An Elden Ring Movie ► The Blessing of Despair

[@VaatiVidya]

Anyone remember at the end of the last Prepare to Cry episode, that I said I would release a shorter episode next time? 😂 so about that..

[@lunchmeat7495]

More Vaati never hurt anyone!

[@donut9301]

Not a single man on earth would complain about that

[@alden2442]

I don't see why you have to apologize

[@MostafaAhmed-bp7ce]

Grant us lore, GRANT US LORE

[@Protagoras_42]

No no no no! We want LONGER! (I'm kidding, whatever you want man. Just give us more!)

[@AlmostYearly]

Just stupendous. This deserves personal acknowledgement from Miyazaki.

[@KnowOne111]

The production quality on these is insane

[@kylejohnson3889]

Dude if we don’t get a vaati npc that just is a lore repository voiced by the man himself in the next game imma be pissed

[@MicroWhoa]

First VaatiVidya video for me ever, and I’m blown away by the video quality. Keep up the amazing work my friend.

[@LEGENDARYIIVIIX]

vaatividya man your videos are visibly improving so much. even your older and less complicated videos were works of art but these newer ones are almost like elden ring mini movies.

[@mito569]

Masterpiece Art

[@IamTheBarian]

Does anybody notice that Morgott is the only Omen with genuinely “human” facial features? Also, he has a striking resemblance to his father, Godfrey - I just noticed this thanks to this lovely video, F’ing amazing creation Vaati!

[@screech5212]

The reason he looks more humanoid is bc he stored a lot of his “cursed” blood into the sword he uses to fight us. But he still retains the “curse”

[@yellowmonkee0]

I skip all cut scenes of the game, but listen to your narration of the stories as i go to sleep.

[@MugenTheFallen]

Omen are my favorite race in elden ring, i really dont know why but id like to save them from their curse, let them be safe, but this is a Souls game, theres no really happy endings. I loved the video, great work as always.

[@johanneshortstories]

I have never seen a youtube video this good

[@matthonius]

It's funny how Kenneth Haight is the exact opposite of the noble in Leyndel.

[@DeathMessenger1988]

I loved your edits of the Dung Eater overlapping the Tarnished. It felt something straight out of Silent Hill and The Suffering Ties That Bind, as if the Dung Eater is not a person but an entity like Pyramid Head or Blackmore, a reflection of your inner darkness and madness. My personal theories about the "Crucible vs Erdtree" are these: 1º The Greater Will/Elden Beast are akin to the Elder God from Legacy of Kain. They're a parasitic entity that thrived on the Lands Between by perpetuating cycle of war, conquest, persecution and death. The Crucible and Erdtree were forms it took to refine itself more and more, while also manipulating the people of the Lands Between into shunning others its Golden Order deemed impure. The whole existence of Misbegotten and Omens might have be engineered; first they were meant to be agents of its will alongside Godfrey and Marika, and then were shunned and discarded. It likely also manipulated the Dragons under Placidusax's reign before that for the same purposes. 2º The Crucible may once have been the personification of the world's primordial soul and energy, akin to Gaia & The Lifestream from Final Fantasy series. The Greater Will hijacked it for its own purposes, turning it into the Erdtree so it could feed off it, the world's essence and the souls of everyone who dies in the Lands Between. That is the whole point of "Erdtree Burial". It feeds on endless cycles of death. My general takeaway is that both Godfrey and Marika KNEW of the Greater Will's true nature, and the whole plan for the Tarnished Banishment, Miquella's Haligtree and The Shattering was them pulling a Kain to try and push the Greater Will (and as many other Outer Gods as they could) out from the Lands Between; not sure how Ranni's plot and Godwyn's death fit into all of it, but there is a connection. It was a coin toss to challenge fate and allow for a new world order to emerge purged from the Elden Beast, though Marika was cunning enough to toss MULTIPLE coins; whereas Kain bet everything on Raziel alone, Marika bet on Godfrey (whose Crucible Knights seem to be positioned in very... odd and specific places across the Lands Between), her children (likely mainly Malenia and Miquella, though I suspect she also had some hopes on Ranni, pre-Serpent Rykard and maybe even Radahn), Melina and every single Tarnished she expelled from the Lands Between.

[@nbmoleminer5051]

I share your opinion on the nature of the Crucible.

[@gretchling5012]

this video single-handedly convinced me that this is the best ending, actually. the only downside is boggart dying :(

[@amarridley6830]

So from what im understanding marika is a crazed distraught mother who lashed out at divinity bc of her forsaken children 🤔

[@VaatiVidya]

Because people are probably wondering - the Shanehaight NPC has cut dialogue, and while we had the text, we did not have the narrated lines. So I asked @ricepirate to help bring the character to life.

[@jellofan1578]

mick is the fucking coolest

[@TheSidetrackYT]

Yooo i knew i knew that voice! Let's go Mick!

[@michaeldionne2438]

i thought it was cut dialogue until i heard "viscount" out loud

[@ruudur]

Fkn MICK?? tell his ass to make an appearance on OneyPlays!!

[@FreedomAndPeaceOnly]

Once more we have a *_"Soulsgame"_* that just makes you wonder how everything looked like at the Zenit of their wealth & civilization! 😔

[@oysterscrolls]

Morgott is easily my favorite boss in Elden Ring. Not for his fight or the presentation or even the music, but his constant presence throughout the game. The Fell Omen, the Night's Cavalry, the scene with Godfrey holding his body and all inbetween. He's one of the few noble souls, fighting for what he believed in, who retained their sense of self all the way to the end.

[@Protagoras_42]

My favourite is Mohg. I hope we'll see more of his Blood Dynasty in DLC.

[@bruschetta7711]

"Four Tarnished"

[@Silky777]

It's a shame they cut so much from the capital and the Veiled Monarch. I think a major theme of the game is that people who are rejected by a system often become its strongest defenders. Radagon with his red hair, Morgott the Omen, and even Godwyn the Golden, who I have always suspected was born with fish features from the crucible. All of the art of him has his mermaid tail hidden by his skirt.

[@shinren_]

Night cavalry? What have they to do with it

[@jstar3382]

also the fight though. Really fucking good one. Godfrey beats him though. Mmmm that attack pattern and dodge timing

[@fernoramos94]

Dung eater is the first npc to actually make me feel uneasy. The way other npcs described him and what he does to corpses was really dark.

[@collenjets123]

yep, he legitimately made my skin crawl and hats off to the voice actor for accomplishing that.

[@Neue_Raptor]

Don't look up what did the japanese dev probably meant with defiling tho, gets worse

[@velvetdraws3452]

@@Neue_Raptor Theres an enemy in sekiro that does exactly that if you get grabbed, it even turns your blood brown

[@blackjackbt7375]

So when the dung eater invades you it is possible to use the crab nearby to death blight him I'm calling this particular cheese "revenge of bogart".

[@silk8913]

I was running from both in one of my play throughs (armor-less and low level) and it happened randomly. I was delighted

[@TurboNemesis]

Happened on my first playthrough. I really wanted to duel him but a crab aggroed and that was the end of old Peepee Poopoo Man

[@biasmushroom6311]

There is no way that’s it’s just a coincidence right?

[@icycrusader1947]

A funny thing happened to me recently while I was trying to enact this method. So I "died" via death build-up with the tree branch and everything however right before the damage had inflicted, I was crab grabbed which canceled the death blight animation and damage which was replaced by the crab claw grab damage. I escaped the claw and directly afterward a subsequent animation of death blight happened which did me in despite no more death build-up present. Funniest thing that happened all week.

[@GoonCommander]

I had that happen on accident

[@AngryShibaKing]

I had absolutely zero idea that the saying exclamation "Marika's tits!" was a real thing in game. This just made my week.

[@KamenRaiden]

Yeah I had to rewind it to make sure I heard it correctly lol

[@RedJester68]

Yeah, Boggart is great. That phrase definitely feels like something George R.R. Martin wrote.

[@denaze05]

Gotta talk to NPC's more lmao

[@totalityismentality7472]

@@KamenRaidensameeee

[@jackconant4166]

Who brought big Rob Baratheon into the Lands between

[@SuperKonjac]

The cinematography here is simply amazing. You’d almost think all these shots were from in-game cutscenes

[@ryuman757]

Literally. I don't understand how it comes out so good 😱😱😱

[@RS-zt5zj]

It really does make you wonder why there isnt more of it in the game. From tell such a good story and then just bury it in obscure lore.

[@legday9398]

@@RS-zt5zj yep big marketing WE HAVE GEORGE RR. MARTIN and then an even more confusing and obscure story than in all of the other souls games

[@DmpstrPirate]

This dude has a running theme with how he does his visuals for all his elden ring vids

[@banginzaza]

😕

[@deadlees1254]

Sucks how black guard who just wants to eat some carb has to get defiled like that he was my favorite character

[@jk3jk35]

If you never do Rya's quest then you can do Dungeater's quest (or just kill him/turn him into a puppet) then do Rya's. Then Boggart can enjoy crab forever.

[@NyJoanzy]

He doesn't actually have to die. If you do things a little out of order Dung boi can be defeated before Blackguard moves from his shack.

[@Midaspl]

@@NyJoanzy You can just kill him immidiately after freeing, or not free him at all too.

[@NyJoanzy]

@@Midaspl that would lock you out of getting his armour, ending and/ or puppet.

[@Kazuhira2249]

you can save him if you just dont buy anything from him till you kill dung eater

[@costinvelicu3534]

The way that the main character transitions esthetically from a majestic Golden warrior to a bloodied , sickly looking omen curse user it's just amazing. It complements the narrative of this video perfectly. You realy outdid yourself this time man goodjob.

[@nickworth3808]

Seriously, the sheer production quality of this video was off the charts.

[@gizmodrawz]

Whats the armorset the main character started with

[@coleinfinito9686]

@@gizmodrawz bloodhounds

[@TheDbzgtaf]

Beautifully presented, as always. I had missed most of this story's questlines and couldn't understand dung eater's role in the elden ring lore. Thanks for this!

[@destinsdestiny2313]

Damn, a golden supporter

[@D4RK4NG3L_]

Damn my tarnished is runed up🤣

[@destinsdestiny2313]

@@D4RK4NG3L_ for real

[@TheSixStringGuy]

Thank you for donating! I wish I could but I just had knee surgery 2 days ago! This is amazing what a cinematic experience laying in bed

[@CCD2938]

@@TheSixStringGuy Hope your knee gets better soon brother. If rehab is needed please don't skimp!!

[@SmoughTown]

Yo this is absolutely next level dude - congrats to all involved. Brilliant

[@littlehollowwzd5985]

get outta here, SmoughTown >:( no Lore Espionage. Jk lol, love to see ya here. You're easily Vaati's top competitor imo (but please for the love of the gods stop saying Kami lmao)

[@DreamerIntoxicate]

You are a treasure to this community.

[@elbowpastatime]

"Real recognise real" right here

[@Scendence_]

I love how even the Narrator for this ending is like, "Dude...wtf?"

[@Mr_Gray_1995]

Yeah dude, he’s pissed tf off

[@sultan9givewey]

Because the narrator got seedbed curse too

[@TheOFWGKTADGAFBB]

Technically it’s one of the better endings

[@restlessundead9366]

@@TheOFWGKTADGAFBB I see people say this but never actually get a good explanation as to why because seems pretty terrible to me.

[@TheOFWGKTADGAFBB]

@@restlessundead9366 the omens like margott and hewg the blacksmith there seen as lesser beings and are shunned and enslaved picking the dungeater ending makes every one an omen so every one would be seen more or less equal I mean it’s not a “good” ending but it’s better than the other ones imo frenzied flame definitely the worst tho💀but yeah pretty much if everyone is cursed no one is cursed

[@alecsorensen1877]

I think there is actually a very straightforward reason the Crucible and primordial life was eventually persecuted so heavily: the Golden Order was built around removing Death from the Elden Ring, and worshiping a Queen Eternal. No past or future, only the timeless, eternal Golden Order. Anything that points out the beginnings of (or even eras preceding) the Golden Order would inevitably become taboo, because it flies in the face of the paradoxical achievement of the Order, that Death has been mastered and endings no longer exist.

[@fhbdnla]

1984

[@skaboney]

The Crucible as the "natural" essence of the Lands Between probably incorporated death into its daily life, rituals etc., so it makes even more sense that the Golden Order would necessarily shun the Crucible for the reasons you mention.

[@logeyperogi1805]

Oh good, even more reason to hate the Golden Order Honestly, I’m glad we remove the Golden Order Like Sonic the Hedgehog once said; “What good is a world that goes on forever?”

[@SoftSemtex]

kinda fits with the dragons being accepted into the golden order too, since they are also immortal.

[@SoftSemtex]

@@logeyperogi1805 i was gonna write "unless you do the goldmask ending", but then i realized there is no ending that doesnt return destined death... huh

[@gaIIivanter]

The one thing I regret while getting the Despair ending was Big Boggart's death... He just wanted to enjoy his seafood.

[@kaiserdetectivegolden2735]

just to add morgott was supposed to be the third elden lord but that was cutted TRULY sad

[@samueljonathan6101]

Do you have to kill Big Boggart

[@KynElwynn]

@@samueljonathan6101 No, he'll die if you keep talking to him

[@samueljonathan6101]

@@KynElwynn where is he.

[@jlhill17]

@@samueljonathan6101 You don't have to kill him. *Spoilers* If you advanced his storyline to where he moves to Leyndell and you let Dung Eater out of his cell, Dung eater will kill him. Killing Dung Eater in his cell or not getting Big Boggart to leave Liurnia will prevent him from being killed by Dung Eater.

[@littlehollowwzd5985]

Prepare to Cry has aged like the finest wine. The production value of this series has reached heights worthy of AAA media. Love the action sequences, love the length of the recent vids, love the soundtrack, love it all. Especially the vasectomy given to Godfrey lol. Thanks, Vaati and friends. Been watching since DS1 and will continue to do so until Elden Ring III or beyond

[@pivotcreator2]

Just a thought, morgott doesn’t call his twin a traitor. And mogh uses the same magic as morgott to defend the path to the three fingers. And brings ruin to the haligtree by taking Miquella from it. Mogh isn’t even actively seeking power. Content to wait for the time of his dynasty, and does not challenge his twin for Lyndell. Seems like there’s a level of cooperation

[@Canaanitebabyeater]

Doubt Morgott even knows what his brother is up to, nor do I think he ever even mentions him. Mogh protecting the entrance to the three fingers makes sense since it's a threat to the creation of his dynasty and that assumes its him since he disapates into a golden mist, which doesn't make sense considering his affiliation with the formless mother. While Mogh is never mentioned, Miquella is and it's in an almost admiring tone leading me to conclude he isn't opposed to Miquella, not as much as Rykard anyways. Mogh also has no real reason to go the Lyndell; having no desire to brandish the elden ring unlike the other demi-gods who've tried seizing it. Honestly I think Morgott either hates his brother to such a degree that he refuses to speak about him or he has no clue what his brother is doing.

[@tarot1919]

@@Canaanitebabyeater both of them using blood and fire magic is interesting though. Mogh uses them more directly via his association with the formless mother. but why does Morgotts sword use blood and fire if the association with the erd tree and the greater would brand association with the formless mother as heretical? I feel like there is definitely some sort of connection between the two.

[@Canaanitebabyeater]

@@tarot1919 So I looked into this and I noticed Morgott actually vomits (as in, he loses control of his accursed power and clearly isn’t happy about this as he remarks: “your part in this will not be forgiven”) during his final boss fight, and only then does he start using blood-flame. As I mentioned prior they edited the cutscene to not have the fire anymore.

[@marcado01]

@@tarot1919 the blood of the omen is his power, mog acepted his blood, morgot regected It an concentred his blood in his blade. The greatorder embrace morgot for simple fact he using divine magic is proof for this. If the great order don,t like you, you no use divine Power.

[@ReptilianLaserbeam]

isn't the Mogh at the bottom of the capital just an illusion placed there by Morgott?

[@hobosorcerer]

Seeing Briars of Punishment emerge from the seppuku ash of war sent chills down my spine. What an absolutely beautiful idea.

[@pj8752]

Where is that ?

[@ArtorioVideojogos]

@@pj8752 28:14

[@pj8752]

Thanks !

[@jonathanlatouche7013]

Same

[@jonathanlatouche7013]

11:07

[@Quin_Ram]

Wow…. Vaati really took this “Prepare to Cry” video to the next level with the animations, sound effects and soundtracks. This is his best one yet!

[@Protagoras_42]

To me the best one was the Lord of the Frenzied Flame. The story about the merchant tribe... That was epic.

[@briankeys5941]

...If only this game made since. i have a feeling martin's script was supposed to play a way bigger part, but they hated what he wrote, and just made its work, by throwing it back 1000s of years, plus a ton of REWRITING as much as possible, to make Frankenstein the MAIN story together... which is why we get a slideshow instead of an FMV, (save $$$ wasted, time crunch, etc.). and yes, a lot of it makes since, in a lot of diff pieces, def not as a WHOLE tho. until this magical DLC comes out and explains the overarching narrative, i refuse to believe this wasn't a disaster behind closed doors AS FAR AS LORE. im not hating, bc this game is the shit. i just feel like im the tin hat guy the more i think about this game, compared to the others. the gameplay is great... the everything is great, but i just have this gut feeling its DEF not the directors OG vision, but they had the talent to roll with it. roll... GET IT... Ill leave now, lol

[@lukasruston8618]

@@briankeys5941 Wow, you must be completely unfamiliar with Fromsoft then, this is how most of their stories are told. The Dark Souls series, Demon Souls, Bloodborne, Sekiro, if you wanted the backstory for any of these games then you'd only get fragments of it at a time and you'd have to piece the story together yourself and fill in the gaps since not everything is explained. In reality, the story is basically being told from your character's perspective; they only learn about the world around them and what happened and all of that based on details they can glean from different items and what different people tell them. This is how the story of these games has always been and this is why people love it.

[@ethanmack176]

@@briankeys5941 bruh your so far for right it's actually funny. I'm sure you think GoT is a masterpiece

[@channingtaintum]

@@briankeys5941 Have you even played any of the other FromSoft games? In Elden Ring, like every other From Software production, the _overwhelming majority_ of story narrative is given to the player via environmental storytelling and item descriptions. You are complaining about the lack of story clarity when, if you really pay attention, it's all laid out for you throughout your time playing the game, and it's up to you to use your brain and actually put two-and-two together with the given information. If everything was explained in longwinded exposition, the game's story would be boring - as there is no sense of intrinsic motivation for the player to actually explore the world and learn what is going on for themselves. If all you care about is "Me STR build do big numbers ooga booga," then that's totally fine - you bought the game and can play the way you want, but you simply cannot look at this game, with it's _entirely unique_ fantasy universe with deep lore, and complain that it "doesnt make sense." I suggest paying attention in English class and actually completing your reading assignments so your grammar develops beyond a complete keyboard-driven trainwreck.

[@wolfiemuse]

Vaati, I need you to do one of these for each ending. These are INCREDIBLE works of cinematic and storytelling genius. I, no, WE, need one for each ending. They will forever be cemented as legendary. Doing this kind of content shows other content creators what they can achieve. It’s an inspiration to another generation of content creators, and I FIRMLY hope you do one for Fia, Goldmask, and Ranni. This was incredible. This is something I’ll be coming back to on a regular basis.

[@tylermech66]

Ranni ending has such hope and you get a wife! But it isn't without its sadness. Why you gotta do my boys Iji and Blaidd like that.

[@makenaiyomi1083]

Oh I would love to get an Prepare to cry Ranni episode. I hope Vaati reads your comment.

[@envoyofrot7046]

I 100% need this for Fia's ending. Love her and her Quest but I have no clue what the ending even means

[@tylermech66]

@@envoyofrot7046 yeah, like, do people die properly now? Are they just super undead now? What's going on?

[@osanakoma366]

up this x1000000000

[@AdrianCaceres-yr7xu]

"Golden One, at whom were you angry?". This line hits so hard after the DLC.

[@lordsezan0986]

at whom?

[@DreamofAnything]

The hornsents​@@lordsezan0986

[@Snobilicat12]

@@lordsezan0986 Hornsent?

[@Shadowcat561]

​@@Snobilicat12She was one of them too

[@Snobilicat12]

@@Shadowcat561 noo?? she was from Shaman people who got massacred by hornsent?

[@krishnansubramoni7801]

I will always remember the Dung Eater. Because in all my Soulsborne blind playthroughs, I have never once attempted to kill an NPC even though they may seem questionable. Because I can never be sure of true intentions and personality. The Loathsome Dung Eater made me break my rule. Even in my best assumptions about him, I could still see him doing unspeakable things to at least one person who didn't deserve it. So when I finally got to his corporeal body, I showed him the same lack of mercy he would have showed to Boggart, and killed him without letting him even fight back. This was probably the only time in all my Soulsborne experience where I felt purely good about killing. And when I found out later about what he was all about, I am so glad I made the right call.

[@cloter2079]

what he was all about ? You mean, restoring the land between to what it once originally was, removing the parasite erdtree and denying the greater will its dictatorial control ? giving all shunned and persecuted Omen the right to live freely ? Right. Of course I'm exaggerating but this is what this video is all about; showing that "the BLESSING of despair" aka Dung Eater's ending isn't all about darkness and cruelty??

[@SomeAssh0le]

Except dung eater is good. His ending is probably second only to Ranni's for total benefit to humanity, everyone is born as an omen / crucible being which isn't even a bad thing and they're freed from the meddling of the elden ring outer god.

[@Davvilaa]

@@SomeAssh0le true, good outcome just horrible execution by the dung eater

[@cptndunsel2670]

@@SomeAssh0le The Dung Eater's ending might arguably have a good result, but I think it is a stretch to say the Dung Eater himself is good. The Dung Eater is basically a deranged serial killer with a school shooter mind set of "I have suffered, so everyone else should suffer." He isn't trying to start a revolution.

[@EvilExcalibur]

Easily the worst kind of person to come out of these games and a testament to the writing.

[@sierraandrews9921]

This is nuts. Honestly, Vaati really does top himself with every video, congrats to him and to everyone who worked on this

[@schnoz2372]

Its insane how good this is

[@YellowTailHorse]

Yeah the detail and animation just get better and better!

[@0bliteration]

He tops himself? 😩🥵

[@30thCenturyFish]

its like building a skyscraper (the other prepare to cry's) and then going to space because you wanted to go even bigger. outstanding!

[@javyz6197]

Man, the sound effects and music synced with the footage here and the structure of the entire thing is just incredible, can't lie. Very impressed, the Margit part gave me chills

[@CrossWindsPat]

Bro the voice actor for the Dung Eater deserves some sort of award. "Have you ever felt the curse? With your whole being?" sent shivers down my spine!!!

[@patrickmorin752]

"Have it written upon thy meager grave... felled by king morgott, last of all kings" -Morgott the grace given

[@jacksonscott3667]

“Thy kind are all of a piece! Pillagers, emboldened by the flame of ambition.”

[@TheMuffinman191]

F O U L T A R N I S H E D

[@JediMasterRevenantMADNESS]

"Last of all kings" *Cue Murray coming out* "And it turned out, that was a lie."

[@EGeorgev]

@@JediMasterRevenantMADNESS is it though? I think the titles of elden lord and king of Leyndell are two seperate things. So he wasn't lying when he said he was the last king of Leyndell.

[@griff424]

the name morgot feels like out of black speech

[@MyGamerforlife]

This makes me want a Ranni-style alt ending for Morgott. The poor guy deserves a break.

[@Yannopill]

Maybe you spare a flask for him when he’s dying and he decides that your goals don’t have to cause disrupt between you, and that both can co-exist and work together for a better age, indiscriminate of grace and curse.

[@Sasq420]

Which is why he'll never get one. Emotional damage, very effective!

[@cloroxusthestainlessone4324]

I mean, technically that would be the dungeater ending

[@kielbasamage]

Technically, that may be the default ending, perhaps the gold mask ending at best. He refuses all attempts to reach the great runes, even with the sealed erdtree known to him. He may prefer to keep the machine running as it is, despite how it is clearly falling apart.

[@Peagaporto]

@@kielbasamage Correct, morgott's ending is putring down the controller and not playing. His goal is to keep things as they are.

[@tevinsmith9317]

32:36 "Makes you wonder why did it have to be this way? Why did Marika demonize the crucible?" ... the hate is justified after the DLC lol.

[@SerenadedArk]

Can we talk about the amazing artwork that went into this video? Holy hell.

[@victorprati7908]

Can we just appreciate the effort he puts in making those videos?

[@MasterAlucardGV]

art is amazing but the crucible is wrong

[@mixmatched2342]

Dung Eater legit scared me the first time. He has that incredibly unsettling air about him, and the feeling that he will do something genuinely terrible to you, or to the world, if you talk to him or do what he wants. Something... unforgivable, something you can't take back.

[@diediedice]

THE FEARSOME SHIT SNACKER

[@st.augustinesdinkydottedec3420]

Yeah, guys definitely a vibe 😎

[@AJKecsk]

Funny how between him and Shabriri, he is more terrifying. One is an immortal that wants to end all of life and melt everything that exists. The other wants to do something unknown but horribly vile and repulsive, that you and everyone else would have to live through - and somehow that is worse. Oh, and then there's Goldmask, who would destroy free will, and Fia, who wants to add zombies.

[@west-art558]

it cost our crab cook enjoyer

[@Charolette21]

@@AJKecsk That is why Ranni's Age of The Stars is the ideal ending.

[@godgige]

Thank you for you hard work. Keep them coming.

[@jadenmurray1325]

Gigachad.

[@SH-cl7cc]

100 czk is around 4 dollar xD

[@godgige]

@@SH-cl7cc yes, and ? what did you contribute ?

[@weepo2428]

@@godgige i dont get why someone would complain about "only" donating 4 dollars😂. Its an act of appreciation, no matter what amount. 4$ is a lot imo

[@godgige]

@@weepo2428 yeaaaah, just ignore him :)

[@sandman5522]

Honestly feels like a documentary.

[@Kenan_soffera]

You see that’s the best part… it is

[@LanPodder]

"In death Morgotts horns disappear. Perhaps it was one final mercy from the Erdtree... Too late..." I did in fact cry a lot

[@WokeandProud]

He earned his place and the erdtree welcomed him into it's embrace.

[@MsZombiechews]

did my boy Morgott so dirty, the fact that he is angry at himself for letting his cursed blood stain the throne ): . he deserved so much better

[@hanoli7933]

If only someone would embrace me. But i wouldnt let myself grow so close to another human, not again. I keep hurting the ones that grow close to me.

[@EvilExcalibur]

​@@MsZombiechews That family did not deserve him

[@Bixnoodle]

Bro lol.

[@crpribeiro]

This is just incredible. Please make one for the other endings. At least for Ranni. Incredible....

[@ALLMINDmercenarysupportsystem]

Poor Blaidd and Iji...

[@eliasgalindo5578]

Ranni was a little dull to me. I thought her backstory and all that was cool, but she just ends up being another selfish person trying to get you to enact their age

[@joshaqy]

@@eliasgalindo5578 that's the core of the story in the end i guess. Everyone's a prick.

[@odd-eyes6363]

@@eliasgalindo5578 and she's not even a good person, she organized the events that led to the Shattering and put a hit on two of her brothers, one of which was a legitimate good person who was raised with her

[@murraybeachtel8585]

@@joshaqy Golden Order ending Goldmask sacrifices himself for the hope of a better world not influenced by the gods. I took a shot at that after learning more about Ranni’s true nature.

[@mr.eldritch1589]

6:08- I love the stealthy snarking here: “Warrior blood must TRULY run in thy veins.” Says the dude who’s dad is Godfrey…

[@kiro253]

I mean...giving his curse...he could have never known about his parent

[@consumerjtc5835]

@@kiro253 Thats not what the giant crusher Morgott wields implies.

[@jacksonscott3667]

I always took it as an actual, genuine compliment from Morgott, who probably (as Margit) crushes wannabe Elden Lords 24/7. You manage to hold your own to point that he’s not completely contemptuous of your existence, so he acknowledges that you have some ‘passing skill.’ What I’m curious about is if Morgott was aware of Godfrey’s past as Hoarah Loux. If not, I’m sure it would probably come as a major shock. It’s pretty great that the First Elden Lord’s two personas end up reflected in his twin children; on the one hand, you have the regal ruler that is unfairly shunned/exiled, and on the other you have the maniac that spends most of their time coated in literal gallons of blood.

[@M.A.R.S.]

@@jacksonscott3667 well said

[@dreadboy5314]

@@jacksonscott3667 pretty awesome observation

[@joshualogan84]

I just came back to the video after the DLC and my god. Does this quest line and ending hold so much more gravity! Imagine being Marika, your people are put into jars and made into ‘saints’ by the Hornsent. You (Marika) meet the Mother of Fingers and you are given a way, a method to fight back and escape your people’s persecution. You take it and create your own order. An order that is tied to the Erdtree and now, those born of grace will return to the Erdtree and be reborn and you have made a cycle you think is rid of your oppressors. Only you still harbor that old hatred, so you demonize Hornsent and name them Omen. They are denied grace and rebirth by the Erdtree but, you have two children of your own that are Hornsent. You secret them away and continue to Order but over time you feel maybe, you were the one not in control. Your Order falls apart as your other self begins to slowly take over your self. So, as you lie crucified, in your desperate hour, you resurrect the Tarnished. A Tarnished follows your Grace but in their travels they meet the Dungeater, a monster of a person that defiles the corpses of those able to have Erdtree burial and he does this by making his victims genetically Horsent or Omen. The Tarnished, not knowing the full story, think this Dungeater might be on to something. So the Tarnished, your last chosen, fixes the Elden Ring by placing a rune of pestilence, a rune of Omen no, of Hornsent and your story, of oppression and genocide come full circle and your Order is now responsible for the death of the Erdtree, the sky a plague and it’s all your fault. WTF Fromsoft.

[@archdruidbookwalter951]

"Queen Marika... at whom were you so angry."

[@Deflamed_Sphere]

and possibly turned her to an omen (or hornsent in her eyes i guess) the very thing she hated about the persecuted became the persecutor both the treatment and her possible appearance

[@tahaelhour690]

I don’t think the hornsent and the omen are the same thing. I just think it’s an aspect of the crucible that manifested again. Horns are a very special aspect of the crucible because of how it allows one to communicate with spirits and divinity but you can clearly see that the omen have much more visceral horn growth than the hornsent.

[@knaz7468]

This was truly amazing work. I can't even imagine how long it took to plan, research, write, film, and edit. I felt like I was watching a full length film. And it is only one story of many in ER! What blows my mind is that these soulsborne worlds are so deep/complex it requires a scholar like yourself (and the community) to uncover it all! Hats off to FROM to continue creating these stories to be discovered.

[@Stonezorz]

Excellent episode. I really appreciate how you did Prawn-Bro's sad story justice, wasn't expecting to feel that level of emotion from seeing him bloodied and battered again like this.

[@DerNamenlose1991]

"Golden one, at whom were you angry?" huh, the hornsent i guess?

[@colinsmith6453]

Yep. They created her.

[@cadmusravenstag4403]

Can't wait to see you go through the Age of Stars Ending.

[@epicshibexd5049]

It's been just over a week since that one came out!

[@RedStatic]

The Omen Curse adds so much to the story of the game. The complexity of Morgott and Mogh's duality, the contradiction of the Golden order, the DUNG EATER. I mean, how does a simple concept as a birth defect end up driving so much of the conflict in the world!? It's incredible and simple.

[@grinator2952]

Reminds me of how being left handed was considered a sin or bad luck back in the day.

[@xDiirtySanch]

@The Mentor you must be fun at parties.

[@thetau4866]

@The Mentor shut up

[@wasiolka1121]

@The Mentor Cry about it.

[@RedStatic]

@The Mentor unclench your teeth, take a deep breath, release the tension in your shoulders. You're going to be ok.

[@AzraelSoulHunter]

I feel like Morgott and Mogh weren't locked in the sewers always. I feel like Morgott was in fact out of the sewers way before the Shattering. The hammer he uses is the Giant Crusher. A hammer used in War of the Giant and later fell out of use which leads me to believe that he was out of the sewers way before the Shattering. Not to mention Morgott already having an order of knights by the time Godwyn was killed which we see in the trailer, the way he talks about his siblings as if he knew them personally (He is respectful with Radahn, hateful towards Rykard, mournful for Ranni, nostalgic for Miquella and Malenia and even uses Godrick's actual title), his way of speaking of them felt WAY too personal for him to just know of them by hearsay and I think he did know them and may have been loved by some of them, maybe by Miquella who loved the deformed ones and Godwyn who was ready to befriend Dragons. Not to mention that Morgott also created Sentry's Torches which means at the time Godwyn was killed he had to have authority over Leyndell's army. Not to mention that Mogh would have to know of Miquella's existence to even get to him and know where he was. Not to mention that Morgott and Mogh both are VERY articulate for people that spend apparently their entire lives in sewers which leads me to believe they must have been out for a while and be taught. After all Godfrey loved Morgott at least so he had to have a say about his children being in sewers. Also the Shade we fight before Morgott HAD TO BE made by Morgott himself and the fact that he places HIS crown on the throne I think further proves that Morgott did knew Godfrey personally. He wanted him to come back so HE can be Elden Lord. As for Godfrey, it may be so that Godfrey was banished because of Greater Will and not Marika herself. Both him and Marika seem to still carry some fondness for one another and maybe Godfrey was the one to make Marika conflicted in her faith in Golden Order and Godfrey's willingness to accept Crucible and it's knights made him a dangerous foe to Greater Will which had to be banished and that made Marika go on to make plans to shatter Elden Ring and be reunited with him as he mends it back together so both of them can be free. Also I feel like Dungeater's Curse could be his OWN version of Omen curse. A Omen curse born of his understanding of Crucible, not of Crucible itself and therefore his Omen curse is horribly depraved, corrupted by his terrible mind. After all, how could someone like him re-create blessing of Crucible? I think what he makes is his own way of looking at this curse which is why it's so twisted and evil. I say that also because I feel like the closer thing to Crucible itself is worshipped by the Bull people of Siofra river and their spirits. Budding horns mention that creatures with horns were once seen as holy, much like Omens and one of the biggest features of their spirits is their great horns like branches of trees. This may be the last remains of true Crucible while Dungeater is mad imposter. Which fits with his obsession with being an Omen despite not being one. Those are my thoughts.

[@leonseuropeanislandadventu7398]

Eh

[@AzraelSoulHunter]

@@leonseuropeanislandadventu7398 Thank you for your contribution.

[@tythershadow186]

Those are very well articulated thoughts, and I totally agree. It makes sense that they'd have gotten out of the sewers beforehand, honestly. And, while Godfrey might not have been the only reason that Marika made plans to shatter the ring (She did lose Godwyn), its totally feasible that he'd have been a big hand in it.

[@AzraelSoulHunter]

​@@Hankthebear88 Thank you for your contribution Hank, now go find Walter. Or elaborate.

[@wilburforce8046]

While I agree Marika and Godfrey were still fond of eachother I don’t think Marika had any plans of surviving the shattering. It was one last fuck you to the invasive greater will.

[@valkordarkmoor9108]

Morgott is my favorite character because he defends an order that hates him. Also he’s the roadblock that has kept back everyone. He the GOAT.

[@joachimchicot5543]

Yes, the goat and a little bit of all the other life forms present in the Lands Between 😆

[@Arthur-vo9kt]

Hahah yeah, a quimera

[@matthewmckee3282]

He's a victim of torture suffering from trauma causing a mental issue called Stockholm syndrome... it's awful and mirrors the horrid effect of religious zealots... he's a tragic character that you're supposed to feel sorry for!

[@AdS-1013]

bro is him. he defended leyndell for millenia, with the inner wall never being breached before the tarnished. he defeated radahn (near or at his prime), and defended the stalemate between the demigods by acting as margit and defending the weakest shardbearer.

[@John-ir4id]

That doesn't strike me as noble. It's foolish. Look what all his loyalty got him.

[@BrianBdawggg]

This is an editing masterpiece. The scene where the mending rune is created gives absolute chills. Vatti brings this culmination of cursed evil to life in a very tangible way with that scene!

[@lolboy546]

There's something poetic about feeding Dung Eater all of the seedbed curses he loves so much and then turning him into a soulless doll.

[@kyleerenee9866]

Yes, this is what I did!

[@kaizerhakim1129]

Can you actually do both in one playthrough?

[@jeoff511]

please have the artist for this episode do every single one. hire them full on.

[@thatguywesmaranan]

your storytelling has evolved and improved by leaps and bounds over the years, and we're all the better for it... thank you for all that you do and keep doing, vaati... 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@clova1311]

You are too generous to share with us this content for free. This is a cinematic masterpiece

[@BraveryMclarty-bc4yf]

Dung Eater: “And just to be sure, that when they’re reborn, they’ll be cursed. Along with their children, and their children’s children for all time to come. Bloodborne: “Curse those fiends, their children too. And their children’s children forever true.” Yeah, probably a Bloodborne reference from Dung Eater there.

[@SinHurr]

Makes sense with the tie in to Boggart and his love of sea food.

[@thomash8408]

I feel like Godfrey, a true pinnacle of the crucible shown through his raw strength, would have been against the shunning of the crucible. I think it was mainly because of him that the omen were “spared” and sent to the sewers, along with his knights still being allowed to serve. After all, if Marika had any love for Godfrey and their children, she would have listened to his plight. She always had a plan, but I’d like to think she had at least some romantic feelings towards him somewhere in her cunning heart.

[@predaalex3210]

I think the Outer Gods fight for control of the Lands Between indirectly and The Outer God of The Crucible was the previous owner. If that's true it would make sense that his influence still persists and that The Greater Will seeks to erase every trace of it. Maybe the Erdtree it's an anchor and it's aspect changes depending on who's in control.

[@MachineMan-mj4gj]

"Well if it isn't my old friend: the Tarnished, who gets no bitches and stacks no paper."

[@jacksonscott3667]

“For I have never lost a debate.”

[@thelurkerbel0w]

Could be said from many characters lololol

[@AccursedPaladin]

Damn, love the little artworks on it, this series has advanced! Started this series in ds3 and have been binging over the years and this is the best episode so far. Godspeed, Vaati!

[@mitsuri3096]

Imo it makes it worst I miss the old style it was actually sad but now all these extra effects makes the video lose its meaning

[@AccursedPaladin]

@@mitsuri3096hey if all else fails, you could listen to this like an audio drama. That’s what I do sometimes

[@The_WumboTM]

12:58 important lore here, do not miss

[@Brandon-lm2of]

“I got Crab, cooked up fresh!”

[@eldenring_area]

Thanks so much for your work!

[@kachoo1771]

I love how you give each Tarnished in your Prepare to Cry videos such personality and character!

[@MrTomoshibi]

I'd love to see a behind the scenes of these episodes with how amazing the production value has become

[@Kitsun3-da-0]

As a Latinist I greatly appreciate that the Latin lyrics actually make sense, which makes the song even more beautiful. Thank you Vaati for your awesome work.

[@davidpotts7116]

First and foremost thank the devs for actually hiring an expert to write just that song in Latin

[@cubie30dimh]

@@davidpotts7116 The original language of the song was an obscure Japanese dialect spoken by very few today. While the Latin is beautiful, I will always wonder about what we never got to hear.

[@lilyy7318]

Hey, could you solve a little mystery? Do the lyrics in the Godskin Apostle music actually mean anything?

[@the_furry_inside_your_walls639]

@@lilyy7318 I'm wondering that, but with the lyrics of various songs from Bloodborne, like Laurence's theme.

[@borlumi4664]

Ok, but are they good latin, thoug? Because they sure as hell don't look like

[@TheCapitanoPlan]

DLC update @VaatiVidya Now it make sense “Golden One, At Whom Were you Angry” it was the Hornsent and there kin the Omen. And Did bro said “Markia Tits You must be hungry “

[@iamyogi8446]

This is just wonderful. Vaati getting his hands on a mix between From and GRRM truly helps his storytelling shine. As an Alt Shift X fan, remembering he made a comment to a fan that he was secretly Vaati was maybe the best thing I’ve ever heard. Would love to see a collab between them in the future.

[@benswollo6823]

Exactly! It's like we've got a Vaati for ASOIAF and a Vaati for Soulsborne

[@Nunzer-zg5ym]

Finally I feel like this will give people a better understanding of Morgott’s tragic story, the dung eater, and the age of despair ending. I’ve always loved Morgott’s character and many people don’t even know his story so I’m glad it’s been told in such a amazing way.

[@agustindaniele8298]

Now we know why marika hated so much the omen

[@Deflamed_Sphere]

yeah because of the horrors she saw in the land of shadow from the hornsent so Marika seeing the omens in the lands between omens would freak her out and lash out to them for something the hornsent did

[@swordmastersam483]

I have a strange, tiny bit of headcannon about the Dung Eater, no real evidence to back it up though. I believe that he was once mostly normal, but had a child that was afflicted with the omen curse, and the excision of his child's horns lead to its death, as is often the fate of omen children. I believe that this is what broke the Dung Eater and led to his obsession with the Omens and hatred for the Golden Order.

[@ninj-as7710]

Man, I love the opening with the music and your cinematic narration.

[@whycurious6754]

Agreed. What is the music btw?

[@VincentStaMaria-kw6nl]

Yup, what's the music, can someone answer where did he get it

[@whycurious6754]

@@VincentStaMaria-kw6nl In Pieces, by Madison York.

[@kenz6502]

I cannot begin to state how freaking incredible this video was, from soundtracks, to visuals, to narration, everything was executed flawlessly.

[@xchupaxthingyx]

This is why I love Vaati. He's brought together this whole community that loves these games and using their combined talents they elevate these stories. All the silent world building by FromSoft is given voice through this Elden scholar VaatiVidya. Incredible work can't wait for the next one.

[@misteralfredo]

"Golden one, with whom were you so angry" With the revelations about her Shaman relatives, that's at least one more question answered from the DLC

[@Jonathan-ob7oy]

24:24 I feel like the VA perfomances are so underated in ER, the way his voice changes depending on the demigod is subtle yet meaningful, just listen how spiteful he sounds towards Rykard.

[@skydonkey9515]

Given that Rykard's title is the blasphemous that'd make sense lol

[@ALLMINDmercenarysupportsystem]

@@skydonkey9515 And the seige on Mt. Gelmir against Rykard's army left Morgot's forces diminished, with the disastrous remains of the battle visible.

[@falloutghoul1]

Not just Rykard, but the other Demigods. Godrick: Disgust. Miquella and Malenia: Sadness Radahn: Respect Ranni: Disappointment

[@Duskwalker68]

The Blessing of Despair is one of the most interesting endings to me, it's a true change of the status quo and stands out as really unique among the other "basic" endings.

[@staomruel]

I was kinda disappointed the Erdtree didn't change in game.

[@Duskwalker68]

@@staomruel Same here, I'm still hoping that they'll add new cutscenes for the endings that got generic ones. Probably won't happen but it would be cool to have every ending get a cutscene like the Darkmoon or Frenzied Flame endings.

[@JediMasterRevenantMADNESS]

@@Duskwalker68 The one I wanna see the most is the rune from Fia's questline, the Mending Rune of the Death Prince. Aside from Ranni's ending, Fia's ending seems like the next best ending. Returning things to the Golden Order just sounds like a terrible idea, and there's no pissing way I'm choosing Dung Eater's cursed ending. Goldmask's ending is pretty sound, working out the flaws and kinks of the Golden Order, though I'm not sure I can trust it even then. There's such a thing as too much good. Evil and good need to coexist. Balance takes precedence over pure order. The Frenzied Flame is intriguing, but madness....well, I don't need to explain why it wouldn't be a good idea to force a true chaos upon the world. Even chaos has to have reason. It needs to be balanced with order. Just as order must be balanced by chaos. The Frenzied Flame has no reason. Fia's ending, the age of the Duskborn is a more natural cycle, one like our real life age. And interests me the most since it puts the world not in order, but in balance.

[@victorbressler7156]

it just makes the world worse

[@Duskwalker68]

@@JediMasterRevenantMADNESS Yeah the Age of Duskborn was really cool too! Definitely my second favourite of that group, the storyline was great. I think it could potentially have negative repercussions further down the line given Godwyn's transformation and how he infects the Lands Between, but it would be interesting regardless.

[@jacksonscott3667]

Just realized that the song that plays at 22:35 (when Morgott enters and trashtalks the other Demigods) is a somber remix of the main theme/Final Battle, and I’m here for it. Incredible stuff, really. Edit: Also love that we’re practically getting a Vaati-style expanded universe for each ER ending. Both the new Defiler and the Lord of Frenzied Flame from the last video are amazingly fleshed out despite never speaking a word.

[@StrifeZack343]

What's the song name?

[@benjamingardner3774]

Now we know who Marika was mad at

[@Deflamed_Sphere]

the hornsent in her homeland but i guess the trauma still reminds her of it everytime she sees an omen in the lands between

[@brandon_montero]

This felt more like a movie than a YT video, the fighting the camera shots were all godly and amazing

[@symbiotesoda1148]

The only ending I refuse to get out of my sheer hatred for Dung Eater.

[@drhams6456]

Is it just me or does the sunface crest on the Dungeater armor look like the Furnace Visage item in the DLC?

[@youssefb581]

12:51 Did he just say: "Marika's tits"? lmao

[@topcat59]

The presentation at the start of this video is absolutely incredible, the art that describe the events that played out is absolutely amazing.😻

[@Causality709]

7:50 Bogard laid it all out for us back then we just didnt saw it but now after the dlc everything makes sense

[@Panda4Hir3]

Bro the dung eater walking into frame to kill Blackguard was insane, I gasped I knew what happens to him but to see it acted out is amazing

[@SabreArchon]

Stomping Morgott’s head in was dirty 😭😭 bro didn’t deserve that

[@eris9062]

As mentioned widely the artwork and animation was wonderful, but the way you had the music blended was a masterpiece and made it felt so much more cohesive, connected and it cannot be stated just how well put this prepare to cry was.

[@CartrKillsGrunt]

Holy moly, this is just unreal, the music, the visuals, the voiceover, all of it comes together beautifully. Phenomenal work everyone involved!

[@cicada8981]

A lot of the shots in these scenes look like they could fit perfectly in a psychological horror movie (27:00 and 30:14 especially). Truly does speak volumes about how much the channel's grown since you first began breaking down the lore of Dark Souls. Congrats for another banger!

[@mistahanansi2264]

The Dung Eater is not the Elden Lord the Golden Order needs, but the one it deserves… Harken, for he is retribution incarnate. If only they’d noticed that the term “fell omen” was just another way to say “fellow men”, for that was who they were all along, our fellow man.

[@ashross5860]

holy shit that's actually a brilliant bit of wordplay. fucking genius

[@quinnholloway5400]

I would like the rest of this if it wasn't for you suggesting Dung Eater on throne

[@johncosimo4261]

This is another level. Thank you Vaati and all who worked on this masterpiece.

[@DarkMuj]

Beautiful illustrations and animations! Well done to everyone who was involved, you smashed it

[@ZardBrood]

This video was amazing. The entire team that worked on it should be so proud of what they did. I got chills during some of the scenes near the end, and just loved the descent into madness the protagonist went down . These videos deserve millions of views, and set such a high bar. I feel like I can send these to people who might not even be into games because of how well made it is!

[@mariasofiayangzon4528]

Man Vaati just keeps getting better. I can keep rewatching and never get tired of any of it

[@0athwood]

Morgott has always been my favorite fight. The Margit fight was a close contender just for setting and atmosphere, but the line 'have it writ upon thy meagre grave' is so fucking badass it gives me goosebumps