Carefully designed to be out of place
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- Опубликовано: 15 дек 2021
- The DLC pulled several different unused NPCs together, and sometimes you have to wonder, were all of them meant for something like this to begin with? And if not, how different would they have turned out if they'd been used for their original intentions?
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Many From Software designs are almost identical to their concept art, which is also true for Chester if you only compare the prototypes to the art, but his significant revision in design for the DLC pushes him away from it, changing the tone considerably. With the unused characters having to be set aside for the game's launch and then revisted later for the DLC, it's interesting to see how they returned to them with different ideas in mind.
From definately touched up the design to be more Bloodborn-esque.
perhaps the prototype, shiny and silvery clean version made it look too much as if he was "at home" or belonged in oolacile, and the in-game dirty version made it seem like he was also out of his element and out of place just like the player character
This was super interesting. My gf just met him on her first time playing (Playing past O&S for the first time at least lololol)
He is in the DS1 special edition artbook, which had me surprised as I never found him and thought he was cut content or an idea that they abandoned until he appeared a few months later in the DLC.
Lest we not forget his statement about the hand [of Manus] which could either reference an early idea in Bloodborne or Bloodborne could be making a reference using Amygdala.
He always seemed like he was ported from a completely different game. Unique model, animations. Like a mod.
Mods with unique animations are extremely rare lol
@@alittledeath2817 Can only think of InfernoPlus' Halo mod tbh
If it's in the base game then it is not a mod.
@@alittledeath2817 I've seen a fair few Skyrim mods where the mostly naked follower has unique animations for their everything. Always looks weird
@Lukáš Znojemský Still, the only animation mods I've seen are either in Skyrim, GTA or the Sims and they're usually pretty big and popular in community projects.
Talking to him after you defeat him as an invader is always my favorite part. He remarks that you're either bold or foolish for speaking to him again, then says screw it and goes back to being a merchant
I always defeat his invasion and go right back and kill him again
After I defeated the jester and got my 9.5 k souldrop I decided to spend the souls I was having instead of wasting them. So of course I ran back to him in an instant. Let me tell you I listen to his slightly annoyed reaction with a smug grin before handing him his own souls to get humanity.
Still a treasured moment from ds1
it like they say, "not even war stops capitalism!"
@@cae2212how did you do that?
@@hyper0505 ... exactly as already described. Defeated his red spirit and used the soul drop to buy humanity
His appearance implied that the Dark Souls world could eventually progress beyond the medieval era yet the sequels made it look like everything is stuck in that era.
Dark Souls would honestly make more sense to me as a world where it's regressing technologically, rather than advancing.
DS2 begins the idea that there have been untold iterations of the cycle since the time of DS1, it’s not unreasonable to think that some of these civilizations made significant forward progress before being demolished by time.
The Souls series carries a theme of being stuck in a cycle, unable to move forward. It's entirely possible that every time the fire is linked, a new kingdom rises and has to reinvent most technology. Certain ruins and artifacts remain from previous cycles, but no one is left who understands how they were made or how they work.
I'm still working on DS2, and haven't played DS3 yet, but from what I understand, there's some speculation that the fire never should have been linked in the first place, that the Age of Dark was always meant to come, and obstructing the Age of Dark lead to severe negative consequences as the Age of Fire became unnaturally long.
@@Greywander87 and yet the painted worlds seem to be the peak of their technological advances
Until the end of the age of fire. It could happen past then, possibly even in the "Age of the Deep Sea," mentioned by Aldritch, which actually makes a surprising amount of sense, due to the connection of Aldritch's name, and the fact that it fits in on the timeline in a way, similar to how Demon's Souls fits in on the timeline in a way, plus Demon's Souls and Bloodborne fit in with each other.
All that aside, can we talk about how crisp and intoxicating Chester's voice is?
William Houston, the voice of Chester, also voiced Djura, King Vendrick, and Oceiros, so From seems to like him too. Hopefully he'll have been given a spot in Elden Ring.
@@ZullietheWitch Imagine if chester came back in Elden Ring, that would be the most surprising thing to ever discover if he was in the game.
@@ZullietheWitch Even in older games like Echo Night, Houston makes an appearance. I was playing the game not long ago, and I kept saying "I know that voice!" until it hit me that the mysterious magician was the voice of Marvelous Chester.
@@ZullietheWitch His delivery on Vendrick's lines is flawless. I hate Dark Souls II with a passion, but every time I hear "Seeker of Fire..." I get chills.
@@ShinDSER ''Conqueror of Dark'' hitting different as well with his voice, so good.
I realy wish there'd been an armour set with his mask incorporated, in Bloodborne. Very cool character design.
Theres a VERY lookalike garb near amygdala just like of chester. Can be possible that chester was grabbed by amygdala and transported in dark souls just like us with the frontier and hunter’s nightmare
@@caelum2185 So awesome. I imagined Chester being transported by the Amygdala. So does that mean that Oolacile in the past is some kind of Dream/Nightmare?
Does he drops the set?
@@MarioLopez-pu1ve He's not actually in Bloodborne.
@@MarioLopez-pu1ve yes, you have to kill the merchant version of him tho
"Hm…Oh, let me guess… Snatched by a shadowy limb, and dragged off to the past? Yes, of course. Exactly what happened to me. We are both strangers in this strange land. But, at least now there are two of us."
Don‘t Starve crossover confirmed? He reminds me of Maxwell…
Haven't thought about this until now, but, while the most sensible assumption to make is that he was also grabbed by Manus, what he describes (and thus what happened to the player) is oddly similar to how Amygdalas spirit away their own prey to other realms. Edit: Even describing Manus' design visually sounds strangely similar to them, massive, elongated limbs, a dark, gnarled almost leathery look to their skin, and at least 1 set of eyes too many. Makes ya think.
Kind of a shame we don't see him more often, forever displaced. Sort of a Patches character except admitting he's still the same person just trying to get back to where he's from.. and possibly trying to remember where he's from after long enough with whatever curse he's been afflicted with.
I can easily see him going "Me? Oh no, I'm no undead... well... not like you are anyway... heh heh heh..." because of course every FromSoft NPC needs a dry laugh after any cryptic sentence.
Is sirris undead?
@@eliezra83771 Sirris is undead.
I really like this idea.
Have a like
Hunters are undead in a way. Unable to die, empowered by a curse. Except for Hunters they are infused with eldrich blood which threatens to corrupt them. DS undead are consumed by theirs.
Woulda been crazy if he pulled out a cannon to infinite spam.
_Aye, the old Hunter of Hunters himself._
Crazy how you could even mix their dialogues together and it wouldn't feel out of place, despite the VA's different delivery on each of these two characters. (can't say the same about Vendrick, his dispirited voice wouldn't really match either Chester or Djura)
Or the saw cleaver
Don't forget infinite Bone Ash to slap onto said infinite ammo cannon.
*PARRY THIS CASUAL*
gatling gun and cannon power stance.
What I like the most about how Chester "connects" with Bloodborne is that he mentions being "snatched by a shadowy limb and dragged off to the past", and in the place where the player finds the top hat in BB there is a Amygdala trying to snatch the player with its shadowy limb.
So subtle. So perfect.
Wait that's right. Next to the well in the courtyard right?
I mean, he's clearly referencing Manus when he says that. Calling that a connection is iffy imo.
How did this never click with me?
@@Evan_Schaefering This doesn't necessarily imply a concrete connection between the two separate universes, but it can be interpreted as a nod to Chester's dialogue. Perhaps one could even call it an Easter Egg, despite the scarcity of _true_ Easter Eggs in From's games. A bit like the dead Assassin Easter Egg in The Witcher 2; separate universes, but a nod nonetheless.
@@astronautical1060
Or dead Gordon Freeman in STALKER
To me Oolacile/Darkroot Garden resembles Alice in Wonderland (Dusk being Alice, Kalameet being Jabberwocky, tree people, statue soldiers, Alvina looking like a Cheshire, anthropomorphic mushrooms, and other odd creatures) I would say that Chester is also From's take on The Mad Hatter.
You know what, I never thought of it that way and I like that take.
I enjoy this, point taken.
A couple interesting tidbits about his weapon, not only is the black Zweihander an environmental piece in Sif’s boss arena, but, it is also wielded by Shiva in his concept art.
Maaaaan....imagine if Chester was an actual NPC in bloodborne with a story quest where he ends up warping to a different dimension for a mysterious reason.
It would have been best crossover ever
Remember when valve and bethesda did a crossover where space core crashes into skyrim and we can turn that space core into a helmet
People love crossovers like that
@@rahulverma8774 what?? I never heard of it
@@espelhogamer Yeah it was a little mini DLC they did back near launch, not sure how to get it these days
@@chompythebeast I think it is still available as a mod in nexus mods
Its not worth it though because there are better mods
@@rahulverma8774 You uh. You are not limited in the mods you can download ya know? You can get multiple.
He truly is the most marvelous character ever.
Looks like someone who would fit perfectly into Bloodborne
I would have like to see him in a unique area of the Dreg Heap in DS3 only for his story to end with a portal to the past like some kind of reverse Samurai Jack.
If only he was MAJESTIC Chester
He probably has the most majestic face under that marvelous mask of his
There’s a theory on that, someone said the dark hand that grabbed him was amygdala, not Manus. He also wears a top hat similar to the one found on the body in cathedral ward where you get grabbed for the dlc
Ohhh marvelous! A hunter is a hunter, even in Lordran.
Chester not being in the dreg heap is such a missed opportunity
That would have been such a fitting callback. 8D
Or at the start of the lower bridge in the ringed city, near the city streets bonfire.
I think DS3 has too much fanservice, so no.
@@kayqueelson1761 all the “fanservice” serves a narrative purpose. They’re not just out-of-place references for the sake of it, and they actually make a lot of thematic sense, so I don’t see the problem
The 'thematic sense' is shoehorned in, in my opinion. The game could have easily been more unique, instead of re-using many of the themes and locations from DS1.
Another oddly interesting thing about Chester is that in April 2012 FROMSOFTWARE showed an early build of the DLC behind closed doors, they showed Oolacile gameplay with two characters, one had full Artorias gear, the other one was a full Chester cosplay, armor set, crossbow and...Four pronged Plow.
Not too look to much into it, I just find it funny, you can still find the character datas in the DS1 Debug Menu.
It really has nothing to do with Chester's design, it's more of a funny fact.
Four pronged plow also matches Bloodborne. Coincidence? I THINK NOT!!!!
@@jarrarwinks8470 A Yharnamite on the night of the hunt?
Much simpler to think that they were showing off new dlc equipment and the plow is dlc stuff, also not very easy to do a gameplay presentation with no melee options, especially in dark souls 1.
@@RehvsBasement Yeah, I know, I was joking. I thought it was cool that they did that honestly, since it showed off some new stuff.
four-pronged plow...caleb's pitchfork...
blood...borne?
you didnt mention a very important thing, the sniper's crossbow specifically mentions its from carim. its unlikely chester just found it, and he seems extremely well trained with it. he also fits the creepy vibe of carim. i think he's from carim in a distant future, most likely during the age of dark. this is why he's also so nonchalant about trying to steal your humanity, it just becomes a normality in his era.
Hot take: Yharnam is a distant future version of Carim
Yes, that's a great observation. That seemed like an obvious detail but it seems to go over everyone's heads when they start speculating.
@@victorsimmons6769 Considering DS3 and DS1 have us believe that Carim is probably the most technologically advanced country/nation in the world of Dark Souls, and Yharnam is consistently viewed as the most technologically advanced city in the world of Bloodborne/Demon Souls, you might not be that far off.
I like to think Marvelous Chester comes from Yharnam before the proper invention of Hunter weaponry. A more renaissance-style, less London.
@@victorsimmons6769 nothing supports that
@@gamernation1400Yeah, but it's cool to think about
Chester has always enthralled me as a character, from his mysterious past to his mysterious future. I've always wanted a solid explanation from Miyazaki or someone from the design team. Doubt it will ever happen, but the prospect of never knowing the true story of his origin will always infuriate me. Thanks for the extra info though Zullie, have not clicked on a Souls video so fast in a while.
I imagine they just added a rando dude from a different time period to fit with the funky time displacement shenanigans of the dlc
@@SkittlesInYourHand Whats confusing though is based on dark souls 3 it seems like we have a decent understanding of how the world ends up, and there isnt really a place he could have come from in all that time. How did this victorian-esque land come to be? is he from after the age of dark, or did that realm somehow just slip in between the games without any mention?
@@lenkagamine4145 i mean the implication in ds3 is that by the time of the events of the game, a borderline countless number of 'worlds' have risen and fallen. It's not at all hard to imagine that at some point in between ds1 and ds3, in some far forgotten past, the culture of the ds world developed to a point which reflected Chester's aesthetic. Then inevitably the flame linking cycle had to be repeated and that civilization was lost to ancient history, like countless others.
@@HeavyMetalMonk888 Maybe, but none really demonstrate much in terms of technological progression, everything we see largely sticks to the 'medieval' aesthetic. Theres a reason that Chester stands out so much more than relics of other lands, after all. He doesn't look like he fits in with all the other kingdoms that rise and fall in the dark souls world.
The way he speaks is also completely different from any other NPC. I wonder if this distinct speech pattern is replicated in other languages?
I wish BB had a set similar to his that had a description say "This garb was worn by a truly marvellous individual"
That melee variant looks like it may have been Chester's hollow state at one point. Like he was driven mad and decided to just outright kill you irl
I definitely agree that the original design of Chester calls back a lot more towards Demons Souls. It makes me curious as to what specific decisions were made at From to switch to his "Bloodborne"esque design.
Originally in early development bloodeborne was supposed to be connected to demon souls, or be a direct sequel, as one of the voice lines that were cut from the game says "umbasa" also with bloodeborne continuing demon souls locecrafts influence
@@timelessdust3001 Yeah I do remember hearing about that, I believe it was Father Gascoigne who had that line. Well, in my own headcanon at least, I consider the 2 games as sharing a universe, with the Old One being the original Great One on the Earth.
I like to think that they use a design philosophy in which there will be one standout character who is (to the player character) just some other person inhabiting their world. Thinking of the full clad knight in Sekiro and the hunter with the eastern referenced garb in bloodborne. Each lending to a future title in Elden Ring and Sekiro respectively.
Wow, that is actually a really interesting theory. Dark souls 1 has Chester, Bloodborne has Yamamura, and Sekiro has the armoured knight. Only exceptions to this rule is Dark souls 2 and 3, but seeing as their continuations of the dark souls games it could be said these standout NPC's are more so references towards future IP's, not just future titles
If that is the case I wonder who'll be that standout NPC in Elden Ring.
@@RenegadeShepard69 Given the absolute mountain of cash that Elden Ring has made, I can't imagine that they're going to pursue anything other than a direct sequel to it anytime soon. If they do toss in a cute reference to an in-dev project then they'd probably do it in a DLC.
@@Aurongel True. And maybe they'll only add that little nod to a future series way ahead into the Elden Ring sequel(s).
@@RenegadeShepard69 almost seems like it's not an npc, but one of the pc options that's the standout- Samurai from the Land of Reeds.
>Has a mask
>The unused version wields a zweihander
Is... he Giantdad's son?
We are all Giantdad's sons :D
@Lukáš Znojemský Yes you are brother :D
hes the WALL
An interesting implication, at the time of the first game at least, was that no matter if the Chosen Undead chose to link the flame or not, the world would still go on. Chester is from a future where people still exist, and culture went on.
Its because the fire will extinguish no matter what. In fact, in ds3 we never truly sacrificed ourselves to the fire. We were marely ashes and its impossible to be fuel for it.
This means that if bloodborne is the same universe but in the future, it means the fire already has extinguished
@@bigenemy000 I'd say it's either the DS1 dark ending, or the painted world of blood.
Alternatively, Chester could be wrong, seeing the swords and sorcery as being the past when we might actually be after Yharnam. It seems incredibly likely that the first flame is the core of the great old one, and that the lord souls are what the player dropped off in DeS. Bloodborne was supposed to be a sequel to DeS at one point, so maybe the hunter helps to consolidate more souls in the form of blood echoes, and is eventually able to deposit them alongside the demon souls. Maybe other games will allow us to gather light and death in some way to create four powerful souls...
And thus, Chester was in fact, pulled to the future...
@@bigenemy000 We are the vessel for the Lord Souls so we can _become_ fuel.
Amazing chester ahead
I like the revision to his design. It makes him feel like the rest of the Dark Souls NPCs in that he's a character out of time, but like he's had to live in his new setting a bit.
Chester is from Demon's Souls with Bloodborne clothes and lost in Dark Souls, he only needs a katana now
And a tarnished ring
And a horse
And my axe
@@noatrope ❤️😂
@@noatrope and my bow
Chester is probably the only NPC I’ve deliberately murdered for their armor set.
…DUDE HIS SET HAS A TOP HAT, TRENCH COAT AND MANIACALLY GRINNING MASK, WHAT WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO??
I am right there with ya on that.
The first time I interacted with him I knew what I had to do, and I would always wear Chester's garb forever more.
I killed Gough for his armor set. By throwing poo at him until he died. That I bought from him.
Same bro, i use his chest piece with giants helm and leggings!
I find it interesting that his finalized redesign shares many details with his original design, except that the colors are more muted and some of the decorations on his clothing and hat are missing, leaving an impression where you can tell they were supposed to go. It's almost like they're worn out from age. I do think that the other details of his redesign might have connections to Bloodborne, especially since Bloodborne itself seems to have been based on the earlier aristocratic/Victorianesque NPCs that went unused in Demon's Souls. To me it looks like From's development process is just as intricately interwoven as the settings of their games.
Chester doesn't really match any other style, and I'm sure that's on purpose. They went to great pains to make him seem as out of place as possible without making it obvious where he's actually meant to be from.
Which becomes rather annoying in DS2 and DS3 when this is never revisted ever again.
Like what, are we supposed to believe that somehow I between DS1 and DS2, or DS2 and DS3, à Victorian styled civilization sprung out of nowhere then disappeared without leaving any traces at all ?
Like seriously, why not at least alter civilian clothing in that direction ? Heck, I'd say even Beatrice had an outfit that looked a bit like his, which I never see anyone reference weirdly enough, so why not have more people like them ?
@@nathanjora7627 to be real with you ive always thought the dark souls games had the most frustrating lore in any series ive ever played. to the point where its annoying. the mental hula hoops you need to go through to make sense of favorite storylines is enticing at first but not after years of doing it. tons of unsatisfactory conclusions to my favorite storylines
@@nathanjora7627 it’s because he’s from bloodborne.
@@thebigenchilada678 No he isn't, but nice try.
@@tyhjyys Well most storylines are fine, at least most of those I can think of, and I can think of quite a few XD, but every now and then there is a chestnut like Chester, old dragonslayer, nameless king's appearance, etc, and those are I'd agree extremely frustrating.
What about his moveset? It's one of the most unique movesets in DS1, almost feeling unrealistic/fighting game-y than the grimly practical (or at best believably fantastical) movesets of most of the DS1 weapons (excluding boss weapons and dragon weapons and the like, most weapons do not have fancy animations but still are quite effective in combat).
I’d like to add that most weapon animations in dark souls do have exaggerated, innefficient movements (too much wind-up, too much follow-through, too slow etc.). But I think your point does still stand - DS movesets mostly just reflect how someone with little training would use said weapons (with exception to many boss weapons just being crazy)
For me he was THE NPC of DLC. He is soooooo cool looking and out of place that he was a breath of fresh air in DLC. And that VO was on point.
He is my second favorite NPC after our lovely sunny boy (sorry Fair Lady).
Wow! Now THIS was eye-opening. I too used to share the simple mindset that Chester was a simple easter egg for the upcoming Bloodborne. But your video enlightens me to a much more complex reality that I would've completely ignored!
Thank you so much for this kind of content, Zullie!
I imagine it must be tough as nails digging out all these secrets and then creating this fun but complex presentation for us viewers.
All I can say is thank you for your hard work and the amazing and even educational content that you share with us!
I was just looking at Fashion Souls content for Bloodborne when the notification dropped, what a marvelous coincidence.
Despite being so minor in the game, Chester was my favorite ds1 npc just because of how different he was. His clothes, personality, fighting style, animations, it was so out of place in ds1 that it was just fascinating to see.
one of the best character desings from fromsoft. such an odd and enigmatic presence to be on dark souls.
so basically the Batman Who Laughs but without his violent and sadistic tendencies......to some degree
Considering a very, very early version of yharnam exists in the game, he's pretty much 100% a concept for bloodborne
explain
Yeah you got a lot to prove with this statement.
@@EnfieldsMikeP The original Dark Souls had several test maps that are referenced in the debug menu, but don't exist in the files. When QLOC did the Remaster, they failed to remove these maps, and we got to explore them for the first time. It became obviously fairly quickly that one of them is a rough draft of Bloodborne's Upper Cathedral Ward map. It's all just blocky shapes and rainbow textures, no actual Bloodborne assets are present, but you can tell what it is just from how everything is laid out.
@@ZullietheWitch Are you planning to do a video on them?
@@melonaut5778 a video would be nice
Chester is from the alternate timeline where Demon's Souls became a commercial success and spanned it's own sequels
I really hope we see this type of foreshadowing again in future From titles.
A great and mysterious way to hint at things to come.
Also, heh.
i think the interesting part of chester is that there's no way to pin where in the timeline he comes from, we've seen the start and end of all of dark souls' world, from age of ancients to age of ash (presumably resulting in another age of ancients as the fallen hollows grow into new archtrees) and there isn't a single documented society in any of that timeline that he would seem in place at. The closest I can think would maybe be Olaphis, since his appearance wouldn't be totally out of place alongside Straid
But the thing is, we haven't seen all of the Dark Souls timeline. We know that several eons must've happened betwen Dark Souls II and DS1, for example we set a guy free who was imprisoned so long ago that the kingdom which sentenced him no longer exists. Who knows what might've happened between the three games which we don't know about.
While trying to defeat kalameet, on my run to his arena I ended up memorising all his dialogue to the point we’re the phrase “Ssoooo loonng 😉😈” has became the first thing I think of when I think about the dlc
Chester's voice acting is crazy good. His "so long𝅘𝅥𝅮" is absolutely etched into my brain forever. Such a stand out character for such a minor role.
Almost like "Fire for Ariandel... Fire for Ariandel"
Not only did you give us the amazing chalice dungeons in Bloodborne but you continue to find new things in these old games that are just simply amazing.Thank you for your hard work and love and dedication to the souls series, FROMSOFT needs to hire you already
He must've been from the future, his prices are amazingly high
It's incredibly poetic that Chester is suitably displaced in time in both his visuals, and in his design inspirations/sources. You can tell Victorian-era stylization was on Miyazaki's mind, it's not a wonder he would spearhead Bloodborne just years later.
Bloodborne is definitely my favorite game of all time, likely to be eclipsed by Elden Ring when it launches, but ultimately, FROM has a distinct style that comes from the evolution of its titles. Bloodborne likely would not have existed had the others before it not come to fruition. Every game is important in their canon, and while I heavily dislike Demon's Souls, I still respect it as a title of great influence and genesis to the series.
I haven't played Demons Souls, what's not to like?
Personally hollow knight is my favorite game followed by the soulsborne series. Blood borne is definitely the best of those games but I prefer ds1 just because it was my first game but totally expect elden ring to surpass it
@@kevinbeck8836 It's clearly the first game of it's type. The Souls gameplay is there but the Souls approach to level design isn't. It feels like a Dark Souls clone in that regard. It's a fine game but it doesn't have that magic "something", and Dark Souls does.
@@kevinbeck8836 It's all personal preference. The game has plenty of merits to stand on, and I do not think less of it. I love its lore, I love its artistic direction and design, I just simply don't enjoy playing it as much as I do Bloodborne or Dark Souls III.
An interesting and enigmatic character for sure
With how much he sticks out, I think it's more to sell the scope of Manus' grasp. Able to reach so far into space and time that he's pulled something entirely different, someone who looks and behaves so differently. The added reference to Bloodborne was probably a happy coincidence on From's part, one that they wholeheartedly took advantage of.
Considering it seems like there was a good deal planned for the DLC that never made the cut, (Artorias' dialogue giving a good indication to it) I wonder if Chester had more of a role than just being an exposition dump for the DLC's story. All in all, it seems like a lot of effort went into him just for him to lore-kake all over you and be a one-time invader, even if his outfit is cool.
This is such a high quality channel forreal, you put so much thought, research, effort into each one of your videos, and on top of all the details you share in the video, you also always comment a lengthy excerpt that furthers the topic or discussion
"Ooh majestic, a hunter is a hunter, even when he's in Dark Souls".
The mini art book that came with the pre-order of Dark Souls included artwork of both Chester and the Sanctuary guardian, but I can't remember how closely his final design matched the concept art. By the time I played the DLC I had forgotten about him, so it was a surprise to see characters I had seen before my first time in Oolacile
That prototype chester wouldnt be out of place as a set for bloodborne. Shame they didnt even tried to make a similar one.
I mean it's pretty similar to the hunter set with tophat. Buckled chest straps, long overcoat, etc
@@djbeema yeah but it would have still been a cool assassin/spy
I've always thought Chester looks like Voldo from Soul Caliber. Must be cousins. Just needs that epic cod piece.
That final line, about him being more from past and future games, rather than the one he's in is super dope.
Much love and happy holidays ❤️
your bg music choice is phenomenal, i keep finding new samples to toy around with. thanks for that!
I always get home around 11 at night and enjoy your videos, they're all genuinely awesome, thannks for sharing.
Marvelous Chester is just Chester Bloodborne famous protagonist of the Bloodborne game.
You always manage to find the most fitting music for your videos. Well done honestly.
i love your videos. so concise and yet so precise. always so insightful :)
Again, I still feel like the whole AotA DLC was one big homage to Alice in Wonderland, lol. And here we have our Mad Hatter, whether that was his original intention or not!
That Swoosh around them at 2:00 was great!
Very interesting. The work on this video is so thurough and comprehensive!
Yo Zulie, your videos have been gaining a lot of genuine cinematography. No sure how you pull it all off but damn it's looking good. Informative videos, fun lore, *and* style? Damn
He was a mystery for sure, and still is.
But he can never be as mysterious as the useless pendent.
The fact he's based off cut content from Demon's Souls and not Bloodborne itself, just shows just how far back in time the concept of BB was looming over Miyazaki's head.
Was always expecting him to show up again at some point
The music does a lot for each video you make I love it
Having recently finished Demon's Souls on the PS5, I really wanna see a video on Demon's Souls. It can be about anything, I enjoy all of your content.
Not only Chester Is one of the most charismatic characters. His implications for just being there reinforce the true nature of Lordran's timestream itself are amazing.
King's Field music fits the vibe of your videos so well
A character that truly deserves to be revisited. I really hope he will pop up again in future games
I also think towards the dlc they decided to use him as a sort of early easter egg regardless of original purpose
The fact that he deals bleed damage, and uses quick steps are pretty neat hints
u been killing it with the uploads lately Zullie
It's hard not to see Chester as a foreshadowing of Bloodborne and in the same way Old Hunter Yamamura as a foreshadowing of Sekiro, even if that's not actually what they are meant to be. It's convenient which makes it tempting to believe.
Man you have great vids, but this one hit me in the end.
MAN IT'D BE AWESOME IF WE COULD HAVE HIS ROSES HE THROWS!!
I remember Otogi : Myth of Demons as another From game that still had a lot of the same aesthetic notes as many other games. From the Moonlight Sword, to the corruption of immortality, and using some really great voice actors.
This dude had the best set in game imo I loved that coat and hat
Woooow, King’s Field music! This piece is fantastic!
My first thought when I saw the thumbnail: Have you taken your joy today?
I don't know if it's intentional but Chester and Old Hunter Yamamura fit a theme of DLC foreshadowing new IPs. MC was grabbed by a giant hand and pulled through a portal (fits in Dark Souls and Bloodborne). Yamamura chased a red eyed beast from an Eastern land into Yharnam, which could also fit in Sekiro or Bloodborne.
Was there a Sekiro character representing Elden Ring?
@@noatrope we don't know yet, maybe
@@noatrope we'll have to wait for the full game, I reckon. I doubt it, though, since the other two are dlc characters and Sekiro didn't have DLC. I've seen people suggest maybe the knight on the temple bridge, but I think if there is anyone the rat assassins are more likely.
Awesome, he was my favorite looking character in DS1, and I also learned a new word (rictus), this channel is awesome.
This guy always intrigued me so much, From Software did a really good job on his design; because he really looks like someone from another world
Chester has yet again blown my mind. Thank you Zullie 😊
Chester was always an imposter
inb4 any jackanapes or frivolity
I think it makes more sense that From teases their future games as Souls npcs, as the samurai boss in DS2 would fit with Sekiro
Wait, he throws roses?! Then he's not a Bloodborne foreshadow. He's a Tuxedo Mask reference.
This music is mesmerizing, i love it!
"a man stolen from time" feels like something that david bowie would write
I'm sure it wasn't the intention at the time Dark Souls 1 and its DLC was made, but I always thought Lucatiel's mask in Dark Souls 2 was an attempt to give Chester some context and hint at the time and place he might have come from. Either way I like the idea of Chester being pulled through time just like the Chosen Undead, but from even further in the future, more than him being from an entirely different game and world.
All i know is he sells the green stuff.🚬
I have played Dark Souls from quite a lot of time and i honestly never noticed that Chester had an hat tip animation...
I have never been so surprised by an npc's moveset when I went to "collect" his armor, killed me and then was the scariest part of the woods with those gattling crossbows
He throws those roses like Tuxedo Mask
I've been waiting for this one
that black zweihander model looks clean af
My headcannon will always be that he's some hunter from Bloodborne. Also explains the parallel universe stuff.
I find it almost hard to imagine the Dark Souls world advancing beyond their thousand years of being in the medieval age
I learn more in a 2 minute Zullie video than 7 hours of training at work
_Everyone loves Marvelous Chester_
_'cause the tricks that he does are ever so clever~_