#darksouls gwyndolin

[rococospade]

Dark Sun Gwyndolin, the last god of Anor Londo

[elvenwolves]

[knightscanfeeltoo]

There's a Reason I Enjoy Old, Outdate Gwyndolin Lore Videos than New Ones after Dark Souls 3 came out...

(and i feel ashamed that i used to play and love dark souls 3 too...)

[faeriethistle]

gwyndolin my beloved 🌟

[pumeyamann]

[mak-the-mak]

🌑Gwyndolin fanart from last year🌑

[katanadragonking]

[fiddlesqueak-fables]

Starting an ambitious cosplay for upcoming con-season and thought people could use the pattern I made for the EVA foam!

[la-laliet]

Death of the Daughter, Birth of the Son

[ssaripyu]

[zombdoll]

literally him

[fii-b]

The Firekeeper in ds3 is Gwyndolin from ds1

I know it sounds crazy but everyone's entitled to at least one insane fan theory and this is mine. The Firekeeper in Darksouls 3 does not play by the same rules as firekeepers before her. She cannot die permanently, she does not leave behind a firekeeper's soul if killed, and she is able to exist even when the bonfire she keeps is unlit (even prompting you to light her bonfire when you first meet her). It is also strange that we find a stray firekeeper's soul in the tower behind firelink shrine, one which takes a key sold at a high price by the shrine handmaiden. This tower also seems to hold the corpse of at least one other firekeeper.

When it comes to gwyndolin, it doesn’t make sense that she’d just fall ill out of nowhere. Even if she did, she is the god and leader of the darkmoon’s blades who server her every whim. Where she to fall ill, it does not make sense for them to abandon her in Anor Londo to get eaten by Aldritch, a known threat. Furthermore, it doesn’t really make sense that Gwyndolin would want to take over Anor Londo after she has confirmed Gwyn to be dead and the first flame to be linked. Gwyn treated her like shit her whole life and in Darksouls 1 it is no surprise that Gwyndolin would set up an elaborate smoke and mirror’s gambit to get her father killed and the age of gods extended. 

That said, Gwyndolin does not draw her power from the sun like her father and sister do. Despite being called “Dark Sun” Gwyndolin, she draws her power from the moon and from darkness. We know that Gwyn is afraid of the power of the dark and very much wants to keep those who can harness it subservient or powerless. This is likely why Gwyndolin was given a moniker denoting her as part of the sun and why she was relegated to duties which kept her away from the public eye. 

So, with all the background info out of the way, my basic headcannon goes like this:

After the events of Darksouls 1, Gwyndolin continues to run Anor Londo from the shadows for a time. When it comes time for a new undead to kindle the flame and no-one does so, Gwyndolin (knowing the emergency failsafe system will release Aldritch who she very much believes will be coming for her) creates a version of herself for Aldritch to eat and spreads the story that she has fallen ill as bait. (We know this to be within her power as she is both able to spread the chosen undead myth in DS1 and she is able to create a version of herself for us to fight, complete with a soul, without risking the illusions surrounding Anor Londo to all crumble at once upon her puppets defeat). Using this opportunity, she flees Anor Londo and replaces the firekeeper in Firelink Shrine. This lets her continue leading nameless undead into linking the flame and, because she is taking over the roll of firekeeper, it allows her to exist as a woman unquestionably (every firekeeper to date has been a woman). Like with linking the fire in ds1, this is a long-term goal and a personal goal of hers fulfilled at the same time. 

So ye~ 

[ladygwyndolin]

That's right, folks: we're playing "Miyazaki doesn't know how to write trans characters" again. Welcoming our returning champion Gwyndolin Darksouls as we examine SOTE's new fuckup

[knightscanfeeltoo]

Gwyndolin posts a Picture of them sleeping with Oscar and his Lizard Olivia on Twitter...

(Gwyndolin still loves Olivia even though they can't help but feel Jealous when the Crystal Lizard keeps taking the Elite Knight Oscar's Attention...)

[lakemojave]

Dark Souls tonight at 6pm Pacific!!!

John Darksouls' godslaying scavenger hunt continues! Last time we ventured down the catacombs, explored the cold painted world, and beat Dark Sun Gwyndolin. Now it's time for the Demon Ruins! John Darksoul wants some better pyromancy, so join me, @radiofreederry and @brucebocchi tonight to watch him harness the heretical primordial flames and become a god! See y'all then!

[juniepops]

crona souleater and gwyndolin darksouls are like. i'm rotating them in my head. they're nothing alike but they have so much in common. can you see my vision