Elden Ring Lore - Who Are The Banished Knights?
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They’re basically like us tarnished but instead of looking for the Elden ring, they’re just looking for a lord That can give them purpose in there banishment.😺
Hit it right on the head
They can all clean the castle and torrent there's purpose in that
Weenie fan bois 😂 they can wipe my booty. Never a more honerable purpose. JK they could establish an order dedicated to cleansing the lands between of any doodoo players that use flasks during 1v1s. Or maybe every single one of those hoe ass marionettes riding into battle on land octopus. 🤔 yea that be legendary. Call themselves the order of the returned. Led by the spirit of Engvall.
Literally bloodhound knights
@@ididntaskverified3663 not really
The banished knights are honestly one of the coolest enemy types in my opinion they're the first real imposing non boss enemies you meet in the game and their introduction with the dark room and the door locking behind you was super cool
Where is that?
@@anassammari9988 when you first enter castle stormvale and gostoc locks you in with a banished knight
I believe the banished knights were sworn to the Lord of the Storm of long ago, the Stormhawk King, and that this lord was a vassal of the then Elden Lord Placidusax. This would explain their mastery of the wind no matter where they're found, and the dragon ornamentation on their armour. After the reign of the dragons ended and was usurped by Marikas Golden Order there was a war that started and ended before the shattering, thanks to Godwyn and his friendship with Fortissax. However, as we know the storm is associated with being a "true warrior" its likely the Stormlord didn't submit when the dragons did, thus requiring Godfrey to defeat him. With their lord defeated and having aided in his "rebellion" the knights were then masterless, and so were banished to the fringes.
Exactly my thoughts!
That makes a lot of sense!
I really like that. It ties up a lot of plot points neatly.
I concur. This also makes sense because it ties most of the places you find banished knights in together. Stormveil castle, Caste Morne, and Farum Azula. I think its also possible the banished knights themselves established the two cathedrals of dragon communion, where they gathered to commune with their revered draconic overlords in pre-golden order times.
The knights in castle sol were probably, like commander niall, dragon cultists serving godwyn, then serving miquella after the latters death. Godwyns dragon cult would probably have been one of the few ways for them to be tolerated by the Golden Order of the lands between, and it was also a way to practice their faith without repercussion again.
This is a very plausible theory, and I’m totally down with this.
The Banished Knights have rose motifs as well on their sword and I believe on their armor. Also worth noting they are some of the few human enemies in the game that are capable of dual wielding greatswords besides the Tarnished. Really goes to show their skill and martial prowess
well to them the greatswords are closer to just Longswords
@@revanf3719 More like hand-and-a-half/bastard swords considering they use them one handed.
How are they humans? We can’t even see them
@@metalrockstarizer89 Looks human, dresses like a human, fights like a human. Probably human.
I wish the powerstanced greatsword moveset was like the one the banished knights use, as in one sword attacking then the other, then finishing with both swords in one attack. It just looks cooler in my opinion
If you have any connections with the ER PC mod community, you can suggest to them a mod that can allow you to use more of the Banished Knight’s abilities (such as the fire breath or dual GS spin attack). I’m actually quite disappointed that we only get *some* of their abilities as Ashes of war which are vastly inferior to what the knights themselves use.
L2 should be off-hand weapon art
R2 should be main hand weapon art
L1 should be standard power stancing moveset (both weapons strike simultaneously/same time), i.e. more powerful, slower.
R1 should be alternative (faster) moveset (weapons strikes follow one after the other, think Oleg power stancing greatswords), i.e. lower damage, higher DPS.
This was my "hot take" on powerstancing on r/Eldenring
Everyone moped and complained that it would be "too OP".
These were probably cerulean hidden tear infinite casting comet azur sorcery builds or buff-manic incantation builds with a fingerprint frenzy shield and a back-pocket rot dragon.
@@undefinedvariable8085 I think that could have some potential with the R1 and L1 you mentioned but yeah being able to use two Ashes of war without any time spent to switch would be a little broken, but still I like the idea and it would definitely add some cooler gameplay
I wish you could hold the great swords on the same "come and get me" stance that they have but you just hold them like any other greatsword wich is a shame
I think Niall and O'Neil were the leaders of the unnamed organization of Banished Knights. Their armors are really similar (specially the boots and gauntlets) and they have similar storm-like moves.
Niall and O'neil's standard halberds have the same design scheme as the ones the banished knights use.
This may be true of the Banished knights, but likely not O'Neil. The Commander's standard says "Even after his lord was fled, Commander O'Neil continued to brandish this flag in the devastation of the rot-eaten field of battle, the sole veteran who remembers this battle with pride." It's much more likely he served Malenia & Miquella as Caelid was not rot-eaten before her clash with Radahn. Niall also likely serves them as he keeps the second half of the Haligtree medallion hidden.
@@square-table-gaming And maybe the Banished knights under Niall serve the two as well. We can't say for certain, as they have identical models, and as you've brought up a few times, it's hard to gauge what's a pallete swap, reused asset, or intentional detail.
@@square-table-gaming that would also explain why the Banished Knights are now divided, Miquella (their original leader) has been gone for ages so most of them decided to swear allegiance to other lords.
@@kushjindal2939 I've been inclined to believe that they are related to the Stormlord as well. Especially given that they all use storm related ashes of war on top of whatever related skills they have. Possibly banished for siding with the Stormlord after the Golden Order's victory.
"Try two handing" is the funniest thing I've seen in a while 😂
Lore aside...
Out of all the non-boss enemies that I had to fight, it's the Banished Knights that gave me the most, much needed challenge. Their close-range battle prowess and their capability of closing the gap between me and them is just beautiful and at the same time, traumatizing.
Those motherfuckers give me PTSD even when I'm level 475.
They also look badass
as you stated near the end, the banished knight armor in the roundtable likely has deeper meaning, as not only is the armor found there, but also their weapons, and rooms are decorated with more basic weapons too, so this definitely was an intentional choice to make the roundtable related to banished knights. It's likely that the "through misfortune" part of the description of why they were banished is referring to becoming tarnished.
There is also already a generic knight armour sold by the twin maiden husks, so the choice to put the armour next to Fia's chambers was not because of a lack of a more generic set of armour.
@@SCI3N3N0mber1 well, not really, that "generic knight armor" has an unseen character attached to it, and has minor gold decorations. Without those though, it can be seen as fairly generic.
If you look closely at the veteran armor and banished knight armor you can see that they are the same, the leg armor is the more similar part.
Do you believe it’s possible that the “Exiles” we see in stormveil castle are related to or came with the banished knights? Do we know anything about their origins?
The exiles are definitely a different faction, but they are often seen traveling with the banished knights - We think of them as squires to the knights, stationed with them by their Lord.
@@kushjindal2939 no the stormlord doesn't have any connections with the dragons
@@kushjindal2939 and the banished knights are from nialls army, niall use windpowers and their armors looks nearly the same.
I think the Banished Knights worked for the dragons originally. When the dragons fell, they lost their lands. They now work a mercenaries in the employ of whichever lord will take them. Much like the Crucible Knights, actually.
6:55 what if the Banished Knights are literally just Tarnished, who chose not to pursue the throne and chose to instead loyally work for... someone, anyone in the lands between? The Tarnished are exiled too, after all.
If that’s true then they are some tall tarnished compared to rest we meet
Nah. We'd notice with edgar. Besides, godrick employs banished knights. and we know his disdain and hatred for tarnished, grafting any he can..
Oh man here it is, the banished knights!
„Try two-handling“
Here’s my take on the ambiguous backstory of the Banished Knights.
Let’s say, these “Banished Knights” were originally the inhabitants of the Roundtable Hold (Evidenced by their armor existing in the original Roundtable Hold in Leyndell Hold and the red and gold pattern on the unaltered set of armor matches that of the carpet in the Roundtable Hold. It also matches that of Commander O’Neil’s Standard, which will be relevant later) Fiercely loyal to Godwyn (Evidenced by the large concentration of Banished Knights found in Castle Sol and the significance of the Eclipse).
After his death, they were thrown out of the Roundtable and Leyndell, where they wandered the Lands Between, searching for Warlords or Commanders to pledge their allegiance to (This is why they do not all share the same end goal or Skillset by the time The Tarnished encounter them in game. Some harness the power of Ice in the North, others wield Dragon Communion spells. See also Veteran’s Prosthesis item description: “Bladed prosthetic leg enwreathed with the power of lightning. Commander Niall, veteran of castle Sol, offered this prosthesis in exchange for the lives of defeated nights held prisoner. Space he went on to lead these men as an army of no nation.”
How else would this item be enwreathed with the power of lightning if not perhaps gifted to him by Godwyn?
Those still loyal to their “Souless Demigod” (Again, Godwyn. Evidenced by them having the heaviest presence in Castle Sol which has Eclipse engravings everywhere on the castle, which is said to be “the protective star of soulless demigods” according to the Eclipse Crest Greatshield item description) helped however they could. Commander Niall chose to help Miquella (Godwyn’s brother) by safeguarding half of the Haligtree Medallion, and O’Neil chose to help Malenia because Radahn’s sister (Ranni) took part in killing Godwyn.
At least, that’s the best I can surmise with all of the information given throughout the game.
Crumbling Farum Azula has weird time anomalies all over the place, for instance if you haven't brought Gurranq all of the Deathroot, even after you kill Malekith, Gurranq will still be there waiting for more death root.
I took that as simply an oversight by the developers. The same thing happens with Irina and Hyetta. After Irina dies, her body is still there even after Hyetta possesses it.
@@binbows2258 Hyetta might be a doppelganger
Well for maliketh it's because he's a shadow to an emparayen so he can't die
I didnt think Gurranq was Maliketh. I thought that Maliketh was just disguised as him for whatever reason.
Another possibly coincidental connection between the round table hold and the banished knights is that the sword Hewg is hammering is a banished knight’s greatsword.
From what I've been gathering, im starting to think that: the Banished Knights served the first Elden lord, Placidusax. Those who pledged fealty to any demigod have removed all dragon memorabilia from their person. They've so much lore involving dragons.
Another fine lore video! Keep em coming. Totally dig your calm vocal delivery.
One thing that I asked myself. Why are there no Godrick Knights or Godrick Soldiers in Stormveil Castle? There aren't any if I recall correctly.
The last ones are before Margit.
As for 'humanoid' enemies there are only banished knights and exiled warriors, commoners, a grafted scion, a crucible knight, a hornless omen.. then of course the lion tiger, dogs, a troll, pots, birds, ulcerated tree spirit but NO godrick knight or Godrick soldier, but they're all over Limgrave.
Stormveil Castle is Godrick's castle, isn't it, or at least, the one he squatted in and does the grafting?
Nepheli Loux greeted me with "You're clearly none of Godrick's lot" ironically I wore the whole Godrick Soldier set, which was the first I completely acquired. And indeed I was the only one flashing Godrick's colors in Stormveil castle
He may keep the knights outside of the castle so they don't see how bad it's gotten in there. Keep them ignorant and they won't revolt.
@@square-table-gaming I saw someone else suggest that the reason that Godrick uses Exiles and Banished Knights as Stormveil's guards is because they are superior in skill to his ordinary soldiers. Which does make sense. Exiles and Banished Knights are much harder to kill than the soldiers are.
"try two handing" gets me every time
It should also be noted that the bodies of hundreds of banished knights can be found in Commander Gaius’s arena.
I think they have the same skillset everywhere. Knights in stormveil castle can also use dragon incantations. I think all the ones with the red hood can.
I love their consistent use of wind maqgic. Very underated power in Elden ring.
Maybe they were banished from the capitol, where the original Round Table Hold resided, maybe that's why we see their armor there? It could be that they were all banished because a fraction of them may have sided with the Dragons.
My interpretation is the Banished Knights were once loyal to the Storm Lord who Godfrey dethroned. The Storm Lords dethroning marked the Age of the Erdtree. The knights were banished due to their previous allegiances and were not allowed to exist with the victors who would go on to create the Golden Order. This banishment is why they all left to the fringes, each knight seeking new purpose. Most wandered on the fringes or engaged in Dragon communion, with exceptional cases finding Farum Azula to consume ancient dragon hearts. Some returned to their former home of Stormveil during the shattering, cursed to undeath and guarding the home they were once chased from. Few cases of Knights were honored with Erdtree Burial, proving they were exceptions and had no place in the Golden Older. Only during the Shattering were they accepted again in some faculty which may explain them being with Godrick or roaming other key Dragon temples. The 2 Veteran Banished Commanders are also given importance to the story. Niall the Commander of Sol, lead some banished knights and guarded castle Sol on the fringes, intent to stay there for the rest of their days. Miquella, who often befriends the spurned, allied himself with Niall in order to reserruct Godwyn and imbue him with a new Soul during the Eclipse. Commander O'Niel allied himself with Malenia and her armies, however, banished knights did not go with him. O'Neil only commanded Exiled soldiers of the penal Colonies whom share a similar yearning of purpose as the Banished Knights do.
Banished Knights Storm abilities is the main reason i think they were once Garrisoned at Stormveil or call it home. Also, a bunch of Banished Knight armor is found all over Stormveil. Their design is ancient and we really dont encounter knights more ancient than them in the game. Really love the way Fromsoftware organically inserted them into multiple locations, a case could be made for them to fit anywhere in the lore!
*Edits* Some typos and grammatical errors.
I'm sure someone has mentioned it, but Niall is the Irish version of the name Neil and it's pronounced Nye-al (run together it sounds like Nile, as in the river)
this and also O'Neil means that he is kin to Niall not a son but definitely family its kind of how Irish naming system works . I think Niall is based on the Irish legend Niall of the nine hostages and the O'Neil line of Kings claim decendancy from him, could be worth looking up to see similarities to. other Irish lore in the banished knights.
I actually did some digging on them in game some time ago and discovered a few interesting tidbits.
1. The two commanders (o Neill and Niall) wear armor similar to the banished knights
2. The corpses that litter the battlefield outside lyndell are predominantly those of banished knights.
3. The statues on the sides of the collapsed Forrest spanning bridge in altus hold swords similar to the banished knights.
4. The altered banished knights helm has the long pale hair coming out the back, reminiscent of the hair Malikith and Serosh have (and probably others who I don't remember at this time). This in combination with the silver lion on the banished knight shield suggest a connection to the beast men.
5. The engraving on the banished knights armor is similar to the carvings on the walls in farum azula (though I admit it is a bit of a stretch).
Ultimately I have no conclusions to offer. Only a few small data points.
That first note I think is a very important one. Oneil and Niall definitely fight for Melania/Miquella, and it seems Niall likely recruited the banished knights of castle sol by offering up his prosthesis. If nothing else, they are connected, even if all the pieces dont quite fit together.
I always thought that the Banished Knights fled from Farum Azula after it turned into tornado city. It makes sense to me, as you can find a lot of banished knights who are using powers of dragon communion, and many can be found at Farum Azula.
@@binbows2258 that is my current theory. unfortunately all evidence I've seen only suggests a connection, nothing remotely definitive.
The banished knoght armor probably one of my favorite armors looks like a knight armor and has some of the better stats despite it being early game armor
My tarnished was a vagabond knight who grew up admiring knights and the honor they stood for and aspired to be the greatest knight to live. After witnessing the sheer power and skill of the banished knights he trained and trained to become part of a brotherhood of mercenaries feared by all. After years of traveling and serving whatever Lord they chose to follow and becoming the most powerful and feared of all the banished knights he grew tired of serving lords and decided that he himself was worthy of not only lordship but the greatest lordship to behold "the elden lord." After a bad and resentful (as the banished knights resented his leaving) separation from the banished knights and being cast out from the lands between. He decided to grow his strength and faith in the power of the erd tree and the very dragons that he wore upon his helmet and wield the biggest, scariest, gnarliest sword of them all. Powerful in strength, faith, and the dragon communion his journey begins after the calling of grace. Shortly thereafter calling on the servitude of the two banished knights oleg, and engvall, to serve under a new more graceful and purposeful lord with a mission not only to be the most revered but also to make the lands between a better place as his left and right hands to become part of the greatest monarchy to ever be. There's plot holes but I'm working on that lmfao. I fucking LOVE the banished knights lol. They are my favorite.
I wonder of they’re related to the hornsent or have tied to the shadow lands in some way
It may just be a reused asset but someone on reddit pointed out that in the DLC, Gaius’ arena is filled with banished knight armor and corpses
i find it interesting that you find their armor and weapons displayed throughout the whole game
in my opinion i think that the banished knights were part of the dragon forces that attacked the capital but when the dragons got defeated they kinda just separated since they lost there owners to find new ones and that's why theres some of them in crumbling farm azula and the dragon communion
One thing that must be pointed out is that all banished knights use the storm wind techniques, but only those with the unaltered helm use the dragon communion seal, it's not about where they are, but if they wear the altered or the unaltered helm. The only exception to this are the ones in castle sol, whose wind techniques have been improved with frostbite, yet if we ignore this fact they use the same techniques as the other banished knights, and since they have the altered helm, they don't use incantations
I believe that they were, possibly, the protectors of the ones who used the churches of dragon communion, and were exiled when the ones who partook all got turned into wyrms somehow
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I belive there is a reason why the banished knight armour is found in the round table hold. This might be a very vague theory but I believe the banished knights could’ve possibly served under Godfrey himself. Hence why they’re called banished knights. I belive this explains why their armour is found inside the round table hold building. This could also explain why they’re up in the mountain tops as they were stationed there to fight alongside Godfrey against the fire giants. But they were banished alongside Godfrey same goes for the exiles!
I'd say that the banished knight's were servants to the storm lord and after they were defeated by Godfrey, he took them as knight's to join the roundtable. after Godfrey lost grace the knights were banished and their land taken from them. Also the storm lord could possibly be placidusax
I see someone has been getting some roundtable hold hugs 👀
I have a feeling that the banished knights could have some connection to the roundtable hold, as it is filled with banished knight equipment.
I think they lived in Farum Azula and dropped on the ground when it was destroyed... that's why they have the dragons on their helms and circle around the dragon communion church...
I honestly love the banished knights, my tarnished is among them
I know it's a bit of a longshot, but I can't help but shake the feeling that there's some sort of connection between the Banished Knights and the Vagabonds. Here's why.
--Both the Banished Knights and the Vagabonds lean fairly heavily towards Quality builds (though in addition to this, some Banished Knights lean into Arcane and utilize an as-of-yet unknown Dragon Communion spell, which also suggests an adversarial relationship with dragons--which would certainly fit with them being among Godfrey's Tarnished, alongside the Exiled Soldiers of Stormveil, whose equipment we ALSO see in its unmarred state in the Roundtable Hold.. Not quite as mighty as his Crucible Knights, but mighty nonetheless, and while they don't mirror one another, you do tend to find them together in a couple spots).
--Additionally, they tend to favor the same weapons; medium shields, swords, and halberds. I would argue that this is actually worth noting because most knights we see in the Lands Between prefer spears to halberds, including the Crucible Knights. The only other exceptions we see where halberds are genuinely favored over lances and partisans seem to be the Night's Cavalry and Tree Sentinels.
--Then there's the similarities between their armor, but this is the single weakest point. I would suggest that, perhaps, the Vagabonds were those who were unable to keep their armor in as good condition and had to replace their equipment over many battles, or are generations removed. We know that the Tarnished were not always barred from Leyndell nor attacked on sight due to Vyke's seeming favor there, so it stands to reason that in the earlier days of their return, some managed to reintegrate to an extent with the fringes of society. It also explains why Godrick would take them in while grafting what, in this case, would hypothetically be their comrades; he's a foreign lord to those of Stormveil, defeated them, and then when their commander surrendered his leg for their survival, took advantage of their expertise and their genuine ties to an ancestor he venerates instead of freeing them, in the name of vainglory.
you missed a very important detail in my opinion, the huge amount of banished knight armor outside layndell, they probably fought during the great shattering and like mentioned in the video might have served under morgott(the grace given) as we see morgot defending layndell against a younger radahn in the opening scenes
The Banished Knights (the ones with the capes), in Castle Sol have the absolutely sickest looking combos.
I swear Fromsoft could make a dlc just about the origins of the banished knights and we would eat that up
Your Elden ring lore content is by far one of the best. Congrats and thanks 🥳
Thank you!
They're the group with the best looking helm. Lord's of proper fashion!
I mean if your taking suggestions I'd like to hear more of the putrid corpses there are so many of them each of them unique that would be interesting, or perhaps the chrystal guardians
You should make a video about the knights of the cuckoo! I havent seen a single lore video on them so far.
from Stormveil Castle to Castle Sol, Banished Knights are there to kick my Tarnished ass, all along the way.
It is not just the few sets of armor outside Fia's chamber.
If you jump over the balcony railing to the lower section of Roundtable hold, there is an armory completely full of Banished Knights gear.
I also noticed there is very distinct and clear script written on the shield in the white fields. Does anyone know if this has been translated? I know some folks get seriously deep when researching lore. Another thing that I don’t remember if it was mentioned but the braid on the halberds can be different colors, possibly also indicating factions.
I'm of the belief that the banished knights may have been banished from Farum Azula after they lost to Marika. The highest concentration of the banished knights in the game is in Farum Azula, surrounding the position of the Godskin Duo. They are stalking the Godskin Duo who are in hiding, having come to Farum Azula in search of the Destined Death and Maliketh. They could certainly be defending the Godskin Duo but the Godskin Duo is not in Farum Azula to take rule over the area, they are there to get the destined death for their gloam eyed queen. The way the Banished knights walk the halls of the dragon alter they seem to be searching for the duo. I believe with all of the dragon imagery they are likely servants to the Dragon Lord Placidusax.
My only question is who the hell did they have territorial losses to, cause they could fuck up everyone the Golden Order throws at you short of Morgott and Godfrey themselves and still be home for dinner.
Always thought that the wind itself was moving their amors for some reason. Anyways, great video.
Their move set reminds me a lot of the Lothric Knights of DS3
Maybe its far fetched, but all the locations we find banished knights have some sort of connection to Godwyn. The dragon communion shrines and Farum Azula(Godwyn was friends with the dragons), Stormveil castle (Godricks love for the golden lineage, and Godwyns corpsetumor in the basement), Castle Sol (maybe Godwyns castle), Fias Chamber. Maybe they were Godwyns knights and were banished after he got killed.
I love how Niall is basically Big Boss
These Lore videos really are a treat and help me appreciate the work and details of things I was too smooth brain to see.
I always thought Banished knights were weird.
Maybe thinking they were Leyndell at one point, because of the banished name, but they lack any Golden/Ancient Dragon magic. Only using those sinister attacks by Dragon Communion.
The knights are some of the Highlight enemies of this game, not one faction feels boring (I can see a case for Godricks if we ignore story.)
6:52 "try two-handing" nice.
I don't really know if these has be already found but, at the walls of Leyndell, there seem to be Banished Knights armor in the ground.
The Veterans Armor set is just a modified Banished Knights Set, Could be some cool lore implicattions there....
The fact that they don't spawn in a dragon head when using communion spells is kinda fishy to me... almost as if they were already draconic in some way. With the DLC info, my new guess is that perhaps these knights were some of the first drake warriors that fought against Placidusax's enemies, the Drakes. Or perhaps they could have been part of Godwyn's army during the war against dragons but before the peace between them... hence why they lack lightning skills. Anyways there's just so many possibilities... one thing is certain, Dragons, Godwyn and Stormveil all are linked with these guys.
Interesting enough, your vagabond lore states that he is also banished, enduring a long journey
There is also the Banished Knight spirit in the starter tomb that you need a key to get into (before The First Step grace). The one the drops the Dragon Communion Seal. And I think the boss in that tomb drops one of the Banished Knight Ashes.
And I think the Exile Knights are also part of the same group, because we find them in all the same locations. They are just the lower tier Knights.
The tattered cape makes me think of the Heide knights from Dark Souls 2. Except they look bigger.
extra part of the Banished knights
they almost fight like Lothric knights from Dark Souls 3
I think it's worth noting that Niall O'Neill was a historic ruler of the Kingdom of Tyrone in Ireland, which successfully resisted English conquest even as neighbouring kingdoms fell. Considering the game's preoccupation with the history of conquest in the British Isles, (the crucible knights being named for the Ordovice and Silurian Britons, the Carians being very Welsh-and-pagan coded, etc.), I reckon this is a very plausible inspiration for the Storm King. "Niall" rhymes with trial, by the way.
I always assumed the Banished Knights are in Farum Azula to learn dragon communion by gaining dragon hearts
I really love the Banished Knight design. And in most of the run, I would farm some of these armor set just solely for look.
But that duo-sword-wielding-son-of-a-ghost in Castle Sol guarding the Talisman is in my list of “Stay 100 meter away from me”.
Their armor has a massive cod piece, so you know they're packing that schmeat
Like in your Nial Video mentioned I'm sure now that they together with the exiled knights were Godwyns Knights, all ties lead to dragons... After Godwyn fell, they fell into small groups seeking some purpose, some roam the lands as mercenaries, others stayed in Sol or joined Malenias war against Radahn, due to Miquella wanting to save Godwyns soul. Some directly serve the dragons of Farum Azula, protecting it, or attacking people around the dragon communion church on sight to prevent this. And others just joined Godricks cause like Edgar or the knights in Stormveil, simple because of his golden lineage.
The banished knights in Stormveil can use dragon attacks and the ones at the dragon altar can use wind attacks.
I've seen some people theorizing that the banished knights are tarnished
But I actually believe they're like the night's watch in a song of ice and fire,warriors who took a vow of exile to wage endless wars in the lands of the fringefolk and other distant places
There is like some statues of them right on the path before limgrave divine tower (still at the stormveil). I think (perhaps) they were just simply served under the banner of the old storm lord long before, but then scattered/banished after Godfrey's campaign there.
Always been on of my favourite characters since first fought. Grinded for full set and will always wear it.
I always saw them as the Heide Knights of Elden Ring
I wonder if the Banished knights aren't linked to the Gloam-eyed queen. In Favum Azula, there are a lot of banished knights guarding the godskins apostle and gosdkin Noble's chambers.
It's likely that those two were trying to get back the destined death that was stolen from their queen and brought a host of banished knights.
My woring theory thus far is that they're originally from Farum Azula and the reason they were banished and exiled to the fringes is because they fought against Marika in the service of Placidusax. It explains why they seem to have a relation to dragon communion and why their armor so heavily indicates dragon occultism. That being said time changes all things and though wounds heal they will always leave scars. So where some licked their wounds and eventually wound up in service to the golden order there were plenty still in service against it like in the dragon communion church and with Niall hiding the other half of the medallion leading to the consecrated snowfield.
i think the banished knights wander the lands between, looking for one worthy of two handing them
I am here because oleg carried me through the lands of between so I need this mans lore now bro had beat radagon for me he should be elden lord lol
Nowhere does it say in-game that Godfrey fought Placidusax, yet I find it all over the place. The Storm Lord, or Lord of the Storm was most likely the original Lord of Stormveil Castle, and there is an item description that does mention the battle between Godrey and this lord, and while there are correlations between the Storm Lord and Placidusax, storm/wind powers are not the same as dragon lightning (red lightning).
However, we know the Golden Order waged War against the Ancient Dragons, yet nowhere does it mention if a battle took place in Farum Azula itself or if the Gransax attacking Leyndell was the start of an invasion attempt by the Ancient Dragons.
Personally I believe Dragon Lord Placidusax died long before the Greater Will chose Marika as the vessel for the Elden Ring in the Lands Between, as it is stated that Placidusax waited for his god to return (who left for unexplained reasons and remains unnamed) but seems to have died before that happened, but it is also said that "it is believed that Placidusax was Elden Lord before the time of the Erdtree", and here's the important bit: Before the time of the Erdtree. Whatever was before that only existed before the Elden Beast arrived in the Lands Between.
The Lands Between (probably including Farum Azula) seems to have been around long before Marika came into the picture. The only hole in this idea of mine? The larger Elden Ring symbol in Maliketh's bossroom, with the roots underneath it.
you can also see that hewg is smithing a banished knight greatsword
Been hoping for vids on them 👍
edit: something I've noticed is that the Veteran armor is very similar to the Banished Knight armor
I can certainly see that in the grieves and gauntlets but not so much in the helm or chest.
@@square-table-gaming indeed though the chestpiece does have the same sort of dragonlike horn on its shoulder
From software never just uses a model for no reason. So best believe there is lore implications behind the armor they chose. They are there for a reason
I have a theory that because they’re “banished knights” they could if been part of Godfrey’s original army. Considering their dragon helmet than the altered version to protect against the wind of the unknown lands. Or possibly the ones without the dragon helmet could of disowned the Erdtree and the golden order because the dragons were related to the order at that time. Just a theory I thought up while listening. Either that or the ones that are hooded are protected against the winds of faruma and haven’t earned their dragon themed helmet. Considering they’re literally all over the map and than you run into Godfrey at the end of the game could have me thinking Godfrey could have them scouting or the knights could be looking for something they remember.
Who are the banished knights?
Gigachads.
I think The Banished Knights served the storm king that Godfrey defeated
The castles they appear most in are of the same architecture, mainly Stormweil and Castle Sol. That fact coupled with them all using certain wind/storm related moves would suggest that they are originally from the Stormveil area, possibly serving the Storm lord. After Godfrey defeated him they became the banished knights perhaps.
Failed to protect Godwyn during that night.
With how deep the lore runs in this masterpiece, I seriously doubt the armor at the Roundtable is there for merely decoration...FromSoft does nothing without reason.
Ah, that one is easy, they're knights that got banished.
dont forget the dragon communion seal
When they’re hungry and too tired to fight, they’re the Famished Knights
I think they along with the Crucible knights may be Draconians if Commander Niall is any indication.
They were originally belonged to the army of the storm lord. Just resemble as the soldiers and knights under the command of demigods.
The sword in round table smithing thing is a banished knight sword
Godfreys armour details look very similiar to banished knight armour detail perhaps they held loyalty to him?
I think that malenia was trying to kill radan so that the eclipse could happen.
I believe the Banished Knights were the Storm Lord's knights. When Godfrey beat the Storm Lord I believe the knights that didn't die in battle were Banished. However some were given new purpose with new lords ( Godrick the Crafted for example ) They are the native Knights to the lands.