Solaire Isn't Crazy | Dark Souls Lore

Why does Solaire wear the sunlight Maggot? Is he crazy? In this episode of Dark Souls Lore, we look into the story behind everyone's favourite Sunbro to work out what really happened. From the Undead Burg, to the Depths and Izalith, from Gwyn to the Firstborn Son. We hope you enjoy.

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Hawkshaw.

[Hawkshaw]

See? Solaire cannot be faulted. Praise the Lore!

[Voice_of_p]

Never thought of solaire as crazy. I was just sad that he never realised he had allready become a sun. For me. For many. For all of us. 😢

[mimikrama]

So many years later, I still find myself amazed by the depth and beauty of the lore of Dark Souls world. It's incredible how other games put so much dialogue and action without telling any interestring story, and for this game it takes a few lines, an item and a little bit of worldbuilding, to make a story so much deeper and mesmerizing.

[NoahIsNeon]

I'm a simple man, I see a dark souls lore video and I consume

[andrewlertheundeadwarrior]

4:54 I can finally hear some Shadow Of The Colossus - Sign of Colossi theme in there. I know cause I listen to every second of it.

[zanesy]

Solaire seems to express a lesson about perseverance and the importance in not taking shortcuts to success. I find it funny that to save solaire you have to use a shortcut path that actually involves more effort and doesnt actually speed your way towards the boss of the area.

[xeltatman]

me: Hey Solarie, my dream is to have a house, whats yours?

Solarie: I WANT MY OWN SUN!!!


(My man doesent dream small)

[hoked]

I think Gwyn's crown is straight up melted.

[nightscout]

I don't think most undead actually know that Gwyn used himself as fuel at the Kiln of the First Flame. Frampt is even ambiguous as to what succeeding Gwyn means, and only Kaathe mentions that you'll have to fight Gwyn at the Kiln. Solaire might not have known anything about Linking the Fire when he decided upon his goal, so he may not have been seeking to use himself as fuel for anything or anyone.

[attibar]

Further proof that Solaire is the goat of Dark Souls

[DzikiWaclaw]

I always assumed that he was looking for his purpose in life. People take Souls too literally. It's full of metaphores and symbolism.

[kurdtcoben]

TL;DR - Solaire is just a good person trying to be part of something greater

[lastEvergreen]

I AM NOT CRAZY. I know he swapped those helms. Sunlight maggot. So grossly incandescent. As if I could ever make such a mistake. Never.

[CamiloFHSC]

The Astorians are very much devoted to Gwyn and the gods of Anor Londo. But Gwyn is gone, and the gods have gone silent for an age.
Only Gwynevere supposedly remains, and "she" claims Gwyn needs to be succeeded... if you manage to somehow reach her, which no one has done for about a thousand years give or take.

Solaire worships sunlight and brilliance; he's looking for a brilliant sun, and expresses wishes of being sun-like. Given Gwyn's title is lord of SUNLIGHT, that carries a rather heavy religious implication. It's like saying you want to be Christ like.
In sunlight, he sees warmth, light, and since he's part of the Sunlight Warriors, camaraderie and cooperation. But those things are fading, and the people of Astora have legends and prophesy on how one may solve that fading, or at least learn its meaning; and those lead to Lordran, where they are told replacing Gwyn and re-igniting the first flame is their fate.

I don't think Solaire knew it from the start, but his wish of being finding a sun, of being as brilliant as the sun, align perfectly with the wishes of Anor Londo. That's why Solaire's not-maggoted ending is, according to Miyasaki, to re-kindle the first flame. She found his sun; his chance to become as brilliant as the Lord of Sunlight himself.

But the way he speaks of it at the start does sound a little blasphemy-esque. Maybe that's why people gave him weird looks. "Oh I wish I could be like god, and restore fellowship and goodness in the world" would certainly give you some unkind attention among devoted folks XD

[TakumiJoyconBoyz]

Miyazaki has actually said that due to fan interpretation he has altered his perspective on the overall fate of Solaire and that in the ending where the player chooses darkness, Solaire would likely arrive soon after to kindle the flame in their stead.

[Nephilim]

The Titanite Demons manifested from the titanite shards that were worked and marked by the unnamed blacksmith god, from who’s body is the template that TD take form. It stands to reason that the Sunlight Maggots manifested from Gwynn’s crown. Both the Titanite Demons and the Sunlight Maggots have powers associated with the Light Souls, lightning and light respectively.

[Orinslayer]

Solaire, like others, also CHOSE to become undead. He committed suicide to gain access to Lordran... He knew what he was doing.

[seanusmcmaximus]

'If only i could be so grossly incandescent'

[earll_johansson]

The sunlight maggot could have also been imitating gwyn and gwyndolins crowns themselves

[adm]

The wallet being powered by the sun is a perfect promotion/advertisement.👍