Bloodborne’s Hidden Backstory Finally Explained

At last, you can finally understand what's happening in Yharnam.

The Great Ones Evolve Beyond the Third Dimension

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The oldest conscious beings in the realm of Bloodborne are The Great Ones. These mystical beings are not entirely understood, but one of the most unique features the story divulges is that the consciousness and existence of a Great One transcends time, space, and death. Unlike humans, their consciousness is not three dimensional, but rather exists at the level of a higher plane.

“Master Willem looked to beings from higher planes for guidance and sought to line his brain with eyes in order to elevate his thoughts.”

Since the player fights and slaughters a few of The Great Ones throughout the game, it can be inferred that they do experience a certain type of physical existence. But this is not always the case.

“The keepers who mind the slumbering Great Ones, gained eternal life…”
“The Queen lies dead, but her horrific consciousness is only asleep, and it stirs in unsettling motions.”

If the Queen and the keepers can transcend death, then it is likely that The Great Ones also evolved their conscious existence beyond the limits of life and death as we understand them in the third dimension.

The Great Pthumeru Ihyll Chalice reveals that, “…early Pthumerians were mere humble guardians of the slumbering Great Ones…” From this it is known that to some extent, they co-existed with the Pthumerians. It is possible that “slumbering” implies that the Great Ones left their bodies to hibernate in this reality while their minds ascended to higher planes.

Only a minority of Great Ones were left behind or abandoned, as we are clued in from the augur of Ebrietas description, “Use phantasms, the invertebrates known to be the augurs of the Great Ones, to partially summon abandoned Ebrietas. The initial encounter marked the start of an inquiry into the cosmos from within the old labyrinth, and led to the establishment of the Choir.”

This is also suggested by the choir garb description, “Members of the Choir are both the highest-ranking clerics of the Healing Church, and scholars who continue the work that began at Byrgenwerth. Together with the left behind Great One,they look to the skies, in search of astral signs,that may lead them to the rediscovery of true greatness.”

But before understanding the Healing Church and the Choir, there is an unresolved issue. Once the Great Ones ascended, the Pthumerians were left behind with whom and/or what remained.


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