Rebellion Against Destiny. The Lore of ELDEN RING! (pt. 1)

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All music from the Elden Ring OST.
Chapters
00:00 Chapter 1 - The Lore Begins!
11:42 Chapter 2 - Things Begin to Crumble
29:10 Chapter 3 - A Tarnished Awakens

[@TiptoeTheTank]

HEY! What was your favorite Elden Ring boss? Mine was Mohg. BIG thanks to Viryl_TV for their help in collecting additional footage and item descriptions for this video (www.twitch.tv/viryl_tv )! And thanks to all the community folk that joined the streams in jolly cooperation, making for some... interesting video capture. We imposed handicaps on boss fights during a NG+ run, so that nothing was killed easily or quickly. See if you can spot or figure out some of our shenanigans. I HIGHLY recommend doing this! It was an absolute blast! More to come! -Tip

[@Viryl_TV]

The handicaps on bosses was quite fun. My favorite handicap was dual wielding shields against Mohg. It's hard to pick my favorite boss, probably Malenia (minus one bs move and her life leech) or maybe Maliketh. I also enjoyed the Radagon fight, not necessarily on a technical level, just overall. Also glad to see my boy Kratos make it to the party.

[@zacharyhawley1693]

Ancestral Spirit, A nice area you can listen to the ambience for a bit.

[@Farron6]

The footage combined with your voicework was great, I like how you state things as fact like an historian which contrasts quite nicely with others like Vaati who lean more into being vague/open to interpretation

[@justinkroboth360]

For pure fights, it's either Godfrey or Mohg - for sheer spectacle, it's Radahn. Summoning a bunch to join in epic combat? And nothing will ever top the first time I was obliterated by a goddamn meteor. I couldn't do anything except for smile and chuckle, like, how could you get mad over that?

[@La_Scaille]

Wow. Truly an ambitious challenge. Trying to combine quantum mechanics with general relativity is easier than giving a coherent explanation to Elden Ring lore.

[@zacharyhawley1693]

Ranni shot Archduke Ferdinand!

[@JayWhipp1e]

Not really.. but ok.

[@LividCreature]

@@JayWhipp1e why do you go against the laws of thermodynamics?

[@Donnerjkks]

@@JayWhipp1e kemuni mai Suva?

[@HCG]

I’ve watched countless Elden Ring lore videos, but none have been as streamlined and well spoken as this. Fantastic work, you’re an excellent storyteller.

[@void.lawyer]

Miquella's love for his sister is heartwarming.

[@set9034]

I like the relationship between Morgott and Mohg in regards to how they react to their treatments as omen. One twin chooses the path of reviling the circumstances of their very being and thus clings to and defends a system that shuns them while the other twin rejects that system completely, embraces what they are, and takes steps to forge a completely different one through the most extreme and downright horrifying of methods.

[@bleh329]

I wish there was a way to interact with Marika in some way. There are so many references to her and she's so important to the story, but the only time you see her awake is in the traler.

[@seankennedy9156]

Tiptoe I swear every time I’m feeling super low you drop a new video and bring me back to the light. Here’s to you and your success, present and future. You are a treasure.

[@No_Freakin_Way]

Twas an honor to be able to pitch in a little, thanks for everything you do, and I cant *wait* to hear the rest! - Kay-

[@phthalojohan]

HOLY SHIT! My favorite lore KZbinr is going to explain the GOTY! Thank you thank you

[@Chef8898]

Game of all time ...

[@TDawgBR]

All hail the Algorithm! Souls-likes aren't my jam, but getting the lore without the frustration is my jam. :)

[@agentk5991]

This is the most informed and intrigued ive been in Elden Ring lore since ive began searching for a coherent and chronological explaination of events for this game.

[@brianrusso2719]

I don’t even have any new systems but you bring these stories to life in a way even nongamers can enjoy. It’s a pleasure to know about this channel!

[@kchurchjr]

Been waiting for this one! I loved watching your live stream of Elden Ring. Riptoe for Elden Lord

[@mutalemubanga4997]

Was waiting for this! Thank you 😊

[@PM-xp7rk]

This is great - thank you so much for making it!

[@WoodysReptiles]

omg this was hands down amazing cant wait for part 2

[@jakewu8268]

Been waiting for this !

[@ptolemy3257]

Oh nice, glad to see you covering this!

[@Emily-vd1tm]

Loving the way the journey is presented and edited around, and your voiced is as pleasant to liste to as always.

[@sarakennedy1592]

Beautifully done!

[@FantasyTalkShow]

Ooooooo, I've been waiting for this to drop. Loved this video. There's so much to this and I have no idea how you've been able to compile it into a cohesive tale, but congrats on doing it in an easily consumable way!! Loved this. Thanks for the lore!!!!!!!!

[@Palemagpie]

Hell yea. I've been waiting for this.

[@bttmgmr2011]

Great video, looking forward to part 2 and beyond if and when it drops. Your narrative skills are impressive.

[@khornethegrim8258]

Another excellent narration. I can't wait for the rest of the series. This is my first exposure to any of the Elden Ring lore.

[@miss_editor]

Honestly bravo, this was such a great telling!

[@lores6297]

Beautifully done! The gameplay shots are awesome in this one! The lore itself was fantastic. Awesome job. Thank you for this one I have been excited to see you do this one. Thank you thank you thank you!

[@iceberg_panda8692]

YESSSS YOURE BACKKK AHHHHH IVE MISSED YOUR VIDEOS SOO MUCHH

[@spiritwhispers7388]

Just started the video and i know it will be fire 🔥🔥🔥

[@jameshardy6277]

Excellent lore video... Looking forward to part 2. I'm level 100 just passing through Leynedell so this video really helped fill in the lore gaps I've missed.

[@EternalWarHawk]

YAAAAAAAAY thank you Tiptoe!!!!!!!!!!!! Now I have lore for my Elden Ring addiction

[@TheScholar13]

Wow. Great Job Tip! Really didn't expect Elden ring to drop so soon, but I aint complaining !!!! :)

[@darrylriddellxz18]

I absolutely love what you do I found your oot video and subbed then can't wait for this one's next video

[@josephblattert6311]

I cannot describe how awesome this channel is

[@jefffrederick258]

Am about to hit play. Before I watch it, I always find these lore videos interesting. I don't feel we ever get the full story of From Software games until the DLC is released. An exception being Sekiro and Demon Souls.

[@whooll]

This was awesome

[@Orcrumba]

Can’t wait for the next part.

[@Ekklo]

Thank you for hanging out while I do chores.

[@AverageJoe96]

I would LOVE to see you tackle on Fallout lore when you're done with Elden Ring. Love your content!

[@fbi1704]

I completely forgot you played this

[@rune13slayer]

quite an unorthodox way of telling the story of elden ring, but this has been the clearest storytelling of elden ring so far!! and most entertaining too! Almost like i'm watching a netflix series!

[@Mitsurugi2424]

I really hope you get into the Fallout series one day. With your voice and style of narration, if you went over its lore like Oxhorn used too, you'd have a ton of potential content.

[@Viryl_TV]

Nothing is set in stone, but the Fallout series in on this list 👌

[@marcusbergman6116]

You know what, I like your content, so I subscribed.

[@rhnirsilva652]

im late but Im here, just saw friends play elden ring ( since its not my type of game and my pc cant handle it ) so this was *chief kiss* and good for me i'm late and I can binge watch the whole things in one sitting. my gratitude toward the loreweaver

[@Jebbtube]

Weird that the way they tell this story, the Tarnished goes all the way to Stormveil and bests Goddrick before even meeting Melina properly.

[@wadelamont5097]

Great vid❤❤❤❤❤

[@kyurei4478]

There is one thing you didn't talk about in this video which is the Great tree. It was apparently a tree that existed before the Erdtree and the appearance of the greater will. It existed during the reign of the dragon's god and was probably the expression of its own power over this land. But I understand you didn't talk about it since the only thing mentionning it is an item description. You can also find a different and unique depiction of what seems to be the golden order in a temple situated in Farum Azula though, which is very strange. But is it even the golden order that we know that is depicted here or another order ? Everything concerning the dragon's god and the Great tree is highly speculative though so it make sense not to talk about unsure things. This tree and this ancestral power of life reminds me of Yggdrasil that is the source of all life and the thing that maintain the connection between worlds as well as their stability. An analogy that seems very fitting in my opinion. The greater will and the Erdtree seem to appear as a parasitive alien cosmic power of some sort which would have took the place of the dragon's god and replaced its tree. That could also explain why the dragon's god left after the partial death of Placidusax because Godfrey would have killed him under the order of Marika who is the vessel of the greater will which would actually have ordered that. That would also give a great justification for the dragons' attack on the golden order.

[@yokai333]

Now i can understand the lore of this madhouse of a game

[@leonardrodriguez1501]

I want to get into these games, but the cost of entry always seems so high. Especially with stories like you need to follow them on Twitter to learn all the lore.... it's a little much for me. This honestly might be the best way for me to experience the story.

[@aquelesousa]

Excellent video. The only thing bugging me is the acceptance of "Radagon being Marika" in a literal way, which is something that only happens later in the story as a punishment towards Marika by the Golden Order. I didn't read the japanese text yet, but even the english one, which often comes to be very misguided, is very literal in that explanation.

[@mondayadams8166]

Having binged a couple of y9ur series, im excited to see how you tell this tale ^_^

[@A.M_vibes]

im late on this video but wow this was so well Made and narrated, didnt know this game had such lore

[@kylehogan2247]

This channel keeps me going

[@Viryl_TV]

That might be some time since the plate is so full at the moment. But it's been requested quite a bit. It might be a project I do on the side and create a lore cut for her, for easier consumption.

[@kylehogan2247]

@@Viryl_TV Fair enough, looking forward to it greatly! I hope you both enjoy it and get to see the truly out there style. Thank you for your work and time!!

[@Viryl_TV]

@@kylehogan2247 I played them all back in the day, including the Blood Omen games. I agree they're quite good.

[@scp05-redacted42]

I can't help watch it, being all like, I like listening to this. And then right at the end, the tarnished rests by a site of grace and Melina arrives. But, she arrives when you rest by the third site of grace, and you can first level up after that. So this tarnished really just said screw exploration, imma speedrun this shit. Impressive, tarnished.

[@beauty_isnomore]

I waited until I got home so I could watch this in my bed with new comfy pillows and give this the peaceful enjoyment it deserves. Love this, and everything you do, Tiptoe. I appreciate you and Viryl so much, thank you.

[@vegaskullkid4503]

Aye Elden Ring! I am unable to watch this at the time of commenting due to me being at work but I know this'll be great

[@divvyn]

I went momentarily rabid when I saw this love ur content

[@levinnedayrit335]

35:36 Kratos, that you?

[@TerryB01]

Alright! Another lore video!

[@tylerhart1917]

Legendary

[@roseallan6027]

It's hard for me not to notice just reading Game of Thrones the similarity in names like godric corrin and thell so come to find out George actually worked on this game which is really cool

[@teotalks8806]

Oh fuck yes! This video is hype. I think Malekith was my favorite boss fight visually and via gameplay, it's a rad fight. But my favorite character and bossfight is Malenia. There's such fierce characterization and devotion and bad assery hidden behind that helmet. I love her, and I love the scarlet rot and her resistance to it to master herself it's honestly a really beautiful story. And then couple that with her relationship with Miquella and it's all just so well done. Maliketh is in his own way tragic, but Malenia hits a bit more. Really well done here! I love the way you characterize Marika and Rennala, it's how I did as well. A lot of the joy I get out of piecing these stories together is from imagining the character's emotions and how they might influence the decisions and history we're presented with.

[@randomsandwichian]

Hmmm, the Elden Beast (most likely) came from the stars, and Marika's toughest opposing kingdom was Liurnia, where Renala, a powerful sorceress in the art that involved the stars rules. Did Marika, via Radagan, use Renala's art abilities of the stars and gravity to set her plan into motion?

[@Hugo_Tate]

6:30 I wonder if this shit right here is a subtle not to what Godfrey’s hair used to look like when he was younger. Maybe it was red too…? Idk. But it looks pretty dang red here before the light hits it. I know it’s from the light of the burning tree but 🤷🏻‍♂️ lol imo

[@Zoniex]

oh boy here we go

[@arumbaya33]

good job

[@RedsDens]

Yes I'm here before all those maidenless Tarnished!

[@Scharfster]

What if The Lands Between in Elden Ring is literally the lands between all the games? Demon's Souls, Dark Souls 1, 2 and 3, Bloodorne, and Sekiro :0

[@H240909]

Just my usual offering to the algorithm gods.

[@Inferno361]

I really like this video

[@unclescottie2hottie192]

You have another site that you play games live. I love your real-time comments. Where can I find your site?

[@Viryl_TV]

Ooh boy, you're in for a treat. She streams here on youtube and on twitch, all of her streams go into a playlist here on youtube. Nearly endless content can be found here: kzbin.info/aero/PL0bfzfGWUy8kPIwTjAE4cFPzoo7cRpHPi

[@tovbyte]

Ahhhhh - rise ye tarnished!

[@juliebug5799]

I wish I could remember exactly what piece of lore it was that said the giants cursed Marika, maybe she split herself into two in order to circumvent that curse, and that is why Radagon has red hair like the giants?

[@curtisclarke-jones4027]

Awesome

[@axellis8333]

~"Godrick the skidmark - *gottem*"~

[@AdamanTennis13]

Here is a suggestion: how about the lore of fire emblem awakening.

[@TheDevilsGreatestTrick]

*sees Tiptoe's new upload: 'Elden Ring'* ....Aight, I broke my leg. Work won't miss me for a day, yeah.

[@inscrutablewut]

Farum Azula wasn't always crumbling in the place it is now. The shattering of the ring broke the world in many ways, including the displacement of Farum Azula. Just a small tidbit! You can actually see on the world map the likely place it was ripped from!

[@AlbertusSalvatierra]

I do believe that’s wrong. Farum Azual was always doomed - hence its gradual degradation since the beginning of time. It’s stated multiple times actually.

[@Taylor-ck1gh]

GODRICK THE SKID MARK!!! 🤣🤣🤣 OH MY GOD!!!!

[@Atmatan_Kabbaher]

Eldren Ring got one thing wrong: thumbs arent fingers.

[@heathmcgee1599]

Commenting to feed the algorithm gods!

[@THATGuy5654]

Suggested April Fools episode: Restore the Balance. Lore of AVATAR! And it's just you quoting the opening to the show.

[@hazet13]

My offering to the great and unknowable Algorithm!

[@_N3X]

Wait till Miyazaki tells everyone elden ring is the prequel to darksouls🤣🤣

[@fotisaradas]

Amazing! If you add subs on these, it'll be the best thing ever! Keep up the good work!

[@hicheurnassim7319]

Nice

[@TheHunter128]

the good boy didn't deserve to be punished

[@dagon99]

Neat

[@TheZoobZoobs]

Amazing narration, I get nobody likes Godrick, but god damn lady, you really laid into him lol

[@keelay8637]

Food for the algorithm

[@void.lawyer]

Algo-chow

[@jadonrowe273]

Well damn Rainni really did ruin everything what a girl boss 🤣🤣🤣

[@VioletBaudelaire100]

CLENCHES FIST FUCKKKK YEAHHH!!!

[@StalxD]

deep lore incoming

[@Riebeck-the-Archeologist]

You did not just forget about dog, did you?

[@Sky-vg4zt]

Can you make some lore to relax and sleep to ?

[@beatboxcoak]

Can we get an elden ring playlist pleasssse?????

[@Viryl_TV]

Looks like we forgot to put them in a playlist, I'll do that right now 👌

[@raingoat271]

AAAAAAAAARGH i wanna watch the video but i also dont want to spoil the game before i buy it

[@Viryl_TV]

Definitely play it first if you plan to and bookmark this video for later. I'd say it's definitely worth a full blind playthrough, even if it does take 100+ hours sometimes 😅

[@freedomdealer9839]

fucking nailed it

[@rm7097]

Naming her Murica f*cked up the game.

[@viktor_v-ughnda_vaudville_476]

Fighting with a single hand weapon and no armor haha nice