Hey, fyi, the 50 hit door was actually a coding error and was never meant to be a thing that happened. They actually patched it in like 1.03 I think. and you can no longer hit that wall to reveal a hidden door.
Another cool touch for STRAYDEMON is the Reddit community has named their own for multiplayer after him, if you throw strydmn into the group password option for online you’ll see everyone from the community at summon signs and get a rune boost anytime someone in the group defeats a shard bearer. Just shows the love of the souls community.
"Let Me Solo Her" even got noticed by from software and they sent him a massive giftbox (with an actual, engraved sword & personal letter) with very cool stuff, he posted pictures of it online you can find
The Outer God of Rot cursed Malenia, not Miquella. Malenia was trained by a swordsman who once used the Waterfowl Dance to seal away rot itself. This might explain why Malenia was cursed. She reminded the outer god of the swordsman that sealed it away. Miquella was cursed with eternal youth. He looks like a kid always, but despite looking so young he was incredibly brilliant. He worked to create something that could banish the influence of the gods. So he created a needle of unalloyed gold. This unalloyed gold is what Millicent uses to stave off her rot but it was originally intended to save Miquella’s sister Malenia whom he loved dearly. But Miquella was also strangely irresistible to everyone and while he cacooned himself within his Haligtree to evolve he was abducted by Mohg which is why the Haligtree is dying. Miquella can no longer sustain it.
The broken needle you find was actually Malenia's.. In the cutscene where Malenia is fighting Redahn she pushes her own sword into her shoulder which breaks the needle and allows her rot to bloom.
As i understand, Miquella and Malenia were 'imperfect' and were cursed (or able to be cursed by another outer god) because they were a product of marika and radagon making offspring with eachother, while being the same entity, so basically incest or self-cest. Ranni, rykard and radahn were children of radagon with Rennala so they were fine.
@@kreshar Miquella and Malenia are mirror images of their parents. Opposite gender of the parent with the same hair color and they are both related to the ideas of Abundance and Decay. I know that Malenia is said to have an outer god of rot basically spreading rot through her but I think its must as possible that Miquella also has some sort of outer god working through her. Just speculation though. I know in the game files there's a cut twinblade with Abundance and Decay jn the name..it was meant to be a boss weapon from a battle you'd have with Malenia and Miquella. It's very interesting that they're both cursed in some way that seems like a punishment for their "parents" having them.
The troll’s Fell God eye stomachs were likely removed by Marika. There are stone tablet seals in their stomachs (likely serving a similar purpose to the Omen Shackles) and in Marika’s bedchamber, there are hundreds of stone tablet seals. She is using them as slaves
The last giant boss was one I was actually looking forward to the most. And in particular for that cut scene. I wish they had more than one giants. Even the dragons are plentiful finally in a souls game. Seeing that giants actually survive would have been nice.
Just gonna point out that the Fungi theories are 100% intentional because GRRM used the exact same science as the basis for the Weirwood network in song of ice and fire. This concept is something he is INTIMATELY familiar with.
Just a few thoughts. I think Rannis rune is the rune of the unborn. The gift Radagon left Rennala was Ranni all along. When her body dies on the night of the black knives the only thing left is the great rune. Which is why Rennala is so heartbroken, not because Radagon left her. Even her mannerisms exude a sense of maternal loss. She clutches the great rune close all that time up until she meets the player. Even when you fight her, in the transition to the second phase Rannis shadow leaks from the rune itself culminating in the second phase. I believe that Rennala is trying to reincarnate Ranni with the great rune, but since Rannis soul is absent, she only gets imperfect clones of herself. To further solidify this, when we defeat Rennala and she converses in a way with Ranni she stops using the rune except to aid the player. It all makes sense. Radagon didn’t leave Rennala and Ranni willingly, at least that’s what I think. Marika was cursed by the fire giants. I believe it was then when Radagon was born.
That is Miquella’s Rune, who I believe is Ranni reincarnated. No I’m not crazy. Mohgs Great Rune -“Mohg and Morgott are twin brothers, and their Great Runes are naturally similar.” The Rune of the Unborn is similar to Malenia. The shape is smaller because Miquella’s curse was “eternal childhood”. And Rennala isn’t heartbroken, she’s bewitched by Miquella, which Miquella has the power to do(Bewitching Branch). There are many characters in the game who are bewitched by Miquella(Ranni) Mogh - attempts to start a dynasty with him Rennala - calls the egg her “culver” Malenia - Blade of Miquella Gideon - sends agents to murder an entire village just to find half of his medallion Seluvis - wants the blue cunny The player - Isn’t it weird and random how we just give her a wedding ring with no explanation?
@@puzzleheaded6195 that wouldn’t quite make sense since Miquella isn’t dead just in a state of metamorphosis in the Empyrean egg. I have a feeling he’s going to be a dlc boss.
7:02 In Ancient Greek (tragedy) theatre plays. A masked actor would do an exposée of the state of affairs of the main character. Usually in song, poetry or word games. (Varré is litterally doing-that.) He is the trope greek-tragedy masked figure, explaining to the audience, the main character's dillema. The fact he has a bouquet (given to actors by their fans either before or after acting). Just made me chuckle!
@@FranklyGaming Always dude, you've got the potential to be a big one. Keep at it and you'll always get my view(s), seeing as your videos hit my autoplay when I'm asleep 😂
The wall doesn't actually take 50 hits. It just has a specific health level, and it just so happens that most weapons take between 47-50 hits to reach that threshold. It was also a bug and never intended to be breakable, as it was patched out in 1.03 or 1.04 iirc.
I think the Radagon = Marika is (among other things) a Fromsoft play on the Bible's story about the creation of Adam and Eve, where one was made from the rib of the other. Not only were they made for each other, they are one being, one union. I found it interesting that a large portion of their ribcage is missing at the end of the game. The fact that Marika is portrayed as the one with rebellious tendencies against the Greater Will while Radagon is shown to be loyal also echoes the way original sin is understood/explained by Christians of certain persuasions: Eve sinned and is believed to have "dragged" Adam and humanity down with her.
I saw it as a depiction of God. God is described as three beings in one, each with distinct personality’s and roles. It’s unfathomable to us, but what would gods be if they were so easily understood
Yeah, still they are the same. All of the demigods are Marika's offsprings as explained by Enia. Or at least descendants in the case of Godfrey. And in the cutscenevwhen we fight Radagon we see Marika's body turning into his. But yeah, in someway your explanation makes sense, although it is in the exact same body
Where in Genesis is it even implied that Eve "dragged" Adam and Humanity down with her? I think you are listening to some Commie feminists interpretation of the Bible. Adam like Eve was seduced so both were responsible. Freedom of choice is a core tenent of the Christian ethos. That choice is made by the individual and each individual is responsible for those choices. So your suppositions are without merit.
No, their depiction more logically connects to the rebis, the ultimate end goal of alchemy. The connections to biblical stories are coincidental, as any story about rebellion would relate in the same way. The Greater Will is a god, but Marika takes the more direct role as such. She also isn't the first god and Radagon isn't the first lord. They're not Adam and Eve, they're much closer to Zeus and Hera, down to the lightning powers and demigod children. Marika "sinned" sure, but Radagon wasn't brought down with her, he returned to assist in her punishment because he believes in the Greater Will and the Golden Order above all else, he's the opposite of Adam.
A note on the dead maiden/Varre conspiracy, if you're referring to the dead maiden at the Church of Inhibition in Liurnia of the Lakes, that maiden wasn't meant to be yours. That was the maiden of the tarnished known as Vyke the Dragon Spear, who invades you when you get close. However, I suspect you mean the dead maiden in the Chapel of Anticipation in Limgrave to which you're probably correct, but we may never really know.
this was a PHENOMENAL video. I got the platinum on ps4 in the first couple weeks and just recently started a new playthru on ps5. now I'm even more hyped. I didn't have high expectations going into this video, as never seeing your content, but definitely going to check it out now. one of the better formatted iceberg videos I've seen as well, thank you!
"Try fingers but hole" Wasn't even that annoying. The annoying things are the dumb messages in front of every interactable. Even more annoying is the "you don't have right, oh you don't have the right, you don't have the right.
On the Jellyfish... Roderika tells us that her people, uppon being grafted (cut into pieces to glue them on other beings for power) had their limbs cut off, arms, legs, "even their heads" she says. Then she gives you a jellyfish ash. To me it means that all the jellyfishes you see are actually people who were grafted, and had their "spirit" reduced to a limbless thing that floats, a Jellyfish. So yeah, the sisters would have been grafted.
I don’t think so honestly, their graves are in the MTOG so it wouldn’t really make sense for them to be grafted. She was talking about the other tarnished she came with
Another thing I just thought of is on the mushroom theory is the fact that the elden ring is inside of Marika/Radagon, the fact that after the death of his soul Godwyn essentially became a parasitic fungus like structure that spreads between the roots, as well as the fact that Radahn has a fungus like material growing on his legs. Lastly, Miquella's power of transformation seems to cocoon the individual, including himself in a fungus like material. Maybe the parasitic fungus like nature of the elden ring and greater will spread to their offspring due to them playing host to it.
This is one of the most interesting elden ring videos I've seen and I've nonstop played and watched content on the game since it came out. This was my first dark souls esc game and it made me want to play all the other games. Thanks alot for the video I really enjoyed it
I have nothing profound to add in the comments, I just want to say thank you FranklyGaming for such a well thought out and put together lore/secrets video. I enjoyed every second!
This is the hypest intro I’ve seen for an iceberg video ever, and easily earns a subscription for that alone. Great seeing you not sleep on the iceberg format!
3:44 That isn't accurate, proof is right there a few minutes later in this video: your maiden has been killed, and remains very, very dead. Once the Shattering occurred, Those Who Live in Death became a thing, but it's clear from your maiden's death and the death of numerous other characters and even Empyreans that permanent death still can and does occur. Regarding the soldiers eating their dead: notice only the soldiers who are followers of the Frenzied Flame do this. May chaos rule the world, indeed 😆
Everyone thinks the DLC will be about either Miquella or the Badlands but I am 90%+ sure that it will be about Godwyn. As touched on at the end of the video, something very sinister is going on with his decaying body & as alluded to by Fia, his will is still very much alive.
@@Kharis- A DREAMING god! The Deathbed Dream. We fought Fortissax in Godwyn's Dream. It's remembrance alludes to that. In all seriousness though I have a weird opinion on the DLC. For Lore's sake, i hope its about Miquella. For My sake, I hope it involves all the shipwrecks off the coasts of the whole world. And for the Communities sake, it better not be a PvE Boss Rush arena in the centre of the map.
I don't think it will be set in the Badlands because these games usually don't go that far away from the central location, and they probably don't want to spoil the illusion of a world beyond The Lands Between. I'm not sure about Godwyn though, unless it's set in the past, which is less interesting that it's future. While its current state is... debatable, it doesn't seem to be very active in our timeline, or at least not in a way that can work for a DLC I think. I still think it's gotta be Miquella or something, idk...
I personally believe Miquella and Godwyn will be the stars of the dlc. I think that would be awesome and it seems likely. However, From is really good at subverting expectations.
TIP FOR ALL ELDEN RING PLAYERS. My multiplayer code is always off when Im not playing with friends. Either to be summoned as a finger to help others or to idk. But my group passwords from top to bottom are 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. E This way I get free rune boosts all the time and messages and blood stains are more frequent
@@User-1939t9😂me neither bc at the same time a life lived exploring art or literature isn’t that crazy and I suppose video games are just as good of a medium for art but, only reason to live a bit crazy
Great video! Btw both moons are still there in Moonlight Altar, it's just the Dark one disappears after burning the Erdtree or it's simply hidden from sight due to the flames.
@@FranklyGaming You've reinvigorated my interest in Elden Ring. FromSoft is my hands down favorite dev and I've been on a break from Elden Ring....well NO MORE!
If you think about it, Renala has one of the most depressing stories. Her husband left her to marry himself, Ranni killed her body, Rykard became an abomination, and Radahn lost his mind.
And Rennala's greatest labor, the task she has worked the hardest to achieve... was impossible for reasons she wouldn't learn until after you fight her and destroy her work. Yeah... Ranni never told Rennala what she's been up to after the death of her body...
I honestly believe it is sadder than that. I believe she had a fourth kid who was stillborn. She has 4 candles in her room and is constantly holding the egg like a mother with PPD. She isn't trying to rebirth Puppet-Witch, she is trying to rebirth the infant. The Juvenile students wouldnt be able to move if they were Rani reborn because they would have no soul... the kids she rebirth act and move like infants (the one who licks your foot and looks at you giddily). Idk if i am right but its what I think about it.
I’m really enjoying your lore and iceberg videos! I’m trying to learn more about my spouse’s favorite games and your narration style is great. Do you think you’ll put out an armored Core video?
23:00 I spent 2 hours grinding for 2 Celebrant's Sickles as part of my "get everything for every possible build" playthrough. This includes farming for 2 of each melee weapon :') Edit: I probably had it lucky with only having to spend 2 hours to grind for this weapon (with boosted discovery due to Mimic Tear Helm and Silver Pickled Fowl's Feet, might I add)
I love a good theory video, great work! I had an idea today that I haven’t seen out there yet. Mainly in regards to the origins of the frenzied flame. A common thing we’ve seen with those involved with the flame of frenzy is their eyes, or lack there of. Hyetta’s blind and eats eyes to see the guiding light of frenzy, the cultists tear their eyes out and summon the big eye of Sauron lookin thing, and it seems like the nomad merchants are blind. So theoretically, what if when Marika shattered the Elden ring, she did so with the intention of bringing everything back to The One Great. As punishment, her eyes are removed to take away any sight of bringing the end to the erd tree. Only problem is that she’s got Radagon in there too. The guy who’s been cursed by the flame of ruin god who demands sacrifice to wield it’s flame. If their eyes are removed, that sacrifice of their eyes brings that curse to life. The golden sight of fate guiding the erd tree’s destruction to return everything to one from Marika, and the burning flames of Radagon’s curse. Enter the frenzied flame and Numen’s get blamed and locked in the basement (it’s kinda fair tho cuz Marika is numen sooo) The only evidence I have to go on are the scarseals and soreseals of Marika and Radagon. Even in gameplay, they hint at that small sacrifice you make in taking more damage in return for gaining more power. I see everyone missing eyes or blind following the guidance of grace, or frenzied flame, or talking to giant fingers. The frenzied flame and the flame of ruin share a giant eye, share a craving for destruction, and are the only two thing’s that can burn down the erd tree. Even the color of the flame is yellow with reddish orange edges like a Marika Radagon combo. That’s all I got for that crazy theory. Gonna go test it now by equipping all 4 talismans when I get a three fingered hug.
Personally, I think Ranni and the Dusk Eyed Queen are two separate people. I think the death of Ranni was the catalyst to bring the Gloam Eyed Queen back into existence. The fact that Ranni has an eye, the opposite eye, mind you, that is like the Queen is more of a scar or branding from coming into contact with the power of the Rune of Death but "surviving" the encounter, considering that Ranni is inhabiting the body of a doll, which cannot be killed anyway and was only branded by her eye tattoo due to Ranni's spirit entering the doll. The "death" of her original body marked one eye, while the "revival" of the Gloam Eyed Queen marked the opposite eye of Melina. Considering this game, and most of From Soft's games, are about cycles, I think the eye brandings are representations of different points of the same cycles. And while you may think that cycle is Death, I think that cycle is the Gloam Eyed Queen herself. And I think half of the Queen resides in Ranni and the other half in Melina. This led me to thinking about the who the other half of Melina is. If half is the Queen, who could be the other? Then I thought about the dead maiden at the beginning of the game... It would explain her death and how Melina could do the job of the maiden. Also, to further this thought, Torrent is recognized by both Ranni and Melina,, the only two people who have come into contact with the Queen. Seeing how there was a link between the Ancestral creatures and Torrent, this would solidify the idea that both Ranni and Melina had come into contact with death itself.
Please forgive my disjointed rambling as I had this theory simmering in my brain and had yet to write it down until my last post. I hope it makes sense.
If elden ring gets DLC I have really high hopes because they'll probably explore more of Miquella and the areas will likely be similar to farum azula which ultimately the game lacked
First time viewer. I subscribed when you lied about the Wyoming Finger cult. That's when I knew you were worth watching all the way through. great video you
@@Scaramusea Yo, I actually stole this from a RUclipsr who doesn't actually have a name. Do a RUclips search for Kreia and Loli and, unfortunately, you'll find the Toober to which I refer...ber.
I mean, I would say FromSoft's post-Armored Core library has been mainstream for a while now. Dark Souls has been popular on RUclips and Twitch for a long time.
Ya I more just like making bold statements at the start that make people want to comment to drive engagement the best example is my fallout iceberg haha
You’re actually not thinking of the correct doorways. The 2 that took multiple hits are no longer breakable at all. The illusory wall that only takes a single hit always took a single hit.
33:19 This one is my favorite, I actually fell for the facade of soldiers mourning their fallen comrades. I think the thought that they were mourning them. Is what made the realization that they were actually eating them, feel worse.
Id also like to point out that Sekiro takes place in Ashina, which loosley translates to Land of Reeds, that and the fact that both are stated to be going through civil wars and have samurai themes implies Sekiro is happening around the same time as Elden Ring
Okay just to start off you got me on the try fingers but hole, good job. Just wanted to say that the theory about Varre in my mind is barely a theory. I think it's obvious. He's waiting right outside, he's got blood on his hands, right where you start the game there's a dead Maiden. This is not one of the great Mysteries of the game for me. She definitely was supposed to be your maiden and he definitely killed her, and now I'm moving on to the rest of your video. I'll be back.
I kinda like how the more faith you have, the darker your become giving that you need an insane amount of faith to find out Radagon is Marika and that to use the black blade incantations or black blade you need at least 47 faith. Edit: you need intelligence to learn that. I'm big dumb dumb
@@FranklyGaming torrent. Or rather, the Whistle itself is an Elden Rune. Fromsoft went out of its way to remove rings and replace them with trinkets because we are searching for "Rings" in game. Then one of the first things we get is a Golden Ring that you can use as a whistle and it summons Torrent. Furthermore. Rannis rune is also a physical ring. The ring of the darkmoon that we slip on her finger in her ending. Shoot. These theories are kinda tame IMO...
@@darkhobo in an interview it was said that they changes from rings to talismans for design reasons. The artists liked designing cool talismans instead of being limited by rings.
@@Amferam no. It was a conscious decision. There are no rings in the game. It wasnt just because they wanted to do other stuff. Especially because what we got is so generic. "Its a square shape" Please.
YES so happy my mushroom theory made it on here! Great video
Really appreciate it man! Your videos were awesome when I was doing all my research keep it up
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@@skinless5136 this guy LOL
I was waiting for him to credit you for it but he never did 😑
The mushroom theory is literally the reason why i see the golden order as a parasitic entity now lmao
Hey, fyi, the 50 hit door was actually a coding error and was never meant to be a thing that happened. They actually patched it in like 1.03 I think. and you can no longer hit that wall to reveal a hidden door.
This is great insight thanks a lot christo and I appreciate you watching
Yeah I think they had doors like that but instead of patching them out before launch they gave them massive health values.
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No wonder i was there for 20 minutes
The doorway allowed enemies into a space where you could not fight back.
Did it close up after the patch if it was broken before
Another cool touch for STRAYDEMON is the Reddit community has named their own for multiplayer after him, if you throw strydmn into the group password option for online you’ll see everyone from the community at summon signs and get a rune boost anytime someone in the group defeats a shard bearer. Just shows the love of the souls community.
"Let Me Solo Her" even got noticed by from software and they sent him a massive giftbox (with an actual, engraved sword & personal letter) with very cool stuff, he posted pictures of it online you can find
Oh wow that is so awesome ya the from soft team is so cool, thanks for watching David
@@FranklyGaming Thank you for this awesome video!
That story seriously strums my heartstrings
The Outer God of Rot cursed Malenia, not Miquella. Malenia was trained by a swordsman who once used the Waterfowl Dance to seal away rot itself. This might explain why Malenia was cursed. She reminded the outer god of the swordsman that sealed it away. Miquella was cursed with eternal youth. He looks like a kid always, but despite looking so young he was incredibly brilliant. He worked to create something that could banish the influence of the gods. So he created a needle of unalloyed gold. This unalloyed gold is what Millicent uses to stave off her rot but it was originally intended to save Miquella’s sister Malenia whom he loved dearly. But Miquella was also strangely irresistible to everyone and while he cacooned himself within his Haligtree to evolve he was abducted by Mohg which is why the Haligtree is dying. Miquella can no longer sustain it.
Oh ya that is what I said was it not? Did I word it weird haha I know I said it in the final theories but maybe I misspoke early on
@@FranklyGaming yeah I think you said Miquella was the rotted one. No biggie.
The broken needle you find was actually Malenia's.. In the cutscene where Malenia is fighting Redahn she pushes her own sword into her shoulder which breaks the needle and allows her rot to bloom.
As i understand, Miquella and Malenia were 'imperfect' and were cursed (or able to be cursed by another outer god) because they were a product of marika and radagon making offspring with eachother, while being the same entity, so basically incest or self-cest. Ranni, rykard and radahn were children of radagon with Rennala so they were fine.
@@kreshar Miquella and Malenia are mirror images of their parents. Opposite gender of the parent with the same hair color and they are both related to the ideas of Abundance and Decay. I know that Malenia is said to have an outer god of rot basically spreading rot through her but I think its must as possible that Miquella also has some sort of outer god working through her. Just speculation though. I know in the game files there's a cut twinblade with Abundance and Decay jn the name..it was meant to be a boss weapon from a battle you'd have with Malenia and Miquella. It's very interesting that they're both cursed in some way that seems like a punishment for their "parents" having them.
Easily you're best video you've put out yet! The editing, the music, the voice quotes.. it's all so perfect.
Really really appreciate that! Glad to see you guys are liking it!
The troll’s Fell God eye stomachs were likely removed by Marika. There are stone tablet seals in their stomachs (likely serving a similar purpose to the Omen Shackles) and in Marika’s bedchamber, there are hundreds of stone tablet seals. She is using them as slaves
The Trolls actually betrayed the giants, and chose to join Merika willingly.
@@thegamersconclave8709 And then Marika enslaved them anyway. Tale as old as time...
@@Solaire_of_Astora13 Sad innit
The last giant boss was one I was actually looking forward to the most. And in particular for that cut scene. I wish they had more than one giants. Even the dragons are plentiful finally in a souls game. Seeing that giants actually survive would have been nice.
I wish torrent gained power ups when you killed the ancestrial spirits.
I’m really surprised that there’s no horse armour
@@seanwilliams5382that would have been fun
great video me
Thanks me
It's always beautiful to see creators interacting with fans :p
Long time no see Franky it's me old man billy bob!
@@gijoestaffsgtjackson3364 good to have you back my man
@@dustinsonger851 lol 😂
Just gonna point out that the Fungi theories are 100% intentional because GRRM used the exact same science as the basis for the Weirwood network in song of ice and fire. This concept is something he is INTIMATELY familiar with.
My favorite theory on the list so I love hearing this, thanks for watching!
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I bet he used to eat magic mushrooms at some point in his life.
@@danielsatter1805they're great on pizza
@@danielsatter1805hes openly a Deadhead, or fan of The Grateful Dead, which were the original hippies. so yeah he definitely ate shrooms
Just a few thoughts.
I think Rannis rune is the rune of the unborn. The gift Radagon left Rennala was Ranni all along. When her body dies on the night of the black knives the only thing left is the great rune. Which is why Rennala is so heartbroken, not because Radagon left her. Even her mannerisms exude a sense of maternal loss. She clutches the great rune close all that time up until she meets the player. Even when you fight her, in the transition to the second phase Rannis shadow leaks from the rune itself culminating in the second phase. I believe that Rennala is trying to reincarnate Ranni with the great rune, but since Rannis soul is absent, she only gets imperfect clones of herself. To further solidify this, when we defeat Rennala and she converses in a way with Ranni she stops using the rune except to aid the player. It all makes sense. Radagon didn’t leave Rennala and Ranni willingly, at least that’s what I think.
Marika was cursed by the fire giants. I believe it was then when Radagon was born.
That is Miquella’s Rune, who I believe is Ranni reincarnated. No I’m not crazy.
Mohgs Great Rune -“Mohg and Morgott are twin brothers, and their Great Runes are naturally similar.”
The Rune of the Unborn is similar to Malenia. The shape is smaller because Miquella’s curse was “eternal childhood”.
And Rennala isn’t heartbroken, she’s bewitched by Miquella, which Miquella has the power to do(Bewitching Branch). There are many characters in the game who are bewitched by Miquella(Ranni)
Mogh - attempts to start a dynasty with him
Rennala - calls the egg her “culver”
Malenia - Blade of Miquella
Gideon - sends agents to murder an entire village just to find half of his medallion
Seluvis - wants the blue cunny
The player - Isn’t it weird and random how we just give her a wedding ring with no explanation?
@@puzzleheaded6195 miquella is actually Kuro from sekiro. Miquella just took a vacay
I like how Ranni calls us out during the cutscene when we are fighting her mother in second phase.
@@puzzleheaded6195 that wouldn’t quite make sense since Miquella isn’t dead just in a state of metamorphosis in the Empyrean egg. I have a feeling he’s going to be a dlc boss.
@@puzzleheaded6195 and was in the possession of Mohg himself.
7:02 In Ancient Greek (tragedy) theatre plays. A masked actor would do an exposée of the state of affairs of the main character. Usually in song, poetry or word games. (Varré is litterally doing-that.)
He is the trope greek-tragedy masked figure, explaining to the audience, the main character's dillema. The fact he has a bouquet (given to actors by their fans either before or after acting).
Just made me chuckle!
I remember it now
I'm still getting through Elden Ring, but god damn man. You're now in my list of "I see upload notification, I watch immediately"
Good job dude!
Thank you so much David the support means a lot man ❤️
@@FranklyGaming Always dude, you've got the potential to be a big one. Keep at it and you'll always get my view(s), seeing as your videos hit my autoplay when I'm asleep 😂
The wall doesn't actually take 50 hits. It just has a specific health level, and it just so happens that most weapons take between 47-50 hits to reach that threshold. It was also a bug and never intended to be breakable, as it was patched out in 1.03 or 1.04 iirc.
Thanks a lot for the correct syn and appreciate you taking the time to watch!
Pretty sure that's wrong as I played the game on 1.03 and was able to get through the wall
Man I was about to call hard-core bs on your "try fingers but hole" conspiracy 😂😂🤣🤣🤣 respect for not playing it off like a legit thing
Hahahah I’m glad you liked that I had to do one joke one 😂
it does sound a bit sus, pretending it is a joke... Might have to try finger but hole to find out
@@SirCanuckelhead I recommend
I think the Radagon = Marika is (among other things) a Fromsoft play on the Bible's story about the creation of Adam and Eve, where one was made from the rib of the other. Not only were they made for each other, they are one being, one union. I found it interesting that a large portion of their ribcage is missing at the end of the game.
The fact that Marika is portrayed as the one with rebellious tendencies against the Greater Will while Radagon is shown to be loyal also echoes the way original sin is understood/explained by Christians of certain persuasions: Eve sinned and is believed to have "dragged" Adam and humanity down with her.
I saw it as a depiction of God. God is described as three beings in one, each with distinct personality’s and roles. It’s unfathomable to us, but what would gods be if they were so easily understood
Yeah, still they are the same. All of the demigods are Marika's offsprings as explained by Enia. Or at least descendants in the case of Godfrey. And in the cutscenevwhen we fight Radagon we see Marika's body turning into his.
But yeah, in someway your explanation makes sense, although it is in the exact same body
Where in Genesis is it even implied that Eve "dragged" Adam and Humanity down with her? I think you are listening to some Commie feminists interpretation of the Bible.
Adam like Eve was seduced so both were responsible. Freedom of choice is a core tenent of the Christian ethos. That choice is made by the individual and each individual is responsible for those choices. So your suppositions are without merit.
I don’t think it’s just a metaphorical, or spiritual oneness, marika literally transforms into radagon for the final fight in front of you
No, their depiction more logically connects to the rebis, the ultimate end goal of alchemy. The connections to biblical stories are coincidental, as any story about rebellion would relate in the same way. The Greater Will is a god, but Marika takes the more direct role as such. She also isn't the first god and Radagon isn't the first lord. They're not Adam and Eve, they're much closer to Zeus and Hera, down to the lightning powers and demigod children. Marika "sinned" sure, but Radagon wasn't brought down with her, he returned to assist in her punishment because he believes in the Greater Will and the Golden Order above all else, he's the opposite of Adam.
A note on the dead maiden/Varre conspiracy, if you're referring to the dead maiden at the Church of Inhibition in Liurnia of the Lakes, that maiden wasn't meant to be yours. That was the maiden of the tarnished known as Vyke the Dragon Spear, who invades you when you get close. However, I suspect you mean the dead maiden in the Chapel of Anticipation in Limgrave to which you're probably correct, but we may never really know.
Yes I am referring to the anticipation maiden, it’s a cool theory for sure and thanks for watching!
@@FranklyGaming Good, and thank you for making the video.
I was under the perception that seluvis did the deed or had the deed done and thats why he has a finger maiden "doll" to sell you eventually
this was a PHENOMENAL video. I got the platinum on ps4 in the first couple weeks and just recently started a new playthru on ps5. now I'm even more hyped. I didn't have high expectations going into this video, as never seeing your content, but definitely going to check it out now. one of the better formatted iceberg videos I've seen as well, thank you!
I’ve gotta say imo the intro is absolutely fantastic, one of the best I’ve seen in all the RUclips videos I’ve ever watched
I appreciate that thank you!
amazing video but i need that intro song that shit was fire
I love how the community theories always make souls game x10 more enjoyable even after enjoying the game so much thanks for the video ❤️
Thanks for watching!
This video was amazing! Well done :)
Thanks so much for the kind words and support!
5:15 hasn't the "try finger but hole" been a meme since forever in the souls community?
Yes, at the very least since DS1.
We're there fingers in ds?
It is hilarious that some mad lad just went ham on a random wall and fucking broke the game
I always just figured Marika served her purpose and as such as more or less killed by the greater power and her power was forced into Rahdagon.
Ya I think this would make a lot of sense too it’s kinda cool how it is so open ended
Marika most likely played her hand too early by helping orchestrate the death of Godwyn, or turning a blind eye to what her Numen were doing.
Thanks for the finger joke. That made my work day better 🤣😂🤣
Haha glad everyone is enjoying it 😂, thanks for supporting what I do
"Try fingers but hole"
Wasn't even that annoying. The annoying things are the dumb messages in front of every interactable.
Even more annoying is the "you don't have right, oh you don't have the right, you don't have the right.
...Back in my day, we had "Amazing Chest ahead" and "Try Jumping". Now it's all a bunch of "Try finger, but hole!" and "fort, night".
Sad!
On the Jellyfish...
Roderika tells us that her people, uppon being grafted (cut into pieces to glue them on other beings for power) had their limbs cut off, arms, legs, "even their heads" she says. Then she gives you a jellyfish ash.
To me it means that all the jellyfishes you see are actually people who were grafted, and had their "spirit" reduced to a limbless thing that floats, a Jellyfish.
So yeah, the sisters would have been grafted.
I don’t think so honestly, their graves are in the MTOG so it wouldn’t really make sense for them to be grafted. She was talking about the other tarnished she came with
Wow great video dude. This must have taken a long time, very insightful stuff.
Really appreciate that!
this is one of these videos that perfectly fit before going to bed and sleep, calming and interesting, great work!
really appreciate that!
38:50 man’s really doesn’t know what the word “sequel” means
Another thing I just thought of is on the mushroom theory is the fact that the elden ring is inside of Marika/Radagon, the fact that after the death of his soul Godwyn essentially became a parasitic fungus like structure that spreads between the roots, as well as the fact that Radahn has a fungus like material growing on his legs. Lastly, Miquella's power of transformation seems to cocoon the individual, including himself in a fungus like material. Maybe the parasitic fungus like nature of the elden ring and greater will spread to their offspring due to them playing host to it.
Hey, quick question: What's the song you used for the intro? Sounds like a banger and I'd like to listen to it in full.
Holy crap what is your intro song??... 😭❤️
This is one of the most interesting elden ring videos I've seen and I've nonstop played and watched content on the game since it came out. This was my first dark souls esc game and it made me want to play all the other games. Thanks alot for the video I really enjoyed it
I have nothing profound to add in the comments, I just want to say thank you FranklyGaming for such a well thought out and put together lore/secrets video. I enjoyed every second!
Thank you for the kind words and for watching!
This is the hypest intro I’ve seen for an iceberg video ever, and easily earns a subscription for that alone. Great seeing you not sleep on the iceberg format!
Awesome video, deserves way more views 💪
Thank you so much for the kind words!
3:44 That isn't accurate, proof is right there a few minutes later in this video: your maiden has been killed, and remains very, very dead. Once the Shattering occurred, Those Who Live in Death became a thing, but it's clear from your maiden's death and the death of numerous other characters and even Empyreans that permanent death still can and does occur.
Regarding the soldiers eating their dead: notice only the soldiers who are followers of the Frenzied Flame do this. May chaos rule the world, indeed 😆
Dude, you had my like in the 1st minute!
Thank you so much for supporting what I do!
Absolutely fantastic video great production
Glad you liked it thanks for watching!
Everyone thinks the DLC will be about either Miquella or the Badlands but I am 90%+ sure that it will be about Godwyn. As touched on at the end of the video, something very sinister is going on with his decaying body & as alluded to by Fia, his will is still very much alive.
@@Kharis- A DREAMING god! The Deathbed Dream. We fought Fortissax in Godwyn's Dream. It's remembrance alludes to that.
In all seriousness though I have a weird opinion on the DLC.
For Lore's sake, i hope its about Miquella.
For My sake, I hope it involves all the shipwrecks off the coasts of the whole world.
And for the Communities sake, it better not be a PvE Boss Rush arena in the centre of the map.
I don't think it will be set in the Badlands because these games usually don't go that far away from the central location, and they probably don't want to spoil the illusion of a world beyond The Lands Between.
I'm not sure about Godwyn though, unless it's set in the past, which is less interesting that it's future. While its current state is... debatable, it doesn't seem to be very active in our timeline, or at least not in a way that can work for a DLC I think.
I still think it's gotta be Miquella or something, idk...
Come to think of it, we could access a dreaming space of sorts, but we already did that, so... yeah, I don't know...
I personally believe Miquella and Godwyn will be the stars of the dlc. I think that would be awesome and it seems likely. However, From is really good at subverting expectations.
Both
What's that song in the very beginning of the video?
Brooooo, you had me with the "try fingers, but hole", cult thing. Gonna say I must've missed that Kotaku article on my google feed. 😂😂😂
Love the videos 🔥🔥🔥 keep up the good work
Thanks so much for supporting my channel ❤️
TIP FOR ALL ELDEN RING PLAYERS. My multiplayer code is always off when Im not playing with friends. Either to be summoned as a finger to help others or to idk. But my group passwords from top to bottom are
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. E
This way I get free rune boosts all the time and messages and blood stains are more frequent
The jelly fish thing is even weirder considering no one can die. How did those kids pass?
That intro was fire🔥
Probably the best deep dive of Elden Ring I've watched!
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Absolutely marvellous video my friend
That means so much thank you for the support ❤️
Great vid as always
Appreciate you supporting ❤️
Yo I NEED the name of that introduction song at 0:26
Being alive to play amazing games is like legit my main reason to live lol.
And to meet people like us over the digital screen. I love ya man
not sure if this is wholesome or if i should be concerned
@@User-1939t9😂me neither bc at the same time a life lived exploring art or literature isn’t that crazy and I suppose video games are just as good of a medium for art but, only reason to live a bit crazy
The Two Moons came true by one being Renalanas, and second to Rellanas
The music in the intro slaps
By the way what song is it?
please tell me if u find it
@@Satansumasu search: nexpo new theme - "Rebirth" (Black Heat)
Great upload. Watched all the way through.
Thank you for the kind words and support!
Great video! Btw both moons are still there in Moonlight Altar, it's just the Dark one disappears after burning the Erdtree or it's simply hidden from sight due to the flames.
Oh damn great insight thank you for the correction, and I really appreciate you supporting my channel!
Dope content bro!
Thanks Sid!
@@FranklyGaming You've reinvigorated my interest in Elden Ring. FromSoft is my hands down favorite dev and I've been on a break from Elden Ring....well NO MORE!
If you think about it, Renala has one of the most depressing stories. Her husband left her to marry himself, Ranni killed her body, Rykard became an abomination, and Radahn lost his mind.
Left to marry himself 💀💀💀
And Rennala's greatest labor, the task she has worked the hardest to achieve... was impossible for reasons she wouldn't learn until after you fight her and destroy her work. Yeah... Ranni never told Rennala what she's been up to after the death of her body...
I honestly believe it is sadder than that. I believe she had a fourth kid who was stillborn. She has 4 candles in her room and is constantly holding the egg like a mother with PPD. She isn't trying to rebirth Puppet-Witch, she is trying to rebirth the infant. The Juvenile students wouldnt be able to move if they were Rani reborn because they would have no soul... the kids she rebirth act and move like infants (the one who licks your foot and looks at you giddily). Idk if i am right but its what I think about it.
I’m really enjoying your lore and iceberg videos! I’m trying to learn more about my spouse’s favorite games and your narration style is great. Do you think you’ll put out an armored Core video?
@@emmamcginley5121 glad to hear you are enjoying it! I’m not a big armored core or mech guy so not in the foreseeable future but maybe one day
@@FranklyGaming No worries! Looking forward to watching whatever you put out next!
W partner
23:00
I spent 2 hours grinding for 2 Celebrant's Sickles as part of my "get everything for every possible build" playthrough. This includes farming for 2 of each melee weapon :')
Edit: I probably had it lucky with only having to spend 2 hours to grind for this weapon (with boosted discovery due to Mimic Tear Helm and Silver Pickled Fowl's Feet, might I add)
21:30 damn so rellena was being teased this long ago
You had me till you got to the part where they stick their fingers in there lol
😂😂 I try lol
@@FranklyGaming me stoned all interested in this story of the devil cult lol
Superb video dude
Thank you so much!
just wanted to say the intro music is awesome. Who wrote it?
What is that intro music??? Badass
Came for the thumbnail, stayed for the lore
Great stuff right here man 👌
Appreciate it brother
I love a good theory video, great work! I had an idea today that I haven’t seen out there yet. Mainly in regards to the origins of the frenzied flame. A common thing we’ve seen with those involved with the flame of frenzy is their eyes, or lack there of. Hyetta’s blind and eats eyes to see the guiding light of frenzy, the cultists tear their eyes out and summon the big eye of Sauron lookin thing, and it seems like the nomad merchants are blind. So theoretically, what if when Marika shattered the Elden ring, she did so with the intention of bringing everything back to The One Great. As punishment, her eyes are removed to take away any sight of bringing the end to the erd tree. Only problem is that she’s got Radagon in there too. The guy who’s been cursed by the flame of ruin god who demands sacrifice to wield it’s flame. If their eyes are removed, that sacrifice of their eyes brings that curse to life. The golden sight of fate guiding the erd tree’s destruction to return everything to one from Marika, and the burning flames of Radagon’s curse. Enter the frenzied flame and Numen’s get blamed and locked in the basement (it’s kinda fair tho cuz Marika is numen sooo) The only evidence I have to go on are the scarseals and soreseals of Marika and Radagon. Even in gameplay, they hint at that small sacrifice you make in taking more damage in return for gaining more power. I see everyone missing eyes or blind following the guidance of grace, or frenzied flame, or talking to giant fingers. The frenzied flame and the flame of ruin share a giant eye, share a craving for destruction, and are the only two thing’s that can burn down the erd tree. Even the color of the flame is yellow with reddish orange edges like a Marika Radagon combo. That’s all I got for that crazy theory. Gonna go test it now by equipping all 4 talismans when I get a three fingered hug.
Tryfinger but hole has been around since the original Dark Souls
I actually saw two moons in Moonlight Altar few days ago, i was playing on latest patch.
Ya it sounds like others were able to see it too
I loved the intro my guy
Really appreciate that man, always try to make my intros flashy lol
The story of the satanic cult had me in tears LOL you really had me going for a minute there LOL 😂😂😂
😂
Every vid lol
Mad to think that 1 year later the lore community is still so active that the iceberg is easily twice the size now.
Personally, I think Ranni and the Dusk Eyed Queen are two separate people. I think the death of Ranni was the catalyst to bring the Gloam Eyed Queen back into existence. The fact that Ranni has an eye, the opposite eye, mind you, that is like the Queen is more of a scar or branding from coming into contact with the power of the Rune of Death but "surviving" the encounter, considering that Ranni is inhabiting the body of a doll, which cannot be killed anyway and was only branded by her eye tattoo due to Ranni's spirit entering the doll. The "death" of her original body marked one eye, while the "revival" of the Gloam Eyed Queen marked the opposite eye of Melina. Considering this game, and most of From Soft's games, are about cycles, I think the eye brandings are representations of different points of the same cycles. And while you may think that cycle is Death, I think that cycle is the Gloam Eyed Queen herself. And I think half of the Queen resides in Ranni and the other half in Melina. This led me to thinking about the who the other half of Melina is. If half is the Queen, who could be the other? Then I thought about the dead maiden at the beginning of the game... It would explain her death and how Melina could do the job of the maiden. Also, to further this thought, Torrent is recognized by both Ranni and Melina,, the only two people who have come into contact with the Queen. Seeing how there was a link between the Ancestral creatures and Torrent, this would solidify the idea that both Ranni and Melina had come into contact with death itself.
Please forgive my disjointed rambling as I had this theory simmering in my brain and had yet to write it down until my last post. I hope it makes sense.
You Definetly went down the rabbit hole for this one
I did indeed lol, thanks for watching!
If elden ring gets DLC I have really high hopes because they'll probably explore more of Miquella and the areas will likely be similar to farum azula which ultimately the game lacked
Great vid!!!
Thanks for the support!
First time viewer. I subscribed when you lied about the Wyoming Finger cult. That's when I knew you were worth watching all the way through. great video you
Haha glad you liked that part, thanks so much for watching and supporting what I do ❤️
why am i seeing so many higarushi and umineko pfps in elden ring pfps im going insane
@@Scaramusea Yo, I actually stole this from a RUclipsr who doesn't actually have a name. Do a RUclips search for Kreia and Loli and, unfortunately, you'll find the Toober to which I refer...ber.
That was an absolute banger of an intro! Who made it? 🤘😍🤘
The song? It’s a Nexpo intro song rock remix!
@@FranklyGaming Thanks! But make sure to credit the artist next time 😜 (unless you did and I missed it... 😅)
I mean, I would say FromSoft's post-Armored Core library has been mainstream for a while now. Dark Souls has been popular on RUclips and Twitch for a long time.
Ya I more just like making bold statements at the start that make people want to comment to drive engagement the best example is my fallout iceberg haha
Great video! Really interesting stuff, and always glad to see someone I haven’t before enjoying these games
Good job
Really appreciate that
6:00 you really got me in the first part not gonna lie😂😂😂😂
Someone should have used the pizza swap glitch to hunt for illusionary walls
The best part about Elden Ring is the lore, no doubt. So much cool speculation and interconnectedness. Thanks for the deep dive !
The secret door on volcano mannor was actually a bug, it got patched later on and it disappears on one hit now.
Ya some people mentioned thanks for the clarification and thanks for watching too!
You’re actually not thinking of the correct doorways.
The 2 that took multiple hits are no longer breakable at all.
The illusory wall that only takes a single hit always took a single hit.
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This one is my favorite, I actually fell for the facade of soldiers mourning their fallen comrades.
I think the thought that they were mourning them. Is what made the realization that they were actually eating them, feel worse.
Id also like to point out that Sekiro takes place in Ashina, which loosley translates to Land of Reeds, that and the fact that both are stated to be going through civil wars and have samurai themes implies Sekiro is happening around the same time as Elden Ring
"try finger but whole" has been a thing since dark souls
Okay just to start off you got me on the try fingers but hole, good job. Just wanted to say that the theory about Varre in my mind is barely a theory. I think it's obvious. He's waiting right outside, he's got blood on his hands, right where you start the game there's a dead Maiden. This is not one of the great Mysteries of the game for me. She definitely was supposed to be your maiden and he definitely killed her, and now I'm moving on to the rest of your video. I'll be back.
Tier 1… lol
i hope you release a shadow of erdtree iceberg once everything is somewhat finalized, really enjoyed this
I kinda like how the more faith you have, the darker your become giving that you need an insane amount of faith to find out Radagon is Marika and that to use the black blade incantations or black blade you need at least 47 faith.
Edit: you need intelligence to learn that. I'm big dumb dumb
It ok
Not to be that guy but try fingers but hole has been an ongoing joke since dark souls 1 it changes per game with the body part used
Imagine if Torrent actually contains the soul of the Prince.
Ya something for sure is going on behind torrent would be interesting
@@FranklyGaming torrent. Or rather, the Whistle itself is an Elden Rune.
Fromsoft went out of its way to remove rings and replace them with trinkets because we are searching for "Rings" in game. Then one of the first things we get is a Golden Ring that you can use as a whistle and it summons Torrent.
Furthermore. Rannis rune is also a physical ring. The ring of the darkmoon that we slip on her finger in her ending.
Shoot. These theories are kinda tame IMO...
@@darkhobo in an interview it was said that they changes from rings to talismans for design reasons. The artists liked designing cool talismans instead of being limited by rings.
@@Amferam no. It was a conscious decision. There are no rings in the game. It wasnt just because they wanted to do other stuff. Especially because what we got is so generic. "Its a square shape"
Please.
That family chain is gonna be crazy
Anyone got any theories as to how the minor erdtrees play into the larger lore?
Very nice video, thank you. Just got into the game, and i'm worried...i'm hooked.
Wasn't hoping to see an iceberg on Elder ring, but im happy its here to stay as amazing as ever
Ya more games coming in the future I just really wanted to do this one
this is an amazing peice of work great stuff