ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree - Story Trailer

[@BandaiNamcoAmerica]

What was your favorite moment or biggest question after watching?

[@sosjaylen]

how infinitesimally hard is the messemer fight going to be? 😂😅

[@metalmonster9536]

Can we pet the lion-dog?

[@ThyGeep]

DON’T MAKE US KILL MIQUALLA PLEASE DON’T MAKE US KILL MIQUALLA THE BOY ALREADY HAS IT BAD ENOUGH

[@Scrubthirty]

What moments led to miquella to being in the cocoon? Was this the beginning of the great war?

[@cozy1601]

Nothing. Just drop it already. Messmer gonna get dog walked anyways

[@andrewfragie]

Understood nothing. Loved everything.

[@ThwipThwipBoom]

That sums up my whole Souls experience perfectly. No clue why I have to kill this guy but i'm going to do it and fucking love it.

[@bowichan2407]

A like from the official account makes this comment better

[@khatzeye]

Facts 😂😂

[@wasicazzoripigliati9175]

Mio fratello

[@Marine_Veteran_Vegan_Gamer]

This guy gets it.

[@Overlordough1201]

"Hell yeah! Let's go Miquella!" **One Month Later** "THROW HIS ASS INTO THE GAOL!!!"

[@georgehouliaras7239]

We owe Mogh an apology.

[@revengance4149]

@@georgehouliaras7239 "ay bro, listen! those jokes we made were really out of bounds and totally uncalled for, but hey, you were always my favorite boss. Think of all the times I defended Nihil in youtube comments! Can you really be mad at me?"

[@manafish8732]

"we choose to follow" is pretty funny in hindsight

[@sulaimanmhashim]

💀

[@Eclipsed_Embers]

to be fair, it does remain true even after the charm is broken, albeit in a different sense for some of them. even those that no longer follow Miquella's path in the figurative sense still choose to follow it in the literal sense in order to track him down.

[@arg9469]

Fo real, this trailer is actually pretty misleading lol

[@Chopper153]

​@@arg9469it's not misleading. It's being narrated by Leda, so of course she'll tell from her perspective. Just like main story trailer was narrated by Ranni.

[@arg9469]

@@Chopper153 Its misleading in the sense that Messmer is painted as the big bad and Miquella is the kind, gentle demigod that we are following into the Lands of Shadow on a heroic quest...when the reality is that's not the case at all

[@owebieone]

2:14 Just realised the shot of St Trina is probably her falling into the pit after being discarded by Miquella

[@theone4260]

Yes definitely, sad moment.

[@TobyKBTY]

Yep. Also i didn’t understand’s Romina’s remembrancr until I revisited the trailer. Such cool details

[@xxbeholderxx]

@@TobyKBTY Wait in here? oh i am missing it ....goddamit lol

[@TobyKBTY]

@@xxbeholderxx the shot of the cloaked woman with the spear/halberd

[@mirceanicula9198]

absolutely. She represents love I believe

[@JL-ef7bh]

The fact that Messmer impaled those Lion Dancers as if they were mere pests to him and we actually struggled against it was crazy.

[@CamusSewerCigarette]

the funniest part is he didn’t have to crack his eye that kept away the demon serpent against them but we did

[@Icyhot_majin]

I mean...lore wise he is one of the strongest Demigods

[@Solaire_of_Astora13]

He did have an entire army backing him and they were probably not peak performance anyway.

[@hideous_taco_michael_zacki]

He organised a "great hunt" for divine lions, so basically his entire army was after them, I'd wager he had little involvement in exterminating most of them.

[@djbeema]

And yet I had way more trouble fighting them than him

[@timsohn7057]

Hand it over, that thing. Your Elden Ring DLC.

[@jannatty583]

Shut up and take my money!

[@sebastiancintron29]

If you want it. You're gonna have to take it. But you already knew that.

[@ironwolf3554]

Gael Elden Ring When?

[@TheOmenCollectibles]

*Gael proceeds to eat all the elden ring dlcs*

[@TheRealSkulldozer]

Ah, is this the price tag? The price tag of the elden dlc?

[@ethann.3050]

This is how your establish an antagonist without giving away too much

[@sravanguruju2569]

they don't tell anything completely to give away to much at beginning.

[@Kn1ghtborne]

He's clearly after Miquella

[@ethann.3050]

@@Kn1ghtborne I think it’s the other way around

[@azeria1]

Well he might be an antagonist but is he the antagonist

[@Kn1ghtborne]

@@ethann.3050 The more I think about it the more I agree with you

[@negansmith5637]

Messmer holding his spear amongst all the impaled soldiers in front of a wall of fire with the beautiful music blasting is one of the best things I‘ve ever seen

[@Jason-..-]

New wallpaper

[@calebnewell5032]

Tell me you were just recently healed from a lifetime of blindness without telling me.

[@KingDarkness100]

Its lile Sephiroth

[@Moddiebun]

you tried looking at boobs? slightly better imo, but not by much, cant wait for the dlc!!!

[@aaronbouck7730]

Really hoping that's a snippet of his boss theme, myself.

[@josetomascamposrobledano4618]

Actually simple after the DLC. The intro is Marika turning into a God at the Gate of Divinity. Marika betrayed the Hornsent, a somewhat righteous betrayal since they tortured Marika’s people, Numen Shaman. Mesmer is a Demigod whom Marika send to deal the punishment for what happened to the shamans. Miquella abandons literally everything, from Flesh to Feelings, and among them, Saint Trina, the Radagon of Marika equivalent for Miquella. The trailer ends with Miquella’s Round table. Warriors from all over, be it Radahn soldiers, Mogh’s and even the a Hornsent. The funny part is that the last line is almost a lie. They “chose to follow” because of the charm. After it is destroyed by Miquella destroying himself to be a God, some members question their allegiance to Miquella.

[@kacomk24]

I mean, Leda is the one narrating the trailer

[@josetomascamposrobledano4618]

@@kacomk24 yet she doubts the others the instant the charm is broken. Either Ansbach or the Hornsent. It’s just a little laugh that last part. But if we get technical the mistake is that she grouped everyone in the same basket.

[@dietrichenstein]

The more I look at this after finishing the DLC the more I'm convinced the one we see standing in the Gate of Divinity in this trailer is Miquella, and Leda's words refer to his actions, not Marika's. I get that a lot of people will never agree, as the figure is wearing the same jewellery Marika does, but to me the hair, the obviously young male figure + screaming parallels to the scene in the final boss of his emergence from the gate just SCREAMS Miquella to me. I 100% cannot see it as anyone but Miquella, I think it's alllllll about him.

[@josetomascamposrobledano4618]

@@dietrichenstein keep that headcanon to yourself buddy. Souls is all about building your own story and interpretation… That being said, it’s 99.9% Marika, when we arrive at the Gate it’s been a hell of a long time and the corpses are white/ash. In this trailer it looks more “fresh” with the bodies being a red-blood color. Kinda crazy how the Gate of God creation requieres an insane amount of sacrifices…

[@dietrichenstein]

@@josetomascamposrobledano4618 I think it's open to interpretation, and while i don't disagree that it's just as if not more likely to be Marika it IS possible that it's Miquella and looking at it that way is very interesting. I just can't shake the idea that it's Miq. I did say that I do not expect people to agree hahaha. And i do realise that that scene took place a very long time ago but Miquella has also been in the realm of shadow or a very, very long time. He possesses a great rune, and was taken from the Haligtree by Mohg during the shattering, at which point it makes sense to assume is around the time he first entered the land of shadow. All these events took place a literal Age ago, it's been thousands of years.

[@jtdavis2393]

The woman at 1:15 is Romina, Saint of the Bud

[@Marksmen17]

I was looking for this comment, bro! It’s crazy how we thought it was someone else

[@skullknight4579]

Ok, thanks

[@flowhannesburg1912]

Damn thanks had no clue!

[@mirceanicula9198]

But what gave it away for you? I can't see the similarities between her and Romina

[@pieofgods1244]

​@@mirceanicula9198 The spear is identical to the one she holds in the fight.

[@alexisgill6054]

Every frame in this could be a wallpaper, I fucking love it

[@abdulmuhaimin5274]

Or Wallpaper Engine

[@trioofidiots3822]

you're right, Marika's feet is already my wallpaper

[@CoolBanana]

even the for lack of a better phrase Fisting scene at the start?

[@GarrisonStinson]

legit, everything in the whole that you can look at could be a painting inside a castle, its 😙👌

[@deathblade8107]

I like how the voice keeps getting quieter and the music louder

[@imrunningoutofnames2413]

It really makes you feel like your dying over and over to a boss with unfair mechanics

[@DelusionalInsider]

@@imrunningoutofnames2413 skill issue

[@jacobminer7229]

@@imrunningoutofnames2413 fly home buddy

[@Link200767]

Star Fox: What's he saying?

[@Hirungolwe]

that's called bad sound mixing lol

[@IwrsTheKing007]

2:14 I mean they haven't been any clearer than this in telling us that Miquella is st. Trina

[@scottgimple8107]

I’m pretty sure Miyazaki said in a recent interview that she is her own person and will have her own quest

[@Kn1ghtborne]

It's in an item description and highly implied in game too

[@uncleol]

@@scottgimple8107 He didn't say that. He just said that she would be in the dlc.

[@HondaC1vic]

No, st. Trina is the one who put Miquella into the eternal sleep

[@jasonbelcho8609]

@@scottgimple8107 just like radagon and marika are their own people too right?🤣

[@dory3096]

Y'all, it's an honor to continue this journey with you tarnished

[@Karizmatyc]

ARISE

[@n8doggy733]

lets go!

[@TubularBellsRequiem6531]

​@@Karizmatyc ERECT

[@uctrung5441]

let's fking goooo

[@cf1993]

After learning about the jars and the sharman village, watching Messmer lay waste to the hornsents feels very different.

[@GeorgyZhukov-b6l]

What are you talking about man? Messmer is the worst form of evil in the shadow realm? He didn't murder the hornsents in an agonizing enough way, he just incinerated them. Shame on him

[@aaronburr956]

​@@GeorgyZhukov-b6l Well, he did mentally torture them because they hated fire and the fell god and worshipped horns and spirals. He uses fire, builds fire golems that bear the visage of horns and the fell god and shoots spirals of flame. Also killed their divine dancing lions, which were also something they worshipped. Also, being burned alive aint fun either.

[@sturmmagnunstein1008]

They arent all saints, yes, but to subject all of the hornsent to a fiery holocaust? Shes no better than those who have harmed her people. And the poor omen, her own flesh and blood even that were cursed and shunned. They did not wrong her, or her people. The dlc humanised marika, but the tragedy that befell her people did not warrant the atrocities she commenced, be it the fellgods, the omens, or even the hornsent. Also, ironically we also see these jars in the lands between. Guess shes no different, after all.

[@GeorgyZhukov-b6l]

@@aaronburr956 of course but that's nothing for what they did to the shamans. They literally tortured them with whips made out of their people's own teeth and carved them into jars in the most agonizing procedure ever

[@aaronburr956]

@@GeorgyZhukov-b6l I disagree. Messmer not only committed genocide against them, he did it in a way that completely tore down and made a mockery of their religion. To fanatics like the hornsent, what could possible be worse than being killed by golems that go against your religion in every way possible?

[@Ch0pper]

JUNE 21ST CANT COME SOON ENOUGH AHHHHHHHH

[@just8354]

Honestly, it feels kind a wrong seeing you here after all the zombies content… On the other hand, I came from the same spot 😂

[@latiknow1914]

Stalker ​@@just8354

[@WilliamWallace-ee8ok]

My bday is June 23rd so it's like a early birthday present lol

[@largebaboon5559]

Just 5 more days...

[@NovaTrap1312]

@@WilliamWallace-ee8ok Happy Birthday!

[@KenobiStark1]

Messmer impailed all the omen lion dancers damn that looks like such a dope shot

[@heitormedina7098]

He is not call the Impailed for nothing

[@منأسرةٍذاتِمفخر]

What ! The omen lion with or against him ?

[@KenobiStark1]

@@منأسرةٍذاتِمفخر I don’t know haha it even looks like Mohg stabbed to death on the stairs too, he probably invaded and then corrupted them all.

[@evanmurphy5874]

@@منأسرةٍذاتِمفخرthe shot of the omen lion is it attacking messmer, and then the (4?) omens controlling the lion are impaled in that big epic shot. it seems messmer was eradicating the omens in a war

[@منأسرةٍذاتِمفخر]

@@evanmurphy5874 but why ? They are omens not the grace of gold whom he hate but I think it’s political issues lol

[@Jestnarr]

0:53 after learning the story of the shamans... this entire scene was so satisfying.

[@eclecticspaghetti]

If anything cements how huge this DLC is going to be compared to any previous game; From’s never made an entirely new CGI animated cutscene for one of their DLCs before. This is basically like a second opening cutscene for the game. Wild.

[@valentinvas6454]

Also the 8 new weapon CATEGORIES. We've never gotten whole new weapon types in a DLC before if memory serves right. Also there are now leaks about over 30 new songs in the DLC which is crazy when the base game has 67 and a bunch of those are for the menu, cinematic intro, character creation, endings etc which the DLC doesn't need. Another leaker claimed that it's roughly the size of Liurnia+Caelid+Mountaintops combined and there are 3 legacy dungeons apparently. All signs point to it being roughly half of the base game in size. And some people though 40 bucks is too much for this...This might be bigger than DS3 with both DLC's or at least comparable to that.

[@gLobbZ]

This is going to be pretty much a brand new game complete with story and endings. We are essentially getting ER 2 as a dlc

[@minhhieunguyen8096]

@@valentinvas6454it is MORE than ds3 with both dlc imma tell you.

[@valentinvas6454]

@@minhhieunguyen8096 You don't have to I've already completed it haha.

[@Tazdingoyahahahahaha]

@@valentinvas6454we got dual greatsword in the Ringed City in DS3 but that was IT

[@Shinobido215]

@1:44 The shadow tree looks like a person holding their tears. Like the war was so bad that the world itself was crying out in agony

[@hhowdy]

That’s incredible, oh my gosh. Great eye man.

[@thisisnttaken]

The shots at 2:00-2:20 were so beautiful, the music, the the imagery, I don’t think fromsoft has dropped a trailer this hard ever.

[@SpardaDVLKing3]

Thee most awaited thing in the game industry right now and its a DLC. Let that sink in.

[@Egg_Wallace]

Good old Fromsoft dropping absolute BANGERS for games and dlcs

[@mollestoff6516]

This will be the first DLC to become GOTY,Mark my words 🙏🏼

[@HaydenHero]

@@mollestoff6516it 100% deserves it. They probably won’t though because the industry is going to be salty a dlc is better than the slop they’re putting out this year.

[@dominicg3316]

Dragonball sparking zero is probably more anticipated than this. But yes this will be number 2 and fire

[@NunYaa504]

lol wipe your chin dude

[@imtotallysane3367]

0:20 Interesting how this sums up what Radagon did to Renalla

[@Eldylrd]

this what I was thinking

[@ejr7733]

The scene where the hair is presented, it’s not clear if it’s Marika or Radagon, similar to the first ever trailer. The hair is blonde/red and the body is androgynous

[@CoolBanana]

the deep fist

[@golik133]

Maybe Marika betrayed another lord in shadow realm an act of seduction and betrayal to achieve her goals

[@xicor_v123]

Here after realizing the new "jar" lore💀

[@thespiral936]

Look at her wrist in the first shot, those wounds are tooth marks from the Tooth Whip 🤯🤯🤯

[@brycewilliams5052]

fr bro

[@sanzo21]

TOTAL HORNSENT DEATH!!

[@shockedb]

after u beat the game and come back to watch this, it hits different when you know

[@jarmars2777]

St. Trina falling and you finding her body tangled up...

[@Red-nl4lk]

That ending song has to be the most angelic song ive heard in a fromsoft game

[@Touma134]

Can't beat the ending song of ds1. Still the best angelic singing I've heard.

[@Red-nl4lk]

@Touma134 I guess because this one's new to me I was just surprised by it. I'll have to wait and see what context it's used in the game for a good comparison

[@Colesign]

My suspicion is that it's going to be the theme song for Miquella's boss fight...and that said boss fight will be a non-fatal "prove you have the strength" type battle.

[@Red-nl4lk]

@Colesign I was thinking the same. Though I'm wondering what you mean by non-fatal? Just curious because I'd like something unconventional for miquella as well

[@wr5488]

End of DS1 is the one for me. After getting my ass handed to me for a week by Gwyn (still my hardest boss Fromsoft ever made, I just can’t beat him in a straight fight even after 30+ playthroughs) the softness and the peacefulness of the credits really caught me off guard. Makes you reflect on the journey.

[@MelFright]

So a Roman Dracula going full Neron... Love it.

[@Grimsly3736]

He’s more so fully based on Vlad Tepes or alternatively Vlad Dracula which “Dracula” means “Son of the Devil” but can alternatively through a Latin context be translated as “Son of the Dragon”, Messmer does obviously have some classic vampire imagery going on especially with his Drake Knight armor on, Drake Knights were known for eating the hearts of dragons in lore.

[@HunterBloodHunterBlood]

@Grimsly3736 The theme that accompanies the scene also has Organs playing near the beginning. Messmer is literally a one for one recreation of Vlad.

[@Krim707]

@@HunterBloodHunterBlood side boss

[@ewjiml]

Miquellas transition music is one of the most spine-tingling moments with the falsetto screaming and then lowering her voice with the band of warriors synchronized bending the knee.

[@aryan7767]

the ending angelic theme when talking about miquella has me coming back to this video again and again. It perfectly represents how we are literally compelled to adore and love him. like i feel inspired just hearing it and want to follow him anywhere

[@ChazDemNanners]

WE MAKING IT OUT THE LANDS BETWEEN WITH THIS ONE 🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@lukaogadze5071]

"ganks between"

[@MoshiKin]

finally my water bills won't be expensive anymore , thank you elden ring !!

[@ethos500]

If you're not going to shower, at least stay hydrated lol

[@sergicrisan5564]

Lol, thanks, I didn't understand what they meant​ @@ethos500

[@BocSeamster]

we won't consume water TOGETHAA 🐍🐍🐍

[@MK-vi2cm]

Nah you gotta shower rn nasty mf 😂

[@liamrodgers48]

😂​@@BocSeamster

[@Agudname]

1:51 the beginning of the song goes crazy hard

[@jirawatphongmuenwai8327]

Song of messiah Miq…

[@GrayCatbird1]

Only thing I got is that clearly, Merika’s order was built on top a literal pile of corpses… which was then promptly swept under the rug

[@josephbulkin9222]

If only the Greater will cared enough to stay. All that death to leave its avatar and her world to suffer.

[@restlessGuy69]

Dude it’s even crazier when you realize what Hornsent did to Marikas people

[@Saicofake]

I was all in for the Hornsents until I discovered Bonny Village.

[@zabaszatana6319]

@@Saicofake I mean... that still doesn't justify marika's genocide of them, and the the continued oppression of Crucible-related creatures

[@spacefaringyoshi]

​@@zabaszatana6319yeah, yeah it does. Everything else (for example, the giants and the continued racism against Omens) is inexcusable, but the Horsent fucked around and found out.

[@zabaszatana6319]

@@spacefaringyoshi Nah, there is no justification for genocide.

[@aureliusausgustinus1332]

@@zabaszatana6319 Nah, Marika is absolved of everything. She is not innocent, but she is forgiven. After all, we become her lord in the default Elden Lord ending.

[@capt.peehype]

Here before Vaati Vidya. I now know most of the lore before him at this current time HAH

[@kelesbeta]

we are superior!!

[@okokokok1457]

doubt

[@cody3335]

@@okokokok1457droughts

[@lopamurblamo]

He was probably here as it premiered my guy, it’s literally his job

[@metalface_villain]

still gonna have to wait for his breakdown to understand what we saw though xD

[@narfoshin3726]

Before the trailer: damn Messmer what’s your problem? After trailer: Messmer did nothing wrong

[@theonlyjawa4320]

That final shot of mesmer was straight GAS HOLY 🔥🔥🔥

[@miktmikleson4891]

Mesmer gonna show us it ain’t sweet here

[@Grimsly3736]

@@miktmikleson4891im calling it now bros gonna be the Morgott of this dlc like he’s gonna fight us near the beginning, come back for round 2 near the end of the dlc with a second whole phase where he transforms into a whole dragon

[@panoskamp4324]

I don't think any other game has conveyed so great the image of a slaughter. Of an unbalanced war, where every soldier of one side must face thousands of greater foes. Messmer holding so proudly his spear among the impaled corpses of his conquered enemies. Horrifying and... Beautiful

[@Rallysoldier]

Yeah I got the impression of a total and complete genocide. Really brutal and disgusting vibes, made me uncomfortable. As it should. S+

[@aledg25]

Almost makes you feel sorry for the hornsent, until you remember what they did to Marika’s village lol

[@Maelodas]

2:35 either Miquella’s Tarnished soldiers or our new comrades in our new round table.

[@ytkeijin8056]

So cool that we tarnished always not alone

[@barbarianking82799]

I have a feeling we might have to kill them due to betrayal or sacrifice.

[@Hoonter_jne]

Can’t wait to see what horrifying/tragic/bittersweet/actually surprising good fate awaits them. Take your pick, this is a Fromsoft game.

[@ColdNorth0628]

​@@Hoonter_jne hey. Free gear and fashion to rock in their honor.

[@nathanmagnuson2589]

@@Hoonter_jne Cant help but feel there is going to be an unforeseen and tragic switch with Miquella that will be utterly devastating

[@Muffiniusknight]

Oh to be a Wickerman on fire, walking to my immediate demise

[@alastor1052]

Now where is the sarcastic, large-chested witch who summoned you?

[@masetheimpailer]

The fact that Gelmir held out perpetually during and after The Shattering is insane considering how Marika has always solidified her power and godship through absolute anillhation through warfare

[@josephbulkin9222]

They held out by burning Ertrees wherever they went, and putting the flame of Frenzy in the camps of their foes. Besides, Marika was gone by the time the Assult on the Volcano Manot had begun.

[@wigglerrave4020]

Neither of you seem to know what you’re talking about. I don’t even know why you brought up Gelmir to begin with. Gelmir only became the battlefield it is now during the Shattering, and Marika was already out of the picture by then. Also, Gelmir did not quite hold out. With use of terrain and unspeakable brutality, Rykard and his men reached a stalemate with Leyndell’s forces. However, in the midst of the conflict, Rykard’s forces started to question his integrity. In their eyes, his noble ambitions had degraded into mere greed, so they rebelled against him. Some way or another, they have all died for it now, which is why there are no Gelmir soldiers or knights to fight. Meanwhile, the remaining Leyndell forces have seemingly been stuck on Mt. Gelmir ever since, driven mad by the horrors they lived through. Their intense anger, grief, and despair makes them easy targets for the Frenzied Flame. There was no “seeding” it; I don’t think that’s even possible. They attracted it and it consumed their broken minds.

[@wigglerrave4020]

And as for the Minor Erdtree in Mt. Gelmir: That was probably just a casualty from the chaos of battle. Deliberately burning it would not have done anything practical for Rykard, though I’m sure he liked seeing it burn.

[@BearlyAwake13]

​@wigglerrave4020 thank you so much for explaining this so clearly! When playing the game I noticed that the soldiers in Gelmir seemed a different kind of devastated than the ones found elsewhere in the Lands Between, but I never really connected the dots fully before seeing it all laid out like this. The lore of this game has a way of being just beyond what I can fully understand, like I think I understand something but once I actually question it a little I stop having answers really fast lol. So explanations like this are very helpful since I would really like to understand

[@wigglerrave4020]

@@BearlyAwake13 You’re welcome. Rykard himself is an interesting character, by the way. Before the Shattering, he was the capital’s head justiciar. He is noted for the cruel punishments he inflicted upon the condemned. The Ghiza’s Wheel was one of many torture devices he employed. Albinaurics were apparently common victims of his punishments, as shown by the numerous albinaurics in Volcano Manor, some trapped in torture devices and others with a sack over their heads designed to drive them insane. After the beginning of the Shattering, he decided that the Golden Order needed to go and began fighting against Leyndell (which is where his title of Lord of Blasphemy comes from) while also providing some of his abductor virgins to his family to bolster their defenses. He adopted a particularly ruthless approach to his exploits, deeming all forms of power that will help in overthrowing the Golden Order fair game and all means of gaining that power up for grabs. This also earned him the moniker of “the Taker.” Somewhere along the line, he created the abductor virgins as war machines and torture devices in one. With all of that in mind plus the fact that he was a proficient magma sorcerer, one can imagine how horrific the Assault on Volcano Manor was-hulking automatons ripping through scores of troops and spiriting many of them away to even further horrors, while Rykard himself burned countless more alive, drenching them in magma. A spirit near the Minor Erdtree, apparently once one of his men, addresses Rykard, saying “If this putrid field of death is what your blasphemy would bring, then I can no longer abide. No one can.” This battle seems to have been the turning point where Rykard’s men started questioning him. His ambitions had decayed into barbarism and greed, so they started to rebel. The day he fed himself to the God-Devouring Serpent seems to have been the day that the remainder of his forces turned his back on him. Many of them even tried to kill the monstrosity he had become, but failed. This attempt is how the Serpent-Hunter ended up in his boss room. Tanith and the Recusants carry on his legacy, following his “Taker” philosophy in strengthening themselves and him enough to overthrow the Golden Order.

[@LastAtreides]

2:13 The build-up to the bells with the bg soundtrack and the context of Miquella falling is the most chilling thing I've seen.

[@joseduarte2146]

That ain’t Miquella. Find out who it is 😢

[@restlessGuy69]

Marika and Miquella lore goes crazy in the dlc and I love it

[@AZRAEL24x]

Looking back on it I don’t think I fully appreciated how damn epic this trailer really was

[@silenthero2795]

MARRIAGE WITH RANNI ENDED FRIENDSHIP WITH MIQUELLA STARTED

[@eastbow6053]

maybe they will give the ladies the chance to marry miquella xD

[@emberkley6135]

@@eastbow6053 please

[@ejr7733]

Major band of the Hawk vibes

[@turtle-4633]

​@@eastbow6053bro hes 8 years old FBI open up

[@akshaybhardwaj1505]

​@@turtle-4633no he just look like a 8 year old

[@Chaoszwaihander3434]

That song when showing the knights before the rune of Miquella, goosebumps!!

[@julenlabiste4764]

dont speak please !

[@tragictwo1029]

I cried

[@cosmic2750]

Coming back here in hindsight, everything just makes sense. Love it so much. 10/10.

[@calebbryson2229]

Pure and radiant, He wields love to shrive clean the hearts of men…. There is nothing more terrifying.

[@thekeeper1287]

Knowing that its Romina at 1:14 is so cool. Thats the bud shes holding which became her weapon.

[@mirzamuzarin7042]

MOM!!! NEW TRAILER FOR ELDEN RING JUST DROP!!! GET THE CAMERA!!!!

[@Teeheehee093]

That music at the end is nuts, sounds so different from anything we've heard in a From game before

[@ryansullivan9313]

At 0:20, it looks as if Marika is reaching into the eye cavity of the abyssal serpent. Would explain why a certain character is missing an eye, it’s in the right spot. Maybe “the betrayal” had multiple meanings: turning on the hornsent, then stealing the great rune from “the serpent” once there were enough corpses to become powerful enough to create the Erdtree?

[@rubbaz]

The fact that those guys we're "following" Miquella while being brainwashed it's genius

[@brandanimations3790]

It's not, it's literally Disney twist villain level of writting.

[@mingQWERTY]

Well, even after the charm was broken, they still chose to follow and believe in Miquella. It's more complex than Disney-level writing as everybody has their own personal beliefs and wants which is perfectly reflected in the all-out brawl before the final boss

[@Dastardly_Duo]

2:13 those vocals gave me CHILLS. I already pre-ordered the deluxe, i cant wait to get the soundtrack

[@TheShazamProductions]

I see now what they meant by blinding strength, I still have sun spots in my eyes from some of those attacks.

[@dariustheghost]

The marching was straight up gas🔥

[@SolareofAstora]

Is that the new way to say fire? Fire was dumb gas is dumber speak english not 12 yr old

[@MrGodSky]

2:30 i'm ready and you? 🔥🔥🔥 this song very very cool.

[@n8doggy733]

🔥🔥🔥

[@Zemeckis_]

Damn. Just finished the dlc, and this trailer hits different. No other game made me feel this way.

[@Jxshlius]

Who’s watching this after finishing the dlc 👀

[@kaptenkukang]

"will you walk with us?" *nods aggresively" YES DEFINITELY!

[@calebnewell5032]

*dies from cringe*

[@mchooveshoofman7314]

lives from uncringe

[@AugustoXRock]

@@calebnewell5032 Oh c'mon, that was insanely cool with the music climaxing.

[@calebnewell5032]

@@AugustoXRock it’s the comment, for me. 😬

[@calebnewell5032]

@@mchooveshoofman7314 *lives in death from eternal cringe* 😬♾️

[@chrissketches4357]

0:58 GRIIIFFIIIIIIIIIITH!!!!

[@Onesinglepickle]

We got the berserker armor and now we got Griffith armor?😭

[@givemeahandleplz]

No way! Shit's getting real way too quick

[@hugozago938]

you nuts

[@crypt1k755]

Elden Ring is winning Best Ongoing Game this year for sure

[@TDR-0484]

Without a doubt

[@truthshammer6748]

I was there when the first Atari console rose and was there when the Sony PS1 followed. Now looking back thru the years no games gave me such entertainment as From Soft Souls games., But more than that, it helped me thru some hard times. Thank You From Soft and Bandai Namco from a Elder Console Gamer.

[@masteroguardiano]

00:32 - that solo voice singing Elden Ring theme accompanied with the blowing of the wind, which sounds like some agonizing roar of a fallen god... or something... Sends chills down the spine! Peak of music and sound design!

[@Blackops1473]

CAN NOT WAIT FOR THIS 🎉

[@MyLaptopAndIR2gether]

Awesome! Thank you From Software for all of your creativity, and hard work. Been a lifelong fan since Kings Field Ps1

[@Wasaki_Walk]

1:27 are these the lion Dancers that are IMPALED BY THE IMPALER

[@wizardvrse7338]

Yes

[@Icyhot_majin]

In the embrace of Messer's flame ☝️🤓

[@SunlightPrince]

So the area Marika is standing at the beginning is the final boss arena

[@Sunny-kz1xv]

It's miquella not marika

[@SunlightPrince]

@@Sunny-kz1xv look again it's Marika this is long before the events in the game

[@alessandrolarosa8630]

​@@SunlightPrince I thought the same before discovering what Miquella did with the remains of Mohg, now I can't help but think that he's him during the ritual of reincarnation, but of course I may be wrong

[@cyanlight7]

I think it is Miquella, I'm pretty sure this happens after the shattering and Marika is crucified within the erdtree

[@mistrants2745]

35 hours in, understanding a LOT more about this trailer

[@jamesplitter14]

Elden ring DLC next month, what a time to be alive!

[@lu1zh16]

Bad game, bad dlc

[@jonathankkennedy]

​@@lu1zh16skill issue

[@marklo6283]

​@@lu1zh16 bros mad elden ring on top stay mad bithc 😂

[@wr5488]

@lu1zh16 This is my least favorite ‘Souls’ game… but it’s by no means bad lol. Plus DLC isn’t even out yet, Fromsoft DLCs are always the best part of the game. Got a sneaking suspicion DLC will make me like the game more. Smaller more compact zone, giant legacy dungeon and hard bosses? Yes please.

[@lu1zh16]

@@jonathankkennedy played all soul games elden ring is easy af

[@benbeliasov46]

The final boss ost in the second half of the trailer is aura

[@warcoder]

Crackpot theory time: the third song, the one that plays when the woman starts speaking about Miquella, that's Miquella's boss ost.

[@sebastiancintron29]

I hope it's the new main menu theme. It sounds so good.

[@HeyTarnished]

Probably the best trailer From Software has ever produced! Alongside Shadow of the Erdtree gameplay reveal trailer.

[@kaonous]

0:37 my theory is that blackguard big boggart is on the other side of the opening. This is where he got his catchphrase

[@Triglivik]

Not even a minute in and there's already feet 😂

[@Grimsly3736]

Look Mike Zaki knows what he likes, George is probably encouraging it too lol

[@n8doggy733]

what did you expect?

[@Triglivik]

@@n8doggy733 not even sure to be honest 😂

[@Lengfs]

The scene of " We choose to follow" hits so hard til i wanna cry

[@justice999]

so here is my full breakdown of everything we can see in this story trailer (this is just my speculation) : 0:19 we see Marika pull a golden strand out of another womans womb. Probably from the Gloam Eyed Queen. As we know Marika and the GEQ were both Empyrians to become the next God. The narrator speaks of a ''seduction'' and then a ''betrayal''. Did Marika have some sort of affair with the Gloam Eyed Queen? It is still not very clear how it ended up in this situation, but as far as it goes this makes sense to me 0:29 Marika's feet, thanks again, Miyazaki. 0:34 this is Marika ''sewing'' the Erdtree together, making it the birth of the Age of the Erdtree. It is completely made out of bodies since the Erdtree feeds on all life. 0:48 ''what followed was a war unseen'' now that the Erdtree is born, and as we know the Gloam Eyed Queen had her own army, war lets loose in the Land of Shadows. Messmer leading his own army, i'm still not sure if Messmer had a connection to the Gloam Eyed Queen, but it does make sense he would be against the Golden Order. 1:52 why did Miquella abondon everything? Even his fate as ( 2:12 ) being St. Trina? Did something happen during the war? I have absolutely no idea. 2:29 we are going to be part of a group that follows Miquella, marking his runes ''checkpoints'' just like how Sites of Grace work, leading eventually to something. Even if i'm completely wrong, i am so excited for this and cannot wait to stay up all night playing this game again.

[@mrthomas2847]

the marching 1:02 make it longer please that was dope :D

[@Srsly0_0]

i need a wallpaper of mesmer standing on the cliff overlooking the city. i dont think ive ever been this excited for a DLC before

[@rohanpatel2313]

Taking a week off of work for this!!

[@SolareofAstora]

I would b fired

[@Xternnal]

RISE TARNISHED

[@gabego4488]

Im about to go feral if I don’t get the dlc soon

[@jeremytewari3346]

I think one thing people don’t pay attention to is that MIQUELLA is the one who said Marina’s ascent was seduction and betrayal. Given that we learn she was literally the victim of a genocide (and you can see on her arms she was tortured with the tooth whip), it’s clear she didn’t betray anyone but rather rebelled against her tormentors, but Miquella told his band that she ascended through lies and deception, when in actuality that’s exactly what he’s trying to do.

[@raulz1lla770]

He’s essentially creating his own red herring

[@Alkatraz242]

1:31-1:35 The spears they are impaled on look super similar to the one impaling Marika in the Eard tree. That has som many implications

[@Mark-mu4pj]

It's going to be so good

[@kentrellsanders5606]

If we have to fight miquella I'm gonna be sad and hype at the same time

[@brucedaddymac]

My friend... didn't you have to slay Artorias and Sif? You had to stop Gwyn who had given most of his soul to keep the fire burning.. You were forced to put an end to Radahn's madness.. I'm afraid I see it all too clearly.

[@Grimsly3736]

Apparently Miyazaki said we won’t, he said nothing about fighting St. Trina though 😭😭

[@ernesto4091]

this aged fairly ok. too bad we had to fight a strobing lighting rig and a massive dip in fps too.

[@Emma7846]

Absolute Cinema 🙌🏻

[@quanlinglingdingle6122]

First time watching this : "damn, mesmer really killed those rebels in cold blood..." Rewatching after the lore : "damn, mesmer should've torture them first"

[@taunttitan1714]

0:19 to 0:52 that woman walking is Queen Marika

[@LapisTiger]

So stoked for this!

[@JohnnyTwoStep89]

Feelings of sadness watching the Lion Dancer take out Messmers soldiers and then seeing it torn apart and impaled on spears.

[@slimeycorp]

OH MY GOD JUST SHOW ME THAT BOY’S DAMN FACE ALREADY ITS BEEN LITERAL YEARS.

[@edwardli334]

I love the theme that comes up at 0:53. Small spoiler. This theme is related to the one kneeling at 1:14 with her bud. So good.

[@sweet_sweetiepie]

that music at the end is sooooooo good!

[@TheRedThirst]

I love how a lot of Souls DLCs involve an inter dimensional world and cleansing flame, the theme never gets old

[@xflip94]

I think marika is creating the erdtree out of mountains of corpses been binded together with the golden strings she plucked from someone's womb

[@sternzerstorer7323]

That song at the end sounds like a really good boss theme

[@BladeOfMiquelIa]

1:34 the most beautiful and epic thing I've ever seen😍😍😍

[@Time4theJuice]

Bro the song when it switches to focus the VO on Miquella is SOOOO NICE.