Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Aldia is brilliant. Beautiful. He enchants us to the point of obsession.

In this lore biography, I cover Aldia, the Scholar of the First Sin himself, his motives, his philosophy, and how he relates to other characters in Dark Souls 2, like Vendrick and the Bearer of the Curse. I also make the case for why Aldia is the best character in the Dark Souls trilogy.

Last Protagonist on the word “Hollow" youtube.com/watch?si=VmZzvXyhltOkCZhL&v=ZlTIVk4qSto&feature=youtu.be

TS Eliot reads “The Hollow Men” youtu.be/WAWaZqDf-VE?si=TLUWdY5saWUSqalW

archive.org/details/78_the-hollow-men_t-s-eliot_gbia0521176b

Virgin Miquella: reddit.com/r/shittydarksouls/s/0IPKZ9JSAe

Chad Aldia: reddit.com/r/DarkSouls2/s/lVAkY3CK4j

Dark Souls Design Works: reddit.com/r/darksouls/s/Ve1eJxPw4r

My lore biography of Miquella: youtu.be/FIgSLsI8kjM?si=b4Bt-xpBoNkI7hNZ

My video on the Scholar from the Nightreign DLC: youtu.be/zhU8o1Cf9yA?si=jRckrp95IXGBmAIw

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