THE SCOURGE AND SWORD | Elden Ring Fan film

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Just a re-upload with the video at a higher bitrate. My post got axed on Tiktok, so I'll re-upload it there to. lol

[@ZarMationStudios18]

This is awesome. And your presentation can fit pretty much any theory on the motivations behind the battle. From Malenia’s perspective, “let my people go” could refer to the Stars/Moon and Miquella’s plans involving them… or it could refer to Miquella himself, if Malenia believes Radahn abducted him (if Mohg was clever enough to frame Radahn for it, that is). And if it was for Miquella, to secure his future Age or to literally rescue him, she most certainly would’ve brought fire, pestilence, plague and more to Caelid. For Radahn, “my people” most definitely refers to his own serfs and soldiers, or even the people of Sellia. And when he says he “will never let your people go” to Malenia, he’s hardened his heart to her, and whatever it is she wants he will refuse to give. And if he knew what Miquella and her were possibly planning, a future so different from the Golden Order that he held so dear, he definitely would’ve fought her to the bitter end. I also just noticed how well their two Runes fit together side by side like that… as if it was always Fated that they would fight…

[@VIRTKOS]

God I love all the interpretations you can draw from the song. I'd like to imply that "Thus saith the lord," spoken by Melania refers to Lord Miquella, who tells his twin to send her scourge & sword. I was thinking of making some sort of dichotomy of the line 'Scourge and Sword' to refer to "Starscourge" and "Blade of Miquella" but it was scrapped.🤣

[@thedoctorofcringe05]

Yes! This is what i took from this too!

[@skinless5136]

I think she probably did believe radahn was atleast guarding Miquellas location, if u look where mohgs palace is below, it’s pretty much right below the lake of rot in caelid

[@samthepigman4069]

Aw I interpreted it, radahn wanted to kill malenia because she had grown greedy for the great runes, in the end he technically stopped her. However, while malenia was away fighting radahn, mohg abducted miquella and brought him back to mohgwyn palace. I also think that malenia had been asleep ever since fighting radahn, so she may not have even known of miquella's disappearance until you fight her. Also the reason their greatrunes fit together is because you can actually fight all the great runes together to create the elden ring. The only ones not seen in game as a part of it are the rune of death and marika's great rune (the cross)

[@senskrad5860]

​@@samthepigman4069people tend to "villanize" Malenia too much. She wasn't a conqueror, she had already a lot of skill and power. She didn't wanted more power. Everything she did, she did it for her brother, Miquella. They both are the ones who suffered the most (aside from Mogh and Morgott of course), and they were also really good friends with Godwyn whom Ranni killed. Miquella probably intended to bring Godwyn's soul back via an eclipse, but he needed the stars in movement for that. Which is why he sent Malenia to kill Radahn. There's no grudge or hate there. It was necessity. In fact I'm sure that had Ranni not killed Godwyn in the first place the world would be in much better state. Radahn being as honourable as he is would've probably somehow helped Miquella fend off Malenia's rot which had been destroying her since birth

[@margaretmoonlight616]

i honestly love how radahn is singing both parts… it shows how both of them were essentially the “bad guy” in different stories (radahn halting the stars and stagnating fate, malenia potentially inadvertently rotting caelid) and the great runes at the end are an amazing touch

[@CrescentCrusader99]

Holding back the stars was a good thing. Radahn was part of the Golden Order.

[@VIRTKOS]

@@CrescentCrusader99 Was this comment typed by Radagon?😂

[@margaretmoonlight616]

@@VIRTKOSright lmao the order of throwing babies into sewers has shooters out there apparently 😂

[@agahpito902]

radahn was the only one keeping the lands between from getting infested by more astels, to me he is a hero xD

[@parkermaisterra8532]

@@VIRTKOSHe’s out of line but he’s right. If Radahn didn’t stop the stars from invading then Sellia would have been destroyed

[@christianasiata4485]

After the DLC lore… this suddenly makes so much more sense, and it does make both Malenia and Miquella more terrifying…

[@InfernalLawyer]

Whaaaaaat. And Elden Ring and Prince of Egypt fan mix? No fucking way. My childhood and my present. Interesting how you reinturpreted the song to be a shift of perspective in one person, with the backing representing Melania.

[@VIRTKOS]

Thanks! I wanted to represent Melania as a relentless force driven by one goal, whereas Radahn who's the one getting invaded ultimately decides if Malenia won't let his people go; he won't let her's (The Redmane knights fight to this day to contain the rot.) It was very tricky trying to compromise with the song since the singer's are both men and the position of power is different as Malenia is calling down the plague, but she won't be lamenting about the land being her home like Radahn.

[@claudiuskeat8336]

same here! My childhood and my present!

[@anzyugi6950]

This makes Malenia seem more terrifying than she is in game. I love that.

[@dearcastiel4667]

Just imagine being the soldiers of Radahn, not only are you going against a demi-god but she has never been defeated yet despite missing 3 limbs and not using the powers of her rot. After she and her elite warriors massacre your forces, you witness the Mighty general Radahn himself unable to bring her down, and when he might get a shot at her, she nukes the whole region with her power...

[@aura3n]

She is very much just as terrifying in game, if not more. People seem to forget that out of all three powerful empyreans, it’s she who’s hailed as the undefeated warrior, and it is she in whose name there are multiple deadly cults dedicated to.

[@pokimanefartcompilation]

​@@dearcastiel4667 I can imagine the soldiers who fought alongside Radahn must've been terrified when they witnessed the first scarlet bloom.

[@FraiqoPlays]

Bro we just get “let me solo her” she would be less scarier

[@anzyugi6950]

@@aura3n I would kinda disagree. Other than her boss fight, we as the player do not see much from her with our own eyes. We mostly hear about her past actions through in game lore, which I will not deny frames her as a rather terrifying character. However, being able to see the events of the war in this fan film really helps to shake you to your core as you see her slowly approaching Radahn and brutally slaughtering his forces along the way. Personally, I think 1:03 and 1:20 really give off a scary "she's coming" vibe.

[@bonusbone5118]

This is such a fitting voice for radahn

[@rigel9228]

Before people start arguing again about who won the fight (it was a draw), please let me remind you that both of them canonically get murdered by a naked fuck with a stick. In the end, the real winner is you, Tarnished. Oh, and great video by the way.

[@MDMarcus]

I love the two Great Runes clashing at the end. Great video honestly, hope it blows.

[@LordOfLightningSkies]

just saw this on reddit, seriously good. Gave me goosebumps a few times. edit: Just caught Radahn's eye's at 1:46 , crazy editing.

[@notsonoble-6323]

After the lore of the dlc. The line “you who I called sister, how could you come to hate me so?” Goes harder than diamonds

[@SkyrimFan32145]

It is sad to think about the demigods sitting down together and talking like family, and the next day waging war against each other. Amazing video

[@lenessiaelartekreutzer7321]

thats basically Europe in the middle ages. Last week u were having a nice dinner with fam, nxt week you are currently invading them/stabbing/assassinating/r@ping/beheading. Its wild.

[@petrowin959]

I NEED HIGHER RESOLUTION!!!! I WANT THIS TO BE STAMPED IN MY OWN EYES, NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN AGAIN!!!!!! I NEED TO SEE THIS IN BETTER VIDEO QUALITY, TO NEVER BE FORGOTTEN AGAIN!!!!!!!! Can I get this tattooed on me? THE WORLD NEEDS TO SEE THIS WORK!!!!!!!!

[@Haki145]

Sir, this is a Wendy's.

[@iluvev9660]

Malenia slowly marching adds a chilling factor in the opening scene.

[@elsfic]

THAT FINAL SHOT OH. MY. GOD.

[@trustmeits610pm2]

Of all the demi-gods... those two were the strongest... and they destroyed each other.

[@sullym9558]

This is so absurdly good. After the DLC lore revelations, it's even better. I love how it's such a perfect stalemate between two opposite forces that continues on long after the two have finished their fight. Who could have guessed it would all be finished by a Tarnished of no renown.

[@GenericProtagonist118]

I really wish there was a remodel mod for cinematics like this that would use "prime" models of bosses. Like fir instance a version of Starscourge Radahn that looks more like his trailer self without the spears impaled in him...

[@legogrievous9872]

Never knew i needed a prince of eygpt and elden ring mix, this is raw as hell

[@Mehoyboi]

fr lol it took me out of it until i saw the ending frame then the goosebumps returned haha

[@JFlintstone1]

Now that the DLC is out the “brother” lyrics fit even better!

[@meki6891]

Never would I have thought of these two great works together, but it works out very well, with Malenia going down to Caelid to have them let her brother go. Your sense for editing is amazing; very nicely done!

[@adekaiwamisou]

Havign the part ascribed to Malenia punctuated with "Thus saith the Lord" chanted without the breaks of the more humanizing parts that now are Radahn's, gives a much more sinister implication, depending on what we catually find out about Miquella, soon.

[@Sansokk]

Nah this need 1 million views

[@simplythecat4068]

Its so very goofy to see Radahn with his vicious ogre-like appearance "sing" these disney-like lyrics (is it an actual disney song?) about love and home, even if the lore states that there was this more tender, compassionate side to him.

[@VIRTKOS]

@@simplythecat4068 That contrast is written down to his character. Since the very beginning on the first trailer, they portrayed Radahn as an intimidating and brutish leader (which he partly is) but in reality, he had compassion for his horse, a few pets and even was one of the most intellectual demigods, given he was a Carian.

[@KingReviIo]

Praying the algorithm hits 🔥

[@swellow28]

I haven't seen Prince of Egypt in over 12 years! This fan film makes me want to watch PEAK FICTION yet again! Keep up the good work!

[@Elster-512]

That was one of the best Elden ring cinematic I've ever seen well done!

[@Prowler41]

I’m going to spread this around as much as I can bc this is a masterpiece

[@fricknojellohere9365]

Seriously really cool edit! Didn't expect prince of Egypt music to mesh so well but I was pleasantly surprised! Keep em coming

[@retros9464]

This actually lines up with what we now know since the DLC

[@senskrad5860]

This isn't even underrated. This is criminally, overly, EXTREMELY underrated. WTF. If all content on KZbin was as good as this the world would be a better place, jeez. This is amazing. Gave me chills. What the f are you doing, KZbin algorithm, make this famous ffs. My guy you are amazing, I would love to see more elden ring movies like this if possible. Like the battle for Leyndell or the rebellion in Raya Lucaria, when the Cuckoo Knights tried to take the Caria Manor, stuff like that. This is beautiful Sr. My respects, a like, and a new sub

[@rachelsongedits]

This is, in a word, BREATHTAKING. I can't imagine how difficult this must have been to make, because the level of detail is stunning. You've made a true masterpiece here. Bravo, bravo, bravo!!!!

[@Mokona127]

Downright the best elden ring content I've seen all year

[@gontandutry3396]

*Before DLC*: This is so wrong, the song said "Brother" but they adapted the lyrics with "Sister" *After DLC*: Both make sense.

[@azariel4127]

Just seen your masterpiece on tik tok and hope you'll get many thousands of likes.

[@dolphinpower1107]

This is ridiculously well made, fantastic job!

[@kblargh]

Vaati brought me here. Amazing work, sir.

[@zigxer]

Я человек простой. Вижу Малению ставлю палец вверх😅 Ролик выше всяких похвал.

[@jakelarson6649]

1:28 “dropping like flies” 1:39 “till death due us part tarnished”

[@J0H-lp2bq]

Considering how the story with Mikella turned out... The song now fits PERFECTLY, considering that Radan now does not have to sing the song to Malenia, but to “brother” Mikella.

[@DarkbloodOrder]

love that the DLC made this video even better

[@bumbletrees7759]

Since the release of the DLC, we now know why Malenia was fighting Radahn, and what she whispered. This really is such a perfect song, especially with “I wish that god (Miquella) had chose another” amazing work

[@Diantroz]

This is the most amazing thing I seen all year!

[@t4ildawg]

This is just pure brilliance

[@Chuggington_Videos]

Holy fuck what an edit...

[@thedoctorofcringe05]

Im hoping for more details about why this fight happened in the DLC. Since i feel Malenia gets too much shit and Radahn seems too good of a demigod to not have some dirt behind him Edit: This is me after the DLC...I may have been wrong. But i still have the same headcanon that Radahn was more passionate about war than his promise with Miquella. But being a man of his word (likely) I assume it was none of the reasons he stopped the stars. Another being to stop Ranni's plans and because stopping the stars is a glorious thing to do. But he WANTED to fight more. I imagine Miquella was like "Wtf you promised!" And made a sort of Plan B. Being what happens in the DLC, then sent Malenia to go kill him but it was a stalemate. But that's just a personal Headcanon I wanted to share. Basically, I think Radahn stopped the stars partially to postpone his marriage and fight. Thus, Malenia went and gave him a hell of a fight.

[@ethanwashington6789]

theres been a pretty solid theory ive seen that malenia tried to kill radahn so that the stars (and more importantly, the moon) could align for miquella's eclipse

[@thedoctorofcringe05]

@ethanwashington6789 I heard that theory too. I hope there's some more evidence to at least imply it more.

[@ethanwashington6789]

@@thedoctorofcringe05 yeah the only thing odd about it to me is that malenia (not to get into the whole malenia vs radahn thing) clearly believes she won the fight, which would mean she achieved whatever goal she had in the battle of aeonia. But if her goal was to resume the movement of the stars, she definately failed. Thats the only thing keeping me from believing the eclipse theory atm. For all we know she might actually just be in denial though, elden ring characters seem more "real" in that way than in the older games

[@thedoctorofcringe05]

@ethanwashington6789 I think Malenia. And this is out of the blue. I don't really have evidence but it's a headcanon. Uses Pride as a sort of coping. Being a demigod with "The Severed" as her title probably made her feel horrible. I know I would. So maybe she is aware. And repeats she "Has never known defeat" I'm very much not the best person to understand many mental issues. And this is still a head canon to me anyhow

[@ethanwashington6789]

@@thedoctorofcringe05 well its pretty much directly stated that millicient is the discarded pride of malenia (ephael prayer room dialogue i think?), so if shes in denial its probably not a matter of pride but rather just intense shame. Like, imagine carving a war path through multiple lands for your little brother's plans, nuking an entire region, discarding your pride and other aspects of your personality (based on millicient having sisters), then not achieving your brothers goal anyways. Only to find that when you return, he's been kidnapped and is very likely dead. I think that would put almost anyone in denial lol

[@RampidWarthogStudios]

The prince of Egypt music lol

[@pbPanda]

I can't stop watching. Simply amazing!

[@sacrilegiousdiplomat365]

This is genius work. Thank you.

[@LoganLoux]

Stunning, absolutely stunning.

[@electricblue2786]

this song is suck a good fit and the editing has such good composition

[@kevinrichard5669]

Please you gotta remake this since the DLC dropped!

[@mattsherman4964]

Dude this gave me chills! 👏

[@Prowler41]

So happy tik tok showed me your amazing work!

[@swiftchancellor159]

Hold up. The Plagues from the Prince of Egypt?? yeah instant sub and like.

[@plipplop728]

By all things golden, this edit was so good! that last scene with their great runes was brilliant.

[@jonasgabriel7082]

That was... Brilliant. Magnificent. I had more joy watching this than any Marvel movie in the last years hahahahahaha.

[@webkarma9654]

THUS SAYETH THE LORD!!!!!!! This is Awesome!!! And it’s a great of song and amazing animation!

[@alienperson4497]

HOLY MOLY MY GUY THIS IS AWESOME! The visuals are breathtaking good job on the hard work!

[@SeaBassReels]

this is one of the elden ring edits of all time

[@chrisdiokno5600]

The presentation was amazing

[@vclentini]

Woah, I'm utterly speechless. Truly this is a masterpiece. Loved also your Bloodborne videos. You literally create art.

[@claudiuskeat8336]

I've seen this on Facebook. Using the Plagues for this video is pure genius!

[@aaronghebrehiwet1703]

This is really good

[@matthewanderson3235]

This is absolute peak

[@doodlebop921]

I know you chose to subtitle it “sister” instead of brother.. but honestly, it would make sense for it to be brother as well. It’s pretty much agreed on that Malenia attacked Radahn under Miquellas orders. Miquella is known to compel affection. I could only imagine how his “bro chad dude guy” brother felt about him when he was young.. he probably loved him fiercely and wanted to protect him at all costs… which makes this interpretation hit even harder. That is why she is called “the blade of Miquella.” When he chooses violence, he sends his sword, his sister. It’s his decision to kill Radahn, not Malenia’s. I like to think that Miquella tried to reason with Radahn at first. Explaining to him his plans to rewrite the world. Radahn obviously, from in game text, we know he was fighting for the golden order when he fought Malenia, that’s why he was holding back the stars - doing this would stop any and all destinies from ever happening. The best thing about this story, is that no one is really “the bad guy.” They are all acting on what they believe to be the right choice…

[@VIRTKOS]

What a great way to interpret it. I also at one point interpreted the term 'brother' to refer to Miquella, with Radahn arguing to the Unalloyed Lord in spirit whilst he is presently fighting Malenia who is sending her scourge on behalf of her brother (Thus saith the Lord"). There's so many avenues that you could take this, I love discussing about it! If there were present models of Miqeulla, I would have definitley wanted to have shots of him somewhere to have Radahn refer to him. Then we'd have the whole cast.

[@VIRTKOS]

Another avenue depends on whether the invasion of Caelid happened prior or after the kidnapping of Miquella by Mohg. If it was prior, then it would be under the Miquella's orders as discussed. But if it was after; then it would have been a deadly misunderstanding from Malenia who wanted to rescue her brother.

[@trustmeits610pm2]

In the iconic cutscene where Radahn is standing there with his arms crossed, I think it's clear he just defeated Malenia (first phase at least). She has to pop her prosthetic back in due to the beating he gave her. Yet he laid down his weapons after having done that. Why would he disarm himself? Because as far as he knew, he had won. There's no dialogue... but I think Radahn was speaking to Malenia, asking for surrender. He didn't want to kill her. He never did. He might have even offered Game of Thrones-esque terms. Offering to raise her and Miquella to positions of power in his new regime. They could rule with him. As long as they acknowledged he was Lord. Poor, prideful, kind-hearted Radahn. Little did he suspect Malenia had a nuke in her pocket.

[@doodlebop921]

Turns out the brother in there fits more than we had thought lol

[@islandnerd0047]

that last shot is gas

[@willbleed550]

Someone plays this song near scp-049 and he's going to loose it.

[@Wizard_Pepsi]

And then like a few months/years later some random dude wearing a loincloth and a jar on his head kills them both effortlessly and becomes the Elden Lord

[@cullysloy2705]

Malenia only does what Miquella tells her to do.

[@LudlowSRK]

Let’s be real: this video will be better than anything in 2024.

[@JackMagee-o4h]

Prince of Egypt has the best songs in cartoons

[@warpstar9421]

this interpretation of Malenia as the aggressor is very interesting because now that I think about it, who was Radahn even at war with?? Do we hear about anyone he fought in the Shattering beside Malenia?

[@lord_nem3sis]

cinematic af but the singing part killed me 😅

[@d4c159]

this is just a masterpiece, this guy is going far

[@legday9398]

One constructive criticism: you should use another, more upwards standing idle animation for the cleanrot knights in the beginning as they likely were not rotted at this point. But stellar job nonetheless👍

[@Okamifan3]

This is SO astonishing!! Wonderful job 😩😩🖤🖤🖤

[@semisweet0219]

Dude, its beyond my expectation!!

[@atticus999x]

Fuck me. I wasn’t expecting Prince of Egypt. Fucking mint

[@lonelyspacebean]

This is a vaatividya level edit. I need more of this. Maybe rannis questline somehow?

[@Dem0nicT0aster]

Say what you will, Caelid still stands and it's people still fight.

[@Kwehzy]

THIS IS SO FUCKING GOOD MY GOD

[@kulestudio157]

I wish this is an epic cinematic battle video.

[@animalsome]

Wow this video is awesome absolutely loved it

[@TheReaper-gv6wh]

This became much more horrible(in a good way) after the dlc. Great job “I send the swarm, I send the horde Thus saith Miquella”

[@RoofRug]

Incredible

[@Rexsar813]

Goddamn that was beautiful. I got goosebumps!

[@트샥]

This absolute masterpiece

[@ethanwashington6789]

DLC SPOILERS AHEAD well this is kinda wierd now, knowing that the war only happened because of Radahn wanting a sendoff before becoming the lord of compassion. But hey at least the lyrics somehow fit even better now lol, like malenia is mocking him and radahn himself is accepting the destruction he asked for with the repeated "thus said the lord" throughout the song

[@Melichor]

ABSOLUTE CINEMA

[@fabians9263]

Wow this is absolute nice top Video

[@terrantabula9847]

It's funny how Radahn takes Rameses' part in this, when Malenia marched an army across a continent to pick a fight with him.

[@meki6891]

Tbf Moses marched across a desert to pick a fight with the Pharaoh so

[@Dev_Six]

She lost the battle, he was the last man standing on the battlefield.

[@TheBraddy2610]

Stop arguing against the devs. It was a draw.

[@suukadev2561]

Literally a draw but even then he was left eating his own crap like a dog and she's taking a little nap

[@jeshuagardner9512]

Dawg it literally says neither came out on top and that it was a standstill

[@Pablo_the_raccoon]

I feel he could have won if he wasn't holding back the stars

[@ColdNorth0628]

​@@Pablo_the_raccoon how the fuck do you lose when you apply a passive binding spell to something? He was not actively holding the stars. Is there someone actively keeping that gate spell for raya lucaria? We should be past this already.

[@elmancosincapa]

wow it's amazing

[@NoBody-hw6se]

The editing is top-notch. The song choice fits nicely, though it would have been good for when Pharaoh comes in, that be Malenia's POV, even if it a male singer.

[@JadedJasantha]

Stupendous work!!

[@OrkOfOhio]

Comment to help the algorithm!

[@TheSuperSpud]

Waiting for this to blow up

[@Mokona127]

That is absolute stunning

[@ΓιώργοςΜπουκοβαλας]

Looks like its a scene/song from a musical Disney movie ❤

[@DoctorErika]

For a second I thought this was an actual part of the game

[@Dimi_Ste]

Damn bro that's awesome!!