Morgott: His Story Explained | Elden Ring Lore 

Is Morgott the Batman of Elden Ring?

If the Greater Will is even willing to consider Dungeater as a viable solution to the shattering, I genuinely have no idea why Morgott wasn't considered a worthy champion and successor.

Morgott: The man, the myth, the omen

Worth mentioning that Golden Shade Godfrey (boss fight before Morgott) is probably another illusion that Morgott was casting (same hue as his illusionary weapons)

I never realized this character detail until you pointed it out at 30:54 ! By referring to Godrick as "the Golden" instead of "the Grafted," Morgott implies that he believes even Godrick, the weakest and most cowardly of the demigods, to be inherently superior to his omen self. Incredible video as always :)

When I got the royal omen fetish and found out all the Omens I’d been fighting in the sewers were just kids being imprisoned for the omen curse, I just ran past them, it felt too cruel to inflict any more damage

Honestly, part of me wants to be mad at him for abandoning his omen brethren, but… I can’t, not really. The dude was force fed indoctrination and self hatred from the day he was born, he was shamed and unloved, and only found solace in the Golden Order and preserving that rule, like a knight. Dude was the last man standing, the last living one anyway, to stand as defense. Dude’s a madlad, and while it does suck that he had the Omens as his army, or kept them imprisoned, I can’t really get mad at him. He hates them because he hates himself; while it sucks that he didn’t embrace his Omenhood until the very end of his life, it’s understandable. He didn’t enslave them, he doesn’t seem malicious, dude’s a product of his upbringing. And while Mohg did embrace his omenhood, which is cool, and while he was kind of indoctrinated by the Formless mother, which I don’t blame him for, he did a lot of other really bad, and really conscious things, that he wasn’t raised to do. For that I blame him for. Mohg and Morgott are two of the most fascinating characters to me, and they’re the two characters that I wished, more than any other character except Miquella, had a different path. A constructive one, a caring one, because they probably would’ve been more powerful than any of the other demigods. And I think that’s interesting.

Morgott, such a bad ass. The fans not giving him the love he deserves as hes not wearing a crazy outfit like the other kids.

My thoughts on Godfrey and Morgott's relationship is a bit more generous, although it's all probably merely conjecture. Some of Marika's echoes seem to be giving Godfrey an ultimatum. Specifically the Dectus dialogue: "Become one with the order. Or divest thyself of it." This could be seen as her making him take his promise as a lord to quell his bloodthirst, but I think it could come later when Godfrey, leader of the Crucible Knights, takes pity on Morgott or even protests his imprisonment. I wonder if Morgott and Mohg's imprisonment was perhaps the inciting incident of Godfrey *AND* his warriors being sent away? Godfrey for his continued worship of the crucible, and his knights for the same.

"Can you fix the broken? Can you feel, can you feel my heart?" - Morgott

0:15 Morgott used omens for war, but also to make them go out of the sewers. We can see that there are Omens in the sewers. So, Morgott couldn't have forced them to come to battle. More like he offered them a chance to prove their loyalty to the Erdtree in a way that would have been deemed acceptable by the citizens of Leyndell and also without raising suspicions about his identity. At least, this is my theory. Maybe it is wrong, but it could also be right. The Romans used to do the same thing with the people/races they conquered.

1:43 I believe Godwyn was the first borne. He was likely born at the height of the Erdtree's power. Morgott and Mohg were born Omens because the Erdtree's powers were waning, they are Omens OF the Erdtree's waning power. If "The Tarnished Archaeologist" is on to something with his videos the Erdtree is akin to real world Tree Grafting and omens are the root suckers from the original tree (or the great tree), hence why Omens are related to things made during the time of the crucible. They are "omens" of another crucible coming.

That color theory video is one of the best lore videos i've seen, so eye opening. Those large "revolutionary" type of essays that change the way one sees a story, are what i hope this channel continues to provide. Keep em comin!

Morgott reminds me so much of Gwendolyn. Kept secret by their parents. Rules from the shadows once their parent is gone. Has some sort of curse. Masters of illusion. Runs a covenant of assassins who work at night. The only difference is one is much hotter than the other. I'll let you figure out which one I mean.

Do you ever think when he died that the erdtree, the golden order & greater will itself only accepted him as its current champion because the tree & greater will was stuck in the boat of Beggars can't be choosers therefore gave Grace and attention to Morgott even though I truly believe it was using him to its own ends

Honestly the bit where morgott turns into grace and is aimed towards us just makes me kind of shudder with context... the erdtree is basically using him as ammo to make Godfrey think he is doing the right thing where as really the greater will is a trapped animal using ANYTHING including reinstating grace into someone it once stole it from is creepy

Morgott is one of my favorite character's in the game. Love him.

Morgott is my favorite character in the whole of Elden Rings lore. Excellent development and layering

the legend is back with another gem. you and smoughtown did a great job with this great character

Spot on analysis as always. One thing I speculate about Morgott’s character is that in addition to viewing his siblings as traitors for taking the Great Runes and warring for supremacy instead of coming together, he also views himself as the rightful heir to the throne and the others owe allegiance to him because he is of the Golden lineage. Given that the backstories of the Demigods were written by George R.R. Martin, Morgott has often been compared to Stannis Baratheon from G.O.T. I also noticed the parallels and think it creates extra context to his disdain for his siblings. With that in mind, Morgott obviously stands for the status quo of the Golden Order and is adamantly against anything that would supplant/reorganize/revolutionize it. Though I do wonder what sort of new order Demigods envisioned should they have won. For some of them we don’t have to speculate, like Ranni (whose quest/ending just shows us) same thing with Mohg, Miquella and Malenia, all of them wanted to outright change things with their new orders. And presumably Rykard’s wasn’t all that different from the Flame of Frenzy, except he gets to DEVOUR THE GODS. However, we don’t really know what Godrick and Radahn had planned. I generally think they were pro-Golden Order but maybe it just wasn’t enough for Morgott. Though it seems that it wasn’t well known that the entrance to the Erdtree was blocked, only Morgott seemed to know and accepted this as a rejection and in turn took it upon himself to reject all other candidates. Given that the only option was to burn the Erdtree, Morgott was never going to let that happen, but the others would’ve had to if they ever got passed him. I theorize that, Rykard probably figured it out and was A-okay with it (blasphemy and all that) and why he studied magma sorcery, it adds context to why Morgott hates him especially. If I were to guess Radahn likely learned the truth from Rykard and accepted the Erdtree as a necessary sacrifice for his conquest. To anyone who read all this, I hope you found it interesting.

I don't think he was rejected by the Greater Will, but by the Erdtree - the Greater Will doesn't seem to care much for any order in particular, and we know it takes a long time for its will to reach us (based on Enya's dialogue you get after beating Morgott and being blocked by the thorns) Also, how do we know it was Margit who put Alecto in the evergaol? I mean, it seems a bit strange to put her in a gaol near the Moonlight Altar, to which access is highly restricted, the place being unlikely to be accessible to ones outside of the Carian Royal Family - I think that Alecto escaped, but was put in the gaol by Ranni so as to prevent the knowledge of Ranni's involvement in the Night of Black Knives.

It's worth noting that when you take Morgott's Great Rune, he shrivels; It's my assertion that his Great Rune was keeping him functional, as it grants vitality and he recanted his own blood. He was willing to become dependant on a Great Rune simply to live rather than suffer his cursed blood.

Another wonderful video! Many have told Morgott's story, but, you, brought it to a whole other level, not easily done!

I appreciate you're just flipping the front-of-castle clip; it's rough seeing the exact same one over and over. Thank you!

Hawkshaw and vaati in one day? It truly must be... an.... OMEN OF DLC TO COME!

18:22 i see your man of culture Gothic has so good OST

Having finished the video, I'd like to add the flavor text of Morgott's Great Rune for posterity. "This Great Rune is the anchor ring that houses the base, and proves two things: That the Omen King was born of the golden lineage, and that he was indeed the Lord of Leyndell."

I was so excited when I woke up and saw this notification. What a fantastic video. Crazy. Poor Morgott. I knew his story was sad by his last words and his ost. But this. Wow.

While a great video as usual, after hearing 'Heal' from Ico I must take a moment to express my gratitude for the impeccable music choice throughout all of your work, as well as the clarity in which you share it in the description (unlike so many others). Thank you for the many additions to my music library that you are nigh wholly responsible for :)

Since you brought it up--who's to say the omen twins weren't the first children of Godfrey and Marika? If they were born before the age of the Erdtree (the age of Gold) then they would have obviously been born during the age of the Great Tree, where all colors mix. To remedy this it would only make sense after their birth that SHE cast her children to the depths (as Godfrey would have been presumably comfortable having children of the crucible). She would then make Godrfrey put her would-be enemies to the sword in order to make her age of Gold. An age where she could have a perfect child. Afterward, when Godwyn sided with Dragons, it could then assumed that it was Godfrey's blood that allowed a spiritual "mixing of colors" to happen within Godwyn. Seeing this she called back Radogan, assuming that the only way to have the perfect heir (one alloyed/allied with no other) was to have a child with herself.

Well that made me cry. Another amazing video! I'm so glad you have more planned.

Never stop ssrching for me you are one if not the beat lore channel out there your deep dives still have me thinking about ds1 and beyond can't wait for more glad to see the team making lore videos agen

Thank you so much for the subtitles for your wonderful videos!

Honey wake up! New Hawkshaw!

Amazing work as usual, always a treat when we get another of your videos

I am struggling not to start yet another new Elden Ring character... this video doesn't help in my struggle... but I embrace it!

There really ain't nothing like a new Hawkshaw video!

What, still here? Give me that thing… your New Hawkshaw video

Stop everything, new Hawkshaw lore video just dropped.

Morgott is the one true Elden Lord

OMG as soon as I finish this game I watching this. Hawkshaw, we're a big fan here. Preemptively I thank you.

Fantastic video essay, once again.

Margot is one of the most important characters in ER. Fantastic video, well done sir!

One day we'll return together, to our home, bathed in rays of gold. There is only one tree, and only it's branches, that bathe in true rays of gold. Not the fool Omen king, nor the rank malformed twins. Oh we are the golden ones, the true and rightful heirs. Our land's grown old now. Ashen and cold. But look up! The Erdtree glows! One day we'll return together, to our home, bathed in rays of gold. And Grace will surely guide us safe, to our home, bathed in rays of gold.

Babe wake up, a new Hawkshaw vid just dropped

Your idea that Morgott was released by Marika to lead the nights calvary is awesome 👌. I just assumed he had been freed after the shattering, but your theory makes way more sense and adds much more to his character. Thank you; your videos have been rockin lately keep it up👍.

I cant believe you used the Driftveil Drawbridge theme from pokemon in an Elden Ring video, i love it so much

Totally new perspective. Excellent work!

Based Mohg embracing his Omen heritage 💪🗿

Your videos are amazing. You are by far my favorite Elden Ring Lore content creator.

The best lore channel out there

Morgott is definitely the most interesting Demigod beside Miquella.

AMAZINGLY well made. Just wow!

At 1:42 What I think is that the Twins were born first, as Morgott’s great rune reads that it is the anchor for all the other great runes. It just makes sense to me that they were first for that reason. And it also could be why Marika was so broken by Godwyn’s death, and not Morgott’s. The twins were sent away when they were very young (just old enough to have formed bonds with their parents and learning to talk but still young). They were sent away, and for who knows how long the family had been separated. Marika could’ve become dejected or gradually lost feelings for her children in their absence. However, when the next child was born, she got to keep Godwyn, she had the chance to be with her youngest son, and he was able to live all the way into adulthood as family and loved by many. Because Morgott and Mohg were taken from her by the order, she could have become even more so attached to Godwyn. Marika most likely feared loosing him too. Yet despite this fear, she ended up losing the only child she had the chance to actually love and raise. (Morgott’s definitely my favorite character in all of Elden Ring’s Story, and his story is one of my favorites as well.)

The age of mythology soundtrack caught me off guard there, good pick

mario and luigi partners in time music? god this channel is the best

Love the video and your channel, been watching since the start and so happy to see you back making videos! Also, just wanted to say that "Mohg" is pronounced like "Moag" not "Mogg".

I've played this game 3 times and I've only fought him twice

Just want to put some appreciation for how the clip at 30:15 was made. They sat at a grace, _repositioned the camera to avoid the vignette from changing time,_ then did a slow motion shot of the times instantly changing. That’s why the environmental aspects like the trees, weather, and trebuchets all go very slowly in a frame by frame rather than rapidly A slow motion shot made to look like a sped-up time lapse, it’s pretty neat to think about. You can also instantly obtain the footage instead of letting your computer sit for two and a half hours with screen recording on lol

Yey new video. I love you work.

i love your content, hawkshaw. i hope you arent finished releasing dark souls lore! best, m8.

My absolute favorite character in elden ring his hatred towards tarnished and almost everything else is badass he truly has the best lines in the entire game

SotC is always a great OST choice.

18:30 oh wow, you used the music of the Old Camp from Gothic 1 to match this. The old camp is the embodyment of an established structure that surpresses everyone who might challenge their power. They even throw out the Hero as soon as their main source of influence - the mine - collapses and makes apparent that they can no longer allow a powerful guy to be part of their scheme. Well placed!

The delivery of him and his brother... That surely wasn't a happy family moment. And Marika surely felt the delivery I bet.

God your channel is so underrated

Its a most joyful day

great video i repect morgott way more after knoeing all this

Please make more amazing videos like this. They put most other content to shame. You and the Tarnished archaeologist are fantastic. Its sad to see Vaati become far less of content maker with his sub-par videos in elden ring that anyone can make better. His Dark souls videos were legendary and sadly make his elden ring videos seem like they're just dry, and like he's not at all in love with it as he once was. I hope to see a return with great content such as yours. Thank you Hawkshaw

wake up babe, new hawkshaw vid just dropped.

Morgott deserved better he was resented betrayed ad alone most of his life, but pledged his loyalty to something that never truly accepts him

Leyndell Catacombs have two separate and similar underground crypts. This detail is not shared by any other catacomb in game. Something has broken down a wall that separates catacomb complex from the sewer Shunning Grounds. And many imps have fled out from the aperture, stalking now the sewers. Mohg's shackle is found near the breach. Furthermore, Esgar, priest of blood, resides in the other crypt-chamber of Leyndell Catacombs. It would seem likely that Leyndell Catacombs held both Mohg and Morgott in these twin chambers, separate, but in same complex at least. After Elden Ring was broken, shackles diminished in power, and twins were able to wrestle free. It would seem that Omens escaped by breaking down the walls to enter the sewers, and Morgott climbed outside, while Mohg remained underground. Mohg discarded his shackle soon thereafter in the sewers. Omen Twins are far too precious for Golden Order to live in filth like rest of the omen-kind, so that powers to be built entire hidden catacomb complex dedicated to them makes sense. Later, Esgar, Priest of Blood, would view Mohg's containment chamber as a holy site, or martyr's tomb, which it is.

"They did not get their parents beauty" Uh... Twitter and instagram would highly disagree. 🤣

Man this video was beautiful 😭 you've just convinced me that Morgott was the best demi god. I wish there was some kind of a mount and blade or total war for Elden ring so I can fight for Morgott. I hope you make more for the rest of the demi gods

Damn , this is good stuff

If Morgotts Night Calvary captured the leader, why would she be sealed at the moonlight altar? I had believed Ranni imprisoned her, because (I believed) the Black Knives stole a piece of the death rune from Ranni after Ranni stole some. Do we know how Ranni did that, BTW? My memories been rusty lately.

I sometimes her OST from Age of Empire One, Age of Mythology, even Hades. You are a man of good tastes my good Sir.

29:07 they changed the scene right at that time. I remember last year when I went to that spot it was a omen sitting there with a bunch of omen kids and not the slaves and you could actually attack them. But it was kind of cute just little omen kids and there mother . I thought it was a good seen. I understand why they took it out

I am seriously digging the fuck out of the AoM music dude!! Great content!

26:29 I don't think the erdtree rejects Morgott. He just simply can't pass the thorns created by Radagon, and never did the 1+1 math of connecting both. It is even obvious to the fingers that one can't enter the erdtree without burning the thorns, but Morgott somehow believed he was rejected, in the same way Gideon believed no Tarnished can ever become Elden Lord - but that sentiment might merely be the influence of Radagon, trying to preserve the current order. Also, Morgott doesen't even own enaugh great runes to mend the Elden Ring, and stopped making an efforts to get his hands on them. Anyway, great piece of work!

Well someone on your team clearly played Hades haha! Thanks for the great video

Praise the lore!

Hmmm, aren't animal parts considered divine prior to the age of the erdtree? As per one of the horn items descriptions in game. And it was a viewpoint that slowly became more and more taboo as the age of the erdtree became more and more gentrified. I think that should be proof enough that he was born long into the age of the erdtree. After things like the Colosseums were closed, and the crucible knights lost their status. Had Morgott and Mohg been born early into their marriage, the two would likely have been paraded as a blessing and champions, proof that they had divine favour.

It hits hard that when Godfrey is holding Morggot Serosh roars signifying Godfrey sadness

What's your source on Morgott being released and doing all the things he did before and not after the Shattering/Godwyn's death?

in another life Mohg & Morgott could have embraced their omen nature and rebeled against the golden order re-establishing the crucible that ruled before the age of the erdtree, with their fellow omen becoming reviered as they once were making papa proud, (and mom not so much)

Great video. Missed opportunity to add at 24:02 "deluded, or desperate enough, to start an entirely new Order" and show the failed Haligtree for "desperate." All in good fun, of course - but it would've been poignant imo since Miquella tried such a promising but ultimately futile thing, all to save his sister and (perhaps) separate his people from enthrallment of the original Erdtree, of all Outer Gods: the Order of Unalloyed Gold

I was afraid this would be a retread of Smoughtown's video on Morgott (Not your intent I know) And was, in typical Hawkshaw video fashion, promptly hit with the verbal hook of "Morgott doesn't care about his Omen Bretheren" And knew it would show the Other, subtler side of Morgott. Always a quality video from a quality channel.

This story world and lore of Elden Ring has no right to be as good as it is i mean it is absolutely immaculate ❤ Bravo

Sincerely hope you have one planned for Mohg.

Something is off I just noticed when morgott is laying broken and defeated his horns and tail are completely gone. As if he is completely human.

I don’t think it’s a matter of “being accepted in Leyndell) but a matter of no one knows if anyone is sitting on the throne of the Elden King. Those few who ventured to see never came back because the shade of Godfrey and Black Knife got them before they could make it to him.

Always a jolly time in the sun with Hawkshaw! Praise the lore!

Ok dope video fasho. Loved the illustration of wat the omen hear above as opposed to wat those above hear from below. Although it was my impression that Morgot ruled over lyendell after the night of black knives, during the shattering war.

Marika is much closer to Odin than any other Norse deity. Odin was also a trickster, but sacrificed everything for knowledge. She's also very similar to Lilith in Evangelion, but that's another story.

Morgott deserved better. He was an exceptional individual, especially considering the circumstances of his Omen nature. He was dedicated and self-sacrificing, and any actual flaws in his character can be squarely be blamed on Marika and the Greater Will's negligence. Even if he cannot be allowed to enter the Erdtree and risk affecting the Elden Ring itself, Marika and the Greater Will should have honoured him with true kingship and entrusted him to find a suitable replacement Lord. It is clear that his devotion is such that would not betray the Order she represented and would only seek one that could fix the flaw that allowed for, among other things, people being born into the torturous existance of an Omen. If he was given that task, I believe he would have eventually decided on Goldmask; the one who has figured out the faults and conceived of a solution, not for a new Order, but a perfected version of the current one.

There is something admirable about Morgott.

I like to think that him dieing in human form is the golden order finally accepting him... only in death did it it give him anything. And then.. to target us with Horah Loux

morgott is easily my favourite character in elden ring

Well Morgott didn’t actually believe he died with honor. When defeated he has some short dialogue and mentions that no one may claim title of Elden Lord , and only end up in failure just as he himself did. And he did not live a life of honor, because he was known as the “veiled monarch” of Lyndell as Sir Gideon says in Roundtable. The royal capital never knew that its king was an Omen. He knew he was spurned by the Erdtree yet he loved it still, as his remembrance states.