aswifte5743: She gave up everything, even a cutscene
ARedHat: If I had a nickel for everytime a character in a Fromsoft game gave up everything in search of love that was not mutual... I'd have a lot of nickels
Esponea_482: It seems not even Rellana’s huge twin moons were enough to get Messmer’s attention :(
ThetrueDino: What’s really strange to me about rellana, is that despite all her lore significance, she still doesn’t get a cutscene.
commaJim: What's under Rellana's helmet is more terrifying than any face
Coypop: "Highborn Renegades" is the coolest descriptor I've read in a while.
voonthegoon7121: Rellana's twin moons.....if only Messmer didn't have an oedipus complex.
talongreenlee7704: The shot with the moon head was a really cool visual
Daniel-bc5yq: We even fight a Carian Knight named Moonrithyll. Clearly some fan service to the Pontiff fans
austinestep8461: “Her head is a metal potato” I feel like this is a better fate then a lot of FromSoft characters tbh. I mean I just finished AC6’s final ending yesterday and there isn’t an ending where at least two of your friends don’t die.
greasycheese1957: A core part of the DLC for me was seeing something cool and wondering when the Zullie vid about it was gonna come out. Great to see another question answered.
KogasaTatara514: Let's not forget that she has a personal knight known as Moonrithyll as well.
thaias9654: When I saw Rellana's phase transition I immediately shouted "Pontiff Sullivan!!" and now i call her swords small pontiff sullivans'.
flaviens42: I think it's important to note that her light greatswords are not "night and flame" but "moon and fire", which mean as opposed to the night and flame sword who use the fire of the giant and night magic, Rellana use Mesmer fire magic and moon magic.
gabbycotto4024: One idea that’s been lingering in my head is that, given how her helmet description makes a point of Rennala’s hair being lustrous and black, that Rellana had bad hair and a slight complex about it in youth. Might have been thin, unruly texture, or maybe the Liurnians prized black hair for being “like the night sky” and hers is brown or such. Just a little detail.
alessandrodellalbani5641: I always tought that since they discovered the twin moons they'd be twin in appearence too
Notsogoodguitarguy: Chainmail to protect the face is very important.
mr.hedgefund6205: The first words out of my mouth upon seeing Rellana’s second phase were, “Hello, Pontiff.”
erikhaller5880: fun fact: she doesnt actually have twin light greatswords. While the magic one is a light greatsword, accorsing to the item description, the fire one is a straight sword. In game, while pressing r1 while two handing her swords does use the same moveset as powerstanced light greatswords, pressing l1 just swings the fire sword, rather than blocking, and it has the straight sword off-hand moveset.
infinitsai: Her biggest tragedy is the lack of cutscene, and that beating her literally just unlocks a shortcut to an area half of people probably would have accessed
zaidlacksalastname4905: Better to have loved and lost than to never have loved, right?
She left everything for him, but if she stayed with the carians she'd have regretted it for the rest of her life.
Morgannin: I always liked how Pontiff Sulyvhan didn't have an elaborate animation for illuminating his blades. Walking in and seeing a tall but otherwise indistinct figure across the hall set your expectations a certain way, before he cool-walks toward you and his blades suddenly ignite themselves in contrasting flames, making for a noteworthy shift in the player's bravery.
SkaerKrow: Rellana was deeply in love with Messmer, and followed him into the Realm of Shadow. It was a love that he could never reciprocate, and eventually the desolation of all that she gave up and all that she would never have destroyed her. That’s why she has no dialogue, no cutscene. By the time that we encounter her, she’s basically gone hollow.
yanohexonen8713: doctor: hair transplant was a success
rellana: wheres my sister
doctor: who do you think gave you the hair
Trellheim: The lock of hair on the helmet, and falling in love with the box art baddie are especially Ciaran-ish
ArbiterEx: These Carian women losing their heads for redhead bad boys
matthiasbarish1296: I have been waiting for this video cuz Rellana might be my fav new Suleyvan cosplayer, but I didn’t even think about the Dancer, let alone Cirian. It’s wild to think that they’ve kept the gold and silver blades idea running in three of the last four Souls games (also once again, DS2 is just being quirky and different)
RakiAlhazmi: Wake up babe, a new Zullie the Witch video
thien0300: So Rellana gave up everything chasing after a man.

Rennala is so broken when her man leave her she just gave up on everything.

I'm seeing a pattern and now i'm worry for Ranni's future.
Gakusangi: The Carian's can't resist the redheads.
smilingman4299: You also find the Carian Greatshield, which we know was once wielded by Rellana, in the Shadow Keep, another proof of her link to Messmer. I'd like to imagine her visiting him and leaving her shield as a gift
brunosardine1: she doesnt have a face? thats just how dedicated of a knight she was, literally giving up her identity for messmer
dardardarner: She really saw Messmer and went "I can fix him"
GeremyG: It was good to see Pontiff Suluvahn again
kaisiberg8481: I guess Rellana wanted all 18 inches of Messmer
austinburke450: Rellana is such a sweet lass, trying her best to help Messmer even if to no avail.
AzraelSoulHunter: Her lore honestly feels like fanfic. Never before heard twin sister of Rennala who's name is Rellana who is very important, but gets absolutely no introduction or anything and there is no mention of her after that and may as well be filler. It kind of feels like From threw her character together just so SOTE has a dedicated Mage area and boss for main plot.
kinoblues6050: I'd like to think of Messmer as a tragic but charming figure who attracted compassion and admiration alike back when he set out for the crusade.
JavierMorales-qf8wp: Renalla: "I could fix him"
BarlioneManobolge: I remember seeing a bunch of people talking about how Renalla was actually light haired for some reason. And the dlc gave us an armor piece that says look at Renalla's long dark hair.
Naarrrow: WE LOVE YOU ZULLIE
totalishnc: the real tragedy of the twin moon is how shit her weapons are when you redeem her rememberance.
astro6009: On her swords; they may share a moveset with twinned Light Greatswords when two-handed, but if equipped in the offhand only, the flaming sword has a Straightsword moveset!
DracianFlame: Well with that moon head visual, now I can only keep thinking "Rellana, Lord of the Frenzied Moon."
brewedjuice494: its so funny everyone links her to pontiff... my brain registered her more as "dancer before the pontiff ring"
benedeknagy8497: The gauntlet piece of the Messmer armor set has a grey-ish blue ring, suspiciously similar to the darkmoon ring.
VictorIV0310: Makes one wonder WTF was going on in the DLCs development that some of the stuff in here came out abrupt and half-baked, both in terms of lore and lack of boss cutscenes and dialogue.
Frytranslationvanoss: "She knew she was unable to grant him relief"

WELL HAS SHE TRIED????
DtemplarK: "I can fix him"

Jul 13 2024

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