THIS IS MIQUELLA OST phase 2 ost extended 10 min of phase 2 ....................................................... elden ring edit • if i lose it all ► {EL...
You telling me that the Age of Compassion was not made into an ending but there's an ending where we join a homeless shit eating prisoner who literally turns the Erdtree into a septic tank?
Honestly, I believe the time when he grabs you and become loyal is the true ending. It fits perfectly with dark souls theme. Besides there is no way main protag would be strong enough to resist Miquella influence lorewise. I wish they did like final boss in kingdom hearts 3 remind where you lose to the boss (or go to second phase when Miquella shows up) and cutscene plays out. Then you get to see a full fledged boss fight and kill it.
@@aleksanderzaremba9695 You can get Miquella's rune from the Scadutree Avatar to resist his mind control, so they at least thought of that fact, lore-wise. Also, he lost a lot of his widespread mind control when his great rune was broken, so he was probably focusing on keeping Radahn enthralled.
@@siphonn1059 There is a theory that the DLC's story was rewritten in 4 months, so stuff might have been removed. Not a lot of credible sources to back it up aside from that one missing cutscene.
When you realize that Miquella compelled Needle Knight Leda and Dryleaf Dane not because they *weren't* loyal, but because they were *so* fanatically loyal he feared they would hurt others.
I love that about Miquella. How Leda is aware she's charmed, but thinks it doesn't matter cause she's loyal anyways... and then the moment it falls off she's all "CAN YOU SMELL THE CRUSTED BLOOD ON ME, PUNK?" It wasn't about loyalty, it was about making the world a gentler place.
Really good point that never crossed my mind! That' why I love these games and the community. However, that begs the question: did Miquella do the right thing (at least when it comes to these two)? I think most of us would be in favour of free will, even if it can lead to the expression of not so wholesome desires - that is something that we always have dealt with and will probably always have to deal with as long as humans are humans. In that sense, I find the two adherents of Miquella to be more authentic and a more sincere reflection of our actual circumstances than the worldly order that Miquella seems to propose and prefer.
@@fernandosalamanca1154 but can’t someone choose freely to be charmed? To become a different (and in their eyes better) person? Miquella is kind of Leda’s anti-paranoia medications amusingly.
@@WanderedIn I definitely would say there could be people willing to submit to the charm voluntarily. Miquella is not only tremendously charming, but also has a noble cause per se - both things being rather compelling. Which leads to the next question: does Miquella give people a choice on whether they want to be charmed? The game seems to imply that he does not do this, at least not as a general rule. Love the point about the paranoia medication 😁 so we have Miquella for paranoia and St Trina for the anxieities of life.
I fount a Theory on reddit why Miquella was unable to create his Age of Compassion. His Curse isnt just eternal youth but he is cursed with nascency. Everything from his body to his ambitions will never grow and develop to their full form. His plan to cure Malenia was incomplete, his plans to give Godrick a true death could never be accomplished, and his dream of making the Haligtree an alternative to the Erdtree never happened not because he lacked the power or the focus, but simply due to the facts of his curse. This also extends into the Lands of Shadow. His ambitions towards the ending of becoming a true God are fated to be foiled by us the players. Everything from his body to his schemes are incapable of being developed, and this isn't a plot hole: it's an integral part of his character and curse. It makes him tragic in a similar way to his sister--he might have had good intentions, he might have been doing things for good reasons debatably, but he's incapable of bringing his will fully into the world because of his curse.
I like this theory and it makes me think of clu from tron legacy. miquellas will always have the mind, soul, and worldview of a child. he cannot grow in wisdom or in character he must always be as he was in the beginning. he cannot act change in a meaningful way and his desires are incomplete and idealistic like a Childs. It is truly tragic and regardless like ansbach says there is nothing more terrifying hence why he must be stopped more so than any other foe in the game. he would create a world of lobotomized puppets and call it utopia.
@@toastee5421 Its not so much that the universe is against him its that his very nature down to the fundamental level is self destructive and preventative. he cannot achieve because he cannot mature or grow his is completely incapable of such a thing.
@@ciro_costa Not really. A person doesn't have to find the idea to be practical or feasible for it to be appealing in theory. I know that a "benevolent autocrat" is something that isn't really achievable. This does not prevent me from thinking that IF such a godlike and benevolent figure such as Miquella were to exist, the world would have been a better place.
Circlet of Light: "This circle was to be the very foundation upon which Miquella's age of compassion would be built, should it have ever come to pass." We also have a circlet symbol on us when our heart is being stolen. Haligtree soldiers and knights have golden circlet in their helmets which boosts their faith and drives them into an extreme fervor even suicide bombing against the player. I believe if Miquella would win and leave the Tower, everyone would be ordained to wear a circlet of light, connecting them directly to Miquella. But it is not mind control of thoughts, as everyone is pretty much capable of thinking under Miquella's control independently. It is emotional control that Miquella wants. So one master controller, Miquella, regulating feelings of everyone else through circlets issued to them.
One of my favorite bosses ever made by From Software. Thank you From Software for making this masterpiece of a game & a DLC, thank you so much, it’ll live on with me for so many years. ❤🎉
Hard to tell. We as tarnished are being guided by Marika to be her consort, yet we are able to betray Marika to be rannis or just straight up burn everything as frenzied flame. So I'm not sure why we couldn't get a third "no Marika" ending where we become miquellas champion and consort when we get like 4 Marika endings I think.
@@shirokun002We will not become his consort. Radahn is his promised consort. This is against what the Tarnished fought for the whole time. The Tarnished represents the ambition and would not stopping fighting until they becomes Elden Lord.
@@DoubleK0802he doesn’t need compassion himself to bring about that age, that’s what Trina is telling us. He sacrificed his own well being for his godhood.
For all the “why doesn’t Radahn talk to us!” Posters, consider that we killed Leonard. He didn’t even talk to Malenia at her fight, why would he talk to us now? Miquella’s charm doesn’t stop all his followers (and Mohg) talking our ears off, so that’s not why Radahn gives us the cold shoulder.
What I find most interesting is that, based on the lore and indeed on Miquella, the Age of Compassion could have been real. Probably not perfect, but he’s genuinely trying to make a gentler world and promised to do so (and see the length he goes to, to fulfill his promises). But it was fated never to occur, because we were fated to be Elden Lord. That’s more interesting than convincing ourselves that his Age of Compassion must be fake and he’s just another tyrant, just because then maybe we’d have to justify our rule with more than just We Won The War. Miquella is a redeemer figure, a Christian eschatological figure, radiant and terrifying, and we would rather kill him and take the throne than give up our sin. Without our sin, are we ourselves?
@@Eric6761 I don’t think that’s true! He hits us with the charm because we’re trying to stab him; same with Ansbach. The idea that X or Y character wants to get rid of free will keeps being pitched - Ranni, Goldmask, etc. I don’t think that’s what the game is about. He will make people ‘better’ though - is that violating their free will? Was Leda’s free will violated when he made her less paranoid and murderous with his charm?
@@WanderedIn Bro, the guy who stabbed Miquella literally hated Miquella but at the same time was entranced by him to like him, his grab is basically a lobotomy on you, his world is basically a world when "love" is forced peace where everyone would be forced to act like one
He is an epitome of the well intentioned extremist trope. In spite of his unsavoury methods and horrible manipulation, he does not in fact desire goodgood for powers sake, in fact he fears it (both according to his last cutscene and St.Trina diologue), but feels he must save the world and make it better place, by any means necessary. And that truly fits someone who is in spite of his great divinity, compassion, and genious levels of craftsmanship, still on an emotional maturity level of a child. His curse is not only to not be able to physically grow up, but mature emotionally.
Honestly, hearing this OST really made me think back to how I got here in the first place. No matter how difficult this boss was, this ost, and the fact that’s it’s the final challenge that Elden ring will have to offer ever again, I have throughly enjoyed every damn minute playing through this game (Except the frenzy flame parkour. F that, never gonna do that ever again) Also sorry I talk way to damn much
I like the bells. It's as if a wedding were taking place in the middle of a holy war, but as all things fromsoftware based, such matromony will never allowed to continue.
I promise you, a thousand year voyage, guided by compassion Man, how do you say no to that? Only when you realize that it’s mind control, is there a dark connotation to it. A masterpiece
Problem is that it is called Age of Compassion, but Miquella cast off his ability to love in the Coffin Fissure. So God of Compassion has removed his own ability to feel love. It is very scary concept.
@@matiasluukkanen7718agreed, and we see his warped perception of love here. Naïveté at its finest. Everyone loves each other what’s the problem, I’m sure is what Miquellas thinking. Terrifying indeed. Just as Ansbach said
In the base game "Final Battle" we have 2 different track combined with each other, the first track is for Radagon fight and his theme. The second track was Marika/Elden Beast theme (it was named Marika originally, you can look it up for the real/official lyric of the Final Battle). The final battle of the DLC also includes 2 tracks. The Radahn soundtrack remake and Miquella soundtrack. So with the release of the DLC, we have the entire Marika/Radagon family soundtrack. This is only after the Final Battle for me as the best soundtrack in the game.
I really wanted my dark souls 3 character (as in completed dark soul chosen undead) in this fight but if you get grabbed a second time, instead of being insta-killed, you take basically double damage from holy sources as the dark soul has to work to actively resist miquella's charm and Radahn will no longer grab you for the rest of the fight.
Hes basically Madara in a prettier body. He wanted to strip everyone of their free will and do what he thought was best under the guise of everlasting peace
He was never a villain just another character with flaws and mistakes, a villain is someone who doesn't care about anything or anyone, and inflict harm on purpose, miquella goal was literally saving everyone.
@@aceoffours9354 i recommend you follow Antonio Tertius, here on youtube. In fact you are right, the ost's in general are only Gillberish,but this specific piece is very clear to undestand for a latin derived laguage speaker. We had this conversation is his last video and now he is waiting the artist that work in the OST confirm. Additionally; he has a lot of other contributions to the community regarding from sofware's OST it will worth see the channel ;)
@@RedianRedreally? Thats kinda sad cuz I remember how bloodborne lyrics straight up talked about the bosses of the ost usually. Laurences theme surprised me
@@salamidThe only song in Elden Ring with lyrics are the ones by the sirens, people tried giving the songs lyrics, but it was confirmed to be gibberish and everyone got mad for some reason.
If I had a nickel for every infuriating boss to have a masterpiece of an orchestral theme in Elden Ring I’d have two nickels. Which is not much but it’s strange that it’s happened twice
ill never forget the fight alongside of 3 Tarnished ones, Sir Ansbach and Thollier, i just had 40 Shotgun Shells and 60 hand gun ammos yet we defeated that rat.. I thank you tarnished ones... As i am typing this... Stay away from Miquella! - from Miquella's former abductee -
SPOILER ALERT Guys do not be fooled, theres no age of compassion ending cuz there is no compassion with miquella. He abandoned love (st trina) in the fissure in cerulean coast. The ending u guys r wanting is one in which miquella the ticklella charms the whole world, much like everyone was charmed before we approached shadows keep (messmer area). Now I ask, is a brainwashed, mind controlled ending something u really want? or do u just like femboys?
Does anyone really want to burn the world? Or do people just like a flaming ball for a head? Morality didn't kill off Miquellas age of compassion, the writer did.
Now i ask, is aending where we burn the world to ash something you really want? Or do you just like having a flaming ball for a head? If we follow the same logic we shouldn't have gotten the frenzied flame ending. Morality didn't kill off Miquellas age of compassion, the writer did. Nothing you said is a valid reason to not give us Miquellas age of compassion.
@@windtowind7965 I think there's a reason why Miquella needed to discard St. Trina, maybe the same reason why Marika and Radagon are separated, it's probably a requirement to ascend to Godhood.
@@Urd-Vidan in game item (smth smth rite scroll) literally talks about having to abandon everything to ascend to godhood. Each cross is symbolic of smth miquella has abandoned, including St. Trina, which is supposedly his love (ghost npc tells you this in the fissure)
@@ant3910 Miquella prepared this plan before leda was born, and leda is just one needle knight. Radahn, the mightiest demigod is more special than her. And being someone´s consort doesnt mean they will fck each other.
There is no age of compassion ending because it can never exist. There is no eden here and these "gods" aren't true omniscient and omnipotent gods they are powerful beings but flawed regardless. Miquellas curse is he is forever a child. He may be intelligent but he lacks maturity and wisdom. He cannot outgrow his childish and simplistic worldview hence he believes creating a world without freewill is a good idea its a child's idea. You can only pity him because he cannot and will never know any better.
@qaztim11 exactly true...he will always be as he always was at the moment of his genesis. He is very similar to clue from tron legacy and therfore satan. Forever trapped without the ability to grow in wisdom
@@ernestsacco8552 but what you don't seem to understand is his version of the world is far better than the current world of elden ring. The only possible better ending is raanis but every other ending is just horrible compared to his solution
@Oknahidwin I don't disagree with that. The age of stars ending is in my view the only true ending and the ending Marika truly wants hence her helping ranni
Por dios de donde sacan esas ideas... Miquella solo fue maldecido con la incapacidad de crecer, cosa que por si no saben, afecta el poder de los empireos Esa teoría de que él no se desarrolla se cae por muchos motivos La primera es que Miquella no es solo conocido como el Semidiós más temible sino como el más Sabio...Entonces su mente es madura Y por último y más importante...Su Maldición se rompe en el DLC. Ese Miquella al que te enfrentas ya es un Dios. Además de que se ve como un adolescente no como un niño. Las Facciones de su Rostro lo dejan muy en claro...
for anyone wanting an age of compassion ending, there is an age of compassion called the lord of frenzied flame. You’ll force everyone out of their misery by taking away their freedom of choice basically the same but without the “greater good” veil of bullshit it’s mind boggling how people take a stance with Miquella here. Nobody of sound mind in this game stands with Miquella. Ansbach is against him, Radahn is against him, St Trina- his own love is against him. Leda is a zealot, Dane is a zealot, Moore is desperate, Hornsent is desperate, Freyja is shortsighted. None of them are with Miquella because he’s good, they just want to feed their delusions. Miquella is a monster, brainwasher, manipulator that preys upon desperate ones, he does not love anyone as he discarded his own love. Taking away everyone’s freedom of choice is taking everyone’s life, absolutely no different from straight up killing everything with frenzy. You guys already have a happy ending with Ranni or some bullshit, she knows that control over people is what makes them miserable
@@Marikus_Eternal I dont think so, i think we are resetting everything, returning everything to the crucible so that one day new life may come from the primordial soup. I have not done any of the frenzy/shabiri related quests so i might be missing some info.
@@Oknahidwin O lore scholar of the eternal basement, bless me with thy knowledge! Fill the gaps of my infinite ignorance with light! Tell me how on earth age of compassion is any good at all
You don't understand his charm was never a mind control or "brain wash" it's just hard not to love him that's all nothing forced or hive mind about it, he used mohg yes but mohg was never a good guy he was basically one of the worst criminals in the game, and radhan agreed and vowed to be his consort on his own will, his only true sin was casting saint trina away
the beautiful/horrifying thing about miquellas story is his path to pilgrimage was in the name of compassion, but ultimately he charmed even those fiercely loyal to him.he gave up everything to fulfill this claim he thought he had over peoples own autonomy. in his ideal world everyone would be under his charm. his version of compassion is taking away free will all together aka humanity since its inherently evil. it is no better than the frenzied flame ending, at least in that one people arent forced to inhabit a body outside their own control & influence. instead theyre primordial soup. all are equally bad, miquellas tale is one of wanting peace at any cost, but that cost is everything. no more doubt, despair, sadness, grief only happiness. to take away emotions is to strip the foundation from what we came from, what separates us from other living things.(speculation in regards to how charming works, nice replies only pls)
Except each of the charmed knights was their own person, and nearly all choose to return to his side after being un-charmed. Moore was still different from Leda, but both remain loyal. Miquella’s charm doesn’t make people not themselves, or even completely remove elements Miquella wouldn’t approve of. The Hornsent was still driven by desire to aid his people, just more by hope than revenge. Thiollier still wanted to make a sleep-forever poison. They were still them.
I would just like to point out, that in the case of Leda, he charmed her because of her devotion to him, he probably did it in order for her to not kill the others.
@@zawarudo8991 So? That’s why it sucks? How banal. It’s OK for base game enemies to be in DLC, Bloodborne 70% of the enemies in its DLC are from base game, it’s part of the world building, SOTE has a lot of new enemies.
It's close but not quite! Sounds closer to "Marike Aetrena" or some such. Besides, I believe there's only one song in the entire Elden Ring and Dark Souls franchise that even has lyrics and it's the bat-sirens in Elden Ring. Everything else is just cool-sounding gibberish (Bloodborne is an exception here that actually has latin lyrics in some songs). Though, that doesn't mean fan-made lyrics can be cool.
