Elden Ring Lore - Who Are The Crucible Knights?
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- Опубликовано: 24 мар 2022
- Explore the story behind the Crucible Knights, who they served in the Lands Between, and where they stand now.
Update: Thanks to our community we now know the location of the 15th Crucible Knight. one seems to have been left behind in Crumbling Farum Azula. this makes sense as we know Godfrey must have traveled here to do battle with Dragon Lord Placidusax. One Knight may have been left behind to guard Farum Azula as a reminder of who brought down their Lord.
The Tree Knight armor set may also have belonged to the 16th Knight as it does not drop from Siluria, but was inside of a chest she was guarding. If we do not find any other Crucible Knights in the Lands Between, this MAY account for all 16 members of their order.
Update 2: The final Crucible Knight has also been found in Crumbling Farum Azula! This accounts for all 16 knights in their order. 
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I had trouble with the evergaol crucible knight, so after beating it, I went on a warpath hunting every single one of these big boys that I eventually became the one thing I swore to destroy
im kinda like that with the bloodhounds, because i took the evergaol one on alone and spent ages on it.
I found that one to be the easiest one. The first one you come across in Farum Azula is the hardest in the game imo
I'm on my second play through and am cosplaying as a crucible knight 🙃 and I've got to say the power is insane so far nothing posed a threat, we'll see how Malenia and duels do for a challenge 💪
Same lol
@@ckboy221 I found the second one in Farum Azula (who is pretty hidden) much harder because of his arena
For anyone still wondering the two summoned “crucible knights” (by fia and the warrior jar) are just people who wore their armor while completing both “quests”
@Zinc Deficiency 🤣🤣🤣 I only put it because (and this was a month ago so I’m not sure if I’m even right) but I’m pretty sure the video talked about them showing up there as if they actually are crucible knights
@Zinc Deficiency Best statement I've seen
@Zinc Deficiency STG thought so when they made the video and I was going to call it out till I saw this comment
Yeah, the game actually uploads your whole loadout when you complete those quests. A cheesy Rivers build of mine is probably with Fia right now LOL
The knight that brought me here
God the lore of this game is so interesting that even these random enemies who most people view as a cool mini boss each have there own lore and factions
There's just so much to talk about. The next script in the works is about a certain very tall, furry warrior. Can't wait to dive into it.
First time playing a fromsoft game? :P This is just how they do it.
@@Adam-082 nah I've played almost all there games before it's just this is the game I've tried the most the learn the lore for
@@justsomeguyontheinternet7134 you really should watch some of hawkshaw's videos
All soulborne games have same styled characters and enemies with their lore..n how they are part of their world
*"Who are the Crucible Knights?"*
Me: _"The boss that taught me how to parry"_
It's a shame how we don't really see any of Godfrey's faction, past or present besides the crucible knights. Imagine other warriors like Nepheli from the time he was Horah Loux, or his footsoldiers of when he was Godfrey roaming Leydel when it has been covered with ash and he has returned to reclaim the title. For how unstoppable he and his army was said to be, his only evidence of his might are the 14 crucible knights scattered around the Lands Between.
If you don't read the story, you might even find the Godfrey fight as abrupt and surprising, and even more so when he re-introduces himself as Horah Loux and you remembered the opening cutscene. It would be really cool to see a DLC focusing on the Badlands, where you can find the man before you actually have to fight him.
The ghost in front of limgrave's colliseum wears the ''brave's set'' wich is an unobtainable set of armor worn by Godfrey's kin
Because the game is about downfall, not a golden age.
Godfrey was both the first Lord and the first Tarnished: strip of his title, divinity and exiled. His army disbanded, killed, discarded or transferred to the new lord (radagon). The crucible knight was purged for not commiting fully to the Golden Order for example. If we take the intro as literal, then this "exile" is far more than just keeping them in a faraway land. The tarnished are kept in a special form of death to be woken up some day.
My brother and I were talking about how it would’ve been cool if when Leyendel becomes the ashen capital, there could have been a band of badlands warriors roaming around making the player curious as to why they of all people are there. Then when Godfrey reveals himself to be Hoarah Loux, it would all make sense.
Tarnished(s) is the Godfrey’s faction. Tarnished fought under Godfrey and the Golden Order before they were rob of grace and hound from the Lands Between. Source from Melina
If you stand on a high place in the haligtree, you can see a landmass to the north. That's probably the badlands.
5:50 this particular crucible knight seems to be glaring at Mohg's temple, so maybe he's after Miquella or Mohg
I can't say I'd blame him for being after Mohg considering he's a angsty demi-god child who's completely obsessed with blood and furthermore stole the remains of one of his brothers and feeds him blood. Yup he's a weirdo LOLXD!!.. 🤣
@@Doomseer Annnnnd wants said brother to be his consort
Bane of my first playthrough, that's who they are.
Hopefully the knight knows to stay far away. Mogh would fuck him up
I find it interesting that one of the Crucible Knights is guarding a suit of armor, and two others guard a tomb. It's possible that they are guarding the resting place of one of their comrades. Or rather, since Crucible Knights just vanish upon death, the armor is all that remains of them when they die. Since there's such a small number of them, it is possible that they guard those armor sets to prevent defilement specifically because such items would be heavily sought after by others.
Devotion to the status of knight and how that interacts with the image/ the armor is a great concept to flesh out, I think it’s partially captured in the souls games (the image and as you have described never seeing behind the mask), and is some of the best parts of game of thrones. (For instance taking on the black is done for many reasons but the defenders of the wall have to overcome many personal and external challenges to commit to the role) I think in elden ring their power level is appropriate and can wreck you faster than a boss.
Epic, giving me dragonslayer armor and terra’s armor vibes from kingdom hearts
As he said, there are two knights we haven’t seen and suspiciously two sets of crucible armor. Pretty dope theory
My theory is that it’s from soft’s lazy boss design. Nothing more nothing less. But I do like your theory.
It's actually interesting that a lot of these crucible knights are guarding certain things as to prevent others defiling/looting the places that hold some sentimental value. It's a bit similar to the numen black knifes' guarding deathroot chests or entrances to certain hero tombs, just that black knifes appear to prevent anyone uncovering dark secret/knowledge within.
Another cool thing about the Crucible Knights is their names. Those Crucible Knight bosses named Ordovis and Siluria; both are named after real life time periods, specifically the Ordovician and Silurian. Both periods took place hundreds of millions of years ago, which I think plays really well into the lore of the Crucible as this super ancient, primordial seed of the Erdtree from which everything was born.
That's ridiculously interesting and I've never heard it before. Thank you!
@@square-table-gaming you're welcome! It's really cool how intricate the lore is for everything, from the main bosses to even basic enemies; everything has a story in Elden Ring. I've been having so much fun playing the game and watching videos about the lore. Thanks for providing the great content!
They're named after the pre-Roman Welsh tribes Ordovices and Silures, in line with the Arthurian theme of Godfrey's Roundtable. The Ordovician and Silurian time periods take their name from these tribes as well.
Id love to see what lore can be dug up and pieced together about the Night's Calvary!
I found the Knights of the Crucible and their curious locations one of the most interesting aspects or ER lore. I also love the placement of the Godskin nobles and apostles. Every time I would encounter one of either, id always be so intrigued as to what exactly they were doing there and how I could find out. With Fromsoft you know that they didn't just plop a miniboss in a random location. Each one has a story, an agenda, and a reason to be exactly where you find them. I havent been this drawn into a world since Bloodborne
What do you think why the Godskins were in the Divine Tower of Caelid? I love the fact that they were running a cult in a windmill village and they're allied to Rykard but I don't know why they were in that place specifically.
@@ythandlename I think they were guarding the sword. Godslayer's Greatsword I think. It has a black flame weapon art, so it probably belonged to their order. As to why it was stored there, I havent a clue
There is also two crucible knight's and of course the tree sentinel in farum azula which to my understanding is a place without time. Perhaps they got there like us or they have been in farum azula for a while showing these knight's been throwing hands even with the ancient dragons which explain their godly poise. Their incantations are very unique they are not considered dragon incantation even tho they share some similarities also they get buffed by the erdtree seal (did a ton of testing, and yes even tho the seal doesn't say it but it does hint it idk if it's intentional or not )
Tbh as far as the most imposing mini boss I love these knight's design when you saw one you know is about to get real. I know they are noodles to parry, still fighting them is awesome.
Well they are incantations and seals have inc scaling im pretty sure that's why
If they fit a type of incantation then there might be a seal that gives them a bonus
For example you can get some decent damage using an erdtree seal while casting dragon incantations because of the inc scaling but it isnt the most optimal for damage whereas if you ised the dragon Communion seal with the proper stats you'll do a lot more
@@DeityOfValor test it out and see, tested dragon seal +25 @ 356 inc scaling. erdtree heal does 1.1k /2.2k (hp)heal, tried erdtree seal +10 at 353 scaling will heal for 2.1k/2.2 k(hp) ( I wasn't able to go lower you know death). As far as the crucible incantations I made a mistake went back to it the bonus I was getting was from the armor.
Really wasn't referring to inc scaling I know how that works. found it pretty strange that erdtree seal will buff the erdtree heal. Seems to be the only incantation tho.
You’re mistaken I believe. Farum Azula in its crumbling state is not beyond time. The place beyond time is specifically Dragonlord Placidusax’s boss arena, as evident by the cutscene that plays upon lying down to fight it.
@@SevoraLF Time was turned back in order for the tarnished to face Placidusax. The heart of the storm is what is keeping Farum azula in a state of perpetual crumbling since before the the erdtree came to be.
They're the Black Knights of Elden Ring.
For Tanith's Knight, I always thought he was already affiliated with Tanith when she was a dancer in the eastern lands before Rykard met her, and so when Rykard offered her to be the his countess, mr friendzoned Crucible Knight had to go with the flow
The way the knight stands behind Tanith is an indication of a long lasting friendship, if it was a more professional relationship, the knight would stand in front of her, that's how it works in real life
This is a gorgeous comment.
Wow i never even thought about it like that. He literally has her back and stands behind her. He’s not just a meatshield or guard 🤩
Great lore video. You got me invested in finding all of these knights, and hopeful for more info about them. But "gaol" is pronounced, "jail." They're the same word but from different eras. It's a soft 'G.'
The pronunciation of Siofra physically hurt me 😅
just like gif
@@yukiminsan Only if you pronounce "graphics" as "drafics." *Graphics Interface Format.* English needs all the consistency it can scrounge lol
@@WisdomThumbs The inventor of the word gets to decide how it's pronounced. You don't have to like it.
@@WisdomThumbs is scuba pronounced "scooba" or "scuhba"?
Is NASA "NahSuh" or "NaySah"?
Using the original words of the acronym for pronunciation isn't a rule, and is proven as such with basically every other acronym. Acronyms have no correct pronunciation because they aren't words.
Hard g gif arguments all fail. The only acceptable argument is that a lot of people use it, and nobody can argue against that.
But soft g gif is also widely used, and the creator said it's the correct one. So even if you make the argument that "they're both correct," one is more correct than the other.
GG.
(That's "jee jee" not "guh guh")
Cool vid, one thought though. "Gaol" is just pronounced "Jail" Its said a few times during the game. One time I can think of in particular is when Dung Eater asks you to free his true body from the Sewer Gaol
Great note here. I remember dung eater mentioning this but didn't make the connection!
@@square-table-gaming Yeah I think it's some kinda old english pronunciation. Don't blame you at all, I pronounced the Hypogean Gaol from Bloodborne wrong for years.
@@solomon9655 glad to know I’m not the only one, I still pronounce it the way it’s spelled around friends lol.
It's a soft G like in Germany so it looks like ga-ol but pronounced kind of like jay-ohl
Etymology and linguistic history is really interesting.
I think some countries still use gaol for jail, i heard mostly in Australia and Canada? But yeah, gaol is just the old english of jail, pronounce the same way
Thanks for this. Im playing the role of a Crucible and I just love everything about these guys. Even when i fight one, I feel so intimidated, yet excited.
These hulking power houses express raw strength and brutality, but still kinda graceful and elegant, with the way they are in combat. Especially when they sprout thise wings.... So beautiful, yet terrifying!
Idk, I just find them so interesting. So much, that I had to play as one.
Well done, bro.
They are literally stronger than Godfrey and other bosses
@@LordOfChaos.x they are insane. They have so much poise to normal attacks and hell, even some special attacks. Plus they do not take any status damage if im not mistaken.
@@bobzthabarbarian No, they take status damage. It just takes a long time for the status to proc.
@@LanceKairan Gotcha. Probably kill them before it ever sets in, tbh.
The Aspects of the Crucible incantations have always been my favourites. I hope we get to see more of them in the future.
Out of all the enemies in Elden Ring, the Crucible Knights are by far one of my favorites. They have this unique charm about them, indicating that despite losing their lord to exile, they fought in his name under different masters. Even Tanith’s knight still cared about Godfrey and it makes sense that he like his brothers and sisters would despise the Golden Order for exiling their king.
It’s also cool that they will fight host and invaders. There’s one in Farum Azula when heading towards Malekith that’s by himself. Plenty of vids showing him attacking invaders. Hell invaders and host have teamed up to fight it. Pretty cool to see that they can “sense and see” invaders
There's another knight out of the way fighting some beastmen. 2 knights in Farum Azula in total.
Finger reader that converts remembrances into items, spells or ashes of war confirms Godrick is a part of the Golden Lineage but not a direct son of Godfrey. As far as I know the Golden Lineage has Godwyn the Golden and the Twin Omens Morgott and Mohg but the twins were pretty much imprisoned from birth for being Omens. So more than likely the crucible knight is around Godrick since he's more than likely a descendant of Godwyn the Golden which would explain why Godrick also has the title of Golden. As for the crucible knight in Deeproot Basin it's probably there because Godwyn became the Prince of Death as the first demi-god to die but only in soul. A finger reader nearby has dialogue hints towards that and if you look at the area above Fia in Deeproot you can see a extremely twisted form of a Godwyn as the Prince of Death
A little late to leave comment
But
I think CK Siluria is down there not because of Godwyn but because it was the closest place to crucible of life
I always found the Tree Sentinels amazing and interesting. I was really disappointed after not finding too much about them after reading the description of their armor and weaponry, but maybe someone will find more about them somewhere else.
I think that crucible is a reference of the old one in demon soul
The Crucible Knights remind me of the Silver Knights from DS1 alot both design-wise and lore-wise. Perhaps that was what they were going for, as Miyazaki keeps reusing his ideas throughout his games.
It's an interesting thought because he's so obsessed with cycles. I think it's been mentioned already that Elden Ring is supposed to exist completely outside of the Souls franchise, but there are so many parallels and pieces of lore that could fit together so easily, it's hard to seperate them.
@@square-table-gaming There are similarities but it doesn't seem like ER focuses as much on cycles as DS? The thing with Marika seems to be quite recent in the grand scheme of things and the Elden Lord title has only come to 2 people before the player, even then they were not in similar methods so it couldn't be cyclical.
@@HaHa-gg9dl I agree, Elden Ring itself seems to deal more heavily in parallels than cycles. For example, the relationship between Tanith and Reikard can be paralleled with that of Godfrey and Marika, or that of Ranni and Blaidd can be paralleled with her mother Rennala and the Red Wolf of Radagon.
@@square-table-gaming A more appropriate parallel would be Marika and Maliketh, the Red Wolf isn't a unique entity so we can presume they are just named after Radagon due to their red fur, and likely was a gift to Renalla to protect her.
U mean black Knights.. scattered all around the game in ds1
I see that investigations have been made about us. Fascinating.. The first Lord Godfrey still lives within us and we will carry on his era! ⚔🛡
We wish only to chronicle your radiance
@@square-table-gaming I understood... May our first lord Godfrey, guide you the way to peace, Tarnished ⚖
Everybody gangsta until Crucible Knight Dhuasis, Leader of Knights shows up in the dlc
Indeed.
Love the video man. Besides the dragon lord this is the lore background I was the most interested in!
I've been doing some digging on the Dragon Lord but there's so little in-game. Definitely worthy of some theory crafting though!
Def got the voice for this stuff could listen to vids 4 times as long. Keep up the good work
Wow, thanks! For real, as someone who kinda hates the sound of their own voice this was very reassuring.
The fire breath and tail incantations are so fun I couldn’t help but look up the lore for these knights.
Good job mate. Good to see smaller lore channels doing well
Knights trained to fight everything. Except elevators and gravity, their mortal enemies. Especially when they try to fly around bridges and poorly secured pits.
The Crucible Knights are badass Knights with a badass history and a badass Armor Set I want to get my hands on.
If you can defeat their leader Ordovis it's all yours
Great video, these guys are dope. I love their designs and abilities. Glad there’s a video diving into them.
It should be mentioned that both fia’s champions and the jar warriors are builds used by players who’ve beaten each respectively. So any crucible Knight found in each fight would simply be a player who has the crucible set.
Amazing - loved this deep dive. I love the lore detail and depth of lessor things in the game, it cant all be "Here is the overview of the universe" or "Lore for main character X". I hope you do tons more! Id love some stuff on Godskins, Giants, Dragons, Jars, Tarnished, Where the land of Reeds is!
Just a little tip too, Gaol is pronounced Jail and essentially means the same. just a fancy way to say Jail lol. So they are in Ever Jails (Evergaol).
Nice video, personally one of the best duels I had in the game was going one on one in the underground world with the trapped Crucible Knight (the one you reach through the Four Belfries).
After defeating that one I knew I wanted to use their armor and abilities for my Faith/Arcane based character (I was already investing in Dragon Communion Incantations so it fit thematically that the Crucible Aspects also feel dragonic).
I was very glad when I found the female Crucible Knight armor set in the Deathroots area and learning the set comes with a bonus to Crucible Incantations, they are truly one of the better designed enemies in Souls Games in terms of both gameplay and lore.
Had some of the best back-to-back encounters with these knights in Soifra Aqueduct - you know how it is, sometimes you're just on point with your timings and responses. So there I was i-framing through those hefty swings, jumping over double tail sweeps; one, plunge attack on the way down, two, tail breezes below, hitbox porn, another plunging attack, dodge that obnoxious f-you shield bash and give him that sweet one-two loving from my hot-and-cold dual wield greatswords.
Comparing that to the abysmal experience I was having with the double-gargoyle-trouble and it was like night and day.
I appreciate you for making this video man. Great content here. Loved it
Happy to be doing it! The community reaction has been amazing
Nice, that's exactly what i wanted to watch. Thanks man.
A bit out of context but, Kinda just imagined wholesome comics of these knights after banishment of Godfrey. Nokron knight just sitting and vibing on the ledge, ordovis and his other looking at interesting bones, just basically gone with blastwave vibes and actions.
Learning that the crucible knight was almost going to be one of the bosses in place of the grafted scion in the beginning is funny. I had the bug where I couldn't transition without beating the first boss and I am GLAD it wasn't the crucible knight I had to beat.
I wish they’d give us a crucible knight summons
That would be so cool it would be pretty powerful too
i have one, mods rules!
Could give us interesting potential lore too
Sick video, I also fell in love with the crucible knights, they are fun parrying xd
My favorite Knights in the game. I love to fight them, I love how they look, I love their lore, I love using their weapons and shield, I love using their armor, I love using their incantations, everything about them is just badass.
I unironically have a Knight Tier List based on how much I like each faction of Knights in the game and they are definitely #1. For reference it goes like this:
1. Crucible Knights
2. Banished Knights
3. Leyndell Knights
4. Haligtree Knights
5. Redmane Knights
6. Cleanrot Knights
7. Mausoleum Knights
8. Gelmir Knights
9. Cuckoo Knights
10. Bloodhound Knights
11. Godrick Knights
I tend to like Factions I can respect or even admire more so while those I may pity or despise based on situation or actions rank lower. That's why those like Cuckoo or Godrick Knights rank pretty low on my list as they're little more than hacks or glorified mercenaries who serve either a joke of a lord or their own selfish interests.
Ah yes, the one recurring boss enemy that I fear more than the Night's Cavalry.
The guys have by far one of the best and coolest looking armor, kinda wants me to make a faith or strength build
It’s always interesting to explore the correlation between enemies, like how Rykard’s blasphemous acts and the living jars are most likely related, or how both of those things are not so subtly related to the crucible.
It's hard to say how many artificial beings in Elden Ring were made by Rykard as a member of the Carian Royal Family pre-Shattering, how many were made as Praetor Rykard of Volcano Manor post-Shattering, and how many were made by Raya Lucaria Academy during or before either of the two civil wars between the academy and the royal family. Liurnia has a lot of history. I don't think the Crucible is related to Rykard's shenanigans though, or Raya Lucaria.
I have reason to believe the Primordial Crucible predates the Erdtree _and_ the Greater Will, and its influence may still be manifesting in the birth of omens.
Those obnoxious revenants that take massive damage from heal spells and their followers could be an interesting video
Randomly came on but glad I stayed, nice audiobook
I love this exploration of this faction of knights and each known one’s possible motivations! I think it is also interesting a possible link to the misbegotten who came into contact in some manner with the crucible and are shunned for it (if I am remembering correctly)
Im currently in a longer train ride and just discovered this channel! Really cool lore :) you seem to talk about things mostly not covered by others wich is pretty neat.
Thank you! Glad to help out during the commute.
A cool little detail I noticed is if you look at the runic detail work on pretty much any knight/soldier armor from the factions, not the tabbard insignias but the actual detail work on the armor engravings, they show ocean waves and nautical imagery. And Godfrey’s own axe is embossed with the tentacles of a kraken. Because the Tarnished come from across the sea.
The level of detail in this game is just breathtaking
They paid the iron price 😉
@@Dr.Hoffman danny forgot about the tarnished fleet
Dang. Mad props on the pronunciation of Placidusux
Just found yall, excellent channel. Would love to see if anything could be found substantial enough to do a banished knights video. I love those enemies.
I'd love to see any lore behind the various Bloodhound knights who similar to Crucible knights seem to be an sect of knights scattered about with various allegiances or imprisonments
Where Crucible Knights appear to share many characteristics similar to Black Knights, Bloodhound Knights seem to share many with Boreal Outrider Knights (apart from the respawning in some cases).
Tree sentinels, Bloodhound knights, Nights cavalry, and crucible knights all seen to be some sort of elite troopers which is cool
Gaol is old English for “jail” and is pronounced the same. So evergaol is everjail.
Crucible knights are by far my favourite enemies in game thx for more info on them
I want that crucible dagger grab that the one in the heros grave uses. It would be such an epic incantation
Easily one of the most fun mini-bosses in the game imo
The last of the Crucible Knights may possibly be found in the new DLC, likely serving either Messmer or Miquella, if not just placed elsewhere, and being what drops the ''Aspect of the Crucible: Wings'' incantation.
By the hints posted about whom the crucible knights serve, I believe you are correct for the next dlc.
I have been able to get several friends and my brother to try this game and the review each time was an unequivocal "best game I've ever played".
But the biggest shock was how deeply interested they all got in the lore of the world. I dont have any people in my life who are major gamers or get into the lore and stories of RPGs, as I tend to do. I have been a fan of these games since DS1 but I never tried to get any of my friends or family into the series bc of how niche such challenging games tend to be, and how unclear or up for interpretation the stories are. But, while Elden Ring is challenging and the story isn't spin fed, the game is so astonishing great that it makes typically far more casual gamers feel motivated to overcome all of the hurdles and dig deeper into the story. It's truly an amazing accomplishment, not just in gaming, but as an artistic milestone. It has shown mainstream audiences the breathtaking and unique manner in which a narrative can be divulged to players through the medium of gaming. Of course, there have been elements of this as long as gaming as existed but nothing has truly shown its full potential as an artistic medium until now.
Well said brother
Side note, Gaol is read as "Jail", no joke. Re-read anything in the soul series with the sound of Jail and it makes a lot more sense thematically.
I see so many people saying how much they hate the crucible knights because of how much trouble the evergaol boss gave them but for me when I saw him I thought “oh my god he’s so cool, I want his armor so bad!”
I love this! I love deep dive lores and Elden ring is RICH with it! :D THanks for sharing this and making it :D
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@@square-table-gaming Will do. Been revamping my youtube algorithm and stuff like this is definitily something I'd liked placed in it. Very well done uvu
Great lore video! Thanks for the info 🤓
This is an excellent video. It brings new insight to the Crucible Knights that I wasn't really aware of. For future reference though, the ever-gaol is pronounced ever-jail. I pronounced it the way you are when I first saw the spelling too. But I heard other characters say it and they pronounced it like jail.
In reference to Evergaol pronunciation Yeah, its old English and changed over time in spelling only
Fantastic video! The crucible knight is my favorite enemy in the game, and I always enjoy each fight (including the 2 v 1 one). One small nitpick though! Evergaol is actually pronounced ever-jail, which makes sense because they serve as prisons for whoever's in one of them.
They are some of the toughest enemies in the game. I just stay away from them or hit them from far. Their sword range is insane and don't ask about the damage.
Nahhh one of my favorite enemies to fight. Every move is either really easy to dodge or you can parry most swings.
The worst thing about them is even if you dodge all their attacks you can't follow up with damage without them also hitting you and just trading blows. Using parry or Club/Hammer to break his guard and stager him are the best ways. Hammer talisman helps a lot as well.
@@Bokuzen035 i am playing it on PC. controls sucks. I cannot even hit them with heavy jump attack. I am very bad in parry. I tried it but failed miserably. best way i found to beat them is using skills and incantations. I use frost stomp ash and lightening strike attack. both are very powerful against him. i do not recommend to go close to him if your health is below 40. he has very long range and he hit with combos and stomp,
@@JJ-tq5sk . exactly they are imo one of the most fun bosses to fight.
@@cenationofjnu watch their arms instead of their swords when you are timing the dodges. When you roll, roll into them and their attacks not away.
Good luck Tarnished.
thank you for this,wonderful video
Thanks for commenting! Stay tuned for more.
I also thought that the Aspects of the Crucible, and the knights were draconic, related to Placidusax and his order. But most likely them and their incantations are related to Omens and the Misbegotten, given how the spells look
The tree sentinels and the draconic sentinels are something worth looking into, they seem to be linked to the crucible knights in a way
Definitely worth investigating!
The weapon art for Ordovis' sword is awesome
I really love the lore of this game, and you have done an excellent job here with The Crucible Knights! Will my favorites aren't nearly as intimidating or powerful, I would have to say the Bloodhound Knghts are my favorite enemies.
We have a video on them as well!
@@square-table-gaming Cool. I look forward to checking that one out, and your other ones as well. Before I go delving, do you have one on the dragonkin as well?
@@chraetorcreative4402 not yet but we'll be putting out a new community poll on topics in the coming weeks
@@square-table-gaming Cool. I'll keep my eyes open.
Great lore. Thanks for the work you put in. One thing: even at max volume, I can barely hear you talking.
Yeah this was only our 2nd video. The audio and video gets exponentially better as we go and we're able to get better equipment/more practice.
The last thing you talked about with the “red gold” harkens back to alchemy.
The crucible knights are of a prima Materia, a philosopher’s stone.
After the initial paradoxical order of dragons, order and chaos were separated by The greater will; Marika as its vassal then separated death just as original chaos had been separated.
5:59 didnt see this pointed out, but both the jar champions and fia's champions pull from online player builds nearby. when offline, neither of them summon crucible knights, so this is non-canon.
also worth noting the "16 crucible knights" number appears to be no longer canon―its not present on the descriptions of any crucible equipment in the final release, and was only mentioned during the network test. fextra, being a horribly-updated and consistently misinformation-filled wiki, of course still mentions it in a few places, which i assume is where you got it from. neither of these are huge points and doesnt really invalidate anything else, but i figured id mention.
True, i was searching how many crucible knight there were on the armor and weapon pieces and it was nowhere to be found.
You're missing the two Crucible Knights hanging out in Farum Azula
Going by how they seem to have names that reference different prehistoric time periods (Siluria-Silurian and Ordovis-Ordovician). I like to assume the others reference this as well. Didn't think I could be more excited for this potential in DLC.
Fun fact about the locations of the knights: each of them watch over signs or places connected to a once existing road.
Deep Root - Follow the coffins from Nokrom and you end up there.
Nokrom - The Moon - Two that were sent to follow the way to the coffin that led to Deeproot and one that was trapped on an unreachable ledge after a bridge was broken that took his peers to Nokrom, which is why he’s looking in that direction.
Caelid/Radahn - Scarlet Rot’s Birthplace and he seems to be defending against entry, possibly connected with Nokrom and preventing entrance. If Radahn lives, there’s no way to reach the entrance to Nokrom and thereby Deeproot
Volcano Manor - May be a traitor, not sure.
One big exception: One trapped in Evergaol, probably by Godrick another sent in his place to see what becomes of Godrick, possibly even being sent to kill him as he’s seen heading up towards the lift when we met him.
Most likely they had been sent in groups to do these jobs. There seems to be a connection between them, Scarlet Rot or The Moon on some kind of expedition, but the funny thing is, the city of Nokrom it’s self isn’t protected. It’s the way to the deep root and the rot swamp.
That last line about the sacrificial twig hits different if you know lol
I honestly thought the Crucible Knights were a branch of the Tree Sentinels, due to how similar the symbols were on their armour and shields. Tree Sentinels were like knights dedicated to the tree and the capital/Elden Lord, while the Crucible Knights were closer to fantasy paladins, still loyal to the Capital and related figures, but more in a religious fashion.
Mainly thought of them closer to Paladins based on all their holy attacks and angelic/draconian features they can take on.
One more Crucible Knight can be found at Farum Azula, fighting beastmen there. At the spot where there's a wounded dragon that covers the whole area in red lightning, turn left and look down. You will see platforms to drop down to. I was summoned there and the other summon showed us this place, which was really cool of them. I then checked it out for myself but I'm uncertain if this Crucible Knight drops anything as I was summoned at the exact same moment I killed him, so the drop could be bugged for me.
Were still missing the flying and wrist fangs from the crucible knight abilities. DLC better let us have those bastards
I love the lore of this game and I would love to see someone cover the worm face enemies. They are such a weird little design and I want to know the back story
They're former knights of Godfry the first Elden Lord it's no wonder they're so strong only the best served under him.
We will carry on the first Lord Godfrey’s era. We must.⚔️
Ah yes, another reminder that it feels like there's a missing incantation for us, the aspect of the crucible: wings.
Still pisses me off we can't cast it or use it.
Another thing that’s always forgot about them is they have a fifth aspect: a claw grab attack that Tree Knights perform. They grow claws from their hand before impaling the player and throwing them to the ground
@Square Table Gaming There are two crucible knights in Faram Azula, one of them looking into the north east side, kind of holding guard or looking for something. The other one is found fighting two Beastman, near an elevator after getting past the dragon and the birds, in a hidden path downwards to the left. Obviously the Crucible Knight proceeds to mop the two beastman by himself, and then me. Interestingly there are two banished knights, in that area and a lot of other beastman dead, I assume they were protecting the talismans. However I don’t know why the two Crucible knights are there in Faram Azula.
It's likely that they were left their after Godfrey defeated the Storm King to keep the secrets of Farum Azula from anyone else.
These guys are another example of being victims (I believe) of a time crunch. I think all these knights originally were intended to have names and more important lore but it hit the cutting room floor. They seem to be haphazardly scattered about now.
Almost every demigod/ great rune bearer had a knight Godrick has his Godrick Knight, Renalla had the cuckoo knights, Radahn had his Redmane knights, even Rykard had his Gelmir Knights at one point, I guess the Lyndell knights serve Morgott now since he occupied the capital, Malenia had her Cleanrot knights, the funny thing is since Mogh is just starting out with his establishment of the “Mogh dynasty” we are suppose to become part of his “pure blood knights” too bad it doesn’t come with a cool looking armor like the others, and now we know Godfred had the crucible knights when he was Elden lord, even the knights have their own knights that being the bloodhound knights.
Actually the Cuckoo knights aren’t associated with Rennala and the carian royal family. They’re knights of the Academy whereas the carian royal family had their own carian knights.
@@-Cheif Rennala is also the head of the academy as well she is head of both the academy and the Carian royal family Mirial the pastor mentioned in the game.
@@rokmare well yes but she’s actually locked in the library by the academy. It’s like a mutiny even after the carian family fought back the cuckoo knights and put them in their place, since now there’s no carians to stop them.
@@-Cheif The Carian knights seem to be protecting her still since the only Carian knight we saw in the game is in the Academy and the cuckoo knights still seems to be loyal to her even in spirit since we also see them in the manor as well as for the mutiny thing I think it's her personal choice to lock herself within the academy if she wants to get out nothing is capable of stopping her from doing so TBH.
@@rokmare well i mean she isn’t exactly a strong character so I don’t think she could escape so easily. As for the spirits of cuckoo soldiers in the academy I would think they were the remains of those that died while storming the manor.
One of the cruciable night may actually have made it into the "heros and warriors" inside of Alexander Warrior Jar
Please do the tree sentinel next, my friend goes crucible and I go tree sentinel so we would love to hear the lore for both of our chosen paths.
Get a trio, crucible, tree sentinel, bloodhound knight
I realized this just now, the two named crucible knights are Siluria and Ordovis, who’s names are both really similar to Ordovician and Silurian, periods in the Paleozoic era, which lines up with the crucible knights theme of primordial ancient origin
I like them so much that I cosplay/roleplay as one in my playthrough. Although I delve more into the theory that they are primordial representations of dragon magic. This using a completely and utterly destructive arcane/faith build centered around named dragon breaths and crucible incants. At times I have had to shy away from spirit summons and breaths because they have trivialized the difficulty of some of the PvE by melting bosses in literal seconds but it's fun nonetheless.
my fellow man with the crucible knight cosplay!
they need to add an ash of war with that attack they do where they open like angel wings and come at you
Great stuff
Actually all 16 are accounted for if you count the ordovian and silurian summon at road's end catacomb, so from my count 2 are in limgrave, 1 in caelid, 1 in mount gelmir, 2 in auriza, 2 in leyndell, 3 in siofra, 1 in deep root, 2 in farum azula, and counting the 2 sumons in road's end, that's all 16 of them, 10 ordovian and 6 silurian, although 2 are presumed dead hence the spirit summons, imagine if you didn't hunt them down before killing maliketh, Godfrey would gather the remaining 14 and make getting to him at the throne room harder, just imagine 2 at the bottom of the staircase to the elevator, 2 posted just in front of the elevator, 2 posted outside Gideon's arena, Ordovis and Siluria replacing gideon and they would still drop his set implying they killed him as an intruder, 2 outside the queen's bed chamber, and 2 outside Godfrey's arena
Excellent video
The worst thing about them is even if you dodge all their attacks you can't follow up with damage without them also hitting you and just trading blows. Using parry or Club/Hammer to break his guard and stager him are the best ways. Hammer talisman helps a lot as well.
I've seen a few people say that the Dragon lord being a Elden lord is a mistranslation as the original Japanese just said it was a old/elder lord, which to me does make more sense as it existed before the Erdtree or the outer will were in the lands between
You did your research and your voiceover it's good, you just needs visual representation to go along with
I feel like the two armour we get are the ones who died previously, thus we get all 16 together.
I feel like we might see future DLC with the upgraded version of them tho, just like the dragonoic tree knights from the normal golden tree knights.