Elden Ring DLC Trailer REACTION & BREAKDOWN, theories and more 

The moment I saw a repeater crossbow with exploding bolts, I knew people would be happy. Also, finally a martial artist dream of having a fist and legs being used in combat!

The thing is Mesmer’s design points in 2 different directions. His hair and flame obviously pointing towards being a lost offspring of Radagon/Marika, but the title he’s given and the snakes in his costume point toward Rykard. Because if you remember Rykard before he got snake vored was also an impaler as evidenced by the numerous stakes placed around Volcano Manor. Too many free radicals at this moment and time to pin down anything solid, but maybe someone else has figured it out by now.

Messmer, that final boss looking guy, has got to be one of, if not the coolest looking boss in from history, I'm so hype to fight him. Also that armor on the guy wielding the repeating crossbow is IMPECCABLE. I cannot wait to wear that

Snakes are associated with treason and volcano manor, but this guy makes me think of those Gladiators. The title also seems rather gladiatorial, no? "The Impaler"

“Take the hand and enter the realm of shadows” Different reality made from rot, plenty, sleep and blood. The different aspects of Mikala.

Was so pumped to see your analysis and reaction! Your knowledge of the lore and your enthusiasm for the gameplay/music/visuals just elevates the hype!

I love that the lion mask monster seems to have elements of Godfrey and his descendants with the obvious omen horns and limbs symbolizing Mohg and Morgott, golden hair and lightning incantations for Godwyn, grafted extra limbs for Godrick, and to top it all off the very Serosh looking mask likely symbolizing Godfrey himself

Kudos to your elden ring knowledge! I like your theory of Messmer being the last sibling and linked to the smoldering butterflies. This also makes Melina even more mysterious.

With the Baldachin curtains hanging from the sky, this is almost certainly some kind of Deathbed Dream

The Lion is indeed like a chinese dragon, at 1:27 of the trailer you can see its two dudes on top of each other in the funniest way possible for a boss fight. The omen horns however are an interesting choice though.

Edit: If you read the two most recent interviews with Miyazaki about this expansion you will nod every now and then in the sense of "just as I thought." These interviews are great, IGN and Eurogamer. 21:00 - There are new screenshots on Steam and the official Elden Ring website. In one of them, the main character creates a spiked porcupine. That is, probably another aspect of the crucible. This is what the creature does. And since these are things related to the very distant past it makes sense. Miyazaki confirmed that it takes place a long time ago when Miquella himself visited the place, but I'd rather you check out the interviews yourself in peace. ------------- If my wife and child began to whine and feel bad when the trailer starts in a few seconds I would personally rip the death run from the Ring, and I would do such things that Shabriri would be dumbfounded and then I would bring back the death rune as if nothing had ever happened. Of course, I'm joking because I'm a pacifist. In the end I think we saw a Godwyn or Miquella character. I'm most intrigued by the guy with the red snake on him. I think this land is another dimension e.g.: dream world. For the reason that Miquella is related to Saint Trina. And I think we hear Miquella's voice at one point. There is a voice that is a very soft, feminine-sounding male voice. It could be him. Because this voice is new and it fits him.

Loved the vid, the amount of theory crafting this will set fire to will be so awesome!

Your reaction is the best kind of reaction to Fromsoft's game trailer, dissecting details and theorizing on the (potential) lore materials, love it.

Just an observation: Messmer the Impaler (which I presume is a reference to Dracula) seemingly has an attack that causes spears to erupt from the ground. This is very similar to the special move used by the spear-wielding cleanrot knights. I don't know if that means anything, like if they're connected somehow, just thought I'd mention it. Over-all, Messmer's design seems to have a lot of allusions to Rykard, what with the snakes and everything. That would be a bit odd if he's a child of Radagon and Marika. (Although, I guess _technically_ Rennala's kids are also children of Marika, because, you know...)

This video must of taken so much effort big props man keep up the grind ❤️

Handler Walter: "621. There's a new mission!"

I’m just looking at the Berserk visual design references, the repeating crossbow, how the impaler guy is like Ganishka in how the character comes across in the trailer as a wannabe dictator/demon king in this realm of dream or just a character we never heard of until now. Super cool the wicker man made an appearance!!! That fight was cool in the Berserk manga I’m getting the whole game on PS5 disc and finally doing my Guts build right

Just noticed that the pre-order emote of the ring of miquella is literally the circle with the vertical slash across the right side (the vertical slash being made by your character's body in the emote) the same symbol that appears in the sky during the trailer. around 10:50 in this vid

The wormface enemy is actually a Lamprey, it has a circular mouth with a ring of teeth, and gills along the sides of the neck. It's a deep sea scavenger of carrion, which fits VERY well with Godwyn's ocean imagery

One other interesting note about the spectral veil over the tree, and your connection with Marika's chambers, is that the "Mimic's Veil" item you find in Stormveil castle - stolen by Godrick - was also known as "Marika's Mischief". It's not the first time there's a link between Marika, Veils, and concealment.

Radagon's Rings of Light was an incantation gifted to Miquella from Radagon, in gratitude for Miquella gifting him the Discus and Triple Rings of Light before he abandoned Golden Order Fundamentalism

The kicking attack is definitely the senpou leaping kicks from sekiro

They couldn't stay away long from the Flame! 🔥

What a charming voice

Plea for another DLC for Godskins and the Gloam Eyed Queen! 👁

Your lore was spot on!

Fun fact: release date corresponds with the name of the PC in AC6, 621

"Touch the withered arm and enter the realm of shadows. I will not be far behind." The voice of the character saying that sounds like Millicent.

you keep hitting the nail on the head with this commentary. few things to note: 1: the lion boss, or as i call them, the lion dancers, are actually several people in cloaks using the lion's head like a puppet. this can be clearly seen while its spraying the stones. you mentioned chinese dragons, its exactly like those, from parades. 2: messmer IS the third child, it was said in a translated interview, though it can always be argued that it was mistranslated, so the smoldering butterfly is another thing that practically confirms it. the rotten butterfly belongs to malenia, the nascent to miquella, and the smoldering to messmer. and his dialogue mentions his mother granting him lordship. in the cover art, he is on one of the thrones for demigods. his mother must be marika. 3: you NAILED the veil imagery. there is a LITERAL veil hiding the realm of shadows from the rest of the lands between. 4: the tree IS the erdtree, but veiled.

It seems like Messmer (aka discount Vlad the Impaler) is allied with the same group that worshipped the God Serpent Rykard fused himself with. The same or similar Snakes & Serpents are bound to the Colosseum Duelists can be seen wrapped around Messmer’s body but they are bright red vs the rusty copper green the Duelists have.

I think it's more likely Messmer, when he speaks to "mother", is actually talking to the Outer God "the Formless Mother" who also gave Mohg his blood skills and incantations. The fire Messmer is using seems to be a blood flame like Mohg's as well.

InB4 Miyazaki does a twist and links elden ring to Dark souls

In the description for the video, the place is called the Land of Shadows and is obscured by the Erdtree, so I think it's just everything Banished from the grace of the Erdtree, and maybe Miquella is reaching out to it through Mohg's nature as an omen. Notably Messmer has quite a dragon communion appearance.

12:27 I think that's actually Nokron or Nokstella (can't remember which is which). That throne room is almost identical to the one where you fight the Nox Swordstress and the two Mimic Tears! It would make sense for Nox folk to be in this realm of shadow since they were against the Erdtree and the Two Fingers.

The half horse half human enemy looks a lot like a boss someone drew way back before the game was out.

Fun fact the curtain ring over the bed is called a Baldachin

Why does the Lion remind me of chimera from Full Achemist : Brotherhood.. for some reason.. not like i'm traumatize by that tho.. 😶

Senpou Leaping Kicks and backblade Curved Swords got me very excited. Also Impale me, Daddy...

Finally, they are releasing "These hands" as a weapon type and skill. Im about to throw hands an entire ng+ when this drops.

Loving the bloodborne background music

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In the embrace of Messmers flame 🥶🥶🥶

Now this is AAAA gaming!

The fire wicker guy is also similar to a Berserk creation.

The veils are called baldachins, sorta like baldachins blessing? I learned this from Queelag’s channel lol

the lion monster thinf looked like it was being held by someone.. like if someone's arm is puppetinf the head

ithink the hood and dragon mask are two omen in a trenchcoat

I like that huge Wicker Man

Am I the only one that sees some christian imagery there with good old Messmer? I mean seriously, dude in a tree, has a snake and demon-ish looking wing-motivs, and they're using the golden feathered wings in the clash... at some point things stop being coincidences, right...? (Funnily enough, good old Lucifer is often described as having piercing golden eyes in fiction, so there is that too)

The omen thing is theorized by some as what the omens describe that appears in their nightmares, an manifeststion of a nightmare omenkiller

20:42 I think this is based on the horse of Berserk You know...that Horse...

Anyone noticed that this lion/omen boss seems like a puppet? There's a hand opening and closing the mouth 0.0

I wonder is Messmer is a disgraced Demigod of some kind that did something so horrible he was struck from the history books and no one remembers who he is except the Demigods themselves. And given Miquella's involvement, I also wonder if perhaps Miquella is somehow to blame for his downfall.

Also are Numens inspired by Numenoreans from LOTR?

i'll be expecting an optional boss thats much much harder somewhere that is not mesmer lol

I'm so fucking excited

I'm bias with Martial Art classes. Finally the DLC was not a Meme anymore. 🎉🎉

I belive it will be a dream and acsess will be after Mog, by touching the hand

We should all be done with FF7 Rebirth, Dragons Dogma 2, and all the other games we plan to play by then right? Right?

jars

my brother has mf Havel in front of him and all he can see is jars smh

Man this guy likes Elden Ring and saint seiya too? Could he be any cooler?

messmer not messmear

its rykard and tanith child hes the main boss and saint trina and the giants war with death

F Bandai, lazy company, Fromsoft was right to keep ip to themselves.

Ngl two and a half years after release i couldbt give a shit about the dlc. They took way too damn long.

Look vor, the strange world of elden Ring abridged. absolut hilarious i can only say look it is so hilarious fun. Trust me