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EuTytoAlba — Abysswalker Weapons PDO/PDF (+ Cursed Greatsword!)
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Published: 2015-12-04 07:15:54 +0000 UTC; Views: 14391; Favourites: 57; Downloads: 669
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You can download this ZIP from DeviantArt's servers by looking around this page for a DeviantArt generated buttonOR you can download this ZIP from MediaFire: www.mediafire.com/download/5kf…
Page for templates of 'restored'/'untainted' variations: fav.me/da3akpi
FILE UPDATED 12.22.15!!! I just updated this papercraft with a ton of little fixes and some scale refinement. I hate outdating a file practically as soon as it goes up and then asking 117 people (omg
) to update their copies, so I also threw in a papercraft of Artorias's Cursed Greatsword to make the inconvenience worthwhile. Er... the preview image still needs to be updated, but the 3D view on the left (what these weapons will look like assembled) hasn't changed. ....Does anyone actually read a word I say? 
I am particularly proud of this one.
So, if you're inclined to console gaming and you haven't tried the "Souls" series yet, FOR YOUR INNER TEN-YEAR-OLD'S SAKE GET YOUR COPIES FOR THE PS3 AND NOT THE XBOX!!!! Unless, of course, you are already the sort to pay monthly for Xbox Gold, their online-play service. My bro heard I favor hard games over easy ones, so he got me used copies of "Dark Souls" 1 & 2 for the Xbox, uncertain as to weather I would like them...... Of course, I LOVED the first one (have yet to start the second), but because we don't fork out a royal fee to Microsoft, I feel like I've missed out on a huge part of the game----all the pulse-pounding PVP.
On the other hand, Sony offers their online-play services for PS3 for free, thus sparing their slimmer customers this grief.What's wacky, though, is that even though I haven't bought the DLC on Xbox (these DLC models were ripped from my bro's PC copy), it turns out that what you really buy is a mere unlock-code for content that has already been saved on your console. In other words, ALL fully updated copies of "Dark Souls" are the "Prepare To Die" edition; on any "normal" edition, such as mine, those locked levels are there, taking up space on your Xbox's hard drive even though you can't play them! Microsoft/From Software/both/maybe even Sony did this in order to keep the game from breaking when another player who has DLC weapons equipped invades you, or you invade another such player. However, since my bro and I did pay for that hard drive space, AND ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I CAN'T EVEN PLAY THE ONLINE ASPECTS OF THE GAME WHICH NEED THAT DATA, I'm pretty peeved about the whole thing.... (In general, I'm unsupportive of DLCs; imo they just come off as proof of premature publication.) I found this all out by talking to the Anor Londo blacksmith, seeing the Abyss Greatsword show up as an option with unmet criteria (the soul of Artorias), and then going on a harrowing quest through gaming forums to find out wtf.
On that note......will be trading in my Xbox copy of DS2 for a used PS3 one, even though my bro and I generally like to keep all the instalments of any given series on the same console as each other. And I probably will buy the DLC for myself after all, IF it goes on sale....
Because, from what I've learned just perusing around online, Artorias is by far my favorite character in the whole game. Compared to all the others, I'm really feeling his & Sif's story, because my border collie of 14 years almost died last summer and I had to fend-off a small legion of vets & other peeps who were constantly pressuring me to put him down. Diagnoses of fatal conditions no vet would even test for because their word for it was supposed to be good enough, expensive prescription drugs that just had horrible side-effects without benefiting a darn thing, guilt-trips about holding on too long and putting my dog through unnecessary pain (that turned out to be caused by the drugs and not his illness), "hospice-care instructions" (a six page email, the vet's condition for sending my dog home with me at all) that sounded downright weaponized-----they tried everything. Instead, by forsaking nearly all sleep for two months to watch over my doggie, myself, 24/7, I actually brought him back from the brink, and he's almost fine now! (Brain tumor was the official diagnosis-----brain tumor my ass! unless Vitamin C and Magnesium, which were what *I* put him on, are enough to cure them.) ........Now, though, I think I probably look at least five years older all of a sudden because of the intense stress. .....But, hay, I get to keep my best friend a little longer.
AND keep feeling like there ain't nuthin' I can't overcome with enough determination! Related content
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I know this is an old project, but I was wondering if the size of the sword was scaled down or fit to a ratio? Or is the Artorias model you have up there actually the player character in his armor, because Artorias is much taller than 6 ft in the game it seems. Just so you don't think I'm complaining, I'm actually trying to figure out Artorias' in-game height.
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Yes this sword papercraft is scaled down to the approximate proportion of real human cosplayers, according to a standard I established for every model I extracted from this particular game. But if you want, I could see what Artorias's NPC model comes out to be according to this standard....?
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I'd like to know, yes! I'd even tip you for it if I can.
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Sorry for the delay. Had to find and remember things...
I hope this is sufficient...
I used the player-character model of Artorias's armor rather than a blank body base (for true body height) because Artorias's helmet adds a few inches to his height (and there's no head model under it, so it can't be taken off!), and I figured that if both models had the same helmet, it would negate the issue at least in as far as finding a ratio instead of an exact measurement.....
Now anyone can just multiply their own height by 182.5% to find out how tall Knight Artorias would be IRL compared to themselves!
....Compared to the standard scale I use in papercrafting, that would make him about 11ft 5in with his helmet on, maybe 11ft without it.
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LORDY, he's big. Eyeballin' it I thought he was only like 9 ft tall. I guess 11 ft is only 2 ft taller than that, but oof. That's still big!
Thank you so much for doing this, though!! This is super interesting. Is there a way I can slide you a few dollars to thank you for your work?
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Being both wounded and corrupted, Artorias hunches over quite a lot. Also, good swordsmen (at least in Japanese schools) always keep their feet apart for balance and their knees bent, ready to weave and spring; this could easily shave a head or two off someone's perceived height. (I've trained a little, so that's a real experience I've had dueling classmates. 
I've recently set up a profile at BuyMeACoffee.com/towerdweller. I've never used anything like that before so I really have no idea whether it's really a good thing or not. I'm also in the midst of creating a Patreon profile, but not quite ready to launch it yet. Patreon.com/towerdweller I really appreciate your offer. I'm curious; you just really wanted to know, or are you working on something?
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Yeah!! It's hard estimating someone's height through sight when they're hunched and bent at the knees, and I still seemed really off. So I do still appreciate all of this.
I'm a writer and roleplayer, and I'm a big fan of Artorias. I've seen his height questioned a lot, and I've had a few theories about him. Particularly one of them being how he held his shield, because his shield has straps on the inside that goes unused by our player character in Dark Souls and Dark Souls 3 (the straps were most prominent in DS3). I theorized that his shield could be strapped to his arm and used like how Silver Knights use their shields. If the scale on his greatshield isn't changed much in-between us wielding it and Artorias wielding it (because weapons for larger characters/bosses get scaled down when we use them but it's hard to tell with Artorias' greatshield because we never actually see him use it), it'd be very plausible that what was a giant greatshield to us was more viable to someone who's 11 ft tall!
Above all, it was just personal interest but I might put it to use someday, or maybe someone who's more crafty than me can put it to use!! Sorry I don't have some amazing cool project to unveil, which is also why I want to pay you for your time.
Also I will definitely be visiting your BuyMeACoffee. I've seen several people use it and it seems like a nice way for people to make some extra money.
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Looks awesome now all i need to find is his armor
A++ work on these files as usual
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Pepakura Viewer (freeware) to open the .PDO files, which are extremely helpful because they have a 3D view of the finished model on which you can click and highlight the individual pieces if you're confused about something specific. (Not to be confused with Pepakura DESIGNER, the .PDO-editor, which is programmed to crash if someone tries to open a locked / password-protected file. I hear about this all the time: people using Designer and mistakenly concluding that my .PDOs are unreadable.)
Pepakura seems to only work on Windows opperating systems however, and therefore I include plain old .PDF exports, which any computer these days ought to be able to read. 
I think most computers can open .ZIP files, but if yours doesn't, I recommend a freeware called 7zip.
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Thank you for the recommendation, I just downloaded a free PDF reader, to see the finish product and the highlight parts will be very useful and help greatly, Thank you again.
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Can't wait to try to build the darn thing, (might need more paper) I have been looking for a long time for a good build to actually make the great sword. Thank you for your hard work.
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You're welcome.
I know what it's like to search for these things; before I learned how to make my own templates, I hunted for years for a paperaft of the SOLDIER helm from "Crisis Core" as well as Terra's armor from "Birth By Sleep". No one had made em, and no one could or would tell me how to make em for myself.... So frustrating....
BTW if you mean the Greatsword of pre-Abysswalker Artorias (as differentiated from the Abyss Greatsword and Cursed Greatsword), that one is on my to-do list for the near-future. I love Artorias, and intend to finish his whole collection of weapons.
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With all my hallow heart I will gladly accept just the ancient greatsword and make it true, I am actually currently replaying the first Dark Souls on my XB1, I however will be excited to also make the restored version whenever you get to it (no rush). Again thank you for your hard work and I hope to finish it sometime and send you a picture of the finish product.
P.S. I am sadly not left handed....
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I actually don't believe the theory that Artorias was left-handed. I think Artorias's left arm stress-fractured under supporting his SHIELD against an unrelenting barrage of attacks when he and Sif lost their fight in the Abyss, which would mean that Artorias had his greatsword in his right hand all along.
Fun fact: I've had some authentic Kenjutsu training myself, and for some reason MOST of my classmates AND our sensei happened to be left-handed; I was surprised to learn then that even the left-handed students' right arms were stronger than their dominant lefts. And, on top of that, as a right-handed person who long ago purposefully trained myself to be ambidextrous, even the lefties were envious that I could learn techniques on one side and quickly figure out how to perform them in mirror on the other side. Point being, left-handedness is overrated; mastering both sides, with or without being a natural, beats everybody.
I always make myself rush projects, because they take forever anyway. 
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Well thank you for the motivation to see the work(Though in my PDF I acquired I think I will do the cursed variation that you provided, being nearly identical to the original sword). , and I am impressed with your ability for being ambidextrous.
On the note of Artorias, The box cover gives the impression of him being left handed (the original box art being black and blue ect., showing a figure similar to Artorias's build. Another note is the Majestic Greatsword in DS2, description being "An ancient greatsword of unknown origin.
This sword was passed down through generations, until it reached Gordin, wandering knight of Forossa, and was lost upon his death.
Uncannily, every last one of the prominent swordsmen who inherited this weapon was left-handed.".
However I agree with you on the fact that his arm is fractured from using his shield makes plenty of sense, though in game the true situation is unknown, perhaps he was ambidextrous such as you?
Here is a tid bid: Artorias was meant to have dialog in Dark Souls, though it was scrapped to retain the fact that he has been consumed by the Abyss.
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looks nice, are you doing this in preparation for dark souls 3?
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Thanks.
Actually, no..... The timing just works out....
At first, way back in October, I started ripping these models just because I was halfway through my first playthrough of Dark Souls 1 and needed a last-minute Halloween costume. At that time, someone showed me TheProud's "We Are The Souls" video, which gave me the idea to papercraft and wear the Sunlight Maggot with a flashlight embedded in it. Unfortunately, that 3D model turned out to be too problematic to build in the time I had left, but ripping it got the ball rolling on all these others.
Now, however, as a connoisseur of Victorian sci-fi/gothic novels since 2004 who doesn't own a PS4, I'm making these papercrafts to distract myself from lamenting a copy of "Bloodborne" idly burning a hole in my brother's game shelf.
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