It's interesting how the broken gargoyle's faces are much more human and at ease than the intact Gargoyle's faces. I wonder if they are two different types of gargoyle, or if some gargoyles' souls have been damaged in contrast to others' bodies being harmed?
@@throckmortonsmith The faces of the intact Gargoyles are much more jagged and innately harsh. Even when they're not fighting, the intact Gargoyles keep these facial traits and expressions.
@@alyandthecats The powder seems to exist for combat purposes, so it's probably not meant to sedate the Gargoyles. In fact, the intact Gargoyles never use such a powder, and the Valiant Gargoyles breathe out a corrosive, poisonous mist instead. Perhaps this is another trait to indicate that there are two different types of Gargoyles.
There's so much stuff in elden ring that I just never really took much of a closer look at. I never realised these things even had a face before. All that effort and detail put into a minor enemy that only appears barely a half dozen times in two locations. This game is just, shockingly detailed.
Im so glad you overlayed to fixed one over the model. Really gets to show how damaged they are, and how much of a patchwork the working ones are. The broken ones almost look like they had pieces taken from them and given to other ones.
The same goes for living jars (filled with corpses), but why are these monsters not undead? In other words, no necromancer was involved in creating them. No death magic/incantation is probably used. But then what magic/incantation is being used?
The more out-there designs in Elden ring don’t get nearly as much attention as designs in bloodborne for example. Vicar Amelia tells a clear story with its human turned beast design but so many enemies and set pieces in Elden ring are unintelligible mashups of trees and meat and symbolism. What’s the meaning behind the shared eye of the gargoyles and is it connected to Ranni? What about the conjoined red and gold faces being an allusion to Marika radagon? It likely doesn’t mean anything at all.
is there not another version of these? I could swear there was one with much longer golden blond hair that looked a lot like Merica I even remember trying to go around it a couple of times thinking WTF!?
Not gonna lie, I sort of felt sorry for them when I saw them at Leydell in that miserable state...... Still smacked the hell out of them because of my hatred to their not-broken siblings and the juicy runes.
I would love for someone to dive into the lore of these things. Who made them? Why do they exist? Is this the work of Golden Order Fundamentalism? Etc etc.
Considering they vomit perfumer sparks and are made of corpse wax, I'm thinking the Perfumers at least had a hand in constructing them as Perfumers are borderline alchemists.
I cannot remember exactly but I think those gargoyles basically were normal knights (or maybe Crucible Knights, the ones who use dragon/holy magic) of Leyndell getting "transformed" with dragon genetics or something. There is items who tell that. There is also sources that claim that not every knight went through that transformation successful, so I guess these broken gargoyles are the unlucky ones where the transformation went wrong. Horribly wrong.
@@asche_bm the gargoyles are made out of corpse wax, the same substance you can see all over Leyndell. they are artificial guardians made of the corpses of fallen warriors and knights. basically a way to weaponize the mounds of flesh left after great battles
The ones underground in the depths, trolling you with their fire breath, just waiting to knock you off the branches for a gravity kill. I know what you're up to.
@@michaelostergren3516wdym early grind? The only way u get to the depths is by killing the garbage gargoyle duos or get to a hidden passage near the three fingers in the subterranean shunning grounds
Well concepts such as twins, body and soul, two beings sharing one body, grafting stolen flesh to increase power, etc are all very common in the Elden Ring. There are so many enemies in this game where we can only guess as to their purpose(s) and / or origins. They seem to be guardian constructs made up of stone, corpse wax, and at least two corpses. They tend to weild twin blades and axes that seem to be made up of similar materials as themselves. They are mainly found in Leyndell(both broken and whole), but are also found guarding lifts and entrances to various locales such as the Nameless eternal city(Which is just a part of Leyndell but pulled underground). One unique gargoyle serves as a guardian to Maliketh in the ruin located in the Farum region. I'm sure they will end up just being another obscure cool Fromsoft enemy where we will get no real answers as to the lore origins of these warrior constructs.
It'd be cool if these guys were the Erdtree Order's semi-artificial imitation of the Erdtree Avatars. Just using corpse wax to stick holy branches together. It'd be yet another example of how hypocritical they are, discriminating the Albinaurics for being artificial and graceless then going and creating artificial life themselves. Not to mention the fact that the gargoyles use perfume concoctions that burst into fire of *very doubtful holiness*
@@AdamMerlin real corpses can turn to "soap" or "wax" through a process called saponification. In very specific conditions, lipids are basically turned into a soapy wax-like material (adipocere) that preserves the body. The results are quite gruesome.
I have always and will always see the chin on their right as a beak for some reason. No matter how much I remind myself that it's two faces in gameplay I just see a beak thing
I know this will probably sound wild but I think these are the product of some desperate ritual to honor their fallen lord (Godwyn) and Queen Marika. First, we see the theme of duality in their faces (could this be a Marika/Radagon reference?) Second, we can see how their back is split by a black scar in a similar way to Godwyn’s. Third, it wears gold bangles in the same way that Marika did. Finally, the only place you find this enemy is in the capital city, the hub of their faith. A more appropriate place doesn’t exist.
@@Abyss_Alyssa you’re absolutely right! I completely forgot they were there too, but that might even further support my theory, as they protect the path that leads to Godwyn’s body.
I remember so vividly first seeing one of these in Leyndell and being scared of them. I remember being surprised by how one fully charged Twinblade R2 opened for a critical
This just makes me angry, seeing the dozen other games whose only monster design is some ripped dude with a sword. There is no inspiration, no creativity, just the bare minimum.
something I've noticed about some of the enemy designs is that they allude to the physical form of Radagon and Marika. For instance, these Gargoyles have a hole cleft through their chest and rocky skin, they also have two faces as a symbolic tie
It's interesting how the broken gargoyle's faces are much more human and at ease than the intact Gargoyle's faces. I wonder if they are two different types of gargoyle, or if some gargoyles' souls have been damaged in contrast to others' bodies being harmed?
They might just be more tired and worn down
They just have different facial expressions how is that more or less human
@@throckmortonsmith The faces of the intact Gargoyles are much more jagged and innately harsh. Even when they're not fighting, the intact Gargoyles keep these facial traits and expressions.
The broken ones have a breath attack like the perfumers', so maybe they're a little sedated?
@@alyandthecats The powder seems to exist for combat purposes, so it's probably not meant to sedate the Gargoyles. In fact, the intact Gargoyles never use such a powder, and the Valiant Gargoyles breathe out a corrosive, poisonous mist instead. Perhaps this is another trait to indicate that there are two different types of Gargoyles.
Even in Fromsoft games, crippled war veterans sit in some alley without home.
There's so much stuff in elden ring that I just never really took much of a closer look at. I never realised these things even had a face before. All that effort and detail put into a minor enemy that only appears barely a half dozen times in two locations. This game is just, shockingly detailed.
Im so glad you overlayed to fixed one over the model. Really gets to show how damaged they are, and how much of a patchwork the working ones are.
The broken ones almost look like they had pieces taken from them and given to other ones.
Old champions grafted together? Trapped in immortality.
looks to me like a representation of marika and radagon dividing the same body,
after the valiant gargoyles boss fight, I've resigned myself to the fact that these fools deserve their suffering
I feel as if the faces of the gargoyle look very similar to the singing bat maiden's face somehow
These seem to be comprised of the same wood material that the two fingers are made of
Heh... over 600 hours but never took a closer look at those things.
Stoop kid's afraid to leave his stoop!
not enough corpse wax
They remind me of Marika and Radagon, and the repaired ones even have a white and red face.
The same goes for living jars (filled with corpses), but why are these monsters not undead?
In other words, no necromancer was involved in creating them.
No death magic/incantation is probably used.
But then what magic/incantation is being used?
also shares 3 eyes two faces like ranni
looks like "the thing"
me waiting for the DLC
Finally someone addresses it !!
The more out-there designs in Elden ring don’t get nearly as much attention as designs in bloodborne for example. Vicar Amelia tells a clear story with its human turned beast design but so many enemies and set pieces in Elden ring are unintelligible mashups of trees and meat and symbolism. What’s the meaning behind the shared eye of the gargoyles and is it connected to Ranni? What about the conjoined red and gold faces being an allusion to Marika radagon? It likely doesn’t mean anything at all.
Elden ring designers be like: when in doubt add more roots. Need to fill some empty space on a model? Horns
is there not another version of these? I could swear there was one with much longer golden blond hair that looked a lot like Merica I even remember trying to go around it a couple of times thinking WTF!?
you might be thinking about Black Blade Kindreds but I don't remember them having golden hair
Yeah i saw a bunch of these broken varients why are they broken. Im guessing the shattering caused this.
Of all the wretched abominations throughout the Souls series, these are among the most pitiable.
Are they the black blade kindred that were killed in battle and had tarnished heads grafted on? Or do black blade kindred also have human heads?
Not gonna lie, I sort of felt sorry for them when I saw them at Leydell in that miserable state......
Still smacked the hell out of them because of my hatred to their not-broken siblings and the juicy runes.
rebis
It's a man!!!! How horrifying!
It kind of looks like Joe Biden
I see Joe Biden
I would love for someone to dive into the lore of these things. Who made them? Why do they exist? Is this the work of Golden Order Fundamentalism? Etc etc.
Considering they vomit perfumer sparks and are made of corpse wax, I'm thinking the Perfumers at least had a hand in constructing them as Perfumers are borderline alchemists.
I cannot remember exactly but I think those gargoyles basically were normal knights (or maybe Crucible Knights, the ones who use dragon/holy magic) of Leyndell getting "transformed" with dragon genetics or something. There is items who tell that.
There is also sources that claim that not every knight went through that transformation successful, so I guess these broken gargoyles are the unlucky ones where the transformation went wrong. Horribly wrong.
@@asche_bm the gargoyles are made out of corpse wax, the same substance you can see all over Leyndell. they are artificial guardians made of the corpses of fallen warriors and knights. basically a way to weaponize the mounds of flesh left after great battles
The item descriptions of their items give you all the lore.
Why are there corpses if nothing can die in the lands between? How does that even work?
The ones underground in the depths, trolling you with their fire breath, just waiting to knock you off the branches for a gravity kill. I know what you're up to.
..there’s more of them?..
I’ve never had this encounter with the gargs and I’m hoping to keep it that way.
@LoafofSourdough yes the underground depths where you find the prince of deaths staff. They are placed strategically on the branches to troll you.
Great early grind spot if you get the grace sight just before Godwins corpse. You can then kill them from behind for 3k runes a pop.
@@michaelostergren3516wdym early grind? The only way u get to the depths is by killing the garbage gargoyle duos or get to a hidden passage near the three fingers in the subterranean shunning grounds
Dawg this is just sad😢
The last one looks like it's desperately trying to defend itself more than anything 😢
This concept of having two faces connected by the center eye reminds me of ranni
Well concepts such as twins, body and soul, two beings sharing one body, grafting stolen flesh to increase power, etc are all very common in the Elden Ring. There are so many enemies in this game where we can only guess as to their purpose(s) and / or origins.
They seem to be guardian constructs made up of stone, corpse wax, and at least two corpses. They tend to weild twin blades and axes that seem to be made up of similar materials as themselves. They are mainly found in Leyndell(both broken and whole), but are also found guarding lifts and entrances to various locales such as the Nameless eternal city(Which is just a part of Leyndell but pulled underground). One unique gargoyle serves as a guardian to Maliketh in the ruin located in the Farum region.
I'm sure they will end up just being another obscure cool Fromsoft enemy where we will get no real answers as to the lore origins of these warrior constructs.
The gargoyles appear to be bits of warriors patched together with corpse wax
You’re right. Their torso seems to be an amalgamation of troll parts.
no way, it’s like that’s the lore of them :0c
They look like they’re made of petrified wood, which is interesting
It'd be cool if these guys were the Erdtree Order's semi-artificial imitation of the Erdtree Avatars. Just using corpse wax to stick holy branches together. It'd be yet another example of how hypocritical they are, discriminating the Albinaurics for being artificial and graceless then going and creating artificial life themselves. Not to mention the fact that the gargoyles use perfume concoctions that burst into fire of *very doubtful holiness*
Well I know they are partially coated in corpse wax.
pretty sure it's corpses and corpse wax
@@4DTrueyeah. Im only wondering why they end up so stone-esque, must be mummification. The corpse wax preserves and hardens them
@@AdamMerlin real corpses can turn to "soap" or "wax" through a process called saponification. In very specific conditions, lipids are basically turned into a soapy wax-like material (adipocere) that preserves the body.
The results are quite gruesome.
Artificial deathbirds, just as the nox made artificial dragons
"Heresy is not native to this world, it is but a contrivance, all things can be conjoined"
I love this idea. That’s so outside of the box but the overlap fits perfectly when you put them side to side.
Poor guy
bro fell asleep first at the sleepover
I have always and will always see the chin on their right as a beak for some reason. No matter how much I remind myself that it's two faces in gameplay I just see a beak thing
Yeah im totally there with you, i always thought they were birds, even when they make noise it sound like birds
Their lower body is a... Pillar part from one of the Underground cities, like Nox, Noxstellar, and the Nameless city, right?
God I hope we get a song as good as Leyndell's in the DLC OST, cause this shit hits different
I feel like they've made the gargoyles more annoying in every game
I know this will probably sound wild but I think these are the product of some desperate ritual to honor their fallen lord (Godwyn) and Queen Marika.
First, we see the theme of duality in their faces (could this be a Marika/Radagon reference?)
Second, we can see how their back is split by a black scar in a similar way to Godwyn’s.
Third, it wears gold bangles in the same way that Marika did.
Finally, the only place you find this enemy is in the capital city, the hub of their faith. A more appropriate place doesn’t exist.
You also find them in the eternal city with the prince of death staff
@@Abyss_Alyssa you’re absolutely right! I completely forgot they were there too, but that might even further support my theory, as they protect the path that leads to Godwyn’s body.
With things like these roaming the capital, Maragon would've been an open secret to any craftsman good enough at his job.
Poor fella...
Always felt bad for these guys. Had to put them out of their misery
The fact they put these things after valiant gargoyles truly tests your level of sympathy.
That dude killed me so many times on my first run, I just wanted the items and bro kept flaming me to death
This second guy from thumbnail looks like Stellan Skarsgard
the helmet looks rather similar to the gargoyle from dark souls 1
What gooning does to a mf
I don't remember ever seeing a broken gargoyle in Elden Ring, where is it located?
Lyandell it's pretty early in game.
I remember so vividly first seeing one of these in Leyndell and being scared of them. I remember being surprised by how one fully charged Twinblade R2 opened for a critical
Interesting, that broken gargoyles' faces are much more calm, compared to normal ones. Maybe, they don't want to fight, they just want have some rest.
This just makes me angry, seeing the dozen other games whose only monster design is some ripped dude with a sword. There is no inspiration, no creativity, just the bare minimum.
oddly this one looks more at peace than the "healthy" gargoyle with its raging expression
This years attempt underground... Making me a Radagon.
They look like a dead tree.
Living stone, held together by corpse wax, powered by… those who live outside death??
Are they a byproduct of Leyndell's transition to Dragon worship by any chance?
never realized they had two faces, thats scary😭
What the hell? It doesn't even have any guts to puke up
ガーゴイルとは何度も戦ったけど頭部が二つの顔が重なったものだとは知らなかった。友達に自慢できる話が増えたよ、ありがとう。
Why do the blackblade kindred and kindred of rot both have Kindred in the name?
I don't remember ever seeing a broken gargoyle
Lisa Trevor
something I've noticed about some of the enemy designs is that they allude to the physical form of Radagon and Marika. For instance, these Gargoyles have a hole cleft through their chest and rocky skin, they also have two faces as a symbolic tie
These guys make me so sad, especially after the Zullie video.
That's not aerodynamic
Not so valiant now, HUH?!?
What broke it tho?
My massive cok
Probably got damaged in war, as Lleyndell was sieged at least twice.
Looks like he got beaten pretty badly.
yall ever notice that ER doesnt actually have very good graphics? i mean every single texture in the game is low detail/resolution
None of the Souls games have particularly good graphics. I never mind it personally though because the art direction makes up for it
Look, I just want some space left on my hard drive, OK?
That people call this "low detail" is crazy...
I know, modern graphics are borderline real life now, but, c'mon...
@@BaldorfBreakdowns you can literally see the low detail that i am describing
Your definition of very good graphics is not universal in the slightest. If anything, yours is smug.
if normal gargoyle had this fire breathing attack, he would immediately become most annoying thing in whole game