Elden Ring Lore - Romina, Saint of the Bud

[@MrMobius010]

This sorta borders a theory I have. I think it's the shaman blood that made Marika's children easy prey for the outer gods. Specially her kids with Radagon, it's the hapsburg jaw for possession by gods.

[@ChrisSummers-AlienFaeRE]

Baseless red propaganda, ironically a berg fan favourite of late.

[@Monihkan]

Romina being a Shaman makes so much sense. I always thought that her apearance looks like a burnt victim and the centipee and scorpion were burnt together with her and blended their flesh like the crucible of life. Her being called "Saint" makes me wonder if she was ever in a pot to become one. Great video :)

[@あせお00]

​@the_destroyer6579 please see this theory: Leda in kitty Gael cosplay sliced off rykards ass cheeks using an origami replica of the sword of night and flame after which it was revealed that godwyn and fortissax was actually drinking someone's urine which was posted online for everyone in the land of reeds to see. Leda was convinced by her fellow needle knights to do a uwu kitty cosplay because they were stupid. Leda was reluctant but accepted after her colleagues paid her 84484858585855 runes each. Rykard arrived to the haligtree to meet Malenia as he had left an machine gun near her boss room yesterday during a failed attempt to demonstrate the volcano manor divisions torture devices to Malenia(miquella was visiting leyndell). Leda thought rykard was going to burn the haligtree so she put on Gael cosplay on her kitty cosplay, sliced off ryksrds ass cheeks using an replica of the sword of night and flame she had her son(yes Leda definitely had children) fold from origami. Rykard immediately slapped Leda off the railings and rested at the nearby site of grace to respawn his ass cheek. Meanwhile in leyndell, godwyn, vyke and fortissax are eating yellow liquid which patches had his men served them at the 5 star restaurant ThePatchShop. Patches claimed it was a amazing fluid from an animal said to grant creatures the ability to rickroll with their mind. Patches men secretly placed cameras around the group as they prepared to eat. The cameras were recording the group for a livestream which the entire land of reeds was watching. As for how the land of reeds had social media, well patches introduced it. As for how the land of reeds had time for social media if they were at civil war, this was before there was even a civil war. after godwyn, vyke and fortissax had consumed the dish, patches revealed the substance was actually isshin ashinas urine he had collected, shocking the group. Patches also revealed that he was libestreaming everything to the land of reeds, causing the group to faint in embarrassment. Rykard showed up and questioned what had happened. Patches explained only for Rykard to demand his subordinate to close down the restaurant which patches reluctantly did. Patches then decided to play Bloodborne in volcano manor with ghiza and Bernhal cuz why not. (They were playing on 3 seperate ps4s patches bought in Japan despite being in the same location ). Patches then had an organism while playing Bloodborne and someone said ooooooooooooohrise now ye tarnished. And by organism, patches just had his men successfully kidnapped handler Walter while playing Bloodborne and handler Walter was an organism. The someone who said ooooooooooooohrise now ye tarnished was tanith who was trying to mimic the elden ring intro. For more absurd theories check out the community posts on this channel @ シンゼロ .

[@HlPBone]

I’ve always wondered about Romina being called a “Saint” too. Now I’m thinking more on St. Trina Very much a fan of the grafting and blending theory. Especially since it looks like the centipede and scorpion body parts are replacing Romina’s legs

[@FullMetalElric]

Seems like the product of a Gu ritual.

[@nomas5082]

Yes, several mysteries in this game start to make sense when you realize there's lots of melding going on in the lands between.

[@kenganmmvs8615]

Saint of the bud is what I call my drug dealer

[@LoboPal]

She also has a wasp stinger underneath her. I think it's more of an aspect of death as a form of rebirth in the style of metamorphosis. Rot is a byproduct of Abundance. Rot is an effect of Disease. Rot is an effect of Venom.

[@Nicoseilas]

Nah, i'm glad none of these buds blew. We had one blooming and look what happened 💀 I was thinking if maybe Romina was a Shaman too, someone who could be a god. I'm glad someone elaborated this.

[@aifos5171]

7:38 The centipede part is possibly connected to the fact that in japanese culture they represent decay, stagnation, rot and impurity/kegare, a central concept in shintoism. It's a theme present in other fromsoft games, like vermins in Bloodborne and the senpou monks in Sekiro. Kegare is found within corpses so it's not a surprise that in Elden Ring the centipede mark is also linked to death

[@FreeRunful]

A thought that occurred to me, if the shamans were left alone by the hornsent, I wonder what their traditions would have looked like if their bodies could meld with other living things

[@ExalNysta]

We know Shaman Village has one somewhat inside a tree, where we find the gesture. Bonny Village has another one in the same pose, but near a dead tree. Theres no proof it was from their own will, but i'm inclined to believe their culture would be around trees and flora in general

[@LoboPal]

Fun Fact: your ending description mirrors real history of syphillis

[@andrewstirling2051]

How so?

[@ChrisSummers-AlienFaeRE]

Neurosyphilis? Hmm?

[@LoboPal]

@@andrewstirling2051 10:35 There is discussion that specific French wars led to the significant spread of syphilis across Europe

[@agxryt]

This is some really nice, haunting background music

[@marystone860]

The woman in the trailer IS Romina, because, if you listen carefully, part of her Boss Theme, her Second Phase, is in the Trailer Theme too! JUST like, obiviously, part of Miquella's Boss Theme was inside the Trailer, but we didn't know it yet! I never thought Romina could be a Shaman! Makes PREFECT sense tough! Maybe she somehow escaped from the Potentate's before she was stuffed into a jar, and made her way to the Church!

[@acudar]

Good name for a new strain, saint of the bud

[@melomet3789]

When Romina "found a twisted divine element and weaved it into the baleful scarlet rot," does that mean that she brought the scarlet rot to the Lands of Shadow and then it cursed/infected Malenia in the Lands Between after? Like Romina predating Malenia and being responsible for the rot even existing in the game's reality?

[@warpstorm1988]

I like the idea of her being a shaman; it fits with what The Tarnished Archaeologist and Smoughtown put forward that Marika was a maiden of a church before becoming a goddess. Maybe Romina and the Church of the Bud were collateral damage in the razing of Belurat?

[@johncrondis4563]

Awesome, I have been seeing romina as a jar saint too, especially due to saint trina (flower, poison, purple).

[@wizdoom1]

Damn DLC created more questions lol…still loved it

[@stevensonjohnson9213]

YES, FINALLY!! THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO!!!!🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉

[@Ronnie.rocket.333]

What your opinion about the 'Saint' title? Trina is a Saint too, to a specific element (sleep) and had her body modified with flowers, as the Romina's face. The only mention to sainthood is the bridge connecting Limgrave to Caelid, where we first met the pumpkin mad

[@ChrisSummers-AlienFaeRE]

Saints are normally only ever canonized in history for making great sacrifice. Usually martyrs but not always.

[@freddidye4395]

Dang Morpho knight made his way into another heroes path

[@planetcheese]

Messmer was a Kirby fan the whole time; he saw a butterfly, then out of fear, burned down everything in the entire area and hid himself up in his room miles away

[@goldenbough6563]

Couldn't agree more. Romina is a numen. This challenges the widely shared notion that Marika's crusade was motivated by the treatment of her kin in the land of shadow. Romina wasn't jarred prior to messmer's crusade. Seeing as she is the only person in the dlc actually described as a saint, this could suggest that the hornsent penchant for jarring was motivated by her transformation. An enemy that deserves a second look in relation to this issue is the broken statue. They too are long-lived, meld well with others and possess that straight fair hair typical of marika and the shamen.

[@FaithAckerman-cb4oo]

lol I just beat her last night and I woke up and here’s a video about her on KZbin 😂 love you Elden ring content creators. ♥️

[@Dragonlord-Tempest]

Thanks for the amazing video keep up the good work I’m excited for your videos there so good I hope your having a good day

[@AegisKHAOS]

I most definitely am a monster, thank you very much. 👍 Also, kinda forgotten about that woman in the trailer, so her being Romina is something that didn't cross my mind. Also, Romina as a shaman is a theory I like as well.

[@Tilburyy]

Pretty cool being here within a minute of upload ^^

[@ゼロシン]

Romina probably felt sad when she dreamt morgott singing skibidi toilet while kicking boc 190034 times before boc admitted defeat and became a ramen More absurd theory on community post

[@Castl3_]

This was very nice, thank you!

[@mattsherman4964]

I was always confused when it said she “weaved it into the scarlet rot” I wondered if that meant she created the scarlet rot or if she just summoned it into the world. Thanks for clearing that up

[@444dmoney]

Niceee been waiting for this one 😃😃

[@evafox9696]

I’m curious what your take is on if a Age of Rot ending would truly be a bad thing? The concept of Rot is all about life, death and then new life from death. Like a life dying and becoming soil, to breathe new life into the next. It’s a stark contrast to Marika’s ‘deathless’ age, and the Frenzied Flame just ending everything, souls included.

[@youssefhossameldin435]

My tarnished character , gunslinger Jeff Briggs made peace with the monster within and he tamed it , so killing Romina was bad but necessary . Jeff has killed a lot of innocents back in his youth and he got punished enough

[@Uhhhhhhhhh_7]

She makes giaus look like the best boss in the game

[@EvergreenxWizard4141]

Praise the bud 🧙‍♂️

[@hhowdy]

Next video is Halloween! Wonder what that’s gonna be the 🎃👻

[@square-table-gaming]

Next Elden Lore will actually be after Halloween, but who knows, maybe we have something in store for the holiday...

[@hhowdy]

@@square-table-gaming Bro PLEASE get that video out on time 🙏🙏

[@shemasmcguire3999]

Doing the finaly of spooky season 3 days before Halloween is an odd choice

[@square-table-gaming]

Our Elden Lore series releases every Saturday. But check back on Halloween, there may be a treat waiting...

[@shemasmcguire3999]

@@square-table-gaming fair nuff, thanks

[@Papathunda]

If rot and scorpions are related, why aren't they dealing Rot?

[@square-table-gaming]

Tough to say but the connection is 1-to-1 in the written lore. I'm willing to bet the scarlet rot was only ever meant to be used by the goddess herself

[@NoobCR98]

Don't they do poison? Isn't poison somehow connected to rot. Atleast thats what i thought.

[@aifos5171]

Just wanted to congratulate you for pronouncing Romina right, I've heard many people saying Ròmina. It's an italian name and as an italian it hurts a little every time 😂

[@square-table-gaming]

1/4 Italian here with an off-the-boat grandfather. No way I was getting this wrong haha

[@aifos5171]

@@square-table-gaming Eccellente

[@Ender13123]

I love Elden Rings Quelog. Half woman half insect is such an interesting trope they keep using

[@dumbdead8835]

Hey for next year’s Halloween could you guys talk about some bloodborne characters

[@square-table-gaming]

We're still too small to talk about anything but Elden Ring and get any kind of traction from KZbin haha. The algorithm has decided we are all Elden Ring all the time. That said, things have slowed down for us growth-wise, so why not?

[@dumbdead8835]

@@square-table-gaming lol yeah Elden ring is more popular, but yeah if you guys are down I would love those videos your current videos are already great

[@agxryt]

4:20 does this mean she created the scarlet rot? If so, does that mean the crusade against the hornsent happened before Malenia was even born?

[@square-table-gaming]

I don't believe she created the rot since the original rot goddess existed long ago, but she certainly discovered the ingredients for rot and spread it through the land of shadow

[@aifos5171]

The japanese description is more clear and straightforward and simply says that she "clung to the scarlet rot", most likely out of desperation

[@D.boys6t9]

She Probubly grafted the centipede and the scorpion into her legs

[@Saphedon]

Nice

[@the1ghost764]

❤

[@christopherlyndsay8611]

Missed opportunity for another skeleton wheel enemy - imagine a centipede wheel

[@HenryGreenEngine3]

i'd really rather not

[@nbmoleminer5051]

For the algorithm

[@square-table-gaming]

Always appreciated

[@DizzyDeez]

PLEASE, turn all your shorts into a long video, it would make it easier to watch them on consoles! I’d die to have another long duration video.

[@square-table-gaming]

Check out our compilations playlist. We have one that's a full 24 hours!

[@Banuune]

You should have mentioned that Romina looks like she is wearing the black knife set. They are said to be numen. Marika is numen. Marika is shaman. So shaman and numen might be the same (:

[@square-table-gaming]

Based on her character model I don't really see that. The black knives are much lankier. Her clothes in the trailer could be any garment with a flowy hood

[@blumiu2426]

It's probably just the Japanese choosing names that sound cool and add grandiosity, but why is she called a saint when saints are those that died for their faith (leaving out the specifics to Christianity).