Dark Souls, developed by FromSoftware, has quickly ascended the ranks as one of the more beloved franchises in gaming and a big part of that is the lore. The game’s narrative is told through environmental story-telling and item descriptions which make it cryptic, but in such a way that leads to players wanting to know more.
The four original lords are explained to the player early on, with Gravelord Nito making his presence felt. People are familiar with the concept of famine and disease and Nito happens to be the living embodiment of that concept in the world of Dark Souls. Here are some other things you might not know about him.
10 He Has No Offspring Or Split Soul
Among all of the lords, Gravelord Nito is a unique case. Not only is he the living embodiment of a concept, but he’s also avoided the pitfalls of other lords. He’s never split his soul or created any offspring, so he never had to deal with the passing of a legacy or dividing his power among the many.
The offspring thing makes sense since it’s unclear how a skeleton would accomplish that, and avoiding the inevitability of splitting his soul simply comes down to him entering a never-ending slumber in the time following his defeat of the dragons alongside Lord Gwyn.
9 His Sarcophagus Also Has A Smaller Coffin Next To It
After defeating Gravelord Nito and obtaining his lord soul, players can investigate the arena in which they fight him. Like many other parts of the series, there’s a lot alluded to in the environment and assumptions can be made based on learned knowledge.
Next to Nito’s giant sarcophagus is a smaller coffin. It’s unclear what the purpose of this coffin is and who might have used it. It being so close to Nito likely means that this individual may have been important and served a purpose in Nito’s existence in some way or another.
8 He Has Links To Milfanito & Fenito
Dark Souls as a series is good at connecting the dots between the games and included callbacks and references to characters. The creator of the Milfanito and Fenito in Dark Souls II is referred to as the “Great Dead One”.
Not only does that title insinuate Nito was the creator, but each of those names ends with his name. Each was created with the idea of comforting those next to death and darkness as well as making sure that the deceased housed within the Undead Crypt remain undisturbed.
7 He Has Gravelord Servants
Humans and other living things with true sentience and a sense of self will always question their existence. Churches and religious temples hone in on this to bring people in and give them an explanation for life and their very own existence.
This is why the idea of travelers searching for Gravelord Nito in the Catacombs isn’t surprising. These people end up becoming Gravelord Servants and this transition most often occurs in the moments following them paying respects to the original lord of death and disease.
6 Occultists Tried To Take His Power
The Gravelord Servants and occultists weren’t the same thing, as the former worshipped Gravelord Nito’s very existence, whereas the latter were simply looking to steal his Rite of Kindling power and use it for their own gain.
Thankfully for everyone involved, these occultists failed in their mission, dying in the tombs Nito called home. A fitting end to a group who never deserved the right to use a power they didn’t understand, and those who try and take from the embodiment of death should end up welcoming the very concept into their existence.
5 Nito Had An Enemy In Pinwheel
A being that represents both death and disease doesn’t seem like the type of entity that invites challenge or rivalry. This means one would assume Gravelord Nito had no natural enemies, but he did and that entity’s name was Pinwheel.
This entity stole Nito’s Rite of Kindling and is the very same Pinwheel that player’s defeat in the Tomb of the Giants. It takes a good amount of greed and/or confidence to try and steal something from the living embodiment of death but all Pinwheel could focus on was the strength it desired and wasn’t going to hesitate on an opportunity.
4 He Descended Into The Catacombs
After defeating the dragons alongside Lord Gwyn, Gravelord Nito felt it was best to descend into the darkness of the Catacombs. This is where he slumbered, in the Tomb of the Giants.
In this slumber, he was still able to look over death in every life form and most of his energy was spent on the very concept of death. As previously mentioned, those who stumbled upon his place of rest likely became Gravelord Servants shortly after paying their respects to one of the original lords and the overseer of death incarnate.
3 He Left A Permanent Effect On The World
Since Gravelord Nito was the living embodiment of a concept directly connected to the idea of existence, his effect on the world not only permeated long after his death but attached him to the very concepts known as death and disease.
All of the energy he would acquire would go directly into a focus on death and making sure the world around him was shaped by his effect on it. A world full of despair and distrust would need death more than anything as a core concept that permeates long after the light fades.
2 He Had A Rite Of Kindling
Since Gravelord Nito was an original lord it is also believed that he had the Rite of Kindling. He owned the ability to strengthen bonfires and in turn, strengthen the link to the flame.
This is the very power that an entity known as Pinwheel stole from Nito. It was the Rite of Kindling that Nito’s occultists wanted to obtain to eliminate the gods and any other lords that stood in their way. Remarkable considering the power was most often reserved for ancient clerics. It’s still unclear how and when Pinwheel stole the Rite of Kindling from Nito.
1 He Is An Undead Fighter
When the player comes across Gravelord Nito in their quest to obtain his lord soul he’s found slumbering in a sarcophagus, presumably dead. It may seem as though he’s awakening from being asleep, but he’s just an entity that’s risen from the dead.
His soul persists after death and this is largely due to it being the living manifestation of the concept of death and disease. Something died to the very existence of every living thing would connect itself to the world long after the living host of it meets their end.
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