Every Dragon Explained - Elden Ring Lore

[@archite001]

The wings of the dragonkin soldiers reminds me of the ones that the deathbirds have. Also, their affinity to cold is a kind of connection to ghostflame, so it could be that the dragonkin were supposed to achieve wings with this affinity that the Nox had with Deathbirds and Ghostflame

[@TheHonoredMadman]

That's a great connection I hadn't thought of that

[@TheHonoredMadman]

I probably could've went into alot more detail about placidusax but he may get his own video with all the theories surrounding time wizard dragon lord

[@derrickmiles2153]

WTF IS KZbin DOING WHY DIDNT I GET A NOTIFCATION

[@ThommyofThenn]

@@derrickmiles2153 they targeted gamers

[@thegamersconclave8709]

Dude, I would love to chat with you about game lore. I have so many theories I think you would dig.

[@ThommyofThenn]

@@thegamersconclave8709 lets get some game theories going buddy hell yee

[@ThommyofThenn]

Temporal prisoner placidusax

[@TheHonoredMadman]

There's alot of theories about the dragons that I think I might cover in a separate video because there's several good ones that one could make a pretty solid case for and it seems like an interesting discussion topic

[@trevinsingh9390]

I have this personal theory that the dragonkin soldiers were made using trolls. The way that they appear ingame and the fact that both are missing their stomach which could of been the result of Marika sealing the fire giant's outer God. I also think that's what cursed Marika with the dual persona of Radagon since it said that he hated his red hair.

[@ThommyofThenn]

And they roar when summoned in I believe similar to the trolls

[@ThommyofThenn]

@LoreBear thanks Bear

[@TheHonoredMadman]

I mentioned in the video they looked like they were made from troll corpses. We know the nox had atleast some interactions with trolls by the silver tear that turns into one.

[@sk8legendz]

@LoreBear I need Miyazaki to come to my house to explain why the fuck runebears are more trouble than they're worth, not silly dragon lore

[@kreadapelu8813]

The missing stomach thing might be a matter of morality. If you recall, nothing can really die in the Lands Between until we release Destined Death. So when you eat something… it is still alive as you digest it. Sure, bodies are broken down but the soul is absorbed in a likely unpleasant fashion into the thing that broke the body. Or it writhes around in your body and causes no end of agony. Solution, rip out those organs. Maybe you won’t feel hunger. Even if you do, the inability to satiate hunger is probably easier to handle than digesting a terrified and suffering thing.

[@ThommyofThenn]

I liked the ice dragon battle. It was one of the highlights of the Snowfield. Definitely got a sense of dread when that all-enveloping mist rolled in.

[@TheHonoredMadman]

People like to shit on the mountaintops but it has some of my favorite things in the game here like the frozen lake fight against borealis, the guardians garrison, castle sol etc. I found the area very memorable especially with the birds and trolls fighting unending battles with eachother

[@ThommyofThenn]

@@TheHonoredMadman Let's not forget the vicious fingercreeper ambushes. There's quite a few side trails/nooks and crannies to be explored in this area. A lot more verticality than you might initially think. Compared to the straight bangers that are the rest of the game, the Snowfields might not be the same level as say Lyndell but they're just as good as Caelid imo.

[@Someguywithalotoftism]

Dude that fight was awesome. I got him to one hit left then died haha. I then killed him second try after levelling damage a lil bit

[@ThommyofThenn]

@@Someguywithalotoftism the best boss fights are like that. Because then you come back and get your revenge and it is sweet...

[@CeeUNexTuesday1001]

Also the giant fucking hand. I had to cheese it

[@TheBigHatLegion]

You never fail to make me or my wife absolutely die laughing while being informative and educational, like an insanely stoned Mr Rogers

[@cross-eyedhollow]

Very good video Madman. That point about Rykard and Aldia's similarities was unexpected XD. They both sure do love torture dungeons hey?

[@nicholascocuzzi8943]

“But everything changed when the fire giants attacked “

[@deanski96]

Love these lore vids man. Maybe one day u could do a lore vid on enemies with little lore like the revenants, ulcerated tree spirits or worm faces etc

[@TheHonoredMadman]

I did one on revenants and wraithcallers

[@TheHonoredMadman]

Wormfaces I've been wanting to cover for awhile I need to get on that

[@goldenbough6563]

Concerning the ancient dragons, after defeating Maliketh at the coliseum one finds a statuary depicting a young woman ringed playfully by three wolves. It’s a significant scene, repeated on loading screens in-game. Many have speculated this is Marika and I think the idea sound. Before she became a vessel for the elden ring, Marika was an empyrean, the daughter of a god and lord. The first true Elden Lord was Placidusax and this statuary is located in Farum Azula, the dragonlord’s tower in the sky. Above the statuary is a carved depiction of an elden ring. This is Placidusax’s and it contains more great runes than the one we’re familiar with. Consider for a moment the correlation between great runes and demigods. A female god acts as a vessel for these runes, carrying them inside and for every great rune she births a demi-god. With this in mind, the dragonlord’s extensive elden ring implies Marika had numerous maternal siblings. They needn’t have had the same father. A god can have more lords than one, as Marika did. Most likely, they came in batches, from different consort fathers of which Placidusax was the last. Apart from him, there are three ancient dragons in the game - Gransax, Fortisax and Leansax - and it’s possible they’re his children with Marika’s mother. If so, they’re distantly related to Marika’s children, giving Godrick’s boss fight soliloquy an authentic twist.

[@davisiotta489]

this is such a good theory, I would just maybe disagree with the part that each demigod was born with their own great rune, I also don't think that the elden of farum azula has extra runes, if you look closely unlike the other great runes, these extra "runes" do not complete a circle, rather I believe they are part of the "root rune" you can even see that two of these runes down their lines and branch out like roots

[@davisiotta489]

I always wondered why Marika sleeps on a bed made of literal stone and when we see her at the end of the game her body is basically made of rock, she could have not inherited her father's draconic characteristics but instead inherited the most important characteristic of dragons, their stone scales?

[@BasedWizard-j9f]

Is there a video where you explain the whole “Radagon is an alchemy experiment” thing? Really curious about that

[@TheHonoredMadman]

I definitely will do this. It's just a ridiculous theory that I'm trying to turn into a meme

[@geordiejones5618]

Is that the ME2 galaxy music? One of the best games I've ever played.

[@caposway677]

“ “Dragons” as Christopher Walken would put it “ 😂😂😂😂😂

[@captaintitusultramarine]

The lore got you a like, the huge rip at the end earned you a sub lol.

[@38Jim]

Hey brother, just caught up on some of your videos. Love your hard work here! Keep it up

[@Dr_DoomJazz]

God that mass effect music is so amazing and peaceful

[@goletarider805]

Love the background music at 10:00. Is it Uncharted Worlds or Distant Worlds from Mass Effect?

[@TheHonoredMadman]

It's the map one but specifically from 2 I think

[@Shmeky.]

Ice dragons are pretty cool no pun intended

[@ThommyofThenn]

I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE SIR

[@inmortuae4512]

Adula was probably protecting ranni against the same people that killed iji and blaidd

[@WolfHreda]

"Let's leave this Metalocalypse Deku Tree be and..." Boy, if I wasn't already subscribed...

[@AlbertusSalvatierra]

As much as I love your channel, I will say two things. The Dragonlord’s god was akin to what Marika is. We have demigods, gods, outer gods, unknown beings presented as gods, and then the Greater Will. Based upon the whole thing with Gods having Elden Lords. At any rate, the Greater Will does shift gears from the ancient dragons, but the GW was not this god said to have abandoned them. Another thing, I don’t believe it’s ever said Godfrey forced the Dragonlord into hiding. Their conflict with their god seemed more or less self contained, as the Greater Will would set its sights on Marika. Their conflict with the dragons happened after the creation of the Golden Order. Anyway - love the video 🙏🏼 the dragons of this game really shed light on the ancient history of the world

[@TheHonoredMadman]

Okay well if the dragons god wat akin to what Marika was, wouldn't it say empyrean? But if you're correct then I would assume the fled "god" is the gloam eyed queen and I know it's never stated that godfrey forced the placidusax into hiding, I would say it's assumed, unless placidusax ordered gransax to attack leyndell, which I stated in the video happened after godfreys campaign, forgot to mention godfreys banishment but i said it was godywyn who fought the dragons. It's not really outright stated anywhere as fact how all the stuff I'm just connecting the dots in a way my brain makes it make sense lol

[@TheHonoredMadman]

I mean just going off of the state of farum azula I think it's possible the dragons were relocated there after the war against the golden order since it seems like the beasts had been there longer.

[@TheHonoredMadman]

But I am aware of which gods are which but I suppose I should've clarified. There's so many specific terms in the game sometimes my stoned ass forgets to specific

[@i.salcido8183]

Really wish there were more ice dragons, lorewise, there really isn't much info about them and I've always wondered how they got to the mountaintops from the very beginning

[@ThommyofThenn]

Flying. But seriously, maybe Borealis is guarding spirit caller cave? Or he really likes big frozen lakes. Speaking of spirits, we could definitely do a video on the spirit jellyfish if there's any lore about them. (Not much I dont think besides the spirit ash and the shield)

[@TheHonoredMadman]

Inwqnna cover the jellyfish, I was thinking of including them in a video about spirits since they seem to be the people reincarnated into jellyfish form atleast going by the ash side quest at stargazer ruins

[@ThommyofThenn]

@@TheHonoredMadman see I was thinking it was just a jelly who was part of an ancient jelly civilisation who died long ago (pre-Erdtree?) and received a burial along with her seeestaah. Not sure how spirit jellyfish could dig a grave though. Or carve headstones for that matter

[@spiralunity]

You knew dragon communion and the serpent religion was linked, just vibed it out a year ago, and now we got Messmer

[@whiskeygrave6361]

I find it disappointing the Flying Dragon Greyll, guarding the bridge in Caelid, really doesn't have any lore.

[@jacobberry5138]

Alright. Time to get ripped, watch while eating taco salad.

[@brendanmuller7301]

Underrated channel. I see you're a star wars fan what are your thoughts on legends?

[@TheHonoredMadman]

I thought legends were cool. I even liked the legscy series since it was set so far into the future of the timeline and I like edy stuff. I love the cwmmp as well. I grew up reading the occasional legends book. Since Disney took over tho I've been extremely hit and miss on their new lore

[@loutmouth]

Hii. Is that mass effect music in the background or am i just hearing things

[@on3trackmind]

You’re good at this

[@this1epicdude]

26:29 ahhh. Yu Gi Oh, from Blue Eyes White Dragon

[@TheHonoredMadman]

This is the best comment

[@AlbertusSalvatierra]

Lol was gunna ask for one of these - my guy you hoped to it before I could even act. At any rate, can’t wait to watch this.

[@hmmmhmmm6917]

1:05 Lmao until the fire giants attacked

[@ThommyofThenn]

First...elden Lord that is! 11:12 marikas t*ts! I wish that was his in game title

[@ThommyofThenn]

Aka placidusax

[@Reliccontent]

“But everything changed when the fire giants attack”

[@sk8legendz]

no idea that Yura would help you if you died multiple times..... I died plenty my first time and dude was just like " turn back you maidenless dummy"

[@TheHonoredMadman]

I think you have to summon him but I can't remember

[@josephrush3166]

looks like eyes in the sky of the lychdragon fight

[@boozados]

So is there any meaning in the Farum Greatbridge considering the shared name between Farum Azula?

[@thegamersconclave8709]

Gold bruh, the membranes are Gold. It's like that because they used to be the Chosen of the Crucible. It's also why the Elden Beast is dragon like in nature. Finally, the Elden Beast is the god Plasidusax is waiting for.

[@TheHonoredMadman]

I figured they were meant to represent the color of the primordial gold that root resin is but this also makes sense. In some lights though they look orangish to me but I'm probably color blind

[@thegamersconclave8709]

@@TheHonoredMadman Primordial Gold is what the Red Lighting represents, I believe. It talks about it in the various abilities you get from the Ancient Dragon Incantations.

[@spiralunity]

Reign of fire cast was so stacked lol

[@payday7679]

Amazing vid. I don’t think the greater will is the fleeing god it’s seems to me a cut above the rest especially in the Japanese , if you look at the terminology the only things referred to as god are outer gods and beings like queen Marika the eternal or an empyrean like the goddess of rot in English

[@TheHonoredMadman]

I don't think the greater will fled. I probably should have worded it differently but what I meant was that the greater will was the God that abandoned placidusax, causing the dragonlord to flee, I think the GW just abandoned him for Marika and godfrey

[@jakelee8789]

Rykard is my Family..... Can't wait to see the next one

[@tequilawhiskey]

Fucking Eustice would smack a dragon with me mallet

[@Lucious_Skywalker]

From 28:33 onwards it just keeps getting better

[@ThommyofThenn]

I'm almost to that point

[@miketherecliner]

Your outro reminded me to smoke. Thank you 😎

[@logancade342]

Nah, bro. Remember how Smaug in The Hobbit says "I am fire"? The name is Borealis the Freezing Fog because he *is* the freezing fog, which is infinitely more badass than "of the freezing fog," imo.

[@DrGamersEmporium]

Good choice on the music. You might like Klaus Schulze's Kontinuum album, its got a really similar vibe

[@minespatch]

Do you plan on doing a video on Ralph Bakshi's Wizards in the future?

[@TheHonoredMadman]

Fuck yes

[@psevdhome]

You mention Aldia from DS2. I'm kind of sad that Scholar of the First Sin came out and had Aldia as a tree-head-cyclops monster with lame AoE attacks. Before SotFS came out a lot of people theorized that Aldia had become that ancient dragon and had stopped caring about scheming as he had attained a perfect form. Now in Dark Souls the trees and the dragons are connected and Aldia is some sort of tree-human hybrid and thus he sort of attained the same goal. I'm just disappointed as everybody was so heavy into theorycrafting in DS 2 and that was one of the coolest theories around. It's a similar disappointment when DS3 had the nameless king who is supposedly the son of Gwyn, when up until that point everyone was sure it was Solaire. He even had the same sword as that one statue. I guess I am describing the pain of wanting to be right and being proven wrong.

[@topcat59]

Cool vid bro.😺

[@udobybreak6393]

Probing Uranus.

[@ThommyofThenn]

Ranni

[@eldenringpvpenthusiast1710]

Late comment, but the description of vyke had me lose it lmao!

[@TheHonoredMadman]

As always this video is pure speculation and a somewhat coherent attempt to string my various theories into a video

[@MISERABLE_WRETCH]

Love your videos

[@RitzScythe]

So honestly I'd fucking LOVE Christopher Walken to get a role in a From game, hed make a good patches-esque character, or a dying king or some shit.

[@TheHonoredMadman]

Yeah that would be honestly pretty great and he would do it too. The only game I've seen him in tho is true crime streets of LA he plays the main characters cop friend

[@RitzScythe]

@@TheHonoredMadman this actually tempts me to play but I KNOW thats not my kinda game, walkens just got such an iconic voice I'd be lying if I said otherwise

[@staomruel]

Praise the tree!

[@jakeforgey5378]

Honored... the Godskin abnormal physiology, such as that of the tails of the nobles, the serpentine nature of the apostles and the few lesser features that take model alteration and cloth removal which i have seen only one video that got reported and taken down for, those all said to have been "inhuman physiology incorporated into ones flesh" similar to well the crucible incantations but instead of being fire and forget study, those of the godskins studied these traits relentlessly until they could fully incorporate them into their flesh... basically while we all wanted another dragon waifu (the only eligible one be Lanseax who is aiming to kill everyone who approaches her) the Godskins are not due to a god(desss)-dragon coupling as far as current lore has implied... I know as i did a Godskin run and none of the gear mentioned them being such, but also mentioned they incorporate inhuman physiology into their bodies to gain an edge over the gods they were hunting... also from the minor bits of lore the Gloam-eyed Queen is referenced as a daughter to marika so...

[@BonePapi]

The lore of dragons is simple. I pound them while giving Godfrey a thumbs up.

[@johnathanmanuel780]

Mass effect background music. For elden ring lore really.

[@TheHonoredMadman]

I like the galaxy menu theme

[@TheHonoredMadman]

Seemed educational

[@johnathanmanuel780]

@@TheHonoredMadman there are cosmic themes, so it does work just threw me off lol

[@TheHonoredMadman]

I also just wanted to change it up from zelda, fire emblem and pikmin music that I tend to always use

[@johnathanmanuel780]

@@TheHonoredMadman throw evreyone off and play the duck waddled away lol

[@puzzleheaded6195]

What I want to know is why aren’t you taking fat rips anymore..

[@TheHonoredMadman]

At the end. The next long one will probably also have one in the middle too

[@michaelbarker6732]

the rips are half of why I watch lol

[@pandasaremellow787]

the content you *bubbles* crave

[@sladoid]

Outro: Lmaooooo

[@nbmoleminer5051]

You forgot about the Draconians

[@proudturkey5664]

2:24 courage the cowardly dog lol?

[@TheHonoredMadman]

Yeah been on a rewatch lol

[@proudturkey5664]

Ustice has to be my favorite character

[@ladonmccabe]

I usually really like your videos, but this one I feel like you, uh what's a good way to put this, "fill in the blanks" confidently a lot, and on stuff that seemingly has no evidence at all. And I disagree with your theories of Placudisax and his situation and role in history. But the video quality was much, much better than I have seen you have before, so that's good!

[@TheHonoredMadman]

Yeah I was trying to create a narrative but it's purely all speculation i dont mean to say anything like it's fact. I prefer to just do mainly speculation but this kinda came together as I was making it

[@ladonmccabe]

@@TheHonoredMadman I love what you do here, and I love when you speculate. The video quality is so much nicer than prior videos, I can't wait to see what you lay down next, regardless.

[@tarnished1601]

BLACK FIRE UPON US!! Metalapocaplse cds are best!

[@Method702]

ANDOR!!!

[@halfthefunnn]

Woot woot!

[@darkhobo]

Fia is Fortissax

[@justinroux1610]

So dragons are firebenders

[@DarknessshadowKGA]

Teach, the first dragon shown in the vid… WHY THE FUCK WON’T HE DIE!?!

[@TheHonoredMadman]

Lol I fucking feel this

[@TheHonoredMadman]

Also I read that last part in the imperial guard voice from Oblivion

[@nexemisroguelikes234]

Not gonna lie Most Dragons have the same Attacks and Mechanics mostly just Elemental Changes it kinda sucked I wished they made each dragon more unique on how it engages you in combat really wished it was like that ): maybe in the DLC?

[@ThommyofThenn]

Can't have everything my guy

[@BigHatLoganGaming]

yeah it kinda sucks that Borealis only gets a frost roar and ekzykes gets a giant smog cloud, other than the one attack and element swap there's not much to distinguish them

[@ThommyofThenn]

@@BigHatLoganGaming imagine a frost beam variant of comet azure. Or a snowball triple shot

[@BigHatLoganGaming]

@@ThommyofThenn it seems frost dragons are more tied to biting winds like zamor, and not snowfalls. I feel like they could've done more with it though, like the ground slams sending hoarfrost spikes out, ekzykes splattering his rotting blood, etc

[@ThommyofThenn]

@@BigHatLoganGaming just spitballing buddy and I agree there could have been any number of varieties or something to make Scarlet Rot/Decay something less than the absolute best choice for dragon incantations.

[@nbmoleminer5051]

👏👏👏👍

[@swamashijudbedolofritt4448]

🫤🫤🤨🤨🧐🧐😑🤔🤔🤔😱😱😨🤯🤯🫥😶‍🌫️🌚🌚🌝🌞 My face during this video.

[@gygaxthecat2448]

good info. just?drink some coffee my dude

[@unyielding.entertainment]

Uggh, I hate that pronunciation of Placidudax. I bet you hated pronouncing dragon names in Skyrim 😂

[@TheHonoredMadman]

Haha you are correct. I pronounced placidusax a different way in another video I'm just trying out which ones get the least bit of comments about it haha. But yeah the dragons and dragon priests of skyrims names were ridiculous and don't get me started on some of the names in morrowind lol

[@unyielding.entertainment]

@@TheHonoredMadman Pronounce it however you feel, screw the comments lmao, Placidudax, more like Flacidusax. And I agree those dragon priest names were rough, but the Morrowind names were absolutely impossible to pronounce. Also, What in the name of Talos are the dwarves smoking when naming stuff? They need to lay off the Moon Sugar.

[@killervic7379]

Hello

[@TheHonoredMadman]

Hello killer vic

[@jonkorpi]

First?

[@ThommyofThenn]

Looks like we're tied my brother

[@derrickmiles2153]

Another great lore vid. Sucks we cant cut the dragon tales off tho...

[@ThommyofThenn]

That's awesome hopefully they include this feature in a game

[@mufflerdad5048]

Nice, this is gonna be a cool one!