I hope everyone enjoyed the unsettling tone we went for to match the horror of this quest line. Vaati and I want to make each installment in this series stand apart from the rest, both visually and thematically, and I think we definitely accomplished that for this one. Can’t wait to keep evolving the series, thanks for watching!
The sheer emotion of Kale's voice actor in his cut-content ending was just incredible. Really wish From had kept that in. Wow, what an emotional video.
Nabil Elouahabi (Kale's VA) has excellent VA skills. He also voices Cypher from Valorant, and Cypher is considered one of the best voiced characters there.
I really wish we got his quest in the game, it would make doing the frenzy flame ending actually emotionally compelling instead of just "kill everyone". Personally, I do the frenzied flame ending as justice for the merchants, makes me sad we didn't get this questline
@@nickh3279 I feel given that fromsoft tends to add cut content back with DLC it's possible, I feel they probably cut his quest line because they felt it be to much for the base game. I really do hope either it gets added and finished completely or they add it and slightly alter it to better fit the narrative they want. If we do get the DLC and it say takes place in the past or future it could work well by having him seek it out then rather than now. In general I'm sure the DLC will add a lot of content that even if we don't get kale will probably surprass it granted i adore the kale content and the fact it was so close to seemingly being finished I feel it's more likely but obviously just speculation
I think they cut it because somebody was scared of how much it would inspire anti-vaxxers and those who have been beaten, locked up and shunned to stand up against the oppressive governments. The traveling merchants are the truckers that protested and fought against the oppression of the governments of the world. The great caravan is the hope. They lost everything, jobs, savings, bank accounts, loved ones because of the mandates imposed by tyrannical governments during the pandemic.
Literally me, I explored the catacombs because they're there, and I got the Flame just by following instructions by other players messages. Got kinda pissed when I read up on it and found out I have to fight a late-game optional boss to get rid of it.
My three favorite things about the Vyke duel: 1. The Dual estus chug 2. The Tarnished's helmet breaking and revealing his face to be the mirror of Edgar, much like Hyetta and Irina 3. Vyke straight up tanking the giant boulder like the gigachad he is
was drinking some water while that part of the fight happaend, nearly spewed it all over my keyboard. for some reason vyke just full sprinting through a boulder and it having 0 effect really broke something inside me and i laughed really hard for a bit
Something I’ve noticed about the Frenzied Flame: It’s always the well intentioned who are targeted by it. Whether it be Vyke, the closest friend of Lansseax who succumbed for his maiden, Kale and the Merchants, a simple people who the Erdtree thought to strike down, Hyetta who simply wished to complete her pilgrimage to Leyndell… or you. A Tarnished who wished to save the life of the first companion to show them kindness. The Frenzied Flame targets the innocent, the kind, and therefore the vulnerable. There’s some exception but that’s generally the case.
@@aspectparadox6654 What'd he do again? I beat the DLC and looked at the descriptions of all the items I found, but I don't remember much about him beyond he messed with frenzy and got stabbed with the sword by hornsent inquisitors.
@@ALLMINDmercenarysupportsystem We’re not exactly sure WHY he sought the Frenzied Flame, but what we do know that after he took it, his Wife convinced him to not use it’s cursed power, and he obliged, promising to never use it. Hence why he has the Sword of Damnation in his body, to seal it away. Then, we The Tarnished come along, and he decides to use the power. Hence why he asks his Wife for forgiveness before pulling out the sword.
Kalé's story is the most heavy hitting out of all of them. I wish it wasn't cut. Kalé's lines when he finds out what happened to his people, it's just heartbreaking
@@silent7759 Yep the red hat merchant within the church just north of the first Tree Sentinel! Not sure why it was cut :( I am fascinated with the frenzied flame side of things.
The difference between Shabriri's madly gleeful cries versus Kale's soft broken "May Chaos Take The World. May Chaos Take The World." is Staggering. Shabriri threw himself merrily into the Frenzied Flame, while Kale is just weary and so very tired.
I think they cut it because somebody was scared of how much it would inspire anti-vaxxers and those who have been beaten, locked up and shunned to stand up against the oppressive governments. The traveling merchants are the truckers that protested and fought against the oppression of the governments of the world. The great caravan is the hope. They lost everything, jobs, savings, bank accounts, loved ones because of the mandates imposed by tyrannical governments during the pandemic.
Reminds me of the literal forces of Chaos from 40K. Although there chaos is more self-perpetuating cruelty and despair while here it looks more like Omnicidal suicide from the despair of the Lands Between.
I'm desperately hoping that alongside the DLC bringing standalone postgame content, they'll use the opportunity to flesh out those areas of the game that weren't quite finished on time. Specifically: - The cut merchant's questline (provides a LOT of necessary context to 3 Fingers) - The Recusant faction (it deserves its own ending!) - The Dynasty of Blood (currently we only ever meet one dude from this "faction") - The cut mimic questline (that fleshes out Nokron) I ALSO wouldn't mind if they updated a few of the more common copy-paste bosses and enemies to make their variants more unique and memorable...
"This project became too big and we don't have time to spend on 4/5 of the endings that aren't about Ranni. Leave it in the source code so VaatiVidya can make it understandable to people a few years after release." -Miyazaki (fo' sho')
Well, it resulted in (effectively) an entire people and culture being genocided. What the Dung Eater does is absolutely evil, but what Shabriri did is on a whole other level beyond.
Best music of Elden Ring. Sweet, sad, tranquilizing, desprate but happy. Just as the ending of Frenzied Flame, burn everything to ashes then turn all into peace.
the sheer amount of cut contents makes you wonder how this game was released at all... if it would need one thing that would indeed be more quests outside of the legacy dungeons to fill the world with contents.
@@SlowSpeedChase13 Same as always with every studio: they bitted more than they could chew. The game is amazing, but it becomes painfully clear that they ran out of time, half of it is very empty.
I never noticed that those poor wretches in the descent into the flame had those same damn instruments that the merchants have. Shivered at that revelation.
There's also a rhythm playing while you are there that's called merchant violin,if you search accordingly you will find a still alive merchant that plays the rhythm ,scary and sad at the same time
me neither. I was like "oh cool, creepy dungeon with lots of bodies" and just kept on exploring merrily. Never even noticed the obvious connection until today.
The frenzied flame quest was one of the biggest twist in elden ring i found a frenzy afflicted village with a cool spell and it turns out to be the beginning to an ending
That's what I love so much about soul's/bloodbourne/elden rings story telling if you pay attention you will slowly uncover the story yourself bit by bit it doesn't hand feed the story to you, you have to play detective and find it yourself.
That little village near Morne castle was also so intriguing for me, I went and followed its trail and ended up Frenzied lord while 4 of my friend just made like everyone and became Ranni's simps
@@WokeandProud And that's exactly why I hate any Souls game, story should be handed to you instead of playing detective and finding the story yourself
"Madness belongs to those that have lost everything". What a line! Man, it's been almost a year and it still pulls me back to this video. Thanks Vaati for creating this absolute gem, better than any I have seen in recent memory.
"Divest yourself of everything" that line and the hopelessness and sadness and acceptance is so eerie and appropriate for the situation Kale finds himself in. It's masterful stuff (cut content)
My reason why i cull all merchants now since i learnt their past, fuck having a world of chaos flame, constant torture and burning, so i always roleplay now apart from the actual chaos ending, to kill anyone one with an ounce of frenzied flame within them
@@RealKingCrabgonII I think it would be amazing if the DLC added a bunch of these quests back into the game in some form... Even if they didn't though I'd still be happy just knowing it existed even as cut content.
I think they cut it because somebody was scared of how much it would inspire anti-vaxxers and those who have been beaten, locked up and shunned to stand up against the oppressive governments. The traveling merchants are the truckers that protested and fought against the oppression of the governments of the world. The great caravan is the hope. They lost everything, jobs, savings, bank accounts, loved ones because of the mandates imposed by tyrannical governments during the pandemic.
After playing over 6 playthroughs I firmly believe the frenzied flame ending is the coolest one. It's Greek tragedy at it's finest, the hero that became the villain because it was the only way of saving the girl, and in doing so did what she hated the most, pushing her to become the hero of her own story and hunting down he who saved her, killed her past, destructive purpose by becoming her new, sadder one. Insane.
@cool dude I honestly feel this could have been achieved with something as simple as making Melina appear every time we wanted to level up. In fact, that is what made the Firekeeper so important in fan's hearts in Dark Souls III. Something as simple as hearing those whispers every time while leveling up would have given us way more intimacy with the character. All and all, a lost opportunity if you ask me.
Mid ending. Frenzied Flame is a weak escape, you could have the power to change the world, cause your Will was greater than everyone, even that of the Greater Will, you are literally the chosen one to change everything and improve it.
shabriri is such a fascinating and truly sinister character. To think that all he had to do was lie enough times, create enough slander, that people would hopelessly embrace the frenzied flame out of desperation. To circumvent the pain and suffering that his lie had caused. This god that was using shabriri as its host/emissary the entire time, Tricked the entire world into condemning itself for a crime it didn't actually commit. Until you, that is. powerful writing.
Turns out the Greater Will thrives on the Cycle of Vengeance, and has since splitting into the Golden Order and blessing Marika. "What was borrowed, must be returned." This god thrives on hate and vengeful thinking. It turns curses into raw energy. No wonder the Dung Eater was able to create Seedbed Curses... he was the only one who understood the Erdtree's true nature. It's watered with blood spilt in anger.
@@NotAGoodUsername360 Reminds me of a character from Martins novels. "when men see my sails, they pray." The priest raised a bony finger. "They pray to trees and golden idols and goat-headed abominations. False gods . . ." "Just so," said Euron, "and for that sin I kill them all. I spill their blood upon the sea and sow their screaming women with my seed. Their little gods cannot stop me, so plainly they are false gods. I am more devout than even you, Aeron. Perhaps it should be you who kneels to me for blessing."
Some lore notes: A lot of Kale's questline and dialogue in this video is featured in cut content. The same goes for Vyke. That's why you didn't experience these stories in-game! SekiroDubi on TH-cam has a good breakdown of Kale & Vyke's cut content. There's a lot of room for interpretation on Vyke's character, and this is my take on him. Yours may be different. There was a LOT planned for his character before it was cut/changed for the final game. And since a lot of people will ask "how do you know Vyke had two great runes" - Enia says "only once before have I seen two Great Runes together", and the Fingerprint Armor makes it clear that "No other Tarnished was closer to the throne of the Elden Lord than Vyke". Thus, he probably had the two great runes. As for which runes - remember that there are other Great Runes out there. Ranni's for example, Miquella's..I guess it's possible he possessed some unknown Great Runes? As for whether Hyetta "took over" Irina's body..well - the two characters share the exact same model, the same voice actress, and Hyetta can only be encountered after talking to Irina. It's true that Irina's body remains after Hyetta continues on - but I personally put that down to a developer oversight more than anything else. Don't forget - Shabriri takes over Yura's body as well. This is a frenzy-flame thing, it seems. Yura doesn't actually support you in-game near Edgar the Revenger - but I needed to incorporate Yura into the story because he appears later, so this was the best way to do it. Edgar also doesn't use frenzy spells in-game, but he DOES drop a shabriri grape, and there is a phantom that talks about frenzy right next to Edgar's shack. Prepare to Cry has always been about my interpretation of the story told cinematically, so please forgive and embrace these takes, and keep them separate from your own interpretation of the lore!
My biggest issue with stories in FromSoft games is that we're supposed to piece out the plot by looking at content they weren't able to finish and include in the game itself
It's really cool how this line of the story ties in together with the game. Vyke was supposed to be the next Elden Lord, he's seen on the cover of the game, he was powerful enough to gain 2 Great Runes before being embraced by the 3 fingers and thrown in a gaol, and he represents a character that acted selflessly and righteously to not murder a maiden for his own gain. He's the player before the player is the player. xD
@@captainnwalps6689 the return of the gloam eyed queen set out to finish the lord of frenzy using the very power of destined death that was once robbed from her
@@captainnwalps6689 Melina's desperation at trying to convince you not to tread down this path made me sad. She still sees hope despite everything that has happened
@@captainnwalps6689 except that destined death was already released back into the world after you kill Malekith. What would Melina be the hero of? Nothing is alive by this point in the story after nuking the lands between, save for the player and Melina.
The scene where the Tarnished is listening to Shabriri after he took Yura's body. Looking as he wants to strike him immediately after everything. Was so good, I felt the same way after hearing Shabiri's speech the first time where I literally wouldn't let him finish.
‘Love is the end of duty’ Vyke certainly had a true bond with his maiden, a bond stronger than duty itself, stronger than the title of Lord. You must have heard people saying ‘a hero will sacrifice you to save the world, but a villain will sacrifice the world to save you’, Vyke tossed aside his ambitions and destiny itself to remain with his beloved, but unfortunately she passed, so now he’s just the embodiment of regret, grief, and vengeance. Truly an underrated character.
I respect and understand him, so I choose to accepting FrenzyFlame to save Melina and burn the Erdtree then find the golden needle. Whatever Order I choose, this is the most perfect questline, I think. I think Melina's feelings are subtle and secluded in front of her destiny.
@@fabiangersemi9557 not Death but conjoined like all things should be. Anyway, you can use the golden needle to get another needle that rejects the call of the frenzy flame so you can get another ending.
I’ve been a fan of yours for years. When Elden ring came out, I was worried there would be a lot of copycats of your video style, and it’d become hard to maintain your audience. Instead, you consistently up’s the quality of your videos and showed every exactly why you’re the top dog of FromSoft lore guys. The amount of work that goes into your work to make it cinematic and engaging blows me away. Keep up the amazing work; hit me up if I can ever do anything to help.
So you were worried he'd hit a wall and struggle early on and didn't offer any help, and now that he's at 3million subs your now offering help? 😂 you had your chance to help him early on and you failed to. Don't go trying to ride his fame train now
That merchant's song in game was so haunting yet entrancing, hearing it expanded upon and redone was such a strange emotional catharsis, like their pain was easier to understand. Masterpiece of a video.
I think they cut it because somebody was scared of how much it would inspire anti-vaxxers and those who have been beaten, locked up and shunned to stand up against the oppressive governments. The traveling merchants are the truckers that protested and fought against the oppression of the governments of the world. The great caravan is the hope. They lost everything, jobs, savings, bank accounts, loved ones because of the mandates imposed by tyrannical governments during the pandemic.
21:08 the way Kale said " They're hardly human anymore." You can hear the pain in his voice how he found his people. Powerful storyline and powerful voice acting.
"what better existence is there than none at all" that is the only emotion i feel when i hear those last lines from Kale's dialogue. God what incredible content to be left out.
Feels like it was cut for being too close to social commentary. A broken system, with elites going to war and squandering what's left at the expense of everyone else? And a faction who knows that what's wrong with the system is baked into its very foundation, and seeks to burn it all down?
Existence is always worth experiencing no matter how bad things may seem. Some people may ask what the point of life is but it's not about the destination in life its about the journey along the way. It's about the places we visit and the people we see. There is no solid answer to the point of life because it's a different experience for everyone. So with all that said my question is why would anyone want to destroy all that distinguishes when that could very well be the reason to live.
@@jamster8764 i agree i like existence but who knows we arent a discriminated clan bound to madness, where ancestors aren't recognizable and the world is against you.
@@ApacheVibes You're right we aren't individuals under the threat of discrimination and bound to a place of suffering and isolation where our ancestors are branded demons with the world against our people. But even if we were would that be reason enough for you to lie down and die thinking your life was never meant to be? Even if the whole world made us their enemy I would rather take away their freedom to secure my own and continue living. Never buckle or yield to the cruelty that the world throws at you always steadfast and stand proud. Keep moving forward even if the world and your enemies seethe at the sight of it.
@@jamster8764 in the case of Kale yes I do think there isn't any point. What can Kale even do? Only a select few of them remain spread across the world and literally everyone except tarnished attack and harass them. we can so easily bark what we're saying but we don't have any clue what the bite is like. We, specifically, can't comprehend what Kale is feeling and going through via the dialogue. It would break most people in two. I understand being hopeful is always a good thing but how would we feel if this happened to us? Probably hopeless but thankfully we won't ever have to feel the same as Kale does.
This might be the best thing you've ever made, Vaati. Holy shit. The production values are unbelievable! Everyone who worked on this deserves so much praise.
Agreed, been watching Vaati since I beat Bloodborne and then went back to Dark Souls in 2015 and this shows the growth of the channel. I'm proud of Vaati and the crew for this. It really fleshes out the world on a whole new level.
“I’ll try to do a shorter prepare to cry episode next time“…. Uhhhhhh. No thanks! I LOVED this long format. It Makes the hundreds of hours I spent in game even more meaningful by finally starting to see the whole story. Your videos are more entertaining than anything else on the internet or on air.
I think they cut it because somebody was scared of how much it would inspire anti-vaxxers and those who have been beaten, locked up and shunned to stand up against the oppressive governments. The traveling merchants are the truckers that protested and fought against the oppression of the governments of the world. The great caravan is the hope. They lost everything, jobs, savings, bank accounts, loved ones because of the mandates imposed by tyrannical governments during the pandemic.
Mid ending. Frenzied Flame is a weak escape, you could have the power to change the world, cause your Will was greater than everyone, even that of the Greater Will, you are literally the chosen one to change everything and improve it.
@@TipoIrritablethis would be better if there were a few more safe havens like jar burg, maybe fort height after it’s liberated and you see the difference you are actually making, humans and demi humans interacting and aren’t hostile to you in the fort. The albinauric city after you kill the omen. Rya Lucaria if you complete everything in it. Doesn’t need to have a bunch of towns and NPCs but a few like jar burg, ones that you actually help and can see the changes. Without that the whole world of the lands between is trash and needs to be burned to restart.
Also, I love how the theme of eyes is very prominent when talking about the Frenzyed Flame and also in vengeance with "an eye for an eye, and the whole world goes blind" is so beautiful and poetic
I think this is why we only get 1 shabriri grape from any given source, because they've lost an eye and are seeking vengence so now they only have 1 eye left to take.
@OdinSon17382 "Introduce a little anarchy and everything becomes ~chaos~, I AM AN AGENT OF CHAOS!" (The Joker is Shabriri's brother from another mother)
Vaati, you have truly outdone yourself on this one. This wasn't just a retelling of a story in a vidya game, this elevated the story to far more gripping and terrifying heights. This is an incredible achievement, and you can be proud of yourself and the people you surround yourself with when making these. I would recommend this video to anyone that doesn't play video games, to show how far video game story telling has come.
@@aSSGoblin1488 A good point. I often find myself skipping through voiced dialogue to advance the questline, despite really enjoying the effort and craft of the voice actors.
@@cameronbotha6712 Well considering he had beaten two shard-bearers and made it all the way up the mountaintops of the giants in order to find out that he'd need to sacrifice his maiden which pushed him into the frenzied flames clutches, we can assume he's as strong as the player character should be for that area of the game
The Kale bit is beautiful. But my favorite part is the cutaways during Shabriri's speech through Yura. The Priest Shabriri just standing there, Smiling. Then the same man, still smiling, drenched in blood. So good.
The cinematography in these videos has become amazing. Vaati has always been an incredible producer and I've enjoyed his work for almost a decade now, but his Elden Ring content is truly spectacular. Big regards to his team as well. The production value has gone through the roof the last months.
I really love the Bandaged Tarnish after the Three Fingers blessing attire. Everything about this video was amazing! You guys really went above and beyond!
“They think we worship the three fingers. That *we* called the maddening sickness down upon them. Well if that’s what they expect from us, then that’s what they shall get from us!” I’m so angry this didn’t make it into the base game. Kale has so much good dialogue about his people, and it’s filled with so much emotion. He goes from a wandering spirit with curiosities about his ancestors and their legends, to someone completely consumed by his desire for revenge, enough to let the whole world burn away to avenge it. Hyetta’s quest is alright, but it doesn’t carry what Kale’s does. For me at least, she’s essentially just an NPC that gives you the frenzied flame seal, and no actual decent reason to inherit the flame itself. Kale makes you want to burn down the lands between just as much as he does.
Yeah, the reprise of, "May chaos take the world," was so well delivered. It feels like they removed one of the more poignant questlines of the game by cutting Kale's story. I'm happy to see it brought to life here in some form at least, but it's a shame that the devs cut it for whatever reason.
@@ShredPerspectivesWorks I play on ps5 so that’s not really an option for me. Vaati did get those lines from a guy who datamined them and put them back into the game though.
24:00 this line from Kale hits like a truck, especially after hearing the same litany from Yura/Shabriri. Shabriri roars it like a rallying cry, like a mad man who delights in the idea of 'chaos taking the world'. He shouts it like a zealot for a faith he does not comprehend. Kale here doesn't make it sound like a rallying cry, not like a zealot, but like a very tired, broken man who just wants it all to be *over* for everyone's sake. He knows that the flame will mean the end of this world, and basically raises his glass and says 'be done with it then.' Amazing storytelling from you guys in this scene.
Old, broken bodies, fallen to grief, or anger, or pain, revitalized and aided by an unknown entity for the sake of bringing about the end of the world. It's a sad, selfish existence, to serve the Frenzied Flame. To think that your misery and pain justifies the erasure of the joy and happiness of who knows how many others. To wallow in your own craven lust for destruction.
It kind of reminds me of one of the scenes in “Ghost of Tsushima” between Jin and Masako: Jin: “So you tried to kill me?! Have you lost your mind?!” Masako: “I have lost everything!!” Jin: “No. You’ve sacrificed everything. For revenge.” Masako: “And what do you feel when you think of Ryuzo?” Jin: “We can’t let anger consume us. Or blind us to our friends.” Seeking vengeance out of anger, righteous or not, only brings pain to everyone he who seeks vengeance touches.
I think they cut it because somebody was scared of how much it would inspire anti-vaxxers and those who have been beaten, locked up and shunned to stand up against the oppressive governments. The traveling merchants are the truckers that protested and fought against the oppression of the governments of the world. The great caravan is the hope. They lost everything, jobs, savings, bank accounts, loved ones because of the mandates imposed by tyrannical governments during the pandemic.
Melina's quote about there still being beauty in this tormented world over the shot of the little jars made me emotional :') even though supposedly those jars are filled with corpses lmao
Regardless of them being filled with corpse and gore.. If you read the the Companion Jar Talisman item description it says, "Though the jars are brought to life by human flesh and blood, they are all rather kindly folk. Perhaps they were made to be better than their innards." they are not defined of their grotesque contents but perhaps like the description tells, they are kind creatures... They were made to be better than their insides, in other words the humans/people that brought them to life.
The Frenzied Flame belongs to those who have lost everything. Even their questline. It's sort of fitting for Kale's quest to be cut, in that way. Shame as it is.
Fromsoft could never get their priorities straight. It's just another sad display of mismanagement. Such an important aspect of the world and they basically cut lots of important things. The copy paste nature and vast emptiness if worthwhile content is already an indicator that they should have focused on important things and not spread out resources for pointless things.
@@theblackbaron4119 true, there's also Melina never reacting to tarnished using miquella's needle. she left the player because he had the flame but in every ending she was supposed to be dead which is why she doesn't show up in the ending except in the frenzied flame ending, but if you aquire it and burn the erdtree but she has no reaction when you take it out makes it a much less believable world building. edit: they definitely shouldn't have wasted the reacourses making more than a single erdtree and more on the NPCS and unique bosses.
@@kingface2029 all merchants when attacked will at some point retaliate with frenzy spells. Just like the completely blind ones under Lyndell when dropping down to the 3 fingers after copy paste out of place mhog.
This video was a masterpiece. It is pretty interesting that the “counter” to madness is sleep, being that the icons for madness and sleep are the same just open eye or closed eye. Makes me wonder if Melina’s other eye opening after the frenzy ending is an awakening of her true power to quiet the madness with forced sleep/death. I hope a future dlc develops this story deeper
That could further the theory that she’s the gloam eyed queen as the godskins are weak to sleep so maybe that’s how she gained power over them and turned them into her followers
See, stuff like this is incredible, that even tiny details all add up, even in interpretations by each player. I hadn't even thought of that, which rounds out theories of the Gloam Eyed Queen and the Godskins, who are weak to sleep. God this game and its lore masters are awesome.
I come back to this video more often than I'd care to admit. It's so incredibly well done. I'm gonna have to mod back in Kale's quest and do a Flame of Frenzy ending when I'm in a particularly dejected mood.
Probably good to take some time making a couple smaller videos to rest a little and gear up for making another collaborative epic like this video was. There's plenty of smaller curiosities in the world of Elden Ring to explore, but seeing this, I can help but feel there are a lot of other concepts and stories that deserve to be given the same kind of treatment to really do them justice.
Production value on these is through the roof!!! Also Shabriri's voice actor when he's yelling "MAY CHAOS TAKE THE WORLD" is insane at what he does, chills all over.
“An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind” That quote is something I never thought of before, and it surprises me how much it applies to the world, both the Lands Between and our own. All of this revenge, and war, leads to us becoming more and more blind, until none of us will ever see again
It’s in one of the ASOIAF books as well, can’t remember where. You see a lot of GRRM’s influence in the themes of some these characters, and of the world itself. Degradation, decay and destruction. The death of heroes, and an age of wonder and terror. Very, very George.
I have been binging your content for a week now as I’m playing Elden ring again in preparation for the DLC. The amount of work that goes into your videos really shines as they are absolutely amazing. Bravo, you have an amazing production and it is appreciated.
the way this ending subtly recontextualizes the Tarnished of No Renown in relation to the enemies after they inherit the Flame of Frenzy amazes me. Suddenly, all of the endgame bosses go from sort of "villains" to people trying desperately to stop the Lord of Frenzied Flame. You really do become the villain the moment the three fingers clasp you
Mid ending. Frenzied Flame is a weak escape, you could have the power to change the world, cause your Will was greater than everyone, even that of the Greater Will, you are literally the chosen one to change everything and improve it.
The storytelling and cinematography is on a whole new level - I have no idea how you have pulled off these shots - the rack focus, the timing and audio cues Wow!
Ooof, that cinematography of the Misbegotten and Irena adds so much, such a “bomb under the table” moment, (even if such events aren’t viewable in game). You’ve put down yourself Vaati.
It never even occurred to me that they were the merchants. Went completely over my head. Mainly because I was just trying not to die *this time* getting through that area lol.
You know... I can imagine the merchants, buried down there, despairing over their fate, trying to find a way out. Then one of them suggest the unthinkable. They all fell silent before arguing, perhaps even fighting. In the end, they silently took their fiddles, put their bows on the string, and, slowly counted to three in their heads. And played. And played, played, played, played... Until one of them started screaming.
That sounds oddly beautiful and unsettling. Like the citizens above hear distant screams that just stops then it’s slow solemn music that after days becomes more and more frenzied till it stops abruptly.
That sounds oddly beautiful and unsettling. Like the citizens above hear distant screams that just stops then it’s slow solemn music that after days becomes more and more frenzied till it stops abruptly.
this is the 3rd video ive seen and the work that has gone into them is astaunding. I loved the fight with vyke in the evergaol that was cool. And i must say as long as these videos are they are truely amazing and definately worth the time. You almost forget that its just a youtube video because the story and its narration, the sounds, visuals the cinematography is perfect. Another awesome spectacle, massive shoutout to you and and everyone who worked with you to make it.
Oh. My. God. This is it. This is my absolute favorite souls-lore video of all time. Not only does this focus on one of the most interesting and mysterious aspects of Elden Ring, but it brings to light so many incredible parts. The backstory of the merchants, the tale of Vyke (one of my new favorite characters), Shabriri's origin, etc. The music is absolutely perfect. There's so many little, incredible details, like the dragon death-roar when Vyke is defeated (16:49), to the main character changing clothing depending on the scene, to the perfect face for Shabriri. The music, the tone, the editing, the cinematography. Absolute perfection from start to finish.
21:19 man Kale's delivery of that line, sent chills down my spine such a dramatic delivery makes you feel truly sorry for him and his tribe, long live the Nomad Merchants!
I think they cut it because somebody was scared of how much it would inspire anti-vaxxers and those who have been beaten, locked up and shunned to stand up against the oppressive governments. The traveling merchants are the truckers that protested and fought against the oppression of the governments of the world. The great caravan is the hope. They lost everything, jobs, savings, bank accounts, loved ones because of the mandates imposed by tyrannical governments during the pandemic.
This is perhaps the best exploration and explanation of what is *by far* the most complex ending in the game. Both in terms of lore, and morally. It puts all other "mending" endings into perspective. At its very roots it's the matter of "do I want to end all suffering, but also all the happiness, and bring back what was before". The Golden Order made the world as we know it today, with all its beauties and all its flaws. Frenzied Flame simply seeks to bring back what already was there before. Look at how everyone wants for us to change the Elden Ring, mend it with their own runes, turn the world into what they want. To serve them or their God. The world is already broken, but the system it exists in has the potential to make it SO much worse, and it takes one wrong mending rune to corrupt it beyond belief. The question is, should humanity continue to exist, while the risk for pain and suffering unending is an inherent part of that existence? Or should we end the system entirely, with everything and everyone that exists right now, and make the world the way it was for eons already. The way it always would have been without the interference of the Golden Order, flame unending. One thing I don't know is whether it's somehow inherently connected to suffering, or merely senses it and uses it to manipulate the most desperate ones. Many item descriptions, including in the DLC, suggest it often tries to promise flames as vengance and solace to those who lost it all. A good argument can be made that by promising to bring other Gods to justice, it's just manipulating you like all the other Gods. Even by trying to escape the system, you still hand the reigns over to a God.
It's because Shabiri, as far as we know, is just "I'll worship the end of everything because i read about Nihilism once" while Kale's comes from the realization that the world has suffering, and the beauty does not compensate it at all.
This video was incredibly done, but my favorite part about this ending wasn't shown, that is how hard to get to the 3 fingers is. Not only is is very hard to get to the sewers, then traversing through the pipes, to that huge elevator to Mohg's bossfight and the seal left by Morgott. Shows the incredible lenghts that the adherents of the Golden Order went to to hide the merchants and the frenzied flame, and I think that is some great enviromental storytelling, the "show not tell" that From is so good at
Does anyone understand what's up with the three fingers? Is there any meaning behind it? How are they connected to the two fingers, I thought the Frenzied Flame is basically just another "will" or godly entity from another world/universe/sphere, just like "the Moon", the Two fingers or the God of Rot?
This is hands down one of the best TH-cam videos I’ve ever seen. It’s also the only time I’ve 100% understood an Elden Ring lore video. The visual story telling here was so insanely good
What's so interesting to me is that even if you purge the flame of frenzy from your body with the needle, Melina won't forgive you. It's not just that she scorns you for playing with the world ending fire, it's also that you've taken from her the very meaning of her existence. Her mother, that woman who lived in the erdtree (you know the one), told her she had been born to burn the erdtree. And even if she gets to live, if you can call a bodiless burned spirit incapable of independent movement living, she won't forgive you for taking away her purpose, her destiny, and her chance to die. Shabriri, famous liar, tells you that you can spare Melina. He tells you that he has been given this body willingly. Can you trust him on either account?
Honestly that gives way more context with Melina going after the player - I remember the memes players made where Melina says she'll kill us when while we're a "lvl 250 badass" or whatever but given that her destiny is to die to fire, going after the Lord of Frenzied Flame may just be the last way she'll get that chance.
@@HappyMealPlusTax When she comes back after you kill Morgott she says she talked to her mother inside the Erdtree. There's only one person inside the Erdtree.
Eh I can live with that, she can be as mad and alive as she wants to be. Congratulations lady you’re now just like the rest of us struggling for meaning and reason to exist boo hoo .
And even with those lies told to us it is still the best choice one can make. The world was full of chaos, hate, suffering even before shabriri, for whom you need to ascend to be the Elden Lord, when even those who are closest to you will die no matter what you do. This is the only way how to not create sickening circle of events like in Dark Souls.
The hammer hitting the anvil and the beats dropping in. Lovely! Can’t believe this game had so much emotions in it which I couldn’t see because of ‘You died’
out of all the "Bad Endings" the Souls series has (aside from Sekiro) This is the one that makes the most sense. Why have the answers when you can make all the questions disapear
didnt goldmask actually get his answers from the golden order and he just killed himself? that was kind of an indication that the flame was actually the best ending when the biggest zealot for the golden order got his answer and just noped the fuck out (or was it corrin i cant remember)
@@gadfli_1076 almost. He did fall T posing, but his mending rune is about overwriting the golden order to his idealist standart. But as you said: he just erased everything to be perfect and peaced out
@@scottbecker4367 again thats totally possible I only completed the quest to get the T pose gesture once so I cant quite remember the order of events lol
It's so moving. He knows what is going to happen... and he desperately wants it, despite knowing the horrors that will follow. Such an awesome delivery from the VA.
One thing I find interesting is that in the fight with the actual vyke in the evergaol, he never uses the frenzy incantations, only the dragon cult incants. It seems to me that Vyke wasn't corrupted by the flame of frenzy or never intended to become the frenzied lord and only to use it to burn the thorns of the erdtree. However, unbeknownst to his maiden who thought he betrayed her, she commits suicide. It could also make sense why there is a spirit version we fight in the church of inhibition which could be a shade of the past, the vyke who was saddened by the loss of his maiden, filled with anger and hatred against himself and also having just inherited the flame of frenzy. Truly a tragic character, even more so if this is true.
His armor is actually singed in a way that seems to suggest he changed his mind and tried to turn away before the fingers grabbed him. He had his armor on too, which protected him somewhat, so that only one of his eyes got infected by the flame of frenzy. Which he then removed. That's the fingerprint grape you pick up
I think he exists in two realms. He captured himself in the Evergaol and that was the good version of himself that was respected by the dragons and kind to his maiden. However, his frenzied self existed as a dark spirit haunting his maiden's resting place and that version of himself does use frenzy magics.
@marshallmcdermott4737 Yeah but a lot of times there are invaders who are separate from the actual character millicent for example a version of her invades you before you even meet her and she's crippled and rotting away at that point
the quality of the "prepare to cry" series has evolved so much, this episode is the best one yet, can't wait for the next one, good job team vaati love all of your videos
Funnily enough, Yuura was the one and only NPC I killed in the story, right near the beginning. For his katana. And until I watched lore video I was convinced that Shabriri simply takes the form of the first friendly NPC you murder in the game as a sign of your growing madness.
I seriously cannot fathom just how evil Shabriri must be. All villains in all stories have light sides, and few of them are wholly evii. Except Shabriri.
i dont really see how combining everyone back into the primordial soup is considered evil in fact if that happened there wouldnt even be a concept of pain.
@@jackvancekirkland Dung Eater is driven by vendetta towards the Golden Order, at least that's what he says to justify his defilements, over what they have done to the Crucible/Great Tree
"The world of grace and his people should have been content to see us sink between the cracks, But to have intruded upon our solace. Having broken us upon their whims.. ill never forgive any of you". Damn these line are sooo good i cant stop thinking about them
I think they cut it because somebody was scared of how much it would inspire anti-vaxxers and those who have been beaten, locked up and shunned to stand up against the oppressive governments. The traveling merchants are the truckers that protested and fought against the oppression of the governments of the world. The great caravan is the hope. They lost everything, jobs, savings, bank accounts, loved ones because of the mandates imposed by tyrannical governments during the pandemic.
Kalé's cut quest and voice lines were a big surprise. I've never heard this much emotional range from a FromSoft NPC before. I will truly never understand why it was cut, but I'm thankful this video is here to showcase the VA's talents in such a great way.
It needs to be mentioned, but my god. The choreography for that Vyke fight was absolutely incredible! You've been throwing together an amazing team, Vaati. The improvements to your content are NOT going unnoticed, press on you amazing story-teller.
This truly was a magnificent episode, the lore, atmosphere, choreography of the fighting scenes and the delivery of it all is absolutely worth the tears. This has got to be the best video you've ever made.
I really wish they left Kale in the three fingers questline. His voicelines are too good to go to waste, and I hope that one day someone can add a mod to remedy this deep injustice.
I hope one day they release a director's cut of the game or something like that. In the base game, the NPC quest feel pretty lackluster and half-baked for the most part, and realizing that there were so many more quests that got abruptly cut adds insult to injury there. I feel like re-adding all of the NPC cut content would add so much more richness and depth to the world.
i remember the first dark souls prepare to cry series and was instantly hooked i love the style of how editing is done, vaati's voice is always so soothing
Despite how little we know, Vyke is probably one of my favorite characters in the series. It's also interesting how many Tarnished abandoned their quest once they realised they had to sacrifice their maiden.
So, Shabriri accused the Caravan in order to get them punished, causing enough simultaneous pain and sorrow to summon the flame of frenzy? Pretty interesting theory!
I think they summoned the flame on purpose after they were sealed deep underground, to spite those who believed the lie, and to make it the truth. Although I have to wonder, whether perhaps Shabriri manipulated them into doing it.
@@aSSGoblin1488 while you can't inflict madness on anyone but other Tarnished, the Frenzied Flame spells are very very good. The Flame of Frenzy incantation is excellent at breaking poise. Charge it up and let it fly in big slow bosses and you'll be knocking them down left and right. 2 charges knocks down golems. It's also superb against groups of enemies. Frenzied Burst is probably the fastest traveling and longest range incantation in the game. It also does a shitload of damage with a good casting build. It's basically a sniper rifle, I two shot cleanrot knights at the haligtree with it. Unendurable Frenzy is like the Flame of Frenzy, except it doesn't break poise and lasts longer. Great against groups and can be used while moving.
I was recommended a reaction of someone on this video just now, and that reminded me how much I love your video's! This is probably one of my favourite vidoe's on any platform, and The Lord of Frenzied Flame is easily my favourite story in Elden Ring
I love how cinematic this turned out to be. Several different angels, cuts, thematic shifts and beautiful battle choreographies. This adds to the enjoyment of the game, its lore and characters. The way Vyke's significance and power is presented easily 1ups the lackluster ingame content and is much appreciated. Thanks Vaati!
Yeah. I get the whole less-is-more thing. But sometimes a NPC just standing still and talking 30 seconds, with no lip sync, isnt the best story telling method. A cut scene doesnt have to be super long or advanced. Just ... something
@@Ultr4l0f "But sometimes a NPC just standing still and talking 30 seconds, with no lip sync, isnt the best story telling method." Wait you mean Like Gideon's fight. I 100% agree, and I love all the creative ways, people 'metaphorically' end him.
Not going to lie the fight with vyke was one of the most masterfully choreographed and cinematic fight scenes I’ve ever seen gave me goosebumps I think if miyazaki saw this video he would be incredibly proud, well done vaati and team another masterpiece 👍 edit:thanks for all the likes guys I love vykes character and lore one of my favourite npcs and that fight was just pure eye candy to me haha
I don't know why, but Kale's line "Divest yourself of everything" just hits me in such a way that I can't explain. It really shows how much emotion and passion went into the character. Sad that it was mostly cut. It truly makes me shiver every time I hear it.
As a person who NEVER cries from media, I was genuinely teary-eyed (as I am writing this comment) listening to Kale’s final monologue. Such an amazing performance and quest. Such a shame we never got it.
I hope everyone enjoyed the unsettling tone we went for to match the horror of this quest line. Vaati and I want to make each installment in this series stand apart from the rest, both visually and thematically, and I think we definitely accomplished that for this one. Can’t wait to keep evolving the series, thanks for watching!
This fucks, keep up the good work. FromSoft should hire y'all to direct some scenes in their future games. Just straight up amazing cinematography.
May I ask what is your role in all of this? Do you do editing? Sound mixing? Writing? I'd love to know more about your process!
thanx mispap1
@@UnravelingthePattern he the camera man
@Mispap1. Thank you for your awesome work.
The sheer emotion of Kale's voice actor in his cut-content ending was just incredible. Really wish From had kept that in. Wow, what an emotional video.
That 'THEN THAT'S WHAT THEY SHALL GET FROM US" line was so good it deserved this entire video built around that climax, hah. Totally agree
Nabil Elouahabi (Kale's VA) has excellent VA skills. He also voices Cypher from Valorant, and Cypher is considered one of the best voiced characters there.
I really wish we got his quest in the game, it would make doing the frenzy flame ending actually emotionally compelling instead of just "kill everyone". Personally, I do the frenzied flame ending as justice for the merchants, makes me sad we didn't get this questline
Something I’ve noticed, pretty much ALL of the voice actors did such a tremendous job.
I hope From reconsiders bringing his quest back in a director cut or dlc
It is criminal how kale and vyke’s quest lines got cut from the game. They may well have been some of the best stories in the game
DLC maybe?
I was wondering where those voice lines cames from ingame and now it makes sense. I can't think of anything else than DLC.
@@H1kari_1same here because, that's just, too amazing of a story to just cut completely from the game
@@nickh3279 I feel given that fromsoft tends to add cut content back with DLC it's possible, I feel they probably cut his quest line because they felt it be to much for the base game. I really do hope either it gets added and finished completely or they add it and slightly alter it to better fit the narrative they want. If we do get the DLC and it say takes place in the past or future it could work well by having him seek it out then rather than now. In general I'm sure the DLC will add a lot of content that even if we don't get kale will probably surprass it granted i adore the kale content and the fact it was so close to seemingly being finished I feel it's more likely but obviously just speculation
we can only pray for the dlc
“Then thats what they shall get from us!!!” Damn! The sheer emotion from this line.
I wish I could hug Santa Kale :(
Hobo Santa really have a good questline and a good voice actor.
and then he started planting spikes, security cameras and traps
I think they cut it because somebody was scared of how much it would inspire anti-vaxxers and those who have been beaten, locked up and shunned to stand up against the oppressive governments.
The traveling merchants are the truckers that protested and fought against the oppression of the governments of the world. The great caravan is the hope. They lost everything, jobs, savings, bank accounts, loved ones because of the mandates imposed by tyrannical governments during the pandemic.
Your 2400th like here, you deserve it
No matter how dark your life gets, you can always find comfort in the fact that you'll never live in a FromSoftware universe.
Truetrue :D
the best motivational speech I ever heard
All that comes from it is inspired from our reality
@@MrRenanHappy 😞 True
Yet* AND if you “live”
Tarnished: man this flame looks suspiciously like Sauron's eye
Evreyone who is sane: Dont touch it
Tarnished: Imma touch it.
The frenzyflaming tower:
Tarnished one, toucher of things
Thy touched thy thing
Literally me, I explored the catacombs because they're there, and I got the Flame just by following instructions by other players messages.
Got kinda pissed when I read up on it and found out I have to fight a late-game optional boss to get rid of it.
@@TheXell You uh, you don't have to fight the boss just be in the arena to use the item. Edit: no wait your talking about Melania, Blade of Miquella.
My three favorite things about the Vyke duel:
1. The Dual estus chug
2. The Tarnished's helmet breaking and revealing his face to be the mirror of Edgar, much like Hyetta and Irina
3. Vyke straight up tanking the giant boulder like the gigachad he is
Vyke is secretly Chris Redfield, boulder punching is his specialty
Dont forget the clashing dragonfire
was drinking some water while that part of the fight happaend, nearly spewed it all over my keyboard. for some reason vyke just full sprinting through a boulder and it having 0 effect really broke something inside me and i laughed really hard for a bit
I used Blaidd's greatsword and killed him in 5 hits.
I didn't even want to cheese him.
@@madscientist9254 yeah that was some straight up Zuko VS Azula agni kai shit, loved it
"I assure you lore community, it is absolutely essential that the Tarnished and Vyke have an anime battle to the death, for lore consistency."
The spells used weren’t even lore consistent
@@ASquared544 And?
@@ASquared544You'd let that get in the way of a cool fight scene? Prude.
@@ASquared544your face isn’t lore consistent.
@ASquared544 "what do you mean guys?? Im totally fun!"
Something I’ve noticed about the Frenzied Flame:
It’s always the well intentioned who are targeted by it. Whether it be Vyke, the closest friend of Lansseax who succumbed for his maiden, Kale and the Merchants, a simple people who the Erdtree thought to strike down, Hyetta who simply wished to complete her pilgrimage to Leyndell… or you. A Tarnished who wished to save the life of the first companion to show them kindness.
The Frenzied Flame targets the innocent, the kind, and therefore the vulnerable. There’s some exception but that’s generally the case.
And now Midra
@@aspectparadox6654 What'd he do again? I beat the DLC and looked at the descriptions of all the items I found, but I don't remember much about him beyond he messed with frenzy and got stabbed with the sword by hornsent inquisitors.
@@ALLMINDmercenarysupportsystem We’re not exactly sure WHY he sought the Frenzied Flame, but what we do know that after he took it, his Wife convinced him to not use it’s cursed power, and he obliged, promising to never use it. Hence why he has the Sword of Damnation in his body, to seal it away. Then, we The Tarnished come along, and he decides to use the power. Hence why he asks his Wife for forgiveness before pulling out the sword.
@@christianasiata4485 Any idea on how that makes him apply as innocent or kind, then?
Damn, the frenzied flame sounds a lot like Palpatine
Kalé's story is the most heavy hitting out of all of them. I wish it wasn't cut. Kalé's lines when he finds out what happened to his people, it's just heartbreaking
He’s the first merchant guy you come across right? I beat the game I’m just bad with names lmao, why was it cut tho?
@@silent7759 Yep the red hat merchant within the church just north of the first Tree Sentinel! Not sure why it was cut :( I am fascinated with the frenzied flame side of things.
0:55 what is this spear?
@@asadhus Elenaors poleblade I believe.
@@asadhus Twinblade with some kind of weapon enchant. No sure which one.
The difference between Shabriri's madly gleeful cries versus Kale's soft broken "May Chaos Take The World. May Chaos Take The World." is Staggering. Shabriri threw himself merrily into the Frenzied Flame, while Kale is just weary and so very tired.
"It's all so tiresome."
I think they cut it because somebody was scared of how much it would inspire anti-vaxxers and those who have been beaten, locked up and shunned to stand up against the oppressive governments.
The traveling merchants are the truckers that protested and fought against the oppression of the governments of the world. The great caravan is the hope. They lost everything, jobs, savings, bank accounts, loved ones because of the mandates imposed by tyrannical governments during the pandemic.
Two sides of the same coin.
One calls for chaos out of sheer *insanity*
The other calls for chaos out of *despair*
“Gives me conniptions”
that Shabriri line "may chaos take the world" always gives me goosebumps. That voice actor delivery is incredible.
On my first playthrough i spoke to him and as soon as i heard him say that i was like "this guys bad news" and proceeded to slaughter him haha
The way Shabriri is shown being Killed reminds me of the Shura ending in Sekiro, which feels a little fitting thanks to the Gear worn by Yura-Shabriri
Reminds me of the literal forces of Chaos from 40K. Although there chaos is more self-perpetuating cruelty and despair while here it looks more like Omnicidal suicide from the despair of the Lands Between.
that one line convinced me that he is the intro's narrator voice
Is it just me or does he sound like Winnie the Pooh during his monologue?
"Lets write an amazing questline for this NPC.
Ok now lets leave it out of the game."
-Miyazaki (perhaps)
I'm desperately hoping that alongside the DLC bringing standalone postgame content, they'll use the opportunity to flesh out those areas of the game that weren't quite finished on time. Specifically:
- The cut merchant's questline (provides a LOT of necessary context to 3 Fingers)
- The Recusant faction (it deserves its own ending!)
- The Dynasty of Blood (currently we only ever meet one dude from this "faction")
- The cut mimic questline (that fleshes out Nokron)
I ALSO wouldn't mind if they updated a few of the more common copy-paste bosses and enemies to make their variants more unique and memorable...
i badly hope kales quest comes back for the DLC aswell as vykes questline
"Cut it out and add another poison swamp:
-Miyazaki (probably)
@@predatorasap5040Either that or "No, let's give every boss more AOE attacks.."
"This project became too big and we don't have time to spend on 4/5 of the endings that aren't about Ranni. Leave it in the source code so VaatiVidya can make it understandable to people a few years after release."
-Miyazaki (fo' sho')
In a world where Dung Eater exists, i wonder how incredibly vile Shabriri's lie must have been to be called the "most reviled"
Well, it resulted in (effectively) an entire people and culture being genocided. What the Dung Eater does is absolutely evil, but what Shabriri did is on a whole other level beyond.
Thats a good point, I wonder as well
Worshiping the three fingers in a world where the 2 fingers are considered holy is pretty serious.
@@matterking1 Can I worship the Five Finger Death Punch instead?
In Shabiri's world no one will even exist to be cursed. There will be no chance for salvation. Everything ends.
Thanks for inviting me to collaborate on this one Vaati! It was a great idea and it turned out amazing ☺
I love how haunting the song gets at the end. Beautiful work - you really did it justice.
Everyone go to Alex's channel to hear the song by itself!
You’re the goat man👍🏿
Hell ya Alex! Always turns out great with your involvement.
Best music of Elden Ring. Sweet, sad, tranquilizing, desprate but happy. Just as the ending of Frenzied Flame, burn everything to ashes then turn all into peace.
Great album bro! When is the merchant rendition going to be on your channel is like to buy that as well
Man Kalé's cut quest is heart wrenching and incredibly written, cant believe that was cut
I really want to know why. Maybe a FromSoft hack will happen one day?
the sheer amount of cut contents makes you wonder how this game was released at all... if it would need one thing that would indeed be more quests outside of the legacy dungeons to fill the world with contents.
maybe because it was done so well players might always go for frenzied flame ending
@@MadAtreides1 yes, the game with the most content I’ve ever played shouldn’t have been released at all.
@@SlowSpeedChase13 Same as always with every studio: they bitted more than they could chew. The game is amazing, but it becomes painfully clear that they ran out of time, half of it is very empty.
I never noticed that those poor wretches in the descent into the flame had those same damn instruments that the merchants have. Shivered at that revelation.
There's also a rhythm playing while you are there that's called merchant violin,if you search accordingly you will find a still alive merchant that plays the rhythm ,scary and sad at the same time
me neither. I was like "oh cool, creepy dungeon with lots of bodies" and just kept on exploring merrily. Never even noticed the obvious connection until today.
You also can find the merchant armor set in the first room of bodies. You have to get the enemy to attack and destroy the tents.
The frenzied flame quest was one of the biggest twist in elden ring i found a frenzy afflicted village with a cool spell and it turns out to be the beginning to an ending
That's what I love so much about soul's/bloodbourne/elden rings story telling if you pay attention you will slowly uncover the story yourself bit by bit it doesn't hand feed the story to you, you have to play detective and find it yourself.
That little village near Morne castle was also so intriguing for me, I went and followed its trail and ended up Frenzied lord while 4 of my friend just made like everyone and became Ranni's simps
@@ergheiz1245 ehhhhh rannis quest is the easiest
@@WokeandProud And that's exactly why I hate any Souls game, story should be handed to you instead of playing detective and finding the story yourself
@@hydrocy.9165 you trolling right? If not go play God of war spoonarok
15:36 Vyke's attack breaks the character's helmet, revealing a burnt face with an explosion of frenzy. Really cool moment there.
The face is also a mirroring of Edgars face
"Madness belongs to those that have lost everything". What a line! Man, it's been almost a year and it still pulls me back to this video. Thanks Vaati for creating this absolute gem, better than any I have seen in recent memory.
"Divest yourself of everything" that line and the hopelessness and sadness and acceptance is so eerie and appropriate for the situation Kale finds himself in. It's masterful stuff (cut content)
My reason why i cull all merchants now since i learnt their past, fuck having a world of chaos flame, constant torture and burning, so i always roleplay now apart from the actual chaos ending, to kill anyone one with an ounce of frenzied flame within them
I cannot forgive From Software for cutting this.
@@EldenLord. at this point sometimes I think From cuts those stuff from the game knowing that their fans will discover it
@@ulove3240 and want it later down the line or in another game lmao
@@RealKingCrabgonII I think it would be amazing if the DLC added a bunch of these quests back into the game in some form... Even if they didn't though I'd still be happy just knowing it existed even as cut content.
Man...Kalé's deleted dialogue with the music and just the way the actor delievered his lines have made me shed tears. Truly masterful
I didn’t know he had more lines shame they got rid pf them they sound dope
I wish he still reacted to you claiming the Flame of Frenzy. I went back to him to see what he'd say, and he said nothing 😔
i love the voice actor. so good
I think they cut it because somebody was scared of how much it would inspire anti-vaxxers and those who have been beaten, locked up and shunned to stand up against the oppressive governments.
The traveling merchants are the truckers that protested and fought against the oppression of the governments of the world. The great caravan is the hope. They lost everything, jobs, savings, bank accounts, loved ones because of the mandates imposed by tyrannical governments during the pandemic.
After playing over 6 playthroughs I firmly believe the frenzied flame ending is the coolest one. It's Greek tragedy at it's finest, the hero that became the villain because it was the only way of saving the girl, and in doing so did what she hated the most, pushing her to become the hero of her own story and hunting down he who saved her, killed her past, destructive purpose by becoming her new, sadder one. Insane.
All I'm gonna say is no other school of spells looks as downright badass as the chaos school.
@cool dude I honestly feel this could have been achieved with something as simple as making Melina appear every time we wanted to level up. In fact, that is what made the Firekeeper so important in fan's hearts in Dark Souls III. Something as simple as hearing those whispers every time while leveling up would have given us way more intimacy with the character. All and all, a lost opportunity if you ask me.
call me weird but It's my favorite ending
Mid ending. Frenzied Flame is a weak escape, you could have the power to change the world, cause your Will was greater than everyone, even that of the Greater Will, you are literally the chosen one to change everything and improve it.
@@user-yg5vy5bs2jlike Garl Vinland and maiden Astraea?
shabriri is such a fascinating and truly sinister character. To think that all he had to do was lie enough times, create enough slander, that people would hopelessly embrace the frenzied flame out of desperation. To circumvent the pain and suffering that his lie had caused. This god that was using shabriri as its host/emissary the entire time, Tricked the entire world into condemning itself for a crime it didn't actually commit. Until you, that is.
powerful writing.
the dude is basically your average politician 😂
Wait what crime did we (the tarnished) commit? 🤔
@@Charkra10101 presumably you embrace the frenzied flame if you choose that ending
Turns out the Greater Will thrives on the Cycle of Vengeance, and has since splitting into the Golden Order and blessing Marika.
"What was borrowed, must be returned."
This god thrives on hate and vengeful thinking. It turns curses into raw energy.
No wonder the Dung Eater was able to create Seedbed Curses... he was the only one who understood the Erdtree's true nature.
It's watered with blood spilt in anger.
@@NotAGoodUsername360
Reminds me of a character from Martins novels.
"when men see my sails, they pray."
The priest raised a bony finger. "They pray to trees and golden idols and goat-headed abominations. False gods . . ."
"Just so," said Euron, "and for that sin I kill them all. I spill their blood upon the sea and sow their screaming women with my seed. Their little gods cannot stop me, so plainly they are false gods. I am more devout than even you, Aeron. Perhaps it should be you who kneels to me for blessing."
Some lore notes:
A lot of Kale's questline and dialogue in this video is featured in cut content. The same goes for Vyke. That's why you didn't experience these stories in-game! SekiroDubi on TH-cam has a good breakdown of Kale & Vyke's cut content.
There's a lot of room for interpretation on Vyke's character, and this is my take on him. Yours may be different. There was a LOT planned for his character before it was cut/changed for the final game. And since a lot of people will ask "how do you know Vyke had two great runes" - Enia says "only once before have I seen two Great Runes together", and the Fingerprint Armor makes it clear that "No other Tarnished was closer to the throne of the Elden Lord than Vyke". Thus, he probably had the two great runes. As for which runes - remember that there are other Great Runes out there. Ranni's for example, Miquella's..I guess it's possible he possessed some unknown Great Runes?
As for whether Hyetta "took over" Irina's body..well - the two characters share the exact same model, the same voice actress, and Hyetta can only be encountered after talking to Irina. It's true that Irina's body remains after Hyetta continues on - but I personally put that down to a developer oversight more than anything else. Don't forget - Shabriri takes over Yura's body as well. This is a frenzy-flame thing, it seems.
Yura doesn't actually support you in-game near Edgar the Revenger - but I needed to incorporate Yura into the story because he appears later, so this was the best way to do it.
Edgar also doesn't use frenzy spells in-game, but he DOES drop a shabriri grape, and there is a phantom that talks about frenzy right next to Edgar's shack.
Prepare to Cry has always been about my interpretation of the story told cinematically, so please forgive and embrace these takes, and keep them separate from your own interpretation of the lore!
Hi
My biggest issue with stories in FromSoft games is that we're supposed to piece out the plot by looking at content they weren't able to finish and include in the game itself
Had a feeling you'd include that when I saw Kale
I know FromSoft has vague storytelling in the games but people shouldn’t datamine cut content to piece together critical plot elements
I always thought because Vyke wore his armor he went insane. Instead of inheriting the flame. Killed his own maiden and then got locked in the Gaol.
It's really cool how this line of the story ties in together with the game. Vyke was supposed to be the next Elden Lord, he's seen on the cover of the game, he was powerful enough to gain 2 Great Runes before being embraced by the 3 fingers and thrown in a gaol, and he represents a character that acted selflessly and righteously to not murder a maiden for his own gain. He's the player before the player is the player. xD
If only he got Miquella's Needle and fought Placidusax to remove Frenzied Flame after saving his maiden.
@@WingTheGoat He had points in everything but intelligence :(
Does anyone know who’s great runes he acquired?
@@WingTheGoat You don't actually need to fight placidusax to use the needle, just to be in the arena.
sounds like it deserves a prequel, just saying
I love how the frenzied flame ending is like a perfect villain backstory
And sets Melina up to be the true hero of the land between by extinguishing the flames of chaos and introducing destined death back into the world
@@captainnwalps6689 I always took it moreso as her ensuring the Lord of Chaos dies like the rest of the world.
@@captainnwalps6689 the return of the gloam eyed queen set out to finish the lord of frenzy using the very power of destined death that was once robbed from her
@@captainnwalps6689 Melina's desperation at trying to convince you not to tread down this path made me sad. She still sees hope despite everything that has happened
@@captainnwalps6689 except that destined death was already released back into the world after you kill Malekith. What would Melina be the hero of? Nothing is alive by this point in the story after nuking the lands between, save for the player and Melina.
Love that the go-to style for any lord of Frenzy is “ragged homeless man”
Feeling called out, I'm going for that ending in a new playthrough right now and I'm wearing Morgotts Cloak and bloody bandages
And now with the DLC it is confirmed that that would be lore accurate
I’ve been using the nights cav armor with a black hood and a blindfold from char creator it looks badass
For me I wore Bernahl's set. The flaming head looked amazing with it
Cos they divest themselves of everything
The way it cuts to that smiling face with the words "I, Shabriri", getting more and more horrific each was masterful visual storytelling!
Seriously, I agree!
If you want it to be less horrifying, imagine that he's doing the troll or ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) face with increasing intensity
The scene where the Tarnished is listening to Shabriri after he took Yura's body. Looking as he wants to strike him immediately after everything. Was so good, I felt the same way after hearing Shabiri's speech the first time where I literally wouldn't let him finish.
I hope the voice actor for Kale sees this, his work even though cut from the game is being appreciated in another beautiful way.
someone should really send it to them
@@olecola3them and him both work. English is hard, I know
‘Love is the end of duty’ Vyke certainly had a true bond with his maiden, a bond stronger than duty itself, stronger than the title of Lord. You must have heard people saying ‘a hero will sacrifice you to save the world, but a villain will sacrifice the world to save you’, Vyke tossed aside his ambitions and destiny itself to remain with his beloved, but unfortunately she passed, so now he’s just the embodiment of regret, grief, and vengeance. Truly an underrated character.
he is darth vader
I respect and understand him, so I choose to accepting FrenzyFlame to save Melina and burn the Erdtree then find the golden needle. Whatever Order I choose, this is the most perfect questline, I think. I think Melina's feelings are subtle and secluded in front of her destiny.
@@CFDarling-h6u Malenia for Torrent , Also Malenia will hunt you down idiot
@@CFDarling-h6ubut everyone dies in the frenzied flame ending
@@fabiangersemi9557 not Death but conjoined like all things should be. Anyway, you can use the golden needle to get another needle that rejects the call of the frenzy flame so you can get another ending.
I’ve been a fan of yours for years. When Elden ring came out, I was worried there would be a lot of copycats of your video style, and it’d become hard to maintain your audience.
Instead, you consistently up’s the quality of your videos and showed every exactly why you’re the top dog of FromSoft lore guys. The amount of work that goes into your work to make it cinematic and engaging blows me away.
Keep up the amazing work; hit me up if I can ever do anything to help.
So you were worried he'd hit a wall and struggle early on and didn't offer any help, and now that he's at 3million subs your now offering help? 😂 you had your chance to help him early on and you failed to. Don't go trying to ride his fame train now
That merchant's song in game was so haunting yet entrancing, hearing it expanded upon and redone was such a strange emotional catharsis, like their pain was easier to understand. Masterpiece of a video.
I think they cut it because somebody was scared of how much it would inspire anti-vaxxers and those who have been beaten, locked up and shunned to stand up against the oppressive governments.
The traveling merchants are the truckers that protested and fought against the oppression of the governments of the world. The great caravan is the hope. They lost everything, jobs, savings, bank accounts, loved ones because of the mandates imposed by tyrannical governments during the pandemic.
21:08 the way Kale said " They're hardly human anymore." You can hear the pain in his voice how he found his people. Powerful storyline and powerful voice acting.
And it was all cut! Ahahaha!
he's the same actor from the Agent Cypher from Valorant, wich is a cool fun fact if you're familiar with that game.
@@Agnithosoh wow actually
i felt a deep hate in his voice, but pain is also there, what a horrible fate for them. Their story justifies the frenzied flame ending.
You can imagine you-know-who choking out those same words, if she ever had to speak of what’s in the jars.
"what better existence is there than none at all"
that is the only emotion i feel when i hear those last lines from Kale's dialogue. God what incredible content to be left out.
Feels like it was cut for being too close to social commentary.
A broken system, with elites going to war and squandering what's left at the expense of everyone else?
And a faction who knows that what's wrong with the system is baked into its very foundation, and seeks to burn it all down?
Existence is always worth experiencing no matter how bad things may seem. Some people may ask what the point of life is but it's not about the destination in life its about the journey along the way. It's about the places we visit and the people we see. There is no solid answer to the point of life because it's a different experience for everyone. So with all that said my question is why would anyone want to destroy all that distinguishes when that could very well be the reason to live.
@@jamster8764 i agree i like existence but who knows we arent a discriminated clan bound to madness, where ancestors aren't recognizable and the world is against you.
@@ApacheVibes You're right we aren't individuals under the threat of discrimination and bound to a place of suffering and isolation where our ancestors are branded demons with the world against our people. But even if we were would that be reason enough for you to lie down and die thinking your life was never meant to be? Even if the whole world made us their enemy I would rather take away their freedom to secure my own and continue living. Never buckle or yield to the cruelty that the world throws at you always steadfast and stand proud. Keep moving forward even if the world and your enemies seethe at the sight of it.
@@jamster8764 in the case of Kale yes I do think there isn't any point. What can Kale even do? Only a select few of them remain spread across the world and literally everyone except tarnished attack and harass them. we can so easily bark what we're saying but we don't have any clue what the bite is like. We, specifically, can't comprehend what Kale is feeling and going through via the dialogue. It would break most people in two. I understand being hopeful is always a good thing but how would we feel if this happened to us? Probably hopeless but thankfully we won't ever have to feel the same as Kale does.
madness seems to be a parallel to hollowing, giving up when it seems all hope is lost. accepting your fate rather than fighting it.
“I have endured… more than enough…”
This might be the best thing you've ever made, Vaati. Holy shit. The production values are unbelievable! Everyone who worked on this deserves so much praise.
This is next level. This video is what standard I will base production around.
Agreed, been watching Vaati since I beat Bloodborne and then went back to Dark Souls in 2015 and this shows the growth of the channel. I'm proud of Vaati and the crew for this. It really fleshes out the world on a whole new level.
He has set the bar incredibly high for these kind of videos. I think only he can raise it higher. This guy is insanely talented
“I’ll try to do a shorter prepare to cry episode next time“…. Uhhhhhh. No thanks! I LOVED this long format. It Makes the hundreds of hours I spent in game even more meaningful by finally starting to see the whole story. Your videos are more entertaining than anything else on the internet or on air.
Right the production on this is next level I want a feature film at this point 😂
I think they cut it because somebody was scared of how much it would inspire anti-vaxxers and those who have been beaten, locked up and shunned to stand up against the oppressive governments.
The traveling merchants are the truckers that protested and fought against the oppression of the governments of the world. The great caravan is the hope. They lost everything, jobs, savings, bank accounts, loved ones because of the mandates imposed by tyrannical governments during the pandemic.
agree!
Mid ending. Frenzied Flame is a weak escape, you could have the power to change the world, cause your Will was greater than everyone, even that of the Greater Will, you are literally the chosen one to change everything and improve it.
@@TipoIrritablethis would be better if there were a few more safe havens like jar burg, maybe fort height after it’s liberated and you see the difference you are actually making, humans and demi humans interacting and aren’t hostile to you in the fort. The albinauric city after you kill the omen. Rya Lucaria if you complete everything in it. Doesn’t need to have a bunch of towns and NPCs but a few like jar burg, ones that you actually help and can see the changes. Without that the whole world of the lands between is trash and needs to be burned to restart.
Also, I love how the theme of eyes is very prominent when talking about the Frenzyed Flame and also in vengeance with "an eye for an eye, and the whole world goes blind" is so beautiful and poetic
Ah, this is epic!
Also the 'descent into madness' as we made our climb downwards to see the 3 fingers. Just sheer poetic genius!!
I think this is why we only get 1 shabriri grape from any given source, because they've lost an eye and are seeking vengence so now they only have 1 eye left to take.
Phenomenal line honestly
The way Shabriri covers his eyes while wearing Yura is fuckkkking creepy.
I thought he didn't want us to show us yura's corpse face but now that I think about it..I think he's hiding those frenzied flame eyes
MAY CHAOS. TAKE. THE WORLD.
Because he is eyeless
@OdinSon17382
"Introduce a little anarchy and everything becomes ~chaos~,
I AM AN AGENT OF CHAOS!"
(The Joker is Shabriri's brother from another mother)
Vaati, you have truly outdone yourself on this one. This wasn't just a retelling of a story in a vidya game, this elevated the story to far more gripping and terrifying heights. This is an incredible achievement, and you can be proud of yourself and the people you surround yourself with when making these. I would recommend this video to anyone that doesn't play video games, to show how far video game story telling has come.
Seconded.
i wonder if elden ring would benefit from "paused" npc dialogue cut scenes to make it more dramatic?
@@aSSGoblin1488 A good point. I often find myself skipping through voiced dialogue to advance the questline, despite really enjoying the effort and craft of the voice actors.
Video game storytelling? Elden Ring isn't the greatest example of that imo since ER didnt produce this movie we just witnessed lol
Vyke's Story seemed most tragic in the lore of Elden Ring.
A worthy Elden Lord, Pure, Selfless and Righteous,yet tricked into losing everything.. 😭
How strong would’ve Vyke bean if you fought him at his prime state, like before the three fingers grasped him.
@@cameronbotha6712 Well considering he had beaten two shard-bearers and made it all the way up the mountaintops of the giants in order to find out that he'd need to sacrifice his maiden which pushed him into the frenzied flames clutches, we can assume he's as strong as the player character should be for that area of the game
@CaptainChunkPlays yet all the demigods are still alive
@@Rhino-Prime yeah, exactly. I’m confused 🤔
@@Fox3032 did the demigods actually talk to this guy instead of immediately jumping him
The Kale bit is beautiful. But my favorite part is the cutaways during Shabriri's speech through Yura. The Priest Shabriri just standing there, Smiling. Then the same man, still smiling, drenched in blood. So good.
The cinematography in these videos has become amazing. Vaati has always been an incredible producer and I've enjoyed his work for almost a decade now, but his Elden Ring content is truly spectacular. Big regards to his team as well. The production value has gone through the roof the last months.
I really love the Bandaged Tarnish after the Three Fingers blessing attire.
Everything about this video was amazing! You guys really went above and beyond!
Okay. This one made me cry. Hearing Kale lament his kindred was overwhelming. What an incredible voice actor
Wow
Sad that it was cut from the final release
“They think we worship the three fingers. That *we* called the maddening sickness down upon them. Well if that’s what they expect from us, then that’s what they shall get from us!”
I’m so angry this didn’t make it into the base game. Kale has so much good dialogue about his people, and it’s filled with so much emotion. He goes from a wandering spirit with curiosities about his ancestors and their legends, to someone completely consumed by his desire for revenge, enough to let the whole world burn away to avenge it.
Hyetta’s quest is alright, but it doesn’t carry what Kale’s does. For me at least, she’s essentially just an NPC that gives you the frenzied flame seal, and no actual decent reason to inherit the flame itself. Kale makes you want to burn down the lands between just as much as he does.
Yeah, the reprise of, "May chaos take the world," was so well delivered. It feels like they removed one of the more poignant questlines of the game by cutting Kale's story. I'm happy to see it brought to life here in some form at least, but it's a shame that the devs cut it for whatever reason.
may add it by mods?
@@ShredPerspectivesWorks I play on ps5 so that’s not really an option for me. Vaati did get those lines from a guy who datamined them and put them back into the game though.
@@CosmosCat oh. Im sorry
@@YorkJonhson im hoping for more frenzied flame stuff in the dlc, so maybe they'll expand on Kale with the dlc.
24:00 this line from Kale hits like a truck, especially after hearing the same litany from Yura/Shabriri. Shabriri roars it like a rallying cry, like a mad man who delights in the idea of 'chaos taking the world'. He shouts it like a zealot for a faith he does not comprehend. Kale here doesn't make it sound like a rallying cry, not like a zealot, but like a very tired, broken man who just wants it all to be *over* for everyone's sake. He knows that the flame will mean the end of this world, and basically raises his glass and says 'be done with it then.'
Amazing storytelling from you guys in this scene.
Virgin Frenzied Flame: "Reject life!"
The gigachad: "No."
Old, broken bodies, fallen to grief, or anger, or pain, revitalized and aided by an unknown entity for the sake of bringing about the end of the world.
It's a sad, selfish existence, to serve the Frenzied Flame. To think that your misery and pain justifies the erasure of the joy and happiness of who knows how many others. To wallow in your own craven lust for destruction.
It kind of reminds me of one of the scenes in “Ghost of Tsushima” between Jin and Masako:
Jin: “So you tried to kill me?! Have you lost your mind?!”
Masako: “I have lost everything!!”
Jin: “No. You’ve sacrificed everything. For revenge.”
Masako: “And what do you feel when you think of Ryuzo?”
Jin: “We can’t let anger consume us. Or blind us to our friends.”
Seeking vengeance out of anger, righteous or not, only brings pain to everyone he who seeks vengeance touches.
@@TheSuperRatt Cringe.
I think they cut it because somebody was scared of how much it would inspire anti-vaxxers and those who have been beaten, locked up and shunned to stand up against the oppressive governments.
The traveling merchants are the truckers that protested and fought against the oppression of the governments of the world. The great caravan is the hope. They lost everything, jobs, savings, bank accounts, loved ones because of the mandates imposed by tyrannical governments during the pandemic.
Thank you for showing this cut content and to whoever restored it in such a fantastic way. Kale's voice acting here is incredible and heartbreaking
Melina's quote about there still being beauty in this tormented world over the shot of the little jars made me emotional :') even though supposedly those jars are filled with corpses lmao
not to mention how those jars die (killed by poachers)
The fact that they were filled with corpses kinda proves her point imo. Even in death, life flourishes.
@@tTaseric true
Regardless of them being filled with corpse and gore.. If you read the the Companion Jar Talisman item description it says,
"Though the jars are brought to life by human flesh and blood, they are all rather kindly folk. Perhaps they were made to be better than their innards."
they are not defined of their grotesque contents but perhaps like the description tells, they are kind creatures... They were made to be better than their insides, in other words the humans/people that brought them to life.
@@tTaseric That doesn't mean it should.
The Frenzied Flame belongs to those who have lost everything. Even their questline. It's sort of fitting for Kale's quest to be cut, in that way. Shame as it is.
Fromsoft could never get their priorities straight. It's just another sad display of mismanagement. Such an important aspect of the world and they basically cut lots of important things. The copy paste nature and vast emptiness if worthwhile content is already an indicator that they should have focused on important things and not spread out resources for pointless things.
@Alex do they have the Frenzied flame?
@@theblackbaron4119 true, there's also Melina never reacting to tarnished using miquella's needle. she left the player because he had the flame but in every ending she was supposed to be dead which is why she doesn't show up in the ending except in the frenzied flame ending, but if you aquire it and burn the erdtree but she has no reaction when you take it out makes it a much less believable world building.
edit: they definitely shouldn't have wasted the reacourses making more than a single erdtree and more on the NPCS and unique bosses.
@@kingface2029 all merchants when attacked will at some point retaliate with frenzy spells. Just like the completely blind ones under Lyndell when dropping down to the 3 fingers after copy paste out of place mhog.
@@theblackbaron4119 interesting
This video was a masterpiece.
It is pretty interesting that the “counter” to madness is sleep, being that the icons for madness and sleep are the same just open eye or closed eye. Makes me wonder if Melina’s other eye opening after the frenzy ending is an awakening of her true power to quiet the madness with forced sleep/death. I hope a future dlc develops this story deeper
That could further the theory that she’s the gloam eyed queen as the godskins are weak to sleep so maybe that’s how she gained power over them and turned them into her followers
Oh snaps. That's observation is straight gang signs my dude.
One could say that sleep is like death. We see now Destine Death or Sleep will counter Madness or Chaos.
Its ranni, the blue eye is ranni, she mentions destined death, ranni has destined death as a weapon, Melinas body is a puppet
See, stuff like this is incredible, that even tiny details all add up, even in interpretations by each player.
I hadn't even thought of that, which rounds out theories of the Gloam Eyed Queen and the Godskins, who are weak to sleep. God this game and its lore masters are awesome.
I come back to this video more often than I'd care to admit. It's so incredibly well done. I'm gonna have to mod back in Kale's quest and do a Flame of Frenzy ending when I'm in a particularly dejected mood.
Don't do a shorter one! I love the storytelling and cinematic freedom that came with this 30 minute video. This was gorgeous to watch!
agreed, i much prefer these longer videos
Probably good to take some time making a couple smaller videos to rest a little and gear up for making another collaborative epic like this video was. There's plenty of smaller curiosities in the world of Elden Ring to explore, but seeing this, I can help but feel there are a lot of other concepts and stories that deserve to be given the same kind of treatment to really do them justice.
Production value on these is through the roof!!! Also Shabriri's voice actor when he's yelling "MAY CHAOS TAKE THE WORLD" is insane at what he does, chills all over.
“An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind”
That quote is something I never thought of before, and it surprises me how much it applies to the world, both the Lands Between and our own. All of this revenge, and war, leads to us becoming more and more blind, until none of us will ever see again
Eye for an eye leaves one man with an eye. The one eyed man is king. The metaphor is crap.
Pretty common saying, though
It’s in one of the ASOIAF books as well, can’t remember where. You see a lot of GRRM’s influence in the themes of some these characters, and of the world itself. Degradation, decay and destruction. The death of heroes, and an age of wonder and terror. Very, very George.
@@Dunge0n What?
It is Gandhi's quote, I know it because I played civ 5. Man's a menace 💀
I have been binging your content for a week now as I’m playing Elden ring again in preparation for the DLC. The amount of work that goes into your videos really shines as they are absolutely amazing. Bravo, you have an amazing production and it is appreciated.
the way this ending subtly recontextualizes the Tarnished of No Renown in relation to the enemies after they inherit the Flame of Frenzy amazes me. Suddenly, all of the endgame bosses go from sort of "villains" to people trying desperately to stop the Lord of Frenzied Flame. You really do become the villain the moment the three fingers clasp you
Mid ending. Frenzied Flame is a weak escape, you could have the power to change the world, cause your Will was greater than everyone, even that of the Greater Will, you are literally the chosen one to change everything and improve it.
However, you can use Miquella's needle to stop it, and merely use the Flame of Frenzy to save Melina.
Cool copy pasta, bro
@@juanlaise1059 Lol. I did that today. Ended up going for the Age of Stars ending
That's what I'm doing!
The storytelling and cinematography is on a whole new level - I have no idea how you have pulled off these shots - the rack focus, the timing and audio cues
Wow!
Big props to Mispap1, his cinematic direction is peerless
Ooof, that cinematography of the Misbegotten and Irena adds so much, such a “bomb under the table” moment, (even if such events aren’t viewable in game). You’ve put down yourself Vaati.
Oh. My. Lord.
I can't stress enough just how amazing this is. Everything from the fight scenes to the storytelling to the effects. I love it.
Bravo.
The camera shots are really on point, it's eye-candy to see everything well alligned. It's fun just to watch it
“eye candy” i see what you did there
It's crazy how melancholic and beautiful the merchant violin song is
especially considering the context behind the area you hear it in
Indeed
It never even occurred to me that they were the merchants. Went completely over my head. Mainly because I was just trying not to die *this time* getting through that area lol.
You know... I can imagine the merchants, buried down there, despairing over their fate, trying to find a way out. Then one of them suggest the unthinkable. They all fell silent before arguing, perhaps even fighting. In the end, they silently took their fiddles, put their bows on the string, and, slowly counted to three in their heads. And played. And played, played, played, played...
Until one of them started screaming.
Oh god
What do you mean with unthinkable
@@Markussiemens658they summoned the 3 fingers with their despair and insanity
That sounds oddly beautiful and unsettling. Like the citizens above hear distant screams that just stops then it’s slow solemn music that after days becomes more and more frenzied till it stops abruptly.
That sounds oddly beautiful and unsettling. Like the citizens above hear distant screams that just stops then it’s slow solemn music that after days becomes more and more frenzied till it stops abruptly.
this is the 3rd video ive seen and the work that has gone into them is astaunding. I loved the fight with vyke in the evergaol that was cool. And i must say as long as these videos are they are truely amazing and definately worth the time. You almost forget that its just a youtube video because the story and its narration, the sounds, visuals the cinematography is perfect. Another awesome spectacle, massive shoutout to you and and everyone who worked with you to make it.
Oh. My. God. This is it. This is my absolute favorite souls-lore video of all time. Not only does this focus on one of the most interesting and mysterious aspects of Elden Ring, but it brings to light so many incredible parts. The backstory of the merchants, the tale of Vyke (one of my new favorite characters), Shabriri's origin, etc.
The music is absolutely perfect. There's so many little, incredible details, like the dragon death-roar when Vyke is defeated (16:49), to the main character changing clothing depending on the scene, to the perfect face for Shabriri.
The music, the tone, the editing, the cinematography. Absolute perfection from start to finish.
Agreed. I love all of his videos, but this one is on another level
That praise the sun emote after kale’s impassioned speech gave me chills.
21:19 man Kale's delivery of that line, sent chills down my spine such a dramatic delivery makes you feel truly sorry for him and his tribe, long live the Nomad Merchants!
I think they cut it because somebody was scared of how much it would inspire anti-vaxxers and those who have been beaten, locked up and shunned to stand up against the oppressive governments.
The traveling merchants are the truckers that protested and fought against the oppression of the governments of the world. The great caravan is the hope. They lost everything, jobs, savings, bank accounts, loved ones because of the mandates imposed by tyrannical governments during the pandemic.
May chaos take the world...
@@Haammmzzzz May chaos take the world
his delivery on that whole segment was flawless, i'm so sad it was cut from the game
May chaos take the world that shunned us so
This is perhaps the best exploration and explanation of what is *by far* the most complex ending in the game. Both in terms of lore, and morally. It puts all other "mending" endings into perspective. At its very roots it's the matter of "do I want to end all suffering, but also all the happiness, and bring back what was before". The Golden Order made the world as we know it today, with all its beauties and all its flaws. Frenzied Flame simply seeks to bring back what already was there before. Look at how everyone wants for us to change the Elden Ring, mend it with their own runes, turn the world into what they want. To serve them or their God. The world is already broken, but the system it exists in has the potential to make it SO much worse, and it takes one wrong mending rune to corrupt it beyond belief. The question is, should humanity continue to exist, while the risk for pain and suffering unending is an inherent part of that existence? Or should we end the system entirely, with everything and everyone that exists right now, and make the world the way it was for eons already. The way it always would have been without the interference of the Golden Order, flame unending. One thing I don't know is whether it's somehow inherently connected to suffering, or merely senses it and uses it to manipulate the most desperate ones. Many item descriptions, including in the DLC, suggest it often tries to promise flames as vengance and solace to those who lost it all. A good argument can be made that by promising to bring other Gods to justice, it's just manipulating you like all the other Gods. Even by trying to escape the system, you still hand the reigns over to a God.
I'm actually frustrated Kale's questline got cut. That was such an amazing story THEY SHOULD GIVE IT BACK
My only hope is it’s added in DLC I mean it’s right there. Just throw it in as more content. Please from soft 😭
I was boutta say that, damn
I always kill Kale and the nomadic for quicker items at the roundtable
@@warrioremperor6320 how dare you 😂
@@braytonschafer5606 Sigma male grindset no beta feelings like you
Shabiri: "May chaos take the world"
Me: "meh, cringe"
Kale: "May chaos take the world"
Me: "AT ONCE MY KING!"
😂
Lmao 😂😭
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It's because Shabiri, as far as we know, is just "I'll worship the end of everything because i read about Nihilism once" while Kale's comes from the realization that the world has suffering, and the beauty does not compensate it at all.
He sells me my throwing knives dude, I have to do what he says
This video was incredibly done, but my favorite part about this ending wasn't shown, that is how hard to get to the 3 fingers is. Not only is is very hard to get to the sewers, then traversing through the pipes, to that huge elevator to Mohg's bossfight and the seal left by Morgott. Shows the incredible lenghts that the adherents of the Golden Order went to to hide the merchants and the frenzied flame, and I think that is some great enviromental storytelling, the "show not tell" that From is so good at
Cool fact: Vyke's War Spear weapon art gives you a jump distance exactly enough to make the difficult jumps. It HAS to be more than a coincidence.
@@jimmyr3044 ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? That jump sequence took me like 2 days. OMG....
@@konradk1066 it never misses
@@jimmyr3044 ...
Fooking from software
Like...
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Yeah seems about right
Cool detail kind sir :3
Does anyone understand what's up with the three fingers? Is there any meaning behind it? How are they connected to the two fingers, I thought the Frenzied Flame is basically just another "will" or godly entity from another world/universe/sphere, just like "the Moon", the Two fingers or the God of Rot?
This is hands down one of the best TH-cam videos I’ve ever seen. It’s also the only time I’ve 100% understood an Elden Ring lore video. The visual story telling here was so insanely good
The production quality on this video is INSANE. Straight up feels like a cinematic experience
It's because 70% of it was just the game's cutscene
What's so interesting to me is that even if you purge the flame of frenzy from your body with the needle, Melina won't forgive you. It's not just that she scorns you for playing with the world ending fire, it's also that you've taken from her the very meaning of her existence. Her mother, that woman who lived in the erdtree (you know the one), told her she had been born to burn the erdtree. And even if she gets to live, if you can call a bodiless burned spirit incapable of independent movement living, she won't forgive you for taking away her purpose, her destiny, and her chance to die.
Shabriri, famous liar, tells you that you can spare Melina. He tells you that he has been given this body willingly. Can you trust him on either account?
Honestly that gives way more context with Melina going after the player - I remember the memes players made where Melina says she'll kill us when while we're a "lvl 250 badass" or whatever but given that her destiny is to die to fire, going after the Lord of Frenzied Flame may just be the last way she'll get that chance.
who is melina's mom? Marika?
@@HappyMealPlusTax When she comes back after you kill Morgott she says she talked to her mother inside the Erdtree.
There's only one person inside the Erdtree.
Eh I can live with that, she can be as mad and alive as she wants to be. Congratulations lady you’re now just like the rest of us struggling for meaning and reason to exist boo hoo .
And even with those lies told to us it is still the best choice one can make. The world was full of chaos, hate, suffering even before shabriri, for whom you need to ascend to be the Elden Lord, when even those who are closest to you will die no matter what you do. This is the only way how to not create sickening circle of events like in Dark Souls.
Poor little Torrent… his little whistle burning away was a “cry a lot” moment
he deserved to die for all the countless times his poor handling lead to my deaths lol.
@@prasunkumar1125 idk what to say man, you're just not a skilled cavalry
@@prasunkumar1125 skill issue (yours)
I don't know why I thought it was the elden ring 💀
Oh man it was Torrents whistle? Well duh now that you said it....
Appreciate the clarification.
The hammer hitting the anvil and the beats dropping in. Lovely! Can’t believe this game had so much emotions in it which I couldn’t see because of ‘You died’
out of all the "Bad Endings" the Souls series has (aside from Sekiro) This is the one that makes the most sense. Why have the answers when you can make all the questions disapear
didnt goldmask actually get his answers from the golden order and he just killed himself? that was kind of an indication that the flame was actually the best ending when the biggest zealot for the golden order got his answer and just noped the fuck out (or was it corrin i cant remember)
@@gadfli_1076 almost. He did fall T posing, but his mending rune is about overwriting the golden order to his idealist standart. But as you said: he just erased everything to be perfect and peaced out
@@gadfli_1076 I thought the other guy killed him for trying to change the golden order.
@@scottbecker4367 again thats totally possible I only completed the quest to get the T pose gesture once so I cant quite remember the order of events lol
@@scottbecker4367 holy shit I never thought about that
I'm speachless after watching this gem, Thanks for the sick work!
Thanks bud
The cinematography and fight choreography in this one was truly next-level, it's like machinima as a work of art. Well done, Vaati
This video deserves more attention. Oh Kale :(
22:29 when Kale says "Divest yourself of everything" is incredibly chilling. I love it
It's so moving. He knows what is going to happen... and he desperately wants it, despite knowing the horrors that will follow. Such an awesome delivery from the VA.
"Let go your earthly tethers, enter the void..."
One thing I find interesting is that in the fight with the actual vyke in the evergaol, he never uses the frenzy incantations, only the dragon cult incants. It seems to me that Vyke wasn't corrupted by the flame of frenzy or never intended to become the frenzied lord and only to use it to burn the thorns of the erdtree. However, unbeknownst to his maiden who thought he betrayed her, she commits suicide. It could also make sense why there is a spirit version we fight in the church of inhibition which could be a shade of the past, the vyke who was saddened by the loss of his maiden, filled with anger and hatred against himself and also having just inherited the flame of frenzy. Truly a tragic character, even more so if this is true.
His armor is actually singed in a way that seems to suggest he changed his mind and tried to turn away before the fingers grabbed him. He had his armor on too, which protected him somewhat, so that only one of his eyes got infected by the flame of frenzy. Which he then removed. That's the fingerprint grape you pick up
I wonder if he imprisoned himself in that evergaol, to save the world from the flame he now carried.
I think he exists in two realms. He captured himself in the Evergaol and that was the good version of himself that was respected by the dragons and kind to his maiden. However, his frenzied self existed as a dark spirit haunting his maiden's resting place and that version of himself does use frenzy magics.
@marshallmcdermott4737 Yeah but a lot of times there are invaders who are separate from the actual character millicent for example a version of her invades you before you even meet her and she's crippled and rotting away at that point
the quality of the "prepare to cry" series has evolved so much, this episode is the best one yet, can't wait for the next one, good job team vaati love all of your videos
Vykes spirit defending his maidens body is a gut punch.
Funnily enough, Yuura was the one and only NPC I killed in the story, right near the beginning. For his katana. And until I watched lore video I was convinced that Shabriri simply takes the form of the first friendly NPC you murder in the game as a sign of your growing madness.
Exceptionally funny
@@itsashane1552 I know. I'm over here rolling in my mom's basement too 🤭
He does a little trolling
(Also why not wait til Altus Plateau to get Nagakiba?)
@@WingTheGoatcuz it’s a cool long stick
would have been fucking awesome if he did that tbh
I seriously cannot fathom just how evil Shabriri must be. All villains in all stories have light sides, and few of them are wholly evii. Except Shabriri.
Shabriri and Dung Eater are probably the only ones pure evil villains in Elden Ring
The VILE DUNG EATER
Is also purely evil.
I think Dung Eater is more properly evil.
i dont really see how combining everyone back into the primordial soup is considered evil in fact if that happened there wouldnt even be a concept of pain.
@@jackvancekirkland Dung Eater is driven by vendetta towards the Golden Order, at least that's what he says to justify his defilements, over what they have done to the Crucible/Great Tree
"The world of grace and his people should have been content to see us sink between the cracks, But to have intruded upon our solace. Having broken us upon their whims.. ill never forgive any of you". Damn these line are sooo good i cant stop thinking about them
Made me cry, I love kal'e hobo santa best character in a fantasy game
They hinted at this with kale saying his people are deeply unforgiving. I want this patched back in so badly.
I think they cut it because somebody was scared of how much it would inspire anti-vaxxers and those who have been beaten, locked up and shunned to stand up against the oppressive governments.
The traveling merchants are the truckers that protested and fought against the oppression of the governments of the world. The great caravan is the hope. They lost everything, jobs, savings, bank accounts, loved ones because of the mandates imposed by tyrannical governments during the pandemic.
Kalé's cut quest and voice lines were a big surprise. I've never heard this much emotional range from a FromSoft NPC before. I will truly never understand why it was cut, but I'm thankful this video is here to showcase the VA's talents in such a great way.
It needs to be mentioned, but my god. The choreography for that Vyke fight was absolutely incredible! You've been throwing together an amazing team, Vaati. The improvements to your content are NOT going unnoticed, press on you amazing story-teller.
This truly was a magnificent episode, the lore, atmosphere, choreography of the fighting scenes and the delivery of it all is absolutely worth the tears. This has got to be the best video you've ever made.
agreed 100%
I really wish they left Kale in the three fingers questline. His voicelines are too good to go to waste, and I hope that one day someone can add a mod to remedy this deep injustice.
Elden Ring Community Patch incoming lol
I hope one day they release a director's cut of the game or something like that. In the base game, the NPC quest feel pretty lackluster and half-baked for the most part, and realizing that there were so many more quests that got abruptly cut adds insult to injury there. I feel like re-adding all of the NPC cut content would add so much more richness and depth to the world.
It was basically finished too which makes it so much worse
@@silcrow4045 Lots of almost finished quests in this game that should have seen the light of day.
@@HolybasilYT ikr. Infuriating
i remember the first dark souls prepare to cry series and was instantly hooked i love the style of how editing is done, vaati's voice is always so soothing
Despite how little we know, Vyke is probably one of my favorite characters in the series.
It's also interesting how many Tarnished abandoned their quest once they realised they had to sacrifice their maiden.
That fight scene with Vyke was absolutely superb. Hats off to everyone who made this, simply amazing!
It was some straight anime shit ;D lol.
that's what i WISH Elden Ring PvP was like. Instead we get everyone pushing for glass cannons that just kill the opponent in 2 hits, it's boring.
I found that pretty cheesy and only part i didnt like/skipped
@@OrionTheAussie yeah honestly the part where he started shooting out lighting from his hand was kinda stupid
@@declicitous1763 But that's literally a spell in the game.
So, Shabriri accused the Caravan in order to get them punished, causing enough simultaneous pain and sorrow to summon the flame of frenzy? Pretty interesting theory!
"MAY CHAOS TAKE THE WORLD!!"
unfortunately chaos sucks against pve
I think they summoned the flame on purpose after they were sealed deep underground, to spite those who believed the lie, and to make it the truth. Although I have to wonder, whether perhaps Shabriri manipulated them into doing it.
@@aSSGoblin1488 while you can't inflict madness on anyone but other Tarnished, the Frenzied Flame spells are very very good.
The Flame of Frenzy incantation is excellent at breaking poise. Charge it up and let it fly in big slow bosses and you'll be knocking them down left and right. 2 charges knocks down golems. It's also superb against groups of enemies.
Frenzied Burst is probably the fastest traveling and longest range incantation in the game. It also does a shitload of damage with a good casting build. It's basically a sniper rifle, I two shot cleanrot knights at the haligtree with it.
Unendurable Frenzy is like the Flame of Frenzy, except it doesn't break poise and lasts longer. Great against groups and can be used while moving.
@@Pancakewagon26 You forgot that they also look amazing.
@@Knight_Twigg Like top-tier double deez amazing. Some of the best looking spells in the game, hands down.
I was recommended a reaction of someone on this video just now, and that reminded me how much I love your video's! This is probably one of my favourite vidoe's on any platform, and The Lord of Frenzied Flame is easily my favourite story in Elden Ring
I love how cinematic this turned out to be. Several different angels, cuts, thematic shifts and beautiful battle choreographies. This adds to the enjoyment of the game, its lore and characters. The way Vyke's significance and power is presented easily 1ups the lackluster ingame content and is much appreciated.
Thanks Vaati!
Yeah. I get the whole less-is-more thing. But sometimes a NPC just standing still and talking 30 seconds, with no lip sync, isnt the best story telling method. A cut scene doesnt have to be super long or advanced. Just ... something
@@Ultr4l0f "But sometimes a NPC just standing still and talking 30 seconds, with no lip sync, isnt the best story telling method."
Wait you mean Like Gideon's fight. I 100% agree, and I love all the creative ways, people 'metaphorically' end him.
@@lukedavis3408 gideon is literally wearing mask
Not going to lie the fight with vyke was one of the most masterfully choreographed and cinematic fight scenes I’ve ever seen gave me goosebumps I think if miyazaki saw this video he would be incredibly proud, well done vaati and team another masterpiece 👍 edit:thanks for all the likes guys I love vykes character and lore one of my favourite npcs and that fight was just pure eye candy to me haha
i LOVE his war spear.
I don't know why, but Kale's line "Divest yourself of everything" just hits me in such a way that I can't explain. It really shows how much emotion and passion went into the character. Sad that it was mostly cut. It truly makes me shiver every time I hear it.
And now it hits even harder with the story of the DLC
As a person who NEVER cries from media, I was genuinely teary-eyed (as I am writing this comment) listening to Kale’s final monologue. Such an amazing performance and quest. Such a shame we never got it.