DON'T YOU DARE GO HOLLOW

"Be safe, friend. Don't you dare go hollow"- Laurentius

no one ever gave a fuck about me like dark souls npcs did

In the ringed city dlc, there's a merchant that says: "Don't run off and die, love. It's a nicer view with you in it."

Its so lovely how much they care for you. “Stay safe” “Be safe” is a request thats impossible to keep in Dark Souls, and yet they still say it. Its hope, dark souls has always been about hope. And they’re such kind people, really.

It's missing one crucial thing.... "You have a heart of gold. Don't let them take it from you."

"Don't get yourself killed. Neither of us would like to see you go hollow." - Andre of Astora

As one of us once said: People don't become Hollow when they die. People become Hollow when they give up.

“Don’t you dare go hollow” will always hit harder than anything else said

We cant go hollow, even when we end up all alone, we cant betray the wishes of those we held dear

So many I disappointed So many I abandoned So many I killed So many I forgot

I really love that phrase. “Don’t go hollow”. Such a simple phrase but it means so much. Everyone knows what hollowing means and how it’s essentially like death but for the player to go hollow, it means that they quit. They didn’t try hard enough, they didn’t have the drive or they just… failed. Having the npcs giving out encouragement was enough for me to continue my first run and finishing it. Now I played every single souls game. “Don’t go hollow”

That laurentius part is enough to make a grown man cry.. His voice actor made a splendid work in the feeling transcribed in the voice

"I´ll be around if you make it back" - Blacksmith Lenigrast

Souls. A hellish experience, yet it pushes you, it wants you to be better. It will kick you, kick you hard yet no matter what it wants you to get back up. It wants you to kick it right back.

I'm not sure why, but hearing Orbecks "Promise to stay safe" feels weirldy special. Like by "running our own little school" you've actually built a bond with him, despite him being dismissive of you at first. Damn.. I want to do a sorcery run now😂

This is the kind of thing that makes you realise just how genuine every character is whenever they say it. They sound like they mean it, like they truly want you to be safe beyond any benefit they may get from such. This could very well exemplify why Soulsborne games have even been effecive as a suicide prevention hotline. They've smothered you with love whenever you got to speak to these characters, even through jokes about not wanting to see their work squandered. These characters are more true in the words they speak than any person I have ever listened such things from. Or, at least, it has made me keep going despite seeing the world be so cruel I wouldn't. This is that one thing that makes a weak person cry and feel cleansed. Thank you.

Im indeed trying not to go hollow

Laurentius is severely underrated. He genuinely trusts you and gives you a piece of himself.

I cried during this

I don't think I fully appreciate how many NPCs in Dark Souls show genuine care and concern for you. Seeing this little montage warms my heart.