What Happens After a God Dies?

I really like the Warhammer interpretation of this concept. Like if you kill a god you are killing an aspect of the universe so its hard to do and comes with massive consequences.

I'm surprised Shadow of the Colossus isn't on this list. Discovering that you've been killing god level beings tasked with keeping the world safe is an unsettling plot twist.

"THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES TO KILLING A GOD !!!" - Kratos, the killer of gods

As a climber, really glad you said something about Everest. It drives me insane the things we’ve done to the mountain and the people

" We only find them when they're dead " is a comic centred around death of gods, human nature and the cycle of life. It's a brilliant story and complete on top of that. Do give it a read , might delight you.

I think one of most scary tropes are the ones where Gods die... Just the thought of something so powerful being dead is frightening

- The Owl House? - Breath of the Wild? - Subnautica? - God of War? I think I found my treasure trove of videos

I’m so glad you brought up Chomolungma/Everest because it has long been a frustration of mine. Taking one of the Earth’s most incredible and important natural landmarks and turning it into a tourist hotspot feels so so wrong to me. It reminds me a lot of how people used to be allowed to climb Uluru, and I honestly think it’s time we enact a similar ban on climbing Everest.

Subnautica’s Gargantuan Leviathan, in its Entry, says that what can be seen is only a third of what its true size is. In addition, it was only a Juvenile when it died, meaning that it can grow to be much more massive.

"Decayed Divinity" would make one hell of a title for a game. Sounds like an RPG where you're trying to save the memory of a dead god and find out how it died. Sounds like it could be very tragic and sad, and also inspiring at the same time.

I am so glad you used The Titan from Owl House in your thumbnail and also mentioned it. I am very surprised you didn't mention Rainworld in this given you've covered the game before, when the entire world's setting is shaped by dying and dead gods that you directly explore and interact with

You missed the most interesting part of the Owl House: Not only is the civilization built off of a fallen Titan(who were worshipped as gods); but the whole WORLD is also littered with fallen corpses. Furthermore, their power that flowed through their veins was sooo potent; that it’s actually where the magic from the story comes from, beings that emerged from the titans ashes evolved to absorb and harness its magical energy, centuries, perhaps millennia later!

I find stories where the setting has fallen gods extremely fascinating. Especially considering many cultures had one or more gods which lose their lives and they leave something behind. Gods don't need to be biologically immortal.

As a calamity mod fan, the idea of a god's corpse growing and altering the place around it to reflect the worst parts of the God's personality is a very interesting concept. In calamity lore, when a god's corpse isn't cleaned up properly, the corpse infects the world around it and turns it into an ecosystem fueled by death. In the Crimson's case, the ground turns to flesh, the corpses of the creatures around it morph into new creatures as their organs get repurposed. Eventually everything is red and covered in blood. In the case of the corruption, the infection makes the ground purple and corrupts the creatures.

Hyper Light Drifter is my favorite game, and I always get excited when someone else talks about it. I had a hunch that you'd mention it when I saw this video's title and thumbnail. Even if you didn't end up talking about HLD, I was already committed to watching the video all the way through because your thoughtful commentary and accompanying music and visuals had my heart welling and my eyes tearing up. Thank you.

thank you so much for putting in the effort to use captions! Not every channel does and it can be very frustrating!

A good example of this 'Whale Fall' ecosystem that props up around great dead gods could be seen in Monster Hunter World. The Coral Highlands is an entire zone that thrives off of the one below it, The Rotten Vale. This vale, should one look at the map, seems to be the coiled remains of a massive god like creature. As a member of the 5th Fleet exploring the ecosystem and life that has cropped up around the remains of this gargantuan monster is part of your job. We know it arrived to come to this place and die, as many of its kind has before. I just really enjoyed how MHW had created this intertwined environment.

One thing to note about the Titan from the Owl House is that, technically speaking, he's still alive for most of the show's run. His heart still beats while his spirit lingers in the realm between realms, powering the very magic that Luz uses through her glyphs. Once the Titan finally dies, his spirit moves on and the glyphs he powered stopped working. Edit: Holy crap, how in the seven circles of Hell did I get this many likes?!

Wow I got this video recommended out of the blue and I must say, what an experience From start to finish, the script, the way you talk, the subtle music, everything combined into a really good video

Hollow knight reflects a lot of the themes you covered in this video, it would be nice to see you mention the lore surrounding it if the topic becomes relevant in a future video