I wasn't gonna listen because it wasn't a silky vaati voice. Didn't let that stop me, never seen anyone vilainise miquella so flawlessly. Although I do think his butterfly just possesses his power like everyone's butterfly does. I don't think it's his foul play, just a side effect of alchemy.
Wait, you played for over three hours, or he’s talking for three hours?? I know he’s talking for three hours here, I just didn’t catch which one you meant.
The best part, HANDS DOWN, was “the mimic looked at the black swordsman, and the black swordsman looked at the mimic, and the mimic looked at the black swordsman, and the black swordsman looked at the black swordsman, and the mimic was a mimic of the black swordsman, was a mimic of the mimic of the black swordsman was a mimic, and he swung his sword, and his bones cracked underneath his armor, and his blood ran down his arm and dripped from the hilt of his blade, and he looked just like the black swordsman, as the black swordsman died the black swordsman”.
You said you wanted this to be the best Elden Ring content someone had ever seen. Honestly, I can't tell you one way or another, as there's nothing really to compare it to. This is a fusion of lore, playthrough and fan-fiction, somehow expertly paced over 3 hours.
At first my goal was to make lore videos because I thought my understanding of Elden Ring was the most correct one. Now, I just want to convey what the story of Elden Ring means to me, and the only way to do that is to explain the lore. If you don't know the lore, how will you understand the story? I started drafting my next script, hopefully we see the Black Swordsman again before he journeys to the Land of Shadow, and uncovers the mysterious that it holds.
Ever since this game came out, I've struggled to find a content creator that makes Elden Ring content in a way that feels like a geniune appreciation of the games story telling. This is fantastic. Im glad I found your channel Jack✨
Jack. Oh Jack. This was absolutely incredible. What a time to be alive! It's content like this that makes me grateful for having gotten into Souls games. The fact that members of the community can come together and share their thoughts and perspectives on any given topic warms my heart, especially when presented so masterfully. 3+ hours of peak storytelling. Bravo! I think what I love most is how no matter how far apart and different any 2 peoples lifestyles or experiences are, when they converge on one topic their thoughts can align in several ways, even when seen from differing perspectives and reasonings. I remember on your The Entire History of Caria video I left a comment stating I'd like to share my thoughts on some key topics, themes and the story as a whole. After the onslaught of community content since then to now peaking with the double whammy of you and Tarnished Archaeologist's video releases yesterday and today, that fire's been lit under me again to get this 1 ton gorilla off my shoulders and publish those thoughts and conclusions as many that I had discerned were verbatim or as close to what you guys have shared, though there are some points I feel have yet to be posited by anyone I've interacted with. Guess that means I'd better act on that before I get beat to the punch lol. Nonetheless, I do still intend to share that with you and the community at large. Continue to be encouraged and create works of art as I am sure you will continue to flourish in the weeks leading to and years after the release of this DLC. Absolutely floored waiting with excitement!
If you ever release any content: video, blog, or what have you. Please let me know! I would love to see it, and if I can, share it with others! Thank you for watching my video, and letting me know how it made you feel. It truly means a lot.
Jack, this is truly awesome in the literal sense of the word. I consume pretty much all ER lore content out there, as I’m sure many here do as well, and yours is always memorable because of the heart at its center. There is incredible ER scholarship out there (including yours), worthy of deep respect and which I adore, that I have found can become, in its pursuit of clarity (even purity), a bit frigid/distant/heady, something that often plagues academic work in our real life as well (somewhat understandably - “Through understanding of the proper way, our faith, our grace, is increased. Those blissful early days of blind belief are long past.”). While Elden Ring is inarguably a product of masterful precision in worldbuilding and storytelling, it is also clearly born out of such deep passion from its creators that I believe any attempt to get anywhere close to the “truth” of its story must meld the recognition of the craft with the emotional core of any tale worth telling, the melding that your content here and on Reddit never ever fails to achieve. Elden Ring is all about the push and pull, mind and body, heart and soul, sun and moon, masculine and feminine, a mending of two ends into a ring. You get it. I’m sorry for purely gushing at this point, but I just truly believe that people like Martin, Miyazaki, and Miura put their work out into the world, instead of keeping it to themselves, because they know the world has people like you to truly experience it. This is my long-winded way of saying thank you for making the world of Elden Ring, and ours, richer.
The only reason to explain the lore is to better understand the story, because the story is trying to tell us something about ourselves. All it is a story, but story telling is fundamentally human. Thank you for listening to the story I told, it fills me with immense pride and joy to know that it impacted at least one person.
This has moved me in ways that I cannot describe, but can assuredly be understood. When Jack pulled up his sleeve, I proudly did the same. From one Blackswordsman to another, this was a truly magnicifent video! Kudos.
Thank you! This script was a bit over 20k words so consider it an audio book novelette. It was the best way I could manage sharing what I think the story of Elden Ring is about, at least what it means to me.
I love a lot of the theories you've presented in this series so far, but honestly regardless of what the lore here means for understanding the actual game, I thank you for pouring out your heart down to its root to tell a story for us. I don't care if everything you've said is correct or nothing, it's moved me for exactly what it is and it'll stick with me for a long time.
I don’t know what to say other than thank you. It means a lot to me that you feel this way. The Black Swordsman journey isn’t over yet, and I still have a lot of story I want to tell
Wow. Where to begin? I guess I first have to applaud not only your masterful approach to everything that went into the video, but also how you understand something too few storytellers seem to be able to grasp these days. To make a story relevant, one must first make it relatable. And to make a story relatable, one must be willing to display a certain level of vulnerability. You made this clear throughout the video, but more than anywhere else, in the beginning with your dedication, and again in the end, when you were getting visibly choked up as you circled back around to this very point. That as long as we struggle, we do not have to struggle alone. That as long as we struggle, we may yet serve a purpose in helping other strugglers get by. To struggle is not just about enduring, but embracing. And in doing so, we learn that struggling in itself is not merely some cursed aspect of existence, but rather something which holds true utility. For ourselves, and for those around us. By bringing this message around full circle, you revealed the unifying theme which lies at the very heart of this video: *"However ruined this world has become, however mired in torment and despair, life endures. Births continue. There is beauty in that, is there not?"* So I guess that's the best place to start. I can marvel at the cinematic quality of the fights you captured, or at the jawdropping quality of the editing work you put into this, or even at the fact that you didn't just select the most ideal song for some of the most pivotal scenes, but also the best possible version of those very songs. I can sit here and praise every aspect of the work you put into this, but at the end of the day, what matters most to me is what matters most in any work of art. What matters most is the heart and soul we pour into our art. Create what you love. Love what you create. And the rest is guaranteed to follow... -------------- (P.S. I will soon follow up on the actual lore elements contained in this video. I just wanted to make sure this comment wasn't so long that it discouraged people from reading what I had to say about the work you put into the video itself)
Lore exists to help tell a story, and good stories tell us something about our selves. In trying to explain how I understand the lore of Elden Ring, I couldn't help but explain how the story makes me feel. I hope the story that I told can help at least one other person understand how they feel. Thank you for the kind comment, for a devil you're quite nice :P
Your narration just keeps getting better and better ! I thought i knew the lore of elden ring and miquella's story but when i watch your videos, i always learn new hidden things in the lore. Already waiting for the new video . When the DLC drops, your channel is the one i will come to , to understand everything !
Like Elden Ring itself, this video has secret lore and theories hidden in plain sight! After you watch, consider leaving a comment of what you think those theories are, I might even let you know if you're right! You can also check out the live chat replay where I shared some behind the scenes info. Edit: it’s been a week and one of the theories I tried to subtly push was that Melina is actually Marika, always present, always watching.
“Flanged iron cap adorned with a crown of unalloyed gold. Increases faith. Worn by foot soldiers sworn to the haligtree. ‘Who is it that Miquella shall bless, if not the low and the meek?” (I wear this on my character btw, with Malenia’s dress. I have the derpiest drip imaginable 😂🤣) ------------ “He wasn’t my brother, he was my King. Why do the gods make Kings and Queens, if not to protect the ones who can’t protect themselves? Justice … that’s what kings are for.” -Queen Daenerys Stormborn of the House Targaryen, the first of her Name, Queen of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men, Lady of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm, Lady of Dragonstone, Queen of Meereen, Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, the Unburnt, Breaker of Chains and the Mother of Dragons.
@@K8theKindthank you so much for including her whole name. I know that took an extra couple of minutes after your day but I do appreciate the effort lol Really though, I bother my friends often by doing this just regularly enough to get on their nerves without being too obnoxious. Any time I mention a Tolkien character like Sauron or Gandalf, I include every name and nickname they’ve ever had. Mairon the Admirable (aka Sauron) had just about as many names as Daenerys!
@@K8theKind Off the top of my head… -Mairon the Admirable -Annatar the Gift-Bringer or Lord of Gifts -Sauron -The Dark Lord -The Necromancer -The Lord of the Rings And looking for the rest online… -Tar-mairon or “King Excellent” -Gorthaur, or Dread Abomination -Zigûr (meaning “The Wizard”) -Voice of the Ring -Artano (meaning ‘high smith’) -Aulendil (meaning approx. ‘Devotee of Aulë’) Okay I’m counting 12 for Sauron and Daenerys with 11. Sauron wins. Lol I’d love to see these two go to war with one another. Especially ending in a climactic battle between Sauron and the Three Dragons!!
I've been chipping away at this for the last few days, and I gotta say, this may be my favorite Elden Ring video I've watched. I love the way you construct a story to frame your retelling and interpretations of the lore. And the way you used the Black Swordsman, especially the end of Chapter 4... this is the first time I don't want to spoil what happens in a youtube video. For anyone watching, if you can't stand the 3 hour runtime, at least check out the latter half of Chapter 4, starting about 2:07:00. The way it plays out is just great. Also, I love the OG DeS music in this. I can never not hear the leitmotif in the Elden Ring main theme.
My goal was to make the best Elden Ring video at least one person has ever seen, thanks for helping me realize my ambition. Also, thanks for not spoiling Chapter 4, that is my favorite part of the whole project. Glad you noticed the DeS soundtracks, its like a relic of those who came before, left to help those who would come after.
I'm writing this as I'm watching, and Jack, once again I must commend your story telling ability and your ability to weave the thesis of your video into the story itself. The Ancient Dynasty and The Ancestral Followers being contemporaries of the Golden Order, being destroyed by Rot and Millania, Blade of Miquella, is something I hadn't considered, but I certainly see it now. Honestly, I just looked at the Greco-Roman design as short-hand for saying 'This is a world of many eras', such as how the Lands Between seem to be the dark-fantasy equivalent to the middle ages. My own theory had been that they were an off-shoot of the Farum Azula Beastmen culture, separated by long gulfs of time. The Tablet Man (as my group of friends call him) being the human form of The Placid Mountain himself. Cheeky TA reference as well, I like that. Millicent is an odd character, and I think her quest is one of the best character quests in the game if only for all the places it brings you (from Sellia to Elphael). She is also something of a mystery. Is she the Scarlet Valkyrie's daughter by blood or by rot or is she a lost aspect of our dear Blade of Miquella? I hope we find out more in the Land of Shadows, but I think we won't. Instead, I think we'll only get more questions. If Miquella set the stage to cure his sister by the sword, is it an act of mercy and love since there is no true cure but death, or is he removing another piece from the path of godhood? I've stated before in previous comments I'm not fond of the idea of Miquella being this villainous mastermind, but I'll confess, these have been winning me over to that line of thought. Perhaps the answer to my question lies somewhere in the median of those two extremes. I must thank you, because this mountain of a script, footage, and research could not have been easy. Godspeed in your works, Jack.
I can only tell a good enough story because I have been able to read and experience some of the greatest stories man has ever conceived. From the myths that which people thought made up the world, to poetry and plays that commented on the current day of hundreds of years ago, to the books, comics, and video games of the past 30 years that have shaped who I am. I can only do that with the "relics of those who came before, left to help those who would come after." It wasn't easy, but nothing ever is easy. It was a struggle to make this, but the struggle was worth it. There is value in struggling for others, for yourself. Your comment, as of those of others, are proof enough that my theories, at least some, are correct. Maybe not my theories on the lore, but at least what I think this piece of art is supposed to make us feel. I told you a story using Elden Ring as the base, using a character from Berserk, using music from Demon's Souls, using the writing style and some lines from A Song of Ice and Fire or Fevre Dream. All of those stories took inspiration, or even copied, from stories older than they are. Myths, and history, and great works. All I did was make a mimic of a mimic. "Thus does the copy pass into becoming the genuine article" - Lost Ash of War
2:58:20 I always thought that there was something weird about Mohg's voice. He has that weird almost crack in his voice as he says "of our Dynasty!". It's not his voice cracking because he's secretly afraid of us, it's not that kind of voice crack. It's more like the voice of a child or a teenager trying to sound imposing. Maybe it's to symbolize how Mohg is stuck in his past trauma, how he has clung to his pain so tightly, he never really left the sewers like Morgot has.
Morgott and Mohg both deserve their own character studies about how abuse and trauma can affect how people learn to love and how they expect to receive love. Mohg finds solace in the Formless Mother(a literal absent parent) and Morgott finds love in his abuser.
It might be weird to say this, but thank you for these videos, they're a great company and your voice (and manners to tell a story) are so nice. Feels like someone is telling bedtime stories to me
Dude, I just have to say these are so well done and well researched! I'm very interested to see what you have to say about the Land of Shadows! Keep up the good work!
I’m listening while I work but I think I’m going to have to sit and watch a second time because there’s so much information and theory happening! I love the format of following a character. I find it so much more engaging to explore lore this way ❤
I tried to make the viewing experience as enjoyable as possible and used visual motifs to reinforce some elements I think are very important. If you are going to sit down and WATCH a particular section, make sure its the end of Chapter 3 and the whole of Chapter 4.
Touching, enlightening, moving, exciting, epic and striking!!! Everything I’ve come to expect from your fantastic creations, Jack! Thank you for sharing your creativity in which your heart and mind are bared plainly, so vulnerably. It’s truly beautiful and an incredible tribute to the material that has clearly touched you and inspired you in similar ways it has others in the fandom. Now with a body of work like you have on RU-vid that’s steadily growing and becoming more and more epic, you’re giving those of us who can relate to you even more moving and impassioned content. Can’t thank you enough for being incredible in your delivery! It’s a 10/10 from meh!!!
@@JackisaMimic Honestly, Jack. I’m inspired and excited by the wonderment we share in the lore community. You lot as creators and me as a fan/reveller, basking in the glorious lore content produced by this labour of love you've felt compelled and inspired to produce and share. The content and quality, the pure enrichment you offer imbues my wondrous reverie in ways that are invaluable to me. The LEAST I could do would be to encourage you and express my gratitude and excitement for the energy, vulnerability and aspects of yourself that you generously offer forth through your content. I said nearly this exact thing to EldenTales when he thanked me for supporting and encouraging him, too. How could I not? You and the creators I'm constantly getting excited about and practically waving you down over, share something more precious with some of us fans out there than you'll ever know. When I say fans, btw, I mean fans of both Elden Ring AND of yours/other creators that I am a fan of. Lol. Thank you! For as long as you continue doing your thing, I’ll be doing mine! And also still being #1!
3 hours! Hell yeah. Pumped to watch through this. I watched one of your other black swordsman videos and it was great! Even through it's not Berserk, you seem to have a grasp of Elden Ring that many seem to lack. Like a symphony, someone uninitiated might hear it and think it's cool. Someone experienced might be able to point to certain instruments, or certain movements in the composition. But some are able to fully understand each separate piece and how they flow together to form a wider experience. (perhaps similar to the Elden Ring itself ehehe)
After you watch the whole thing (stay tuned to the end end for a surprise too!) please let me know what you think! This is a piece of art that has profoundly impacted me, in no small part because it is the culmination of other pieces of art that I love coming together in unity. I don't know how to express the feeling of being able to share those feelings with other people and have it resonate with them. Even if it comes from a person who's username is leperface :-P
@@JackisaMimic "and the mimic was a mimic of the black swordsman, was a mimic of the mimic of the black swordsman was a mimic..." LOL ok, definitely need to watch through these again!
Cant wait for this video jack you are my favorite lore channel,i see and read your comments in other channels, and iam always waiting for new prospectives from you. You are the best and your passion for this fantasy world bulding is unmatched
That Epilogue made me finally watch all of Berserk 1997 and read the Berserk Deluxe Ed. Volume 1 I own I literally see Elden Ring and Dark Souls everywhere I look, and I see a beautifully weaved story about faith, fate, struggle, dreams and allegiance - equally harrowing and envigorating, terrifying and enlightening. Thank you truly Jack. Means the world.
One interesting thing I discovered is that in one of the episodes, it starts out with this quote: "Providence may guide a man to meet one specific person, even if such guidance eventually leads him to darkness. Man simply cannot forsake the beauty of his own chosen path. When will man learn a way to control his soul?" I believe this is significant, because Varre says at the very beginning: "Grace's guidance holds the answers. It will lead you Tarnished to the path you are meant to follow. Even if it leads you to your grave (darkness)." I think there is an overlap between Providence in Berserk and the Guidance of Grace in Elden Ring most definitely, I hope for all there is in the world you read this and find some connections from this!
"Man takes up the sword to protect the small injuries that burdened his heart, on a distant day beyond his memories. Man wields the sword to die with a smile on his face on a distant day beyond his dreams." Happy that my video was able to inspire you to dive deep into Berserk, it is a very special story.
Jack, as someone who has not experienced some of the media you have referenced, and sadly not even the game itself, i am unable to comment on theories proposed. Despite that, your approach on how you analyze stories to put together theories, and to create your own story definetly makes and impact. Your videos, your stories, kindle a flame that for some years was not burning and for that I thank you. The passion you have for what you're doing on the channel and the stories that impacted you is noticeable, and contagious and I hope you're able to see your spark ignites joy and inspiration in others. The ending speech and choice of song did a number on me, I can only thank you and applaud you for the choice of showing that vulnerability on a video/on camera, despite how "vague" it was. PD: I hope preceptor Mimicus gets a chance to rest; research, analysis and spreading the truth must be exhausting and time consuming.
Art exists because the artists wants to tell us something, whatever it may be. Sometimes, art tells us something about ourselves that we didn't know, and the fact that someone can feel the same way that we do is special. That is something that is uniquely human, that even if our struggle is unique, struggling in and of itself is not. When you struggle, you are never alone. We might not know it, we might not realize it, but we are all struggling together, we are never truly alone. I am happy to be able to share how much this art has impacted me with others, and I am happy that you found something of value from it.
Youve got an amazing storytelling ability and unique interpretation of the lore that makes an eerie amount of sense. This series and your interpretation have made me look at the storyline in a completely different light. It has also inspired me to finally start reading A Song Of Ice and Fire to paint the full picture. Other than it being long overdue, it's also helping me better understand the elements of George RR Martin's writing and character parallels in the game.
Thank you for this wonderful piece of art! You truly gifted us with a quality audiobook about a story in the Lands Between. Even if not all your theories are correct, I think that seldom matters: you took the story and made it yours, you gave it meaning, and you shared it, together with a piece of your heart.
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts with me, it moves me greatly that I was able to make something that others have found value in. These pieces of art are all so meaningful to me, and have had a profound impact on so many people, to be able to emulate that if at only a fraction feels like an honor. I am happy you liked my video, thank you again for your kind comment
Incredible work as usual Jack, I think you’ve been spot on with Miquella this entire time. I’ll go as far as to say he’ll end up being much worse than Griffith. The beginning of the Shadow of the Erdtree trailer begins with Miquella, displaying the horror in the narrators voice, and the trailer ends with Miquella, in this spiritual, tranquil state while the music starts soft but then ends abruptly with a hint of horror. Let’s also talk about Malenia…she is completely entranced with Miquella to the state that she has no identity of her own. She is a blade, not a person. It is in her title, she is not her own being, but a literal weapon for Miquella. If Miquella cared so much for her he would not have left her to rot in the tree. Miquella shed himself of his flesh, he can appear to Malenia at any point he wants to let her know he’s ok, but he doesn’t…he appears to us, the Tarnished, in the form of nascent butterflies, in Torrent…his shadow bound beast, and Ranni, his possible ally gifting us summons. Miquella is focused on us now, and nothing else matters. Whatever Miquella has been up to, he has already succeeded, and we are the final chess piece in play, all we need to do is find him in the lands of Shadow to find out our true purpose. Malenia failed in her mission to kill Radahn, so Miquella discarded his weapon and has gained a new one in us. My personal theory, Miquella is going to fuse his wandering soul into the body of Godwyn to be reborn as a god, with us as his weapon/consort. Miquella was behind Night of the Black Knives to destroy Godwin’s souls and replace it with his own to gain an adult form. “Your comrade remains soulless, I will never lay your eyes upon it now, your Devine Haligtree”. Miquella needs the eclipse to enter the body of the God of Death to start a new age for all things shunned by the golden order.
Thank you! Miquella is already a pretty bad dude, if you follow with me that he is the main actor pulling the strings. If he is the main instigator for the NOBK, and the Shattering War, then that’s already pretty bad. Orchestrating conspiracies that leads to untold amount of suffering and destruction is a bad thing to do. Now the question is does he have an end goal that would be lead to a better life for people moving forward, and if so, do the ends justify the means? Do the people who find safety, security, and prosperity in Falconia not deserve it because it was built on the bodies of the Band of the Hawk?
@@JackisaMimic spot on and also, from Berserk…Griffith connected the realms to the “real world” with the world tree. At the end of the Shadow of the Erdtree gameplay trailer, you see Miquella raising his hand over the “shadow” tree, with no curtains in the sky. I believe at some point in the expansion, Miquella connects the Land of Shadow to the Lands Between, altering the base game.
Been skimming the members only content and I’m loving it! recently listened to house of the worm bc of a comment on one of your community posts and the read was nice knowing what we know about elden ring!
Glad you enjoyed them! I’m going to try to make some videos, but I have been so wrapped up in this video that the best I could do was community posts. Happy to hear you found value out of them!
i finished this video a few hours ago incredible video wish i could rewatch it for the first time that being said i don't know the story behind that photo at the end but it has been on my mind since finishing the video none the less i wanna say keep smiling jack your a good man. Thank you for such a joy of a video looking forward to the next part.
Just a photo of my wife and I. Kristin has been supporting me and giving me strength for over a decade. She’s not the reason I started making RU-vid videos, but she is why I can. Happy you enjoyed the video! The fact that you liked it puts a smile on my face, and I hope I can return that favor. Who knows the future will bring, or what challenges the Black Swordsman will face under the Shadow of the Erdtree ;-)
First of all, amazing video and great writing skills indeed! I was mesmerized by the way you are able to choose the exact adjectives and descriptive words to convey the ambience, character or event exactly as it feels. 👏👏 But then, I still can’t get my head around the fact that Miquella would want Mogh to kidnap him, disrupting the process of Miquella's turning into a full-grown man, which was one of his utmost desires. So that Mogh would infect him with the cursed blood and damage his cocoon, that would prevent Miquella from finishing his transformation forever… It just doesn’t make sense. Maybe you could help me out with the reasoning?
Thank you, I am happy you enjoyed the video! I put a lof of heart into this thing and Im glad it resonated with you. I actually have a video on that exact topic that I recently recorded regarding the mechanics of blood! I should have that video(hopefully) next week or so. From what we know of Miquella and the DLC, it appears his end goal is within the Land of Shadow, and he divested himself of his flesh and all things golden to get there. How we see him in game currently is just his body, his spirit is off somewhere else, hopefully when that video is finished it will answer your questions!
Interestingly enough, does it mean that the character (us) also has to die (divest themselves of flesh) to travel to that land? Or we would somehow travel in our mind… 🤔 Still somehow a weird thing to do from his side, to put so much efforts into trying to transform and then abandon this aim to proceed his higher goal (travelling to Lands of Shadow). Why bothering to do it in the first place. He could just compel Mogh to “infect” him without turning into a cocoon, or I may be mistaken and it’s mandatory. 🙂 Thank you for the answer! Awaiting for the mechanics of blood video.
Very impressive work once again, Preceptor! I can tell you put a lot of yourself into this one, perhaps some of the lines *mimic* how you feel about certain things in your own life too? I have finally been able to play Demon's Souls for the first time recently and was struck by this quote describing Maiden Astraea, which really reminded me of Miquella too: "It is natural that those who take in all that is impure are themselves the most impure of all." FromSoft love to reuse ideas and put clever new spins on them, and her position as being a "pure" saintly figure residing in a land of rot and defilement while being guarded by one brave knight alone is definitely paralleled by Sister Friede and Sir Vilheim from Dark Souls III, and Miquella and Malenia could also be a twist on this pairing.
Art mimics life as much as we mimic art ;) Maiden Astraea is my favorite boss fight in all souls games, maybe in any game ever. The music, the atmosphere of the whole level leading up to it, her dialogue, everything about it. Really great catch, I hadn't considered comparing her and Garl Vinland to Miquella and Malenia but it's definitely all there. Thank you for sharing!
@@JackisaMimic Very true indeed! I didn't like the area much but I guess that's the whole point, to make you feel unwelcome and out of your element. They have a very unique kind of "boss fight"! Thanks, you're welcome too then!
I've subbed, cos once Shadow of the Erdtree comes out I wanna see you blow up. I wanna say I told you so. I wanna say I was here. I strongly suspect that you will start a new trend of storytelling within the gameplay of Elden Ring, much like some Rust content creators. Keep your passion and keep up the good work. I can't wait to see what you gonna do with the DLC.
Thank you so much! It fills me with so much joy the confidence that you have in me! I’m super excited for the DLC much like everyone else, but not just because I want more Elden Ring. I have a few ideas for how I want the Black Swordsman’s story to end, but I won’t know what will happen to this character until we get the DLC! It’s amazing really, what ever theories or ideas I built up aren’t going to bother me if they are wrong, but how will they affect the Black Swordsmans? What will he do if he can’t save Melina? Only time will tell!
@@JackisaMimic I have confidence in you because we all start somewhere. We all start with small beginnings. The willingness to put in the effort, be passionate and be resilient is what gets us to our destination. Mistakes happen along the way, this is called life lessons. They are character building... both for The Black Swordsman and for you :)
That’s not Torrent that Miquella’s riding in the DLC artwork. It’s whiter than torrent and doesn’t have torrent’s saddlebags. There are several spectral steeds, as evidenced by their skeletons in the Volcano Manor pathway down to the Abductor Virgins. Torrent is just one of many.
Pre-watching the video comment: Yesterday, I found a neat scene in the game that I don't think I've seen any lore people comment on: in the center of the Temple Quarter south of Raya Lucaria, there's a corpse of a female albinauric in the water, holding a rimed crystal bud, with two rings of white flowers around her, and second gen albinaurics all around looking at this sight. (I'll reply to this comment with takeaways from the video itself)
I know exactly where you are talking about! I considered that she must have travelled with Latenna but perished on their journey. The Second Gen Albinaurics showing their respect to their lost sister from the far North.
@@JackisaMimic you were not kidding about spicing up the music choice! I'm a big fan of the Demon's Souls 2009 soundtrack so I was quite happy lol. The framing device of focusing on a player character and their journey through the game continues to be great. I don't think I have any interesting insights on the lore, so I'll give you a quick nitpick: when describing the gold needle you say "intrinsically" instead of "intricately"
If that’s the only time you caught me misspeak then you were paying close enough attention 😉 Demon’s Souls soundtrack is one of my favorites and I love using it for Elden Ring, helps keep the mimicry alive through the generations. Let’s hope the Land of Shadow offers enough intrigue and challenges for the Black Swordsman, perhaps he can learn more about the world and himself in the future.
[video spoilers, stop reading if you're only down here because your attention span is nothing] oh my god ive never seen anyone bring up that house marais are descendants of miquella...fuck. it literally makes so much sense. there *is* the question of how the hell he made a child when he categorically cannot reach puberty, but I think this game often implies that asexual reproduction is far from unheard of.
@JackisaMimic I have a wild theory based on lore text in the game that I don’t hear too many people mention. In Godricks great rune description it mentions that: “The first demigods were The Elden Lord Godfrey and his offspring, the golden lineage.” However, we know from the finger readers dialogue that ‘the demigods are each and all direct offspring of Queen Marika.’ I’ve heard it argued that he became a demigod when he became elden lord, just like how Radagons children with Rennala became demigod stepchildren. However, not only is that not mentioned in game, but we know that Radagon is Marika. Therefore Ranni, Radahn, and Rykard are legitimate demigods. Also, some say that the great runes make someone a demigod, but that is also not true because our character can become elden lord and receives multiple great runes, and yet we never gain that status. I believe Hoarah Loux was secretly Marikas own child. Which is another reason as to why he’s so powerful even before becoming Elden lord. If I am right, then there’s no Justice for Marika.
Demigod can be confusing term because it actually has two meanings that are used interchangeably: one is just a title for royal family of Marika, this is why Godfrey is considered a Demigod and the Carian kids became demigod “step-children” after Radagon and Marika wed. Then we have the literal sense of the word where demigods are the children of Marika, this isn’t a title and just literally they are children of a god. For instance, Radahn and Rykard were ALWAYS demigods, because Radagon is Marika but the rest of the world wasn’t privy to that information
@@JackisaMimic I appreciate the response. I agree that the term can be confusing based on how it’s used. In the game though, I don’t remember anyone being called a demigod that wasn’t a child of Marika. That is except Godfrey. Also the finger readers words hold weight when she says ‘the demigods are each and all direct offspring of Queen Marika.’ So if all of the demigods are indeed children of marika, then he may in fact be her secret son. Or he was born of another god. Martin has written crazier things in his books. Kinda falls in line with your Maliketh and Blaidd theory. Either way it’s just an idea. But I see nowhere in game that points to anyone being a demigod that was not a child of Marika/Radagon.
You are correct, however we can confirm that Godfrey is not her child based on his boss fight. If I remember correctly we get “Legend Felled” and not “Demigod Felled” And based on the line about “Demigod Step-Children” we know that it is used as a title without it necessarily being blood relations(remember the world doesn’t know Radagon is Marika) AND Godfrey calls himself the first Elden Lord and we know that isn’t true based on Placidusax, so Godfrey has a track record of bending the truth. Godfrey ain’t even his real name, that chump
@@JackisaMimic Great points! I’m most likely wrong but it’s fun to speculate and bounce ideas off of people. You do some great work btw. I look forward to more vids!
Thank you! It took probably a month and a half in total working on it nearly every day. Fortunately, I had been gathering footage since December so I didn’t have to replay the game too much
I don't remember which video the reference was in, this one or Part 1, but: Some Elden Ring Lore Theorists: Ah-ha! Saying Godwyn is a son of Godfrey & Marika is an assumption! Literally the Game, about Godwyn: "Scion of the Golden Bough" Bro scion is literally synonymous with child and literally means heir as much as descendant. And considering the botany meaning being a cutting from an original that had been grafted or planting, i.e. literally 'part of the original'. What else can Golden Bough be a euphemism for but the Golden Lineage branch of the family tree? Bough literally means 'a tree branch, particularly a large or main branch.' That said I'm over here headcanoning thay Godrick is either Godwyn's twin or his son. So it's not like I'm standing on very stable theory ground myself, but at least I don't look at explicit text in the game and go 'idk that's kinda vague' as if 'blood of Godfrey' isn't literally the most vague way to say someone is related to someone else.
Oh cool. I even watched another vid of someone beating him and theres a high pitched sound when he dies, but im not sure what it was or how many bosses have it
I think miquella is trying to get us to get hired at the Dennys down the street so that we can free him from the basement where varre and mogh are force feeding him pancakes, no syrup
