love the din of war and became scarily proficient in it. He abandoned his simple life to continue the way of war we know him for.
I like how the comic play into the idea of stress. In Hellion, HWM, houndmaster, Jester, musketeer*, Pleague doctor, and Vestal, you can make out the subtle imagery of the stress crown.
Thanks, man! Maybe I'll get there someday, but covering smaller indie game probably won't get me there! Not a big enough audience... I enjoy doing it though which is what matters most! Thanks for watching!
“And we played the first thing that came to our heads which just so happened to be the best song in the world. It was the best song in the world.” - Sarmenti (probably)
I have to assume they named Bigby, well, Bigby because of The Wolf Among Us. The main character of course being the literal Big Bad Wolf or "Bigby" for short. Both can turn into beasts at a moments notice, and have anger issues. Also the name "Paracelsus" seemed strange to me, but there was a real alchemist from Switzerland named Paracelsus, and he was a pretty important guy to boot. The name however isn't unisex, so our dear Plague Doctor has a boy's name. Kinda reminds me of Eivor from Assassin's Creed, Eivor is a girl's name so if you play as male Eivor it doesn't make sense.
Fantastic video, loved the segues, good job! DD definitely has the best character backstories I've seen in any game considering how much is told despite how short they are, they're all thrilling to read, and even better to listen to thanks to you
When it comes to bounty hunter... notice the mask he wears. Missing jaw? Broken teeth (teeth he then took)? BH often grunts and snorts (far more than the other "heroes")
He is capable of normal speach and doesn't seem to speak with any slurrs. I think it's more that he doesn't like to speak, rather than an incapability to.
Alhazred is mentioned in "A trampled Journal" from DD, where it says that he died in the ruins as he was "wreaking havoc" in the enemy lines. It's author called him the "fiery heartbeat" of their retinue. As far as my interpretation allows, Sebastian, a team member of that expedition and a highwayman, died while keeping watch. His team members, Alhazred, Hewell and the author (which I assume were both Men-at-Arms) were eating when it happened and ran over to him when they heard screams. He was gone. After Alhazred died during the subjugation of the monsters, Hewell, a very impressive persona, died too. The entry ends with the author swearing to take revenge for his comrades.
This is what true horror is in some of the people. The case where one caught glimpse of something they could not find again in the hopes of understanding. It isin't "Oh I saw a monster beyond my understanding and im scarred for life", it's subsequently spending all of your life questioning what it was you saw and spending all of your time looking for something, anything to explain it, to understand it. But all to vain, as that knowledge can no longer be found, causing an endless search that will last a lifetime
It's been requested a bunch, but I haven't made time for it just yet. If you haven't already, you should check out MutantWormGirl. She has a couple videos on the game already that will probably scratch that itch you have for story content on the games!
@@SquatchGamingChannel no worries, already been there, was just curious cuz I like seeing these kinds of channels different takes on games. Appreciate the response!
Junia is based on the Vestal virgins of the Roman pagan religion - who were dedicated to the goddess Vesta. Vestals were supposed to keep the sacred flame burning and never let it go out. Junia was distracted by the couple in the garden and let the flame go out, hence the abbot gave her, and the rest of the Vestals, a truly excessive punishment. It has been confirmed that Damien the Flagellant is actually the torturer Junia defeats in her story.
lmao the disclaimer saying that this video only covers heroes out at dd2's release, then immediately going into Crusader who wasn't dd2's original relase was hilarious
In Barristan's story, I was led to believe he was the one who took his own eye off during his nightmares. I guess its a bit subtle whatever truly happened, but it feels somehow more true to the character this way.
Honestly, I felt that way when I first read through/saw his story too, but chose to go with the story I presented in this video because of the choice of the writers to say Pride took his eye. How could the nightmares evoke a sense of Pride in him that would make him take his own eye? I felt if it was his remorse over the deaths of his men, they would have chosen “Anguish” or “Remorse” when saying what took his eye. Also, why would he be in the hospital if he wasn’t injured? Although, I guess I could have “logic-ed” myself out of the correct implication because it could also be that his Pride led to the deaths of his men which led to his nightmares which led to his self-mutilation. And he could simply have been admitted to the hospital for mental reasons. That’s probably the case… Lol. Oh, well! Just shows that I’m not perfect and that I’m just some guy talking about this stuff. Not an ever in the slightest. Lol. Thanks for watching, man. Hope you enjoyed the video outside of that error!
@@SquatchGamingChannel no, don't undervalue yourself! Your video is awesome, I loved every bit. The narration was extremely entertaining and cohesive, especially the transitions between stories. And we can't know for sure what truly happened, so it makes us both right, I guess. Thanks for the video, you're the best.
I always saw Dismas' story as slightly different, where the Mother and Child he gunned down in the carrieage was his own wife and child. But I love your videos as always, my friend!
It could be, but I think one of the Developers said it wasn't his wife and kid. Or maybe I'm thinking that he said it wasn't Reynald's family (some people were trying to tie the two together). Definitely one of the two. Lol. Thanks for watching!
The comic for the man at arms really just means they have to add a bar of text when he’s hopeless that says, “You fools, why do you not run, I will outlive you all”
I like the reference like Dismas, the former Highwayman, being named after Saint Dismas, the Penitent Thief and the Leper King being named after King Baldwin IV amongst others like Boudica and so on
Baldwin is the 2nd main character of DD, change my mind. I like the idea of the protegee beginning his mad redemption arc and running into Baldwin who joins the cause and continues to push the protege towards his quest with his wisdom and indomitable will.
It'll probably be a few months until that one gets done - don't have the same amount of free time anymore - but I'll get a video made for it! Thanks for the continued support, Wesley! Always great to see you!
Hi brother. Just wanted to let you know I've listened to your Hotline Miami videos multiple times - as well as other videos of yours. Very good to have on while I do other things. I REALLY appreciate the long form format. Also that you don't do the whole cringe Linus Tech Tips thumbnails with ridiculous faces, titles, Mr. Beast screaming etc. Rare thing to come across nowadays. Mark
Thanks a lot, Mark! Back when I first started making videos, I knew I didn't want to make content like that, and even though it hurts my performance in the algorithm, I've stuck to that decision all these years. Happy to hear that there are people out there that appreciate that decision! :)
I am under the impression that the bounty that gets left behind by Tardif is actually a bounty of his own making as it bears the same mask he wears. So, rather than actually acquiring bounties via goverment/persons he makes his own bounties to hunt for his own purpose.
Considering some different between each medias, the comic, the shine of reflection mini-game, the many other info like items sets in DD1, things might not be 1-1 or 100% sure. Imo, I still prefer using Comics, and DD1 sets as baseline for now. Also gonna wait to see if/when other DD1 char got added into DD2
Yeah, things are pretty awesome! My days are spent with the family with a little bit of RUclips work here and there. Honestly can't complain! Thanks for checking in, man! And thanks for watching!
Thanks for this video man, I week ago start a journey with chat gpt to decide who is the most powerfull character in DD, but it evolve into full story, a spin-off of how life after Ancestor could be in Hamlet, and how story of first game can be continued, also i have a lot of fun because, a types of tournaments, simulating tools, and challenges that guys have in my fiction world are never the same, for example first tournament was about 3vs3 pvp scenario where i roll dices, and use my creativity to interpret how battle is going on, then simulation of second tournament will be in real game, and guys will be doing missions in different 3 classes teams to see who are the best in terms of being capable to complete mission, and get more loot than others. Then best of 8 from 2 tournaments, and the worse 8 will be compete against each others to win 1 Official DD Olympics, and also be safe for next tournament, and the worst 2 will be send to stop "someone" from coming back and keep him to be not too powerfull in place where he is now, and where he shouldn't be. Also is only a begining of story, and i think that you see that i will be not writing it in english language haha, but i am excited, and want to share this with some people who love this lore like me. Greetings from Poland!
great video just got into the games a month ago or so i only played darkest dungeon 2 i have both but I've just forgotten to play the first love lore videos
10:00 Peristalsis is the involuntary contraction and relaxation of longitudinal and circular muscles throughout the digestive tract, allowing for the propulsion of contents beginning in the pharynx and ending in the anus.
It kind of scares me but also infuriates how some of these 3D models look better than Borderlands 3. I would love an FPS or third person platformer with these. They look awesome. Yet these really well made models and styles are often forced into very limited formats so you can barely appreciate it. It's kind of typical for dark games like this. But I enjoy how each has a flaw and is never one note perfect or just a good person.
41:49 "her father, who had angered a mob of citizens in some way" the crime of being black. hp lovecraft was a known staunch racist, i figured this was a reference to that. great video, excellent transitions.
She and the Crusader from DDII have their own video. I thought I included it in the description of this one, but I guess I didn’t. Here’s the link: ruclips.net/video/HEhz_6GKLP8/видео.htmlsi=FNokSvQuDycK_fps Thanks for watching!
My favorite piece of trivia for the heroes is a little tidbit found on the D.D. wiki.
Leper is the only hero that faces towards the light during hero shrines while everyone else faces away from it. While every other hero's backstories are filled with regrets, pushing them to seek redemption. Leper has 0 regrets and aids others simply so he can make the world better.
It's awesome that you concluded this video with Leper as he's truly a man unlike any of the others.
Dude was based on real life chad named Baldwin IV of Jerusalem - a badass leper king irl who wore a metal mask when in public.
Then there's Flagellant, sitting in darkness with the reanimated corpse he calls a body and face. Once a man who believes in the power of blood to make others bleed (or on himself to take away the bleeding effect off his allies), bled too much to the brink of death's door and fights death herself with the power of blight
'This is not a time for heroes' - The Ancestor, Darkest Dungeon 2 trailer
'And I took that personally.' - Leper, literally every run.
@@gratuitouslurking8610 In DD2 Wayne voices The Academic, not the Ancestor
@@falkyrie5228The mask isn't real, it was made for the movie but in real life he never had one
Also an additional lore of Damian, he was so into hurting himself that he decided to rip his own face off. There's even a trinket called "His Prison". This is why he has that zombie-like apperrance because my man was just that downbad masochistic.
😊😊
Also the fact he defeated death should make him very powerfull no? In lore?
Possibly, but its shown that all the heroes you can play are capable of that, and itd debatably be on the same tier of power as defeating any of the bosses elsewhere in either game.
Face/off
I believe the proper term is sadomasochist, as they like giving harm and inflicting harm. That's even worse than just being a masochist
>be me King of some desert Kingdom
>Help the common people
>Advisor angry, dont care lmao
>Hugs a misfortune one and gets disease
>Calls doctors, doctors said no cure sad.jpg
>Doesn't blame the one who gives me the plague
>Advisor plotting to coup me
>Worries not for me, but for my kingdom
>Kills the advisors
>Abdicate the thrones because of my woeful disease
>People love me for my wishful thinking and charity
How did the Leper do it chat
God.
Bro carried everyone in his lore, and me ingame lol
Just makes me love leper even more.
Good hearted ruler, helps the less fortunate and sickly, a strong and proud warrior king who won't go out without a fight, a man with a just rage strong enough that in his fury he broke a giant sword (he wielded with one hand mind you!), and a protector of his people even to the last. And at the end of it all, embracing his place in the world and the beauty around him. His people were right to mourn his departure.
What a fucking CHAD! Baldwin is a fricken legend.
One hand, and sick as hell.
and still able to swing so hard as to break it.
Blood in the mud indeed. : )
Super chad
Makes me kind of sad to know we don’t know if he’ll ever survive his illness
@CombatSportsNerd I assume than he could with the help from Paracel
And the fact that Baldwin was also inspired by the same historic Legend (Baldwin the leper king) with slightly difference of the origin of his story just killed me.
33:35 It should really be noted that Dismas didn't mean to gun down the carriage, with his crimson trinkets reading: ""A reflex - I didn't mean to..."" suggesting that he only shot into the carriage on instinct, he possibly even knew in advance that they were in there...
The Shrine of Reflection encounter also has him deliberately shoot at it though. Lol. But you're right. I could have worded it a little better to show that he was reluctant to shoot the carriage.
Thanks for the feedback! And thanks for watching!
@@SquatchGamingChannel I was worried that was the case, it has been a few years since I did the fight and the wiki doesn't specify that you shoot the coach, so my bad.
@@SquatchGamingChannelI always took it as him shooting at the carriage since that's where all he guards were coming from and did it out of instinct to try and cut them off
The developers stated that Dismas was lied to about the carriage and the whole thing was a set up. The "A reflex..." quote may be him trying to excuse his actions in the moment. This follows with how a lot of the character trinket quotes seem to be from just before, during, or after the comics.
@@Lock-n-Load1779 If they lied to Dismas about any people in the carriage then he would assume that anybody in there would be an enemy
Sorry if the Narration is a little weird this time around. I tried to segue between the various character stories so that the whole piece felt like one big story instead of a bunch of individual chapters. While that worked for some of the characters, it's pretty clunky for others. Hope you're still able to enjoy! Thanks for watching!
Alhazred was named after HP Lovecraft's Alhazred, the writer of the Necronomicon and an arabian madman.
He had an immense knowledge of the outer gods, such as Cthulhu, Yog-Sothoth, Shubniggurath, Nyarlathotep etc.
Ironically he would be torn to pieces out of nowhere by a creature invisible to human eyes. His end brought by the eldritch knowledge he had, that would attract some eldritch creature to kill him.
Also I believe Barristan took out his own eye
The transitions were awesome. Love the video. Besides at the end of the day their stories do intertwine ... in the Darkest Dungeon.
It actually sounded pretty cool because of that.
Fun fact the vestal isn't a nun, she's a vestal also known as a vestal virgin, they worship the goddess Vesta who is the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess Hestia. She's a fire and light goddess, and the vestals have to be virgins or else they get suffocated and tortured until they perish. Edit-the greeks didn't do this to their priestesses it was only the Romans, who became the Catholics and the vestals became nuns.
Gotta love how most of the characters have these tragic backstories that really make you understand them, and Flagellant is just like "I LITERALLY KILLED DEATH BECAUSE IM THAT MASOCHISTIC, HAHAHAHA!"
Me and him will get along swimmingly given my sadistic tendencies~
I reply to this comment so you can share the pain of looking at the statement that's right above me
@@AmaryInkawultI want you to look back at this in 3 years. I will remind you then
@@milewesler9592 fun lol
Thank you for making this, I've been researching the characters' backstories for ages so I could write a good story about them. Having it condensed into an in-depth video really helps
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I really love Dismas background it's so sad and makes him such a compelling character I actually feel that horror and sadness he must have felt after he realized what he has done😭😭😢😢
Agreed 👍
I also really love the theory that the innocent he killed was the crusader family in order to explain why the 2 very first char of DD1 are them
@@deusvultinfidel8383The son Dismas killed was a baby, much younger than Reynald’s son
@@victorvirgili4447 I know thats why I say its a theorie and not the true lore
@@victorvirgili4447 I know thats why I say its a theorie and not the true lore
5:18 Aside from Junia being horny while at work, she also neglected to feed the Holy lame she was supposed to tend, leading to it being extinguished, which given the name of their order, is a grave sin.
During the shrine of reflection, you fail if the flame fully dies, so whilst Junia wasn't focused on her task, she never technically failed at it.
From seeing many comments, and check comics and other stuffs.
Ig the shine mini-game story is more of overall retelling, but not 1-1 story.
Imo, for Junia, she might actually got distracted once and left the flame died out.
Or Dismas, actually shot one shot into Stagecoach.
Tho for gameplay, and possibly some mental aspect, these things are different.
I prefer making Comic the baseline tho
I love how margaret the musketeer had such a good sight that she roll a crit an saw the realty of her world
she got a nat 20 twenty on perception
@@adventuresofsteveandjz2593A Nat 20 that, ironically, fucked her.
can we talk about how smooth the transitions were when introducing the next character
fun fact: the names of all the characters were cannon before dd2. they were just released as a seperate statement by redhook. but Squatch said them all already so... i'm gonna write down what they're a reference too!
abomination - *bigby* probably a reference to bigby wolf from the comic series Fables
antiquarian - *josephine* (previously Katharine) no known reference
arbalest - *missandei* a reference to the character of the same name in the series A Song Of Ice And Fire by George R.R. Martin
bounty hunter - *tardif* the name of one of of the programmers Pierre Tardif
crusader - *reynauld* one of the crusader generals during the first crusade
flagellent - *damian* no known reference
grave robber - *audrey* the name of Chris Bourassa's (the creavtive director) wife
hellion - *boudica* name of the celtic warrior of the same name who went on a rampage against the romans after they did alot of bad things to her and her family
highwayman - *dismas* the name of the theif who was on the cross next to jesus
houndmaster - *william and fergus* william is the real name of shaggy from scooby-doo. fergus has no known reference
jester - *sarmenti* a reference to sarmentus the jester in the Satire by the poet Horace
leper - *baldwin* a reference to king baldwin IV of jerusalem aka the leper king. a king who also had leprosy and aalso hid it with a gold mask
man-at-arms - *barristan* a reference to barristan also from the series A Song Of Ice And Fire by George R.R. Martin
musketeer - *margaret* no known reference
occultist - *alhazred* a reference to the H.P. Lovecraft character Abdul Alhazred aka The Mad Arab
plague doctor - *paracelsus* named after Paracelsus the founder of toxicology, *not* the funny key man from that game about gears and guilt or whatever.
shieldbreaker - *amani* no known reference
vestal - *junia* one of the apostles in the bible
runaway - *bonnie* no known reference
duelist - *sahar* no known reference (hey, look at me! this one is from the future!)
Awesome stuff! Thanks for sharing them!
i LOVE this video and the darkest dungeon lore altogether, from gigachad leper to flagellant literally defying death, put wayne june's narration on top and that's recipe for a great story which a LOT of triple a companies even can learn from
Fun fact!
Al-Hazrad is the name of the character known as "The Mad Arab" in H.P. Lovecraft's books, he is the one that wrote the Necronomicon.
Incredible pacing and how you stringed each character into the next.
I really liked this video it was such a great way to know all the stories behind the characters.
But regarding the bounty hunter, personally I have the theory that the reason why he left the bounty behind wasnt because it was for the crime lord but because it was a bounty for the bounty hunter himself (also why the bounty had the hunter's face on it and not the crime lord's) since the crime lord probably thought that he'd eventuality come for him, and this was a way to show that only he could be the one to collect his own bounty and took the teeth as payment.
Oh, that's an interesting theory. Fits with the Bounty Hunter's badass characterization too! No one can take him down! Lol.
Thanks for watching!
I didn’t realise until now that the Arbalest actually went through the Guts route with her weapon.
A standard crossbow while a child, then a giant crossbow as an adult
Leper is literally a gigachad and hound master is the chad also they are in the one of the Fup world fantasy i ever seen.
About Dismas and his victims: I saw a theory that it's his wife and child because the boy looks a lot like him but wait! In one of his afflicted states he says something about a girl he could run away with but didn't. There is also another bark where he sees her face in an enemy he is attacking at the moment. Given that the dead boy really does resemble him... I suspect Highwayman parted ways with that girl unaware of her pregnancy... And it was her and his child he never knew whom he killed.
Notice that in the comics, you can see the outline of the iron crown at the background of the characters during the moments they break down doe to their own failure, sin, or regret.
One of my favourite lines and therefor why I love Occultist goes like this ...
" In order to fight the Abyss, one must KNOW it!"
Sarmenti gives new definition to angry bard noises.
Alhazred was also the person created by HP lovecraft that was said to have written the necronomicon.
You singlehandedly made me love darkest dungeon. You always make great work!
I didn't know how much i adore the 2d art style of every character in DD. Now i do
Hello, I'm Brazilian and I saw your video about the explained history of Darkest Dungeon. What an exceptional video, keep up the great work. Here in Brazil the game is not as well known, which is a shame.
Hi, Franklin! Thanks so much for your kind words! Things have changed in my personal life, so I don’t have as much time to devote to making RUclips videos, but I’m still working on them! This month, I’m hoping to get something made for the Darkest Dungeon II DLC, so stay tuned!
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Well four months later and we have a minor thing to add to this in regard to Reynauld: He wasn't the best farmer, or the hand he was dealt was too harsh, but in turn, he grew to love the din of war and became scarily proficient in it. He abandoned his simple life to continue the way of war we know him for.
I like how the comic play into the idea of stress. In Hellion, HWM, houndmaster, Jester, musketeer*, Pleague doctor, and Vestal, you can make out the subtle imagery of the stress crown.
I honestly don't understand how you don't have a few hundred thousand more subscribers, you're fantastic mate.
Thanks, man! Maybe I'll get there someday, but covering smaller indie game probably won't get me there! Not a big enough audience... I enjoy doing it though which is what matters most!
Thanks for watching!
@@SquatchGamingChannel Passion is so important, it shines through too. ❤️
“And we played the first thing that came to our heads which just so happened to be the best song in the world. It was the best song in the world.”
- Sarmenti (probably)
The transitions you made from one character to the next were honestly really smooth! Cool video
I like how Paracelsus achieved their goal
I love this games art style.
Keep up with the great job man!!! You're videos is always a masterpiece
I have to assume they named Bigby, well, Bigby because of The Wolf Among Us. The main character of course being the literal Big Bad Wolf or "Bigby" for short. Both can turn into beasts at a moments notice, and have anger issues.
Also the name "Paracelsus" seemed strange to me, but there was a real alchemist from Switzerland named Paracelsus, and he was a pretty important guy to boot. The name however isn't unisex, so our dear Plague Doctor has a boy's name. Kinda reminds me of Eivor from Assassin's Creed, Eivor is a girl's name so if you play as male Eivor it doesn't make sense.
Fantastic video, loved the segues, good job! DD definitely has the best character backstories I've seen in any game considering how much is told despite how short they are, they're all thrilling to read, and even better to listen to thanks to you
I love Amani's backstory!
It's so unusual, but touching for me. SB is my fav in DD😅
The fact that Alhazred can solo the shambler bro 💀
When it comes to bounty hunter... notice the mask he wears. Missing jaw? Broken teeth (teeth he then took)? BH often grunts and snorts (far more than the other "heroes")
He is capable of normal speach and doesn't seem to speak with any slurrs. I think it's more that he doesn't like to speak, rather than an incapability to.
@@Lock-n-Load1779 +1
Additionally, Bounty Hunter's lower half of his face can be seen in the promotional art for the Crimson Court DLC in the first game. He looks fine.
Alhazred is mentioned in "A trampled Journal" from DD, where it says that he died in the ruins as he was "wreaking havoc" in the enemy lines. It's author called him the "fiery heartbeat" of their retinue. As far as my interpretation allows, Sebastian, a team member of that expedition and a highwayman, died while keeping watch. His team members, Alhazred, Hewell and the author (which I assume were both Men-at-Arms) were eating when it happened and ran over to him when they heard screams. He was gone. After Alhazred died during the subjugation of the monsters, Hewell, a very impressive persona, died too. The entry ends with the author swearing to take revenge for his comrades.
This is what true horror is in some of the people.
The case where one caught glimpse of something they could not find again in the hopes of understanding. It isin't "Oh I saw a monster beyond my understanding and im scarred for life", it's subsequently spending all of your life questioning what it was you saw and spending all of your time looking for something, anything to explain it, to understand it. But all to vain, as that knowledge can no longer be found, causing an endless search that will last a lifetime
This love and respect towards great indie games rocks! Ever think about tossing your hat into the fear and hunger lore ring?
It's been requested a bunch, but I haven't made time for it just yet. If you haven't already, you should check out MutantWormGirl. She has a couple videos on the game already that will probably scratch that itch you have for story content on the games!
@@SquatchGamingChannel no worries, already been there, was just curious cuz I like seeing these kinds of channels different takes on games. Appreciate the response!
That was...great !!!!
Bravo, bravo ! I sub right after the end of the vidéo
Really looking for to see more !!! 👏👏👏
I enjoy nearly all the characterizations but my favorite must needs be the Leper (followed by Highwayman and Houndmaster...and Graverobber...and...)
Junia is based on the Vestal virgins of the Roman pagan religion - who were dedicated to the goddess Vesta. Vestals were supposed to keep the sacred flame burning and never let it go out. Junia was distracted by the couple in the garden and let the flame go out, hence the abbot gave her, and the rest of the Vestals, a truly excessive punishment. It has been confirmed that Damien the Flagellant is actually the torturer Junia defeats in her story.
lmao the disclaimer saying that this video only covers heroes out at dd2's release, then immediately going into Crusader who wasn't dd2's original relase was hilarious
I believe he meant only covering the hero shrine lore from the dd2 launch characters
Thanks. What a neat summary to remind all these stories.
I love the presentation, Thank you!
Thank you for the video ❤ I gotten into Darkest Dungeon recently so this is all cool to me lol
Thanks for watching! Happy to hear you're enjoying the games and the videos! :)
In Barristan's story, I was led to believe he was the one who took his own eye off during his nightmares. I guess its a bit subtle whatever truly happened, but it feels somehow more true to the character this way.
Honestly, I felt that way when I first read through/saw his story too, but chose to go with the story I presented in this video because of the choice of the writers to say Pride took his eye. How could the nightmares evoke a sense of Pride in him that would make him take his own eye? I felt if it was his remorse over the deaths of his men, they would have chosen “Anguish” or “Remorse” when saying what took his eye. Also, why would he be in the hospital if he wasn’t injured?
Although, I guess I could have “logic-ed” myself out of the correct implication because it could also be that his Pride led to the deaths of his men which led to his nightmares which led to his self-mutilation. And he could simply have been admitted to the hospital for mental reasons.
That’s probably the case… Lol. Oh, well! Just shows that I’m not perfect and that I’m just some guy talking about this stuff. Not an ever in the slightest. Lol.
Thanks for watching, man. Hope you enjoyed the video outside of that error!
@@SquatchGamingChannel no, don't undervalue yourself! Your video is awesome, I loved every bit. The narration was extremely entertaining and cohesive, especially the transitions between stories. And we can't know for sure what truly happened, so it makes us both right, I guess. Thanks for the video, you're the best.
I always saw Dismas' story as slightly different, where the Mother and Child he gunned down in the carrieage was his own wife and child. But I love your videos as always, my friend!
It could be, but I think one of the Developers said it wasn't his wife and kid. Or maybe I'm thinking that he said it wasn't Reynald's family (some people were trying to tie the two together). Definitely one of the two. Lol.
Thanks for watching!
I love your story telling so much!!!!!!!!
What a dark story for them all...But sometime you take and did what you can... good video
The comic for the man at arms really just means they have to add a bar of text when he’s hopeless that says, “You fools, why do you not run, I will outlive you all”
I like the reference like Dismas, the former Highwayman, being named after Saint Dismas, the Penitent Thief and the Leper King being named after King Baldwin IV amongst others like Boudica and so on
Reynald took the going to get milk route
Baldwin is a true Chad among Kings
Baldwin is the 2nd main character of DD, change my mind. I like the idea of the protegee beginning his mad redemption arc and running into Baldwin who joins the cause and continues to push the protege towards his quest with his wisdom and indomitable will.
Eyyy, its out! :D the year of waiting has been worth it
Sorry you had to wait so long! Hope you enjoyed! Thanks for watching!
Great narration video!!
It is cool that with the Kingdome update for Darkest Dungeon 2 one of the new enemy factions are beastmen just like Bigby.
The heroes of this game really remind me of the characters in fromsoft games
A other good vidoe dude keep you rock cant wait for the last faith
It'll probably be a few months until that one gets done - don't have the same amount of free time anymore - but I'll get a video made for it!
Thanks for the continued support, Wesley! Always great to see you!
Babe wake up, Squatch made a new lore video!
Tardif: "Your vengeance can be my vengeance, for a price."
A couple of those backstories had me choked up
Hi brother. Just wanted to let you know I've listened to your Hotline Miami videos multiple times - as well as other videos of yours. Very good to have on while I do other things. I REALLY appreciate the long form format. Also that you don't do the whole cringe Linus Tech Tips thumbnails with ridiculous faces, titles, Mr. Beast screaming etc. Rare thing to come across nowadays. Mark
Same
Thanks a lot, Mark! Back when I first started making videos, I knew I didn't want to make content like that, and even though it hurts my performance in the algorithm, I've stuck to that decision all these years. Happy to hear that there are people out there that appreciate that decision! :)
“Everywhere… in all directions… destruction claims dominion…”
This shows that it's men that are the evil.
The light always seems to help and do actual good, all these insane rules are just mankind's madness.
Thanks for the long summary
God this makes the fact that I lost them in my run hurts even more
Shield breaker is the most interesting character that I came across. She liberated herself from her fears with the help of your own party.
Alabalster made me cry for some reason
I am under the impression that the bounty that gets left behind by Tardif is actually a bounty of his own making as it bears the same mask he wears. So, rather than actually acquiring bounties via goverment/persons he makes his own bounties to hunt for his own purpose.
Considering some different between each medias, the comic, the shine of reflection mini-game, the many other info like items sets in DD1, things might not be 1-1 or 100% sure.
Imo, I still prefer using Comics, and DD1 sets as baseline for now.
Also gonna wait to see if/when other DD1 char got added into DD2
bless the upload. hope ur doing good
Yeah, things are pretty awesome! My days are spent with the family with a little bit of RUclips work here and there. Honestly can't complain!
Thanks for checking in, man! And thanks for watching!
28:58 hot fuzz in a nutshell
Thanks for this video man, I week ago start a journey with chat gpt to decide who is the most powerfull character in DD, but it evolve into full story, a spin-off of how life after Ancestor could be in Hamlet, and how story of first game can be continued, also i have a lot of fun because, a types of tournaments, simulating tools, and challenges that guys have in my fiction world are never the same, for example first tournament was about 3vs3 pvp scenario where i roll dices, and use my creativity to interpret how battle is going on, then simulation of second tournament will be in real game, and guys will be doing missions in different 3 classes teams to see who are the best in terms of being capable to complete mission, and get more loot than others. Then best of 8 from 2 tournaments, and the worse 8 will be compete against each others to win 1 Official DD Olympics, and also be safe for next tournament, and the worst 2 will be send to stop "someone" from coming back and keep him to be not too powerfull in place where he is now, and where he shouldn't be. Also is only a begining of story, and i think that you see that i will be not writing it in english language haha, but i am excited, and want to share this with some people who love this lore like me. Greetings from Poland!
Great stuff !!
I like Bigby's story. It's got a very, "Dr. Banner/Incredible Hulk," vibe to it.
Looking forward to the darkest dungeon 2 all hero’s!
Is Bigby a reference to Bigby from The Wolf Among Us? They're both werewolves
A really well done video
This is why i always play DD like a pokemon Nuzlocke.
They all have distinct backstories, so it feels weird to just replace them or have multiples
Damian vs Death in shrine of reflection dd2 is the best very freaking epic
great video just got into the games a month ago or so i only played darkest dungeon 2 i have both but I've just forgotten to play the first
love lore videos
Get the popcorn ready
10:00 Peristalsis is the involuntary contraction and relaxation of longitudinal and circular muscles throughout the digestive tract, allowing for the propulsion of contents beginning in the pharynx and ending in the anus.
Leeper best character
It kind of scares me but also infuriates how some of these 3D models look better than Borderlands 3.
I would love an FPS or third person platformer with these. They look awesome. Yet these really well made models and styles are often forced into very limited formats so you can barely appreciate it.
It's kind of typical for dark games like this. But I enjoy how each has a flaw and is never one note perfect or just a good person.
This please me. Continue!
reynauld left his family to have a cute rogue-highwayman boyfriend just to leave him too in the other game
14:08 why wasnt he called big A then instead of big b....
I think the Bounty Hunter took the teeth because the crime lord destroyed his mouth before that's why the Bounty Hunter can't talk.
41:49 "her father, who had angered a mob of citizens in some way"
the crime of being black.
hp lovecraft was a known staunch racist, i figured this was a reference to that.
great video, excellent transitions.
Wow it really seems like the order of the flame are the real villains...
Good Video
Has anyone found a satisfactory/logical explanation why it is Dismas and Reynald that arrive in the hamlet? Seems like a weird paring...
They were just the first two the heir recruited
What about Sahar the Duelist?
She and the Crusader from DDII have their own video. I thought I included it in the description of this one, but I guess I didn’t.
Here’s the link:
ruclips.net/video/HEhz_6GKLP8/видео.htmlsi=FNokSvQuDycK_fps
Thanks for watching!