When you enter the castle, you just know that something big is about to happen. What an epic atmosphere they created there with the "buzzing" in the background. And then the battle itself, where you get help from about 6(?) allies. His design, his lore.... everything about Radahn is extraordinary. I can't wait to fight him in my new game+ and try to beat him in a 1vs1 as he deserves.
his buildup for me was extraordinary because when i approached his castle and used the teleporter on the other side of the bridge, i encountered not a single enemy on the way to the festival. It just told me once i learned the intention of the festival "if they were worried about me killing him they would have already tried to stop me. These loyal men are INVITING ME and many others to KILL him". The fact he is the only boss in the game where you are told by the NPCS that he is a true warrior, and he wants this perfectly builds up how powerful this man was, and still is.
I love so much the slow reveal of Radahn's true character. In the trailers he looks large, imposing and evil, but behind that you see the tragedy. He loved his horse (Leonard) so much, and was slowly losing his mind to the rot...he wanted to die a true warrior. :(
The reveal about him was great; it was so easy to see him and think "bad guy" and then you find out all the little details... Made him so much more memorable.
Honestly, after beating the scarlet rot swamp in Caelid and farming the cleanrot set, I respect Malenia a lot less. Formidable warrior? My 52 deaths and counting to her say yes. But she infected Caelid with scarlet rot, so I blow raspbarries in her general direction.
His love for his horse was so strong, this guy read up about the inevitable heat death of the universe, manipulated gravity itself to freeze the solar system in place, and keeping literal stars from ever going supernova.
@@DronesOverTheMoon I will accept any blatant lie or rumor about Radahn based on his status as a nice guy and cool general. You could tell me he literally bench pressed the ocean floor or leveled a mountain to build a monastery for orphans and puppies and not give me evidence and I'd believe you.
Having now finished this game, I can honestly say: fun to play, and the most gut-wrenching feeling once you start to realize what's going on. Likely sadness ahead!
@@James-9999 the lands between are geopolitical battleground of the outer gods (greater will is one of them), the regular gods and demigods all got screwed one way or another, Micquela cursed to be forever a child and abducted/experimented on by his demented half-brother Mohg, Malenia not knowing this and waiting for Micquela who was going to cure her of the scarlet rot, Radhan being a good guy turned into a mad dog because of the scarlet rot, Morgott being a nice responsible guy who loved his family but the other demigods never loved him and banished him for being born deformed, etc
@@БогомилСтоев-ч9с half of the shit has nothing to do with the outer gods like morgot being hated by his family unless he was deformed by the outer gods but i get your point
@@ahmedhammad5434 Morgott was an omen, someone who's born cursed and without grace. As far as I know, withholding grace from the erdtree is an intentional thing, and by extension, yeah, it probably actually IS the fault of the Greater Will that he was born deformed.
You know what’s truly sad? Even though Radahn is mentally gone…he still wouldn’t dare cause harm to his horse or lift the gravitational magic that he uses to ride him. He’s a literal walking Goliath zombie who eats friends and foes alike…but he’d rather starve and go farther into the deep end then resort to eating his best friend. He’s easily my favorite boss in this game
Waged war against stars and won Perfected gravity magic so he can Make himself weightless to ride his beloved steed And stood his own against an undefeated opponent. What a mad lad
Not to mention that "undefeated opponent", being Malenia, had to nuke the entire continent with her scarlet rot due to the stalemate they were at, but in my honest opinion it looked like the battle was leaning towards Radahn's favor in its later stages. Radahn proceeds to facetank the whole thing upfront and survived while she was heavily wounded and had to be dragged back by her cleanrot knights speaks volumes about Radahn's overall power and justifies his title as "the mightiest demigod of them all" (Not so sure if Aeonia or Caelid were separate places or if the place itself was a continent but you get the point.)
@@zenseizen374 Actually no. The lore says that it was a pure stalemate. Her using the scarlet rot was to break that stalemate. You also have to put into perspective that Malenia herself was not in her prime. During the fight she was holding back the rot. And the fact that she wasn't ever at her fullest the moment she lost her limbs to the rot. Also, in the intro you can clear see that he fought morgott and lost. Prior to him fighting Malenia. Which suggest he waged war against Lyndell but failed.
@@BattlefireTV Actually, it was Godrick who attacked Leyndell (unofficial source but the only one I got, you're free to correct me here if there's official confirmation. I haven't finished the game yet and still haven't started reading on item descriptions since I defeated Radahn. I am currently in the snowy mountaintops, I just arrived there) and Morgott defeated Godrick, which is how an Omen like him became the lord of Leyndell. Also, note that Radahn's redmane soldiers were considered the "strongest" of the armies, and Malenia's cleanrot knights being the "fiercest". All of these lore points of Radahn and his army, along with how surprisingly true his legendary feats are, it wouldn't make sense how he would be defeated by Morgott, but I don't see a reason for Radahn even having a reason to want to attack Leyndell. It never stated who was the attacker, aside from the unofficial source of Godrick attacking Leyndell and losing to Morgott, but seeing how the battle of Aeonia took place in Caelid (Radahn's territory), we can at least strongly speculate that Malenia attacked Radahn. Radahn was also respected and loved as a hero by most, and a lot of item descriptions that talk about him view him as an honourable warrior with a heart of gold (for his horse and loved ones at least), so personally I don't why he would even attack Leyndell. (Everyone literally agrees that he was the strongest of all the demigods, but the most feared was Miquella for he was the smartest.) Moreover, regarding the stalemate between Malenia and Radahn, yes it is vividly and clearly said that it was a stalemate, my saying that it was leaning towards Radahn's favour in the latter stages of the fight was said vaguely so I will say it in a more detailed manner. Yes, Malenia and Radahn were at a stalemate, and Malenia was undefeated up to that point. It is my OPINION and theory that Radahn was probably at a slight advantage towards the end before the scarlet rot nuke. As seen in the cinematic trailer, which is the closest we'll get to seeing how Radahn vs Malenia turned out, Malenia charged towards Radahn and had her prosthetic arm smashed. She then catches her blade and leaps high to stab Radahn with it, but turns out she got stabbed by it as well as seen by the blood flowing down the blade. I believe that this is when the stalemate actually ended and Malenia decided to use the scarlet rot nuke as a last-ditch effort to take Radahn down, which succeeded in a way.
@@zenseizen374 Actually you are wrong. The forces that attacked Lyndell was Radahns army. There is a reason why in the lore it said Radahns bannerman were pushed out of Lyndell. You can even see the intro where Radahn and Morgott fought. Which enforces that because throughout the entire war Morgott kept himself in the Lyndell Capital. And as I said before when you go through the legacy dungeon you see remains of the banners. And for Malenia and Radahna fight. It is more leaning that it was a stalemate before the rot. Malenia throughout her fight held back the rot which caused her to not fight her fullest. Not to mention the moment she lost her limbs she no longer was able to peak even with her training based off of the lore. And she wasn't stabbed by Radahn. She stabbed herself to inflict the rot against him with her own blood. That is why in the cinematic she was pressing herself into the blade further. Yeah what she did to the lands was bad. But Radahn was no saint. He was a warmonger who was arguably the worst in the war considering he wanted to wage war everywhere. Much of the Shattering War destruction was his doing. Him being nice to his horse is not enough to make up for that.
@@BattlefireTV Yeah I dived into some more research, well as much as I could without spoiling myself in future events of the game, and yes you were apparently right. I rewatched cutscenes and stuff and started reading more and more item descriptions and those big stone swords that have short stories of battles and past events. It also appears the unofficial source I got it from had a typo, as well as errors in its fact-checking, and I ran a correction through it so it's all good now. That's an interesting way to put it for the Malenia against Radahn cutscene. Is there some official info I could check on that one regarding her stabbing herself with the rot? I'm curious how that works, especially since I am treading cautiously and avoiding certain lore told by other YT channels in my recommended section and other players that could be potential spoilers for me.
There’re only 3 good Demigods: 1. Radahn: he loves his horse, hold the star to defend the kingdom. There’s nothing to hate this guy except when he decides to become the star and yolo himself 2. Miquella: he created his own kingdom to welcome the Tarnished and everyone who was abandoned by the Greater Will. He tried to cure scarlet rots for his sister Malinia and his people. 3. Morgott the Omen King: he was never loved by his family, Greater Will or any people, but still he chooses to stay and protect the throne after he escaped from prison and protect those who put him in there. His love is blind by I have to admire his commitment.
I read in some item description that Miquella would infuse items with his power which would seduce people making them become his followers and journey to his tree. This might not be 100% what it said so if I turn out to be wrong in some way please correct me. So maybe Miquella isn’t as good as he seems.
When I first saw him it gave me an impression of him being the bad and Malenia the good guy. After playing the game and having an epic battle with him and learning his lore from talking to npc and items it really gave me more insight on how he was the real good guy. Not to mention the reason he learned gravity magic and his admiration to the first elden lord is really adorable in some way lol. Really wish we get a chance to actually chat with him before he became what he is now. Came for an epic battle stayed to give this general an honorable death no matter how many tries it take.
@@Rick-cg5yv Well, usually it's based on how many people and things you royally fuck up. For example, nuking everything on earth out of spite for the human race is obviously bad and not just because of moral reasoning. logic, common sense, and nature are plenty enough to tell you that self destruction is pretty bad but if you do the deed anyways, I doubt you were sane to begin with.
@@Rick-cg5yv A proper reply, the two fingers and the greater will were good in that they kept order and the rule of more destructive outer gods away. the price of this is the use of the dead as seen in the catacombs in order to nourish the erdtree. Marika's breaking of the elden ring was the major reason for the worst disasters that plagued the lands between.
I know a lot of people said this but i think it was incredibly effective the way they made him look like a mindless brute in the trailer only to write him as a pretty likeable character with a pretty kickass background
It's like yhorm the giant's trailer, they showed him as a giant made for war, but when you play and do the quest line, he did so much even though the people he protected didn't see him as much, and after all, a friendly onion knight came to uphold his friend's request from him
One of the most interesting things I noticed with Radahn, is how you didn't have to fight your way through an entire castle/level full of enemies and obstacles. You get inside an empty castle..which truly confused me...Then after the festival announcer began, it all started to come together beautifully, just how they meant the experience to feel in fighting Radahn. He's the only boss that I didn't have to plow through enemies to confront. He is sufficient on his own.
It was definitely a very memorable pre-fight setting. Compared to Stormveil, where it was just this massive challenge to get through everything in the castle.
Well if you didn't do Ranni's Quest first and enter the castle the proper way you will have enemies and a crucible knight boss to fight before reaching Redahn's area.
So, from what I can tell as to “why” he held back the stars, I believe it has to do with Ranni. Ranni had a plan to go against the fingers and the greater will, but she was tied to the stars movement. Now I don’t know the specifics, but it seems that without the stars moving, the entrance to Nokron was hidden, and with it, the knife Ranni needed to slay the fingers. So Radahn was holding the stars in place to keep Ranni from enacting her plan, protecting the fingers and the greater will. *Edit: I actually think it may be different now. After replaying the game, there is a memorial for starscourge Radahn that implies his conquering of the stars helps keep Sellia safe. This honestly seems much more likely as to a reason why.
I’m not a fan of the in game lore here. How is it that there is no other entry into nokron? How does ranni and her court know that the Star will fall in such a specific place? It’s all a bit wishy washy.
Yes Ranni's fate was indeed linked to the stars! As was his too, I would imagine. I have a theory that Radahn was warned by his teacher that something terrible was lurking in space, and taught him enough to prevent them from coming down...
@@Lord_Sunday astrology is a legit thing in the game so maybe they used it with the astrolabes that are throughout the map in conjunction with magic to chart the trajectory of the stars if they were allowed to fall.
This theory holds water as if you read into the lore of Nokron and Nokstella, the citizens of the eternal city tried to make gods of their own (the mimic tears) and so the Greater Will sent Astel and others like it to kill/subdue the inhabitants. So clearly, everything about the stars/eternal cities are against the Two Fingers
Astel's Remembrance says "A malformed star born in the flightless void far away. Once destroyed an Eternal City and took away their sky. An falling star of ill omen." They destroyed Nokron and Noktis. Do you think he sought to keep them away?
I 100% believe that he was doing just that. So his teacher was an Alabaster Lord who were beings that came to life from a meteorite. I assume that they saw the horrible creatures that existed in the space void and told Radahn what was out there, teaching him the techniques he could use to prevent them from coming down from the sky. I can't say for certain though, and I think that it's definitely going to be DLC territory, but that's my theory for sure!
@@kitetales I always assumed he was doing that to STOP Nocron from being accessed by his sister Ranni. Since he loved daddy radagon so much and wanted follow in his vision. Probably didn't want the fingers dead and all.
I would love to see a dlc of radahn at full power without having been affected by the rot. Giving you insanely difficult battle that comes down to pure skill. Or giving you the option to call in a lobby of other warriors to have a real festival of war but radahns strength increases in this case to even out. A man can dream
It would be awesome if they did something similar to the ds1 dlc and allowed you to travel into the the past of the lands between, and see some of the bosses in their prime like radahn, it would be even cooler if you could interact with radahn as well
I prefer not having him as an enemy, idk he's already strong as f even after being infected with rot. Dlc fighting prime radahn would not be that interesting i guess. The only thing they can do to change him a bit is to change his moveset and skills which is kinda lame of a repeating bossfight
Imho, because of the backstory I feel like I'm being robbed of a proper challenge. Many would disagree because of the difficulty already but soulsborne fans are typically masochistic in that sense we need increasingly difficult challenges to be satisfied. This is just something I want, buffed moved sets, new armaments, unpredictable movement patterns, hell I want to see the damn horse become a giant version of its self lmao. I feel like they left a lot on the table with radahn and even if they took him out of the equation as a main quest line boss fight, people would still seek him out. That's why I come to souls came in the first place is an increasingly difficult challenge. Everyone has their view on it but if they did come out with a DLC of radahn pre-rot I would be pretty excited.
@@kitetales The Starscourge Radahn was a mighty Warrior and protector of the lands between. And Malenia took the cowardly way to end the fight. While our Mighty General took the last big hit to save the lands. Such a great Hero.
@@beastmotoz No and No. Malenia used the only power she actually had available to beat Radahn….who had gravity magic, a great rune and a body of a giant. He also didn’t save anyone…the rot was targeted simply at him…he ate the hit because he had no choice lol. Just turns out that blooming into a fucking goddess means you have the power to nuke a country 😂
The more you think about the Rahdan Festival, the more you come to realize: You're not only giving him an honorable death... You're basically doing what amounts to a mercy killing; like when you fight The Hollow Knight, after it began leaking The Radiance.
Radahn is the type of dude that could launch you into space with magic but engages you In a sword fight anyway even if that is perceived to be your greatest strength.
@@bloodangel19 well compared to Melania who gave everyone cancer, Handsome 10-packed Chiseled-chin *General Radahn* has some sense of compassion in him that he would rather fight his enemies fair and square in battle, instead of nuking her and her kingdom.
This is the one I was most anticipating. And you did not disappoint. Rhadahn is probably my favorite character in the game, and you explained his story perfectly. Keep up the great work 👍 👏
Radahn is just goated. Had Malenia not nuked Caelid/Aeonia (still not sure about the area's actual name but I'll stick with Caelid) with her scarlet rot with Radahn at its center, the Red Lion General could have become the third Elden Lord just from his feats and strength alone. Easily my favorite character in Elden Ring.
Things you may not know about Radahn: He learnt gravity magic not only to ride his childhood horse Leonard but also to hold the stars (like Astel) back, stop them from harming the lands between and its people. It was said that he loved his homeland and people, he was also an honorable warrior when letting Malenia to put her arm back before fighting. And, you may have noticed that, everytime Radahn launches an aoe attack, he will push his horse to the sand in order to protect it. Even when he has become a monster, he still didn't mistake his horse for food, and still holding back the stars to protect the land. He was also the one to tell his warriors to hold that festival to kill him because he didn't want to harm any others. He ran to the desert because he knew that the number of people killed by him will be minimized. All his soldiers were still loyal to him even when he has become a monster just says how good he was.
I really want to know why he did it. Why hold back the stars? Especially since his family, particularly his mother and sister are tied to the stars. He seems like a good guy so why do it? Did he know about the different crazy space monsters that come crashing down and he was just stopping them? Or was it the moon presence that freaked him out? Anyways, great work as always!! Really glad i found this channel.
Thank you so much! I do believe that his teacher had warned him about the crazy stuff lurking out in space and taught him all he'd need to know to prevent them from coming down. There is a lot hinted at in item descriptions that seems to imply there is a much bigger threat out there.
@@kitetales the general basis is that things outside the understanding exist out there. The Greater Will is likely one of those things. so would Mohg's Mother of Blood.
Radahn is loyal to the Golden Order aka the Greater Will. Ranni sought to usurp the Greater Will and end its reign being affiliated with the Outer God of the moon. The Golden Order would crumble and the Age of the Stars aka the original world order before the coming of the Greater Will and the Erdtree to Earth would take its place. As long as Radahn keeps the stars in check Nokron is out of reach for Ranni and she won't be able to fuffil her destiny. Secondly the nature of glinstone magic. Glintstone is the amber of the cosmos, golden amber contains the remnants of ancient life and houses its vitality, while Glintstone contains residual life. And thus, the vitality of the stars. It should not be forgotten that glintstone sorcery is the study of the stars and the life therin. So Radahn is nerfing the power of the Carian royal family magic.Not only that the stars alter the fate of the carian royal family. Thirdly let's not forget what stars actually are. Stars in Elden Ring are not just big balls of plasma. But lovecraftian abominations like Astel,Naturalborn of the Void. His mere fall to Earth destroyed an entire city and robbed them of their sky. Imagine hundreds or thousands falling at once.
I think a lot of this is very accurate, but are you of the opinion Astel was the ire of the greater will used against the Nox or was the ire something else?
Love this and man that poor horse. Radahns character is a little goofy with his horse but that fact he learned gravity just to keep his weight off the poor boy is so sad to see how it all ended 😭😭😭
What a lovely way of presenting and arranging the story into a chronological and pleasantly coherent narrative. Thank you! I'm enjoying these Elden Ring Lore Storytimes you are creating. I'm also enjoying the game, as well as its own presentation of the story. But as a father who games, I'll never have time to uncover all of the story points on my own in game world and this has been the most compelling method of presenting Elden Lore I've found so far on the webs.
Thank you so much for your kind comment! I loved retelling the story in a tangible way without a ton of the fluff; so I appreciate your feedback about it! 😊
I love that you are able to capture and weave a lot of information about the narratives of these characters in, give or take, 10min capsules. I literally watched all your Elden Ring content in one sitting, ending with Radahn. I had an understanding of their stories after beating the game, but hearing your storytelling gives them a succint yet thorough presentation I didn't expect to love listening to. You go, gurl!
@@kitetales 😀 everything works, gurl. from the editing, your writing, the voice you have, and the order to which you present the ideas. more power to you!
When I watch videos for souls-borne lore (it’s usually Vaati), I always care about the tone of the voice and the narration style. You are incredible and these videos have been more than amazing so far. Keep them coming, you rock 🌟
I did liked earlier bosses in elden ring but was not really invested into their character, but when i ventured into caelid i instantly started exploring just to find out the boss of that region, just because of the atmosphere alone, my curiosity paid off with greatest boss characters fromsoft ever made. easily in my top 3 fromsoft boss...
I think he capturing the stars bcuz his sister Ranni needs , he know if the stars fall Nokron city will open and make the way to Ranni to seak the dark path she wanted.
I absolutely love how in "his conquest of the stars, Radahn became an astronomical warrior." Even if that pun wasn't intended, it was really inspired. Also, you are an excellent storyteller. I am going through your lore videos now.
So basically Rodin is basically just a big softy that wanted to be able to ride his horse I don't know why but that's kind of adorable even though he is a villain in the storyline and everything else that was talked about in his story but it's good to know that he did have a sense of compassion
Great video!! That was one of the most satisfactory fights I've ever had in the Souls Saga. Although, Ive heard that he has been nerfed in the latest patch but I have not confirmed this. Other great fights would be O&S in DS1, Burnt Ivory King in DS2 and Nameless King in DS3.
Yeah I heard he was nerfed! Thankfully I got to beat him before that, and I'm not sure why he was because all of the summons made it much more bearable!
Watched my friend fought him. Usually kills most of the npcs with ease now thanks to the nerf Blaidd,Alexander and the Finger Maiden tend to survive more from my experience.
Lady, for god sake, PLEASE make more videos THEY ARE FABULOUS! You are the best narrator i ever heard, the voice, the timing, the precision of interpretation! English is not my born language but hearing you makes me want to be! Elden ring is one of the more richest game in storytelling, PLEASE make more videos, is fantastic! Expect you have a better day...always.
Thank you so much!! You are so sweet, I really appreciate your lovely comment. It made me smile!! :) You are so incredibly thoughtful, thank you again!!
I always found it sad how basically radahn had it bad from both of his sisters. Malenia battles him and infects him making insane and losing who he truly was and ranni who needed her brother killed so that she can get the stars back and continue down the path she wants a poor sad family that radahn has... But speaking of family are you gonna do a video on the omen brothers margott and mohg? Mohg has so much lore about him and all the blood magic he uses is so interesting!
I will always consider General Radahn as the strongest demigod in all of Elden Ring Even as the Scarlet Rot destroyed his body and parts of his mind, his will power is still strong enough to know who he is and STILL holds the stars in place and even not crush his horse, the reason why he learned gravity magic in the first place Malenia only defeated Radahn by using the Scarlet Rot, essentially biological warfare and a war crime in today's standards
She still won tho. That is like asking rahdan not to use gravity magic... She is actively suffering too to hold back the scarlet rot so it was not a simple weapon for her to use but something she let go of to unleash her full power. Half her body was literally eaten by it.
@@nevergonnagiveuup5835 That makes no sense tho I am LITERALLY fighting malenia right now she seems fine all things considered ( I mean still missing an arm too) The only explanation I got is that she also lost control of the scarlet rot and she only seems fine in haligtree because of her brother.(we learn he made all that shit with the needles to try and help cure his sister) ANYWAY from I see rahdan was clearly the loser of the 1vs1 at least. maybe there is no victor cus the land got fucked?
@@thestarsmoker09 A: lost his mind permanently. B: got knocked out temporarily. Again CLEAR WINNER here. The only explanation for it being a draw like I said is if Melania had to be later cured by mequilla but that is not yet specified.
These lore videos are SO good!!! I’ve watched all your Elden Ring ones so far and look forward to the rest. Elden ring is a treasure trove of stories, thanks for putting in the time for these mini-movies
Great video! Radahn has become one of my favorite bosses because of not only his immense power but his rich backstory. So glad to see so much love for the Starscourge!
This was simply amazing. I’m always looking forward to these. There are so many topics I wanna see u guys do - but ya’ll probably already have them written on a list somewhere 😂 I mostly just wish to see a video about Miquella or Godwyn. We never get to see them 🤷♂️ not as they were.
Thank you so much for watching! :) I will definitely be doing a video on both those characters once I get through their sections in the game! Looking forward to it, too; I have read some strange things about Miquella...
Your content is top shelf. Thank you for posting. I struggle to piece together a clear picture of the lore while playing and these small videos are perfect for helping me put together a more meaningful narrative while playing the game than I can figure out alone. Thanks again!
Ah yes, the Madlad general who: - Fights with 2 colossus swords, shoots a great bow and wields gravitational magic to be with his horse - Fights the stars and wins - Fights the "UnDeFeAtEd" sword woman so hard she has to nuke him with the curse of an Outer God, destroys the land and yet FAILS to kill him - Continues to command the stars with magic in his madden state - Has an army so loyal they refuse to abandon their post, continue to fight off the rot and host a festival to honor him, even after his defeat - Rides a meteor star from the sky to one-shot any challengers He's literally too powerful, dev had to cut off his feet and nerf him from the start with madness. What a Chad.
Honestly, this video and the lore confirms to me that Malenia's no hero - unbalanced and narcissistic at best, and a heartless war criminal (who may essentially be morally equivalent to Dung Eater, the one who wishes to eternally violate the World - perhaps since she suffers from the Rot, she felt little to no qualms about unleashing it on others, maybe even for the same reasons as Dung Eater - so the world would share her pain) at worst. Unlike Rhadan, her only claim to fame was that she’s never been beaten, despite having to fight with her entire army (the spears in Rhadan's back are from all her Cleanrot Knights) AND essentially drop a bio-nuke, unleashing the horrific mutation & suffering of the Rot on every lifeform in Cailid, as well as painfully killing hundreds of thousands of innocents AND forever condemning Cailid to be a tainted hellhole, JUST to “potentially” beat STARCHAD Rhadan and satisfy her ego (Spoiler Alert: she still couldn’t do it, got knocked out and had to get carried off by one of her knights named Finlay, Rhadan was the last one standing). Even after her “victory”, she couldn’t live with what she’d done, so she got her memories of the incident wiped and ran off to her bunker in the Haligtree (which she's corrupted too by her very presence) - until the Tarnished finds her, of course. Couldn’t even finish what she started and put her half-brother, a man everyone respected by all accounts, out of his misery. Even to this day, Rhadan's warriors are staving off the Rot from infecting other areas beyond Calid - LITERALLY attempting to clean up her mess. Some “undefeated“.
Yeah giving rahdan scarlet rot alone is one think but she legit nuked half a continent to get out of there alive which turned everything in caelid into monstreous beasts
Also, she lose in a swordfight with Radahn that's why she had to resort to the nuke. Swordsmanship is her main skill and her pride, and yet Radahn beat her at that when he could just crush her with gravity magic.
Also your saying that Malenia wanted to corrupt the whole world with scarlet rot so thar everyone can share her pain is just pure speculation in your part imho. I don't get why many people try to portray Malenia to be more evil than she is and portray Radahn to be more righteous than he is.....
Radahn's tenderness is why Melania survived. She used her most powerful ability in hopes of a victory, but instead only gained an opportunity to flee like a coward for the sake of maintaining her title of undefeated. All the while, Radahn held the power of the stars at his command, and yet never used them because of the catastrophic outcome even he knew would befall his beloved region. Despite the pure efforts of the mightiest demigod Radahn, however. Malenia in her pitiful attempt to win against a stronger foe only succeeded in destroying the region, and corrupting the body of the truely undefeated.
Radhann the true gigachad -Was Already a massivly powerful sowrdsman but learned gravity magic for his horse -Used that same gravity magic to hold the stars themselves -Went one on one with malenia and won -That same malenia had to use all of her scarlet rot to flee and never accepted she was beaten (complete virgin move) -Even while inflicted with scarlet rot and insane, still held the stars in place AND kept himself from crushing his horse -was so chad even His warriors stayed loyal to him even once infected -Said warriors made a whole festival dedicated to killing him in the way he wouldve wanted -Defended the rest of the continent from malenia's Super Aids -Still needed the future tarnished lord and 6 others to take him down -Was holding back the sky all that time -When he dies he gives you the best colossal weapons in the game Reject malenia, Return to Radhann
I have a theory about why Radahn held back the stars: Continuing with Ranni's questline you will eventually fight Astel, Naturalborn of the void. From the description of its remembrance it says " a malformed star born in the lightness void far away. Once destroyed an eternal city and took away their sky. A falling star of ill omen." Astel itself uses many gravitational attacks in its bossfight Its said that Radahn learned gravitational magic from an Alabastrian lord - from the Alabaster lord sword description it says they are a race of ancients with skin of stone who were said to have risen to life when a meteor struck long ago. There are of course other examples of stoned skinned humanoids in Nokron and the other eternal cities as well as many other deformities of life that have occurred due to the coming of Astel. Also, in the Elden Stars incantation it says "long ago, the greater will sent a golden star bearing a beast into the lands between, which would later become the elden ring" Thats obviously not referring to astel but may also serve as to reason why Radahn wanted to hold back the stars. So my theory is that In his studies, Radahn no doubt learned about what happened, and perhaps challenged the stars and held them captive as a means to prevent the same fate from happening to the lands between again.
Yea I don't know why so many people think he's working against Ranni when there's so much that points to him holding the stars back because he learned that space is full of fucking terrifying monsters.
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In the trailer I thought Radahn is the evil and Malenia is the hero....but no, Malenia is a bitch and Radahn is the true hero. A reverse Legend of Zelda. Now, I hope we will join him in DLC. maybe have a chat with him, help him conquer the stars since he "discovered" something. I guess he will have the same personality as Alexander the great jar.
These videos are awesome! I've beaten the game from scratch twice and done many new game plus playthroughs but still missed so much of storyline! These videos make the game much more impactful playing through again and actually understanding what's going on haha.
This is exactly the kind of lore content I have been looking for. I have beaten the game but feel like there are so many things I missed. This was fantastically done.
Wasn't expecting this channel to become an Elden Ring lore channel, but I'm all for it, hopefully it brings you some well deserved views, I always thought you guys were underrated.
Right?! Had NO intention of going down this path but hard to argue against the incredible outpouring of support after the first video... Thanks buddy :')
Thank you so much for these videos!! You have a very calming voice and it’s nice to just wander and explore the world of Elden Ring while listening to these videos :) hope to see more soon!
Awesome B-roll and editing, adds well to the atmosphere of the video and gives great context, voice-over and delivery absolutely brilliant again! Also love that you include subtitles in the video!
This is my favorite lore video I've seen on this channel, and Radahn is one of my favorite Fromsoft NPCs. He's just so cool and unique compared to most of the roster and there's so much to like about him. He stalemated Melania, he basically used himself as a shield to protect Caelid from the scarlet rot, he FOUGHT SPACE and won, but my favorite thing about him is that he learned gravity magic just so he could keep riding his favorite horse. And the boss fight against him is so cool, especially from a lore standpoint. Just a festival of warriors trying to give him the death he deserves, so you go and summon a bunch of NPCs and charge him like you're in a Lord of the Rings movie. 10/10. I actually never made the connection that those walls of rock and fire in Caelid were attempts to contain the scarlet rot, but that makes perfect sense. I just never gave it much thought, mostly because I was too busy trying not to get eaten by giant dogs/crows lol. Loving these videos!
Thank you so much! 😊 And yes he is such an awesome character. They did a great job giving him such a unique background. His boss fight has been my favorite so far, it was just so cool being able to summon everyone. Extremely memorable fight.
Thank you so much for giving all these lores and stories about the characters in this game. I love all the details that you give so thank you for the content!
This is very well put together. Once again, good work! Radahn has been quite a weird one in my mind. On one hand he's depicted as caring yet mighty general, and yet at the same time the mystery behind his actions always gave me a second thought about him. Also, I find it weird that he never actually hurt his horse, but was mentioned to attack foes and allies indiscriminately. I guess I should just chalk it up to 'he loves his old horse too much' and 'rot only cause him to target human as prey'... I read in the comment section that there is a mistranslation in Ranni's ending, where she's supposed to ask us to accompany her to fight those of the likes of greater will and two fingers hiding in the stars (or something along that line). If it's true, then Radahn's action was completely justified. Especially since he seemed deadset about doing it right after he finishes mastering gravity magic (I missed this part of the lore). Ranni getting involved was probably nothing but coincidence, or a part of bigger plot altogether. But alas, it will remain a mystery, for now, I suppose. So, what's next on the menu?
Thank you so much! That is extremely interesting about the translation discrepancies, I am going to have to go watch that. It’ll be a shame if it’s so heavily changed in the English text. The language about the Two Fingers hiding in the stars is extremely creepy!! Oh and as for what’s next, I’m thinking it’s going to be a theory video about sorcery. ✨
i subbed, because came on your channel playing in the background whilst i was busy doing my own thing, and your voice was so calm, yet when i actually pay attention, i realised it's elden ring lore and that's a bonus and the visuals is captivating. Thanks for quality content.
Within 30 seconds of this video I subbed. Your voice is absolutely mesmerizing whilst delivering lore of the Lands Between. Looking forward to more #gitgewd
during the battle, he gonna use aoe wild swings at you, he will stomp leonard, pushed under the sand in order protect the horse and start the attacks! radahn is very human in elden ring, he didn't even participate to her sister ranni's fkery scheme.
Great job on your videos. I love how you research the lore and provide us with so much factual information while some other creators speculate and make up parts they didn't find out. Keep up the good work!
When you enter the castle, you just know that something big is about to happen. What an epic atmosphere they created there with the "buzzing" in the background. And then the battle itself, where you get help from about 6(?) allies. His design, his lore.... everything about Radahn is extraordinary. I can't wait to fight him in my new game+ and try to beat him in a 1vs1 as he deserves.
his buildup for me was extraordinary because when i approached his castle and used the teleporter on the other side of the bridge, i encountered not a single enemy on the way to the festival.
It just told me once i learned the intention of the festival "if they were worried about me killing him they would have already tried to stop me. These loyal men are INVITING ME and many others to KILL him".
The fact he is the only boss in the game where you are told by the NPCS that he is a true warrior, and he wants this perfectly builds up how powerful this man was, and still is.
Eldenring is extraordinary in every way
@@GodFist215 True. I didn't even know I liked this type of games, and yet I spent over 80 hours with this work of art.
Didn't he get nerfed in this recent patch?
Don’t forget Patches taking one look and going “hell no im outta here!”
I love so much the slow reveal of Radahn's true character. In the trailers he looks large, imposing and evil, but behind that you see the tragedy. He loved his horse (Leonard) so much, and was slowly losing his mind to the rot...he wanted to die a true warrior. :(
The reveal about him was great; it was so easy to see him and think "bad guy" and then you find out all the little details... Made him so much more memorable.
Honestly, after beating the scarlet rot swamp in Caelid and farming the cleanrot set, I respect Malenia a lot less. Formidable warrior? My 52 deaths and counting to her say yes. But she infected Caelid with scarlet rot, so I blow raspbarries in her general direction.
And he's such a badass that there's an entire festival dedicated to putting him out of his misery and granting him a warrior's death
Eh, Radahn is kinda selfish and power hungry, wanting to be Elden Lord.
He uses gravity magic to ride his horse long after losing his mind.
His love for his horse was so strong, this guy read up about the inevitable heat death of the universe, manipulated gravity itself to freeze the solar system in place, and keeping literal stars from ever going supernova.
The hero we deserved
thats sn exageration in what he did tbh.
he did stop stars in place but not our system only a meteor rain Wich by itself is one hell of a feat
@@DronesOverTheMoon I will accept any blatant lie or rumor about Radahn based on his status as a nice guy and cool general.
You could tell me he literally bench pressed the ocean floor or leveled a mountain to build a monastery for orphans and puppies and not give me evidence and I'd believe you.
No
i raise horses, fifth generation actually
i would do this too
a good horse is family
Having now finished this game, I can honestly say: fun to play, and the most gut-wrenching feeling once you start to realize what's going on.
Likely sadness ahead!
Better late than never.
What is going on, I have some idea but honestly want to hear other ppls takes.
@@James-9999 the lands between are geopolitical battleground of the outer gods (greater will is one of them), the regular gods and demigods all got screwed one way or another, Micquela cursed to be forever a child and abducted/experimented on by his demented half-brother Mohg, Malenia not knowing this and waiting for Micquela who was going to cure her of the scarlet rot, Radhan being a good guy turned into a mad dog because of the scarlet rot, Morgott being a nice responsible guy who loved his family but the other demigods never loved him and banished him for being born deformed, etc
@@БогомилСтоев-ч9с half of the shit has nothing to do with the outer gods like morgot being hated by his family unless he was deformed by the outer gods but i get your point
@@ahmedhammad5434 Morgott was an omen, someone who's born cursed and without grace. As far as I know, withholding grace from the erdtree is an intentional thing, and by extension, yeah, it probably actually IS the fault of the Greater Will that he was born deformed.
You know what’s truly sad? Even though Radahn is mentally gone…he still wouldn’t dare cause harm to his horse or lift the gravitational magic that he uses to ride him. He’s a literal walking Goliath zombie who eats friends and foes alike…but he’d rather starve and go farther into the deep end then resort to eating his best friend. He’s easily my favorite boss in this game
"He was going to challenges the stars" "It would be an *astronomical* feat for him." lol I see what you did there
You’re in the 2% of people that got it! 🤣
@@kitetales i even whispered wow did you really just say that, ahmm i see what you did there
@@kitetales what does that mean, if I may know? :/ I didn't get it
Waged war against stars and won
Perfected gravity magic so he can
Make himself weightless to ride his beloved steed
And stood his own against an undefeated opponent.
What a mad lad
Not to mention that "undefeated opponent", being Malenia, had to nuke the entire continent with her scarlet rot due to the stalemate they were at, but in my honest opinion it looked like the battle was leaning towards Radahn's favor in its later stages. Radahn proceeds to facetank the whole thing upfront and survived while she was heavily wounded and had to be dragged back by her cleanrot knights speaks volumes about Radahn's overall power and justifies his title as "the mightiest demigod of them all" (Not so sure if Aeonia or Caelid were separate places or if the place itself was a continent but you get the point.)
@@zenseizen374 Actually no. The lore says that it was a pure stalemate. Her using the scarlet rot was to break that stalemate. You also have to put into perspective that Malenia herself was not in her prime. During the fight she was holding back the rot. And the fact that she wasn't ever at her fullest the moment she lost her limbs to the rot.
Also, in the intro you can clear see that he fought morgott and lost. Prior to him fighting Malenia. Which suggest he waged war against Lyndell but failed.
@@BattlefireTV Actually, it was Godrick who attacked Leyndell (unofficial source but the only one I got, you're free to correct me here if there's official confirmation. I haven't finished the game yet and still haven't started reading on item descriptions since I defeated Radahn. I am currently in the snowy mountaintops, I just arrived there) and Morgott defeated Godrick, which is how an Omen like him became the lord of Leyndell. Also, note that Radahn's redmane soldiers were considered the "strongest" of the armies, and Malenia's cleanrot knights being the "fiercest". All of these lore points of Radahn and his army, along with how surprisingly true his legendary feats are, it wouldn't make sense how he would be defeated by Morgott, but I don't see a reason for Radahn even having a reason to want to attack Leyndell. It never stated who was the attacker, aside from the unofficial source of Godrick attacking Leyndell and losing to Morgott, but seeing how the battle of Aeonia took place in Caelid (Radahn's territory), we can at least strongly speculate that Malenia attacked Radahn. Radahn was also respected and loved as a hero by most, and a lot of item descriptions that talk about him view him as an honourable warrior with a heart of gold (for his horse and loved ones at least), so personally I don't why he would even attack Leyndell. (Everyone literally agrees that he was the strongest of all the demigods, but the most feared was Miquella for he was the smartest.)
Moreover, regarding the stalemate between Malenia and Radahn, yes it is vividly and clearly said that it was a stalemate, my saying that it was leaning towards Radahn's favour in the latter stages of the fight was said vaguely so I will say it in a more detailed manner. Yes, Malenia and Radahn were at a stalemate, and Malenia was undefeated up to that point. It is my OPINION and theory that Radahn was probably at a slight advantage towards the end before the scarlet rot nuke. As seen in the cinematic trailer, which is the closest we'll get to seeing how Radahn vs Malenia turned out, Malenia charged towards Radahn and had her prosthetic arm smashed. She then catches her blade and leaps high to stab Radahn with it, but turns out she got stabbed by it as well as seen by the blood flowing down the blade. I believe that this is when the stalemate actually ended and Malenia decided to use the scarlet rot nuke as a last-ditch effort to take Radahn down, which succeeded in a way.
@@zenseizen374 Actually you are wrong. The forces that attacked Lyndell was Radahns army. There is a reason why in the lore it said Radahns bannerman were pushed out of Lyndell. You can even see the intro where Radahn and Morgott fought. Which enforces that because throughout the entire war Morgott kept himself in the Lyndell Capital. And as I said before when you go through the legacy dungeon you see remains of the banners.
And for Malenia and Radahna fight. It is more leaning that it was a stalemate before the rot. Malenia throughout her fight held back the rot which caused her to not fight her fullest. Not to mention the moment she lost her limbs she no longer was able to peak even with her training based off of the lore.
And she wasn't stabbed by Radahn. She stabbed herself to inflict the rot against him with her own blood. That is why in the cinematic she was pressing herself into the blade further.
Yeah what she did to the lands was bad. But Radahn was no saint. He was a warmonger who was arguably the worst in the war considering he wanted to wage war everywhere. Much of the Shattering War destruction was his doing. Him being nice to his horse is not enough to make up for that.
@@BattlefireTV Yeah I dived into some more research, well as much as I could without spoiling myself in future events of the game, and yes you were apparently right. I rewatched cutscenes and stuff and started reading more and more item descriptions and those big stone swords that have short stories of battles and past events. It also appears the unofficial source I got it from had a typo, as well as errors in its fact-checking, and I ran a correction through it so it's all good now.
That's an interesting way to put it for the Malenia against Radahn cutscene. Is there some official info I could check on that one regarding her stabbing herself with the rot? I'm curious how that works, especially since I am treading cautiously and avoiding certain lore told by other YT channels in my recommended section and other players that could be potential spoilers for me.
There’re only 3 good Demigods:
1. Radahn: he loves his horse, hold the star to defend the kingdom. There’s nothing to hate this guy except when he decides to become the star and yolo himself
2. Miquella: he created his own kingdom to welcome the Tarnished and everyone who was abandoned by the Greater Will. He tried to cure scarlet rots for his sister Malinia and his people.
3. Morgott the Omen King: he was never loved by his family, Greater Will or any people, but still he chooses to stay and protect the throne after he escaped from prison and protect those who put him in there. His love is blind by I have to admire his commitment.
@@Imdippinout You got no maidens thats why you disagree.
@@Imdippinout Moonwhat? Sounds like not using Giant Crusher. Smh my head
@@Imdippinout salty much?
@@Imdippinout talking to pixels now? You're a real nutbar.
I read in some item description that Miquella would infuse items with his power which would seduce people making them become his followers and journey to his tree. This might not be 100% what it said so if I turn out to be wrong in some way please correct me. So maybe Miquella isn’t as good as he seems.
When I first saw him it gave me an impression of him being the bad and Malenia the good guy. After playing the game and having an epic battle with him and learning his lore from talking to npc and items it really gave me more insight on how he was the real good guy. Not to mention the reason he learned gravity magic and his admiration to the first elden lord is really adorable in some way lol. Really wish we get a chance to actually chat with him before he became what he is now. Came for an epic battle stayed to give this general an honorable death no matter how many tries it take.
@@baisansebastian3358 not really that far but to each their own. For me I consider him one of the good guys unless we get more lore.
@@baisansebastian3358 I agree, Radahn wasn't really good - he was great.
Who’s to define good and bad? Are the two fingers and the greater will good?
@@Rick-cg5yv Well, usually it's based on how many people and things you royally fuck up. For example, nuking everything on earth out of spite for the human race is obviously bad and not just because of moral reasoning. logic, common sense, and nature are plenty enough to tell you that self destruction is pretty bad but if you do the deed anyways, I doubt you were sane to begin with.
@@Rick-cg5yv A proper reply, the two fingers and the greater will were good in that they kept order and the rule of more destructive outer gods away. the price of this is the use of the dead as seen in the catacombs in order to nourish the erdtree. Marika's breaking of the elden ring was the major reason for the worst disasters that plagued the lands between.
I know a lot of people said this but i think it was incredibly effective the way they made him look like a mindless brute in the trailer only to write him as a pretty likeable character with a pretty kickass background
It's like yhorm the giant's trailer, they showed him as a giant made for war, but when you play and do the quest line, he did so much even though the people he protected didn't see him as much, and after all, a friendly onion knight came to uphold his friend's request from him
One of the most interesting things I noticed with Radahn, is how you didn't have to fight your way through an entire castle/level full of enemies and obstacles. You get inside an empty castle..which truly confused me...Then after the festival announcer began, it all started to come together beautifully, just how they meant the experience to feel in fighting Radahn. He's the only boss that I didn't have to plow through enemies to confront. He is sufficient on his own.
It was definitely a very memorable pre-fight setting. Compared to Stormveil, where it was just this massive challenge to get through everything in the castle.
Well if you didn't do Ranni's Quest first and enter the castle the proper way you will have enemies and a crucible knight boss to fight before reaching Redahn's area.
And the music! The music was so welcoming that it reminds me of the dwarves from The Hobbit.
@@lord461 I didn't do Ranni's quest but when I arrived in Redmane, the festival was on. Probably because I did Alexander's quests?
@@thebukojoeplays the festival triggers when you use the lift to reach leyndell.
So, from what I can tell as to “why” he held back the stars, I believe it has to do with Ranni. Ranni had a plan to go against the fingers and the greater will, but she was tied to the stars movement. Now I don’t know the specifics, but it seems that without the stars moving, the entrance to Nokron was hidden, and with it, the knife Ranni needed to slay the fingers. So Radahn was holding the stars in place to keep Ranni from enacting her plan, protecting the fingers and the greater will.
*Edit: I actually think it may be different now. After replaying the game, there is a memorial for starscourge Radahn that implies his conquering of the stars helps keep Sellia safe. This honestly seems much more likely as to a reason why.
I’m not a fan of the in game lore here. How is it that there is no other entry into nokron? How does ranni and her court know that the Star will fall in such a specific place? It’s all a bit wishy washy.
Yes Ranni's fate was indeed linked to the stars! As was his too, I would imagine. I have a theory that Radahn was warned by his teacher that something terrible was lurking in space, and taught him enough to prevent them from coming down...
@@Lord_Sunday astrology is a legit thing in the game so maybe they used it with the astrolabes that are throughout the map in conjunction with magic to chart the trajectory of the stars if they were allowed to fall.
@@Lord_Sunday fate?
This theory holds water as if you read into the lore of Nokron and Nokstella, the citizens of the eternal city tried to make gods of their own (the mimic tears) and so the Greater Will sent Astel and others like it to kill/subdue the inhabitants. So clearly, everything about the stars/eternal cities are against the Two Fingers
Astel's Remembrance says "A malformed star born in the flightless void far away. Once destroyed an Eternal City and took away their sky. An falling star of ill omen."
They destroyed Nokron and Noktis. Do you think he sought to keep them away?
I 100% believe that he was doing just that. So his teacher was an Alabaster Lord who were beings that came to life from a meteorite. I assume that they saw the horrible creatures that existed in the space void and told Radahn what was out there, teaching him the techniques he could use to prevent them from coming down from the sky. I can't say for certain though, and I think that it's definitely going to be DLC territory, but that's my theory for sure!
@@kitetales I always assumed he was doing that to STOP Nocron from being accessed by his sister Ranni.
Since he loved daddy radagon so much and wanted follow in his vision.
Probably didn't want the fingers dead and all.
@@kitetales How did you figure Radahn was taught by an Alabaster Lord? Was there some environmental hint or item that I may have missed?
@@serapheid3669 The Rock Sling gravitational sorcery
@@kitetales Oh, I haven't actually found that one. Thanks
I would love to see a dlc of radahn at full power without having been affected by the rot. Giving you insanely difficult battle that comes down to pure skill. Or giving you the option to call in a lobby of other warriors to have a real festival of war but radahns strength increases in this case to even out. A man can dream
Oo a DLC with Radahn pre-rot would be insane.
It would be awesome if they did something similar to the ds1 dlc and allowed you to travel into the the past of the lands between, and see some of the bosses in their prime like radahn, it would be even cooler if you could interact with radahn as well
A proper raid battle.
I prefer not having him as an enemy, idk he's already strong as f even after being infected with rot.
Dlc fighting prime radahn would not be that interesting i guess. The only thing they can do to change him a bit is to change his moveset and skills which is kinda lame of a repeating bossfight
Imho, because of the backstory I feel like I'm being robbed of a proper challenge. Many would disagree because of the difficulty already but soulsborne fans are typically masochistic in that sense we need increasingly difficult challenges to be satisfied. This is just something I want, buffed moved sets, new armaments, unpredictable movement patterns, hell I want to see the damn horse become a giant version of its self lmao. I feel like they left a lot on the table with radahn and even if they took him out of the equation as a main quest line boss fight, people would still seek him out. That's why I come to souls came in the first place is an increasingly difficult challenge. Everyone has their view on it but if they did come out with a DLC of radahn pre-rot I would be pretty excited.
Awesome video, Radahn deserves an entire dlc dedicated to him alone 😤
Would definitely play a Radahn DLC!
@@kitetales The Starscourge Radahn was a mighty Warrior and protector of the lands between. And Malenia took the cowardly way to end the fight. While our Mighty General took the last big hit to save the lands. Such a great Hero.
@@beastmotoz No and No. Malenia used the only power she actually had available to beat Radahn….who had gravity magic, a great rune and a body of a giant.
He also didn’t save anyone…the rot was targeted simply at him…he ate the hit because he had no choice lol. Just turns out that blooming into a fucking goddess means you have the power to nuke a country 😂
Favorite character in elden ring, fighting him really made you feel like you were fighting one of the the strongest entities in the world
The more you think about the Rahdan Festival, the more you come to realize: You're not only giving him an honorable death... You're basically doing what amounts to a mercy killing; like when you fight The Hollow Knight, after it began leaking The Radiance.
or Artorias
Radahn is the type of dude that could launch you into space with magic but engages you In a sword fight anyway even if that is perceived to be your greatest strength.
Radahn was such a good boy... poor thing.
Fr if he has the strength to hold the stars still why didn't he just crush Malenia and her army on the spot?
@@bloodangel19 cause he planned to flex on her by beating her at a sword fight and he kinda did honestly.
@@bloodangel19 He didn't want to nuke the world bruh. He was a honorable warrior.
@@bloodangel19 well compared to Melania who gave everyone cancer, Handsome 10-packed Chiseled-chin *General Radahn* has some sense of compassion in him that he would rather fight his enemies fair and square in battle, instead of nuking her and her kingdom.
I love how he went straight from "I know enough gravity magic to avoid crushing my horse" to "I'm going to fight the stars themselves!"
"... for the Great Red Lion General was finally free to rest". Anyone else got the chills with this last sentence?
This is the one I was most anticipating. And you did not disappoint. Rhadahn is probably my favorite character in the game, and you explained his story perfectly. Keep up the great work 👍 👏
Thank you so much! Radahn is definitely one of my favorite characters as well. He just seems so surprisingly decent compared to the other demigods!
Radahn is just goated. Had Malenia not nuked Caelid/Aeonia (still not sure about the area's actual name but I'll stick with Caelid) with her scarlet rot with Radahn at its center, the Red Lion General could have become the third Elden Lord just from his feats and strength alone. Easily my favorite character in Elden Ring.
Things you may not know about Radahn:
He learnt gravity magic not only to ride his childhood horse Leonard but also to hold the stars (like Astel) back, stop them from harming the lands between and its people.
It was said that he loved his homeland and people, he was also an honorable warrior when letting Malenia to put her arm back before fighting. And, you may have noticed that, everytime Radahn launches an aoe attack, he will push his horse to the sand in order to protect it. Even when he has become a monster, he still didn't mistake his horse for food, and still holding back the stars to protect the land.
He was also the one to tell his warriors to hold that festival to kill him because he didn't want to harm any others.
He ran to the desert because he knew that the number of people killed by him will be minimized.
All his soldiers were still loyal to him even when he has become a monster just says how good he was.
I really want to know why he did it. Why hold back the stars? Especially since his family, particularly his mother and sister are tied to the stars. He seems like a good guy so why do it? Did he know about the different crazy space monsters that come crashing down and he was just stopping them? Or was it the moon presence that freaked him out?
Anyways, great work as always!! Really glad i found this channel.
Thank you so much! I do believe that his teacher had warned him about the crazy stuff lurking out in space and taught him all he'd need to know to prevent them from coming down. There is a lot hinted at in item descriptions that seems to imply there is a much bigger threat out there.
@@kitetales the general basis is that things outside the understanding exist out there. The Greater Will is likely one of those things. so would Mohg's Mother of Blood.
Radahn is loyal to the Golden Order aka the Greater Will. Ranni sought to usurp the Greater Will and end its reign being affiliated with the Outer God of the moon. The Golden Order would crumble and the Age of the Stars aka the original world order before the coming of the Greater Will and the Erdtree to Earth would take its place. As long as Radahn keeps the stars in check Nokron is out of reach for Ranni and she won't be able to fuffil her destiny. Secondly the nature of glinstone magic. Glintstone is the amber of the cosmos, golden amber contains the remnants of ancient life and houses its vitality, while Glintstone contains residual life. And thus, the vitality of the stars. It should not be forgotten that glintstone sorcery is the study of the stars and the life therin. So Radahn is nerfing the power of the Carian royal family magic.Not only that the stars alter the fate of the carian royal family.
Thirdly let's not forget what stars actually are. Stars in Elden Ring are not just big balls of plasma. But lovecraftian abominations like Astel,Naturalborn of the Void. His mere fall to Earth destroyed an entire city and robbed them of their sky. Imagine hundreds or thousands falling at once.
I think a lot of this is very accurate, but are you of the opinion Astel was the ire of the greater will used against the Nox or was the ire something else?
@@kitetales sounds like DLC to me. That or Miquella returning as some vampire overlord.
On a contrary to popular believe, Radahn learn gravity magic not only to ride his trusty steed but also to avoid falling damage
Radahn is the true chad. My favorite character, so well written.
Imagine Radhan and Ludwig from Bloodborne just chillin around chatting how great they're before they turn into beast
Love this and man that poor horse. Radahns character is a little goofy with his horse but that fact he learned gravity just to keep his weight off the poor boy is so sad to see how it all ended 😭😭😭
What a lovely way of presenting and arranging the story into a chronological and pleasantly coherent narrative. Thank you! I'm enjoying these Elden Ring Lore Storytimes you are creating. I'm also enjoying the game, as well as its own presentation of the story. But as a father who games, I'll never have time to uncover all of the story points on my own in game world and this has been the most compelling method of presenting Elden Lore I've found so far on the webs.
Thank you so much for your kind comment! I loved retelling the story in a tangible way without a ton of the fluff; so I appreciate your feedback about it! 😊
This was so beautiful!!! You have a gift in storytelling. Thank you for this :)
Thank you so much for watching and your lovely comment!! :)
Giga Chad protects entire continent from a girl's Herpes infection. Truly an idol to look up to.
Even with his mind gone his love for his horse is still in him instinctually.
Love for his horse AND his kingdom since he is still holding the stars at that point
I love that you are able to capture and weave a lot of information about the narratives of these characters in, give or take, 10min capsules. I literally watched all your Elden Ring content in one sitting, ending with Radahn. I had an understanding of their stories after beating the game, but hearing your storytelling gives them a succint yet thorough presentation I didn't expect to love listening to. You go, gurl!
Thank you so much, I really appreciate hearing that because that’s exactly what I’m going for! 😊
@@kitetales 😀 everything works, gurl. from the editing, your writing, the voice you have, and the order to which you present the ideas. more power to you!
Can't get enough of your lore videos. Thank you!
Awww thank you so much for watching! :)
all stand in salute to the god among chads, General Radahn....conqueror of the stars o7
When I watch videos for souls-borne lore (it’s usually Vaati), I always care about the tone of the voice and the narration style. You are incredible and these videos have been more than amazing so far. Keep them coming, you rock 🌟
Thank you so much, I really appreciate the feedback! :)
@@kitetales you’re welcome, one of my favorite new channels 🌟
I did liked earlier bosses in elden ring but was not really invested into their character, but when i ventured into caelid i instantly started exploring just to find out the boss of that region, just because of the atmosphere alone, my curiosity paid off with greatest boss characters fromsoft ever made. easily in my top 3 fromsoft boss...
Whenever I see the words “General Radahn” all I can think about is the way Gideon says it when you talk to him.
I think he capturing the stars bcuz his sister Ranni needs , he know if the stars fall Nokron city will open and make the way to Ranni to seak the dark path she wanted.
I absolutely love how in "his conquest of the stars, Radahn became an astronomical warrior." Even if that pun wasn't intended, it was really inspired. Also, you are an excellent storyteller. I am going through your lore videos now.
Thank you so much! It was definitely an intended pun so I'm happy when people notice it! :)
@@kitetales I hope so many more people do, because it was great.
And this is why radahn is an absolute chad
So basically Rodin is basically just a big softy that wanted to be able to ride his horse I don't know why but that's kind of adorable even though he is a villain in the storyline and everything else that was talked about in his story but it's good to know that he did have a sense of compassion
He's not a villain in the storyline, he's just a husk of his former self. You kill him not because he's evil.
Who know the badass savage warlord we saw in the trailer is the most honorable man, a caring leader/master and a Sorcerer all together 💀
This is so good. Both relaxing and enlightening. The lore Elden Ring is one of its kind. Maybe my favorite right after DS2.
Thank you so much for watching!
He held back the stars because the stars hold monsters like Astel or Falling beast
Great video!! That was one of the most satisfactory fights I've ever had in the Souls Saga. Although, Ive heard that he has been nerfed in the latest patch but I have not confirmed this.
Other great fights would be O&S in DS1, Burnt Ivory King in DS2 and Nameless King in DS3.
Yeah I heard he was nerfed! Thankfully I got to beat him before that, and I'm not sure why he was because all of the summons made it much more bearable!
Watched my friend fought him. Usually kills most of the npcs with ease now thanks to the nerf Blaidd,Alexander and the Finger Maiden tend to survive more from my experience.
Lady, for god sake, PLEASE make more videos THEY ARE FABULOUS! You are the best narrator i ever heard, the voice, the timing, the precision of interpretation! English is not my born language but hearing you makes me want to be! Elden ring is one of the more richest game in storytelling, PLEASE make more videos, is fantastic! Expect you have a better day...always.
Thank you so much!! You are so sweet, I really appreciate your lovely comment. It made me smile!! :) You are so incredibly thoughtful, thank you again!!
I always found it sad how basically radahn had it bad from both of his sisters. Malenia battles him and infects him making insane and losing who he truly was and ranni who needed her brother killed so that she can get the stars back and continue down the path she wants a poor sad family that radahn has...
But speaking of family are you gonna do a video on the omen brothers margott and mohg? Mohg has so much lore about him and all the blood magic he uses is so interesting!
Love you vids, just found them this morning.
I like that you condense the lore into these bite-sized pieces.
No filler or fluff, just the story.
Thank you so much, that's exactly what I'm going for so I appreciate that feedback!! :)
General Radahn is the type of general who gives u an entire bucket of KFC if he wasn’t cursed
Haha awww I want to hang out and play games with him
The way you explained the lore is amazing.i love it
I will always consider General Radahn as the strongest demigod in all of Elden Ring
Even as the Scarlet Rot destroyed his body and parts of his mind, his will power is still strong enough to know who he is and STILL holds the stars in place and even not crush his horse, the reason why he learned gravity magic in the first place
Malenia only defeated Radahn by using the Scarlet Rot, essentially biological warfare and a war crime in today's standards
Totally agree, based on strength alone, he had it.
She still won tho.
That is like asking rahdan not to use gravity magic...
She is actively suffering too to hold back the scarlet rot so it was not a simple weapon for her to use but something she let go of to unleash her full power.
Half her body was literally eaten by it.
@@EchoObserver9 "In the end, There would be no victor"
@@nevergonnagiveuup5835 That makes no sense tho I am LITERALLY fighting malenia right now she seems fine all things considered ( I mean still missing an arm too)
The only explanation I got is that she also lost control of the scarlet rot and she only seems fine in haligtree because of her brother.(we learn he made all that shit with the needles to try and help cure his sister)
ANYWAY from I see rahdan was clearly the loser of the 1vs1 at least. maybe there is no victor cus the land got fucked?
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A: lost his mind permanently.
B: got knocked out temporarily.
Again CLEAR WINNER here.
The only explanation for it being a draw like I said is if Melania had to be later cured by mequilla but that is not yet specified.
These lore videos are SO good!!! I’ve watched all your Elden Ring ones so far and look forward to the rest. Elden ring is a treasure trove of stories, thanks for putting in the time for these mini-movies
Thank you so much!! I'm so happy that people enjoy them!! :)
When I first fought Radhan, I was crying from dying miserably but after this video I cried killing radhan after putting him out of his misery
Great video! Radahn has become one of my favorite bosses because of not only his immense power but his rich backstory. So glad to see so much love for the Starscourge!
This is sick, I had wondered what the smouldering wall was for! I thought it had to do with the dragons tbh
Magnus the Red Primarch of the Thousands Sons.
Wonder if that's an inspiration for the character. The physical design more particularly.
This! I thought of Magnus too when I first saw Radhahn.
Why did radahn hold the stars? Because he was a giga chad and could.
thank you so much for keep making videos. this is my favorite lore channel now, for the way you guys tell the history is just perfect.
That’s the best kind of compliment, thank you so much! 😊
This was simply amazing. I’m always looking forward to these. There are so many topics I wanna see u guys do - but ya’ll probably already have them written on a list somewhere 😂 I mostly just wish to see a video about Miquella or Godwyn. We never get to see them 🤷♂️ not as they were.
Thank you so much for watching! :) I will definitely be doing a video on both those characters once I get through their sections in the game! Looking forward to it, too; I have read some strange things about Miquella...
@@kitetales Thx :) and Yeah, he and his sister are an odd bunch
Your content is top shelf. Thank you for posting. I struggle to piece together a clear picture of the lore while playing and these small videos are perfect for helping me put together a more meaningful narrative while playing the game than I can figure out alone. Thanks again!
i *need* more Radahn lore
This was one of the best lore videos I have listed to! Thanks!
Thank you so much! :)
Ah yes, the Madlad general who:
- Fights with 2 colossus swords, shoots a great bow and wields gravitational magic to be with his horse
- Fights the stars and wins
- Fights the "UnDeFeAtEd" sword woman so hard she has to nuke him with the curse of an Outer God, destroys the land and yet FAILS to kill him
- Continues to command the stars with magic in his madden state
- Has an army so loyal they refuse to abandon their post, continue to fight off the rot and host a festival to honor him, even after his defeat
- Rides a meteor star from the sky to one-shot any challengers
He's literally too powerful, dev had to cut off his feet and nerf him from the start with madness. What a Chad.
I cant see the amount subscribed to this channel, but hoping to god its well above 1M. INcredible work, incredible voice.
Aww thank you so much!! Far ways from 1 million but that would be the dream! 🥲
These lore vids are up there with Vaati's. Actually more concise and digestible; keep them coming.
Thank you so much for watching! :)
This brings tear to a grown man’s eyes
Honestly, this video and the lore confirms to me that Malenia's no hero - unbalanced and narcissistic at best, and a heartless war criminal (who may essentially be morally equivalent to Dung Eater, the one who wishes to eternally violate the World - perhaps since she suffers from the Rot, she felt little to no qualms about unleashing it on others, maybe even for the same reasons as Dung Eater - so the world would share her pain) at worst. Unlike Rhadan, her only claim to fame was that she’s never been beaten, despite having to fight with her entire army (the spears in Rhadan's back are from all her Cleanrot Knights) AND essentially drop a bio-nuke, unleashing the horrific mutation & suffering of the Rot on every lifeform in Cailid, as well as painfully killing hundreds of thousands of innocents AND forever condemning Cailid to be a tainted hellhole, JUST to “potentially” beat STARCHAD Rhadan and satisfy her ego (Spoiler Alert: she still couldn’t do it, got knocked out and had to get carried off by one of her knights named Finlay, Rhadan was the last one standing). Even after her “victory”, she couldn’t live with what she’d done, so she got her memories of the incident wiped and ran off to her bunker in the Haligtree (which she's corrupted too by her very presence) - until the Tarnished finds her, of course. Couldn’t even finish what she started and put her half-brother, a man everyone respected by all accounts, out of his misery. Even to this day, Rhadan's warriors are staving off the Rot from infecting other areas beyond Calid - LITERALLY attempting to clean up her mess. Some “undefeated“.
Yeah giving rahdan scarlet rot alone is one think but she legit nuked half a continent to get out of there alive which turned everything in caelid into monstreous beasts
100% Spot on!
Also, she lose in a swordfight with Radahn that's why she had to resort to the nuke. Swordsmanship is her main skill and her pride, and yet Radahn beat her at that when he could just crush her with gravity magic.
Can you show me sources where it is mentioned that Malenia purposefully had her mind wiped out due to shame?
Also your saying that Malenia wanted to corrupt the whole world with scarlet rot so thar everyone can share her pain is just pure speculation in your part imho. I don't get why many people try to portray Malenia to be more evil than she is and portray Radahn to be more righteous than he is.....
These videos are my absolute favorite right now I hope you keep doing them.
Thank you so much! 😊
Radahn's tenderness is why Melania survived. She used her most powerful ability in hopes of a victory, but instead only gained an opportunity to flee like a coward for the sake of maintaining her title of undefeated. All the while, Radahn held the power of the stars at his command, and yet never used them because of the catastrophic outcome even he knew would befall his beloved region. Despite the pure efforts of the mightiest demigod Radahn, however. Malenia in her pitiful attempt to win against a stronger foe only succeeded in destroying the region, and corrupting the body of the truely undefeated.
fuck Melania all my homies hate Melania
He also fight her with his horse on. So, I imagine that at one time Melania tries to attack his horse and he does his best to protect it.
Thank you for these videos! You make my gameplay so much more enjoyable
Radhann the true gigachad
-Was Already a massivly powerful sowrdsman but learned gravity magic for his horse
-Used that same gravity magic to hold the stars themselves
-Went one on one with malenia and won
-That same malenia had to use all of her scarlet rot to flee and never accepted she was beaten (complete virgin move)
-Even while inflicted with scarlet rot and insane, still held the stars in place AND kept himself from crushing his horse
-was so chad even His warriors stayed loyal to him even once infected
-Said warriors made a whole festival dedicated to killing him in the way he wouldve wanted
-Defended the rest of the continent from malenia's Super Aids
-Still needed the future tarnished lord and 6 others to take him down
-Was holding back the sky all that time
-When he dies he gives you the best colossal weapons in the game
Reject malenia, Return to Radhann
Be careful malenia Simps are not nice.
This channel is already blowing up. Keep it up ! Soulsborn community is big and so will your channel be
Thank you so much!! It is an AWESOME community, everyone is super creative and imaginative.
I have a theory about why Radahn held back the stars:
Continuing with Ranni's questline you will eventually fight Astel, Naturalborn of the void. From the description of its remembrance it says " a malformed star born in the lightness void far away. Once destroyed an eternal city and took away their sky. A falling star of ill omen."
Astel itself uses many gravitational attacks in its bossfight
Its said that Radahn learned gravitational magic from an Alabastrian lord - from the Alabaster lord sword description it says they are a race of ancients with skin of stone who were said to have risen to life when a meteor struck long ago.
There are of course other examples of stoned skinned humanoids in Nokron and the other eternal cities as well as many other deformities of life that have occurred due to the coming of Astel.
Also, in the Elden Stars incantation it says "long ago, the greater will sent a golden star bearing a beast into the lands between, which would later become the elden ring"
Thats obviously not referring to astel but may also serve as to reason why Radahn wanted to hold back the stars.
So my theory is that In his studies, Radahn no doubt learned about what happened, and perhaps challenged the stars and held them captive as a means to prevent the same fate from happening to the lands between again.
Yea I don't know why so many people think he's working against Ranni when there's so much that points to him holding the stars back because he learned that space is full of fucking terrifying monsters.
I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS WITH ALL MY HEART. Each one makes me happier than the last. Thank you for contributing to this community. Your work truly is a part of this game as much as the game itself!
In the trailer I thought Radahn is the evil and Malenia is the hero....but no, Malenia is a bitch and Radahn is the true hero. A reverse Legend of Zelda.
Now, I hope we will join him in DLC. maybe have a chat with him, help him conquer the stars since he "discovered" something. I guess he will have the same personality as Alexander the great jar.
These videos are awesome! I've beaten the game from scratch twice and done many new game plus playthroughs but still missed so much of storyline! These videos make the game much more impactful playing through again and actually understanding what's going on haha.
Thank you so much! Wow twice! And here I am unsure which questline I need to pursue next...
That was the most succinct, easy to understand lore vid I’ve watched, thank you.
This is exactly the kind of lore content I have been looking for. I have beaten the game but feel like there are so many things I missed. This was fantastically done.
Your narration is really well done! It helps make the videos easier to digest.
Thank you so much, I appreciate that! :)
Wasn't expecting this channel to become an Elden Ring lore channel, but I'm all for it, hopefully it brings you some well deserved views, I always thought you guys were underrated.
Right?! Had NO intention of going down this path but hard to argue against the incredible outpouring of support after the first video... Thanks buddy :')
@@kitetales
Thank you so much for these videos!! You have a very calming voice and it’s nice to just wander and explore the world of Elden Ring while listening to these videos :) hope to see more soon!
You're so sweet, thank you for the nice comment! :)
Was looking for something like this, great job and thank you!
Thank you so much for watching! :)
Awesome B-roll and editing, adds well to the atmosphere of the video and gives great context, voice-over and delivery absolutely brilliant again! Also love that you include subtitles in the video!
Thank you so much!! :)
This is my favorite lore video I've seen on this channel, and Radahn is one of my favorite Fromsoft NPCs. He's just so cool and unique compared to most of the roster and there's so much to like about him. He stalemated Melania, he basically used himself as a shield to protect Caelid from the scarlet rot, he FOUGHT SPACE and won, but my favorite thing about him is that he learned gravity magic just so he could keep riding his favorite horse. And the boss fight against him is so cool, especially from a lore standpoint. Just a festival of warriors trying to give him the death he deserves, so you go and summon a bunch of NPCs and charge him like you're in a Lord of the Rings movie. 10/10.
I actually never made the connection that those walls of rock and fire in Caelid were attempts to contain the scarlet rot, but that makes perfect sense. I just never gave it much thought, mostly because I was too busy trying not to get eaten by giant dogs/crows lol. Loving these videos!
Thank you so much! 😊 And yes he is such an awesome character. They did a great job giving him such a unique background. His boss fight has been my favorite so far, it was just so cool being able to summon everyone. Extremely memorable fight.
Thank you so much for giving all these lores and stories about the characters in this game. I love all the details that you give so thank you for the content!
Absolutely love these videos! Thank you! Awaiting the next one
Thank you so much!! :)
Thank you for your efforts! Love these videos
Thank you so much for watching! 😊
This is very well put together. Once again, good work!
Radahn has been quite a weird one in my mind. On one hand he's depicted as caring yet mighty general, and yet at the same time the mystery behind his actions always gave me a second thought about him.
Also, I find it weird that he never actually hurt his horse, but was mentioned to attack foes and allies indiscriminately. I guess I should just chalk it up to 'he loves his old horse too much' and 'rot only cause him to target human as prey'...
I read in the comment section that there is a mistranslation in Ranni's ending, where she's supposed to ask us to accompany her to fight those of the likes of greater will and two fingers hiding in the stars (or something along that line). If it's true, then Radahn's action was completely justified. Especially since he seemed deadset about doing it right after he finishes mastering gravity magic (I missed this part of the lore). Ranni getting involved was probably nothing but coincidence, or a part of bigger plot altogether.
But alas, it will remain a mystery, for now, I suppose.
So, what's next on the menu?
Thank you so much! That is extremely interesting about the translation discrepancies, I am going to have to go watch that. It’ll be a shame if it’s so heavily changed in the English text. The language about the Two Fingers hiding in the stars is extremely creepy!!
Oh and as for what’s next, I’m thinking it’s going to be a theory video about sorcery. ✨
i subbed, because came on your channel playing in the background whilst i was busy doing my own thing, and your voice was so calm, yet when i actually pay attention, i realised it's elden ring lore and that's a bonus and the visuals is captivating. Thanks for quality content.
These lores are so captivating, imagine how entertaining it would be if we get a whole novel base on these lores
This is my favorite Lore channel, definitely on the level of Vaatividya.
Aww thank you so much, that is a huge compliment because he is incredible!
This is awesome. Very good voice that kept me captivated. Great job.
Thank you so much for watching and for the nice comment! :)
Within 30 seconds of this video I subbed. Your voice is absolutely mesmerizing whilst delivering lore of the Lands Between. Looking forward to more #gitgewd
Aww thank you so much! :)
I'm really enjoying your videos. I'm so glad you've put out so many of them! I'm loving your narration, the footage and cinematic shots.
Thank you so much, I appreciate that! :)
You are VERY good at this. I'm loving your content! Thank you for posting it!
Thank you so much, I really appreciate that! 😊
Wow awesome work! Thank you for these amazing lore videos!!
Thank you so much for watching!! :)
during the battle, he gonna use aoe wild swings at you, he will stomp leonard, pushed under the sand in order protect the horse and start the attacks! radahn is very human in elden ring, he didn't even participate to her sister ranni's fkery scheme.
Great job on your videos. I love how you research the lore and provide us with so much factual information while some other creators speculate and make up parts they didn't find out. Keep up the good work!
Best Elden Ring lore videos coming out at the moment, hands down.
These are beautiful thank you for making these lore videos