An Elden Ring Movie ► Age of the Stars

[@mispap1]

Thanks for watching everyone, we are truly grateful for all the support across Elden Ring's PTC series. It's been a blast to collaborate and create each unique episode with Vaati, and we're just getting started. There will be many more cinematic episodes to come, both in Elden ring and AC6👀 After finishing these 5 main videos, I think we're most proud of how distinct each PTC episode feels from one another. And On that final note, we'd love to hear which video was your favorite and why, so let us know down below. Lastly, huge shoutout to all the insanely talented artists who helped bring this project to life, please check them out in the description🙏

[@BoringManDude]

Thanks, can't wait to watch it. The way you guys have been going about showing lore has been really enjoyable to watch.

[@hhowdy]

Vaati was on that pin 😂

[@Proxy1199]

IM LITERALLY SO FUCKING PUMPED

[@syntheticshorts7762]

Bro i love watching your vids.... every day i sleep listening to your videos but please don't take too much time to upload next video can you please decrease the gap between the time .... Sry for my English

[@Ryan_agile]

Don't know how you always do it but you produce some of the best videogame content I've ever seen😢

[@thebigshep]

My favorite part of the Prepare to Cry videos is finding out I've literally never done a questline in the right order

[@VeuTrox]

Same, I only knew about the Ranni questline after I've beaten Radahn, not knowing that they are related at all

[@KaguroDraven]

I found Caria just by wandering around, never got directed there by the sorcerer character. Did find it before Radahn though, but then I explored Liurnia before I went into hogwarts.

[@DeroTK]

I think I did rannis questline while talking to Iji once

[@DreamskyDance]

I pretty much did it in the right order. as i played blind i remember starting to get really paranoid when they killed Iji, i was like "they are getting to us one by one...its only a matter of time until a squad of black knife assassins ambush me." ... XD

[@pious83]

Yep. I never met Ranni that early.

[@Elpresidente98]

Blaidd's story is truly tragic. The fact that you get to know him and become comrades in arms with him only to then have to kill him when he goes mad. Cry a lot indeed.

[@Michael-dy7zp]

Love the part where Radahn shoots into the air and Iron Fist Alexander starts his speech and Radahn smashes him as a meteor.

[@edwardmillard4398]

He spoke too soon.😅

[@UnversedNote94]

@@edwardmillard4398too*

[@gabrielebasa4292]

Radhan: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA alexander: I AM IRON FIST ALE- BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM alxenader: ded

[@edwardmillard4398]

​@@UnversedNote94Thanks, I'll correct it 👍.

[@MrGreedylou]

Is it possible to actually trigger this in this way?

[@medhathobo]

I appreciate that the lore-accurate player armor is used for the most popular questline. I literally don't know anyone who didn't do Ranni's ending for their first run.

[@kevs94]

I did the whole quest line in my first run but completely missed the summon symbol for her after the final boss lol

[@yaboi-ts4rr]

My first ending was frenzied flame

[@alexandrustefanoana4319]

I was a noob so I did the fracture ending

[@drohit1207]

I'm actually planning the age of order ending for the first playthrough because it makes the most sense to my character, RP wise. But I have to say this is one of my favourite endings by far.

[@Scaristheman]

My first playthrough was ranni's

[@GoofyGoober6694]

You guys are pushing video game cinemetography to new heights

[@RedLightz_TV]

Creating unrealistic expectations for AAA games 🤣

[@jeffmejias4235]

Pun

[@yian5165]

@@RedLightz_TVdude enough with that no nuance take

[@raisnhed]

@@yian5165I don’t think you got the joke…

[@RedLightz_TV]

@@raisnhed it went right over their head lol

[@bjorkie4617]

Even now, I'm still heartbroken about Blaidd's fate. It still hurts...

[@Nerazmus]

You killed him you monster!

[@Taevarth]

I would defy the Hands of Destiny and The Stars in the sky, if it meant giving Blaidd the happy ending he deserved.

[@ClimaxChainsaw]

​@@TaevarthThe struggler

[@BairdOThello]

Dog

[@-mushroomqueen-8433]

@@ClimaxChainsawyou are a failure

[@aaronhigham1251]

Anyone else tear up when Blaidd lost his mind :( Whoever did that top down animation where he roars is a genius

[@СергейМалышев-ю8щ]

And the first-person shots, when the Tarnished just blocked, still shocked that Blaidd, best friend Blaidd, attacks with frenzy. This hurts. Beautifully.

[@richardbreakin163]

Yeah probably the only fight that made me cry. He didn’t deserve it, he just wanted to live alongside ranni

[@ToxMod]

Blaidd was always a puppet controlled by the two fingers, he never stood a chance.

[@gldntchr7122]

No, calm down.

[@AJKecsk]

Also loved the use of _Luna Insidiosa_ as the music - oddly fitting, as Blaidd and -you- the Tarnished are essentially puppets of a ''Moon Presence'' of sorts, fighting each other at that point.

[@DemICE666]

i laughed at the compilation of the tarnished getting roflstomped by everything before getting a maiden

[@sebastian1175]

It's so relatable

[@tiacool7978]

It's like they watched me play and videotaped it. :(

[@raessyhral5956]

It was, once again, an absolute honor to participate in the creation of these animations. This video is a Masterpiece and I still can't believe how good it is. Huge thanks to John Devlin for his phenomenal work on the illustrations, to Mispap for his input on the animations and the incredible work he did inside of the game, and finally to Vaati that fleshed out this amazing video, carried this crazy project and allowed me and others to put our creativity to the test ! I hope you guys like it !

[@increase9896]

SAME

[@mispap1]

The KILN has cooked once again

[@ajtheaj8103]

May I please ask how I can learn more about animation like this? I'm a fantasy writer and want to create an original story for KZbin, but am struggling to put the pieces of the most efficient and effective way to animate it?

[@gagegrogan4352]

Please make a video on the workflow or just how you go about taking illustrations like this and animating them. I would love to see how it’s done. 🙏 and great job btw, incredible work!

[@raessyhral5956]

@@ajtheaj8103 I will go through everything I made for this video live on twitch and explain my work flow in 8h from now if you are interested (the name is Raessyh)

[@christopherluna1421]

"Since there falls no shadow where there shines no sun, Ranni leaves her shadow behind." Vaati always has a way with words but this, this just hit so hard

[@T4XFRAUD]

Miyazaki: hold my estus

[@Ian-em6mn]

The first person POV when he reaches for Ranni 😭 Blaidd's story is probably one of the most soul crushing in Fromsoft history. He never even learned why he got locked in the Evergaol, why Ranni wasn't at the tower when he got there, why he got attacked by black knife assassins, or that his whole purpose in life got snatched from him by some wandering Tarnished. He died confused, struggling with his own sanity, and heartbroken, which I feel like you can really see when he looks to the sky in disbelief when he dies.

[@higaiwokeru]

And what sucks more is how his fate was unavoidable

[@blooper5li]

If it's any consolation to his story, I doubt he would have complained much at his fate, so long as Ranni accomplished her own mission. It's the one bright spot in the end for him. There aren't many happy endings for Fromsoft NPCs, I'm afraid.

[@danween]

it’s heartbreaking. absolutely devastating

[@edwardmoreno60]

Dam man, beautifully and tragically put

[@edwardmoreno60]

Dam man, beautifully and tragically put

[@oliveriokan]

God, the final words of Iji's voice actor are a masterclass of how to transmit the feeling loyalty until death.

[@rawrpopsicles]

this wasn’t just a lore video, it was pure art.

[@mateofantasma]

Indeed!

[@RandallBalls]

I came here to comment at this is the f****** highest form of art I've seen in years and this man is a legend You've said for me.

[@anasshahid224]

Well said

[@Defgunt]

That Radahn hit during Iron Fist Alexander's victory speech is comedic genius

[@1000MilesAway]

That's when I pressed like for the video lmao

[@SheepyPanda95]

Alexander: gloating about their victory Radahn: Heard you were saying shit behind my back boy!?!

[@ameliaa8689]

they did him so dirty with this one lmao

[@imair1153]

I had no idea you could talk to alexander during that break, I always thought it was too short a time to interact with anyone!

[@Freak753]

​@@imair1153you can't it's just a well made video

[@WillatWar]

Just realized as Rennala had an oathsworn Bloodhound Knight, Giant, and Dragon, so did Ranni with Blaidd, Iji, and Adula

[@haunt97]

Just a tiny thing, she also had the 3 dogs summon which she gave to the player

[@tacossouls392]

​@@haunt97but those 3 dogs belonged to torrents former master, miquela

[@TheKingKornflakes]

Now do marika.

[@ramzibouderrah7425]

​@@tacossouls392its the spirit summoning bell that belongs to torrent's former master

[@pokimanefartcompilation]

​@@TheKingKornflakes Godfrey, Maliketh and Lanseax

[@azazelsiad3601]

Having played the Dlc it’s truly awesome how many parallels Miquilla has with Ranni and how similar their paths are. Both had to sacrifice a great deal and both had to do some very questionable things to reach their goals. When Iji calls the empyreans path dark he’s isn’t just being poetic, in a way it makes alot of sense, if you want to become a god, you have to sacrifice everything that makes you mortal.

[@axios4702]

And at the same time, their ultimate visions for the world are diametrically opposed. Ranni dreams of an age of freedom, whatever the result of that freedom might be. That's why she refers to her Order as a Cold and Dark Future, there is no way to know what will happen once all influence of the Gods is removed from the world and we leave alongside it. But the people of the Lands Between will finally be TRULY free. Meanwhile, Miquella would bring an age of peace and love... At the cost of everyone's free will. Dreams, aspirations, principles, feelings, all crushed under the weight of the Golden Yoke that is Miquella's charm. It's an age of warmth and certainty, but also an age of absolute slavery, not only of the body, but also the mind soul body and hearth. Ultimately, I'd side with Ranni every time. What is the point of living the way Miquella envisions. I also can't forgive what he did to Malenia, Mogh and Ultimately Radahn and all his other followers, it's sickening that he would so callously take away the free will from her own followers and family.

[@azazelsiad3601]

@@axios4702 you have to remember that given how much Miqulla sacrificed of himself it’s kinda hard to say he has any of his own free will left over. He gave up every aspect of what made him who he is. Everything from his love to his fear and doubt. So even if he wanted to turn back and undo what he was doing, did he really have that choice? Did he give himself that choice? It’s like St. Trina says, “Godhood would be Miqullas prison”.

[@azazelsiad3601]

@@axios4702 and as for Radahn Melania and Mogh, I don’t trust Ainsbach, he served Mogh and did so, so exceptionally that he was high ranking and is as far as we know the only one of Moghs entourage who is confirmed to have been charmed by Miqulla moreover is he doesn’t tell you that Miqulla charmed Mogh, he just assumes that Mogh is charmed by Miqulla given his obsession with him and on top of that he waits until Miqulla divests himself of his great rune to tell you this. There’s no point and it doesn’t make sense for a being who can strip the free will of others to be deceptive. Especially when he is trying to accept all the wrong doing his lineage within the land of shadow. So I don’t see why people are so keen on trusting a man who was whole heartedly behind Moghs age of cursed blood. As for Melania and Radhan, he didn’t charm either of them despite what many want to say, if he could charm Melania then he could have easily just charmed Radahn from the very beginning but the lore indicated it was a mutual agreement/vow between Miqulla and Radhan to both become god and lord. Melania was a loyal sibling through and through and was entirely devoted to Miqullas cause, so much so that upon Radahn forgetting his vow to Miqulla during the events of the shattering wars, he sent Melania to remind Radahn of his vow, this is why at the peak of their battle she whispers something into Radahns ear, “Oh promised consort, Miqulla awaits thee.” Now as to what age Miqulla would bring forward, it’s hard to say it would be one of slavery as the lore doesn’t indicate anything like that, in fact we see first hand Miqulla breaking his own charming over others allowing them to decide for themselves how to proceed. I think that’s a bit of a reach especially given that there’s plenty of people he didn’t charm to reach this point, namely us, but also Radahn and Melania, hell even Messmer. Not only that but he would be effectively making the same mistake as his mother and I don’t think a demigod as wise as Miqulla would be so blind as to not recognize this fact. It’s just that given his determination to make right her wrongs he gave up parts of himself that he shouldn’t have. Things like doubt and fear and love to make him consider if the actions he is taking are really the correct ones. Ultimately he is only doing what he is doing because of Marikas mistakes and wrong doings. And I don’t think a lot of people really take that fact in and just push it aside to make him seem more malevolent when he isn’t.

[@axios4702]

@@azazelsiad3601 The only reason Miquella sacrificed all that is because he is the worst kind of evil, the one that doesn't realize it is. Miquella, because he grew up being able to brainwash almost anybody, doesn't understand what's so bad about taking away people's free will, and at no point did he sacrifice his own free will. He consciously chose to leave Trina and any notion that maybe this wasn't a good idea behind, magic shenanigans aside, that's just flowery speech for "f*ck it we ball". As Morgott would say, he is consumed by the flame of ambition, an ambition to put the entirety of the world under his charm, that is nightmarish and it's something he decided before sacrificing any part of himself, so sorry if I don't really care what his nicest half has to say about his fate.

[@draghettis6524]

​@@axios4702Yeah, by discarding what love he had - an undoubtedly profound and wide love, for both family and strangers - by throwing Trina down a ravine, he doomed himself to fall as well, into tyranny instead of a swamp. But because his intentions were good, he deserves something. He deserves being stopped, for his sake if not that of the world, and to receive some manner of forgiveness. That, is why the one closest to him, more than even Malenia his blade and twin, asks us to kill him, and free the world of the plague he became.

[@sagespaceghost2413]

i love when radahn flies up and alexander started introducing himself, only to get destroyed when radahn comes back. great moment!

[@HazzardousEco]

This may be a Prepare to Cry, but it's a fun laugh when those funny moments are put in

[@realsoldiermain]

it was hilarious haha, love the comedic relief

[@chandlerholloway3900]

31:35 🤣🤣🤣

[@Ruuinx]

Fits the lore too considering Alexander gets injured and doesn’t take part in radahn’s second phase

[@yurimaldonado4966]

I love how the Tarnished is a strong warrior, but only after being a goofy goober for a while until he learns to navigate the areas he goes by

[@ArkbladeIX]

The limgrave training arc is real

[@desgyulabalogh3429]

@@ArkbladeIX Followed by the Hyperbolic Moghwyn's palace cliffside chamber.

[@xXDaikanisXx]

yeah i also loved the comedy aspect of these sections!

[@johndavidtibbetts7320]

​@@desgyulabalogh3429 and of course theres the Swamp of Infinitr Bulllllshit!

[@desgyulabalogh3429]

​@@johndavidtibbetts7320thats like 5 swamps ín elden ring alone no DLC. Pls be more specific 😂

[@jmanzew4146]

Just a friendly reminder that this is a SIDE quest in Elden Ring. What a masterpiece.

[@Sonofhroft]

it's a one of main lines what do you mean "side quest"? xD

[@asgothtbg]

@@Sonofhroft well its optional. i believe thats why they mentioned as "side quest"

[@zippo7422]

What ? I thought that was the main quest. And the other one was the side quest the one with the ring dunno never watched Lord of the rings.

[@jmanzew4146]

@@Sonofhroft You're right. I was thinking more about all the optional Blaidd stuff within the main vein, but you are right, it is one of the major endings.

[@gyrozeppeli00]

You got it in reverse my dude, side quest is to become Elden lord, main quest is to find some bitches.

[@Baconadian]

DUDE! You cannot hit me with "The First Hunter" theme during your last moments with Blaidd! If I wasn't in public right now I'd be openly weeping

[@ashishrkwr]

"Since there falls no shadow where there is no sun, Ranni leaves her shadow behind." BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!

[@Unimportant_egg]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥✍✍✍✍✍🔥🔥🔥✍✍✍

[@stonedeprado8101]

-Elon musk

[@Sunscin]

It's Hillaire Belloc.

[@SuperAwesomeToaster]

Lets be honest. The reason Ranni's ending is the most popular is because who doesn't want a space honeymoon with just the 2 of you?

[@HumbertoHernandez]

1. It is the ending in which you get to heal E.R's world, given enough time, of course. 2. You get the waifu.

[@nanajosh]

@@HumbertoHernandez It's just the ending that makes the most sense to do for all of those reasons. It has romance, meaningful characters, and doing something that feels more right than the rest of the endings. It's a whimsical ending as well.

[@danirfan5452]

@@nanajoshI agree although I wish fias ending got more love as well, i think it’s the saddest ending and it would have been cool if it was more unique

[@getsueinaito]

@@nanajosh More thoughtful ending compared to the generic become elden lord and sit in a chair. Those endings are just as bad as SMTV. The only other good ending for Elden Ring is the "bad" Frenzied Flame ending.

[@Gomank]

bad? lmfao this guy said "bad" for frenzy flame@@getsueinaito

[@shawnmoore1527]

“Promise to look after Blaidd for me, will you?…The man is honest to a fault….But fortunately, now he has you.” This is the real tear jerker here 🥺🥺🥺🥺😭😭😭😭😭

[@billyli5477]

😢

[@kibblenackle431]

I both love and hate this questline. You get to marry Ronni and get the dark moon great sword but blaidd goes mad and you have to kill him

[@mariamoscolcajas3750]

@@kibblenackle431 The way the quest ends hurts me most 😢And Ranni telling you about her relationship with Blaidd and Iji makes you realize she cared about them (not so shallow) I will still prefer to have them alive and Ranni being happy on the stars.

[@ToxicTurtleIsMad]

And we of course kill him

[@nicholaszeller4812]

I really wish that we got Blaid as a sprit summon

[@Nomadestra1776]

It's crazy the amount of forethought you have to put in to get this kind of game footage. The angles, the times of day you choose, the close ups, and the slow motion. This is the kind of content people will watch years later. Years from now, even if From Software disbands, these videos will still be here to remind of us of the charm and mystery their games evoked when we first booted them up.

[@BaronB.BlazikenBaronOfBarons]

Poor Blaidd… The Half-Wolf Warrior who, due to the circumstances of his creation, cannot follow Ranni to the end of her quest. But it’s because of those very same circumstances that he was able to assist her in the first place. And even in the throughs of madness, moments before his death, his loyalty is still absolute. Truly one of the most tragic figures in a FromSoft game.

[@artofficialintelligence]

One giant berserker reference, guts and casca. It's so dope.

[@sebthederg5459]

@@artofficialintelligencebeserk fans trying not to talk about beserk every time people talk about Elden ring (impossible)

[@Köennig]

Perhaps not so tragic, he has accomplished his duty to protect her until now. But now that duty rests upon us.

[@micahclawrence]

From the moment I saw his image in the loading screens he invaded my imagination. He looks so cool.

[@LycorisLilyP]

I used his summon for the final battle and when I summoned Ranni, just to get him there in the end 😔🙏🏻

[@TheCrazybloo3]

Ranni carved her body to be beautiful, and we the players made ourselves into horrifying abominations that can't tell the difference between turtles and dogs. It's a match made in heaven.

[@tinyterrarian138]

Correct.

[@nin1ten1do]

ok dunkeater XD

[@yoki590]

@@nin1ten1dome when the tarnished i good at basket ball

[@OrbeckofVinheim]

Perfectly balanced

[@trevordillon1921]

Fuck’s a turtle?

[@riloan439]

That bit with Ranni speaking with the tarnished inside her tower. Just perfect.

[@hartattack2739]

Killing Blaidd and Alexander are absolutely heartbreaking. It's like having to kill your own brother.

[@H__uh]

Facts

[@JmonVids]

After Blaidd's death, I wore his armor in his memory. He was one of the only characters who felt like he could have been great friends with my character.

[@personhuman6235]

Atleast Alexander dies a warriors death, its all he wanted and he got it. Blaidd dies confused and heartbroken having his entire purpose stolen from him.

[@temphy]

Not all deaths need to be sad. Alexander was a warrior, through and through, and there is nothing that matters more to a warrior than a warriors death, death by combat. Only when they have been bested can they truly die in peace

[@iESCAP1SM]

Well, what happens if you just let Blaidd live up by the Three Sisters? Does he interfere with Ranni’s plan? And does Iji effectively outlive the story of the game, since Blaidd’s death triggers his own demise? I’m genuinely curious as I have that option before me right now.

[@jakefagan2564]

Wtf that animated intro was FREAKIN’ AMAZING. The shot where Radagon’s hammer strikes his sword, revealing Marika’s reflection…amazing

[@kaiserdetectivegolden2735]

there's so many errors one of them is Rykard being older than Radahn Radahn is the biggest brother not Rykard

[@Jaydee-wd7wr]

@@kaiserdetectivegolden2735, Who cares?

[@kaiserdetectivegolden2735]

@Jaydee-wd7wr you watched the video for "accurate" lore that's just one error there are plenty in the video

[@Jaydee-wd7wr]

@@kaiserdetectivegolden2735, I didn’t watch a video for “accurate lore”, I watched it for the storytelling skills, I couldn’t care less about wether any of it is right, it would have no impact on my life.

[@tz5116]

​@@kaiserdetectivegolden2735who are you to know why anyone watches a video?

[@fairenoughmedia]

Blaidd's ultimate fate is such a true tragedy in story writing. Tears are, like the moon, inevitable. Well done Vaati and the team, well done. Edit: Thank you for the likes! Love this community!

[@Illier1]

Dude did what he could, and in the end his role made sure the Fingers fell

[@MegamanZero410]

Having the option of every questline at the end, even having quelled the frenzied flame within, I chose this ending, as it was the most befitting quest I feel.

[@SAMnielSAM]

The boss fight with Radahn still gives me chills. It's so epic.

[@jotareiss]

For a long time i considered it the best boss fight in the game. It is epic, huge and cinematic. After my third playthrough thoug i felt for Renalla's fight. The buildup of her being broken and the creepy first phase into her standing tall as a powerful sorceress queen gets me so hard

[@Poisonedblade]

Yup... bring out the best warriors and fight him to the death so he can go out with a bang!

[@TheFront.]

Blud done alexander dirty

[@iiiiiiiiiilililli]

@@jotareisshard💀💀???

[@jaydenn..9237]

@@jotareisshard as in bricked up?

[@haggaishay9184]

Using the first hunter ost for the Blaidd fight was truly art

[@Recycling_Bin]

The sheer quality on this is insane, and the effort shows. I feel like I just watched a proper film, so here I am paying for my tickets.

[@Riscs]

Gigachad

[@solasslym3]

Definitely a better movie than anything I've seen a while.

[@kn12_productions]

fr @@solasslym3

[@michaelangelobillones3690]

Chad

[@njames69]

W asf

[@chrisg6654]

It’s crazy going back to these and realizing how treacherous the fingers were. They havent communed with the greater will in a long while

[@blueshadowdx]

Using Gehrman’s theme for the Blaidd fight was so unexpected and amazing. The connection between the moon, feelings of melancholy, and former friends betraying each other but not of their own choosing; Vaati you know your shit so well and are so talented. Also you probably had an evil smirk when thinking of that idea because emotional pain… prepare to cry indeed

[@IdentifiantE.S]

1hour of bangers ! 🔥

[@matheusbruno4221]

I WAS "WAIT I KNOW THIS MUSIC"! Oh god now I'll definitely cry

[@austinluther5825]

RIGHT?! I can't hear Gehrman's theme without crying. And the themes of both characters line up rather well.

[@777Looper]

This comment needs to be higher.

[@professiggitways]

I didn’t even recognise it because I had the music muted most of the time I played bb 💀

[@leyrua]

I love how this animation turns Ranni's motivations from an ideological struggle to a _personal_ one. This monstrous _thing_ has been trying to use her bloodline to make her into its puppet. When she finally killed it, she liberated herself from her lifelong abusive oppressor.

[@quinnholloway5400]

Yea and it's because of that we don't get a Gold Mask video

[@leyrua]

@@quinnholloway5400 🤯

[@quinnholloway5400]

@@leyrua look I know Ranni does have good motivations But If any of the Gods are the good guys here It was the kiddo trying to grow his own tree that accepted EVERYONE Before he got kidnapped by his half-brother, leading to his tree rotting I really don't think Ranni is as Good or as Benevolent as people make her out to be She and her siblings are all partly responsible for the state of the world And her ending isn't really her trying to fix it, it's just her leaving after removing the ability for the Outer Gods to mess around with the lands between She fixes nothing else besides that

[@leyrua]

@@quinnholloway5400 I agree with you except for one nitpick. She stated (somewhat vaguely) that the reason she left was to avoid _becoming_ the thing that she had just defeated. She kicked out all other contenders, laid down the law for her new order, and then voluntarily went into exile so that even _she_ (as the new monarch) could not meddle in mortal affairs. I think the "thousand year journey" she mentioned may have been a reference to the concept that each era comes to an end eventually, so she can really only grant people freedom until her own age comes to an end (but I'm not certain of that). But yeah, I like Miquella best. His journey is the most intriguing. A brilliant mind. That said, Miquella is pretty heavily implied to have bewitched people's minds to make them cooperate with him, so... yeah... 😬

[@quinnholloway5400]

@@leyrua Fair enough, but with how the Lands Between are like There's no telling how people will react or how much her Order will acutally keep people from abusing power Especially as even in her ending, it's likely people will still worship other forms of belief, the Greater Will after all isn't strictly good or evil So people will still attempt to worship it even with Ranni's order in the way Also i don't always like chatting about that because it somewhat implies he charmed Mohg and let his tree die on purpose, which makes no Damm sense

[@Ironwolf-pm7zs]

Good god, that fight with Blaidd and the tarnished kneeling down dejectedly was heartbreaking.

[@vyersreaver1749]

"Unfortunately for you - you are maidenless", proceeds to show how that felt...

[@BCY8z]

the first person shots in the fight with blaidd gave me chills man bravo

[@marquiselmdor8235]

I know right!? The change in perspective was really jarring/shocking at first, but man you -really- feel the intensity of the fight. Kinda makes you wanna try playing the game from that perspective!

[@monsieurdorgat6864]

@@marquiselmdor8235 A lot of stuff wouldn't work very well - but some parts could still be cool.

[@Henry12151]

The first person POV shots at 54:40 were absolutely jaw dropping. Beautiful work on this.

[@drunkenmoken]

Blaidd's fate will always make me cry. it hits hard every time to see an ally, a friend, a brother... be slain by our hand

[@grpeshel]

Cant tell if he was saying Blaidd or Blaith

[@munster1637]

@@grpeshel It's spelt Blaidd but pronounced closer to Blaith. It's welsh

[@spiritrunner76]

Now all we need as a knife-twist is to have Blaidd and Sif side by side, standing together. ...That would actually be an epic poster. 'Brothers in loss'

[@drunkenmoken]

It's pronounced Blaith but spelled Blaidd.@@grpeshel

[@drunkenmoken]

Ooo I like that idea, Sif is female though. might need to workshop the title a little.@@spiritrunner76

[@FLuluMist]

Gherman's music for Blaidd's final stand. Hm. Yes. Exquisite. Thank you for this.

[@Solesly]

The final fight scene with Blaidd gave me goosebumps. Especially when the Tarnished showed their emotional attachment to him 💔

[@kameron1290]

Hearing Gehrman theme is probably the kicker for me. It’s just so fitting for the fight.

[@titanhail0495]

I can imagine the Tarnished on the verge of tears saying "I am sorry my friend...May you find peace in death..."

[@abdullahirfan9991]

​@@titanhail0495false tarnished! The true foul tarnished I know would sword stance around his dead body while spamming *"git gud"*

[@theparodywizard677]

@@abdullahirfan9991 Two types of tarnished in this Land. 1.) NO!!! Blaidd!! no... *Manly sobbing* 2.) Lol git gud casul kekekekekek

[@0Rookie0]

@@theparodywizard677 To thine own self, be true. For you are, both of them. And the fates will not see it any other way.

[@toxichawk5752]

Blaidd is simply the goat of Elden Ring. Stayed loyal until the very end even as his mind was plagued by the two fingers.

[@Stephetheon]

no he's the dawg

[@lukefisher8417]

As a dog should.

[@Sirbones-yz3gm]

ever heard of radahn?

[@Mr.Skeleton-El]

@@Sirbones-yz3gmRadahn is HIM. The gigachad. But not the goat.

[@rustenberg3994]

Maliketh is not similar?

[@waffleking5479]

I think we can all agree, this is is by far one of the best lore remakings on youtube.

[@Eladelia]

Vaati has definitely done better work than this. This is just okay by his standards.

[@vyrv6719]

I would agree, but I think that, considering the resources I THINK he put into this, he might have been incredibly Efficient with this however. And that gets me excited for more content at this scale from him. :)@@Eladelia (and yes, by 'him' I mean him and whatever team/super hero group he calls together for these projects)

[@VDA19]

Which do you think is better than this?@@Eladelia

[@Nyakomata]

@@VDA19 someone just needs to be contrarian, somehow he knows what vaati thinks of his video compared to others. You could say there are other vidoes with more lore or more interpretation, however in terms of presentation and vision, this one stands above.

[@VDA19]

I asked genuinely cause to me this is Vaati's best video so i was surprised to see he doesn't think the same@@Nyakomata

[@thelonlydarkness]

This 100% tell of ranni's story with the tarnished made it even better for me and now to do her ending all over again along the dlc 💙💙💙

[@yayrayday]

Not gonna lie, I sobbed for poor Blaidd... Rani was his everything, his reason for existing, and he became anathema to her and was abandoned. I can't imagine the pain and the dismay in his final moments. The way you portrayed this entire leg of the story was absolutely breathtaking. The visuals have to be the most beautiful of any video so far. Enormous respect to everyone who took part, and enormous thanks to you for making this condensed experience of such a tremendously sad, but also promising end, a thing we could enjoy.

[@theatomcbucket7700]

I don’t think he was sad because ranni abandoned him cause his dialogue after you defeat radan implies that he knew this was possibly going to happen in my opinion I think he was just torn apart, mentally because of his duty for the two fingers to illuminate ranni went against that and killed the assassins protecting her but he still has that little inkling of loyalty, for the two fingers telling him to fulfill his duties to them but he loves ranni so much did he just can’t bring himself to do it that’s why he’s telling himself that he could never hurt her He’s trying to convince himself and help himself remember so he doesn’t betray her but sadly he lost the battle when we came along 😢

[@buihuy5211]

I don't think he was sad that she abandoned him, he always knew that it would be the case. Even in his final moment was spent to restrained himself from doing what he was programmed to do 😢

[@Vlaew]

Its a message on why you shouldn't be a simp

[@dontmisunderstand6041]

That sadness is precisely why he follows Ranni in the first place. It was the "greater will" of the two fingers that destined him to oppose her. And perhaps plays a part in why Ranni decides that the gods of this world should not meddle in the affairs of mortals.

[@beiszapfen1407]

Content creators like you and the people you work with are what elevates this game above anything. This was beautiful and masterfully crafted art. Thy strength befits a crown

[@dookcurruff9047]

shut up bro thanks for that measly 15 tho

[@Whistlpig]

Agreed. This series is giving me context and helping me to really understand wtf is going on.

[@DevinFidelak-nl5xx]

We NEED an elden ring tv show

[@石動リク]

That moment when the familiar tone of Gherman's theme played, the feeling of fighting a good friend to the death, gave me goosebumps. 😭 This is a masterpiece.😭

[@gabrielebasa4292]

The night when gherman joins the hunt

[@christmasham4312]

🤧🤧🤧

[@fairith90]

i was looking for this comment - totaly agreed.

[@bbcarrioncrow]

i made an outraged, broken noise out loud when i heard the first notes of "the first hunter" playing... my god.

[@dabeastviper]

Loved this video, One of my favorite endings in all of gaming

[@VaatiVidya]

Thank you for the support!

[@Theclownhaslanded]

Even from the trailer alone I could already tell this was going to be a masterpiece.

[@ricardoribeiro108]

Ranni's dialogues are the hardest to understand to a non native english speaker like me, and yet I think it is so graceful, the way she speaks, an incredible delivery on the part of her VA. (Sorry if I wrote something wrong)

[@generalsweet8212]

It’s hard for some native English speakers too haha. Old English is weird.

[@Taliesin_]

Nah, you nailed it. Nice work picking up a second language!

[@HumbertoHernandez]

She doesn't speak english. She speaks Shakespearean 😆

[@nanajosh]

You really do gotta pay attention to what she's saying to understand, and maybe google a few words here and there.

[@BairdOThello]

@@HumbertoHernandezNah bro, I swear Shakespeare is on a whole other level. Ranni uses simple words such as “thee” or “thy”.

[@CCowleyMedia]

What a fantastic PTC series. You all did such a wonderful job bringing these stories to life.

[@chasepeace191]

This was nice of you dude

[@warmsubset7281]

- 50 gold

[@callumpascoe1998]

@@warmsubset7281a worthy cause

[@VaatiVidya]

Thank you sir! I'll keep investing in better content

[@jackscheckla4807]

The 1st person views the music in the videos and the way you do this all yourselves to make it look and feel like you’re apart of the game in these videos is truly mind blowing and an attribute to what regular people can do. Not trying to make it seems like you all aren’t amazing bad ass in every way but I’m just blown away with the attention to detail on every aspect of these videos. TRULY AMAZING AND INSPIRATIONAL

[@joni_boi_]

What a way to say “goodbye” to ER content for a while. Thank you for creating this content it makes so much good in the world 😌

[@mimbaoJH]

Vaati, Mispap and Crew are the only rare few Content Creators capable of turning Souls like disconnected storytelling into a flowing work of Cinema Gold. I swear how they manage to suck me into this video is masterful

[@squazer]

There is @Yrvys who has a different approach but his work deserves attention. He's extremely underrated

[@pinguprice5480]

I was already heartbroken when the fight with Blaidd happened but you took it to a whole new place. That really hit hard, incredible job

[@midnightmoron332]

That was the part where i cried like a little girl

[@Rakitin-n6u]

Adding Gehrman's theme to the mix was dirty...

[@Tyanus2]

I wish I spent more time with him I done underground before progressing with Ranni so I didn't feel much when he lost his mind, also was confused why people liked it so much xd

[@Keiuran]

Bummer you didn't talk with Ranni enough to get the "My Dear Consort, Eternal" ending line instead of "My Fair Consort, Eternal."

[@youraverageholybayonetman9064]

The use of Gherman’s theme for the fight between Blaid and the Tarnished is beautiful and appreciated. The aftermath of the fight though is truly what hit me the hardest though, hearing Iji’s words and seeing the Tarnished sit down with his head hung as he sobs, that broke my heart, this video is well done!

[@culverin9582]

that death line that iji gave was crazy sounding. i wonder where he got it

[@Aon_Duine]

I still think Blaidd deserved his own boss music

[@yoavssj5893]

Had exactly the same thought

[@davidnewcomb7466]

@@culverin9582My guess is it plays if the player kills Iji.

[@culverin9582]

@@davidnewcomb7466 the player cant kill iji, he j disappears after a hit

[@villelepoaho4105]

It's outrageous how good this editing is. The first person scenes (especially during combat) were a nice touch.

[@ryanschultz4119]

I echo your sentiments. Those 1st person shots during the combat with Blaidd were incredible!

[@zes7215]

wrrr

[@nikostyleonyomamacoochie8513]

55:32 I can't get over how poetic this death is. Even from the armor the Tarnished is wearing, which used to be called the "Bloody Wolf" The armor now covered in the blood of not just a fellow wolf, but a true brother in arms, and the way the Tarnished mourns the loss of Blaidd, drenched in crimson red like DAYUM YALL DIDNT HAVE TO GO THIS FUCKING HARD 😢

[@Rethuglican]

I enjoy the fact that the Raging Wolf set is the unofficial Ranni stan armor

[@dob_buncan]

The way Gehrman’s theme was used in this was amazing

[@theiberianbadger0123]

I truly can’t stop watching this master piece. Also, the shot at 55:39 of blaidd being stabbed and him just looking up, almost shocked and in pain as to his fate. God, this is art at its absolute finest. We truly don’t deserve the tireless work creators like vaati have done to give us content like this. I can’t sing the praises of this enough. All of the prepare to cry’s have been show/movie worth in their own right.

[@pcalix17]

Notice that during the fight, the Tarnished only used his full power near the end. He let Blaidd strike the first blows and didn't fight back until he had to. Truly a sad moment.

[@theiberianbadger0123]

@@pcalix17 this game allows for such beautiful and tragic story telling.

[@ryanschultz4119]

How about the 1st person shots during the combat with Blaidd?? Amazing!

[@theiberianbadger0123]

@@ryanschultz4119 all of it is simply beautiful and mind blowing. And gehrman’s theme hit way harder than it had any right to.

[@mushroomsurprise2522]

Dude I’m barely a minute into the video and already blown away by the art work and cinematography. I love the Elden ring community

[@Bakersmanbakemeacake]

The souls community

[@williambutler7630]

Best Elden ring video ever. The intro was amazing and the story was perfect.

[@CrazyFikus]

8:56 "Of course, we don't know the circumstances of Darriwil's traitorous acts..." According to the official manga, he and Blaidd had a disagreement which outfit looked cuter on the Ranni doll. Blaidd preferred the Snow Witch outfit, and Darriwil a maid outfit. No, I am not kidding.

[@senenbye4611]

Haha I read that😂

[@justhair17]

Damn, Darriwil might have been onto something..

[@Timmy-mi2ef]

No wonder it had such good art for a gag manga

[@TTVmaybelline]

I absolutely LOVE that they used Gehrman’s first hunter theme for the Blaidd fight. Such a good use of a gut-wrenching song.

[@cantbetamed2210]

And i thought I was over Bloodborne. Guess you can take a player out of the hunters nightmare but you can't take the hunter's nightmare out of you.

[@Gyrokaenzo212]

I love the art style for the 2d segments of these, it really makes the lore feel Biblical

[@musgrada]

Whether it's Destiny 2, or Elden Ring, lore masters impress the hell out of me. They make the game deeper for me to play. Keep up the great work.

[@Snens64]

Radahn just flying through that Canon of Haima unfazed has to be one of the coolest things I have ever seen

[@jcb5847]

I love all the clips with the tarnished getting wrecked. That's some lore everyone gets to see first hand.

[@Crichjo32]

we can all relate

[@barrettdieterly4577]

This is, this is art. Like genuinely. The music during the Nokron part when it went from the ancestral singing to a full on literal chorus performing it was just amazing. I just, I love these sorts of videos they’re just masterpieces in my mind

[@guerilla_food]

Why do, why do you type like, type like this? It makes, it makes readability, readability really, really poor, really poor.

[@Run_doggo_run]

Agreed, that part gave me chills

[@Hedge.Knight]

Yep! I cried! Thanks for over a decade of tears Vaati!

[@wolfiemuse]

Coming back to watch this again, and holy shit the first person shots at 54:39 and on are incredible. Blaidd chomping and tearing at your flesh from a first person POV really sells how strong he truly is, and shows how sadly broken his mind has become.

[@LizardMane]

Same it's very well done!

[@ToastLord2611]

It’s also sad because of earlier in nokron he joked about showing that annoying guy how sharp his teeth were, and then said he’d never do something like that

[@redshiftproductions7158]

Honestly that first person view adds so much dynamism and visceral action to each of the fight scenes it was used in. Excellent work Vaati and team.

[@gamepapa1211]

I liked this ending so much more than the other ones for two reasons: 1) it implies that Rani's order cleanses the rot that festers in The Lands Between to give it a fresh clean start, and 2) you sacrificed so much to get there. Blaidd, Iji, Melina, the entire Roundtable Hold, and even yourself just to give the world a fresh new start. This is as close as a heroic good ending that you can possibly get with this game, and I simply adored it because of that.

[@Bruno-cb5gk]

I love it because it casts away worship. There is something so fundamentally gross about having too much ego while being so powerful.

[@everett6072]

Sure, a fresh start except for the fact that deathblight ravages the world and giant monsters from space are let loose.

[@Tyanus2]

@@everett6072 Also it all started with kin slaying, heroic ending but treacherous begginning

[@portalmanHUN]

What happens to the Lands Between is really vague but if you take it at face value Ranni is not that great. She replaces Marika, takes the Ring and flies off into space with you, the Elden Lord. Scarlet rot is still there, Godwyn is still there, both spreading like cancer. Lovecraftian monsters can rain down from the sky at any moment. Beings like the Formless Mother can mess with people without opposition. And no one left to do anything about these issues. No king, no god, no leader, just disorganized people and ruins. It's a very selfish ending. Ranni is free from the influence of the Greater Will and you get to have space adventures with your waifu but land is absolutely fucked.

[@reidar7838]

@@portalmanHUNThe land is fucked in all the endings tho, like none of them are “good” endings, cuz in the other endings you basically always make it actively worse in some form And it’s implied that just because ranni wont have a physical influence doesn’t mean she won’t be changing things from out of view, she does talked about basically resetting the world

[@turtle_lover4213]

Elden Ring truly is a masterpiece, Blaidd is one of my favorite characters in all of the fromsoft games. On my first playthrough I managed to get through most of this questline without any help and with absolutely zero spoilers. When I pulled up to Rannis tower for the last time.. I had tears. If you take the time to read and understand this game then the impact fighting Blaidd can have on the player is profound.

[@goldenlost1761]

Everyone who worked on this, those first four minutes were absolutely PHENOMENAL. That was absolutely amazing, from the art, animation, and Vaati’s expert narration. BRAVO

[@Bon_fyre]

Gehrman’s theme playing while fighting Blaidd pulled my heart strings more that it should have…

[@adamshead]

This unironically deserves an award of some kind, it rivals and surpasses many theatrical releases

[@BasedRoots]

Ok settle down.

[@olecorby6062]

@@BasedRootsWhat’s there to settle down about? Man’s right. Tell me that this masterpiece isn’t a thousand times better than the steaming piles of shit Marvel puts out.

[@galemisoki6320]

​@olecorby6062 the fact you chose marvel as a target shows your range of judgement for quality content

[@TheScarlettKing]

4:45 “HEY!” ✋🏻😄

[@celedhion]

Vaati went from short lore videos giving overviews of concepts, to entire cinematics. This community and the people Vaati's works with to help him make these videos ARE AMAZING!

[@yeehawtaw2134]

As always, the weight of this story never fully dawned on me until I saw this video. Imagine the scale of sacrifice that both Ranni and the Tarnished willingly place upon themselves, just so the world can be free. A lonely journey into the night, forever. It is almost unfathomably heroic.

[@DreamskyDance]

Yeah... I was thinking how Ranni is the actual hero of Elden Ring.

[@michelmanno8244]

At least they will have each other

[@wesleypipesgaming19]

Vaati NEVER fails to get me back into these games. Whether it was his dark souls series or this.

[@-dcoogan-]

I immediately want to dive right back into whichever game the video is about. I honestly feel a brief state of euphoria when I think about playing again during his videos. Amazing work.

[@wesleypipesgaming19]

@-dcoogan- Exactly! His voice is calming, too.

[@CrystiP1973]

This was a stunningly beautiful, game to movie video. Thanks so much to you, and your teams work on these videos. Even if you don’t play the game you can appreciate the videos. It’s crazy to think a game can be made into such amazing content. The videos really help to understand the game as you play. Thanks for sharing your passion for the lore with us! 😊

[@mohammedeldib1932]

The sheer quality of this is insane. Absolutely immaculate video.

[@bananalord7552]

You know it's gonna be a good day when Vaati releases another Prepare To Cry

[@SobeCrunkMonster]

you people are all just parroting each other. Every video everywhere has the same types of comments from the same types of people and its all meaningless.

[@bananalord7552]

Sorry you don't enjoy this as much as we do

[@conaldeugenepeterson2147]

@@SobeCrunkMonsterbabe, wake up. Vaati uploaded a new PTC. The collab we didn’t know we needed, but deserve. 200 likes and no comments? Let me fix that. Who got this recommended this X years later?

[@kyleh.2301]

@@SobeCrunkMonsteractually just mad for no reason 🤓🤓

[@totaldramagamer5521]

@@conaldeugenepeterson2147 I love how you throw in the Vaati one as if that's anywhere near prevalent enough to be compared to the latter three across YT. It's not even close.

[@gamethingstuff]

That opening was legit higher quality than what a lot of big studios could make.

[@jbg1575]

This deserves a watch later with complete attention, not for listening while at work. Well done

[@peaaanuuutz]

Blaidd is such a tragic character. Ranni loves him very much so, but in the end he is duty bound to the greater will which drove him mad. Same goes for Iji. You can't help but question if they were all just used as tools by Ranni, but that can't be farther from the truth. They helped her because they wanted to. Pretty much why we helped her as well. Her questline and story is just peak perfection.

[@ct-782hevy4]

But unfortunately one would succumb to madness while still defending his master from the black knives (as I believe that they were there to try and kill Ranni but met blaith instead) while the other fell defending himself from the knives after being left, unable to follow Ranni like blaith with only the tarnished able to follow

[@bearhustler]

It annoys me how many paint this as the 'good ending' Ranni is as manipulative, arrogant and self involved as anyone. Her Order is quite disturbing if you think about it and smacks of her once again putting herself before anything else.

[@devinnix9071]

@@Charlie_XmasShe’s not leaving the lands between she’s also taking all the outer gods like the shit that messed up caelid, the omen curse, all the horrible shit

[@aduckonaplane3816]

​@@Charlie_Xmas exactly. Gods have been meddling into the Lands Between and its people for so long, and it has only brought so much pain. The Golden Order has lead to so many wars, the extinction of species, the end of death itself. Ranni swears to let the mortals of the Lands Between live by themselves. With no terrible god looming over them.

[@aduckonaplane3816]

@@Charlie_Xmas it's never specified if every star is an astel, and we only see 1 actually land in TLB.

[@ZaedaXobu]

That opening animation is gorgeous. "Chef's kiss" doesn't even come close to describing how outstanding those opening 4 minutes. The work you and your team put into these videos never ceases to amaze me, Vaati. ❤

[@WaZeusPvP]

The production and editing on this one is NEXT LEVEL 👏👏👏

[@woahtee4905]

"Hey!" (Gets absolutely demolished by a ballista)

[@itsthatsvee]

What a fascinating way to show how truly powerful Rennala was! I love her so much!! The tragedy of her character is just so real and the parallel showing how low she sunk after being so powerful, is proof of her power. Heartbreak is powerful too.

[@azuln.3760]

Playing ghermans theme during the fight with blaidd almost made me cry, absolutely amazing work to everybody that had a part in this!

[@devunamoranto4094]

36:28 The Ancestors’ song is so beautifully orchestrated, and really brings such a sense of magic into the video! This is one of my favorite video series ever

[@Deflamed_Sphere]

it was awe beautiful

[@Ex-memegodita]

Alex roe is amazing

[@yurikalashnikov5815]

Absolutely fantastic

[@fuzzpope]

There are no equivalents in all of gaming, past or present, that meets the splendor and weight of the Prepare to Cry series, nothing comes even remotely close.