User blog comment:Varzan Deodinm Beldinm/RWBYBorne Souls?/@comment-10380701-20141128013532

Holy shit, I thought I was the only one who compared Zwei to Sif. Seriously, he needs to learn how to use a sword.

The best part about Raven and Sir Alonne's parallel is that they've both been actually compared to Jetstream Sam. Wait, didn't we talk about this already? =/

Anyways, I'm gonna go into a tangent here since the second half of 2014 was pretty much devoted to me loving the shit out of Dark Souls.

The only in-universe parallel between Dark Souls and RWBY, in terms of lore is that everything is fucked up sideways. Well, moreso in the DS 'verse, because by comparison, the kingdoms that the game takes place in are ALREADY decimated.

The Four thing may be a jab on the Four is Death trope, as in Japan, Four is pronounced the same as death. But then again, Japan loves using Four on their videogames. So it may be entirely coincidental on RWBY's part. Don't think about it too hard. That said, I'm adding the four elements of DS2 on the list: Sorcery, Fire, Lightning and Dark.

Interesting thing about the Light and Dark aspect of Dark Souls. Dark isn't actually very bad. Harmful, yes. But its effects, via item descriptions (and mentions by Hex users in DSII) has often been akin to a "gentle embrace". Compare and contrast with the Light, or to be specific, Flame, where shit's exploding into a fiery inferno all the time.

And the Dark literally what human soul is formed from. Because humans are the bearer of the dark souls. At least that's how the theory went.

Okay I'm done fanboying. XD

P.S. I think Bloodborne doesn't take place in the Dark Souls 'verse, but in the Demon Souls 'verse. They're supposedly a separate world with a few parallels.