Why Does Miquella Want An Eclipse?

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  • Miquella and Godwyn are definitely cooking something up for Shadow of the Erdtree...I just hope it's not our Tarnished 😂
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  • @agtjake
    @agtjake  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +93

    Happy Eclipse Day! Totally didn't plan that out or anything 👀
    Join the Discord: discord.gg/Cm8ZvNf7MC

    • @lixydead3665
      @lixydead3665 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      just to throw it to the window and catch it if you want
      but what if massmir despite being the child of marika he maybe the cause of the seduction and betrayal as the old man in the picture was with marika being a tarnished and most of the old times tarnished people get blessed by the aspect of the crusable either growing horns and what not and that tarnished person was a type of a vassile for outer power that marika married and massmir is their child ,marika killed the old man with what it looks like golden version of the black nife looking weapon,massimer grew not know his father and being part of the blessings growing with a type of curse that in my opinion being a dragon born likeish
      i know he more likely to be eating dragons hearts than that but so far we do not see dragons in the traillers,maybe massmir is what i think as blessed with dragon power and eyes
      or he happened to be in the land between fighting along side with godfry and killing both gaints and dragons((i say that by the look on the gaints being impailed with so close like the weapon massmir holding,not so sure about it being presented as tree like roots
      so massmir came from a collection of blessings as life as whole was part of one thing and he got the snake,dragon combo or other explination we would find by playing the dlc
      the old man being a tarnished who was leading the land and roling over it and Marika betrayed him and now she realized the golden order then she flips it back to the tarnished to set the records straight
      also i say that because of the 3 buterflies around the land between from smoldering fire in nature and massimir should be as well as the rotten butterfly for the blade of miquelia aka malenia and the naithan/revealing looking butterfly for miquelia

  • @pixelatedpyrotechnic
    @pixelatedpyrotechnic 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1089

    FromSoftware causing a real life eclipse to boost hype for the dlc shows why they are the best game developers

    • @etinarcadiaego7424
      @etinarcadiaego7424 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +47

      Now that's marketing!

    • @zack_feldman
      @zack_feldman 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      True dedication.

    • @jamiequieta1092
      @jamiequieta1092 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      Only Miyazaki could pull off a stunt like this

    • @RH1812
      @RH1812 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      😄🍷

    • @knasigboll
      @knasigboll 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Releasing it on the summer solstice is also a pretty sus move

  • @andrea5737
    @andrea5737 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +256

    Also, Miquella actually tried to bring about the Eclipse, think about it: the Eclipse implies that the Moon covers the Sun, so for this to happen, the stars have to be moving - however, Radahn held back the stars. And that's why Malenia tried to kill him during the Shattering, in order to make the Eclipse happen (that's also why Malenia ignored and spared Godrick - he wasn't her goal, she didn't want to kill without a purpose). In fact, Miyazaki confirmed we have to kill Radahn to enter the DLC.
    There are also at least two other meanings to the "Eclipse": one, the Night of the Black Knives, which was, at least thematically, an Eclipse (the Moon, Ranni, and the Sun, Godwyn, overlapping in death); the other, whatever the DLC tree is (it's speculation, but I assume the "leaking" tree is the real Erdtree, which we know is as important as the Sun, and the tree strangling it is Godwyn's Deathroot Tree, especially since we see its roots, but never the tree itself - so again, an Eclipse of the Sun, aka Death strangling Life).

    • @Blip_OwO
      @Blip_OwO 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      I just recently noticed
      The erdtree in game is completely wrong on the map
      It doesn’t overlap the deeproot depths and the tree on the overworld map is placed wrong too

    • @Galamoth06
      @Galamoth06 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      ​@@Blip_OwOZullie just did a video about this that might be informative.

    • @Pp-sr4cs
      @Pp-sr4cs 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      If Melania going for Radahn was a must it explains why she fought him the way she did. She was willing to die for that goal for and I think she knew it may go that route before the fight. There was 0 hesitation in her actions, and for someone who takes pride in the fact that that person is undefeated, couldn't stay cold in a heat of action. Radahn was the strongest, and she knew. Miquella did too.

    • @Galamoth06
      @Galamoth06 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@Pp-sr4cs The fact she failed to actually kill Radahn makes it all the more tragic.

    • @MonstrousRegiment
      @MonstrousRegiment 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      With Mohg having kidnapped him and moved his cocoon beneath that battle field (probably to take advantage of that bloodshed), I foresee another potential fight related to the corruption from the Formless Mother.

  • @miltonmorales5512
    @miltonmorales5512 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +144

    Elden ring visuals with elder scrolls music brings a tear to my eye😢

    • @myztiklee
      @myztiklee 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Skyrim OST makes everything better 😭💚

    • @greyhackley8581
      @greyhackley8581 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      limgrave has that skyrim feeling 100, it’s cuz of the music

    • @jayweaver7093
      @jayweaver7093 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@greyhackley8581 I thought I was the only one! So many games have some of the same keys and its chefs kiss.

  • @RitoDraws
    @RitoDraws 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +138

    The timing is actually wild

    • @sable7687
      @sable7687 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      planned, more like.

    • @DDazzle1
      @DDazzle1 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      You think it was a coincidence?

  • @Nube_Negrah
    @Nube_Negrah 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    After attending a watch party for Todays eclipse (April 8th, 2024), the line about "onlookers unable to move their gaze" hits deeper.
    hundreds of ppl were just looking up at the sky in silence(aside from some "wows").
    It was kinda eerie
    It was kinda

  • @hurtboychulo7371
    @hurtboychulo7371 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +44

    "The moon will eclipse the sun" makes me think he wants it to fully switch over to his female counterpart to literally embody being an empyrean,from there on idk what the plan was,I remember Tarnished Archaeologist "Purify the Erdtree" theory,recommend giving it a look

    • @Sireas93
      @Sireas93 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I feel like Tarnished Archeology is the closest from all yt channels I've seen to describing what is actually happening in the lore. I haven't seen anyone else bringing up Marika pose, or mentioning that she is impaled by red spear.

    • @hurtboychulo7371
      @hurtboychulo7371 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Sireas93 speaking of impalements,can't wait for this dlc so he can dive into the lore😁

    • @eprimchad2576
      @eprimchad2576 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ​@@Sireas93yeah TA is on another level alot of people are just speculating based on story telling trops but he delves into the real life history of everything and actually backs his points up with good logic.

  • @ReneAensland
    @ReneAensland 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Miquella is one of the most interesting characters and we know little of him. Thanks for this video, Miquella is also known for his Needles and he's depicted in his own city as an adult male holding a gigantic needle, probably for Godwyn.

  • @Phyren-king
    @Phyren-king 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Guts in the corner “no no no wait wait wait”

  • @kurenian
    @kurenian 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Our eyes are yet to open… - Willem

  • @fallatiuso
    @fallatiuso 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    You know, i wonder: His soul was killed, but his body was left alive. What if the tremendous transformation was because something _moved in?_
    A living body without a soul is but a empty vessel, free for the picking. The question then would be _what_ could have found its residence within?
    Food for thought.

    • @klenstdp1737
      @klenstdp1737 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I believe that his body has no soul and the soul sort of guided the body’s growth so without the soul his body grew without guidance or order.

  • @pleb_named_luca2015
    @pleb_named_luca2015 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    Wow, the snake ring is such a cool detail - I’ve never noticed that before. Gotta be related to Messmer, right (maybe a gift)?

  • @Galamoth06
    @Galamoth06 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    The problem with Miquella trying to communicate with Godwyn through the roots of the Haligtree is that the Haligtree is just about the only place in the game that _isn't_ connected to the Erdtree's roots/Deathroot. I think he specifically grew the Haligtree outside of the Lands Between to escape the influence of the Greater Will.

  • @osheroth
    @osheroth 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    I'm not sure if you've missed something from Miquella's and Godwyn's relationship, but it is quite interesting to humor the idea that Miquella purposely manipulated Mohg into kidnapping him to denounce his power and connection with the Golden Order in order to make it to the Realm of Shadows.
    After all, we can deduct from the dialogue in one of the voices from the trailer how Miquella's influence can be more terrifying and manipulative than benelovent.

    • @mobgabriel1767
      @mobgabriel1767 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      But cheating the haligtree in on itself IS already herétic in on itself from the Golden order's POV, its why morgott brands both miquella and malenia as traitors despite that as Far as they know the two never acted directly against the Golden order, hell there are Stone carvings in the haligtree that depict a hooded figure(supposedly adult miquella) with a giant nail in the erdtree's roots(in reference to the Idea of nailing a tree stump to kill its roots), there is no point in miquella allying with mohg

    • @osheroth
      @osheroth 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@mobgabriel1767 yep it's complicated because they haven't publicly denounced The Golden Order, but their actions (especially Miquella's) point towards complete defiance; from creating a tool that can sever the influence of outer gods to trying to create his own symbol of faith through the Haligteee.
      It's not so much that Miquella is allied with Mohg, but rather that Mohg got "charmed" with a similar effect from the Bewitching Branch that led him to love Miquella so much to the point of stealing him and trying to build a whole dynasty with him

    • @mobgabriel1767
      @mobgabriel1767 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@osheroth but miquella's and malenia's actions of splitting off and creating their own order are clearly known, what isnt known is miquella's abduction by mohg só why would him being abducted denounce him more?
      Also why the hell would miquella even charm mohg? What would miquella even gain from his kidnapping? Mohg hás literally nothing that Miquella could bê interested in and there is the possibility that Miquella doesnt even know about mohg being alive due to mohg's actions being completely covert

  • @russellsage1536
    @russellsage1536 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    I don't participate in lore discussion so I'm not well versed but could the eclipse represent lunar princess ranni blocking the sun (godwyn the golden) to create a shadow. Weren't Miquella and Ranni compatriots in some way as seen by the torrent connection. Could Miquella have sacrificed godwyn his self to get to the shadow realm by helping orchestrate the night of the black knives? There has to be some connection between the eclipse and the moon.

  • @sorawastaken
    @sorawastaken 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    miyazaki boutta recreate berserks eclipse but this time nobody dies because everybody is already dead

  • @bulldogsswishie
    @bulldogsswishie 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    The reason the comparison to berserk is so big is due to the casualty of the story. A lot of the lore we read is obscured during our play through. Everyone loves Miquella. Except ranni. I believe them two worked together. Miquella had to have known godwyn was going to die. It makes sense for what he’s doing now. If godwyn didn’t die would he still be doing what he’s doin? I doubt that.

    • @bulldogsswishie
      @bulldogsswishie 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      They used Miquella the same way they used marika. As a husk and vision for what people view the lands between until we ourselves see through the corruption. Same with Miquella. That’s why emperians are at ware with the outer gods. They cannot control their own fate. Miquella and marika want the same thing. Rid of the outer gods influence.

  • @goodhoonter9882
    @goodhoonter9882 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    100% we gonna have a slave knight geal type of situation with miquella

  • @wyguy1712
    @wyguy1712 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Love the Skyrim music in the background. Definitely hit me with some nostalgia.

  • @epiccthulu
    @epiccthulu 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +38

    It feels like everyone is overlooking some essential things. Ranni and Miquella knew each other, to the point he trusted her with a spirit summoning bell to give to whoever rides torrent, who he knew. An eclipse is a moon covering the sun, Ranni is a dark moon. There are lesser black knife assassins that guard the entrance to the haligtree. If anything, Miquella worked with Ranni to get Godwyn killed. But then Ranni did a plot twist at the end. It feels like this is being overlooked because, in a meta sense, Miquella has entranced the player base with affection towards him based on the mysterious nature of how he is covered

    • @falgalhutkinsmarzcal3962
      @falgalhutkinsmarzcal3962 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      And Miquella makes self-detonators out of his devotees, from Haligtree soldiers to his sister, Malenia. Everyone seems willing to die for Miquella.

    • @HopeiThis
      @HopeiThis 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      There’s also a headless eclipse knight guarding a Blacknife Assassin in Liurnia.

    • @epiccthulu
      @epiccthulu 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@HopeiThis exactly! I didn’t even think to mention that

    • @anonfinally1692
      @anonfinally1692 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@epiccthuluI actually have a theory about this commented on another of this channel's video about the lie of the Golden Order:
      th-cam.com/video/vp6ck7yDiHA/w-d-xo.html

    • @beniron5807
      @beniron5807 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I have been anti Miquella since day 1. A genius in a child’s body would know that the only way to gain power is not through fear or brute force. He used his eternal visage of innocence to manipulate those around him. He “compelled’ love and devotion. Godwyn is in a sort of dark dream realm. Likely the one Miquella needs to truly assend to power. He needs to evict Godywn to achieve his goal. Tells his followers I do this for the love of my brother! But truly, he does it for himself. I can’t imagine find and returning his soul to his deceased rotting corpse would be a good thing. Horrifying really.

  • @etinarcadiaego7424
    @etinarcadiaego7424 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Smoughtown has discussed thr relationship between Miquella and Godwyn a bit.

  • @nekroz4503
    @nekroz4503 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    it should have been godwyn not radahn

    • @BearsNGym.
      @BearsNGym. หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@nekroz4503 this aged like fine wine.

  • @jonmichaelbarnett2051
    @jonmichaelbarnett2051 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +71

    For anyone in the future, please be respectful.

    • @eliasmendozaii2329
      @eliasmendozaii2329 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I love the community for being kind and to challenge theories respectfully. Keep at it and have fun dissecting the dlc in a couple months!

    • @enterusername4650
      @enterusername4650 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      People are gonna spoil the hell out of the dlc the second it comes out. People will do anything for views.

    • @andrew-rn9ui
      @andrew-rn9ui 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@enterusername4650 it's not views , it's a paycheque, when you can make over 10k a month doing a 10 min video upload or once or twice a week , it's kind of hard to stop
      If I had a PC I can't lie and say I wouldn't take advantage of it, there are 8 billion people on the planet currently with that number only growing abd more and more people looking for content to consume, no matter what you post you can gain a following and make money, and the whole world is in a recession rn, most ppl are a oaycheque away from losing everything, posting content "for views" is a way to circumvent that , don't hate the player hate the game bruh

  • @dmitriyn7695
    @dmitriyn7695 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    В академи, посреди главного зала висит модель "солнечной" системы.
    В центре - Луна. Вокруг Луны вращаются мир междуземья, Солнце и чёрная дыра, под названием Тёмная луна.
    Затмение возможно только если последняя закроет солнце (или вообще поглотит).
    Но Радан остановил звёзды...

  • @NievesTheWitch
    @NievesTheWitch 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    2:27
    The misbegotten in the background 🤣🤣🤣

  • @The_Infinite_Grain_Of_Sand
    @The_Infinite_Grain_Of_Sand 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +41

    So Elden Ring DLC releases the year of an eclipse... wonder if that was planned at all.
    The last big solar eclipse was 2017, and earlier that year Ringed City / DS3 was released.

    • @jennyc3919
      @jennyc3919 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      That’s just in the US though. There’s a solar eclipse every 6 months, they’re just visible in different places. You’d think that if it were on purpose they’d time it with eclipses in Japan, not the US

  • @galaxsija4591
    @galaxsija4591 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Killin it again with the music and cinematography. You've managed to carve out a unique look and feel for your channel and that's no small feat, Tarnished! Great work

    • @lost_in-da_sauce
      @lost_in-da_sauce 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That skyrim theme mix fits so well

  • @TheWirewitch
    @TheWirewitch 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    What if Miquella is trying to seed his own soul into Godwyns souless remains? Solving his eternal youth situation? Maybe the eclipse was an essential part in that process but Mohg interrupted?

    • @Galamoth06
      @Galamoth06 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wasn't that what the Haligtree cocoon was for?

    • @TheWirewitch
      @TheWirewitch 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Galamoth06 I think so. The figure in the tree almost looks like a pregnant woman, but her stomach has been torn open.. what if the cocoon was a kind of womb?

    • @Galamoth06
      @Galamoth06 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@TheWirewitch It certainly looks that way, but it's still very strange if it's the case. Not to mention Mohg has it resting on what appears to be a huge pelvis (I really don't understand this, it doesn't seem to have any physical connection to the cocoon. Maybe Mohg just had some bones lying around and thought it would be thematically appropriate?). The other main theory is that the figure in the tree was supposed to be Miquella's new body.

    • @TheWirewitch
      @TheWirewitch 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@Galamoth06 I don't think its an accident that Mohg placed the cocoon on a pelvic bone, he's wanting Miquella to wake, since he wants to marry him or.. whatever.. he's clearly interrupted a process, one he's trying to emulate without fully understanding, or maybe he does and his interference he's hoping to influence Miquella's rebirth to suit his own motivations.
      I personally think the figure in the tree is mostly symbolic, it really drives home the point Miquella wasn't birthed yet, rather torn from the belly in a crude and violent caesarian.

  • @mathewmontavon9079
    @mathewmontavon9079 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +41

    Love the material, man. What if the Eclipse was a prior attempt by Miquella to reach the Shadow Realm, and Mogh's abduction was part of a more elaborate plan or an unexpected hiccup, that ended up getting him there?

    • @hapmaplapflapgap
      @hapmaplapflapgap 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Happy coincidences don't happen in fromsoft games.

    • @mobgabriel1767
      @mobgabriel1767 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I think that mohg's kidnapping might've let him stuck there, miquella being in the shadow realm pretty much confirms that there is no way he could have influenced mohg into kidnapping him(alongside the fact that miquella doesnt hás anything to Win by joining mohg's side), he probably reached the shadow realm trought the haligtree

    • @Hankering5656
      @Hankering5656 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Miquella looking at mogh from the shadow realm like thanks dumber you just granded my wishes lol

  • @hashgraveyard4209
    @hashgraveyard4209 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Lol standing outside looking at an eclipse and boom notification for this video.

  • @smitywerbanyagermanjenson875
    @smitywerbanyagermanjenson875 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    “Oh brother please die a true death” it was never about godwyn he was talking about Rahdan.😭

    • @willazeppeli
      @willazeppeli 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      No, he means Godwyn. His plan was interrupted abruptly by Ranni.

    • @draw2death421
      @draw2death421 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The weapon litereally is found near Basilisks, has an enchantment on it for intantly killing undead, it was about godwyn.

  • @ConorFitzpatrick-x9w
    @ConorFitzpatrick-x9w 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That was some 3 star michelin lore cooking lads, keep at it!

  • @redx3009
    @redx3009 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Kinda ironic how Miquella is obsessed with Godwyn, while Mogh is definitely obsessed with Miquella for the sake of the Moghwyn dynasty.
    Anyways I throw my quick theory that Godwyn is The Sun and he sent presents to Ranni from Castle Sol like the Icerind Hatchet to court her and tragically we end up with lusterless sun and a dark moon joined in an eclipse.

  • @johnfinklestein6910
    @johnfinklestein6910 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The eclipse Miquella was trying to perform, to revive a soulles comrade..had to him thr player character

  • @McLover996
    @McLover996 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Miquella: starts an eclipse
    Tarnished: MIQUELLAAAAAAAAAHHH

    • @Mae_Dastardly
      @Mae_Dastardly 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Miquella: i want wings

    • @McLover996
      @McLover996 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@Mae_Dastardlyand the rest is..... Poor melina😯

    • @TheBatman39
      @TheBatman39 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@ImLiterallyTheBatman Miquella r🦍s Melina and forcing the Tarnished to watch it as Miquella leaves his girl in a potato state.

  • @andrew-rn9ui
    @andrew-rn9ui 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I just want the dkc to be as memorable as ashes of ariandel , the sister friede fight was so fkn legit

  • @VultureXV
    @VultureXV 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    We can also simply take a look at what an eclipse is at face value to help us answer questions like this.
    An eclipse is where the moon perfectly aligns with the sun causing a shadow to appear on the earth.
    The Sun is Gold, Moon is Silver.
    The Sun is Masculine, the Moon is Feminine.
    The Sun is Day, the Moon is Night.
    At a face value even, an eclipse is a symbol that speaks directly to the subconscious as a means of combining two opposing forces in a momentary harmony. Such things also exist temporarily in chemistry or Alchemy as sudden states of unification, that are somehow very unstable.
    Life and Death
    Day and Night
    Male and Female
    There is a heavy fisted application of Dualism in Fromsoft games, I'm certain that Miquella was searching to bring about an Eclipse in order to help revive Godwyn. I feel he may have achieved that momentary blink of unstable unification, and may have seen a glimpse of Truth as a result, ultimately abandoning the project in favor of his Rebirthing ritual.

  • @Doughstroy0218
    @Doughstroy0218 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    You and Lee did awesome on this vid

  • @eldenringpvpenthusiast1710
    @eldenringpvpenthusiast1710 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    you can see an eclipse every dusk from the first step. The dragon temple ruins island block light from the setting sun. Coincidentally or perhaps not, the path of light the sun cast on the ocean almost leads to roundtable hold, and in the opposite direction is farum azula, where you can always see the sun from. Its almost like farum azula at some point, eclipsed the sun. All the martyrs and effigies around look like the shape of Marika's soreseal and the rune of death, but describe as being a connection to other worlds. I wonder if those other worlds could include the land of shadow, and when an elipse is cast, souls of the dead can spill into the lands between and spread not only undead, but deathroot too. I believe like regular trees grow toward the sun, there is a dark tree in the shadow land that grows toward the dark, and when an eclipse is cast or deathroot is spreading, these death trees will grow in the dark or toward an eclipse. I think this could explain the death of the fire giants, and the one with a lid blocked the eclipse from affecting him/her

  • @matthelion
    @matthelion 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Turn around, bright eyes

  • @captainlovebug
    @captainlovebug 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Ooooooo good timing for this video. Happy eclipse!

  • @JohnDWJ
    @JohnDWJ 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Beautifully researched and presented. Excited to see what answers will be revealed.

  • @jordanbrown3816
    @jordanbrown3816 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Throwing some ideas around:
    1. Two headed snake reminds me of Messmer, maybe his lil skinny red snakes are just one two-headed snake
    2. I always found the ghost’s dialogue from castle Sol to be kind of telling. Like, why did it say that it will never see the Haligtree? Is Miquella like incentivizing them to bring about an eclipse by saying they will only get access to the haligtree if they can summon an eclipse I don’t get it. Seems kind of manipulative on Miquella’s part but I guess that wouldn’t be very surprising

  • @jamiemckelvie342
    @jamiemckelvie342 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Miquella: if ‘fine, I’ll do it myself’ was a person

  • @ProbablyLying
    @ProbablyLying 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The eclipse will reveal the land of shadow..

  • @thatgirlfellowgal7669
    @thatgirlfellowgal7669 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Becauze he is griffith, and he has a dream and a cool looking amber egg thing with a face

    • @TheBatman39
      @TheBatman39 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@thatgirlfellowgal7669 He wants his own kingdom and a gay Batman suit with lipstick included

    • @ShimotsukiTaqi
      @ShimotsukiTaqi 4 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Always beleive in your Guts and not your Griffithsy

  • @stoicghost4313
    @stoicghost4313 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Do you think that Rannis great rune on the moon has something to do with making the eclupes faulty?

  • @Graciaonhigh
    @Graciaonhigh 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You ended the vid with my absolute favorite Skyrim song. Awesome !

  • @Mainlymundane
    @Mainlymundane 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Perfect video to watch on eclipse day. Also I love the Skyrim soundtrack in the background

  • @colinwilhite8241
    @colinwilhite8241 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I always thought Miquella was the body seen in the roots of the Haligtree... but what if that's Godwyn? .... Also, Miquella and Godwyn both seem to have parts of their story that seem to relate to Griffith from Berserk... our view of Godwyn is similar to how people out of the know see Griffith. Golden child that does nothing but succeed and win... then BAM, out of the picture... I saw Godwyn in the Depths and it reminded me of Griffith being tortured......... Also Messmer's arm looks like Miquella's arm coming out of the pod at Mogh's place. So there's that.

  • @vilek_7235
    @vilek_7235 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Its worth noting how Godwyn's character seems to mirror the norse god Baldur, whose beauty is said to outshine the sun
    He was also the first of the norse gods to die, an event which is said to be what triggers Ragnarok, just like Godwyn's death led to the shattering
    There is also a plot to bring back Baldur from Hel, due to him not having a warriors death, similar to how Godwyn didn't die a true death

  • @unluckydova5495
    @unluckydova5495 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Bro this video is crazy! Good shit

  • @attacker-2
    @attacker-2 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Heartbreaking, if Miquella is doing this all for his siblings... that is such a brotherly move

  • @shiningstar737
    @shiningstar737 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    In Tarot which is playing cards from Ancient Rome and Greece that *could* be housed for fortune telling (tho it was mostly used like the trump cards in Uno) card the 14th of the major arcana and the most often misunderstood one is 13: Death. The card symbolizing change, new beginnings for the better. While upside down symbolizing destruction and the absolute end
    In Ancient Rome when a general was very successful it got a parade where they was pulled in a chariot around town, meanwhile there was another person in the chariot that whispered “memento mori” in his ear. Memento mori is a Latin phrase that can really translate to: remember that you are mortal, remember that you will die, remember your death
    This is used in a positive light as you may be good but don’t get a big head, you ain’t no god, you are just as fallible as everyone else, it will soon end so enjoy it while you can. Also vaguely threatening, which is the best kind of threat

  • @mukelson
    @mukelson 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    i think the only possible moment for Mogh to capture Miquella was when Malenia went to defeat Radahn so Miquella's destiny could go on. That is one of the few momets for me that I can get in place in a timeline some of the lore events

  • @ilynachooo
    @ilynachooo 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Miquella and Godwyn were definitely close, even in Haligtree we see a statue of Malenia,Miquella, and someone who I believe to be Godwyn hugging them. Abandoning Fundamentalism is fs in character as his brother and sister have been inflicted by something they have no control over. Where I get stumped is, what is end goal essentially, I feel it can go both ways I like to lean more towards him being good, but also alot points to him using us for the sake of his plan.

  • @dannysandhu9487
    @dannysandhu9487 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The game has so many different layers aside from the ingame story thats been told... The pictures with sun and moon and miquella as the healer are highly alchemical or occult (psychological) loaded pictures.. u might wanna look into individuation (C.G.Jung) or the magnus opus / the philosophers stone.

  • @D.boys6t9
    @D.boys6t9 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Godwyn Probubly shone holy light across the lands between and when he died that’s when he spread death.

  • @draketinjum428
    @draketinjum428 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Maybe Miquella wants the eclipse for Godwyn's sake for the same reason he may want Malenia to full bloom into the rot goddess?
    It seems like the reason the golden needle causes a more powerful bloom is because it's ability to stave off rot might be a double edged sword: it cures the symptoms, but allows it to "build up" so when the flood gates finally give it causes a more powerful bloom.
    Maybe Miquella realized this, and learned he can't start curing it until it's come to a conclusion?
    Goddess of rot and and the eclipse for Godwyn are both presumably the full impartation of godhood for both of them.
    A thought I had awhile ago while I was obsessing about Miquella, is that even though Godwyn and Malenia's afflictions have a lot of parallels, they are also kinda opposite. As far as the host/affliction relationship goes, Malenia was born with it, while Godwyn was "infected" with it.
    So while Malenia was built up on the affliction, with Godwyn the affliction was built up on him. So since unalloyed gold was a major breakthrough for Miquella with his research for his sister, maybe he had the breakthrough for Godwyn. But with the crucible.
    Their afflictions are opposite. So since unalloyed gold (pure, singular substance) helps Malenia, maybe the crucible (a mixture of everything) helps Godwyn in the same way somehow?
    It also makes sense considering their origins at birth. Malenia being born of a Rebis fitting well with unalloyed gold, and Godwyn plausibly being related to the crucible due to his birth circumstances. Considering his only siblings were omens.
    Food for thought anyways

  • @pkmnbreedermo5429
    @pkmnbreedermo5429 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wow!!!! New sub here. Loved this video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and extensive research into a game we all love.

  • @bluecapgun785
    @bluecapgun785 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great choice of opening music

  • @matthewbrzozowski6123
    @matthewbrzozowski6123 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love how well skyrim background music goes so well with elden ring videos

  • @Mario-SunshineGalaxy64
    @Mario-SunshineGalaxy64 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    Can’t wait for DLC to drop new lore that reveals that Miquella truly was benevolent and altruistic and not a manipulative narcissist bent on world domination, would love to see the reaction to all these “Miquella is Griffith” mfs.

    • @jaycobobob
      @jaycobobob 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      I agree. It's gonna be a little anticlimactic if after all this, it turns out to just be a Berserk reference.

    • @Mario-SunshineGalaxy64
      @Mario-SunshineGalaxy64 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@jaycobobob Besides appearance and an eclipse motif, Miquella and Griffith are almost complete opposites. In terms of backstory, he's the diametric opposite of Griffith, as Griffith is a commoner who's driven solely by his selfish desire for power and glory, to the point of sacrificing his friends and loved ones. Meanwhile Miquella is demigod royalty and one of the three chosen Empyreans, but he gives up his position of power and prestige to help others, sacrificing his own blood and body to grow the Haligtree to achieve his selfless dream of curing Malenia and creating a home for the persecuted.

    • @fourdayz1414
      @fourdayz1414 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Although I don’t really want Miquella to straight up be a goody two shoes, I don’t want him to be evil either
      Given what we’ve gotten from other characters, I think we can trust From to give Miquella (the second poster child for the dlc, I’d say) an in-depth character and motivations. For them to take references from Berserk and still make him his own person

    • @mobgabriel1767
      @mobgabriel1767 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Same here these guys are só annoying

    • @eprimchad2576
      @eprimchad2576 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Cope miquella will be the badguy
      griffith did something wrong

  • @johnnycracker640
    @johnnycracker640 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I watched a total solar eclipse earlier today. Miquella missed it from his egg, sadly.

  • @jonaswest6993
    @jonaswest6993 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Obviously "My brother come join me" but I did read that thumbnail as "And I'm Coming For You Brother!" Hulk Hogan style

  • @crescentwolf7072
    @crescentwolf7072 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The Erdtree is a lense, as a tree is a lense under the eye of the sun and the moon that creates the rings of light

    • @crescentwolf7072
      @crescentwolf7072 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      for real though, did you know, trees can act as pinhole lenses during an eclipse, which cast down rings of light upon the ground

  • @neptwo9563
    @neptwo9563 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    what good timing for me lol, I was at castle sol in my new playthrough the other day and read the dialogue of that spirit guy near the 2nd haligtree medallion and got curious about it because I hadn't heard anyone talking about it, I searched a little on the internet about it but couldn't find that many discussions

  • @samuelpederson6603
    @samuelpederson6603 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Just found your channel a couple of days ago, subbed immediately - Good shit my man

  • @KcAgro
    @KcAgro 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Why did you have to hit me with that music though (if you know, you know). Great video by the way, I just had to rewind after going on a nostalgia journey first 😅

  • @Sireas93
    @Sireas93 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Tarnished Archeology has a bit of content on Miquella. From what I remember - they pointed out he is very closely related to Godwyn - from item descriptions to visuals, it seems that Haligtree was meant equally for him and Malenia, as for helping Godwyn. Including the eclipse, which didn't happen for the same reason for which Ranni questline halted.

  • @xperimental839
    @xperimental839 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    If they’re going to give Godwyn a true death, are they going to give Godwyn his souls back just to kill him all over again? It would be quite the twist to see the most beloved empyrean, Miquella, commit such a heinous act against his own brother!

  • @mralabbad7
    @mralabbad7 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Perfect timing for the eclipse hapenning today👏

  • @wanderingsoul7341
    @wanderingsoul7341 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you, finally someone has analysed miquella’s ring

  • @isxero
    @isxero 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Please look into the towering sister Albenoric being connected to the giant Nox corpses as being a part of some sort of birthing ritual and also look into the St. Trina Lilies all over at the bottom of the Haligtree, they aren't lootable but are very clearly St Trina lily if you look at them and the icon, there is many purple butterfly there that look like they would be related to St. Trina mingling with the Aoenian butterflies.
    Perhaps this proves St. Trina is Miquella as those Lily are rare but not at the Haligtree. They numb senses and help with pain, and more importantly, they help you or force you to sleep, perhaps the original intent was to help ease his sisters ailment not only from the rot but also, from the wounds she received in battle, hence why we find her "asleep" and the first thing she mentions is how she slumbered for so long. Thank you, fellow truth seeker.

  • @jakewilson6600
    @jakewilson6600 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have a very confident feeling that Shadow of the Erdtree is going to take The Old Hunters' place as my favorite DLC of any videogame

  • @cutebunny6361
    @cutebunny6361 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Loved the video! One thing I wanted to point out something. In an interview, Miyazaki said there is a hidden meaning in the Title of the dlc. If you look closely the “o” kind of looks like a two-headed oruborus, but the snakes look like trees.

  • @ShuToshio
    @ShuToshio 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The cape design knot pattern is not really closed loop. You can even argue it looks like thorns.
    I had thought the eclipse might be linked more to Radahn, Ranni and Malenia, since eclipse is formed by the sun and the moon...
    But I'm gonna call it here. Mesmer is not going to be the last boss. He will be the last to stand in the way of you and Miquella fighting Godwyn to give him a final death.

  • @freddymurry9740
    @freddymurry9740 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Life had to be terrifying for them old people if an eclipse meant killing their strongest god
    Like imagine your just chilling and one day god just fucking dies

  • @alpacaofthemountain8760
    @alpacaofthemountain8760 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Mind blown on the ring. Messmer's connection to the plot thickens

  • @xanelong6141
    @xanelong6141 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Bro this is Skyrim music on Elden ring

  • @NerdOracle
    @NerdOracle 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Brother put his Elder Scrolls in my Elden Ring

  • @beniron5807
    @beniron5807 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Haven't watched but I always thought that Godwhen is Miquella’s last obstacle. He lives in the dream realm and is immune to Miquella’s charm (the undead are not affected by bewitching branch). So by restoring his soul, he will be removed from the shadow/dream realm and thus be obstructed no more.

    • @beniron5807
      @beniron5807 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Also, no undead at Haligtree. They can’t be controlled. Miquella’s natural enemy.

    • @beniron5807
      @beniron5807 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I am naturally suspicious to a fault. “He has learned to compel love” (paraphrasing there prob). People who are truly loved don’t need to compel it, they don’t try. Thus his obsession to “revive” Godwyn was never a loving gesture. It’s to achieve his only goal. Himself. I can’t wait to be right (I hope)

  • @D.boys6t9
    @D.boys6t9 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What makes sense to me is that miquella’s body is dead as if he was recreating a similar issue as godwyn so he could fix it

  • @BioAlpha5
    @BioAlpha5 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    on the cliff above the castle is a snow covered blob of what looks like growth of Godwyns deathblight like near summonwater village. Also the ghost trees and the "cataclyscm mechanic" in sekiro dubis video makes me wonder if those trees only appeared AFTER the eclipse which could have been triggered. i wonder if the DLC was actually always planned ot be in the game but had to be sifted and shifted around to fit the budget and time constraits of release. much like the game itself the dlc gets to rebirth itself anew.

  • @captainlovebug
    @captainlovebug 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Also the cover art is dope

  • @moist537
    @moist537 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love the Skyrim ambiance ❤️❤️

  • @ebrietasbiscuit
    @ebrietasbiscuit 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The amount of Godwyn’s eyes on the character on a second play or just knowing of them, will change the way you look at Godwyn’s death

  • @DefecTec
    @DefecTec 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    9:49 bro wherever I go, I can never escape Lousiana, for such a small state you never stop hearing about it

    • @millionairesburner24
      @millionairesburner24 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I feel u I hate it here💯

    • @DefecTec
      @DefecTec 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@millionairesburner24 not hate, we have the best food, especially in southeast Louisiana so that’s a plus, rich history, there’s just not much to do if you don’t want to go to the cities, which are full of criminals and degenerates like in New Orleans, which used to not be the case

  • @cp3isBetterThanDrose
    @cp3isBetterThanDrose 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I thought the Doiyers were the baseball team in LA

  • @krissnoe500
    @krissnoe500 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What if that's mesmer in the cocoon. Dreaming.

  • @suyanm.s.6742
    @suyanm.s.6742 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    At Castlevania Aria of sorrow, one seal or curse can be broken since its a great moment to deal with sobrenatural.

  • @ryanwalker5723
    @ryanwalker5723 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Miquella's theme should be "Cry Little Sister". Just a random thought.

  • @deadpool3302
    @deadpool3302 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    people who didn’t read berserk: 😊
    people who read berserk: 💀

  • @charlesgarand
    @charlesgarand 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing video. Maybe this has been discussed, but I think the Eclipse is one involving the trees, and not so much celestial bodies. The Castle Sol sigil depicts the eclipse with the Sun’s light literally leaking out like we see happening between the twisting trees shown in the trailer and promotion material for the DLC. It is a tree of death eclipsing one of light. I am trying to rationalize how this might fit in with Miquella’s plan, but I’m fairly certain the eclipse he may want to bring about has already happened or is happening right now.

  • @usedcolouringbook8798
    @usedcolouringbook8798 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Did Miquella force Marika to shatter the Elden Ring by bewitching her?

  • @AwaysinTorpor
    @AwaysinTorpor 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A lot of the themes comes from George RR Martin, I’ve seen very few content creators who have tackled Elden Ring in depth while being deeply informed by Martin’s history of writing and how Elden Ring’s story coincides with a lot of the same themes.

  • @arturkushukov1815
    @arturkushukov1815 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You know what else looks like the symbol of an eclipse? Mending Rune of the Death-Prince.

  • @zackdoom
    @zackdoom 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I think at the end if the dlc that bud left behind from malenia may start blooming

  • @3XZDgg
    @3XZDgg 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    not a lore research guy but there could there be ties to the carians/ranni as they're the moon faction of the game. maybe the eclipse couldn't happen 'cuz the stars were held in stasis and we had to kill radahn first. Now that ranni can freely pursue her fate, she's arguably the best candidate to have agency in anything moon/eclipse related.

  • @PersimmonHurmo
    @PersimmonHurmo 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This was all planned! DLC to come out in times of the eclipse! Praise the church of the eclipsed sun! Praise the almighty moon!