You can also choose to spare Rya and she ends up leaving the manor and leaving you a note saying she intends to go on a journey to find her true purpose and thanking you for being so kind to her and accepting her.
I should not have given her that potion. I was so afraid she would kill herself but now she's just sitting alone in Volcano Manor after everyone leaves when Rykard dies. Biggest mistake.
I Love this Character, Rykard was a wild Demi God. Imagine being a demi god then meeting another God and just saying Yeah you can eat me and Togetha we will devour the Gawds!
gotta say he is the most daring or the most trusting/desperate of the demi gods Giant Snake God: " let me eat you and we will devour the gods together" Rykard: " Bet."
U know what I wanna see? Stuff regarding the Beastmen and Ancient Dragons of Farum Azula, the Zamor and the Fire Giants, and then the Nox of the Eternal Cities.
Yeah...we all wanna see it too... Fromsoft drops some huge shit like Placidusax being Elden Lord before the Erdtree and then there's absolutely no other info on it.. so annoying
@@nunull6427 Farum Azula has a root system? Dang, I just thought it was just a crumbling palace with a tornado at its center - didn’t release it had a root system.
Rykard was the coolest & most memorable boss in the whole game imo. Such an amazing arena, volcano manor was such a scary & ominous place. All of the tortured albinaurics. My second favorite dungeon in the game after Stormveil Castle.
Yes but the fight itself was a bit gimmicky imo. The game rally encourages you to use the serpent hunter. Sure you don’t have to use it, but the fight just becomes unnecessarily challenging. If you use the serpent hunter, then it becomes a little too easy. Reminds me of the Yhorm fight in DS3. Everything else surrounding Rykard. The lore, the dungeon, the quest are all amazing though.
It's interesting that Ranni would turn to her older brother for the knowledge of how to enact her plan to rid herself of the GW's influence. This means that she must have suspected that Rykard was already opposed to it; that Rykard was actually the first to turn against the GW. Although, I doubt she knew exactly WHAT he was planning, ultimately.
There is a third option instead of killing or giving the snake girl the potion. If you just leave after talking to her, you can return after beating Rykard to find a letter from her.
Another great video! I find it so fascinating that like half of the demigods, and many of the most notable Tarnished (like the ones named in the opening cinematic), have such a strong desire to overthrow or alter the Golden Order in some fundamental way. It's almost like someone (coughcough Marika) is actually trying to arrange for that to happen
It would be cool to be able to get rykards sword before it became the blasphemous blade. Maybe it could regen fp per kill and deal magic damage to reflect his carrian lineage?
It's not stated, but I theorize the reason why Morgott and the Leyndell forces were so set on killing Rykard is because he took the blame for Godwyn's death. We know he was close to Ranni. Finger creepers, marionettes, cuckoos, and abductors appear in both Raya Lucaria and the Volcano Manor. It's very clear that there is a relationship between the two houses. The most blasphemous act must have the murder of a god, let alone killing one's own godly family. And thus the Demigod who loved his family the most, Morgott, would stop at nothing to avenge his brother by killing the Lord of Blasphemy who had already cast aside his own godhood. I wonder if how Morgott would have reacted if he knew Ranni was behind everything?
I love Ranni and could give two shits about godwynn, the golden order is a cancer that forces its ideas onto others and punishes those who dont accept it, its the same way how religion treated heretics in the past, Ranni broke the cycle of suppression to have a world in where all forms of life can live without the meddling of ab outer god trying to force its influence onto others
I buy into that. I was already fumbling for the meaning of the Abductor Virgins in the Acedemy, and this makes a lot of sense. Plus we know from the traces that Ranni gave Rykard that he was obviously involved in the plot, and since Ranni was already dead the closest suspect would obviously be the guy next to the capitol who literally has traces of death in his house. Its like if someone was shot in a neighbourhood and you're the only one in a 3 Mile radius to own a gun.
Interesting counterpoint - If you subscribe to the idea that the Greater Will and golden order want to control the lives of the people then Rykard isn't really a bad guy for going against his family
I mean, yeah. He is opposing The Greater Will and that can be called a tyrannical entity. So going against his family isn’t a bad thing. But just because he fights an evil, it doesn’t mean he is good. He creates machines to abduct people and send them to an area to torture them. He consumes the flesh of others to add to his power. He leads a faction of killers. His tactics are evil. This is a story of evil fighting evil.
@@wabbit2099 From his perspective killing the oppressors (supporters of the GW) is akin to defeating his enemy. Not too much different than Allies vs Nazi Germany. I'd agree his methods are often cruel but given his motivations you might not have the evidence to say it's always evil. Imo atleast 🙂
DLC - night of the black knives fails and we see human rykard vs early maliketh, and Godwyn doesn't die. I would assume the player would have to see the nights success
I just noticed, Inquisitor Ghiza wears the bloodied bandages which are found in the subterranean shunning-grounds. a possible link to the omens and maybe Mohg?
Okay so I'm gonna drop a lot of speculation, but it REALLY starts to make sense when though of with a historical lens. I think the distant land Rykard visited was Eochaid. I think Eochaid takes a lot after Roman history, yet with Gaelic names, this may be in relation to how many Celtic and Gaelic folk enslaved by the Romans. It becomes very clear that the Duelist enemies are of these gladiatorial games. Gladiators came in various appearances and "kits". You would have some with large shields, or some with small shields, some with just a net and Trident. I think a similar thing was done here with a different theme. The theme was probably based off of the serpents deb, where individuals would fight until only one remained. The item Coil Shield can be found here, a relic obviously from these gladiatorial games. An individual would probably be outfitted with both a coil shield and venomous Fang, representing the serpent itself. It would then be paired up with an individual like a duelist, the fight would be in a similar battle of inequity that the gladiators did: one would focus on keeping distance and poisoning their opponent, the other would be high in offensive power. Duelist helms are adorned with snakes showing that they were simply all painted as enemies of the Erdtree. The entire series of these games is also somewhat documented on Elemer's shield as his home is Eochaid. It shows a swordsman fending off death. The games must have had some focus on the strong defeating the weak, which was the Seed of though which ultimately created Rykard's Recusants. It also explains why it's called the "path of champions," it's literally in the same light as before. Only the strongest serpent stands in the end. I also believe that Eiglay, the serpent, was taken as a keepsake by Rykard and ultimately fed a taste of Godhood. Sidenote, Eochaid is where we get the Chariots from in the Catacombs as Eochaid is a Gaelic name that is derived from "Each" or "Horse".
Now that I think about it since we don't know if ranni really sent the black knives to kill godwyn perhaps rykard did it in hopes to save his sister from everlasting death?
When the item description states that Bernhal's maiden threw herself in the fire I wonder if it means the fire to burn the Erdtree. Perhaps he is bitter about her death and blames the Grace and the Two Fingers?
It’s a 20 minute video, that’s more a you issue than his voice’s lol especially since he’s not being monotonous at all, there’s clear inflection and pitch changes throughout…
You say blasphemous and heretical a lot in the video, it makes it seem like you're narrating from the perspective of a Golden Order fundamentalist. Lol
You can also choose to spare Rya and she ends up leaving the manor and leaving you a note saying she intends to go on a journey to find her true purpose and thanking you for being so kind to her and accepting her.
I should not have given her that potion. I was so afraid she would kill herself but now she's just sitting alone in Volcano Manor after everyone leaves when Rykard dies. Biggest mistake.
@@sharioforel tannith just leaves her there that’s fucked.
I Love this Character, Rykard was a wild Demi God. Imagine being a demi god then meeting another God and just saying Yeah you can eat me and Togetha we will devour the Gawds!
gotta say he is the most daring or the most trusting/desperate of the demi gods
Giant Snake God: " let me eat you and we will devour the gods together"
Rykard: " Bet."
''Togethaa we shall devour a happy meal!'' Rykard and his ''family'' goes to McDonalds
Dude can only afford one happy meal 😞
@@HillwoodLam such is the way of blasphemy
I never played this game and probably I never will but I just like to stay a while listen to interesting things
U know what I wanna see? Stuff regarding the Beastmen and Ancient Dragons of Farum Azula, the Zamor and the Fire Giants, and then the Nox of the Eternal Cities.
Yeah...we all wanna see it too... Fromsoft drops some huge shit like Placidusax being Elden Lord before the Erdtree and then there's absolutely no other info on it.. so annoying
@@edohanma And that we was the consort to a god… it was honestly pretty cool. You could see all of Farum Azula from Malenia’s divine tower.
Why is there godwyn eyes in the Farum Azul root systems
@@nunull6427 Farum Azula has a root system? Dang, I just thought it was just a crumbling palace with a tornado at its center - didn’t release it had a root system.
@@AlbertusSalvatierra in the bigger crumbling sections there's huge sections of it. Mostly on the roof and walls
My man needs more subscribers, this is some top quality lore explanation
I Wasn't gunna sub but your comment chnaged my mind lol 👍
Rykard was the coolest & most memorable boss in the whole game imo. Such an amazing arena, volcano manor was such a scary & ominous place. All of the tortured albinaurics. My second favorite dungeon in the game after Stormveil Castle.
Yes but the fight itself was a bit gimmicky imo. The game rally encourages you to use the serpent hunter. Sure you don’t have to use it, but the fight just becomes unnecessarily challenging. If you use the serpent hunter, then it becomes a little too easy. Reminds me of the Yhorm fight in DS3.
Everything else surrounding Rykard. The lore, the dungeon, the quest are all amazing though.
It's interesting that Ranni would turn to her older brother for the knowledge of how to enact her plan to rid herself of the GW's influence. This means that she must have suspected that Rykard was already opposed to it; that Rykard was actually the first to turn against the GW. Although, I doubt she knew exactly WHAT he was planning, ultimately.
Volcano Manor feels like a Bloodborne experience to me that's why its my fave to all area in the game.
Yea bro Volcano Manor was the most craziest place i have ever been in the game.
Right on
There is a third option instead of killing or giving the snake girl the potion. If you just leave after talking to her, you can return after beating Rykard to find a letter from her.
It's the best option also.
Jhoooooin the Serpent Kiiing as Familyyyyyyyy. Togethaa, we will devour the very goooo-uhhhh
Iconic line, it was so cute I was a loyal recusant why I had to kill my family
@@d.robinson6262 let's devour the God's together
Another great video!
I find it so fascinating that like half of the demigods, and many of the most notable Tarnished (like the ones named in the opening cinematic), have such a strong desire to overthrow or alter the Golden Order in some fundamental way. It's almost like someone (coughcough Marika) is actually trying to arrange for that to happen
The Golden Order hates anything that isn’t holy. And their megahippies which is the reason I’m joking the manor cuz I hate those things.
It would be cool to be able to get rykards sword before it became the blasphemous blade. Maybe it could regen fp per kill and deal magic damage to reflect his carrian lineage?
Also his staff and robes
There is a sword that does restore FP. Sword of Milos that you get from (SPOILER)... Dung Eater, of all people
@@TNTales The evil excrement enjoyer?!
His sword is a reference to skull knight's behelit sword in berserk. Pulls it out of his tummy and everything
"His tummy?" What are you.......like 5 years old?
Berserk fans think the entirety of elden ring is a berskerk referral lol
It's not stated, but I theorize the reason why Morgott and the Leyndell forces were so set on killing Rykard is because he took the blame for Godwyn's death.
We know he was close to Ranni. Finger creepers, marionettes, cuckoos, and abductors appear in both Raya Lucaria and the Volcano Manor. It's very clear that there is a relationship between the two houses.
The most blasphemous act must have the murder of a god, let alone killing one's own godly family. And thus the Demigod who loved his family the most, Morgott, would stop at nothing to avenge his brother by killing the Lord of Blasphemy who had already cast aside his own godhood.
I wonder if how Morgott would have reacted if he knew Ranni was behind everything?
this makes a ton of sense. fromsoft likes to show story elements like allegiance's through things like enemy placement.
Just another reason to hate ranni
Interesting....but ofcourse we will never know >_> really irritating honestly.
I love Ranni and could give two shits about godwynn, the golden order is a cancer that forces its ideas onto others and punishes those who dont accept it, its the same way how religion treated heretics in the past, Ranni broke the cycle of suppression to have a world in where all forms of life can live without the meddling of ab outer god trying to force its influence onto others
I buy into that.
I was already fumbling for the meaning of the Abductor Virgins in the Acedemy, and this makes a lot of sense.
Plus we know from the traces that Ranni gave Rykard that he was obviously involved in the plot, and since Ranni was already dead the closest suspect would obviously be the guy next to the capitol who literally has traces of death in his house.
Its like if someone was shot in a neighbourhood and you're the only one in a 3 Mile radius to own a gun.
Interesting counterpoint - If you subscribe to the idea that the Greater Will and golden order want to control the lives of the people then Rykard isn't really a bad guy for going against his family
I mean, yeah. He is opposing The Greater Will and that can be called a tyrannical entity. So going against his family isn’t a bad thing.
But just because he fights an evil, it doesn’t mean he is good. He creates machines to abduct people and send them to an area to torture them. He consumes the flesh of others to add to his power. He leads a faction of killers. His tactics are evil.
This is a story of evil fighting evil.
@@wabbit2099 From his perspective killing the oppressors (supporters of the GW) is akin to defeating his enemy. Not too much different than Allies vs Nazi Germany. I'd agree his methods are often cruel but given his motivations you might not have the evidence to say it's always evil. Imo atleast 🙂
@@joshuacoleman8814 damn guess ur argument was too good
"i'm not sure how this SNAKE got an invotation." you answered your own question there mate
Really great video! I’ve watched a few videos about volcano Manor and I can happily say this is the best I’ve seen
Watch smoghtown son
Gotta love the Destiny reference at the end there
DLC - night of the black knives fails and we see human rykard vs early maliketh, and Godwyn doesn't die. I would assume the player would have to see the nights success
I am hooked with all the lore elden ring has to offer.
I just noticed, Inquisitor Ghiza wears the bloodied bandages which are found in the subterranean shunning-grounds. a possible link to the omens and maybe Mohg?
TOGETHAAA
TOGETHAAA
We shall DEVOWWWA the very GOOOODS
Okay so I'm gonna drop a lot of speculation, but it REALLY starts to make sense when though of with a historical lens.
I think the distant land Rykard visited was Eochaid. I think Eochaid takes a lot after Roman history, yet with Gaelic names, this may be in relation to how many Celtic and Gaelic folk enslaved by the Romans.
It becomes very clear that the Duelist enemies are of these gladiatorial games. Gladiators came in various appearances and "kits". You would have some with large shields, or some with small shields, some with just a net and Trident. I think a similar thing was done here with a different theme. The theme was probably based off of the serpents deb, where individuals would fight until only one remained.
The item Coil Shield can be found here, a relic obviously from these gladiatorial games. An individual would probably be outfitted with both a coil shield and venomous Fang, representing the serpent itself. It would then be paired up with an individual like a duelist, the fight would be in a similar battle of inequity that the gladiators did: one would focus on keeping distance and poisoning their opponent, the other would be high in offensive power. Duelist helms are adorned with snakes showing that they were simply all painted as enemies of the Erdtree. The entire series of these games is also somewhat documented on Elemer's shield as his home is Eochaid. It shows a swordsman fending off death.
The games must have had some focus on the strong defeating the weak, which was the Seed of though which ultimately created Rykard's Recusants.
It also explains why it's called the "path of champions," it's literally in the same light as before. Only the strongest serpent stands in the end. I also believe that Eiglay, the serpent, was taken as a keepsake by Rykard and ultimately fed a taste of Godhood.
Sidenote, Eochaid is where we get the Chariots from in the Catacombs as Eochaid is a Gaelic name that is derived from "Each" or "Horse".
When you get to Volcano Manor the game turns straight into Silent Hill and I wish someone would have warned me about this.
Idk if “spoiler for the entire game” was intended to be hilarious but it’s great
Now that I think about it since we don't know if ranni really sent the black knives to kill godwyn perhaps rykard did it in hopes to save his sister from everlasting death?
You're good at this. Keep it up, I really enjoyed this video.
I'd really like to know why there's so many corpses in the walls of faram azula
The snake God demanded sacrifice and rykard obliged.
When the item description states that Bernhal's maiden threw herself in the fire I wonder if it means the fire to burn the Erdtree. Perhaps he is bitter about her death and blames the Grace and the Two Fingers?
100% agreed
I love your choice of weapons
This is truly excellent work m8, I can't wait to dive into more lore with ya
Love the Destiny reference.
Rykard’s voice sounds a LOT like Darth Sideous
They don't remotely similar ngl. Being raspy is about the only thing they have in common
Bro I wish I found you sooner, but RUclips algorithm said I had to wait. Your really good with this content thing I like it… subbing 😬
Your content is top notch & I can feel the very effort you put in. Good job man, I wish you nothing but a great success ahead in your RUclips career!
Patches worked with Rya as a recruiter.
He mentions her a lot in Liurnia.
I believe the crucible you use to burn down the erdtree has 2 serpent chains. Crucible might actually be referring to that crucible
Don't forget to mention that if we kill Lady Taneth's Crucible Knight we will get the last Crucible Knight incantation.
Awesome vid as always!
"Togethaaa, we shall devoahhh the very gooaa..."
Very well made gj
A other good vidoe dude keep it up you rock
Is it possible that given the serpentine nature of the godskins, they were thralls of the fod devouring serpent and are now allied with Rykard?
i believe after you kill lady tanith and go back to rykards head he can talk to you
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Is that a crucible knight at Tanith's side?
What chest armour is that with the cloak?
Who would win, an angry dad or a hungry long boi
I wish we got to fight Rykard truly at his height. He is such a compelling character.
TOGETHER!
nice vid!
TOGETHAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!
He was the one that made the Marinette soldiers As I was wondering where they originated from because I’ve seen a lot of them in a Academy.😺
I think the Marionettes were made at the Academy and Abductor Virgins in Volcano Manor.
The true question is why do we find the serpent hunter in his arena
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Togetha!!!!
what ash of war and weapon is he using?
im wondering if theres a final of the game wich involves the blasphemous serpent
Good content but it's a little monotone to listen to after a while. Might wanna work on that.
It’s a 20 minute video, that’s more a you issue than his voice’s lol especially since he’s not being monotonous at all, there’s clear inflection and pitch changes throughout…
8:07 fucking whiff
You say blasphemous and heretical a lot in the video, it makes it seem like you're narrating from the perspective of a Golden Order fundamentalist. Lol
Aren’t we all
A spoiler warning on a lore video cracks me up. Who watches a lore video and doesn't know it spoils the story 🤣🤦♂️
Elden Ring could be referencing 7 deadly sins?
Melania- Wrath/Sloth
Miquela- Sloth/Wrath
Radahn- Pride
Rykard- Gluttony/Envy
Mohg- Lust
Morgott- Greed
Godrick- Envy/Gluttony
Godwyn- Covetousness(greed)
Ranni- Idk
I’ll take “unnecessary reaching” for 1000, Alex.
@@varden506 yes
Nice video, it annoys me a bit that you are wielding two different weapon types. The heal is nice tho
I just switch hands between them but mostly use the blasphemous blade for its passive.
This youtuber sounds so much like ashen hollow doing a vaati impression
To find perch? Come on dude
What’s wrong with that? It makes sense.
Yeah... these theories seem a bit out there
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