{"id":1103867,"date":"2025-03-16T16:01:52","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T16:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/games\/1103867\/"},"modified":"2025-03-16T16:01:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T16:01:52","slug":"the-dark-lore-of-bloodborne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/games\/1103867\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dark Lore of Bloodborne"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title = \"The Dark Lore of Bloodborne\"   width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UJjrf0qp83s\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\nA comprehensive and cinematic breakdown of the lore and story of Bloodborne. In this video essay, I will thoroughly examine the game&#8217;s narrative and attempt to answer some of Bloodborne&#8217;s many mysteries while constructing a cohesive timeline of events based on all the information available.<\/p>\n<p>Patreon: https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/Sovereignofdusk <\/p>\n<p>Timestamps:<br \/>\n0:00 Introduction<br \/>\n2:50 The Ptheumerians and the Great Ones<br \/>\n6:17 Byrgenwerth<br \/>\n15:16 The Fishing Hamlet Massacre<br \/>\n18:51 The Split of Byrgenwerth<br \/>\n20:35 The Healing Church<br \/>\n24:06 The Beast Scourge<br \/>\n26:28 The Hunters<br \/>\n27:50 Lady Maria<br \/>\n30:57 The Fall of Old Yharnam<br \/>\n33:28 The Moon Presence<br \/>\n36:04 Djura, The Ashen Hunter<br \/>\n38:23 Laurence, The First Vicar<br \/>\n39:46 The Choir<br \/>\n42:19 The School of Mensis<br \/>\n47:20 Ludwig, The Holy Blade<br \/>\n54:27 Rom, The Vacuous Spider<br \/>\n57:04 The Good Hunter<br \/>\n1:01:37 The Paleblood Hunt<br \/>\n1:11:55 The Ritual Secret Unveiled<br \/>\n1:18:19 Mergo, Source of the Nightmare<br \/>\n1:23:10 Gehrman, The First Hunter<br \/>\n1:28:43 The Long Hunt Ends<\/p>\n<p>References:<br \/>\nBloodborne\u2019s True Story by Last Protagonist:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lost in Translation\u2014Bloodborne\u2019s True Story Explained\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fZQP3rjBA7o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nLast Proagonist\u2019s Retranslation Project:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1NKkhAVz338xavCMiHplN&#8211;qxQG63K5kpBFDsbNUlg5g\/edit?gid=0#gid=0<br \/>\nDrained of Blood &#8211; An Interview with Hidetaka Miyazaki:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.bloodborne-wiki.com\/2017\/01\/interviews.html<br \/>\nThe Paleblood Hunt by Redgrave:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:316px\" ><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/bloodborne\/comments\/3vaq4r\/the_paleblood_hunt_finalized_and_revised_with\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Paleblood Hunt &#8211; Finalized and revised with both new and old theories. 108 pages on Bloodborne&#39;s Lore, Characters, History, and World.<\/a><br \/> by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/dmcredgrave\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">u\/dmcredgrave<\/a> in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/bloodborne\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">bloodborne<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.reddit.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nMergo\u2019s Third Umbilical Cord Retranslation:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:316px\" ><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/bloodborne\/comments\/8q8amh\/differing_japanese_translation_of_one_third_of\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Differing Japanese Translation of &#34;One Third of Umbilical Cord: Mergo&#39;s Wet Nurse&#34; &#8211; 3\u672c\u76ee\u306e\u3078\u305d\u306e\u7dd2 (\u30e1\u30eb\u30b4\u30fc\u306e\u4e73\u6bcd)<\/a><br \/> by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/LunarNimbus\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">u\/LunarNimbus<\/a> in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/bloodborne\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">bloodborne<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.reddit.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nBloodborne Concept Art:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.bloodborne-wiki.com\/2017\/01\/bloodborne-official-artworks.html<br \/>\nBloodborne Illustrated Lore:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Illustrated Lore Bloodborne\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLd38ok_HmAEG8a36zo4GYdQIGvcYsLyfP\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Art:<br \/>\n@shimhaq (twitter)<br \/>\n@IvyJinna (twitter)<br \/>\n@Draw_Souls (twitter)<br \/>\n@raquelcornejo_ (twitter)<br \/>\n@ stu_dts (pixiv)<br \/>\n@tatsuya_9979 (twitter)<br \/>\n@adrian4rt (art station)<\/p>\n<p>Music:<br \/>\nBloodborne OST<br \/>\nKevin MacLeod (Royalty Free):<br \/>\nDespair and Triumph<br \/>\nIntrepid<br \/>\nMorgana Rides<br \/>\nEchoes of Time<br \/>\nMetaphysik<br \/>\nAnguish<br \/>\nFinal Count<br \/>\nLasting Hope<br \/>\nBTS Prolog<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/incompetech.com\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A comprehensive and cinematic breakdown of the lore and story of Bloodborne. 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