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[@LumpyTouch]

It's so impressive how deep the Elden Ring rabbit hole goes Between the cut content and the little lore threads, there's just endless things to learn Thanks for unravelling this stuff!

[@llHippiell]

Not who I expected to see here

[@PapaCharlieist]

Could gorefield be part of elden ring?

[@ManiaMac1613]

Lumpy and Vaati is the crossover I never knew I needed until now.

[@young5395]

Bro what's good Lumpy, definitely didn't think I'd see you here.

[@KonRoge11]

Haha! The Lord of Lump is here!

[@baddogkelevra1]

Another detail about the unique Omen and nobles potentially aligned with Fia and Godwyn: they're positioned almost directly on top of Godwyn's underground location. If you look at the map and view both the underground and the overworld, you can see that the death root infected minor Erdtree is directly above where Godwyn is buried far below.

[@thikim7056]

ok

[@tamthuong4048]

ok

[@BulletDrop-1200]

@@thikim7056 KKK

[@cronous5954]

Interesting indeed 🤔

[@canine323]

12:52 this shot of Ruinous Ghostflame and Fortissax pulling out the lightning has probably been one of the hardest things I've seen

[@MrMrHougland]

yeah god damn that goes crazy

[@lycu3093]

ok

[@kiiturii]

that would go so hard with some music and a perfectly timed drop

[@ForeverLaxx]

That "burial crow" looks suspiciously like a pigeon to me. Kinda sad they left out Kali's quest since it makes it easier to find the area where the Three Fingers is located. Then again, that could be why they left it out as it's somewhat of a "secret" ending.

[@CharlieKellyEsq]

I found ur mom's secret ending 😌

[@grfrjiglstan]

There's a note explaining where to find the Three Fingers, but it's hidden in a discreet corner of the Frenzied Flame Village. I'd say that's just as discoverable as the crow would've been.

[@warlordjr.jr.]

It's so weird FS keeps the assets of scrapped quests in the real game. These kinds of quests would've just made the base game better. Hopefully they'll use some of it in the dlc.

[@kaltsssit]

It's not a coincidence that they used pigeons. There's a good reason pigeons are so common in cities, for they used to be a very common/intelligent pet during the medieval ages. That's why they used carrier pigeons after all

[@BeardedNerdSE]

@@warlordjr.jr. Leaving unused assets in a game is vastly more simple than removing them. Game development is mostly a jenga tower, you just step back and try not to breathe when everything seems to be working. If you remove a seemingly unused asset or programming chunk, something else might break (if it turns out that something did use them that you had forgotten about) so you'd need to test everything once more.

[@Ziostorm]

I appreciate the shout Vaati🙏 can’t wait to see all the secrets and hidden mysteries of the DLC

[@TheFallen3]

🐐🐐

[@captainlovebug]

You are one of my favorite content creators! Just like Vaati I am always looking forward to your videos. You guys are the best

[@jacobisterrible]

Hell yeah ziostorm love you guys

[@MostlyFish21]

When is the DLC coming out?

[@supasneak]

Love watching your videos man keep up the good work

[@pedrovilar6123]

Dude i've been freaking out over the flying skeletons for a year now. Had zero clue as to why but for me it always happened with that one curved sword skeleton near the merchant shack outside leyndell. Actually spit my drink 1st time i saw it

[@taryn1220]

I swear that's the only skeleboi that's done it for me too!

[@playmsbk]

These two skeletons do it all the time, I've even had both of them do it simultaneously a couple of times.

[@dannywatson4253]

I've seen a few skeletons in that area do it, so I'm pretty sure it's all of them within that map zone. I was kind of surprised to hear that it was a widely unknown thing. My guess lorewise is that they are closer to Godwyn, so possess more of his power.

[@sirsnake9536]

From my experience playing with the randomised mod it's only the golden skeletons that do this

[@dongusbongus3709]

I thought I was hallucinating when it happened to me on my 4th playthrough it was so jarring to see it just lay the equivalent of a napalm spray on me while I was just going to pick up a silly little torch

[@TimeBucks]

Interesting with the Quella stuff!

[@AK_AVINASH03]

Nice 👌

[@farmankhan6283]

Nice

[@santoshdangi4935]

👍

[@rakhimukherjee6138]

Nice video

[@mastikafun765]

Nice video

[@angrywizard3199]

The graves representing Miquella's rune and having a section of the circle removed is actually quite compelling as a reference to Miquella's eternal youth - the natural process of his life has been disrupted and broken, changing the flow of the rune from a continuous loop to a rebounding crescent.

[@crow4936]

It represents his disconnect from the erd tree and how he's not going to be reincarnated.

[@caliberkat]

16:55 If Miquella was born for Radagon to gift him those Royal Knights, doesn't that mean that Radagon was separated from Rennalla at the time?

[@andrewbowen2837]

It was probably cut for a reason

[@jedrzejszymanski542]

Agree. From what I understand Miquella was child of Radagon and Marika. You said that Miquella was given arbor sentinels by Radagon before and I don't think that is true. How Marika would explain having a child without a father. But it's just my thought.

[@nitramreniar]

@@jedrzejszymanski542 With Marika being a god, I don't think her having a child without a father would be the biggest problem there - but I'm pretty sure the game explicitly states that Miquella is the child of Radagon and Marika, so that time-frame with Radagon still having authority in Caria to gift the knights seems unlikely to work out, which is likely the reason why it was changed.

[@Mad_ness_elyn]

Was about to ask the same, that fact is probably responsible for this getting cut

[@mrsgamer9218]

And uh.... hes twin to malenia....

[@typhonyx_was_taken]

Do you think maybe a big reason that the Caria and Haligtree connections were removed was because of timeline shenanigans? Like, how could Radagon still be gifting things on Caria’s behalf to his own son Miquella, when to sire Miquella he must have already left Rennala?

[@world3ter792]

probably maybe in an earlier version of the story Miquella wasn't Radagons child and after they changed his lineage they forgot to adress this item description for a while and only changed it after the games release

[@typhonyx_was_taken]

@@thewarriorreturns9179 what’s honkai star rail?

[@Linkrocks2010]

​@@thewarriorreturns9179 well its gacha which makes it a automatic 0.

[@fuckoff5893]

Could always have been having a secret affair lol

[@AziVapes]

I was looking for this comment.

[@DarknessDestroyer864]

So in regards to the Flying Abyssal Skeletons and the group of Deathbed Apostles by the minor Erdtree, if you toggle your map, you might see why the presence of Death is so strong there. That entire area is directly above Deeproot, so the presence of Godwyn is really seeped into Leyndell.

[@tritamtran7264]

ok

[@TheLikkittysplitt]

Alright

[@darklucas7]

Tiche died a true death outside the capital protecting her mother too. I suspect that spot where death bird is. This is outside the capital. She died most likely by Marikas shadow, as one of those that can grant a true death. Death bird coming at midnight makes me believe Tiche was born of the formless mother, night (thus midnight) , and had destined death as power and curse (bird.. but destined to die), thus can call upon birds of destined death. Royalty even, as merchant nearby got some clothing he might have found. Who was her mother? Someone royal with a huge wound on her left side hanging around? Maybe a blonde goddess that gave Tiche a knife of calling for the bird when she meet Godfrey? A kid Marika got that has black knives combat move, from before Marika meet Godfrey, and before Marika got the first male of the golden order born? Eh.. maybe Miq will resurrect her. Turn her into a butterfly kid by rebirth. Marika to Tiche? “Hi my invisible black knife goth girl. I dumped your real father of the night in a Evergoal, meet this dashing blond of frenzy and order., Godfrey. Ye.. going to have a male kid, Godwyn, firstborn of the Golden age.. but here. Take this dagger of calling infused with holy order, and a nice office at north lift. Stay invisible my child, and keep making those cute flesh uniforms for your divine tower death guard armies my sweet. The age of night and death was fun.. but time for golden orderly age of plenty now..”. Tiches killer, with a death infused blade must been going frenzied by someone committing a cardinal sin. Like shattering rings. The shadow turned the royal guards into skeletons with death removed in no time. Marika probably feeling the paralysis of cardinal sin curse, like Ranni did in cave, thus not moving. It’s so much death in that area.. the frenzy energy of mad shadow might turned the stones into fingerprint shields, for entrepreneurs to sell too for later wars. The powers of death was huge. Destined death vs death removed. A complete death rune at work in that area. But I think Godwyn body might been placed there later since the place got so much death in it. A place for death worship, and remembrance of the 2nd age, age of night and death. The vampiric gothic age before the age of Godfrey, age of order, churches and holy magic (and blond hair), the golden era. Probably before the dragon age too.. the crucible age..

[@teogamer2715]

​@@darklucas7 Having only two likes for a theory as well constructed and creative as yours should be illegal

[@crow4936]

​@@darklucas7na Rani gave the knives to the assassin's she crafted them

[@andregregory1663]

Guys, have you noticed the Table at the roundtable hold? It has 10 swords and 1 axe. 10 are the exact same amount of tarnished that appeared in the roundtable during the game: D, Fia, Hosllow, Rogier, Gideon, Nephelli, Dung Eater, Roderika, The Royal Remains Guy and Gold Mask's translator. Maybe the axe represents Our Tarnished or Horah Loux? The axe also points toward the two fingers of the table.

[@greentheem-aiden9215]

Vyke

[@andregregory1663]

@@greentheem-aiden9215 Vyke doesn't appears on the roundtable during the game, he is in an everjail.

[@alexberta5195]

Vaati! I'm certain some people already know of this, but you might not. The crucible knights' names Ordovis and Siluria are direct inspirations from Ages of the very Earth as a planet itself. (As in, pulled from soil samples) Specifically these two names have been pulled from the Paleozolic era, where there are 7 smaller eras: Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Mississippian, Pennsylvanian and Permian. Maybe, just maybe, the other 14 of the unnamed Crucible Knights of Godfrey were also named after ages of the earth?

[@MitridatedCarbon]

Crucible Knight Pennsylvania

[@LuciferLuckless]

The Silures and Ordovices are also tribes of ancient Britons in Wales who likely would have served the mythical King Arthur, which makes sense as Godfrey has a lot of King Arthur parallels. These Welsh Tribes are also what the Silurian and Ordovician periods are named after. Both interpretations of the Crucible Knights - them being tied to Welsh Tribes and them being tied to the early periods of life on Earth - fit really well with the Crucible Knights, so I think their names were chosen exceptionally well.

[@calebperz-stewart4334]

@@MitridatedCarbon the Knight's name may just be Penn after William Penn which named Pennsylvania

[@paultondolojr9432]

​@@calebperz-stewart4334jokes are usually fun. You killed the fun.

[@calebperz-stewart4334]

@@paultondolojr9432 bro calm down. I was just sharing a fact. I just like the name Penn. Also, it's a video about secrets and connections. I think it's fair to add to the connections.

[@cinnamcguffin1345]

There are actually TWO friendly dogs in Leyndell!! The other one is found on the street with the Erdtree Avatar. If you walk around that area, there are two dogs eating a corpse with an item (as well as another dog around the corner). One of the eating dogs (I believe the right one) is also completely friendly! He won’t aggro even if you smack him. I love him with all my heart :)

[@Molotov_Milkshake]

wtf are you talking about? Every dog in this game is just being friendly.

[@Loop_Kat]

I'd always wondered why there were so many cocoons/eggs scattered around the Haligtree's fortifications, especially considering how the area is devoid of insect-like creatures that might've spawned them (unless you count the Revenants, which has implications that should _never_ be explored). Props to that commenter for noticing that some of them are shaped like hunched over, first-generation Ablinaurics

[@manfreygordon]

i only just realised that miquella/quella comes from the word "quell" - to subdue or silence. also i knew there was something weird about that death omen and his crew. it's almost directly above the corpse of godwyn. also noteworthy, the only other minor erdtree above this area is the one in the forest in altus, also surrounded by death spewing creatures, the wormfaces.

[@rabidporcupine0]

Well shit, now you've got me thinking he's somehow related to Izalith, what with their whole Quel schtick. Guess I'm going back to my dumb "Elden Ring is a prequel to Dark Souls" theory again. Edit: And now that I've actually finished watching the video instead of replying to your comment barely a quarter of the way into it without knowing the context, I'm DEFINITELY going back to my dumb theory.

[@gamingpopular8394]

The fact this game has been out for a year and we are still learning about details like this is a testament to From Software's immense worldbuilding skills

[@gamingpopular8394]

@B exactly; the details are just in the forefront enough that you are aware of some of the details subconsciously - then you watch THE GOAT Vatiividya explain the whole picture and you're just like "...oooooooooooooh 😯"

[@tomm9056]

People are still finding secrets like these for Dark Souls 1, we still have a lot to discover

[@makenaiyomi1083]

@@bbbbbbb51 I think this is one of the big strenghts of this game. If you aren't interested in the story and just want to play the game, you can do it. Or if you're familiar with it and just want to do another run, you don't have to click through a lot of text an scenes to do so. This adds fastly to it's replay value because it won't give the players thoughts like "Oh no I have to go through that again to play".

[@cesarbernardi1646]

4:17 - I remember reaching the merchant shack in Altus while being chased by some skeletons who rose from a nearby graveyard. I had a lot of runes on hand, but thought: "hey, these guys are easy to deal with. I'll defeat them, then sit on the site of grace". Then the skeletons started running a space program. Luckily I managed to recover my runes later on.

[@JustCallMeNorth]

(9:32) About Miquella's Great Rune: I believe that the "Great Rune of the Unborn" is actually Miquella's great rune. The name itself is definitely a nod to Miquella at least, but the shape of the rune also follows the trend of sibling's great runes looking alike (Rykard's and Radahn's, Morgott's and Mohg's, and Malenia's and "Miquella's"). I was honestly so sure that everybody saw this that I've always considered it canon, and just thought that no lore videos mention it because it's so obvious... but maybe not hehe :'D

[@KaedNinescarred]

Saw a video recently talk about this and how Miquella may have given it to Rennala in exchange for her help with the eclipse at castle sol... Because you need the moon to make an eclipse

[@JessicaHunter]

Hey Vaati, in the DLC theories video you mentioned "shadows" possibly being the animals gifted to Ranni and Marika - it stands to reason that if it holds true, Torrent is also one of these shadow animals, only for Miquella. Though its FromSoft so it could be a whole bunch of different meanings cobbled together.

[@custardpup6385]

This is interesting, and if it were true, would make me wonder how and why Melina came to possess Torrent's ring, it's heavily implied Melina is also a child of Marika, but we don't know anything about her relationship to the other Demigods or even who who she actually is.

[@brickpuncher1429]

Ranni got a wolf (Blaidd). Marika got a wolf (Gurranq/Maliketh). Radagon has a wolf that he leaves behind in Raya Lucaria. It doesn't exactly make sense to me as to why Miquella gets a horse.

[@custardpup6385]

@@brickpuncher1429 I don't think Radagon's wolf is his Shadow, since there are multiple of them throughout the world, but I do agree it would be pretty unlikely for Torrent to be Miquella's Shadow. I do hope we get something on the Shadows of the twins though, especially since Miquella abandoned the Golden Order, so if it's anything like Ranni, then perhaps his Shadow has gone mad. Would be a cool DLC boss.

[@brickpuncher1429]

@@custardpup6385 And perhaps, also like Ranni, his shadow stays loyal to him (in spite of his madness)

[@alfalldoot6715]

​@Kat I think they only go mad if the empyreans betray the Greater Will itself not the order that's currently representing it.

[@torchlight1785]

When Vaati brought up the “field of wheat” and the “transition to the afterlife,” it made me think of the end of Gladiator.

[@dragonslayersunpraiser9391]

And if you find yourself alone, riding in green fields with the sun on your face, do not be troubled. For you are in Elysium, and you’re already dead!

[@puzzleheaded6195]

9:40 I made a whole conspiracy about this when this when the DLC was announced that looks at Miquella’s possible influence in the current existing story. For example, judging from Turtle Pope’s dialogue, we know that Radagon left Rennala to become second Elden Lord after his union with Queen Marika but before he left, he bequeathed the Amber Egg that she is found cradling when we meet her in-game. Miriel claims she was left heartbroken because of his departure, but what if there is more to the story? What if instead of heartbroken, she’s actually bewitched? Let’s look at some details on the Amber egg: We are given dialogue from Gideon that the egg contains a Great Rune, and further progression into the game reveals it to be the The Rune of the Unborn. The rune is not revealed to be associated with any god in particular, much like the Rune of Death, but there are some interesting implications on it. Mohgs Great rune reads - “Mohg and Morgott are twin brothers, and their Great Runes are naturally similar.” Judging from that item description, the Rune with the most similarity to it is Malenia’s, who was Miquella’s twin. If this egg does contain the Great Rune of Miquella, possibly his soul too, then an explanation for the shape of the rune could be his curse - the “eternal childhood” - and possibly why the juveniles are imperfected and stuck as children. This brings me to my theory. Rennala is overly attached to it, calling it her little “culver”. We know from the Bewitching Branch that Miquella had the ability to compel love and affection and if we look close, we can see traces of it inside the egg, particularly the white buds before they hatch. We know anything that’s mixed with the blood or essence of Miquella tends to stay in a premature “infant” form, hence the Haligtree being stuck as a baby version of the Erdtree and now the buds inside the egg. Another thing to point out is the empty bird cages found all over the Raya Academy. I always wondered what the purpose of these were but then it dawned on me, there is an item in the game called “The Slumbering Egg” and it’s a crafting material needed to create items in the game that alleviate sleep. This makes me think the members of the Academy were trying to awaken Rennala from her “deep slumber” as Ranni says and at the same time, explain why the Knights of the Cuckoo marched against the Carian manor since they must’ve found out what Ranni is doing. So why would Ranni keep Rennala in her current state and attempt to possibly reincarnate Miquella? One theory is it’s because Miquella was in fact Ranni’s secret mentor, the Snowy Crone, and Torrent is the key to prove it, specifically his Whistle. The spectral steed whistle is made of a delicate “goldwork”, not just gold, mirroring the Item Description on the Unalloyed Needle. I didn’t think much of it at first but after seeing the flame of frenzy ending, I’ve speculated that the material is Unalloyed Gold. This is backed by the fact that the whistle is still intact after the flame of frenzy is unleashed. Gold only reacts to heat by melting and the fact that it’s burning in the ending is bizarre and means it could be rejecting the flame. We know that Miquella’s needle is made from the same stock and has the properties to ward away the effects of the flame of frenzy and rot, which both originate from outer gods. Torrent is also partial to the Frozen Raisins which are made exclusively from the Mountaintops with his mane being pale blonde like Miquella’s but that could just be a coincidence since Radahn’s horse has red hair. Or if you really want to go unhinged, Ranni may in fact be Miquella reincarnated. Miquella is thought to have an alter ego named St.Trina who’s going gender is open to interpretation(The double helix can be seen in Miquella’s needle which depicts the symbol for mercury(Roman God), who represents intersex people). In fact, the item description in the Sword of St. Trina states that he could’ve been a boy or girl. St. Trina is heavily tied to sleep and it can’t be a coincidence that Ranni enters a deep slumber at the same time as Rogier after you get close to retrieving her curse mark. During her first appearance in the Church of Elleh, the merchant and the donkey are also both asleep and the fog that covers the area can be seen on the Trina Lily and envelops all of Liurnia. Also, the juveniles in Rennala’s fight sing about sleep and St. Trina’s torch portrays the figure with one eye (Ranni always keeps one eye open). Something interesting about Blaidd is that his breastplate portrays two twins with a tree between, possibly being Miquella, Malenia and the Haligtree, and the double helix from Miquella’s needle can be seen in his Royal Greatsword. Blaidd could very well solve the mystery of their Shadow since they were born at the same time, being twins. His breastplate also tells us he always hated the cold but it never snows in Liurnia? I think the fact that Ranni discarded her flesh is the reason Blaidd has been able to help Ranni wage war against the Greater Will, right up to the point where Ranni murders her Two Fingers, going mad at the end of the questline because Ranni(Miquella) is in our pocket as a miniature doll. Speaking of Unalloyed Gold, the Mask of Confidence in particular could hint towards this secret. The gold threads could be unalloyed to hide Miquella’s(Ranni) secret from the Greater Will. This would also explain Malenia’s confrontation with Radahn. In her ending, She embraces Marika(her true mother) and vows to finish what they started which is to not be influenced by the Greater Will/Outer Gods anymore before creating a massive waygate into the Dark Moon(also explains why all the way gates smaller than our tarnished, since they were meant for a child). Finally, Ranni does sound like a child and she looks exactly like her doll which I believe is fashioned after Miquella. If you look at the statues of Miquella, he’s always depicted with his head much larger than his body which is a trait associated with infants and explaining why the “Greathood” found on the Mountaintops and the Snowy Crone Hat is meant for someone with a larger typical sized head which also sets a theme with the Glinstone Crowns, preceptor hats. Etc. Also, It only snows inside of Miquella’s husk in all of the Haligtree, further associating Miquella with the cold. I know there’s Miquella’s “body” in Mohg’s palace but I believe the it’s nothing but a husk since we don’t get a Great Rune. It’s likely he bewitched Mohg, Rennala, Seluvis, Gideon, Malenia etc. Even the player(why else would our character give her a wedding ring that clearly states “don’t give this to me”). “Oh? A dogged fellow aren’t we? Or is it thy habit to merely talk to dolls?” We know Radagon had a close relationship with Miquella so maybe the purpose of him bequeathing the egg to Rennala is to protect him from the Greater Will since Miquella seemed to have abandoned fundamentalism and the Golden Orders favor. Melina is hard to figure out but she does put us to sleep on top of the cauldron which could link her somehow as well.

[@TW-qw5zr]

Nice theory, but isn't Ranni older than Miquella?

[@Tower-kn1dr]

Ranni cant be Miquella since he is born after her. But there is definitivly something shifty going on. Mogh can be mind control by Miquella in order to make sure to grow with a plan that after he becomes adult Malenia after beating Radahn would go and get him. But she got her ass handed to her.

[@puzzleheaded6195]

@@TW-qw5zr First off, thank you for reading all of that. I got a bit tin foil after watching Morgott’s Cutscene again carefully. He’s manifesting the thrones based on his perspective judging from their variation in sizes but the Twin Prodegies are identical. If you look at Ranni’s discarded empyrean flesh it has the same stature as Malenia meaning Ranni was meant to grow as much as them but in the cutscene she’s depicted shorter. You could say the throne is meant for her doll form but Rogier confirms Godwyn is the “first” demigod dead in all of history and Ranni hasn’t been seen since the shattering. There’s also the fact that Miquella’s Haligtree can only be entered from the Mountaintops, an area that predates even the Erdtree. At face value you’d be right judging from Radagon being Second Elden Lord but there are hints in the game that could imply a different picture. To be honest though, it’s probably safer to take things at face value so things don’t get too unhinged even if it sure is damn fun to do sometimes.

[@ringomandingo1015]

Gold star for writing all that, I’ll let you know what I think after I read it.

[@frazfrazfrazfraz]

Interesting mix of fascinating observations as well as things that completely miss the mark For example, why we give the "don't give this ring to me" ring is pretty obvious. People are capable of compelling loyalty without having supernatural attraction abilities. It's literally our choice in game The theory that Miquella is Ranni is also just too much As for the whistle, I think it's likely that Miquella saved torrent from dying or something like that, imparting his soul into the whistle. Anyway, you should keep sharing your observations. This is a lot of stuff I didn't really think about before

[@lenardicuss.4219]

The crystal tear reference is really cool! Such a minute detail, connecting to such an easily overlooked panel of the Manga.

[@baterdenebayaraa878]

I am I 🎉😮😅😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊and 7r 😊😊

[@Kaz999998]

I think it's cool how all the rewrites of certain lore aspects remain interesting before & after those changes. Even if certain aspects were completely retooled to serve different narrative purposes they always fit so well no matter how they're reshuffled. Game has some pretty damn good writers in that regard.

[@cavendor5286]

The fact about Siluria’s woe representing the sadness of the age of the crucible being long passed makes me think about what Daedicar and Shabriri could be feeling sadness or regret over in their talisman items

[@GeneralTaco155555a]

Those ones should be immediately obvious from their descriptions. They are both depictions of someone who has been tortured. Their "woe" is ironic however, as both are shown smiling in their tortured state.

[@Er404ChannelNotFound]

Also worth pointing out regarding the Capital Outskirt's dead minor Erdtree is that it's located directly above Deeproot Depths and its root is very likely where Godwyn's corpse is buried.

[@chuckwagon9923]

4:26 I randomly picked up Elden Ring again and just saw this for the first time. This game is still terrifying in different ways

[@theenbee8222]

Awesome video Vaati :3 Just wanted to add that the concept of the "Arbor Sentinels" likely evolved into the Tree Sentinels and Draconic Tree Sentinels throughout Elden Ring, as like Loretta, they are one of several mounted boss types in the game. Arbor does mean tree after all, so it doesn't seem like much of a stretch.

[@sternguard77]

Interesting with the Quella stuff! Because just the other day I put a similar connection together. The goddess embracing Lautrec’s Armor in DS1 is called Fina, while in Elden Ring we have Fia, who embraces us, wishes to bed a god and interacts with a gold armored knight in her quest.

[@cjdflkj]

Here's a little fact I discovered in a mythology book. In greek mythology there is a Erinyes named Alecto, just like the Black Knife Ringleader. Apparently the name Alecto means, the Unceasing, and is the spirit of genius of war, pestilence, and ultimate revenge. And I just found that really interesting that the developers added that little reference, whether intentionally, or accidentally.

[@thomasmayer1579]

As good as you are at explaining and bringing the lore to life it makes me wish there was a million times more lore

[@TheOneBored]

the arbor sentinels were clearly replaced by the tree sentinels in the world, changing their armor a bit to make louetta unique and keeping her story similar to the original concept

[@jubei7259]

Arbor is just another name for tree or wood, hence 'arboreal' meaning tree dwelling.

[@Eric-md3mp]

I'd think the intended meaning from all the albunarics dead mid metamorphosis, is that miquella's own metamorphosis within the tree was the source of it but once his influence was gone after being abducted there was nothing there to sustain and nurture the albunarics. Which I can only assume mohg knew would happen but didn't care

[@brajkraft]

I had a look at the swedish royal castle armory last week and found the cleanrot spear just chilling behind glass, kind of cool. I mean it was almost an exact copy except for the handle.

[@TeMana]

Fromsoft really loves taking inspirations, and sometimes 1:1 copying, real life arms and armor which makes them incredibly based

[@bveracka]

​@@TeMana It definitely makes these games more relatable as well. Because From's games are so fantastical, making things or parts of things look realistic - like weapons which are tied to our characters - makes us "believe"in the fantasy and embrace it more. That balance between fantasy and reality is part of what makes these games so engrossing, so well-liked, and immersive…but I digress, I'm waxing poetic now!

[@TeMana]

@@bveracka for sure, a careful sprinkle of realism is what makes every fantasy better

[@SteveXtreme88]

Love love love your content! There may not be enough lore available to do a full 30 or 45 minute "Prepare to Cry" video but I would cry my eyeballs out if you made one for Master Hewg. ❤ His story is the only in game moment during my playthrough that actually brought me to tears. I hope you will consider giving him and Roderika some love. Keep up the great work! 😍🤘

[@timothyprice2070]

The idea that the graves are representations of Miquella's great rune is interesting because the graves are also similar in shape to the Halo Scythe carried by the Clean Rot Knights and using the Ash of War Miquella's Ring of Light. The shape is slightly different as the pole is slightly more off center, but it is fairly similar.

[@Majster-Gaming]

I think we will be going into Miquellas dream after the mogwyn palace fight in the same way we go into Godwyns, and the teaser image is basically a peek into that world.

[@ShanalFunLand]

Regarding the fias followers secret, there's an omen inna certain heros grave that can also cast fias mist. I believe he is sitting in front of a statue of some sort, could have a deeper meaning

[@toneprime3622]

I hate that fucking grave.

[@ianortiz3515]

8:20 "Hmmm..anyway" he knows something!!!!

[@kevins8071]

This is insane the level of detail in this game. I almost feel guilty not noticing most, if not all, of the little details strewn throughout this game. Played it near the end of 2022 and logged over 150 hours. I’m certainly letting it get out of my system a little bit. But when I come back to play it, which I will, I’m going to explore more of the lore and stories. Thank you for this video.

[@Ayundaru]

it was a pleasure 100% beating this game. Managed to do Ranni's ending on my first playthrough by just naturally exploring and having fun. It's amazing how much story and details are in a single game. Masterpiece.

[@duanecameronson]

Liar

[@Mumps999]

@@duanecameronson I did as well

[@ripdito]

@@duanecameronsonthey definitely cap

[@pievancl5457]

@@duanecameronsonwdym? Ranni’s quest line is one of the most straightforward and intuitive. I also did it on my first playthrough, and have watch several blind playthroughs on KZbin and have seen them complete the quest blind as well (Maximilian Dood, lobos, Mapocolops, etc)

[@custardpup6385]

@@pievancl5457 Yeah I also did Ranni's questline on my first playthrough and it was my first Fromsoft game at the time. It's very intuitive, the characters pretty much tell you exactly where to go for the whole thing if you pay attention, and most people have played RPGs before lol. I don't know why some people find it so hard to believe that people can figure this stuff out without guides. I mean, what do you think the guidemakers did lol.

[@NewGameNate]

Regarding the Shadows of the Erdtree image and Miquella in the field: I think another point of interest to consider alongside the Egyptian Field of Reeds would be the Greek concept of Elysium: the afterlife inhabited by gods, heroes, and their relatives. It's also called the Elysian Fields, and is described by Hesiod as 'the grain-giving earth bears honey-sweet fruit flourishing thrice a year, far from the deathless gods'. I find that last part particularly interesting!

[@AlexGordonMusic]

I thought the same thing. Vaati didn’t namedrop Elysian Fields in his Shadow vid? I wouldn’t have guessed

[@SevenMinuteNutter]

One thing I noted about those circular 'graves' in the DLC teaser image is that they look A LOT like the Sword of Avowal from DS3, the sword you plunge into Anri to fulfill the marriage bond and follow the path of starting a new Age of Dark. Thought that was interesting.

[@jadinwemette8251]

Anor Londo is also referenced through the briar armor also and in design

[@hugoveerman3674]

Loving the dedication and level of editing, so proud of all that are included. Thank you so much!

[@thepiratedoggo1996]

one detail i enjoy about Loretta's armor and i seem to have a eye for little details on armor as ive spotted other things before on other sets, is her armor's plates are really beautifully designed that you can see the relation to miquella's lilys and trina's lilys as they have this curved, drooping petal design, it is even present on her horse's armor.

[@shinji0282]

I’m curious about a sort of secret I’ve seen no one talking about, located in Nokron. I played most of the game in 1.0 and I noticed that in the Ancestral Woods point of grace, we can hear « baby cries » which at the time felt very creepy. It reminded me a bit of the sound of Mergo’s arena in bloodborne but I never understood what it was in Elden ring. Now it seems to have dissapeared from the current version so I wonder what it was and if anyone has an explanation 🤔

[@LunarMuphinz]

Probably related to the lady singing on the hill or the infant skull item in that hidden chapel in the water off the edge of that area

[@ucanhhuynh7183]

probably implied that the Ancestrals followers are using their own baby as vessel for the Ancestor Spirits, which explained why you found an infant Ancestor's head item in an altar, because it is a sacred item. Or probably someone thought that the ancestor infant's head those singers are holding is a baby and put crying sound in it before things got patched

[@sonvan6714]

ok

[@BigBossComplex]

Regarding the "Quella, God of Dream" portion of the video, I noticed "Galib, God of Disease" and immediately thought of Caelid, which one may say was infected with the Scarlet Rot. Additionally (and possibly more of a coincidental stretch), it could also be attributed to the "Halig-" in the Haligtree.

[@-martin-3611]

Hey, do you remember Ranni saying that the Lone Wolf Ashes belonged to the former owner of Torrent? The only Torrent in Elden Ring is the one given to us by Melina and the other one who we knows about it is driven by Miquella on DLC picture. Also, I think that the golden ring to summon Torrent is similar to those shapes on the sticks that we see among the wheat and also to the golden ring that Melina wears under her neck.

[@RedLightz_TV]

WE GOT MORE! LESSSGOOO!!!

[@Semperf11]

Never ends baby!

[@SRADracer]

More or less go?

[@soniamerrill5867]

IKR. SO EXCITED!!!!!!!! NOW I WANT MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORE

[@thewarriorreturns9179]

Ratio, honkai star rail bettwr

[@triplefried]

​@@thewarriorreturns9179 L

[@waywardmind]

LOL I love how the "burial crow" is very obviously just a pigeon.

[@phantomeclipse0175]

One thing I did notice with the round Ghost tombstone looking things (which you said were probably miquellas rune) resemble the Spear Cleanrot Knights carry. The Curved end represents the Tip while the Straight line that passes through it represents the wooden stick. Since the cleanrot knights are part of Malenias Army, it’s possible that the Halo Scythes were modled after Miquellas Rune.

[@hamham4994]

9:30 it would make a lot of sense for that to be the shape of miquella's great rune since it also resembles the cleanrot scythe and also the eclipse flag at Castle sol

[@KyokujiFGC]

Considering that Miquella being taken is causing the tree to slowly die, it would stand to reason that that may be why the cocooned Albinaurics are dead as well.

[@ragdolls2riches563]

DS1 Yulia was the merchant's invisible cat. He has animations for petting it.

[@krishnansubramoni7801]

Or his big bucket. Because to me it looks like he is petting that big bucket next to him 😅

[@AdmiralAwsm]

The odd flying undead are very evocative of the Death Rite birds, their swords somewhat mimicking wings.

[@djolltax]

Hey Vaati! Awesome stuff as always. Have you noticed that the Pests seem to be big, mutated Great Dragonflies? Take a look at the babies in the Caelid Waypoint Ruins, and notice how you can find some enlarged dragonflies by the Heart of Aeonia

[@Xolcm]

One of the biggest mysteries of Elden Ring is how exactly did Mohg kidnap Miquella from the Haligtree? Miquella was at the center of the capital city of his fiefdom, in an underground fortress guarded by some of the land's greatest soldiers, knights, and monsters, including his sister Malenia, in an area which is almost impossible to get to unless you have access to a specific medallion, find a forbidden elevator, and navigate through a perilous snowfield filled with more monsters and which you can't even see through for more than five meters. Yet Mohg is seen nabbing him from his cocoon in the introductory cutscene none the worse for wear. Well, I have a theory: While the Haligtree is supposedly a safe refuge for all outcasts, including Misbegotten, Albinaurics, etc. strangely, there are no Omen; however, what if there were at one time? What if Miquella gathered a bunch of Omen and took them to the Haligtree, but they were secretly double agents for Mohg? Once Miquella sealed himself in his cocoon, the Omen could have used their blood as a portal for Mohg to appear out of, like he does in his boss cutscene, steal Miquella, and then leave with him and all of the Omen.

[@kgniku503]

My theory ever since I learned about Miquella is that his abduction by Mohg was included in his plans, for a greater purpose we don't yet know. Rather than some ephemeral youth floating about the lands between in between dream and waking, he seems to be a mastermind driven to some goal after Godwyn's murder. It cannot be a coincidence that "St. Trina" wandered down to Caelid, and suddenly Radahn decides to halt the fate - the stars - of Godwyn's murderer.

[@connortheandroidsentbycybe7740]

He gets Miquella whilst Melania is in her march to Caelid. The tree would be empty (or at least on a skeleton crew) as the Knights have joined Malenia on her march. Just because we only get one medallion doesn't mean it's the *only* medallion

[@FreedomAndPeaceOnly]

I remember Vaati saying *_" This Dragon uses lightning! Does this mean this Dragon is blessed by the gods? If yes that would give Gwyn some serious coniptions. "_* 😌And now we know the Dragons did have their own deity which blessed them. 🙏Placidusax awaited the return of _"his god who fled"_ even! Unveiling that before the age of the Erdtree maybe Dragons ruled the entire world or at least absolute in the LandsBetween.

[@Eternal_Placidity]

One thing occurs to me regarding the strange circular tombstones. If they are indeed supposed to be shaped like Miquella’s great rune, the incomplete circle of the rune could possibly represent his cocoon being broken open and damaged, or his failure to reach full godhood.

[@skittlesohenry]

I'm not sure if this has been mentioned here, but there's another huge influence from Berserk in Elden Ring: Guidance of Grace. There's multiple panels, starting with the last two pages of Chapter 347, and in parts of some of the chapters that feature Casca's dreams, Danann provides guidance through streams of flower petals that bear a striking resemblance to the Guidance of Grace from Elden Ring.

[@geraltofrivia7448]

Your videos really make the wait for the dlc easier! Thank you!

[@Kronorium]

How do you fill the void 😢

[@taryn1220]

​@@Kronoriumplay through the game 50 more times and the dlc will be here before you know it lol

[@KonRoge11]

Well, well, well… if it isn’t the gwyn vatt’ghern. Didn’t expect to find you here, of all places.

[@hexadecimal973]

That part of the video where siluria flies into the air and shows her wings at 10:38 with the music and your commentary over it is so beautiful, gave it a divine feeling, I thought that she was an angel for a few seconds. Too bad that you can kill her, I would've liked if she was a friendly NPC encounter that could give more lore through dialogue.

[@zaidlacksalastname4905]

I love how the Elden ring lore guy just happens to also be the one with the best looking footage. No idea what mods you use or whatever but the shots of Loretta are amazing.

[@longshanks5531]

After you beat the game, the world feels so empty, everyone is gone

[@walkerbrewington2397]

That’s probably why I keep replaying it to see everyone happy

[@Jakuobes]

Hi Vaati, great video as always. I noticed one very coincidental thing: Cruicible knight Siluria is probably named after part of Paleozoic geological era, Named Silurian (Silúr in my foreign language). Sorry if it was already mentioned, if no, maybe it could lead to some explanations? Good luck😊

[@asdergold1]

Similarly with Ordovis. Two divisions of Crucible Knights is what people speculate.

[@WarMonger_the-One-and-Only]

To add on to this, the Silurian Period is the geological time period in which vascular plants, such as ferns and the earliest trees, evolved. Similarly, the Ordovician Period is the era where fish with actual jaws evolved, with the period being famous for the Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event. FromSoftware clearly named the two captains of the Crucible Knights, an order of warriors dedicated to, and wielding the powers of, primeval life, after two of the most significant steps in evolution. Hell, the names of the two Crucible Knights fit in well with the British undertones of Elden Ring as they, and the eras they are named for, take their names from two tribes of Brythonic Celts who came into conflict with the Romans.

[@RaimeTooRacist]

Truly incredible you are the queen marika of this community as everything relates back to you with lore vids, game speculations and even some builds/gameplay vids

[@voxelheart]

16:07 It's nice to see more of an establishment between Caria and Miquella, as Ranni gifts you the spirit calling bell from "Torrent's former master", and, if torrent's former master is Miquella, it always made me wonder how these two formed a connection in the first place. Perhaps Ranni formed her plan to steal the rune of death after her encounter with Miquella, learning something from their interactions.

[@IchabodLocust]

@3:55 = I feel compelled, on some level, to point out that one isn't unconscious per se when asleep; we still react to stimuli, such as being tickled, etc. It's a common misconception. We ARE completely unconscious when knocked out, however, so it's pretty obvious how said misconception came to be. (There's a lot of argument about the definitions, such as some arguing that we -are- unconscious when sleeping until REM sleep occurs, etc, but for the most part, sleep is unanimously seen as a unique state of semi-consciousness, still not to be at all strictly defined as unconscious.)

[@jcace13]

I always like it when you admit mistakes or errors in previous videos and update us with new information.

[@babymordred121]

Regarding the reoccurring theme of boys and their trees from Elden Ring and DS2, your lore video on DS3 also speculated on the relationship between the lonely boy that would become Sulyvahn and the ghastly, murmuring tree that may have been calling out for him in the Painted World.

[@dighad3824]

This game is actually amazing. To put the essence of soulslike games they've accumulated over the years into a massive open world with immaculate details is extremely extraordinary. Goty deserved

[@falseanteater]

"Siluria's Woe" is nothing more than a translation liberty. Its Skill is named identically to Ordovis's Vortex but with Siluria's name instead, so it could be more accurately translated as Siluria's Vortex. (シルリアの渦, shiruria no uzu & オルドビスの渦 orudobisu no uzu)

[@seth424]

Speaking of the dlc teaser. I think the tree is actually miquella's haligtree due too the split branch look. Granted it says shadow of the ERDTREE, but isn't miquella's tree also technically an erdtree? Not to mention I looks like it's possibly in the sea close to the shore. So perhaps the Wheatfield is a thawed consecrated snowfield?

[@snubabubba2745]

I'd also like to point out that the Haligtree lies quite literally in the shadow of the Erdtree so there's that.

[@seth424]

@Snubabubba hadn't considered that. Then again, kinda EVERYTHING lies in the shadow of the Erdtree. So, it would definitely make sense.

[@snubabubba2745]

@@seth424 I guess you're technically right about everything being in its shadow lol

[@atefkhiari5885]

Put your cursor on the Erdtree, then switch to the underground map, you'll notice that the base of a giant tree (that might be the Erdtree itself) is being climbed by thorn near where Fia, the death bed companion, is laying with Godwyn. Plus, the image of Fia from the intro, looks similar to the person riding Torrent in the DLC image. just throwing another theory.

[@vandjar]

Damn, I wasn't expecting my comment to get featured in one of your video. I'm glad this little detail got your attention! I can't take any credit for this though. This little thing about the cocoons was mentioned in one of the Tarnished Archeologist video, and he was the one who speculated about the Albinaurics undergoing a metamorphosis that was interrupted when Mohg kidnapped Miquella. I was just repeating what i heard!

[@Akimb0]

Noticed that Loretta's helmet crest 16:15 resembles the shape of the graves at 9:42 supporting the idea that it may be Miquella's great rune shape.

[@gabrielj3695]

Perhaps the Haligtree Albinaurics were meant to go through metamorphosis at the same time as Miquella, transforming and becoming reborn at the same time as him. But once he was torn from the tree and it began to die, they all died as well

[@titomarvingaming8647]

Thank you for making these videos. It made me more aware of the game's surroundings and lore. It also made me wanted to take the game slow and enjoy the scenery and all small details. Thank you and I hope you make more videos for Elden Ring. More power to your channel.

[@DH-zo8qp]

I love these videos man. I hope Elden ring never runs out of secrets so you can keep making them. Thank you so much for these.

[@HeisenbergFam]

I keep getting amazed how Vaati keeps finding secrets after doing so many well researched Elden Ring videos after a year

[@Jaffar4]

it just proves how big and how detailed and well crafted Fromsoftware did on elden ring

[@friedpotato6846]

Heisenburg is and elden ring fan😱😱

[@Juiceethekid]

Lets cook

[@TheStoneArrow_Ave_and_Nick]

Nahr Alma, god of blood is very interesting, Nahr Alma can actually be translated to "Running river" or "River of water" drawing a parallel to mohg through Rivers of Blood, a weapon crafted by him. An interesting parallel when you consider the presence of quella on that same ring

[@thalmorjusticiar1]

there's also the fact that his symbol looks a lot like what mohg's and morgott's great runes look like combined

[@GoB1996]

Gonna be honest, I’ve watched a few of the hour long lore videos and just started binging after that. And after hearing you out this story together in a cohesive manner, makes me understand why this game was nominated for best narrative. Do you have to either watch these videos or spend hours putting all the dialogue and descriptions together? Sure, but it’s truly all amazing.

[@juliesauv]

9:28 Another detail about the half-circles in the DLC teaser that you suggested could be Miquella's Great Rune: They’re very reminiscent of the hilts or blades of various weapons, that belong to followers of Miquella. Loretta's War Sickle and the Cleanrot Knight’s Halo Sycthe have a similar shape! The Halo Scythe also produces "Miquella's Ring of Light" from that blade. It also reminds me of a half-moon, which might be tying back to the moon and stars theme and Miquella’s fate or maybe the eclipse!

[@rektorik84]

I LOVE THIS GAME SO MUCH!! Its actually insane how amazing this game is, and your videos enhance that euphoric feeling!

[@leahdamron9856]

I absolutely love learning things that I might not have known about this game! Thank you for all the hard work and time you all put in to share with us😊

[@Evanz111]

Every new Vaati video I’m expecting him to say “this is it, it’s very unlikely we’ll uncover any more secrets” but they just keep on coming somehow. And they’re not even forced or anything.

[@Molea0]

Thank you so much for this and all of your videos. You put so much effort into these and it really shows. I don't quite understand, how Radagon could have gifted the Carian Knights to Miquella as Rennalas Consort, because I assumed that the twins were conceived AFTER Radagon had "left" Renalla for Marika, or am I overlooking something?

[@apexkonchu2234]

That's probably why this particular lore tidbit was removed from the game.

[@LunarMuphinz]

Nice video Vaati. Regarding the dark souls 2 tree shield there's actually numerous other references. Those who live in death can drop a shield that references a city that worships the Sun I'm pretty sure Elden ring is literally just dark souls 2 the way they wanted to make it back then. Zullie the witch has a few videos on cut content from dark souls 2 being reused in elden ring, like rennala's first phase There's also info that Miyazaki wanted to make up dark souls 2 open world. probably a lot more links that haven't been explored

[@ricecakejohnson]

I am surprised the Grass Crest Shield did not make an appearance in ER, especially when it has been in all of the past Souls games.

[@DuncleWhaleshark]

The only reason I keep coming back to these games is all the Vaati content he blesses us with. Hands down THE man with boots on the ground just delivering insanely high quality content for all of us hollows just fighting the curse. Thank you for always keeping me in check with/and rethinking the greatest games ever developed.

[@SchansKir]

I think I know why the concept of Arbor Sentinels was scratched. As the armor description told us, the knights were gifted to Miquella by Radagon, and you, not unreasonably, made a conclusion that he was still in marriage with Renalla. But how could the empyrean be gifted to by the champion if Miquella was a result of Radagon and Marika’s relationship? So that’s probably why the developers replaced the Arbor Sentinels by the Royal knight Loretta (unless I got the timeline messed up).

[@AstonishingRed]

I can’t imagine how much digging has to be done to make detailed videos on a game of this size. Great work.

[@weebusmaximus570]

Interesting fact, the haligtree knights use magic in their attacks, which I always found odd since you’d expect them to use holy attacks like the soldiers, but they don’t have any kind of holy damage to my knowledge, so, there may still be some relationship between the knights and caria, though, this may also simply be because the knights have worked under Loretta

[@Tempestx636x]

Awesome video as always! You know, when I first heard/read "the Vision," my mind first went to Visions that astrologers got from the skies/stars. So my first instinct is: Since the Carians are the descendants of astrologers, maybe they had a Vision of Miquella succeeding or of Miquellas world/order!

[@WingzOfSens]

Haven’t gotten to play elden ring yet but every time I watch 1 of your videos it makes me wanna play it!! Love the lore of souls games!

[@leahdamron9856]

You definitely need to play Elden Ring as soon as possible!! Absolutely an amazing game no matter how you choose to play!!!

[@danieljoseph6404]

It felt boring to me compared to the souls games

[@Shian06]

@@danieljoseph6404 Biggest L ever.

[@BertChet0]

@VaatiVidya, I purchased two copies of the Soul Art book about two months ago - one for myself and one for some close friends of mine - two brothers who turned me on to the other From Software games after I completed about 4 playthroughs of Elden Ring. Elden Ring was my first game of this type. The Soul Art book is great! I am still flipping through the pages regularly to find more amazing artwork. It did not disappoint at all!

[@SonOfSurtur]

Vaati in 2073: "So I noticed another detail in the 'Shadow of the Erdtree' teaser image that I wish I would have recognised earlier ..."

[@nanebeisner4998]

Best youtuber of this era for sure quality content like this is unfortunately basically unheard of now, im so glad that you have the opportunity to make videos like this, the work that youve put in is paying off.

[@user-xc3tr7ld6k]

Kalè looks so much like Santa Clause

[@nobody2416]

2:10 Yes, I agree. More dynamic things like that merchant was everything I would wish for in an Elden Ring 2. Or I would wish those things restored for DLC. I was really disappointed over the Roundtable hold, because there were so little interactions too. Would be great if they give some things more live (I also like some of the depressing mysteries, but not every NPC needs to be in the same mindset and just in 1-6 positions and with just little binary decisions)