There are Hundreds of Secrets in the ELDEN RING Trailer

[@tomhiggins4651]

“Perhaps the tree is dying” ...perhaps it’s autumn

[@dracoz3902]

Top tier comment right there, my respects

[@TastyGamingQc]

Perhaps it’s kinda both ?

[@owleyes8600]

This is pure speculation but autumn itself has a lot of symbolism. Just another thought to feed the collective hunger for lore.

[@TastyGamingQc]

@@owleyes8600 what if the tree was in the « autumn » of its life. And the rot and world dying is just a result of its natural life cycle?

[@marsgreekgod]

The first trailer takes place in what might be a hallow tree

[@VaatiVidya]

Every time I render this video I realise there's more stuff I missed. It's very painful, but go on, hit me with the 100 more things I missed in the comments. TELL ME A SECRET SO GOOD THAT I REMOVE AND REUPLOAD THIS VIDEO I DARE YOU

[@marvils3683]

One hell of a person..

[@MrGhostTheBigRoast]

what about that white banner tho

[@Ziostorm]

The snakes on the king in the painting are edited out in the trailer, but not in the official art... I wonder what they’re trying to hide🤔

[@chickensandwich9382]

OOOOOOOOOH ELSDEN RIDNG

[@marcellphelps8504]

You do the world a service with your amazingly detailed videos, I wouldn't fully understand my life if it wasn't for you Vaati! May your journey be grand tarnished one!

[@federicorios1140]

It's crazy how much stuff Vaati got right 8 months before the release of the game, even before the network test

[@kakkaohjus]

The more arms you have, the more RINGS you can wear.

[@sawmesalami]

He’s cracked the code!

[@kakkaohjus]

Also I bet the Dragon and the Arm-Lord as bosses can be fought in any order and depending on which you kill first you either get the Red Sky Dragon fight or the Dragon Arm-Lord fight.

[@kakkaohjus]

The Giants staff could be a Monk's Spade like weapon.

[@banuner_]

@@kakkaohjus nah you can’t fight the dragon until after Hodir and going even that early would be a death sentence.

[@DestroyDEI]

Then you can truly say you're ARMED and dangerous! Except when using the dragonhead for an arm. Might get in you in trouble with the police cause firearms are illegal...

[@flowa2024]

Elden Ring Trailer secrets Vaati : There are birds Me : NO FUCKING WAY

[@ddomenicoeeziommancini]

Bird souls

[@quartexgames9834]

"The swamp in the bottom left" *blighttown intensifies*

[@MrDibara]

Hey, at least I'm used to Blighttown by this point. _The Valley of Defilement on the other hand..._

[@orisetoriset6582]

Of course they added a swamp lol

[@Nathare]

Prepare your GPU's!

[@ctusiard9755]

I can already feel my PS4 going into Cyberpunk level performance there.

[@walnutyuh6456]

Mandatory swamp level be like

[@asylumskp4391]

The game hasn't even come out yet and Vaati is already at it. God bless.

[@ranchmantubularspacesausag5709]

L E T ' S G O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 0 0 0 0

[@farmsalot1233]

He literally makes his living strictly off from software

[@asylumskp4391]

@@farmsalot1233 I love him for it

[@MEHDIGAMINGJustGaming]

@@farmsalot1233 and he is the best at it

[@abub-bj5vz]

@@shreyanshsingh379 definitely ain't going to reddit

[@thejohnhopkinscompany9599]

Imagine going camping with Vaati, just think of all the badass lore he could tell you around the fire.

[@fiercedeity9955]

By the blood, that'd be awesome!

[@156football]

You have to bring a sword to stick in the bonfire :)

[@EvasGamingASMR]

that'd be cool actually lol. SMoke a doink by the campfire while listening to Vaati

[@SobeCrunkMonster]

the thought of him being surrounded by youtube losers in the forest is hilarious and frightening

[@Descro382]

The..... bonfire :D I'll go I'm sorry

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Those berserk references will only do Kentaro justice. May he rest in peace.

[@sunboy4964]

May he rest in peace

[@corpmobb4134]

Ayo look at the fake anime poser

[@X_Nomad_]

Hopefully we can see some sort of tribute to him in the game as well.

[@nickstephenson1365]

Amen

[@thegrayyernaut]

@@corpmobb4134 How did you draw such conclusion?

[@Ziostorm]

The amount of detail in this trailer is insane. Breaking it down has been so much fun

[@DragonDonut64]

Should’ve known you’d be here!

[@faketoddhoward7280]

It's...HIM

[@thisSh1tHard]

Hodd Toward

[@AnalrightBoah69]

My boah is here too

[@divyanshmishra3551]

Love your content mate!

[@lachlansmith8048]

The lion kingdom focuses on having "The Strength of Arms" to defend it, unfortunately, the new king sort of took it a bit too literally

[@varsoonhks3211]

"He wears a Lion sigil and a coat of arms" "You mean a Lion Sigil as his coat of arms?" "...I said what I meant.

[@CrimBlack]

He has the right to bear arms.

[@theapexsurvivor9538]

@@CrimBlack the left too

[@mortarion9813]

@@CrimBlack I guess you could say that he has the right to re-lion arms.

[@JoCoHo]

That arm boss having Sekiro's lost arm would be a really cool Easter egg

[@Smilies-hb3mr]

you mean Sekiro's cut off arm

[@quenchthirster1417]

@@Smilies-hb3mr why did u comment this

[@Smilies-hb3mr]

@@quenchthirster1417 because i can?

[@ninboy01]

@@Smilies-hb3mr …yes. It was lost when Ashina cut it off. That’s pretty self explanatory.

[@alpharsenal2118]

@Mingo ashina is the last name of isshin and genichiro. Genichiro Ashina cut your arm off atthe beggining

[@waldorfthepig1431]

The horn is probably the game’s estus flask. With the game’s Norse influence, a mead horn is a pretty fitting healing item I’d say. EDIT: guess I was wrong lol.

[@PandemicalShade]

That‘s clever! Ohhh, Elden Mead!

[@CodeRed99911]

Drink deeply of the Elden Mead to restore your health and morale.

[@AtilaZepol]

Daaaamn I would’ve never thought that! You’re probably right!

[@chips5248]

Could be mead

[@anonymousragnarok_2272]

Nice, gonna be chugging some Holy Meed.

[@shouayang6518]

Any one: lose an arm Boss: An fine addition to my collection

[@wonaldgrump9654]

Hey! That's MY line! Droids! Make this one SUFFER!

[@shouayang6518]

@@hiondubs player: Tis is a flesh wound.

[@shouayang6518]

@@wonaldgrump9654 Boss: Well Hello there.

[@wonaldgrump9654]

@@shouayang6518 General Keno... wait you're just another imitating meatbag.

[@azanyahyisrael101]

*sees the arms from starwars"

[@weshansen7892]

With all the tree references, I'm inclined to believe the "tentacles" you've been pointing out, are more likely roots.

[@bioticjedi3864]

Maybe it's both. Like maybe that world tree is an eldritch god and it's tentacles became branches (or are perceived to be branches). I think that may be why the people in the area want arms and legs, those are like branches, limbs of a tree, maybe they're trying to be like the tree. Maybe they think more limbs equals more power?

[@AsselocGaming]

I'm pretty sure that's what they are, they don't look like tentacles at all anyway.

[@ArcadeCatastrophe]

Thinking similarly; maybe there is a connection between the tree and some characters adding limbs to their bodies? Perhaps they want to be like their multi-limbed diety or believe it to be a source of divine power?

[@Matrinique]

He said "tendrils"

[@AsselocGaming]

@@Matrinique 11:05 , tentacles, he says it many times not only this once

[@Epicmonk117]

*Dragon:* _Uses lightning_ *Every Souls Fan:* Wait, that's illegal

[@Overlord1289_]

Yeah what do we use now Fu**ing Magic?

[@justinfernandez3894]

Bro literally hahaha like wait, the weaknesses ain't what we gonna be expecting thats 4sure

[@bloodangel19]

Valley of the drakes mfs: are we a joke to you

[@Epicmonk117]

@@bloodangel19 Yes. Yes you are.

[@TheAverageNerd]

@@bloodangel19 they're not dragons now are they?

[@hobosorcerer]

"Guided by grace once lost" I had a feeling that little sliver was important, but everyone was distracted by Pot Boy.

[@totallyrealcia]

I mean, who could blame us?

[@Mecz2]

From Software: “This trailer is shrouded in mystery” Vaati: “Challenge accepted.”

[@somusircar4124]

@Deep Claymore Or maybe you're just dumb. At least he's putting in effort and giving us the best possible content from an obscure thing, unlike you :)

[@Mecz2]

@Deep Claymore Well no not really, as he tends to be right about most things.

[@Mecz2]

@@frankgrimes7388 Yes that's how memes work. Is this your first time on the internet post 2005?

[@cube_cup]

The horse's rings look more like a faded layer, probably of leaf gold. They appear as rings because the horn is ribbed and the 'rings' are just the valleys protected by the ridges that have their layer faded due to use.

[@realkingofantarctica]

Vaati is like the final boss of analysing game trailers. Scratch that, he's the final DLC boss.

[@lightsonitzekioro3918]

So he's the Midir of Game Trailer analysts?

[@embargovenom9948]

He just takes most of the observations people make on Twitter, Reddit and 4chan. He didn't notice all of this by himself.

[@AxxLAfriku]

GAGAGAGAGAGAGA this is wonderful! PRANK! IT is terrible! I looked in the mirror and saw something UNPRETTY: my face. GAGAGAGAG! But I am happy agayn because I have TWO HOT GIRLFRIENDS and I make cool YT v*deos with them! Good evening, love and peace, dear ki

[@dubuious]

@@AxxLAfriku come on man you’ve been doing this for years, isn’t it time you stopped?

[@thesoulofagame]

@@embargovenom9948 he does credit them a lot more than before though! Imo there is absolutely nothing wrong with his work, and he does clearly love these games more than any other franchise, it is only natural for him to browse all the social media related to it

[@Snips.Snails.Fairytales]

26:39 This might get lost in the comments, but I want to add to the discussion that characters with multiple pupils in one eye are common in Irish mythology. Sometimes it's a sign of "true sight", but sometimes it's a sign of evil. One character in particular is Ingcél Cáech, an evil king from Alba (Britain), in the "Destruction of Da Derga's Hostel," who is sometimes said to have seven pupils in each eye, and sometimes to have three pupils in each eye. The hero Cu Chulainn is also sometimes said to have three pupils in each eye. However, the strongest character I can connect to this brief image of a cyclops is the leader of the Formorians, Balor. He was said to have a single eye which wreaked destruction whenever he opened it. According to the wiki, he is sometimes interpreted as a personification of the scorching sun (which would fit with that swirling, firey appearance in the trailer here). Also good to note, is that Balor kills King Nuada. Nuada was compared to the "Valkyrie" when the first Elden Ring teaser came out, because he is a character who lost his arm, had it replaced with a silver one, and then replaced again with an entirely new, flesh and bone arm. Given the arm imagery and focus that we've seen thus far, I think the connection would be damn cool if I'm at all right.

[@artistna]

Thanks for the lore dump

[@needycatproductions6830]

I hope this does NOT get lost in the comments!

[@XonixDerps]

Not only that but no matter which version I believe keeping with the geas decree that balor would die to his kin, Lugh kills him (After Nuada basically fought him to near death himself) for the hailmary play. ((Lu is decendant from him, so is Cullen) it would be really cool to find out the tarnished is one as well! Or if they're a milisian etc etc

[@onetimebear5681]

Alba = Scotland, not Britain. Brittania was Britain.

[@vibun]

Wow! This is really cool, I fought a Boss earlier today with 7 pupils in eye. Don’t know if you’ve fought it, but I think it’s inspired by that Cyclopes.

[@UncleRimo]

A few days ago, I got a newspaper article recommendation: "The simple reason why Elden Ring isn't called Dark Souls 4" Well dear reporter - because it's a different game. Case closed, no article needed.

[@Quasindro]

Daily reminder that the press (gaming, political, sewing, all of them) nowadays is overfilled with grifters and should be ignored.

[@Locust13]

Game journalists are a joke

[@12345Yeah]

Ok

[@Jkrisppy]

How is this not ds4 didn’t the boss talk about extinguish the flame

[@UncleRimo]

@@Jkrisppy "Flame of ambition" sounds more like a metaphor than an actual flame like that in Dark Souls.

[@hi_austin]

Before Vaati, I am but a lowly Tarnished, playing as a Lord.

[@svartrbrisingr6141]

Shut up and take my like damnit

[@HonestGhost21]

Hey, fake it until you make it. Amirite?

[@Dozik1403]

I, COMMAND THEE KNEEL!

[@FreedomAndPeaceOnly]

Lord Vaati: *_" A lowly Soulsplayer, playing as he can truly make connections? I command the WATCH !!! "_*

[@markopusic8258]

@@FreedomAndPeaceOnly I believe the word you are searching for is "conniptions"

[@ghdude8372]

If the Wolf transformation is valid, it would make sense, as Elden Ring has a lot of Irish Mythology influence- the beast transformation would be a reference to Cú Chulainn’s Riastrad transformation

[@ghdude8372]

@@heebdeeb I agree- I’m actually of the thought that it is in fact the Berserk reference- I’m saying, Miyazaki’s lore influence is always in some way roped into the main thread of the game. And that the obvious Berserk reference could be bolstered by the coincidental canon of beast knights in Celtic mythos

[@slainemccool2875]

Werewolves are in Irish mythology look up the Werewolves of Ossory

[@ghdude8372]

@@slainemccool2875 literally what I said in the thread, yea

[@slainemccool2875]

@@ghdude8372 I know but Cu Chulainn isn't very werewolf like whereas the Werewolves of ossory fits so well they were a group of werewolf warriors who were all descended from one man a legendary figure which I think will be the case in the game like a similar covenant figure can turn you

[@ghdude8372]

@@slainemccool2875 It could work out either way

[@brent4151]

Perhaps the sheathing animation is because it happens in a tutorial of sorts where you’re gear is predetermined? Maybe you get rocked by the arm guy and then that’s when you’d fully create your character? Could also explain why he has the dragon hand; you fight him again much later, and he’s been... collecting.

[@sintavadude53]

Yo that's smart

[@thelvadem5713]

What about new game plus?

[@miflofbierculles5117]

@@thelvadem5713 you can then draw an ultra greataxe from your belt

[@thelvadem5713]

@@miflofbierculles5117 Cant wait to "draw" a whip out my ass

[@TheCaliforniaHP]

Good argument

[@chocobro___]

Bloodborne: Grant us eyes!! Elden Ring: Grant us…Arms!!!!

[@franciscodetonne4797]

"Grant us body parts!"

[@sablemae8853]

Arms,legs,eyes whatever's laying around. Screw it even a dragon head

[@voidvisual]

*Nintendos ARMS intensifies*

[@RubyMcwhack]

GRANT US...EARS

[@Rexperto6454]

"...some people speculated that Miyazaki maybe had a thing for this particular part of the human body, but they were wrong. Miyazaki is not into feet, he is actually into f*cking hands. Amputated hands, big dragon hands, souls of f*cking hands... - Otzdarva 2016

[@Kazuma11290]

Graces act as checkpoints. In other words, it's a "SAVING GRACE." I love puns. You seem a little curious about the trend of many arms in this game, so I want to point out that it's very similar to the trend of many eyes in Bloodborne. Foolish adversaries tend to interpret some prophecies or proclamations too literally, and so alter themselves to suit their supposed needs. In Bloodborne enemies have so many eyes because they interpret eyes as a literal means of attaining insight, where as the enemies of Elden Ring horde arms so they have more fingers to wear more rings.

[@highbrednxtus]

I wonder what the guy with all the ears represents. Like Vaati joked, is it to "hear" what he's reading, maybe looking for the "truth"? I imagine everyone in this game will have some level of insanity to them, as previous Souls games. Maybe he's trying to hear of the voice of the tree or the Elden Ring. It's obviously the focus of their society in this land and I assume religions, so it could be some sort of cult that worships the Ring as an actual Diety. Can't wait to find out what the hell is going on

[@joster09]

i was about to laugh at the wear more rings line, but then i remembered the giant hand with many fingers, it was wearing a lot of rings, so i give it to you, it is very likely that you are right.

[@jksmile777]

I see this as a common interpretation to bloodborne, but I think there was a deeper meaning. When species evolve, they quite literally "grow eyes on the inside," for example the pineal gland. Scientists have found that the more sophisticated and evolved an animal is, the more closely the pineal gland resembles an "eyeball" on the inside of their brains. It's actually quite creepy if you look at autopsies. Willem was actually closer to the truth than most realize.

[@mihirlavande]

War is coming, arm yourselves. Okay!

[@animecatalog9194]

@@highbrednxtus Sir Gideon Ofnir… THE ALL KNOWING!

[@johnsaltfresh5946]

“That are frozen in place for some reason..” Meanwhile back to from headquarters: Fuck! we forgot to animate those npcs for the trailer…

[@luansomething380]

LMAO

[@duckfilms3662]

It makes sense that out character rests at "grace's" seeing as out character is a disgraced exile. We are holding on to what little honor we have left.

[@Kyle_00]

Perhaps, getting the Elden Ring, is the only way for our main protagonist to redeem him/herself???

[@duckfilms3662]

@@Kyle_00 I'm guessing that's the case, or the ER kept us out of the lands between (witch reminds me of things betwixt in dark souls 2).

[@DefinitelyNotReal627]

So we're all dex users then.

[@SobeCrunkMonster]

out

[@mr.watson3237]

Ah but could the dragon be stealing and hoarding those carriages? Maybe thats why they are so heavily guarded?

[@artistna]

That or they are offerings for some type of peace

[@Elementroar]

The tendrils look like roots. Maybe that scene is from an order who were once dedicated to protecting and tending the roots of the Urd-tree. Corpses piled up look like they were buried in dirt, maybe alluding to what 'feeds' the Urd-tree, since well, trees feed on decayed things in the ground.

[@umbra9913]

Interesting point as I was thinking somewhat the opposite; as the ring splits further and further so does it's level of power - representing those tendrils.

[@LeoArmada]

Gorge reveals elden ring is sequel to dark souls: Miazaki: *sweat* Community: thinks gorge miss spoke Miazaki- *calm*

[@laureloneiros1500]

G O R G E

[@LeoArmada]

@@laureloneiros1500 AHH NOOO I messed up 😂😂😂

[@anonymousragnarok_2272]

Looks like you misspoke. Badumtish.

[@elias.t]

Gorge Er. Er. Merten.

[@newtonslore]

Misspelling misspoke... Classic

[@azeaze9627]

It always amazes me that with one trailer and a few screenshots Vaati understands the lore of Elden Rings better than I ever will after 300 hours of gameplay

[@force8828]

The game isn’t even out yet and he has basically passed his A-level in Elden ring lore analysis.

[@bloodfiredrake7259]

LMAO

[@procionemannaro2030]

10:10 i think this scene is a beowulf reference. There is a massacre in a dining hall and in beowulf grendel’s arm is hanged on the door. What do you think and what implication this may have?

[@rand0m508]

That's interesting! Maybe the arm guy sees his victims as monsters and himself as the hero that is allowed to take trophies? Who knows

[@simon995pci]

i also think that the enemy at 19:22 its the same as in the painting along side the human .

[@BlazeTaleo]

It makes sense, what with the “man wolf” in the trailer

[@patrickvalo8822]

The lion crest obviously makes him jamie lannister gone crazy after losing his hand and is now collecting limbs.

[@mtlacunae8659]

A Lord always pays his debts.

[@filippomeuti9617]

Considering J J Martin wrote the lore, the 2 lion crest might have a lot in common actually

[@abogmus8904]

Vaati restored his humanity a bit too hard with these upload times

[@laureloneiros1500]

Sus

[@Feedbyster]

"Might make the Game a little too Easy-" *Can't wait us to get absolutely fucked over even with the help of those animal Companions.*

[@StabStabStabStabby]

Nah, all 3 dark souls are cakewalks with npc summons. It'll probably be the same in elden ring. The only moderate challenge is going solo in dark souls.

[@theapexsurvivor9538]

@@StabStabStabStabby well, except for some bosses *coughs in four kings*

[@hansmeiyer831]

This has aged well. So many things were guessed accurately. Amazing

[@Celt420]

5:45 "even more circles and a mess of tendrils running down from it" ROOTS Those are called roots, vaati, possibly from a big glowing tree

[@RabbleRousy]

Yeah also when he talked about tentacles, I thought those are probably most likely roots too.

[@corvoattano4319]

God I’m so fucking hyped, the souls community is just so amazing

[@12345Yeah]

The most toxic gaming community

[@m.l.2871]

@@12345Yeah naaah not in terms of awaiting new game and in lire videos

[@12345Yeah]

@@m.l.2871 nope

[@bny1999]

The stacking of coffin cases at the dragon might be offerings made to the dragon?

[@rahulghosh5366]

The last eye opening scene is not from a cyclops, it's the third eye of those bearded people that we see earlier on the trailer.

[@blakebailey22]

what bearded people?

[@rahulghosh5366]

@Brandon Vladovic but vaati says you can their nose bridge under the eye, which made him think that it was actually a cyclops.

[@TimtheWinzard]

@@blakebailey22 Quit beardsplaining, you beardo.

[@coconutpants1892]

Are you talking about the face at 11:00?

[@sevenam9609]

23:45 , you can see that the giant is holding his weapon with two hands. 1-he does have two arms, that camera shot just doesn't show it 2-he did lose an arm, but the hand is still attached to the weapon (that would be pretty cool)

came to the comments looking for this. thanks! totally agree, it's just the camera angle. you can see the second hand clearly.

[@ravyo8821]

That dude with multible bodyparts is probably replacing his original body parts that got corupted, in the hopes that they will not be affected or that he can replace them and still have other in reverse

[@brotherbear92]

That sounds like a very good guess.

[@devrindare]

great theory

[@darthbalalaykin5992]

Maybe so, but in terms of "replacing" he's got a little overboard don't you think?)

[@kachucho872]

I'm hoping for a Miura homage, may be in the form of a sword grave or just a grave of a character honoring miura. RIP I know all games reference berserk, i mean to Miura himself, something more personal, something beyond what we are used to. Like a character named kentaro or a special place that honours him or his memories.

[@nikitas1841]

All Souls games are a giant Berserk homage in a way. Don't need more than that.

[@ooohheldenring9770]

I pretty sure there are 2 already, 1 is the Valkyrie, who has a detachable arm like Guts and a helmet that looks similar to Farnese. The howling armored werewolf later in the trailer looks like a reference to the wolf-like presence that haunts Guts after the Conviction arc, and the large golden glowing tree in the middle of the map is reminiscent of a tree that appears in the later chapters.

[@peterjusztin7177]

@@ooohheldenring9770 yeah you're right, already a lot of things in the trailer reminded me of Berserk (and the game has not even been released yet) : Wolf-knight and the lost/prosthetic arm theme - Guts Pot guys and the weird eyes - the Egg apostle and the beherits Beast-man boss - Zodd The Valkyrie - both Casca and Griffith somehow, idk why The erd tree - the world tree/Ganishka's final form And also there was that weird helmet/mask thing, it was very similar to Griffith's prisoner mask and his later god hand form

[@Stalutes64]

He really deserves a dedication in the credits IMO. His work was incredibly influential on Miyazaki as well as modern fantasy.

[@frozenvoltz6739]

@@ooohheldenring97701.Valkiries already existed in Norse Mithology berserk didn't create them. 2.Ah yeas because Wolf-Like symbolism is truly a creation of Berserk,you wanna know who also has that?Werewolfs and many other characters of media 3.The World tree is from Norse Mithology Nice ""References"" you got there

[@thecultclassic]

"Look birds, that's new to Souls." Cut to the thousands of fat crows in Bloodborne.

[@allgomesareevil6121]

BAGAAH!

[@isaacbruner65]

Those things were horrific can we not bring those back

[@Brichmond35]

@Vini 山川 also had the crow that made boss weapons in DS2: SoTFS though it was more of a humanoid crow hybrid

[@thebigenchilada678]

@@Brichmond35 she was human where it mattered.

[@thecandlemaker1329]

@@Brichmond35 Actually a reused Dark Souls 1 enemy.

[@Etrulz]

"On his back you can see Sekiro's arm" you got me there you cheeky bastard.

[@pancho7776]

The many armed boss is the same man from the painting. Same clothing

[@norasyikinali6283]

Pre-many armed era I guess. Since he's the lord of the castle.

[@theapexsurvivor9538]

Back before he started his armed intervention...

[@crayonchomper1180]

yeah I recognized him instantly

[@AlterFoxEast]

It's interesting that judging from the potboy/"Checkpoint" screenshot we'd be finally getting a kind of dynamic around the bonfire-like areas. Normally in Fromsoft games, the checkpoints remain isolated. From a gameplay pov it's fair, you don't want to be attacked while resting. But in a world that's dying, it makes sense that any being that has life left will try to surround themselves in that aura of remaining life.

[@birbenthusiast4461]

That was why I really loved Majula in DS2 it felt more like a safe community amidst every dangerous path than any other souls game checkpoints, just wish there was more like it

[@AlterFoxEast]

@@birbenthusiast4461 Considering Elden Ring's an open world. We might get an area resembling Majula.

[@LoreHunter]

OK I've got to hand it to you, even after framing it through myself multiple times I learned a couple things. Have your like, sir. And I'm sure it's mentioned elsewhere, but we see the player wield the blunt blade held by Kirkwraith in the scene with the one-armed golem, as shown by the thorns on the pommel.

[@AGlimpseInside]

Maybe the glowing foliage has something to do with world tendency? I mean who knows can’t wait to play this

[@BidiguiloChefao]

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[@AGlimpseInside]

@@BidiguiloChefao What about it

[@idkwhattonamethisyoutubeac4737]

@@AGlimpseInside verified

[@iHaveTheDocuments]

I open comments and have the setting to show top comments first. Instead they show me a comment with 19 likes on top. Why you ask? Why is a comment not deserving of anything on top? VERIFIED CHECKMARK. The broken algorithm now puts checkmarks on top automatically.

[@idkwhattonamethisyoutubeac4737]

@@AGlimpseInside verified person I see, dislike I must.

[@geekparkingonly2802]

You can see the stone giant’s hand still clinging to the staff, even though his arm is gone. Pretty cool detail

[@Anamnesis010]

23:47 imagine if this were an infusion, and each changes the physical characteristics of the weapon. Fire wreathes the weapon in flames, magics makes it glow blue, crystal gives it scales or covers the weapon in crystal. Lightning makes it chirp or hum. I can't wait.

[@oswald3505]

23:47 that actually looks more like the bramble knight great sword we saw earlier just with runes on it.

[@Peberro]

It is the same sword but with runes, the pommels match amongst other things.

[@pribulasaurus]

Was just about to comment this myself. Good catch!

[@TheWadeBrigadesPokemonChannel]

I feel the one character wearing crown actually isn’t. To me it seems like he is wearing a head that’s wearing a crown. Just a different view potentially.

[@156football]

I like this theory. I'm gonna build on this and say it's another arm holding that head. That's why there's a wrap around the entirety of his "neck/body"

[@joshmay2944]

It’s heads wearing crowns all the way down...

[@itscoolthough419]

I'm calling it now, the elden ring is a crown. Well its a _big ring_ that the player thinks it's a crown.

[@Cergun_]

That’s a smart way to think about it. The whole thing could be created of members of various other people.

[@lore480]

10:48 it seems like the painter got to finish the painting, after all, Gael's mission is finally complete

[@austinseal457]

That actually makes a lot of sense! Our character standing in front of a giant painting? Even if not actually related to the new painting that was being created within Ariandel, I feel like this 100% is insinuating that we’ll be diving into another painted world

[@lore480]

@@austinseal457 Gael was the last boss of dark souls. Now the painter is going to be the last boss of elden ring

[@LoudMouth_]

I've not seen anyone mention that when fighting the many armed enemy in the dungeon at 12:02 the player does a unique attack from a blocking stance where he does a spin that causes a golden particle effect to appear over the enemies head. Could this be a deflection system like in Sekiro? Where if you block at just the right time, you can do a follow-up attack for big damage. Also, the sword at 24:00 looks near identical to the Bramble knight sword, which didn't have the blue when he was fighting you. I've a feeling that those blue runes appear when you infuse or add a weapon art to it.

[@voidkirb5477]

A sound effect also plays when he does that counter attack. I wonder if they expanded upon individual weapon parrying, or maybe that's simply another skill.

[@gu3z185]

Maybe if you release block just as an attack lands, you can do a mini riposte

[@Simon200o]

12:02 i wouldn't bet on a deflect system because there's a cut between the block and the attack.

[@LoudMouth_]

@@Simon200o it's just a camera change, it's all the same animation. It was the fact there is a special particle effect and sound that plays that lead me to believe it's some find of deflection mechanic but it could be a skill or even just new attack from a blocking stance as part of all the weapons movesets.

[@hagegebo]

I'm betting just that the enemy got stunned and ready for riposte (indicated with particle effect and sound) since the riposte follows this

[@randomsandwichian]

What a tribute; Descendent of Guts, from the honoured, noble line of Good Boys

[@jman8350]

I noticed a few minor things. When the dragon slams down the lighting at the MC and you see it clearly from the front, between the horns on it's head is a row of prongs that look like some sort of crown. Dragon Monarch, perhaps? In regard to the 6 fingered demigod when it touches the dragon head, it reminded me of when Ludwig rejoins with his one true mentor, his guiding moonlight, so my guess is that it is phase 2 of the boss. His deformed, multi-limbed look seems highly influenced, design-wise, by Ludwig in BB. Lasly, a theory: The great tree is slowly dying in tandem with it's golden grace. Every being in the elden ring is granted life due to the grace - without it, they slowly rot away, still desperately clinging to the traces of the grace they once held proudly in abundance. One demigod, obsessed with extending his life, has tried to use the bodies of others to merge with and fight the decay in a demented effort to continue their immortality. Perhaps, this could be why the Demigod in the trailer merges with a Dragon Head? Of course, for the extra power, but maybe because a Dragon's natural longevity is so much greater, that it provided a magnificent boost to the vitality of the Demigod? You can clearly see that when the Demigod uses the dragon head to spray flame above him that he is smiling, almost in bliss like he had just lessened a great burden, perhaps?

[@bredhead4096]

Very original theory, definitely something to ponder on

[@FeltHat]

15:55 thats his arm, he actually has both legs on the rock

[@PurpleLamprey]

Vaati's point remains, the faulty placement of the hand as if its pressing against something indicates its an animation not tailored to this scene (implying that its the player character).

[@sectorspark2149]

Idk man that arm is so high in the air, like in what circumstance it would touch the ground? Seems more like bad animation

[@loC2ol]

I have a feeling this is a PC doing a gesture in the “Beast armor” or while wearing the “beast ring” or whatever

[@javannapoli2018]

@@sectorspark2149 wdym, it's literally on the same plane as the legs are?

[@distilledwill]

I wonder if in the "morning" scene we aren't seeing the leaves falling but this time from below. So the golden light from the tree isn't catching them from our angle as they float through the air. There are certainly SOME particles floating, but they look dark - perhaps because we're seeing the same leaves, but from below.

[@gabzsy4924]

Coming back to this video now that the game is out is actually quite crazy the amount of detail that you managed to gather and get right from the first trailers.

[@mushromus7764]

i like that this is gonna be a giant mix of legit everything in the soulsborne sekiro series and its gonna be open world

[@guilhermino975]

Imagine having Vaati as a npc in Elden Ring, a wandering knight who you can meet at random camps, and listen to his stories and adventures in exchange of buying some rare items

[@ElSirRexy]

But would he drop anything if we killed him

[@Descro382]

@@ElSirRexy Item: Lost Knowledge Description: Indecipherable scroll, left behind by a madman constantly trying to decipher it. What secrets could it possibly hold?

[@v496K]

@@ElSirRexy +5 insight

[@kuncara]

Yeah, interesting to have someone like Kass in BOTW.

[@boringdude72]

It’s interesting to watch these after putting a lot of hours into elden ring, especially since a lot of Vaati’s predictions were right on the money

[@AndreeNS]

when the character is seating near bonfire, there is small buff like from the ring at ds3. i think sitting near bonfire is not restarting the current area but slowly give you back hp, so you cant just sit at bonfire when 10 enemies are aiming you to reset

[@suiyamato8015]

Vaati: oh look you missed this 1000 things in EldenRing Trailer… love your videos

[@virtualhimeji462]

Perhaps the falling leaves are another reference to cycles. Spring to summer to fall to winter. Like an age of dark to follow an age of light

[@rocketmik65]

23:48 pretty sure the sword that's being used is the same as the enemy from earlier at 22:53, same rounded end, eye-shape pommel and flared guard.

[@MirrorMale]

THEY GOT BOSS WEAPONS

[@LordKuts]

Yep, and the "blue runes" are just the lighting playing tricks.

[@superslapnuts1029]

You missed Miyazaki's foot fetish stash at 27 seconds in.

[@HerrscherofSimp3164]

It is not a fetish, it is called "good taste". Beauty female feet are a sign of feminine.

[@WhiteInk47]

@Edisson Araque no.

[@HerrscherofSimp3164]

@@WhiteInk47 why do you mean?

[@WhiteInk47]

@Edisson Araque feet the comment was joke lol, no one needed an explanation on why foot fetishes are normal

[@HerrscherofSimp3164]

@Psi well, i was just asking why he said "no", what did he mean with that? I did not get it.

[@purplecody3299]

The amount of depth Vaati goes into analyzing the TRAILER to this game really shows how passionate he is for these games. I thought I was hyped. It's really fun to see. Thanks vaati for boosting my excitement for Elden Ring

[@thekingbelow]

i was literally watching another of your videos when you posted this thank you for your service

[@gugu3436]

"Come home RandyCherry!" Jim

[@mairon1479]

18:50 that staff/sword is almost identical to soul of cinder mage form coiled sword.

[@HamzaKhan-uc8wz]

I think one of the coolest things they mentioned was how the encounters with travelling NPCs like the giants with the coffin carriages can change depending on where and when you meet them . just smthng simple like that can help make your open world seem that much more alive and dynamic

[@ItsZorroDood]

The Elden Ring logo is actually four Dark Signs overlapping, which confirms Dark Souls 4. Also, Dark Souls 4 - Elden Ring 1 = Half Life 3.

[@highbrednxtus]

Checked the math, it adds up

[@joshmay2944]

r/theydidthemath

[@EvasGamingASMR]

the design, color palette, the awesome scenery. its all so perfect. The perfect balance of dread, with a splash of color and safety. Something I think DS3 lacked. It was overly depressing. Sekiro was very colorful. It seems they've took the very best parts of each game and blended them together to make this and I couldn't be more excited.

[@markopusic8258]

There's something that has been bothering me ever since the release of DS3. A lot of people blame the game's aesthetics for being too bland, too grey, when that was the point of the game, a setting filled with ash. Really it's a lose/lose situation for the blamer, should you blame the aesthetics despite the fact it's perfectly designed for the game, or should you blame the setting itself when it feels like a natural end to the series? What should your complain be directed against? I don't know I feel like in that regard DS3 was set up for inevitable disappointment in the eyes of some people.

[@TheKylebow]

I believe the statues with "tentacles" are actually representing roots, and the added limb theme signifies branching like a tree

[@rawrracoon]

23:29 the giant has 2 arms, you can see his hand holding on to the weapon and if you go slow you can see a bit of the other arm's animation. It's just hidden well by the front arm.

[@uselesstilxmas]

From Software: didnt release the Game yet Vaati: do you think i need it?

[@DBfan106]

Much as I love the whole 'you're traveling through this dying land' thing, I would LOVE to play a souls-like game where a kingdom is in it's prime. just change up the pace from the constant ruins and destroyed places.

[@MightyMaticus]

The tentacles we're seeing I'm assuming theyre Tree roots, signifying that the tree touches all things? Also the guy in the painting with the pelt, I'm preeeetty sure is the multi armed boss.

[@thomasjefferson2676]

I thought that as well.

[@Lucas-st1xq]

I wonder whats his relationship with the Lion simbolism. Maybe he hunt down a legendary Lion and founded his kingdom?

[@MightyMaticus]

@@Lucas-st1xq IMO Lions tend to be the symbol for noble houses. An Honor symbol. So it could just be showing that it was once a highly regarded kingdom before the experimentation.

[@Lucas-st1xq]

@@MightyMaticus Fair enough, I just wondered it could be something more literal because of the giant Lion on the painting

[@MightyMaticus]

@@Lucas-st1xq well the beast knight boss is a lion it could be linked to that?

[@reddragonofusa]

Can't wait to start a Yu-Gi-Oh playthrough of Elden Ring. "I SUMMON POT OF GREED!"

[@Darmouthable]

"AND YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS? IT MEANS I GET TO DRAW TWO CARDS FROM MY DECK"

[@glasslicker2829]

“Hints of red hair on the maiden who gives you a ring” Ds2 Ds2 Ds2 Ds2 Ds2

[@micahfoley9572]

I would have given a like to this, but you have two and it just looks right like that.

[@snail2755]

Dark souls 2 2

[@micahfoley9572]

@@snail2755 Big Dark Souls 2 2

[@micahfoley9572]

Edit: I unironically want dark souls 222. I want a Miyazaki-ized version of scholar. It's world is so cool that I want it to feel like 3 and bb. Even more than a modernized ds1.

[@Tueftel-2k]

Bearer seek seek lest.

[@jacobmcdermott55]

‘I’m a bit worried it might make the game too easy’ Me who never finished sekiro: yeah me too

[@MrZasori]

Where are you stuck?

[@uchihaavenger2068]

I stopped playing after that horse rider boss Gyoubo lol

[@jacobmcdermott55]

@@MrZasori Honestly I don’t know I’m in some weird temple bit with blind monks but I never got the hang of the parry system it just didn’t click for me at all I suck I know

[@MrZasori]

@@jacobmcdermott55 You should watch some tutorial cause It's very satisfying when you manage perfect parries and mikiri parries 👍

[@kennethbryant5819]

Yep, I remember "Resurrection mechanic? Sekiro be 2 eazy" Cue the saltiest backlash for difficulty in video game history and bunches of articles criticizing From for not making a difficulty slider.

[@sukamii]

Really is interesting coming back to a video like this, now having played the game and finally being able to delve into the depths of this games lore

[@DastardlyDantheCowboyMan]

Who else excited to see how patches screws us over in Elden Ring, or where we get the Moonlight Greatsword?

[@josedelariva9795]

i hope theres a moon light sword, the first build ill make is a magic one

[@willshaferly703]

dunno if you've played yet but you were spot on lol

[@chocobro___]

This aged well

[@FireTalon24]

Accurate on both counts. Miyazaki loves his tropes and references lol

[@ethan7633]

Can’t believe we’re only 6 months away from experiencing this masterpiece

[@carlososorno]

5*

[@aboody404]

@@ethan7633 6 and half 201 days, 2 hours, 58 minutes and 0 seconds. it hurts :c

[@pneumonoultramicroscopicsi4065]

That giant with many pupils will definitely have trouble to see, he will get a blurry image because light hits his retina at so many angles, patients with glaucoma may actually get treated by iridectomy, which will basically add another pupil, but doctors will make sure it's under the eyelid so it won't get any light, because if light comes in, the patient will have diplopia (double vision)

[@StevelyBruckShut]

Assuming its eyes are made the same way human ones are lol

[@tonyolo4591]

and?....everyone knows your brain translates what your eyes see(it's why we dont see 2 separate images, one for each eye). pretty sure all those extra pupils just get translated ,similarly to our 2 images. meaning the cyclops has one eye, but better depth perception than us.

[@pneumonoultramicroscopicsi4065]

​@@StevelyBruckShut that's the thing with fiction, the authors can probably come up with a plausible explanation, but because there are none for now, and his eye looks normal, I think it's safe to assume that he should have poor eye sight, and maybe he does, or not, cuz people seem inclined to believe that more pupils = better, like the guy above me xD

[@pneumonoultramicroscopicsi4065]

@@tonyolo4591 you're right but that depth perception happens because there are two different retinas that have two different ocular nerves that give two *clear* images at a difference of a small angle (if you have strabismus for example, you will get diplopia, the brain won't magically combine any images it gets), but in this case, if he has one retina receiving all the beams of light at different directions, the image coming out of the ocular nerve to the brain won't be coherent, the brain needs a coherent image for proper interpretation to occur, and as I said, it happens in real life with the example i just stated.

[@maybemablemaples2144]

This was a fascinating thing to learn thank you. Extremely weird but still very cool.

[@tima1271]

21:20 “on the back of the boss you can actually see Sekiro’s lost arm. Just kiddin” Singlehandedly the best moment of the video

[@joachims4726]

It actually does look like sekiros attire in some ways lmao

[@da_jeezuss8922]

One thing I noticed is that the top of the giant tree is suspiciously flat, for a tree. I'm thinking we're looking at a Bloodborne nightmare type situation. There is a plane of reality up there, where the gods or whatever live, and it's probably a completely different game once you get there, similar to when you get to Anor Londo in DS.

[@m.l.2871]

Last bossfight location confirmed?

[@Piratadoidao]

I just hope there's some type of Abyss, where we get to the roots of the Elden Tree.

[@gu3z185]

@@PiratadoidaoIt's called the Erdtree

[@linah1998]

man I still remember the first time coming to Anor Londo.. I would love to experience a feeling like that again in Elden Ring

[@FlyfishermanMike]

Or like fountainhead palace?

[@ivorytorea]

Elden Ring trailer drops VaatiVidya: "So anyways this will have been the final boss´ hidden secret plan"

[@spider6958]

Horn could be your actual healing item. Ancient Norse warriors drank from these horns, usually filled with mead.

[@Zigeuninja]

yeah that could be it actually

[@Koushakur]

Then it would by necessity be a prominent item on every version of a player character we see, which we don't.

[@jmdesantis]

I wonder that the tendrils under the concentric ring sigil aren't roots--fitting in with the tree somehow. Then again, I wouldn't put it past Miyazaki to make a Lovecraft reference with one area. BUT interestingly, he could do both. I created a comic two years ago that drew inspiration from Bloodborne (The Tainted Ones) and the Lovecraftian creatures had tree and root featues in their designs. So from experience, it *is* possible that the sigil could indicate roots (as could the statues) and those roots could have tentacle qualities to them. I would love to see that. Also I'd love it if you could turn into a wolf. That was my first thought when I saw that in the trailer. Werewolves in a Souls game? I'm all for it.

[@seelcudoom1]

if shapeshifitng is coming back i hope its more then just one alternate form, i hope itsa a new branch of magic basically, it would be interesting if i could replace my melee weapon with conjured claws or summon a wing to act as a shield, maybe once we beat mr axe there we can learn to turn our hand into a dragon head for a flamethrower

[@xiiiultima]

Theory on arm guy: He's the tutorial boss. The reason why the character drawing their sword is animated is because that's how the character always starts out. The player is then killed, stitched back together by arm guy or his servants, which is where the character creator comes in. He is then fought later in the game with the dragon head attached.

[@brotherbear92]

Sounds spot on. I wouldn't be surprised if it goes this way at all.

[@magejag2977]

20:27 maybe there's more than one encoutner with him, like with genichiro? I guess the cutscene could be explained by him having a tutorial encounter as well, and that sword being the only weapon avaible at the time. Though it might be also a cutscene made up for the trailer.

[@olympiadeverre]

Fantastic dive into things as always, there are so many things I missed!! I’m really hoping my theory about some parts of the story being inspired by Ireland’s Invasion Cycle ends up being correct! Also seeing a lot of possible influence from Lugh, an Irish warrior god connected to the world tree in Celtic myth.

[@hannesc.9823]

The hammer in the "smash scene" looks so ornate, with almost no sharp edge that it might be more of a ceremonial weapon? We have seen these kinds of weapons before such as in Dark Souls 3 when Anri gets impaled with the ceremonial sword. I wonder if he uses the hammer to cast magic like the other boss shown in the trailer. Maybe it is a symbol of power for this demi god that clings to his Legacy.

[@ignoronb7880]

At this point From software or Bandai should make him an Npc in Elden Ring. Make him a travelling scholar that is upset with Lore and will analyse every little detail to find more history. If someone has an other Idea make a comment just for fun.

[@faiswone8147]

I second and third this XD I feel like if you attack him he’d start spouting lore 😂😂😂

[@ignoronb7880]

@@faiswone8147 and he's absolutely capable to discover the darkest secrets of the world by just looking at some Junk for a REALLLLY long time.

[@MKsukkiiMiso]

He was going to be a NPC that will share lores with u in DS2, if he didn’t get smeared by a green big guy in the harvest valley.

[@thegreycrusader]

@@MKsukkiiMiso "May I share the lore of this land?"

[@jacquelineess1141]

THIS!!!!