Elden Ring Lore - History of the Moonlight Greatsword

Join us as we step outside of Elden Ring and into the greater FromSoftware universe to explore a weapon that has survived for eons, through multiple universes, in various incarnations; The Moonlight Greatsword.
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[@topcat59]

Even when the universe comes to an end and once more is retold, the moonlight’s radiance will forever be there to guide those who seeks its power or wisdom, for the moon’s light is endless not even the abyss can consume it.😺

[@V01DShinigami]

Character name please

[@Thisisthegreatestatofalltime]

Miyazaki is this you

[@echidnaburger02]

Don't forget the Golden Order Greatsword, which was radagon's moonlight greatsword that he distorted into a symbol of the tenets of the golden order

[@fugo5464]

Was abt to say the same thing

[@Jack-mt3fw]

The first ever Sunlight Greatsword

[@LowIntSpecimen]

@@Jack-mt3fw solaire would be proud

[@enthusiasttale936]

:)

[@someboiwhogivesadamn]

@@LowIntSpecimen \lTl/

[@RommelStorm]

To this day, Bloodborne still has the best introduction to Moonlight GS. No unceremonious tail cutting, no soul transposing, but a full-on cutscene of one of From's best boss fights. Hell, even Ranni's wedding gift doesn't come close.

[@icouldntfindafunny5688]

The best moment in bloodborne is that exact cutscene, where you think you’re doing well, then suddenly “ah, it seems you by my side this entire time, my guiding moonlight”, and then one of the best soundtracks ever play as you get your ass beat by a deformed horse

[@SophiaLilithUwU]

The fact that this thing acts as a wedding ring in this game is sooooo good. Who would not want a cool as fuck ice sword on top of a cool as fuck wife?

[@aapelikananena9699]

ice sword?

[@SophiaLilithUwU]

@@aapelikananena9699 Dark Moon Great Sword?

[@aapelikananena9699]

@@SophiaLilithUwU is that something from elden ring

[@SophiaLilithUwU]

@@aapelikananena9699 yes? are you trolling me?

[@aapelikananena9699]

@@SophiaLilithUwU nah i just don't remember seeing an ice sword called dark moon greatsword in any fromsoft game, i do know a magic sword called moonlight greatsword tho

[@LocksAndChains]

I'd actually argue that a version of it does exist in Sekiro in the form of the blue-green sword wielded by the Divine Dragon. It even produces blades of air as the dragon swings, almost like the magical waves of the moonlight sword. I know it's a very shallow resemblance, but it was all I could think of during the battle.

[@SlavaMakhno]

Also the fact that the dragon is wielding it feels like a call back to Seathe the Scaleless.

[@viktor_v-ughnda_vaudville_476]

Interesting if you look at the pattern inside the dark moonlight sword in Elden ring it resembles the divine dragons sword in sekiro which I feel is the moonlight sword in sekiro especially with its color and wave attacks when the sword is swung by the dragon

[@vhals2052]

It also looks like a dorsal spine, similar to the one of the elden beast (that also resembles roots)

[@guyver-9717]

Armored Core also have the Moonlight it's the most powerful lazer blade and it can also shoot energy waves

[@ravenblair1991]

Came here to say that. One of the greatest hidden equipment in the first game.

[@ShirakiAkarin]

You forgot about the Golden Order Greatsword, that is the moonlight greatsword Rennala gave Radagon before he reforge it to be a sword of the golden order when he left Rennala to marry Marika.

[@square-table-gaming]

The Golden Order Greatsword is not necessarily a moonlight sword. The sword is described as a "Greatsword made of light, modeled after the Elden Ring itself," so its light is golden, more akin to the golden light of the Elden Ring, not Moonlight.

[@ShirakiAkarin]

@@square-table-gaming but every queen of the Carian royalty gives their consort a moonlight sword by tradition. And the Golden Order GS says that it was once the sword that Rennala gave to Radagon, so its safe to asume that it was once a moonlight greatsword before Radagon reforge it.

[@square-table-gaming]

@@ShirakiAkarin Perhaps, but we never see it in that state, so it's probably not right to consider it one.

[@garmarrod]

@@square-table-gaming obviously is not in that state, but like OP said, Radagon turned it into the GOGS when he left Rennala. Radagon was obsessed with conjoining glintstone sorcery with fundamentalism.

[@joshuadefriese1907]

So, Elden Ring is the only FromSoft title I’ve ever played. This was a REALLY interesting look into the greater universe that they’re created, and I feel like I’m a part of something much bigger now.

[@square-table-gaming]

That's why we do it

[@theluluexpress8528]

You should really try dark souls and the other fromsoft games. Elden ring is one of the worst/lower ranked fromsoft games in the last decade plus. Considering that er is already very good, i hope that tells you something about what the other games have in store for you. Sekiro Ds3 Bloodborne Are absolute legends

[@colorgreen8728]

Seath achieved what he wanted, immortality. I feel even in ER seath still technically lives on, but he definitely lives on in dark souls and even maybe spoke to Ludwig

[@Etticos.]

The Armored Core 2 era was my intro to Fromsoft, and the Moonlight laser blade was so fucking cool to me. Finding it was a Fromsoft staple when I got into the Souls games was such a cool experience.

[@sirrealism7300]

Wana know something weirder? The demon souls theme has the exact same notes as radagons theme, just at a different speed and with different instruments.

[@viktor_v-ughnda_vaudville_476]

Btw this episode is among my favorite that you guys have made yet I’d love to see you guys do all soulsborne games especially these ones that aren’t contained to just one game I’d really like to see a breakdown of character/character types that transcend all of their games but aren’t the same characters IE how owl from sekiro is a nod to Gwynn etc…

[@DwightScott-lh5hb]

You guys are doing great work. Honestly the background ost plays a huge part of the atmosphere created in these videos. A couple suggestions for future video topics: - the omens, their plight, and omenkillers - the imps and their purpose, who put them there? - fallingstar beasts and astel - The twin brothers and their armor - a mini-series on what life was like in the legacy dungeons (leyndell, mt gelmir, etc) pre shattering

[@square-table-gaming]

All great suggestions and worth exploring

[@Mistercodmobilefan8378]

I'm a late souls game player and that I heard the moonlight sword was common in the souls game but wow I never knew that it had a large history with different lores in the other souls games! Interesting video of the moonlight sword and I love this KZbin channel a lot!

[@malcomalexander9437]

It's in almost every game that From has made since the first King's Field in 1994, that's a catalogue of 67 games. It's been in Armored Core, and NInja Blade among others. Miyazaki joined Fromsoft in 2004.

[@mr.bigman6038]

Hopefully we can reforge the Golden Order Greatsword into a Fullmoon Greatsword. Would be cool to have a faith/intelligence sword, quite a unique blend. Not sure how lore friendly this is, but perhaps the sword's immense holy powers could be balanced with magic? Due to that, perhaps we could get the far more iconic hue, and perhaps the sound. I'm no expert though, so I'm not sure.

[@Kriegskanzler]

"I am not contractually obligated to play Dark Souls 2" HAHAHAHAHA. Love it. :P

[@iekodman]

As far as i know there ar not 4 but 8 tail weapons: 1) Dragon Greatsword (by cutting off the Stone Dragon's tail in Ash Lake) 2) Dragon King Greataxe (by cutting off the tail of the Gaping Dragon) 3) Drake Sword (by cutting off the tail of the Hellkite Dragon's tail) 4) Gargoyle Tail Axe (by cutting the tail of the first of the two Bell Gargoyles; guaranteed drop from Gargoyles in Anor Londo) 5) Guardian Tail (by cutting the tail off the Sanctuary Guardian boss guarding the Oolacile Sanctuary) 6) Moonlight Greatsword (by cutting the middle tail off the Seath the Scaleless) 7) Obsidian Greatsword (by cutting off the tail of Black Dragon Kalameet) 8) Priscilla's Dagger (by cutting off Crossbreed Priscilla's tail). As far as to obtain any of the swords, the player must deal enough damage to the tail as it has its own hit box to sever it, placing the sword in their inventory. Why you said that they are 4?

[@nickperri6571]

Maybe only 4 belong to what they would consider proper dragons?

[@ExpandDong420]

He said it was one of 4 dragon weapons in the game and that it's one of 2 obtained from a boss tail

[@sleepingisathing6598]

@@ExpandDong420 still wrong isnt it

[@ExpandDong420]

@@sleepingisathing6598 I suppose so unless I misunderstood what he was saying

[@KILLERGUNZ27]

Pretty sure there are more than 4 dragon weapons in dark souls. Moonlight Greatsword, Drake sword, Priscilla's dagger, Dragonking Greataxe, and Dragon Greatsword are 5 that come to mind off the top of my head

[@square-table-gaming]

There are! We went through a full list in another comment

[@khandimahn9687]

I wielded the sword till the end to honor my blue, four armed consort.

[@christianlowman2698]

In my opinion I think Bloodborne has the best iteration of the Moonlight Greatsword.

[@GeorgeK340]

Ahhh... Moonlight Sword. My buddy sonce Armored Core days. I'm trying to beat Elden Ring with this sword. But Moonveil is too great....

[@marko87ish]

the moonlight greatsword is also in Sekiro, the greatsword of the Divine Dragon, which itself is a reference to Seath the Scaleless. a white dragon without lower limbs, connected to a green-blue energy greatsword that launches long-distance crescent-shaped slashing.

[@square-table-gaming]

I've read this theory before but FromSoft has never commented on it to my knowledge so it's still unconfirmed.

[@ignitiongaming136]

If i may shed some "moon"light, and a slight correction to the timeline. Dark Souls 3 came before Dark Souls 2, meaning his name was lost after DS3, where the true ending was the lands losing the flame, plunging it into darkness. The great dragon seen over the Freya boss fight is Seeths corpse, however his name is lost due to most sorceries being either dead, evil, or hexers. Yet the interesting part is Blood Borne being the latest iteration of this timeline, and its mention to a godlike being would still hint its ties to Seeth, the father of sorceries. And another detail, forgot to bring up, is the slow changing of colors from game to game is actually an easter egg in itself, if you look, all the colors its ever been are the colors of The Norther Lights, giving creeden to its nightly origins.

[@gabez95]

Love this sword so much I have an enamel pin of the dark moon great sword 🗡 ❄️💙

[@humblehomunculus2722]

Dark souls 2 has objectively the best PvP aside from soul memory and should be mandatory for souls fans to play at least once! You are contractually obligated to play it my friend! Great video though!

[@minespatch]

Yeah, the game is a ease for me as a jack of all trades. Archery to kite them to me, spears to do strong damage. Never did powerstancing but I'm glad the game gives a ton of variety to builds.

[@theSixPathsOfTrains]

Dark souls 2 fell hard because of what they tried to do it's the black sheep of the family. Lol

[@minespatch]

@@theSixPathsOfTrains Weakest aspect is the soul memory system. Hard to connect with friends on a particular character I want to use.

[@novray9665]

Me an intellectual: It's basically the Reflected sunlight greatsword

[@Issen_Mode]

I was always a pure strength build before Elden Ring came out and now I'm a pure faith/Int for the sole purpose of roleplaying a moonlight knight lol

[@j24ish]

Great stuff, I love the dark moon greatsword and love that it’s so tied into the other games

[@thud93factory51]

I have watched several videos of your channel after discovering it few months ago. And this is by far my favorite video made by you.

[@square-table-gaming]

Wow, thank you!

[@aethenwulf4757]

4:26 not only bro, you forgot that you can cut kalameet tail and the red wyvern on the bridge using arrows.

[@ExpandDong420]

I was hoping you'd mention the Golden Order Greatsword because it's a transformed version of the Moonlight Greatsword

[@square-table-gaming]

While it was once a moonlight Greatsword, it can't be considered one anymore due to it's reforging, that's why it wasn't included.

[@ExpandDong420]

@@square-table-gaming fair enough

[@njb982]

That literally is the best looking sword in the game tbh

[@Gabronthe]

5:40 the white being can also be the final boss of Kingsfields 2

[@Devil-Joe]

In Elden Ring I use the Darkmoon Gratesword as stand in for Vergils Mirrage Edge blade because the ash of war is like the Drive move in Devil May Cry

[@ElimGarakSpoonHead]

“I am not contractually obligated to play dark souls 2” 🤣🤣🤣👍

[@Jack-mt3fw]

Ah yes, my favorite game company, FromMoonlight

[@Masuuruhiito]

I always wanted to think of all Souls iterations of the moonlight greatsword as a tool of an omnipresent secretive lunar deity who watches the events of the world and without wanting to actively interfere with the course of history, just places an aspect of his/herself in said world as this weapon. The final utility and impact of the weapon in the world is up to hero. They may use it to realize their ulterior goal or just not use it at all.

[@ZenRus]

Golden Order Greatsword is also possible the other version of Dark Moon Greatsword. Maybe since it’s from Rennala, it will be be the Full Moon Greatsword?

[@square-table-gaming]

It used to be a moonlight Greatsword but radagon infused it with the gold of the golden order, so it no longer uses moonlight

[@user-fd3vn5yq3h]

@@square-table-gaming I’m assuming we’ll get the actual moonlight Greatsword in the dlc

[@-OokySpooky-]

I always thought the moonlight greatsword was the most important object in all of id's works - literally. I mean I believe that whatever it is, in any shape or form or lore that it's actually not even an Easter egg style weapon but rather an actual puzzle piece stating that every single game and universe and all things are tied together by something much bigger,m and older and not discussed because it can't be, it's something too old and multiversal. I've gotten to the point we're because of it being cut from seeths tail buy then again also being able to be made from his soul that he himself, his magic, and his soul are actually somehow drawn into existence or affected from the aspect of the sword and not the other way around. Like it's a multiversal shard that imbeds itself into every world and sometimes provides change due to its existence because it's from something before the beginnings of every in-game universe and their differences.

[@DreyfusLagoon]

This is by far the coolest iteration of the sword in terms of design. Looks like it’s alive

[@Soranul]

since ur talking bout the lore of the sword, not just from souls series, i was expecting a mention of how moonlight greatsword is what u used to beat seath in king's field, also if going by which game gave the crescent beam attack, armored core did it before dark souls, i dont remember if king's field moonlight also fires a beam, i think it does

[@BloodyTalons1718]

I'm surprised he didn't partially discus radagon's sword, ik it's now a sign of the golden order but the description still mentions it as the sword given to him by rehnala

[@leembenson9746]

"I am not contractually obligated to play dark souls 2"-STG 🤣🤣🤣

[@someguy4262]

You also get a weapon for cutting off the Gaping Dragon's tail, the Gargoyle's tail, and Kalameet's tail. It's not just Priscilla and Seath that have tails to cut like you said.

[@paterpillar5997]

Great work STG, but actually you DO need to reupload this with DS2 footage.

[@square-table-gaming]

Naaaaah but I am absolutely going to play DS2

[@Sparkbomber]

Good call. Definitely worth stepping out of ER for.

[@minespatch]

Shame you didn't mention Benhart's fake sword in ds2 but oh well. Currently playing it, having a fun time.

[@the_ideal_grease5565]

I love the moonlight in elden ring how basically if you marry a descendent of the carian family you get the most nostalgic weapon of all time

[@gabrielrussell5531]

I just wish the Dragonslayer Spear would be a recurring weapon too as a faith equivalent. It showed up in every Dark Souls, so I was hoping it would get a similar treatment.

[@palebloodhunter3093]

Bolt of Gransax is similar

[@gabrielrussell5531]

@@palebloodhunter3093 Similar in that it's a spear that does lightning damage with a similar weapon art, but it looks completely different and has a completely different ability-spread. The C strength, B Dex, B Faith scaling spread suited my build perfectly, and it's severely missed.

[@malcomalexander9437]

Moonlight takes precedence since it's a Fromsoft staple since King's Field in 1994.

[@nazek4216]

The Golden Order Greatsword is a very direct faith copy of the DMGS in Elden Ring. Its skill lets you fire holy waves.

[@malcomalexander9437]

Dragonslayer Spear only showed up in every Dark Souls game. Moonlight has appeared in every Fromsoft game since 1994. Which of these weapons is more important in From's history?

[@eke9887]

I like how in Elden Ring it’s so much part of the lore that they even gave Radagon his own version (Golden Order great sword) seeing as he wasn’t Rannala’s husband

[@nicha7298]

There is also a fake moonlight sword in dark souls 2 that you can get by completing Benhart of Jugo's questline or killing him

[@Sharkspartan6548]

They really missed out in Demon's Souls by not calling the Moonlight Knight Lyle or Jean.

[@spookybeagle6943]

Its a pretty intresting sword. Considering its nearly in all games

[@grubby51]

Ds2 also has the blue moon greatsword which was owned by Benhart and said it was passed down to him from generation to generation. He believed it to be the real moonlight greatsword but it is revealed its a fake.

[@MichaelJohnson-bi6jp]

In Sekiro, you can argue that the Divine Dragon was wielding a Moonlight Greatsword

[@herbievalerius5740]

It's so beautiful - I hope they work it into all their soulsborne games. Could it be Tsukuyomi?

[@scrotor189]

I’ve never gotten the hate for ds2 but oh well. Solid video though, thanks for the history lesson on mlgs.

[@square-table-gaming]

No hate here just a joke!

[@viktor_v-ughnda_vaudville_476]

You may not be contractually obliged but if you really love your fans you’ll not only play dark souls 2 you’ll play all 3 dlc’s, platinum them and you’ll love it the whole way through

[@square-table-gaming]

Oh it's gonna happen. DS2 is the only Soulsborne game i don't have the Plat for and i need it on my list.

[@georgiosgiannoukas3319]

DS2 has two different versions of the MLGS. A fake one used by Benhart and the real one you get from a boss soul

[@nickperri6571]

You may not be contractually obligated to play Darksouls 2, but you are morally obligated.

[@square-table-gaming]

Oh it's going to happen, that's why I added the "JK I'll Get to It"

[@kawaiiamethist]

In Enchanted Arms, which seriously deserves a successor, each main character receives a Moonlight weapon from the optional dungeon. The sword is the last received.

[@Aizwrath]

You should do a lore playthrough! A playthrough where you discuss all the lore around you as you progress. Id watch the hell out of that

[@square-table-gaming]

With what I know now I'm definitely not knowledgeable enough to pull that off haha, but maybe someday!

[@Aizwrath]

@@square-table-gamingI'll be looking forward to it if it ever does come!

[@TiberiusRex182]

Ok. Not the topic i expected. Lets see what you got!!

[@foxyeager1005]

What about the Moonveil? It has similar properties to a moonlight greatsword with its magic projectile. Would it be considered as a derivative of the moonlight greatsword?

[@square-table-gaming]

It's interesting, moonveil was created by a sellian sorcerer. Not someone you'd expect to davel in moonlight. Very mysterious.

[@InfinityXplosion]

greatly made video

[@Gabronthe]

8:18 I think it's a reference to the bloodborne one.

[@Nubone92]

Since Bloodborne, I realised that the Holy Moonlight Sword 🌙🗡️ was an gimic / easter egg in FromSoftware Games 🤯 Not kidding I love it so much and my fav one is the introduce/cutsence from Ludwig 🐴 ❣️

[@KingUniverso]

Do the imps have any lore? Surely somewhere theres something to them. Like are they related to the gargoyles and other golemoids? There exists no information on this that I can find? They're one of my fav critters but I've never heard anyone discuss them at all.

[@minespatch]

I like to think that the sword and Patches are siblings.

[@whoisj]

👏👏 excellent, more please 👍

[@latiaos11]

I think perhaps it isnt that the sword in BB really has the unique ability to speak to the wielder, but, how BB universe work, it may be that the hunter through the insight could gaze or hear upon the incomprehensible essence the sword carries

[@snake4342001]

My favorite big sword

[@chrisharmon2437]

Otogi was my favorite Xbox games. Advanced for its time

[@_nick.._.liachnis]

My favourite version of this weapon is in Bloodborne where it's more cryptic than the rest, in my opinion. I think that the blade itself was loyal to Ludwig and so it would not grant us the same power as it did him.

[@jxalmada66]

Bloodbornes version is the best version of the sword, AND there is a version in Sekiro. FIGHT ME

[@topcat59]

I am not contractually obligated to play dark souls 2, I guess dark souls 2 really is the game that exists that no one wants to acknowledge.😹

[@Mr.Cat.no4]

I've been watching your lore videos for quite sometime now. Can I know what background music you using?

[@square-table-gaming]

Character Creation ost

[@Mr.Gettlebeese]

I think you should also mention the golden order greatsword as it is related to the darkmoon greatsword

[@square-table-gaming]

At some point it may have used moonlight, but radagon infused it with the light of the golden order, so it can no long be considered a moonlight sword.

[@gilbertlebacks2889]

Reminds me of the blade of Olympus in GOW 2.

[@gigachimp3608]

personally, I think changing the moonlight sword to blue just makes it look weird

[@kushyramirez621]

I went through a fromsoft game marathon, and honestly dark souls 2 isnt that bad. Most of the major changes can be off set through various means

[@Black-Raptor]

We can all agree that the Bloodborne HMS is the strongest from all

[@olivur_1459]

I think the Elden Ring version is my favorite and Cold suits it very finely.

[@jumpierwolf]

I find it interesting how you talk about the fake moonlight sword in bloodborne but completely ignore the fake one in dark souls 2. The one DS2 is actually blue and looks like a more convincing fake compared to bloodborne.

[@josephdineley5279]

Any one ever notice how the snow witch looks almost like siethes daughter persila

[@XonixDerps]

I always say the change isnt very drastic when you remember demon souls Moonlight charged up. Blue and Green to Torq always work for the sword really.

[@graynomad7735]

It’s a big lightsaber

[@hyenasami8481]

1:27 was that rosus’ axe??

[@thephysicsgamer123]

I hope their next game has the Moonlight Sword be somehow connected to Patches

[@TheBallazan]

So there is a couple of Moon Swords you seem to have forgotten. First Dark Souls 2 also have the Blue Moon Greatsword, second is the Golden Order Greatsword of Elden Ring and finally though it technically isn't one but I count it as it is the weapon of the Darkmoon Knights of Dark Souls 3: The Greatsword of Judgement. There is also some talk about the Divine Dragon's Sword, the Shichishitō but I am personally a bit on the fence with that one.

[@square-table-gaming]

So we actually addressed most of these in other comments! We didn't mention the blue moon Greatsword because it's a fake, pretty straightforward there. For the golden order Greatsword, it went unmentioned because it had the moonlight transfused out of it, hence it no longer being a moonlight sword. Greatsword of judgement is a similar issue, no moonlight beam powers, not a moonlight sword. I tend to agree with you on the divine dragons sword.

[@TheBallazan]

@@square-table-gaming Ok I do see your points and yeah I suppose the Greatsword of Judgement isn't filled with Moonlight any more. At least not the version WE can get from Sullivan.

[@theroguerider]

Play DS2 to say you played it, but go in with low expectations and you’ll enjoy yourself… somewhat.

[@myhomesblackfox6081]

5:58 that is a weak blade if it can't easily kill skeletons. Lol 😂

[@square-table-gaming]

Hey man there's only so many upgrade mats in the game XD

[@Alderwood69]

5:30 I get it, DS2 isn't a well-liked game. But I'd still highly recommend playing DS2 Scholar of the First Sin. The difficulty is definitely more on par with DS1, you'll get all the DLC which grants you some of the most AMAZING bosses ever, and there's definitely more love put into the lore. Plus you get more than one ending.

[@square-table-gaming]

Oh I'm totally going to at some point. I already own it. That's why we say just kidding after that gag.

[@Alderwood69]

@@square-table-gaming lol I noticed when I resumed after commenting, but it was far too late. If you do wanna play DS2 classic tho, I'd still recommend it. Seeing the original DS2 and then the version considered to be the Official DS2 (Scholar of the First Sin) gives such a great perspective of the world tbch.

[@meph1570]

the design from the original Demon Souls is actually better than in Elden Ring to my personal taste.

[@jamesrwc4738]

Moon go brrrr

[@sueflewelling3657]

great video i have a question for you witch version of the moonlight greatsword is your favorite? personally its elden ring one.

[@square-table-gaming]

I'm a sucker for the Demon Souls version. I remember it feeling so OP in the PS3 days. If we're counting Ludwig's holy blade in there, it was my go-to through Bloodborne.

[@sueflewelling3657]

@@square-table-gaming another thing witch of the endings of elden ring do you think is canon and do you think ranni cares about the tarnished or do you think she just using them?

[@square-table-gaming]

@@sueflewelling3657 Personally I think that unlike Dark Souls, where you can argue canonical endings due to its sequels, Elden Ring will not have a canonical ending. There won't be an Elden Ring 2, so the ending is whichever aligns best with your values. For Ranni it's a good question. I think she does come to truly care about the Tarnished if we follow her questline. The Dark Moon Greatsword is essentially a wedding Ring. She wouldn't have to marry them to complete her plans, that's a choice Ranni is making because she WANTS the tarnished as her consort.

[@sueflewelling3657]

@@square-table-gaming another question if Melania didn't have her scarlet rot aka her Trump card against general radahn who would won that fight? also I thing I keep hearing for people who complain about elden ring story is that why is the tarnished the main character is doing any of this since everything that happened hase nothing to do with them?

[@square-table-gaming]

@@sueflewelling3657 interestingly, if Malenia didn't have her scarlet rot, she'd have likely been uncontestedly the next bearer of the Elden Ring after Marika. The tarnished are following the path of grace. It's like an undeniable call that shepherd's them to the Lands Between.

[@OlExtraRegularBass]

Man I hope there aren't Sekiro or Bloodborne spoilers in this.

[@ecthelionalfa]

in elden ring there 2 moonlight greatswords, renalla also gave one to radagon but this one turned into a golden one

[@square-table-gaming]

Radagons blade was once a moonlight Greatsword but he reforged it and removed it's moonlight, so it's no longer a moonlight Greatsword

[@stwbf2729]

Weren’t there technically 2 moon swords in elden ring? The one that radgon has?

[@square-table-gaming]

Radagons sword WAS a moonlight sword, but he converted it into a sword that shoots golden energy, so it no longer has any connection to the moon.