Elden Ring Lore - Maliketh: Shadow of Marika 

"O Death, become my blade once more" Got to be my favorite line of this game. And Maliketh's reveal really puts it out how majestic and fearsome he is.

Miyazaki just loves making us get attached to all these doggos just to have us fight them

When Gurranq asked me "Why wouldst thou..? Why??" I felt really bad. As I didn't have a clear idea why exactly I was there and why I needed to kill him lol.

Being a Shadow in Elden Ring seems like a shitty job when the being that you are totally loyal to seems to always betray you... great video!

He left you as a friend on good terms but you find him not to help but to take away the only thing he has his duty in the end everyone he care about betrayed him through no fault of his own

I feel terrible for the shadowbound beasts. They seem to have such sad fates

I'm inclined to believe that Queen Marika knew of Ranni's plan, and may have even had a hand in it. Throughout the game, it becomes more and more apparent through stories from Melina that, like many other characters we come across in our journey, even Queen Marika's faith in the Golden Order was beginning to wane. She may have viewed Ranni's plan to free herself from the control of her own set of Two Fingers as just the thing she could use to free Herself from the Greater Will entirely. And was thus inclined to help Ranni see it through, while she worked her own plans on the side.

"As we patiently wait for the DLC." Who is "patiently " waiting?

The timing.. I’m currently fighting this spicy pup

Elden Ring - story how one family ruined entire world for everyone

3:30 this part ignores the possibility that GEQ ruled (possibly for a long time) before Maliketh defeated her. The apostles seem deeply embedded in various rites around the lands between.

Yesss THANK YOU. Maliketh is my absolute favorite! His story is so tragic and beautiful, and you can also hear the confusion and sadness in his voice when you approach him for the first time. I'm also genuinely curious how the Rune of death was stolen from him.

The best thumbnail pic yet. For reasons. Also, hard to believe you never talked about second or third best doggo, Maliketh. First will always be Sif.

Damn she bad💯

My favorite character in the whole game

Should definitely do a video on the giant skeleton in Ainsel river.

One of my favorite item descriptions from the game. Gurranq's Beast Claw ~ Long ago, Gurranq was a beast of such terrifying ferocity that his former name meant death of the demigods. And the second phase of the battle shows this.

Thanks so much for covering Malikeith!!! He is my favorite design of all bosses!!!

Its crazy that the beast clergyman is malekith and when u do his quest line and complete it and you go to the farum azula, he recognizes you and that but when not doing the quest line he says a different line, ik the fact that it is his duty to protect the destined death but then like how did the black knife assassins got patt of it to kill godwyn and that like were they silent to grab the destined death but yea like beast clergyman (malekith) is one of the coolest boss fights and one of the coolest armor looking designs in elden ring Edit: part

The way Gurranq cant fatham how the Tarnished betrayed him melts my heart !

Wish we would be able to tell him we are here to put things back and have him as an ally.I would tell him we are going to mend the ring and end his sin and suffering along with the rest of the world.We all suffer for death being locked away,even the demigods suffer,and the shadow land suffer as well.

This is the best Elden Ring lore channel out there. You guys have helped me understand so much about the Lands Between

This was a very enjoyable video! Maliketh's story told in this way, really makes one understand the tragedy of Maliketh's existance! I always had one question though, Bliadd, Ranni's Shadow, where was he during the Night of the Black Knives, when she slew her own Empyrean flesh and Godwyn's soul? Maybe when she cast it away, Blaidd gained more autonomy, and that's way he didn't stop her? I always wondered about that!

The only thing I remember about this guy... *Is the run back too him...*

Hm, never thought of the Land of Shadows as a possible explanation for the origins of _this_ kind of Shadows...

When watching this, I noticed that the Rune of Death was stolen while Maliketh was sleeping. There's only one character associated with sleep, and it's never as just a passing coincidence or just as something people do. So this raises the question, was Miquella, as St Trina, lull Maliketh to sleep? Was he in cahoots with Ranni and possibly Marika? I've never heard anyone draw attention to the idea, so it might be worth speculation

STG, is there anything in-game on the Tibia Mariner? They are, by far, my favorite enemy in the game. I love the name, the Greek aesthetic, the fact that they can fight over ghostly water… it’s such a unique concept! But I know nothing about them!

I think Marika betrayed Malekith from the very beginning. He always was just a pawn in her game and served at first to destroy the Gloam-Eyed Queen and later to have the rune of death always in a place were she had easy access to it. Which she later used for the night of the black blade, which I think she did not only allow to happen, but she was directly involved in it.

Mommy Marika bouta make me act up 🥵

I feel it’s often overlooked that the lore states that Maliketh is Marika’s half-brother. That would stand to reason that Maliketh was forced into the role of shadow once Marika assumed Lordship. Also if we’re following the theme of 3’s in the game: Marika Maliketh Messmer

Honestly Elden Ring has some of the best lore I’ve ever seen love the game it’s a masterpiece

Perfect timing. I was wondering about his backstory.

12:10 did yall know if you wait until you have all the deathroot and then give them to Guraanq, you’ll get different dialogue. He never says anything about Marika gulling him

i love this Channel, for the past months almost everynight ii fall asleep listening to elden ring lore

When I see the beginning of the rune of death being released it looks exactly like the beginning of Messmers flame, umm the only difference is Messmers flame the middle turns yellowish, like the frenzied flame kinda yellowish, even has the golden sparks coming off of it as well, but the rune of death has more sparks and there flying off, while Messmers sparks kinda act normal I guess not flying everywhere but just like a normal fire with some sparks, I don't know I can't explain what exactly I'm talking about, do a side by side and look for yourself lol

i love that theory at the end, cant wait to see if its true or not also i think the only reason people dont think theyre the same is because if you dont do the questline he's still there after killing maliketh, but thats just a game issue not a story one just like irina corpse still being on the groud after being possesed, i chalk it up to crunch time

About the Tarnished whom we first saw in the land of shadows in the trailer… I think that was our tarnished since, as seen in previous trailers… the wolf armour, I think that’s its name, is THE armour representing the players like the Elite and Faraam set from DS1 and DS2 respectively

i really think Mesmer could be a son of the gloam eyes queen. The dialogue “They aren’t saints, just on the losing side of the war”

Love your vids

Is there any story or theories on the shadow of the twin empyreans?

Something else....how do we know Godwin didn't take part as a sacrifice on purpose?

hey not sure if you’ll read this but u should do a video on the similarities between ice and fire and shadow of the erdtree (there are a lot)

I would have left renalla for her too

Lore daddy really cooking lately

Why does that thumbnail makes it look like Maliketh just got done clapping Marikas cheeks, all that’s missing is the cigarette 😭

Marikas ti-... i mean great video dude! Keep it up!

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One thing I don't understand though, when you fought Radagon and the Elden Beast, did you only kill their body and not soul?

I've always seen it as Marika's betrayal of Maliketh was smashing the elden ring. Like Blaidd, he is simultaneously a gift and a curse. Marika's mosted trusted companion, yet also destined to turn against her should she turn against the golden order. It would e he that impaled her with destined death itself, helping to crucify her for her betrayal. We see him broken with grief and guilt; not only does he feel grief knowing that he had to do that and that it was her actions that left him no choice, but he blames himself for all of it, because had he protected the rune of death, Godwyn would not have died, driving Marika to do what she did. He blames himself and tries to atone by consuming deathroot in a fruitless attempt to recover all of the power of destined death in the world. By the end of his quest, he realizes there is no way to succeed and returns to farum azula, where once more, a trusted companion comes to betray him...

bro at 2:27 he is about to get fucked up

I have a question what are the meaning's of the giant ghost skeletons they appear in very random places are they the spirits of the fire Giants or are they the servants of the Mariners continue your wonderful work 👍

That dude being impaled with a rune up his but in the painting holds the key,He is either being punished or he is keeping it inside to lock it away.Maybe he is the greater will and is the one responsible for everything.He had a worried look on his face and that woman was plotting something with that child she was going to have.Most are born of a tree but in the painting she is pregnant.Have a strong feeling the man was tricked into something.

I know a video has been done about The Bell Bearing Hunter but is there anyway a video could be made about House Marais and The Shaded Castle?

Ive always thought that the gloam eyed queen predated marika's reign but i guess we cant be sure 🤷‍♂️

Why doesn’t anyone talk about the statues of marika by outer wall grace? She carries a spear which was probably use to kill the giants.

Raven, ALLMIND has a mission for you. You are to acquire the Queen from the thumbnail of this video. ALLMIND wishes to... test her... for the project, of course.

Spicy ahh thumbnail. 🥵 🌶️

i feel like maybe maliketh killed Messmer and thats how he was sealed in the shadow world. Maybe thats how the demigods knew that the black blade could actually kill them?

I wonder if Serosh was something akin to a shadow, even if not one himself.

Marika's ****!!

Maliketh is a such a good boy. I wish we had a chance to not kill him ((

Wonce we wead? Cute man

Pls do a theory about the trex dawgs

Does Maliketh know about Marikas current state

The best dogoo

Greetings from the Carrot-Man 👋🥕

Half brother huh? So is he part merica and part wolfman😂

I think the shadow bound beasts coming from the land of shadow offers up an intriguing explanation for why miquella and malenia dont seem to have them. If they were born after the land of shadow was hidden away their fingers may have been unable to bring forth beasts to serve them

Maleina is hot.

Big dog

I really don’t like Marika, I feel like she just keeps manipulating people around her 🙄