Pureblood Loyalty - Elden Ring

#eldenring #shadowoftheerdtree #lore
basically an excuse for me to talk about how cool pureblood knight Ansbach is

[@tetzujin]

The first character in from software history to beat the allegations

[@TheHarrisontemple]

Naw patches did that when he help you at the end of the ringed city and fights alongside us as brothers.

[@shaunhal1936]

@@TheHarrisontempleYeah but dude didn’t beat any allegations, he still messed with us time and time again

[@TheHarrisontemple]

@@shaunhal1936 yeah but your character is immortal it's no big deal lmao i get it though

[@mojoboingo1744]

Looking at you, Aldrich.

[@alanviniciuswanderleytavar4399]

He went from Pedo to a really nice and chill guy that slaves frogs...

[@mojoboingo1744]

The soft-spoken, genteel lady knight was actually a murderous paranoid sociopath and the blood cultist was a gentleman, scholar, and total bro. Books and covers people.

[@TheHonoredMadman]

Thats what i love about it. Its a simple concept but they executed it extremely well,

[@thesnatcher3616]

Dude, Ansbach is also still a murderer and a downright sociopath. Pretty sure one of his weapon descriptions state that he tore people apart with his bare hands and he says that the fight with Leda reinvograted his "spirit of war". I love Ansbach as much as the next guy, but the whole point of ER is that no one is clean.

[@brandonwhite4992]

​@@thesnatcher3616in that world you have to do that shit though. We are putting our morality on this shit. It's like animals, they have to kill to survive, we don't look at them as unclean or bad, they do what they need to in order to survive.

[@guighee7310]

@@brandonwhite4992 Copium. Ansbach was evil and so was Mohg. We just gonna sit and here forget that Mohg's cult sacrifices people in blood rituals for the formless mother? Or that Mohg wanted to turn the world into what Mohgwyn Palace is? That place is straight nightmare fuel t

[@gastoncoscia5031]

​@@guighee7310 how many have we the tarnished killed to become elden lord, literaly everything and everyone but specific fellow tarnished and certain people who do not fight us, we are probably worse if we get to that

[@ericjensen7580]

Tarnished: "Never thought I'd die next to a pure blood knight." Ansbach: "How about a friend?" Tarnished: "That I could do."

[@guighee7310]

Stop fantasizing about Ansbach and the Pureblood Knights, they are evil af lol

[@AndrewStonerock]

Perfect reference

[@ZugzugZugzugson]

i was making my way around the storeroom killing all the noob shadows and goblins pretty absentmindedly. suddenly (and accidentally) attacked Ansbach because he sort of just blended into the environment and when i heard someone talking i was like "oh ****" and immediately turned around and ran away towards the site of grace, desperate to lose aggro. never have i teleported to the church of vows faster than that day. didn't even say hello to turtle pope, just instant absolution.

[@specialnewb9821]

And boy howdy did we ever die. Took me over 100 attempts to win out.

[@talkingmudcrab718]

Miquella is the literal "Golden Child" that can do no wrong. Honor Roll, Class Prez, Track Star kid. Mohg was the ugly older brother that listened to The Cure and hung out in their bedroom all day long. Miquella manipulated Mohg to get into the sketchy house party thrown by Mohg's goth friends so he could score drugs. Its all so rotten. Poor Mohg :(

[@cool2314]

I thought Godwyn was the golden child

[@LexisVoyage]

@@cool2314he was but i mean he is dead so we can throw it onto miquella i guess???

[@FarmerSlayerFromTheEdoPeriod]

​@@cool2314He was the golden child who actually did no wrong and was pretty chill, Miquella is just a prick

[@MapleFried]

It's less like Miquella is a golden child and moreso like he's the youngest sibling (along with Malenia) and so his actions tend to be diminished in scope or outright ignored; ESPECIALLY if the older sibling(s) has/have already drawn the ire of the parents.

[@Donokyothelast]

​@@cool2314 he is miquella is the second

[@LAK_770]

“His Eminence was felled in an honorable duel” *Comer Azur user chuckles and nods nervously*

[@rylandsmathieux8076]

same

[@moart87]

😂

[@zeppelincraft1443]

Well, I don't want to say this but Mohg oneshot combos you with his ritual if you don't have the spell so I say it's fair game in the eyes of Ansbach.

[@ZugzugZugzugson]

​@@zeppelincraft1443 not true. if you actually try out the fight and don't go the comet azur route, which is for noobs anyway, there are several things you can do to kill mohg without succumbing to his bloodflame spear move. A: you can chug flasks when he does it. B: you can use mohg's shackle to stun him (thus interrupting his ritual) C: use the purifying crystal tear that shields you from the incantation (all 3 ticks) entirely. E: a combination of all the above which turns the fight into a joke, moreso than comet azur, but at least you actually get to see the boss fight.

[@mikezackman2093]

Ansbach was such a chad. He single handedly did half of Radahn's health bar for me before falling. I miss that old bastard.

[@CrimsonUltrafox]

I love his dying line: "Become our lord...not for the gods but for men."

[@kharyrobertson3579]

Ansbach wanting to get as far away from miquella reminds me of someone commenting on how radahan is located as far away from the haligtree as you can get on the map. Maybe radahan encountered miquella's charms and wanted nothing to do with it.

[@TheHonoredMadman]

Thats honestly genius

[@gobstopper4523]

Radahn also held the stars in place effectively halting fate as we learn through Ranni’s quest. I think it’s likely Radahn wanted nothing to do with Miquella’s plan and actively tried to foil his plans

[@florianchabaud8548]

​@@gobstopper4523 Yes, plus didn't Radahn challenge the stars? I think the Starscourge talisman says so. That would mean he's the one who managed to started the fight with them.

[@hoked2194]

​@@florianchabaud8548 He challenged the stars to keep Sellia safe. His beef with the stars didn't have much to do with Miquella's plan. In fact, Miquella's plans for Radahn is basically everything Radahn every wanted as a Radagon and Godfrey fanboy.

[@florianchabaud8548]

@@hoked2194 Yes, but we don't know anything about how, why, when Sellia was attacked. We only know that it's related to the stars and that Radahn beat them. I mean, there are only 2 places which have been attacked by stars and these are Sellia, defended by Radahn, and the skyless Eternal City which was destroyed, which we know why, when and how it was attacked (Astel was sent to destroy it bc of the Lord of the Night stuff). Instead of Radahn fighting back against the stars, I'm saying that Radahn seeked them out to beat them, he was the one triggering the conflict. After all, there are many reasons why Radahn would beat them.

[@DarknessshadowKGA]

Sir Ansbach was a real homie. Till the end.

[@NightLordShadow]

Sir Chadsbach

[@Pourvisine]

When he dies vs radahn “Righteous Tarnished ..Become Lord” wants us to accomplish what his lord couldn’t

[@DarknessshadowKGA]

@@Pourvisine “But not for a God… But for men. 🥲

[@biggreen1456]

@@PourvisineReal awkward when Im gonna let my doll waifu become lord instead

[@doankayz9598]

@@biggreen1456 no we are HER lord

[@jamescannon4186]

I think what makes Ansbach such a compelling and memorable character too is not only the fact that the supposed crazed Lord of Bloods most devout follower is a well mannered old man who seeks to understand what’s going on first rather than simply jump to violence and honestly exudes honor like no other npc in my eyes. We kill his lord and he is so pragmatic about it all and holds literally no ill will towards us, calling the entire thing basically a fair duel and outcome. I think had Miquella never charmed Mogh then Ansbach would’ve been his personal advisor, and in my humble opinion probably the greatest advisor to any of the Demi gods

[@sillythewanderer4221]

Goldmask and Ansbach are probably the best, aside from the turtle pope of course ;D

[@draw2death421]

And tbh Mohg whould probably be a pretty decent ruler. I mean the age of blood sounds horrible but beside that i mean.

[@nulls5408]

Ansbach is a true sun bro - someone solaire would be proud of. Man is literally scared to wits ends by miquella after he had his way with him. And yet despite that he’s willing to help you out or die trying even after miquella asends to godhood while using mogh/radahn as a pupated meatsheild. After I beat miquella, I literally scoured the entire world to try and find ansbach … only to find him slumped up against the wall of the arena. I almost genuinely cried.

[@TheguyfromJurassicpark3]

Ansbach didn't die. He just took a nap and told us to take his clothes to the dry cleaners.

[@craig-machine8137]

Ansbach being a part of Mohg's group makes me think that it didn't always have the murder hobo vibe it does now. He seems too well put together compared to other members like Varre (who radiates crazy person energy), but maybe Ansbach is just better at hiding his murderous tendencies, who knows. Either way he's still my favourite NPC of the DLC, and he's probably in my top 10 Souls NPCs of all time now.

[@TheHonoredMadman]

Someone mentioned on a ptevious video that varre may have joined after miquella enchanted mohg, hence his bizarre persona, and i shouldve mentioned it because it was such a great insight but i forgot

[@facundovera3227]

The recusants had five well mannered members and they practice cannibalism via the snake, so yeah it makes sense.

[@craig-machine8137]

I heard that theory too. It makes you wonder just what Miquella's enchantments are capable of. It also makes me wonder if Miquella meant for Mohg to go kinda crazy, because if that's true it makes Miquella look even worse than he already does. It would be ironic if Mohg truly created a refuge for the downtrodden and then Miquella came in and ruined it despite advocating for that himself.

[@samuelw01]

I would like to remind that he's still part of a literal blood cult.

[@Benjaminagain]

@@samuelw01 oh absolutely but like, how many people have you killed by the time you meet him. not really in a position to judge much.

[@mrapeaslee8003]

As much as I love Ansbach how can you say he’s the best npc when we got Igon right over there in Jagged Peak cursing Bayle and making him know fear

[@TheHonoredMadman]

I cant wait to do a video on jagged peak, bayle and the npcs

[@bertyamgeebler1865]

Ansbach is the true fuckin homie like no other

[@twodumbgamers9285]

The new outer god talisman has a depiction of an erupting volcano but within the eruption is the shape of a woman. Right as I grabbed the talisman in game, I thought of the formless mother. Because the creatures that "guard" or inhabit the ruins where said talisman is found are worshipping the formless mother. They do the exact same thrusting spear move into the sky that Mohg does to pierce the mother. It made me also think about how the outer gods are probably akin to those Japanese spirits that people have brought up before.

[@TheHonoredMadman]

Yeah the outer gods seem more like nature spirits and the erdtree is like a monotheistic analogy that tried to incorporate bits of the nature gods while erasing them from history

[@twodumbgamers9285]

@@TheHonoredMadman yeah I definitely think they tried to erase the outer Gods. I mean we do find the talisman in the dlc the place that Marika just shoved everything she didn't want people to find lol great video by the way!

[@krashdevaughn5360]

no it doesn’t 😭 it show’s the diety hornsent that hold the revered spirit ashes, did you read the description? A certain group of hornsent looked into that tutelary diety and saw something twisted, the blood mother i’m assuming. Making them bloodfiends.

[@twodumbgamers9285]

@@krashdevaughn5360 the description doesn't say anything about the hornsent. It says "a clan, who lost everything in the great fires" that could be any of the different groups that were burned by Messmer. They also don't look into a deity and see something twisted. It says "the peered into their ancestors corpse, normally an act of sanctity and saw in its shadow a twisted deity" It says nothing about the formless mother either. The talisman looks like a volcano erupting though and is found in the prospect town inhabited by the creatures who are doing the same ritual spear thrusting as mohg does. It's just my theory on why it's placed there and why the talisman looks like it does. This theory is actually stemming from a bigger theory that another channel put forth. That Lyndell was once a massive volcano. It's a very long theory so I won't go more into it but that is why when I saw that the Outer God heirloom had a volcano deity on it and was near creatures who worship the formless mother, I was very intrigued and wanted to mention my findings. I think next time you want to try and get a gotcha "did you read the description?" You should, in fact look up and actually read the description for yourself. I've been reading every item description as I pick up the items so far, so I definitely would have remembered if it said anything about the "hornsent" specifically.

[@treejerk1]

*acknowledged he has been mispronouncing Mohg's name *immediately doubles down on being incorrect

[@WASDLeftClick]

I can’t take it

[@ladonmccabe]

And Varré, being pronounced "Var," even though Varré says his name when he properly introduces himself lmfao. It's killing me.

[@robrib2682]

​@@ladonmccabe there's mispronouncing it because you've done it for a while and mispronouncing it out of spite

[@TOUGHEYES]

Whereas Ansbach doesn't have his name mispronounced.

[@DonPetexX]

Ansbach straight up walking to a demigod thinking he can put him down only to go full circle at the end with the same confidece and loyalty. Him calling miquela a monster is correct to because miquella discarded his love in the form of saint trina so people will have to love him but cant love anyone himself plus thinking its cool making a meat puppet of his brothers enchanted body to trap the soul of radahn in it on top of telling Malenia to win by any means necessary maybe. Im guessing the vow miquella made for radahn the response he got was "no dude" which is why he needed too die

[@wolfgangstallionmusic5639]

i think the vow was something like Radahn telling Miquella to best him in a duel or give him a good fight and he'll accept being his lord. However Miquella is teisting those words. I think Miquella just kinda played everyone honestly

[@SuperBurdens]

@@wolfgangstallionmusic5639 The part “if we honour our part of the vow” means there was a vow from both sides. Maybe Radahn challenged Miquella something and thought there would be no way that vow would be fulfilled because it was too difficult/almost impossible. Then Miquella did manage to do that and the rest is history. I just hate that so many Radahn fanboys keep spreading the idea Radahn never promised anything. We might not know the details of their promise, but Radahn wouldn’t be the kind to backtrack and flip flop on his words. We never know which challenge or which request Radahn made Miquella to perform, maybe Malenia marching to Caelid was one part of that, but not all. Maybe there was more content to the vow and it’s not just defeating Radahn in battle.

[@boanoah6362]

@@SuperBurdens I think it's even simpler, in their youths Miquella approached Radahn to become his consort and there was some kind of agreement that if Miquella becomes God he'd serve him. But as they grew up and experienced more of the world I think Radahn began to see Miquella for what he truly is, a monster, the most fearsome and terrible of the Empyreans, and knew him ascending would be a bad thing. I think it's likely Miquella tried to call in the deal and Radahn backed out, so he sent Malenia to kill him, if he can't get Radahn to serve him in life then he'll force him to serve in death.

[@SuperBurdens]

@@boanoah6362 What you are saying even paints Radahn in the worst light possible. A sane Radahn is anything but a flip-flopper who backtracks his own words. He made a vow, whether willingly or jokingly. I would rather believe Radahn accidentally made the pact a massive challenge while not knowing Miquella would go to such length to archive it than a coward backtracked Radahn.

[@boanoah6362]

@@SuperBurdens Why? I think it makes him appear more rational and noble, he saw the evil in Miquella and said 'fuck no' instead of abiding.

[@metzyahrosenstein4827]

Ansbach is like your best friend Toillier is the autistic orbiter who grew on you in HS

[@swyjix]

Moore’s the SpEd kid, Leda is the clique leader, Dane’s the exchange student with perfect grades, Freya is the athlete, and Hornsent will write you a note telling you not to come to school tomorrow.

[@metzyahrosenstein4827]

@swyjix Dane is now a weeb in my head. Damn this game rules

[@atheontimesconflux1067]

​@@swyjixthe hornsent would tell you to make sure to come to school honestly

[@darealdovahkiin3652]

@@swyjix😂😂😂

[@Yazzieeee]

@@swyjixI knew I liked Ansbach and Freja as soon as I met them

[@tcdtboc8551]

Ansbach 🗿 really like characters like this willing to cooperate with people he may nor agree with the mohgwyn dynasty truly does seem like it would have been something. Still think it's a shame we didnt get more endings to elden ring. I still want my age of dragons dang it.

[@kevinfortsch]

yyyooooOOOOOOOO

[@dlwf11111]

He’s a nice guy but the mohgwyn dynasty is still Sus

[@draw2death421]

​@@dlwf11111tbf if Miquella didint brain wash Mohg, the dynasty whould probably be pretty decent. Ansbach doesent have blood eyes wich means most likely Miquella made Mohg kidnap Varre and the blood surgeons. So really only sus thing about the dynasty whould have been that he worships the Formless Mother, other than that it whould have been a pretty chill place.

[@dlwf11111]

@@draw2death421 I’m just not sure miquella made him do all that extra stuff, why would he?? That’s all blood dynasty stuff. And let’s not forget it’s a literal dynasty of blood, it’s a horror show down there.

[@draw2death421]

@@dlwf11111 Miquella is said to have used Mohg to enter the Land of Shadow aswell. So could be that reguired Mohg to fille the egg with blood, to wich gaining more followers whould speed it up. Just a theory but it whould make sense. Otherwise why was mohg needed for the entry? Why coudnt Malenia perform the ritual herself if the presence of Mohg and the formless mother wasent a reguirement?

[@jonalbertlafuente9805]

Justice for Mohg!

[@draw2death421]

Its Lord Mohg! All hail the Mohgwyn Dynasty!

[@jonalbertlafuente9805]

@@draw2death421 For the Dynasty!!!

[@w345345345]

...Sorry, Mohg.

[@ButcherGod]

1:31 Actually, the First Original Sin would be the Hornsent stuffing Shamans into Jars, everything Marika did was retribution for what they did to her people. But Sin begets Sin.

[@TOUGHEYES]

There's the badasses of the Primordial Crucible, & they were all intimidating but none of them felt bad. Then there's those Hornsent Elders & what they got up, to, & they were hags on top of all that, tyrannising their society & entrenching it to their sole design. We were promised Chads, but what we got were momma's boys & spiteful old women. I don't like Marika taking it out on Younger generations. But we know where the trauma started. No wonder she doesn't like death either. She hated the very sight of the old & decrepit.

[@DarkReaperK97]

You can't be a madman and honored. That's nuts!

[@Darfail]

Justice for Mawg

[@facundovera3227]

Smaug the Golden?

[@nunchuksteev9811]

I love the entire lore around blood. The formless mother, the bloody fingers, the weapons. Best stuff in the game. I just wish they had more blood spells. And I feel like you are saying Niggala which is hilarious.

[@Turian_Hustle]

Miquella guided the Albinaurics all the way through. From the moment Miquella enchanted Mohg, Mohg was essentially their “grace” guiding them. They weren’t abandoned at the Liturgical town because not far from there is the portal (they more than likely used) to get to Mohgwyn Palace. They were there waiting on the line as much as Mohg was. Waiting for any sign from Miquella to further journey to a land they can be all accepted in. Essentially all sacrifices

[@bloodeagle5889]

So, I had genuinely theorized that this would be the case (never trusted Miquella, too Griffith-y) I had, for a while, figured that Mohg had been manipulated by Miquella, which I found so tragic given his childhood. That said, never put the theory out there, I had no interest in getting memed on for "defending the pedo" In short, glad to see he beat the allegations, my boy Mohg deserved better

[@livchamps9573]

i still wouldn't wanna be alone in an elevator with him

[@aaronmelgar7116]

Imagine trying to make small talk with the guy.

[@insertedgynamehere___969]

*_"TIME TO START THE MOHGWYN DYNASTY!!!!!_* *_PLAP! PLAP! PLAP! PLAP!_*

[@topcat59]

I’m honestly not sure if the formalist mother truly is evil, since we never really see it do anything harmful to those that uses its gifts, since the pureblood knights and Mohg doesn’t seem to have any negatively effects by the influence of the the Outer god only the lower ranking members of the dynasty has shown aspects of blood lust by its influence.🤔🐱

[@TheSuperRatt]

Shadow of the Erdtree has done a let of legwork in persuading me that, while the Formless Mother and its effects are disgusting... I don't think it's malevolent? It seems to come to the oppressed and downtrodden to empower them, and I think that is legitimate. Rather than exploiting vulnerable people who have no choice but accept, I think the FM reaching out to these groups is actually benevolent? Considering how much Miyazaki enjoys subverting expectations of morality in his work, it would certainly fit his modus operandi.

[@eurongreyjoy2]

She might not be inherently evil but she seems naturally antithetical to life as we know it and/or as any normal human/animal would be able to flourish in.

[@josephspencer6375]

Imo none of the outer gods are straight up evil, they're just aspects of nature come off as more neutral. They want to establish a new way of life that we deem evil because it opposes our way of life.

[@florianchabaud8548]

​@@TheSuperRatt There's still the cannibalism/ritual murder tbh, you can find a few bloodfiends participating in a ritual near a dead bloodfiend

[@Treasure_hunter_21]

@@TheSuperRatt she is literary namira

[@stephanie_jjb]

Take a shot every time he says a name incorrectly you'll be dead before the end of the video

[@stephanie_jjb]

"honorable duel" meanwhile half the people who fought him took him out in one shot from 30 yards away with comet azur

[@brandinicole1372]

Or used a big ass katana with bleed and mimic tear who would do such a thing 😏😏😏

[@kingdomcome3914]

You still kinda fight Mohg head-on, so I guess to Ansbach, that's honorable enough.

[@CrimsonUltrafox]

Listen...I only did that in NG+2. I fought him fairly the first two times...and the first time I didn't have the blood crystal to stop Nihil from chunking me half to death.

[@CodexisInkwind]

I think Miquella would have had to have given up on the Halig tree before sending Miquella to deal with Radahn. The entire point of Malenia killing Radahn was to send his soul onward to the Realm of Shadow to revive him. So he would have had to already had the plan to use Mohg in motion, no?

[@patrickmexiquinn]

Screwed from the moment he wanted to become a lord. Three Empirian siblings; Rani is too busy doing her own things with the moon to be his God. And that left the Twins as his only route. The brainwashing was probably all too easy he was doomed before he started

[@scribbled1990]

I salute you fellow Ansbach enjoyer, love that wizened man, I swear there were so many trailer breakdowns saying "...I don't trust this guy in the back *highlighting Ansbach*" and I'm sitting there going "I don't trust Miquella, so it may sound naïve but if he's the least trustworthy of the group I will take my chances and saddle up with him". also have you thought about doing shorter content as the YTshorts so you can make some 1-2 minute vids to add some missing info you just got ahold of

[@spongegobler3449]

Marika didn’t betray the Hornset, she got revenge on them for what they did to the shamans

[@EatThePath-7]

iirc Ansbach does say he is a Tarnished. I do find it curious the 2 NPCs that can become our allies to face the Miquella and the rest of the band are both Tarnished (i don't think it is ever stated Leda, Moore and Dane are, but i might have missed something).

[@CrimsonUltrafox]

That does seem oddly coincidental. We don't know much about Moore, Leda, and Dane...but Freyja was a redmane honor guard to Radahn. Hornsent is obviously some bitter loser who's mad Marika and Messmer got revenge for that Shaman/Jar fiasco. It would make sense for Ansbach to be a tarnished since most of Mohg's knights were bloody fingers and the bloody fingers were all tarnished.

[@Etticos.]

“Homunculi if you will” “No…I don’t think I will”

[@kurenian]

Ansbach is the anti-Vilhelm. German name. Total bro. Pro-truth. Co-op instead of invader. Yet he also has awesome dialogue

[@Eladnav1]

Mohg "The Mogg" - Lord of Bloody Mogging

[@benjaminrabuzin9957]

Missed you honoured madman , the bong rips each video are the best for me ❤ After this I kinda wanna do a run where I imagine I’m on a crusade myself to rescue mogh from the curse of miquella

[@Coypop]

Melania delivered Miquella's message to Radahn, the Young Lion set's revelation refers to her unheard words we see in their battle cutscene. There was no telepathy.

[@TheHonoredMadman]

I forgot shes totally does mumble something. That makes complete sense. So i wonder then if mohg did show up to kidnap miquella only to be charmed by him

[@Coypop]

​@@TheHonoredMadman I can't think of any connective tissue between Miquella's Haligtree efforts and his plans as revealed in the DLC, it's a little frustrating his initial narrative arc has been swept aside instead of being married to his DLC actions.

[@TW-qw5zr]

People have speculated that Miquella's curse wasn't just eternal youth, but also that of forever unrealized potential. He was stuck with both the mind and the body of a child, with all his efforts doomed to be abandoned whenever he hit some sort of snag. After all, the Haligtree wasn't the only plan he'd had in the base game, the mess with Castle Sol also was him.

[@Coypop]

@@TW-qw5zr That's exactly my read of it: Miquella personified the potential of Marika's Eternity, and Melania its eternal decay.

[@ethanwashington6789]

so just putting everything together, timeline probably goes: 1: Miquella and Radahn make a transactional vow to be consorts; "Once we [finish warring with you in Caelid], promise you'll be my consort." (going by freyja's dialogue about the vow) (Radahn likely makes the promise just after the memory ends, since his boss title is literally "promised consort") 2: Malenia wars against Radahn, attempting to give him an honorable sendoff (freyja dialogue) 3: The scarlet aeonia blooms but doesn't fully kill Radahn, despite Malenia's intention (going by the young lion set, she intended for the bloom to deliver radahn to his consort, aka kill his body). 4: Finlay carries Malenia back to the haligtree all alone, journeying across the entire lands between. 5: Miquella journeys to the swamp of Aeonia. We dont know his intention in doing this beyond just looking for survivors like Freyja, maybe he was looking for Malenia, unaware of the Finlay situation. However, Freyja is aware of the Radahn festival started by Jerren, which means this is likely when Miquella is made aware of it as well. (hence why he doesn't kill Radahn himself) 6: Miquella comes back to the haligtree, and enters the cocoon to get rid of his child form. 7: Mohg shows up to kidnap Miquella (otherwise there's no explanation for him being there as far as we know), but is bewitched by Miquella, who then voluntarily leaves for the dynasty grounds with Mohg. (this would fit as the last time Malenia sees Miquella and begins awaiting "his return," hence her boss dialogue, so we can assume Finlay has finished the trip by now) 8: Back at the dynasty grounds, Ansbach challenges Miquella to a duel after seeing Mohg is bewitched, but fails. 9: Miquella departs to the shadow realm, fully intending for the tarnished to kill Radahn and Mohg. He starts at the gravesite plains (maybe teleporting from some of Mohg's blood to some of the Bloodfiends blood? would neatly fit with our spawn point just beneath the largest bloodfiend settlement in the realm) 10: Miquella first begins tearing apart his body at the three-path road just nearby (going by the etched words on his cross here) 11: events of the player character's journey, etc etc This is like the only timeline i could think of that manages to line up with all the information we're given. Also side-note but Mohg still doesn't look too good in this timeline lmao

[@metal_fusion]

Solaire of Astora Sir Ansbach Anri of Astora Siegward of Catarina Letenna and many Fromsoft made great companions

[@sladoid]

Earth bound music pog

[@Dbonesburneraccount]

19:35 WAIT. But that implies Miquella was conscious during his “abduction” there’s so much of that event that feels rewritten ngl

[@falgalhutkinsmarzcal3962]

What I find curious is the link between flies, pots, and the Formless Mother. We use fly mold to make four different hefty pots, and the Ailing Village is full of fly-men (upon whom fly mold grows), and the only hornsent residing in the Ailing Village uses Swarm of Flies against us when we find him near the Ailing Talisman. Clearly the Formless Mother uses bloodflies as a medium, but how does she relate to the fly-men? They spit poison, not blood. It seems a bit vague to me. Is the ailing disease a manifestation of all plagues and status ailments since the Ailing Talisman reduces the effectiveness of those recently encountered? If so, is the Formless Mother the source for all ailments, including the Scarlet Rot and Poison and such? I do not think that is true, but it is all a bit murky to me.

[@TheHonoredMadman]

I too have been trying to connect the formless mother to romina and the bud and rot cult that followed.

[@falgalhutkinsmarzcal3962]

@@TheHonoredMadman yeah, it seems like From could have made it a little less obscure. Much like with Midra, Nanaya, and whoever is in her womb (whether it was Marika or Shabriri or whoever).

[@draw2death421]

One interesting thing about Ansbach is if you remove his helmet, he has no Blood eyes. Hinting that perhaps the Injection of Mohgs blood to his followers came to be after Miquella was stolen aka when Mohg was charmed.

[@Fyre19]

So uh sorry moghy

[@azurespectrum1985]

Honestly, I know this is small spoiler territory... But Ymir's armor is so fashionable and finally makes the fingerprint shield blend well with it!

[@robrib2682]

The like of dogs could also be because of how each emperion gets a shadow (the seemingly fate bound wolf men) as well as Ratagon's wolves. Which would make alot of sense because its him chasing the trappings of nobility like he is for where he's hiding currently being this grand temple in only mild disrepair (much like 1/2 of the royal capital that hasn't sunk into the lake)

[@henriquemedranosilva7142]

3:47 I personally find way more interesting the idea that Mohg didn't find the formless mother, but that in some momment of desparation (maybe his horn was doing a bit too much brain damage), she helped him and saved his life

[@RedaniaKnight-Elect]

I really like the drunk uncle rambling approach to these videos.

[@ladonmccabe]

The Oblivion music just hits so right. As a day 1 believer in the Mohgwyn Dynasty, I feel vindicated that Mohg was who I thought I was. I always had a feeling Miquella was trifling when I heard about his ability to "compel affection." As someone who roleplays a Sanguine Noble (of Eochaid) as my PC, this was so awesome.

[@mikeyrocks4274]

This came on while I was trying to sleep, your rip at the end woke me right up out of bed and got you a sub, caught me right off guard

[@eag1239]

I’m glad your videos are popping off again you deserve it brother!!

[@JPypa]

Excellent video & I caught that Zelda music towards the end Much respect to Ansbach a fascinating character indeed

[@Turian_Hustle]

Ansbach truly is a goat. Guy is like an Elden Ring Marcus Aurelius or Seneca

[@kevexcellent]

Nice summary of Mohg and Ansbach, great characters!

[@trevorj.gentle205]

Hittin the penjamin right now my guy. thanks for all your work i love it!!! 20:48 his Soulsian Lore Investigation... projectong much? 😂😭😱 Shoutsout Ansbach! 💪

[@CrimsonUltrafox]

I couldn't help but notice all the empyreans are cruel and wicked to Godfrey's kids. Ranni kills Godwyn for no damn reason, Miquella bodysnatched and reverse groomed Mohg. Morgott got treated like trash even though he was holding down Leyndell for mom. The omen twins were forced to live in the damn sewers while we got monsters like Rykard, Miquella, and Ranni running lose ruining the Lands Between for selfish reasons. This DLC just proved what I already knew...that all of Godfrey's kids were the best demigods and they were done dirty just like their dad was. Ansbach, in addition to being the best character in the DLC, was a refreshing twist and I was so happy to see the "good" npc wasn't just some fair maiden but a blood knight. He implies Mohg was enchanted for a while, and I can't help but think a lot of the bloody finger murder cult nonsense was done on Miquella's behalf to open the Land of Shadows. Meanwhile you have Lady Knight Leda who simps harder for Miquella than a Taylor Swift fan. She's a murderer and a deranged zealot who has the audacity to refer to Miquella as "the kind" after what he did to Mohg, Radahn, and presumably Malenia as well.

[@sk8legendz]

Ansbach is the homie for helping me kill Radahn and Miquella But Igon is the best NPC in the entire game. HAIL OF HARPOONS *edit* gotta say the idea that the hornsent spirits condemned to limbo being the spirits that that haunt the Omen is a damn cool theory

[@NordicVigilante]

I always supported the Moghwyn dynasty. I havent even played the dlc yet lol

[@LordKnightBane]

In a twist, Jerren is also a bloody finger. I wonder if the Pureblood Knights devolved into the Bloody Fingers mainly after Miquella charmed Mogh.

[@SunriseJayebii]

I’m probably missing some information cuz I haven’t combed through all the new lore, but it’s been a running theory of mine that Miquella may have posed as the Formless Mother in Mohg’s dreams using his powers as St Trina and either bewitched Mohg that way or, under the guidance Miquella pretending to be the Formless Mother, Mohg becomes bewitched the moment he’s in proximity of Miquella

[@beansnrice321]

One other thing that links the blood fiends to the demi humans is that they drop string! lol

[@RicardoMango]

25:00 "the guy that i almost expect be my enemy became my most solid ally". It's insane how much ppl when saw the trailers and promotional arts of Leda's crew. Always sayed "i don't trust this guy".

[@cosmicmelon9305]

"I AIN'T DO NOTHIN'!" -Mogh moments from arrest

[@charliekolnes9034]

Giving birth to a horned baby, anybody else thinking ouch? No wonder Merika was such a cow!

[@CJusticeHappen21]

Maybe it was a mercy. Of a sort. Mohg was unjustly treated by Golden Order Society, his own family, and his own Mother. And yeah, having his soul discarded by Miquella sure sounds foul. Yet, Mohg was already in thrall to the Formless Mother, and he was running around with the likes of the Blood Fingers, long before Miquella captured his heart. Who can say what sort of condition his soul was in? All of this is to say that while Mohg was abused, and he was used only for his body, he was never a Saint. He was going to come to a foul end, one way or another. Even Ansbach knows this, despite himself.

[@draw2death421]

Reminder that Bloody Fingers willingly serve him, he didint force them to join him, Achbach doesent have blood eyes wich means Mohg started his Blood injection thing and the kidnaping of war surgeons after Miquella had charmed mohg. So basicly what the dynasty was before Miquella... was just a optional to join group.

[@aphexamine]

29:00 made me have a bowl

[@DoomFlavored]

The Interpol and fat rip at the end spoke to me

[@joejones8776]

What a great video; this channel just earned a sub from me. Looking forward to more content! Glad to see the name of Mohg has been cleared! 😂 #justiceforMohg

[@samirose1152]

Love your perspective on this. Thanks for sharing!

[@kevinfortsch]

See chat, being a bloody finger isn't SO bad.

[@luckyowl6432]

I was using my bong and thought someone was in my house smoking with me. Great video

[@RangerX___]

"Guess I've called him Mog enough." Goes on to call him Mog for 30 minutes.

[@minespatch]

Seeing your omenkiller getup with dung eater summon is a pretty funny meta build.

[@TheHonoredMadman]

Him and rot dog are like the only two summons ill use. Partners in crime

[@minespatch]

@@TheHonoredMadman I have a partial fondness for the two marionette archers. They're stoic badasses who comically turn my enemies into pincushions.

[@valteth]

​​@@TheHonoredMadmani use the demi human gank squad as a joke sometimes

[@blizzardgaming7070]

When ever I have a problem I chuck Olegg at it, works 100% of the time 60% of the time.

[@HeraldingHistorian]

I feel like now I’m gonna question the when of these events. When did Miquella charm Mohg, how much was Mohg acting on his own influence. Was it from the beginning, like telepathy and he never built everything. Personally, I imagine it similar to Anasbach- his enchantment was his own fault. He tried to take Miquella for his dynasty and then it got turned on him. I don’t take Miquella’s charm as mind control, you’re still you, it works differently on everyone and more acts as a moral compass. You’re still you, you just act more in compassion. But that’s just my thoughts

[@LocksAndChains]

The finale battle: Me and my wholesome boys (and my warhawk) battling a god and his frankenbroyfriend.

[@zvonkoljubas5997]

That bong rip before final thought made me subscribe 🤣

[@mrpuggerson]

Made me subscribe too but realized it’s a recycled sound clip

[@darealdovahkiin3652]

Your vids are great man

[@ofcatarina]

You're not wrong, I literally started a ng after completing DLC as Ansbach Cosplay.

[@boyblue5320]

damn this was a great video man

[@mightquinnable]

when you see ansbach designs, you know he is a dope character

[@thenotexistingguy]

ansbach is my favorite npc too. such a honest and cool guy

[@alexandragabitto2573]

So glad we got the chance to fight alongside him! I find the fact that Ansbach finds Miquella so frightening because of how he can affect the minds of others and NOT his physical prowess so compelling ❤

[@getttthyped1582]

Bro, I’m not sure if anyone has commented on your choice of music during most of your “lore exploration videos” but man, you are literally the GOAT, the fucking music from crono trigger is always looming and random Zelda cuts here and there, you’re the fucking GOAT

[@paperpand13]

Your casual but intelligent way of explaining things is like 10/10 no notes

[@brxtsie]

didnt know ansbach was chill like that great video btw

[@AJRequiem0]

Too be fair on Marika's crusade, what the hornsent did to the people in Marika's village within hinterland was just as atrocious as what she did to the hornsent afterwards

[@TheOmegaDragon]

Let's keep in mind that Mohg gave you a warm welcome to the Mohg Dynasty when you arrived while the other demi-gods/bosses go straight for the throat on instinct.

[@krossbbx3088]

Man this content is just perfect for my stoned ass lmao

[@sentinelslayer8328]

Wish there was a way we could dab up ansback. Dude litterally is just a homie

[@wretchedabyss1394]

Mohg was the goat, Tarnished had to put him down to break the enchantment. Ansbach is a gigachad and a bro.

[@alastortheworshipperofkhorne]

Never thought my lord would beat the allegations but at what cost?

[@OGistayhiPS3]

Personally im loving the ramped up AI. As a console player, one day a PC with mods seems the way to go

[@TheLucasblanes]

If Ansbach dies to Radahn, his final words are "become a lord not for gods, but for men". What a honored madman he was.

[@kunknown2340]

Holy crap... you called him mohg and not mog.

[@bradysheaplays1499]

Vaati who?.. I find myself waiting for your lore videos bro, whether others have covered a topic first or not. Your format just does it, stripped back, laid back, how it should be. Very much looking forward to the Aldia video, but I know you're hard at work with the SoTE videos. We welcome them with opens arms, boss!

[@unclet9825]

Ansbach may serve a different master, But he is none the less a true friend. Banger vid, Madman!

[@kaiyz4222]

Margot has to be my favorite character. He is an omen yet grace given, defeated the young lion Radahn