kaijionline: “Thank you, Gingy!” We all yell in unison
fleetwooodzach: babe wake up, Gingy just uploaded a new retrospective
goonstier4761: well got something to keep me occupied for the next 2 hours, thank you Gingy
Cartoonbrains: I think one of my favorite little details is there's no stake of Marika for Renalla's boss fight as she's upset that Radagon left her for Marika, so she probably made sure there was no reminder of her
joshp.1682: "The fallen leaves, tell a story...."
Been waiting for this one Gingy. Thank you and excellent analysis as always.
mariaasombrada3964: Guess I know my plans for Friday night...
MrRenanHappy: Radagon is a God, because he is Marika. That is why Rykard, Ranni and Radahn are demigods. It wasnt simply a title to be given. You even say the description that says that Malenia and Miquella are born of a SINGLE god, meaning Radagon and Marika. Ranni and her brothers were born from both a god and a woman, Radagon/Marika with Renalla.
brackmibbleton1631: Fun fact you can see your maiden dead in the first room of the chapel of anticipation.
KaiHarizor: Holy smokes! I can stop falling asleep to the Dark Souls video!!! It will be second in the sleep playlist for the 6 times a night I wake up.
WaWestie: Two notable things that occured to me recently.

If the shamans that Marika were apart of could have people fused together, Radagon may have been fused to her early on in life, then she went on to have Messmer and Melina.

I saw a video before the DLC dropped stating the thing Marika pulls golden threads from may have been the eye of a snake, maybe both of her first children were cursed with serpents.

If Melina is the gloam-eyed queen, a snake cursing her wouldn't be out of the question and with the godskins having serpentine features. Marika starting the golden order with her defeat at the hands of Malekith could also explain why she's a spirit throughout the game.
SilentGameplay1: Been waiting for this forever can’t even lie, it’s like waiting for your fav movie series to drop the next installment
ohsnapdds8494: I can only imagine how much work goes into these lore videos. I can't get enough of them, keep'em coming!
jameswest6232: It's interesting how Ranni and Miquella parallel and contrast each other. Both see the damage their mother caused and want to establish an order that fixes the land, however, they have radically different approaches. Ranni essentially seeks free will and to do away with the influence of the gods that wrecked the place to begin with. Miquella basically wants to brainwash everyone into following his 'compassion' while treading a lot of the same ground Marika did to become the monster she was.

It's even interesting looking at the collateral damage the two caused. Ranni was a major player in the Night of Black Knives, kicking off the war and killing someone who by all accounts was as far from deserving of their fate as possible. Meanwhile, because of Miquella, Caelid was nuked beyond repair and his ties to Mohg bring into question how responsible the twerp might be for blood-soaked actions of the latter's dynasty.

There is, in typical FS fashion, tons of ambiguity in both cases. Marika is heavily implied to have been involved in Godwyn's murder as well nor is it ever explained WHY Godwyn specifically was picked for sacrifice to begin with. Was Malenia's actions and unleashing the Scarlet Rot fully her own or was she charmed by her own brother to some extent? How much did Miquella's influence lead to radicalizing Mohg's camp into the band of serial killers we see in the base game?
Lukaphono: Been waiting for this
Excruciate.: This man is the future of video game lore videos
lucasschmidt9621: This is why you are one of my all time favorite YouTube channels, I’ve been waiting for this one
Murakami2077: The theory Marika shattered the Elden Ring after becoming crestfallen because Godwyn's death makes sense, but at the same time ignores some other clear parts of the lore.

As it was mentioned before, Marika made plans not only for the Long March, but also for the future return of the Tarnished, welded into even more powerful warriors after the trials offered from places outside the Lands Between, so they could claim the title of Elden Lord again. Also, she tasked Hewg to create a weapon capable of slaying a God, meaning she had plans to kill the Elden Beast. Granted, this last part could have been done after she shattered the Elden Ring or briefly before.

There's the weird relationship between Marika and the Black Knife Assassins as well, being all Numen and one even being right outside Marika's bedchamber. That suggests she might've had something to do in the planning of Godwyn's death. Complementing this, there's Maliketh's remembrance, who states that, even when all Marika used him for was a vessel to the Rune of Death, she betrayed him. Betrayal that, being stealing the Rune of Death from Maliketh and putting him in this state of shredding guilt.

As another example, there's also Melina herself, who was tasked by Marika "long ago" to be the kindling to the flame that would burn the Erdtree, meaning it was something Marika envisioned some time in the past.

Aug 08 2024

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