Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Soulsborne games are fundamentally political in nature. But are their politics any good? Yes, actually. They are. In this series we explore what these games are saying about the world, starting with the Dark Souls trilogy, which will set the template going forward.

All my lore videos have English subtitles if you need them.

Episodes build upon each other so it's recommended to watch them in sequence.
Soulsborne Politics Playlist:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxA_eg8qlAwDVkT2qdF5EGXkyEeJJHbm4

* There's a side note about the "best case scenario" mentioned in the video pinned in the comments.

00:00:00 Intro
00:00:47 Antifa - The Lightning and the Sun
00:09:47 Antifa - The Fascism
00:26:49 Antifa - Authoritarianism
00:30:52 Environmentalism
00:46:21 Collapse Katamari
00:48:48 Feminism
00:54:14 Class Struggle
01:12:00 Religion
01:38:16 Outro

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I have a Patreon, if you're able and willing:
patreon.com/HarumiRose

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Feel free to leave questions and comments.
Thanks for watching.

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The recommendations I mentioned

@cupcakesouls has some really good videos about feminism in soulsborne, such as:
youtu.be/UMBb52l02wo?si=Jz1Ky8bJ0V4yFmsA

and The Death of Democracy, Hitler's Rise to Power and the Downfall of the Weimar Republic:
bookshop.org/p/books/the-death-of-democracy-hitler-s-rise-to-power-and-the-downfall-of-the-weimar-republic-benjamin-carter-hett/ba457bcbc570cd44

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Thumbnail art:
The Sun Eats First by Gordiarti
instagram.com/p/DKxvPdAIKSS/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

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Dark Souls is the property of FromSoftware.
Tom Waits is the property of the universe's eye.
Johnny Cash, in this context, is the property of The Hunted, a movie in which he voiced parts of the lyrics to a Bob Dylan song (Highway 61)... which I guess makes The Hunted the property of Bob Dylan? **shrugs intently**

*FAIR USE!*
I basically own nothing. Go figure.

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