A comprehensive and cinematic breakdown of the lore and story of Bloodborne. In this video essay, I will thoroughly examine the game’s narrative and attempt to answer some of Bloodborne’s many mysteries while constructing a cohesive timeline of events based on all the information available.
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Sovereignofdusk
Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
2:50 The Ptheumerians and the Great Ones
6:17 Byrgenwerth
15:16 The Fishing Hamlet Massacre
18:51 The Split of Byrgenwerth
20:35 The Healing Church
24:06 The Beast Scourge
26:28 The Hunters
27:50 Lady Maria
30:57 The Fall of Old Yharnam
33:28 The Moon Presence
36:04 Djura, The Ashen Hunter
38:23 Laurence, The First Vicar
39:46 The Choir
42:19 The School of Mensis
47:20 Ludwig, The Holy Blade
54:27 Rom, The Vacuous Spider
57:04 The Good Hunter
1:01:37 The Paleblood Hunt
1:11:55 The Ritual Secret Unveiled
1:18:19 Mergo, Source of the Nightmare
1:23:10 Gehrman, The First Hunter
1:28:43 The Long Hunt Ends
References:
Bloodborne’s True Story by Last Protagonist:
Last Proagonist’s Retranslation Project:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NKkhAVz338xavCMiHplN–qxQG63K5kpBFDsbNUlg5g/edit?gid=0#gid=0
Drained of Blood – An Interview with Hidetaka Miyazaki:
https://www.bloodborne-wiki.com/2017/01/interviews.html
The Paleblood Hunt by Redgrave:
Mergo’s Third Umbilical Cord Retranslation:
Bloodborne Concept Art:
https://www.bloodborne-wiki.com/2017/01/bloodborne-official-artworks.html
Bloodborne Illustrated Lore:
Art:
@shimhaq (twitter)
@IvyJinna (twitter)
@Draw_Souls (twitter)
@raquelcornejo_ (twitter)
@ stu_dts (pixiv)
@tatsuya_9979 (twitter)
@adrian4rt (art station)
Music:
Bloodborne OST
Kevin MacLeod (Royalty Free):
Despair and Triumph
Intrepid
Morgana Rides
Echoes of Time
Metaphysik
Anguish
Final Count
Lasting Hope
BTS Prolog
http://incompetech.com/
18 Comments
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