Darksiders Timeline - The Entire History Explained (What You Need to Know!)
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Take a trip through the history of Darksiders, starting at the dawn of Creation, and ending with the Apocalypse. While Darksiders Genesis takes us back again to before the events of the first game, we couldn't miss the opportunity to make a Darksiders timeline video!
0:00 Intro
0:24 Darksiders III Prologue
0:50 Darksiders: The Graphic Adventure
1:08 Darksiders: The Abomination Vault
9:17 Darksiders II: Death's Door
10:58 Darksiders: The Graphic Adventure
12:05 Darksiders Prologue
12:46 Darksiders II Prologue
13:31 Darksiders III
22:22 Darksiders II
28:00 Darksiders
34:31 Outro
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Do the doom series because doom eternal will release in a few months
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Dishonored or The Witcher please
I'm trying to see a follow up video with darksiders genesis and how it fits into everything but I guess that's obvious
Legacy of Kain
All I remember from this series is *THIS IS NO PLACE FOR A HORSE*
Darksiders 2 lol
I have to go alone
Impossible
😂😂😂😂
Dusk what do you see ?
War is honorable, proud and loyal; but he has more muscles than brain. Strife is literally Deadpool: a sad and reckless past hidden behind a mask, idle jokes and sick gun play. Fury's a rebel teenage girl who loses her way and straight up just wanna kick asses. And the eldest, most powerful brother Death is too kind and compassionate for his own name. Boy, imagine their family meeting.
Yeah,Darksiders 2 is the most longest game in the franchise for me. I have already play Darksider 1 and 2 and have watched all the walkthrough of Darksider 3 and Darksider Genesis. I'm impressed that Death walk a long path to clear his brother's name,War.
Untrue about War. Death himself has said War is an exceptional tactician. Apart from that you can see War is anything but dumb in the first game. War in Genesis is still young and naive but that happens untold millennia ago. He has supposedly grown since then.
@@ii2gjdp20sjdj2 true I'm not really fond of Fury tho, she's arrogant for no reason, even though she grew out of it in the third game, it still leaves a lot to be desired
@@Nygassso Like the OG commenter said she's like a rebel teenage girl. Give it some time in sure she'll nature in the 4th game.
@@Nygassso yeah but damn it made for some great character development.
"No. Not alone" - war " And the number of the riders shall ever be... Four" - the Crowfather/ narrator And it still continues
And we are still waiting for the true ending to be shown to us.
Man this game needs its grand finale! We almost lost it and now we 've it all back. A lifetime worthy of waiting!
I said the same thing once, and we got Mass Effect 3 which that ending blew. Be careful, what we envision as grand doesn't quite turn out the way we want it to.
Well after Genesis were getting a 5th and final game with all 4 horseman
@@FatalFist Somethings must have a ending tho
@@EvilM0nkeyRules Strife should have his own game first...then a grand finale. We should know how he lost his weapons.
@@hockeymasktime1918 time travel. He placed mercy with Ulthane and redemption went to the Makers relm because he knew death would need it. The makers relm god sealed off by corruption before the events of 3. So only time travel makes sense
War saying "no, not alone" always gives me this chills
Just finished warmastered edition yesterday, that moment is still the most epic one in the entirety of darksiders
@@mazemusicx9221 nah... more epic is : the number rider shall ever be four ^^
literal chills brother
And forever more, there shall be four to ride again.
This and Crowfather saying "And the number of the riders shall ever be four"
And the number of the Riders, shall ever be... *FOUR*
Somewhere, mista shit himself
I wish they were 8
@@Diabolical___666 Why?
Am i the only 1 that read the "four" in Jhin voice ????
@@fahadabdullah5554 coz we'd get 8 parts of the game
“No, not alone”
that dialogues give me the goosebumps
Chills...
bruv i was screaming like a little girl when i saw the other 3 coming down i was so excited
I didn't play the darksiders1. And im confused of whats happening right now
Can someone explain it to me?
As a long time Darksiders fan, I must say I really appreciate the quality and research you put into this video. You put everything together in a cohesive straight forward way that makes it easier to follow especially given the vast lore of the franchise and the timeline events for the series. First video I've seen of yours and I will definitely be back for more.
Thanks so much! It’s always extremely flattering hearing fans of the series like the videos
@@SuggestiveGaming I'm a fan of the Silmarilion, but this reads like the Silmarilion.
When will the finale happen i wana know the end please
The story is still confusing lol but I just want to see how it ends.
I would have appreciated if he actually explains what is the purpose of the seven seals.
I feel bad for the Crowfather he just wanted Death to destroy or take back the noisy amulet and was killed as a result.
Well he wanted to die Soo death just give it to him i mean he kinda get his wish
@@dimazfebrian4432 but when did the crowfather seem like he didnt want to live anymore? Keep in mind too its been a good while since I played the second game.
@@stefanmarino8650 if i remember correctly he ask death to kill him or take the amulet
@@dimazfebrian4432 nope he just wanted death to take the amulet back or destroy it
@@stefanmarino8650 crowfather did wish to be killed by death but death refuse, so he disguise as war and force death to fight him so death could kill him in the process without any choices.
As a HARDCORE Darksiders fan (I own the biggest Darksiders fan account on Instagram) I always find myself coming back to this video just to brush up on my knowledge. The way you put the video, in exact sequence is so satisfying. You made sure all the events lined up properly. Darksiders truly is one of those underrated game series that has an insane amount of Lore in it for people to explore.
Can you drop the name of the account? I want to follow
"IT TOOK ALL 3 OF YOU TO RESTRAIN ME, WANNA TRY IT ALONE?" - WAR
Going to nitpick a little here and mention how you skimmed over the whole End War plot. Abaddon wanted to catch Hell unaware and ambush the Lords, only he found Hell waiting for him and his legion.
Do you find that Abbadon (Darksiders) seems similar to Malthael (Diablo), at all?
not just that but they actually messed up the creation of the Nephilim. Lilith is the one who made them out of the angels and demons. after the war, she was stripped of her power to make because of her making the Nephilim and the damage they did.
I only today finished Darksiders 3 and wanted to brush up on all of the lore before diving into Genesis....What an incredibly great job you did with this video! It was clear, entertaining, and how you managed to squeeze it all in only 35 minutes is only barely short of a miracle! Will definitely be checking out more of your vids.
Thanks so much!
Man you missed 2?
GOD, I can't wait to see what happens AFTER the seals are broken! We've been waiting since DS1! DX I wanna see Death again! And Fury! The Reckoning will be so sweet!
Yeah I really like all the horsemen but Fury might be my favorite to play as hope to see her again some day
I don’t think we will see what happens after the seals broken because first they need to show the last horseman story than they can make darksiders 5 where u will play wih each horsemen in some part of the story
@@Drawnartist man, playing Fury as a Hack n Slash Character as in DS 1 and 2 would be fantastic ! Just imagine flinging that Whip around pummeling hordes of enemies at once !
We have to have a stand alone strife game first. Then a final game.
@@Drawnartist Yeah me too
I bought Darksiders when it first came out brand new. I had no idea what it was about, but the sick holographic artwork drew me in and here I am more than a decade later and it's one of my favorite game series of all time
It is still a highly underappreciated game. And we all still wait for one more.
Geez, this must have taken such a long time to put together, soooooo much lore. Incredible work guys ^_^
I am a big fan of Darksiders but was confusing about the timeline until this video show up in my recommendation. This all make sense and match each other, Thank You so muchhhhhh...
Looking at the big picture, Death's story was rage-inducing. War found out he was setup. Fury found out the conspiracy and directly faced the Council. Death went on a quest to clear his brother's name (to the ones that set him up) for a crime he did not do. He knew war was innocent but he didn't know who was guilty. He was basically left out of the loop. AT THE SAME TIME, he single handedly cleared out a corruption from the tree of life (a central point of connection between realms) and revived a whole race. His story is integral but when you look at everything else, you cant help but wonder "what the hell were you doing over there?" And then you look at the little [big] shit he had to do. *you have to go thru two dungeons so we can forge a key for you to use at the end of this dungeon to wake up a guy to open a path to THIS dungeon to wake up THIS bigger dude that you have to fight and then revive so you can clear the path to the tree.......... just so you can do that bullshit all over again in the next realm* ......... Like what the literal fuck? And I cant not mention how much of a troll the Lord of bones was. Three dungeons. Three boss fights. Just for him to say "fuck that shit" and burn your efforts right in front of your face.
Agreed, I'm on the demon palace after you talk with lilith & the game kept freezen on me, I took that shyt out and am content with not finishing it.
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Death was indeed out of the loop but rightfully so as his enemy, corruption, was out of the 3 major factions too. Basically in DS 2 Corruption is built up as this behind-the-scenes type of villain that could consume both anyone and anything. Meaning the end war of angels and demons is just a huge feast for it. I mean corruption was so strong that it set up shop in the Tree of Life, corrupted the edges of heaven and the ownerless kingdom of Samael. Apart from that was the problem with the Nephilim being a critical variable to the end war which Death made sure to conclusively solve by sacrificing them instead. This unintentionally ruined the plans of Lucifer as he sent Lilith to manipulate death into getting the Nephilim back. And why would Death need to be in the loop of things anyway? In the story of the abominations and DS 2 story we see Death as someone who thinks for himself and his family rather than for the council. Every action of his is because he is true to himself and not because of the council so basically the council couldn't manipulate him like they did War and Fury. Basically, Death destroyed the rising 4th faction of the game, restored an entire race, and unknowingly foiled the schemes of the council and Lucifer as he just did all these because of his guilt and love for his Brother War (cus he got him killed before, and he cut his arm off XD) so ladies and gentlemen, I give to you best brother of all realms! P.S. I know corruption isn't dead as it has intelligence as evident of it choosing a champion, I wonder if corruption had changed the Council or Lucifer for all these schemes to pop up!
is death going to be resurrected ? because he died in darksiders 2
@@mrrobot4840 the ending of 2 is right when uriel breaks the last seal in darksiders 1, which as we saw with war summons all the horseman for the apocalypse even from death.
So essentially weve been playing this game backwards 😂
Yup
@@punchgamer7979 does war holding the seal means that even Death revived?
@@take_another_trip yup
And now genesis seems to be even earlier in the timeline
@@justunnam3d cause it is, its set at a random point set a millennia before the the main games's event, a nice little niche game if i must say, but its nothing compared to 1 and 2
these games are sooo underrated, i prefer the 2nd tho, Death is my fav horsemen.
ExoTech death is fire and mines is war but fury is crazy to
Yeh I agree. He is my favourite character, as well as had the best game in my opinion with the best voice actors and plot
Yeah but some of the puzzles in that game alone are so rage inducing haha the others I can handle but that damn second game God!!!
The finale of this series is gonna be insane
Hey at least this is less confusing then the kingdom hearts story line
The difference is Darksiders is well written, makes sense and has a minor amount of retcons. KH is not confusing in a way like lets say Xenosaga - it is confusing because it is utter trash.
Felix S. 1 and 2 were great stories. After that, the story got worse but I wouldn’t call it trash. Just because you don’t understand something doesn’t mean it’s bad.
Nick Zanini I do understand the story, it is stupid nonetheless.
@@FelixS. You understand the story of KH? You must be the first.
....Darksiders isn't Horrible and not confusing. Maybe if u play it in order. but If played chronologically u basically jus play the 1st section of Darksiders one then play Darksiders 2 first section then play all of three finish 2 then finish 1. Honestly the order is basically DMC5 if all its character chapters where a separate game.
I assume we will find out in Darksiders 4 why the two guns of Strife were not in his possession after he left Fury at the end of Darksiders 3
I’m definitely hoping any new game touches on that
@@SuggestiveGaming I think it will be the case, and then a final Darksiders 5 with all 4 horseman where we pickup the story we left at the end of darksiders 1
This the only question i still have and damn i don't want to wait another year or so for the next game
That would be a waste of money..4 base game just to explain why strife left his gun is stupid
He was probably killed protecting humanity as Fury escaped, but then revived when the seventh seal was broken.
Uriel killing War and then breaking the seal to resurrect him is so sick. And I love that any enemy who has wings always has them brutally ripped off.
If you think about it, the timeline of the games matches with the order of the horsemen in the Book of Revelation. With Strife (Pestilence) being introduced in Darksiders Genesis ( which takes place before the events of the first Darksiders), War being introduced in the first game, Fury (Famine) being introduced in the 3rd game , and Death (whose actions begin before Fury’s , but is completed afterwards.) Much in the same order of the book of Revelation
I just finished Darksiders 3. Man this franchise is beautiful. I'm gonna play Genesis and then patiently wait for Darksiders 4.
I think it's amazing that they're giving Strife a more bullet hell routined game than the third person combat system the other ones. It feels like him.
I liked it cos of the art and lore... Now I love it cos of the story and the way you detailed it. Thank you dude 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
I would like a darksiders game where you could play and switch between all four horseman on fly war could be a tank death a damage dealer strife ranged and fury elemental would be cool
Hopefully in the 5th Darksiders Game after we got Strifes stand alone game
@@goldentorn1329 I think that strife's going to be an FPS
I'm really curious to see this story continue! Can't wait to see where strife has been all this time! Thanks for this good recap!
One of my favorite parts of the Abomination Vault book is when Death sees War unleashed on a battlefield and makes the remark that the more War fights the stronger he gets and at that moment he wasn’t even sure he could take on War and survive. Idk why but I always found that part super interesting.
i would totally play a game with Samael as the main character. Oneof the best "villains" in gaming.
Yessss
I'm really interested what his role in the story's gonna be. Even though he would fit a role of a main boss in the whole series, I hope that's not gonna be the case, it's way to predictable for Samael. With all we know so far and all we have witnessed him to do, it's even kinda a stretch to call him a villain...
@@simla5 well, he is a demon. That puts him squarely on the bad side. But, I've always appreciated his sense of honor.
@@riteousrighthand6144 yeah I kinda like Samael (I nearly always think/say his name like Sam-ail tho which throws me off)
I would play azrael
Darksiders 2 is the best in atmosphere, world and combat. You can’t change my mind.
I still play the first one tho, I like it a lot, the fights and the search for the abyssal armor
Great job, guys! I love the Darksiders franchise, and this is a great summary.
I know this video is a few months old, but holy crap! I honestly had no idea where/how all the games fit together lore wise! It all makes so much sense and kinda blew my mind, since some of the stuff you talked about I either missed, or it went completely over my head. Thank you so much for this!
I love how deep the lore of this series is. So glad they're keeping it alive and I'm waiting with excitement for Darksiders 4
This is pretty much on point. Appreciate the LORE! :)
So technically it starts with war but he gets framed and imprisoned then while death is unconscious fury's story happens then deaths long ass story finishes.amd then finally war gets out and that is where the story ends but doesn't end because we still have another story.
Sniper 007 th and cuz I was still alll confused
@@MrKlausbaudelaire 1 year too late and now I'm looking pretty in a hotel bar and i-i-i-i-i holy crap, that's confusing, but makes sense. Weird.
@@Phantom-_-Crash what did yiu drink in that hotel bar?
@@rotten9505 lets just say that the bartender thought I was Russian😂
@@Phantom-_-Crash lol
This is amazing!!! #1!!! Nice voice, paced very well, took the time to put everything in chronological order, absolutely loved this video!!! Might have to make a patreon just to support
i feel like this game is vastly underrated and needs more love. i dont want the series to end
I really did not expect this to be this quality. Great job!
Thanks so much!
I know im late, but THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! I love the darksiders folklore and you line it up perfectly. I sure appreciate the hard work! 👍 You got yourself a new subscriber here
War's response to Abaddon's offer is one of my favorite game quotes of all time. "I will choose... what, once, a coward did NOT..."
Now that the lore of 1 to 3 is covered, by this madlad, 4 might show strife's story since Genesis covers eons ago. It might take place after 2's start and ends after 3 since both his guns we're found after it story wise and not before Death was able to find Redemption.
It takes place before.it is like a prologue. War is not send to earth yet
Silveredbullet it gotta be before because death and war has strife’s guns
I can't remember when genesis was relased, but the name is self explayining. Genesis is the first cronologicaly, and shows the forging of the seals and the truce.
Absolutely the best lore of all games in history.
Metal Gear Solid wants a word with ya ;) Not to mention that Warcraft lore is fucking gigantic.
To many names i cant keep, this should be a series
It is a comic
@@reidbrinkley8652 where can i read this comic?
Wow. Just explains how complicated this whole story is,i played the first two and a lot of things were very confusing :( but i love all the little quests on your journey,find this,assemble this,create that,so many little stories inside of the main one.
This was well put together. Makes me want to redownload and replay thru the trilogy.
Respectfully elegant analysis/&dissection🎥👑
This Was A Highly Exceptional BreakDown✌🤙✊🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Stumbled upon this video, had to subscribe after it cause it was really comprehensive and thorough. Can't wait to see more full story dumps on games I've yet to play but really wanna know more on
I'm impressed with the work and research gone into the. Keep up the good work. You have earns a sub
Damn, I hope they do a 4th with strife to complete the quadrilogy at least and do a 5th installment with the 4 horsemen at your control for the finale or a different story to end the conflict. "Humans were left unprotected and are still evolving". It'll be cool to introduce a human in the lore as the new MC in the 5th installment. With human numbers dwindled. The 4 left traces somehow couldn't finish the conflict because of some dramatic stuff. One human becomes an exception. He/She traverses through heaven and hell, space and time collecting relics of the old 4 horsemen and with him he becomes the embodiment of the 4. The human will finish the conflict once and for all. I just love the lore and the DS universe.
Man... I feel bad for the Horsemen! They were all devices by their masters!
Well not Death, he always had sth hidden from them Fury and War yes they were used, idk about Strife yet but judging from ds3 ending he wasn't easily manipulated by the council (idk just guessing, i haven't seen genesis yet)
Isn’t everyone a device of god though?
Hey dude. Great job explaining this. I watch so many other videos attempts to explain the story but they only made me more confused. Great job
This was well put together, all I need is some popcorn and I'm watching this again
Sweet wrap up. I'm trying to work out why the council brought War back after a century where he was imprisoned/killed, and sent him back to earth again. I guess they wanted him to clean up some of the mess on Earth and kill abaddon/destroyer? Then they were obviously gonna kill him afterwards (watcher stabs him in the back). I guess they weren't counting on his vision and then Uriel breaking the seventh seal.
Yeah War’s watcher (forgot his name) explains it to War at the end of Darksiders 1 basically everything you said in your comment
The ending to the first game was the best ending it could've had. It hooked you and made you want more
Absolutely amazing video, very satisfactory and complete.
This story is so well put together
Its crazy they switched and made demons into angels. I've wondered where is Sam and Dean.
Dean killed abaddon and Death
Man I hope that there is another dark siders game where you play as death because that game was my favorite of the entire series
Well done on the Vid dude!!👍. I love the whole Darksiders universe.. I hope they do one more
It was researched really well. I like it.
Very good video. Darksiders is my favourite RPG series. Thumb up
Thank you, bruh, the subtitles really helps alot :)
Glad to hear that
Yo! Great video! Got me so fired up. Love Darksiders lore
Thank you very much guys, much help!
So the entire storyline is a Pre-quel to the Apocalypse, that’s crazy 🤯
Every plot twist in the first section is literally just, "Don't worry, it was just Azrael conjurring visions".
Buddy this I hands down the best recounting of the Darksiders mythos I've ever come across. Thank you for this!!! One word...EPIC!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for this. It really cleared things up for me.
Thanks for the great summaries of the entire story so far, which further proved me wrong on the order that I played the game.. But then Darksiders Genesis came out, and the story seems to take place before all of these happen. Can you make a video about this addition to the storyline? Or it's just a pre-prologue?
I so want a fourth, Strife is made to be light hearted and cocky like Deadpool but still grounded enough to not be as annoying
Strife isn't the same as he was at the dawn mankind (Genesis). We see that through his impersonation of a human named "Jones" in DS3.
You did a good job summarizing the story.
Thanks for the well researched video
The in game timeline always confuses me a little, like fury meets ulthein who then later meets war but doesn’t mention fury even as a passing comment
DS 3 hapens 10 years after the endwar. Before departing, Fury says to Ulthane that if he ever crosses path with War, help him. Ulthane, although, dosn't know that The Destroyer is in fact Abbadon (that means, the destroyer, in latin). I like the way he introduced the Death, because DS 2 has a different time flown, he has to visit so many realms that it tooks him his god damn time to do so. In fact, when you visit the earth with death, you can see the Black Throne completed, (or almost completed; when you meet Abraxis in DS 3 you are a withness of its construction). And, furthermore. When you visit the City of the Death, killing that C'thulu like monster, the crowfather states that he fears that "the souls have been liberated to further torment", that means that he is aware that the Destroyer is tapping on the well of souls to fuel his armys. So yes, it is a confusing storyline. It is thanks to Half-Life 2 that I understanded that (you use a teleporter that needs 2 weeks to get you on the other side lol). Plus, the Kingdom of the Death is the representation of the purgatory, who knows how much time death has spend there - and the other realms.
@@MrKlausbaudelaire i took a screenshot so whenever i'm confused i'm going to read your comment again
I've watched the ending so many times, everytime War answered NOT ALONE, the next always gives me chills 😁
this video was amazing and the sheer amount of lore outside of the games is also amazing, even still whats more amazing than that are the fans of the series xD. Is it a huge series? no, is the enthusiasm from the fans as great as the more monolithic ones? YES xD
This helped a lot understanding the lore. Thanks!
Damn this is some complex lore i love it
I am happy that i started with Darksiders 3 now. Will definitly play the other games
Great video! You earned a subscriber.
I left autoplay on and went away from my PC and when I came back this was on and I was not disappointed. 10/10, Subscribed and Liked.
Darksiders Genesis, is also a part of the main games as well
I hope someone makes a Darksiders Movie.
YES
I had no idea that the games interlaced with each other time wise like that. This is such a good video!
i haven't finished darksiders 3 yet but i am glad i manage to understand the lore better i love this game franchise
"The Creator's First Warriors" So, that's not true at all actually? Lilith created the Nephilim by mixing the dust of Angels and Demons through the power of one of The Makers, and they wages war until the four who would become The Horsemen defected and slaughtered them all at Eden. They were a major threat to The Balance, hence why The Charred Council went after them.
The direct verbiage came from the graphic novel. They were Warriors under the creator’s order. I never once said the creator had a direct hand in making them.
Jack Wise , I remember this from the 2nd game.
High production content? On my subpage?
this is the best explanation so far
Thanks for putting this in order 👌 👍
Now to decide whether to play the story in time of events or time of release! I’ve only ever delved into the games never really completing them. But I think it is time.
Play them all. Just finished 3 last night. Awesome series. Highly underrated imo.
@@davidludwig7501 I mean 3 is a bit iffy but it's a good game. Can't wait for Strife's game though
@@kenjisxsad5404 iffy but still good series. 2 is the best imo.
ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING VIDEO THANKS 😎👍👍👍
Thank you very much, finally I understands that timeline
I still can't believe the story ends where DS1 ends. It's been a decade and we still haven't seen what comes next, just a lot of expansion on what happens before. I love the franchise though however the first game is still the best game. DS2 and 3 were good but they lack the Epicness of the first game, about a lone horseman fighting both heaven and hell to restore the balance.
I agree and I honestly think they can't think of a good way to end it hence why they never made a darksiders post DS1
I remember seeing all of these games appearing in Game Informer growing up and wanting to play them so badly, but never being able to afford them. This feels so good to finally know the story and lore behind all of this. Still really love the lore and thank you for making this video. Much appreciated.
This explanation is still great I did watch it last year and I did comeback to it to remember thank you it it still a great video
Man, I always knew I would like the Darksiders story as a concept, but to see it build up the ending to DS1 while also paving the way for a potential new installment is fantastic.