Sekiro lore thread

>What are the centipedes?
>Who are Divine Children?
>Who are Mist Nobles?
>Who are Shichimen Warriors?
>Who were Red Samurai at the end of the game?
>Why can Genichiro summon lightning?
>Why are some people very small (rats) or very big (fat guys with clubs)?
>What's up with Mibu Village?
>Why does Divine Dragon have no arm?
>Why do Purple Ninjas have only 1 arm?
>Why does Sculptor have 1 arm?
>Why is Guardian Ape immortal?
>Why are there immortal zombies in Ashina Dungeon?
>What happens to Sculptor after he disappears?
>Why is there a second Mortal Blade?
>Why was Isshin inside Genichiro?

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virtually none of it is important or even interesting

Sculptor is Demon of Hatred

>>Who are Mist Nobles?
Arent they just people who had some immortality voodoo shit but got fucked up from it and now prey on any intruders for more youth energy?

>>What's up with Mibu Village?
>>Why does Sculptor have 1 arm?
I'm pretty sure these are answered in game at the very least

>What are the centipedes?
Experiments to mimic the divine heritage's immortality
>Who are Divine Children?
Another project to mimic immortality.
>Who are Mist Nobles?
Losers that drank too much of the rejuvenating waters.
>Who are Shichimen Warriors?
Some Japanese folklore thing, like the headless.
>Who were Red Samurai at the end of the game?
Tokugawa's forces.
>Why can Genichiro summon lightning?
He practiced the Heretical arts of the Tomoe.
>Why are some people very small (rats) or very big (fat guys with clubs)?
I thought they were originally mutants because the Ashina are getting desperate. Chances are they're a folklore thing.
>What's up with Mibu Village?
The scared villager kind of explains it. Other than that, I'm not sure.
>Why does Divine Dragon have no arm?
Didn't even realize.
>Why do Purple Ninjas have only 1 arm?
I'm pretty sure they have both, the other arm just holds the poison dagger.
>Why does Sculptor have 1 arm?
Isshin cut it off.
>Why is Guardian Ape immortal?
He's infested.
>Why are there immortal zombies in Ashina Dungeon?
The surgeon is working on immortality.
>What happens to Sculptor after he disappears?
He becames the demon of hatred.
>Why is there a second Mortal Blade?
To counteract the other one.
>Why was Isshin inside Genichiro?
Something about lineage, I don't know.

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>What are the centipedes?
Japanese myth shit
>Who are Divine Children?
Immortal children holding the blood that grants undying
>Who are Mist Nobles?
A old clan that fell out of power and got drunk
>Who are Shichimen Warriors?
Japanese voodoo people.
>Who were Red Samurai at the end of the game?
Part of the opposing forces talked about constantly through out the game
>Why can Genichiro summon lightning?
He doesn't. You fight him during storms.
>Why are some people very small (rats) or very big (fat guys with clubs)?
Stylization
>What's up with Mibu Village?
Run off from the mist nobles made them like 1/3 immortal zombie people
>Why does Divine Dragon have no arm?
He is also the tree. His arm was the branch stolen by Owl.
>Why do Purple Ninjas have only 1 arm?
They both arms. Look closer. They just don't use it.
>Why does Sculptor have 1 arm?
He was a ninja, Claims such, The Sword saint cut it off
>Why is Guardian Ape immortal?
Ate a centipede.
>Why are there immortal zombies in Ashina Dungeon?
Experiments.
>What happens to Sculptor after he disappears?
He becomes the Demon of hatred because of the war going on
>Why is there a second Mortal Blade?
It's mentioned multiple times before the blade is shown
>Why was Isshin inside Genichiro?
The black mortal blade opens a path to heal from the living.

All of this shit was explained in the game. It is by far the least cryptic From soft game available. That is including Armored Core and 3D Dot Hero.

The centipedes are yokai featured in Buddhist beliefs representing stagnation, a running theme of the game if what another user said is right.
Kuro is the divine child because the dragons bloodline was passed to him sometime after Takeru died, the rice girl is the result of the monk's attempts to create their own version of immortality. She's the only one who survived the process, all the stone Buddha statues you see on the way up are each for a dead child and she talks with their ghosts in the halls of illusion, as does Kotaru.
Mist nobles are people corrupted by the fountainhead waters, similar to the people in Mibu village. Why they turned the way they did isn't really explained.
Shichimen warriors are lingering Ashina warrior spirits if I recall correctly.
They're samurai belonging to the ministry of the interior that is warring against Ashina, they're who the Tengu refers to as rats. Most of the short dudes also work for the ministry.
Genichiro could use lightning because the game has supernatural elements and he trained with Tomoe, who had mastered the art of wielding lightning.
The game has supernatural elements, some of the dudes are just giant and some are tiny, I think they're both just regular humans though.
The corrupted monk gave the people of the village the fountainhead waters and they turned they way they are.

>>Why was Isshin inside Genichiro?
>Something about lineage, I don't know.

>The blade's name is "Open Gate", and is said to hold the power to open a gate to the underworld.
>It is through this power that it creates life. I beseech you, make offerings for the Dragon's Blood..."

Genichiro offers his life to the blade in order to call Isshin back from the dead by using the black mortal blade's power to open a path from the underworld.

>>What are the centipedes?
Shitty form of immortality, still worshipped by some since its still immortality
>>Who are Divine Children?
An attempt to create truly proper immortal humans. Only 1 actually survived
>>Who are Mist Nobles?
Dude getting high off rejuv waters
>>Who are Shichimen Warriors?
Phantoms of dead warriors i think
>>Who were Red Samurai at the end of the game?
The shoguns army dudes i guess, teamed with the ministry
>>Why can Genichiro summon lightning?
He trained at the fountainhead with Tomei, who was the master of that shit
>>Why are some people very small (rats) or very big (fat guys with clubs)?
Soulsborne
>>What's up with Mibu Village?
They hosted some big event for a priest whod get to go to the fountainhead. Theyd get runoff of fountainhead water but i think it was foul.
>>Why does Divine Dragon have no arm?
No idea
>>Why do Purple Ninjas have only 1 arm?
Its just hidden i think they train to use one arm
>>Why does Sculptor have 1 arm?
He was a badass shinobi, ishiin cut off his arm before he went full shura demon but then got the prosthetic and then after a while decided it was just dragging him back into the war life and took it off
>>Why is Guardian Ape immortal?
Stagnated fountanhead water infested with centipede parisite.
>>Why are there immortal zombies in Ashina Dungeon?
Another shitty form of immortality
>>What happens to Sculptor after he disappears?
He's definately not the Demon of Hatred
>>Why is there a second Mortal Blade?
Cause lore shit idk
>>Why was Isshin inside Genichiro?
Cause you read my fanfiction

They just had immortal centipedes lying around? Is it ever explained how they got them/ if the centipedes have an agenda/mind of their own?

>centipedes
callbacks for Hollows
>divine children
callbacks for first flame (with loli being callback to bed of bullshit)
>mist nobles
callback to bloatheads
>shichimen warriors
literally 7-masked warriors, aka pinwheel callbacks
>genichiro summon lightning
nameless king expy
>senpou assassin and taro troop
callbacks to rats (with poison chance even) and infested barbarians
>mibu village
extended blighttown + oolacile
>divine dragon, sculptor only one arm
same symbolism as 893; loss of limb means more dependence on others (such as the prosthetic)
>guardian ape
manus expy
>ashina dungeon
early blighttown
>sculptor disappears
consumed by hatred, aka callback to gael
>second mortal blade
muramasa expy
>Isshin inside Jenny
she opens the gates to yomi; callback to kaathe trying to get pygmy back

Did Emma love Wolf or Genichiro?

To be fair, they "just had" a bunch of other weird shit just laying around. Like swords to kill the immortal, pathways to the realm of the gods, giant straw men, water that grants immortality, etc. They never really talk about where they come from or what their goal is, if they have one, no.
Pure speculation, but the reason the Divine Dragon may have been missing his arm is because his severed arm brought down from the heavens could have been the Everblossom sakura tree talked about in the plot.
The ninjas have two arms, they just keep one concealed and only use it for throwing kunai at you and whatnot, I think it's just to catch you off guard.
The sculptor has one arm because Isshin cut it off to prevent him from becoming a shura back when he was active as a shinobi.
The guardian ape is immortal because he caught a bad case of the centipedes.
The zombies are the result of Doujun's attempts at creating another version of immortality.
He turns into the demon of hatred, who is missing the same arm as him and has the same voice actor when you kill him.
There are just two, you could ask the same question of "why was there one to begin with?"
The black mortal blade allowed Genichiro to call Isshin from beyond the grave to fight, Isshin most likely just obliges due to his love for a good fight. The black mortal blade may also make the summoned individual susceptible to the will of whoever summoned them.

>He practiced the Heretical arts of the Tomoe.
It is Tomoe, not "the Tomoe". Tomoe (if i got it right) was a legendary swordswoman retainer of Isshin. She mastered the Ashina sword style but desired more power so left the Ashina clan to pursue it. (Speculation) During her travels she ended up meeting the jar noble which in exchange for where to learn more techniques she taught him her personal combat art, "Flowing Passage". I believe she ended up at the divine realm as that is the most common area for lightning based attack, plus the jar noble who knows Tomoe's personal sword style also knows of he divine realms location and existence

There's clearly a link to Bloodborne right?
>foreigners(the league) chased a beast all the way yharnam to kill it
>same foreigners see centipedes (vermin) in blood that makes people undying/rejuvenates them
>precious bait item is just those slugs from a great one

>What are the centipedes?
Nigger-rigged version of immortality. Seen as an impurity in Buddhist mythology.
>Who are Divine Children?
Botched attempts at manufacturing immortality by the monks on the mountain, minus one exception. Kuro is a true Divine Child.
>Who are Mist Nobles?
Nobles who sought to attain immortality by becoming fish (eastern mythology). They live close to the fountainhead for that reason.
>Who are Shichimen Warriors?
Priests of the fountainhead. They utilized rituals using Ceremonial Tanto's.
>Who were Red Samurai at the end of the game?
Invading army.
>Why can Genichiro summon lightning?
He trained with Shizu at the Fountainhead, the cunt throwing lightning bolts at you when you first enter the second area.
>What's up with Mibu Village?
A monk poisoned the water and/or fountainhead runoff fucked with everybody.
>Why does Divine Dragon have no arm?
The Divine Dragon is the tree, and the tree had a limb hewn from it.
>Why do Purple Ninjas have only 1 arm?
They have two arms.
>Why does Sculptor have 1 arm?
Sword Saint gottem
>Why is Guardian Ape immortal?
Centipedes.
>Why are there immortal zombies in Ashina Dungeon?
Ashina loves fucking around with immortality
>What happens to Sculptor after he disappears?
Hatred literally overtakes him.
>Why is there a second Mortal Blade?
Genchiro got it from.. somewhere.
>Why was Isshin inside Genichiro?
The mortal blade acts as a gateway to the afterlife. Genichiro's last wish was to save Ashina, and so used his blood with the powers of the sword to summon him in his prime.

Weren't Wolf and the loli heading to the West in that one ending?

Just done with Shura ending after Return.
Shit was pretty kino, but wished there was more boss.
Where is Genichiro though? He'd be a pretty great last fight in the Shura ending with the role reversal where he's the hero now and Sekiro is the villain Shura.
How did Owl end up with the Open Gate in that ending? Did he kill off Genichiro offscreen?
Gunning for the Rejuvenation ending now.
Hope we'll get to fight prime Lady Butterfly and Shura Sekiro dual wielding Mortal Blades if there's DLC.

Yes, to return the divine dragon back to it's home, somewhere in the west

>What are the centipedes?
Parasites steeped in the divine dragon's blood/water.
>Who are Divine Children?
The Monk's attempt to mimic dragon heritage
>Who are Mist Nobles?
Dudes transformed by close contact with the divine dragon's blood/water.
>Who are Shichimen Warriors?
Masses of ghosts clumped together at bad places.
>Who were Red Samurai at the end of the game?
Assholes from greater Japan from which Ashina broke away.
>Why can Genichiro summon lightning?
He trained with someone who could and learned at great cost (crispy scars)
>Why are some people very small (rats) or very big (fat guys with clubs)?
Genetics are weird. That's all.
>What's up with Mibu Village?
They're drinking super muddy/diluted dragon blood/water that's riddled with parasites and nasty shit.
>Why does Divine Dragon have no arm?
Because it's the spirit form of an immortal tree that some dickass owl cut the branch off of.
>Why do Purple Ninjas have only 1 arm?
They have two, but only use one. No idea why.
>Why does Sculptor have 1 arm?
Pottery. He was turning into a demon and old man Ashina cut it off to save him.
>Why is Guardian Ape immortal?
His watering hole happens to be right below the dragon water city and he's been guzzling that shit for years.
>Why are there immortal zombies in Ashina Dungeon?
They're not immortal. They stay dead after 2 deaths just like you.
>What happens to Sculptor after he disappears?
He becomes the giant red fire demon, as it was HEAVILY implied he would.
>Why is there a second Mortal Blade?
Ying and Yang nigga.
>Why was Isshin inside Genichiro?
He was dead and Black Blade cuts open a hole to the after life. We Devil May Cry up in this bitch.


BAM! Son. That's all you need to know.

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Why does no one except sekiro cover their stinky sengoku era feet?

Who is the monk in the hall of illusions?

>>Why is there a second Mortal Blade?
Black one probably came first, red was likely made to stop anyone with the black blade from getting any ideas

gottem

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I love how everyone just knows all this stuff.

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He's a monk that likes the peace and quiet.

Why don't the Red Mist Nobles who were feasting on the Mist Warriors in Fountainhead Palace respawn after resting at Sculptor's Idol?
They're not even minibosses like the one in the Mist Forest.
Wondering if the singular one with guards on the lake also does not respawn.

feet aren't so stinky, there aren't niggers throwing snapple bottles out of the bus everywhere so you don't need to protect your feet.

>be monk
>be focused on nirvana and all that good detachment shit
>folks start guzzling funky water and growing centipedes and bugs and shit in their guts
>nope.jpg
>shit gets too noisy with those immortal cunts always slithering around and rustlin' they carapaces.
>peace out to quite ass other realm of endless water and chill ass vistas
>meditate here for a long ass time with chill ass ghost monkeys
>some dick ass shinobi appears
>starts chasing the fucking monkeys around and making a shitload of noise
>mfw

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They played the game.
It's not Souls level cryptic. The game literally outright tells you all this shit in black and white. It's not written down in hieroglyphics in item descriptions like souls games.
If you took two seconds to actually listen to the characters talk you hear everything on this list.

You need a centipede to be "immortal." The dragon water just gives unnaturally long life and turns people into fish. The red nobles are the oldest and furthest gone. They're devouring the younger nobles because they desperately crave youth and immortality.

The mist nobles' goal is to become immortal by becoming carp. They need fish scales to do this, which is why they are eating other warriors.
Sekiro's immortality is very different from centipede immortality. Sekiro is capable of death and rebirth, but the nobles are only undying. Wounding them outright will still kill them.