![]() Implying that he subconsciously remembers his formerly divine life and desires to return to it.ĭialogue later in the game invokes similar parallels between Solaire and the God of War. Solaire's dialogue, actions, and quest draw some implicit parallels between himself and the expunged God of War, But once you've made it a significant portion of the way through the game, this line becomes more meaningful. Solaire just seems like a strange, eccentric individual. In a first playthrough, this line is easy to dismiss as insignificant, since we don't know anything about the game's extended lore, the God of War, or the Sunlight covenant. From a less meta standpoint, it may also mean that Solaire himself subconsciously sees the sun as his father, even if he doesn't consciously remember his past life and heritage. The final desire to be like the sun could also be symbolic of a subconscious desire to reclaim the deific status that was taken from him. ![]() God of Sunlight, Gwyn) as Solaire's father. The simile may be a subtle bit of foreshadowing that associates the Sun (i.e. If only I could be so grossly incandescent!" One piece of evidence is his dialogue in the the first meeting in the Undead Burg: " Oh, hello there. Hints that Solaire may have a secret past life begin coming in as soon as we meet him in the Undead Burg. So is it possible that his origins and training are from somewhere else? Could it be that he is the God of War, who still watches over his warriors, despite possibly being cast out of the world? So if Solaire isn't from our world, is he actually from Astora? He doesn't use any of the trademark equipment that we see used by other Astora knights (i.e. This begs the question: are there any Warriors of Sunlight left in our world at all? Parallels between Solaire and the God of War He is the only Warrior of Sunlight that we meet in the game, but he isn't from this world at all. ![]() He mentions that time is convoluted, and that he doesn't know for how long his world will be in contact with yours, but he offers his assistance as a summon.Īnd this is where Solaire starts to become interesting as a character. He is an adventurer from another dimension (or another time), much like the player phantoms that you may summon to assist you. It is also worth noting that, unlike other NPCs with dialogue, Solaire is not actually in your game world. Solaire is technically from another world, even though he doesn't appear as a phantom. In fact, the only things he seems to want to talk about are his devotion to his covenant and his quest for his own sun. But Solaire doesn't talk about his past or his homeland. The Blacksmith Andre, Firekeeper Anastacia, and Oscar (the knight who helps us escape from the Undead Asylum) all hail from the same land as Solaire. All we know is that - depending on the player's actions - he may find a suitable sun, but it will drive him mad. ![]() Whether he is seeking a specific item, or if he is simply looking for any "sun" is also not explicitly clear. He also implies that he intentionally became undead in order to take on this quest. In fact, he is on a possibly futile attempt to obtain his own "sun" although, he never explains to what end. He is a Warrior of the Sunlight who has a strong reverence for the sun itself. Solaire doesn't reveal much about himself. In any case, we meet one NPC Warrior of Sunlight during the game: Solaire of Astora. Still watches closely over his warriors." Who lost his deity status and was expunged The symbol represents Lord Gwyn's firstborn, Symbol of the Sun, is the ultimate honor, " This faintly warm medal engraved with the It suggests that the forgotten god still lives, and still watches over his followers: The Sunlight Medal does offer one clue as to the fate of the God of War and his covenant. The fact that the covenant still exists and has followers is likely due to the waning influence of the gods after Gwyn left to link the flames and the gods were forced to abandon Anor Londo. These followers would likely have been forced to renounce the covenant or become an underground cult. It's highly unlikely that gods would have permitted the covenant to continue to function, since its followers would be able to continue to teach of the existence of the God of War. If the Warriors of Sunlight covenant (lead by the God of War) existed prior to the God of War's expulsion from Anor Londo, then it would also stand to reason that the gods disbanded the covenant. Statues of him were removed or destroyed all throughout Anor Londo and Lordran. The gods made an effort to eradicate all records and traces of the God of War.
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