Evolution of Easter Eggs in FromSoftware Games (2024)

I can't stop thinking about Elden Ring so I needed to make a video.

TIMESTAMPS
Dark Souls Trilogy - 0:00
Bloodborne - 3:34
Sekiro - 5:32
Elden Ring - 7:27

[FunWithGuru]

*I have a confession: I haven't actually played Bloodborne. I loved it until Cleric Beast and then I quit. I just didn't like that boss. This was pre-Elden Ring so maybe I've changed my mind. I used cheats to record that part of the video. I'm sorry for disappointing you all... 😔*
That being said, I think of Elden Ring 24/7 and so I needed to get a new video out for the DLC. This is mainly an excuse to show off some easter eggs in the DLC that I liked. FromSoft aren't known for their easter eggs, but I managed to find a handful from their past games that I also wanted to show you all. Enjoy! <3

[MegaPT_]

I loved when Arthur Morgan fought Genichiro while with tuberculosis

[ogtainui]

"Lead the boar, down this short path"
Proceeds to run a marathon 😂😂

[lucasmenchone]

The owl: i'm dying rn
Arthur Morgan: Mr. Owl, i'm here to collect, where is my muneh?

[JXHNDRX]

That Bloodborne logo at 3:35 hit like the INVINCIBLE title card

[kochiyamochiya]

at first I was surprised how close the Bayle reference was with GoT
until I remember that George R R Martin helped created ER world

[krombabulusmichael]

something I've noticed about the way Igon talks, his singular hatred for Bayle, literally willing to throw away his life just to hunt him, having

Igon strikes me as a reference to Captain Ahab from Moby Dick, his obsession with the white whale taking his whole life (his glorious monologue cursing said beast "from hells heart I stab at thee!")

also Igons name reminded me of Ishmael too when I first thought of this

[kryskiller]

"Easter Eggs in FromSoftware Games"

Time to write down 'Guts Required Ahead' on the ground.

[koolaid]

Arthur Morgan is my favourite samurai, I loved him in Ninja Gaiden.

[uood]

CURSE YOU, BAYLE! I HEREBY VOW, YOU WILL RUE THIS DAY! BEHOLD, A TRUE DRAKE WARRIOR, AND I, IGON! YOUR FEARS MADE FLESH! SOLID OF SCALE YOU MIGHT BE, FOUL DRAGON, BUT I WILL RIDDLE WITH HOLES YOUR ROTTEN HIDE! WITH A HAIL OF HARPOONS, WITH EVERY LAST DROP OF MY BEING!

[LuigiG]

Here's a couple that weren't mentioned
1. The lore of souls coming from flame in Dark Souls is probably taken from The Silmarillion, where the souls of the Maia and Vala (and mortals) are taken from the Flame Imperishable.
2. "Anor Londo" and "Irithyll" borrow from Tolkien's Sindarin elvish. "Anor" means the sun, "Ithyll" is the moon, which matches the look of both locations.
3. Besides Bayle's name referencing Balerion, Igon's name probably references Aegon I who was Balerion's rider.
4. The cats with huge teeth in DS1 are almost definitely a reference to Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland.
5. The names of the Bloodhound and Crucible Knights in Elden Ring reference Geological periods and epochs. Bloodhound Knight Darriwil references the Darriwilian epoch of the upper Devonian. "Ordovis", "Siluria", and "Devonia" are named for the Ordovician, Silurian, and Devonian periods in Earth's history. Trees did not properly evolve yet during these periods which hints that the Crucible knights are older than the Erdtree.
6. Surprised you didn't mention the parallels between Miquella and Griffith. Story spoilers, probably.
7. The great katana in the DLC seems to use the moveset of the longsword from Monster Hunter. I've heard people say this is actually just the basic way you use a nodachi IRL, but I cannot find a source or video verifying this. I could easily be wrong.
8. The Demi-human swordmaster seems to be a nod to Yoda with his acrobatic swordsmanship, a glowing sword, and he can use "the force" too.
9. Jolan's helmet, the Helm of Night, looks uncannily like Sauron's helmet in Peter Jackson's depiction of him.

[MrMurphyX]

8:51 This song in particular is from the game ICO, Hidetaka Miyazaki's favorite game. He even said in an interview that the game restored his faith in gaming. He praised Fumito Ueda for his contribution to video games and even said that Dark Souls wouldn't exist if it were not for ICO.

[LowonLifeCo]

Arthur Morgan what the hell are you doing in Ashina 😂

[DerultimativeOzzy]

Not gonna lie, Fromsoft game are rarely associated with easter eggs for me, besides Beserk references. So seeing these things here is actually pretty cool. Turns out there do like more things than just Beserk.

[AgustinRiestra]

Hey Guru! I loved you managed to put those easter eggs we the members saw a couple days ago. Wonderful as always

[AwesomePolarBear]

hearing Carti's "No Time" paired with DS2 is a real trip. thanks for keepin it cool, guru :)

[JDYT]

Nothing beats being awake at 3 am while Watching a FunWithGuru Easter egg video

[alpha-tomahawk]

You could also argue that blackgaol knight's sword is a reference to bleach, because it shoots out energy wave and is named "moon *something" which is how Ichigo calls out his energy wave - "Moon fangs".

[garaajames]

That gesture at the end always stirs something in like tears in the rain.

[solarx]

this might be the best put together souls video i have ever seen and the music choice is amazing never seen such a well put together video