i love this idea a LOT - going through each area and picking up all the breadcrumbs the game leave for the player to discover. now i want to binge watch this series
We have 10 episodes already in Early Access for Members! I also release the episodes to my discord - this video will be public in full at a later date!
There’s already 11 episodes for Members Only! My discord also gets the videos for one week before the Members only release Members Only is just early access
Just as we exit the chapel of Anticipation, we are given a glimpse of the final battle. Radagon standing guard next to the gate that leads to Marika (theElden Ring) and a difficult fight happening in front of her, that right now we are too weak to even dare it. There is a statue of Marika on top of the gate that bestows grace, which we are going to have to gather in order to become strong enough to enter and have a chance. We just don't realize what it is we are seeing and being told at that point in the game.
18:10 this is not the same pose! In the intro she looks like she's raising her hands. It's the same pose as the one of the Stakes of Marika where you, like in the intro, also resurrect. Her other pose which you see in the Grafted Scion arena and on most other statues of her she looks like she's hanging.
@@JackisaMimic Ah my bad. I was thinking about image of the room where you see the statue overlooking the Tarnished corpses, but you're right, there's the image of her classic pose even earlier in the intro.
My discord gets early access, then the episodes go to Members Only. The full series will be released publicly sometime in the future There are already 11 episodes for Memebers!
@ that’s awesome - the format reminds me of this Bloodborne play through that I can’t find anymore that had this cool inquisitive style - they would take note of certain objects and kind of be ponderous in a way that a real human might engage with the environment- it was clear they had played through and had notes to talk off of, but narrated in a way that made them come off hella organic and curious Lots of words but that was a cool video n this one is too
If you’re interested, members get early access to the full series ($1). Currently we have 30 episodes, but it’s on a short hiatus while I work on a bigger video
OMG, I’ve played Elden Ring and DLC many times, read all item descriptions repeatedly, and watched dozens of hours of Lore analysis on TH-cam, and I still learned new things from this video. Great work, man! 👍
@@JackisaMimic 1. I have read the Catch Flame description many times but never had put it together that prophets of the official religion were not just ostracised because the fire, in general, is anathema to the tree-worshipping cult, but precisely because they glimpsed the strange (and from the point of the Two Fingers who do not yet know about the impenetrable thorns probably unnecessary) act of burning down the Errdtree. 2. Never noticed that the hooded statues were newer than the other structures in the vicinity. 3. That Grafted Scions are actually of the Golden Lineage, so they are not just victims of Godrick’s grafting experiments; they are his descendants, relatives, and maybe children. 4. That it was already alluded to so early in the game that Two Fingers and Golden Order are not aligned, and whatever Fingers wants, Grace wants, and Golden Order wants could be two or even three different things. 5. That Melina saved your life at the Stranded Graveyard; now I wish even more that the content where refusing Melina’s offer was the real choice and Varre was supposed to bring you to the Roundtable Hold to level-up was not cut from the game. It would be really cool if you were nudged to accept Melina’s offer by your own choice, not because pushed by developers, but because you were kinda indebted to her for saving your life earlier. Would be much more... graceful.
I'm rewatching it as I just joined to see the whole mimic commentary - the moment of tarnished going for butterflies just to fall from the cliff has a striking resemblance of The Fool tarot card. And they are also beginning their journey.
Another thing not commented - the stake of Marika on the tutorial images have hands, but the in-game has broken arms, and later the women statues also are missing hands. Maybe it represents that she lost her agency?
The wind, blowing from west to east - i.e. from the direction where sun sets (dies) to the sunrise (sun birth). Is it symbolizing rebirth in the lands between?
Oh thats something! How apt, I'll have to ask my friend who does Tarot about this! I was chatting with her about some Elden Ring visuals and she saw a lot of the cross over and influence too
There’s already 11 episodes for Members Only! My discord also gets the videos for one week before the Members only release Members Only is just early access, and as cheap as I could set it
Amazing! It never occurred to me that this is something I'd want, but I'm so happy to have found it. Thank you for all your work and sharing your knowledge!!
There’s already 11 episodes for Members Only! My discord also gets the videos for one week before the Members only release This will be a public series when they are way more episodes
Consider becoming a channel member or joining the discord for Early Access to the episodes! We are currently on episode 10 or 11 I think - just entered the Weeping Peninsula and that has some great lore!
Not sure if you are gonna allow "spoiler"-questions in the comments but I wanted to ask what your thoughts are regarding Marikas crucifixion pose: Her pose is very reminiscent to how we find her imprisoned inside the Erdtree but all these sculptures and churches are way older then her imprisonment right? Also no one except Radagon would be even aware what is really happening inside the Erdtree so no one could see this pose in that context. Furthermore the sculptures in the Lands of Shadow and Stakes of Marika have a slightly different pose? Is this supposed to symbolize how Marika started to lose faith or how godhood started weighing down on her? Also what does the cloth/pattern behind her represent in your opinion? I have seen many different theories (snake skin, Spiral/Crucible, simply a Velificatio like for Roman Gods) but I'm not sure
I’ll only answer with information from what we’ve learned so far! For full discussion ask on Discord! As we learned with the Prophet class, the Golden Order religion puts a lot of stock in those who can tell the future, so much so that they will punish those who see the Flame of Ruin in their visions. So, whoever made those statues must be someone who is familiar with predicting the future. Maybe we will learn who that is later in the playthrough :)
Only the first episode. We have thirty currently live for members but the series is on hold until my next official video comes out. At a certain point I will be making the videos public, but as they are produced they will be just for members.
Did Marika merge into Radagon intentionally to form an alliance with Rannalia? Or did Radagon merge with Marika without her permission which is why she wanted the tarnished to kill her? Maybe conflict with merging with Radagon made them both crazy and hence why all their chicken were cursed. Maybe she merged after her son was killed. Just an idea.
Wait. The Prophet Robe has shackles around its neck? Was that changed in a patch or something? Wasn't it "the rickety cart wheel around the neck" at launch? Or did the meme mocking Blue Checkmarks on Elon-era Twitter mash up the Prophet Robe and Corhyn's Robe into an item description that never actually existed?
You got a lot of fans here. I too enjoy your content but can't help but notice the change. The last video was creative but certainly not in depth. Now your don't play throughs? I personally prefer your academic style lore dives.
I have written about 4+ hours worth of scripts but I am trying to be as accurate as possible with my videos, causing me to write more and get sidetracked. Elden Ring is so interconnected that when writing about one topic its hard not to dip into other topics - so while I have been struggling writing these scripts I started this play through series - replaying the game helps the writing process. I hope I can get a typical video out soon, but there is just so much to write about that it's been very difficult. Some others who make videos have been complaining that the lore doesn't make sense and there is nothing to talk about, I am having the opposite problem.
hope this series continues love the detail!
It will! Member's get the series first, we are currently on episode 11!
i love this idea a LOT - going through each area and picking up all the breadcrumbs the game leave for the player to discover.
now i want to binge watch this series
We have 10 episodes already in Early Access for Members! I also release the episodes to my discord - this video will be public in full at a later date!
This series has the potential to be hundreds of episodes long and I'll be there for every second of it
There’s already 11 episodes for Members Only! My discord also gets the videos for one week before the Members only release
Members Only is just early access
Remember when eredin was doing a lorethrough, now he makes Christian lore content and deleted all his elden ring lore vida
@@clutchmustango : (
@alienhatz3265 same
@@clutchmustango I loved Eredin, watched his streams and loved his blind lore through. It’s wild that he’s now talking about flat earth…
Just as we exit the chapel of Anticipation, we are given a glimpse of the final battle. Radagon standing guard next to the gate that leads to Marika (theElden Ring) and a difficult fight happening in front of her, that right now we are too weak to even dare it. There is a statue of Marika on top of the gate that bestows grace, which we are going to have to gather in order to become strong enough to enter and have a chance. We just don't realize what it is we are seeing and being told at that point in the game.
So exactly right! Great eye! You must be a prophet with those insights
@@JackisaMimic Just a lowly Vagabond who has spent an unhealthy amount of time trying to make sense of this game and its lore.
I can't wait to see how shadow of the erdtree blends with the base game lore wise, in terms of an organic Playthrough. Great video idea!
18:10 this is not the same pose! In the intro she looks like she's raising her hands. It's the same pose as the one of the Stakes of Marika where you, like in the intro, also resurrect.
Her other pose which you see in the Grafted Scion arena and on most other statues of her she looks like she's hanging.
I was referencing when we saw the image of Queen Marika, not the statue of her. You are correct they are different and that is very important!
@@JackisaMimic Ah my bad. I was thinking about image of the room where you see the statue overlooking the Tarnished corpses, but you're right, there's the image of her classic pose even earlier in the intro.
8:57 I just got hit with the perfectly timed “I’ve just finished narrating over 400 pages of Dark Souls Lore” VaatiVidya Ad lmao
Another great series with so much potential! Great video Jack, can't wait for the next one!
My discord gets early access, then the episodes go to Members Only. The full series will be released publicly sometime in the future
There are already 11 episodes for Memebers!
Finally satisfied with my sote play through now time to catch up on all these.
I’m sure these are cumbersome to make but this is possibly the coolest and most immersive format for both a lore video and a playthrough.
Very easy to make! It’s just me playing and yapping!
@ that’s awesome - the format reminds me of this Bloodborne play through that I can’t find anymore that had this cool inquisitive style - they would take note of certain objects and kind of be ponderous in a way that a real human might engage with the environment- it was clear they had played through and had notes to talk off of, but narrated in a way that made them come off hella organic and curious
Lots of words but that was a cool video n this one is too
If you’re interested, members get early access to the full series ($1). Currently we have 30 episodes, but it’s on a short hiatus while I work on a bigger video
@ you rock tysm for the plug I’ll peep it
OMG, I’ve played Elden Ring and DLC many times, read all item descriptions repeatedly, and watched dozens of hours of Lore analysis on TH-cam, and I still learned new things from this video. Great work, man! 👍
Oh cool! What really jumped out to you?
@@JackisaMimic 1. I have read the Catch Flame description many times but never had put it together that prophets of the official religion were not just ostracised because the fire, in general, is anathema to the tree-worshipping cult, but precisely because they glimpsed the strange (and from the point of the Two Fingers who do not yet know about the impenetrable thorns probably unnecessary) act of burning down the Errdtree. 2. Never noticed that the hooded statues were newer than the other structures in the vicinity. 3. That Grafted Scions are actually of the Golden Lineage, so they are not just victims of Godrick’s grafting experiments; they are his descendants, relatives, and maybe children. 4. That it was already alluded to so early in the game that Two Fingers and Golden Order are not aligned, and whatever Fingers wants, Grace wants, and Golden Order wants could be two or even three different things. 5. That Melina saved your life at the Stranded Graveyard; now I wish even more that the content where refusing Melina’s offer was the real choice and Varre was supposed to bring you to the Roundtable Hold to level-up was not cut from the game. It would be really cool if you were nudged to accept Melina’s offer by your own choice, not because pushed by developers, but because you were kinda indebted to her for saving your life earlier. Would be much more... graceful.
I'm rewatching it as I just joined to see the whole mimic commentary -
the moment of tarnished going for butterflies just to fall from the cliff has a striking resemblance of The Fool tarot card. And they are also beginning their journey.
Another thing not commented - the stake of Marika on the tutorial images have hands, but the in-game has broken arms, and later the women statues also are missing hands. Maybe it represents that she lost her agency?
The wind, blowing from west to east - i.e. from the direction where sun sets (dies) to the sunrise (sun birth). Is it symbolizing rebirth in the lands between?
Oh thats something! How apt, I'll have to ask my friend who does Tarot about this! I was chatting with her about some Elden Ring visuals and she saw a lot of the cross over and influence too
*ding ding ~
Mimic tear! Wake up and take half my life points, new Elden Ring series just dropped!
Since you announced this playthrough in your members side i was eager to get chance to watch it great commentary ❤
Hope you consider becoming a member or watching the videos through the discord!
I'm not sure if you know who EpicNameBro is but this reminds me a lot of his old Dark Souls playthroughs.
This video is a mimic of ENB's From The Dark series
@@JackisaMimic based
I love the souls historians dude they bring me all the nostalgia
@@JackisaMimicheck yeah!
Excited to start watching!
omg it begins, I've been waiting for this series!!
There’s already 11 episodes for Members Only! My discord also gets the videos for one week before the Members only release
Members Only is just early access, and as cheap as I could set it
hell ya, love your narration and perspective
Amazing! It never occurred to me that this is something I'd want, but I'm so happy to have found it. Thank you for all your work and sharing your knowledge!!
Thanks for watching! Members and my discord get early access to the series so consider joining!
This is a wonderful format, and will be a wonderful series 🎉
There’s already 11 episodes for Members Only! My discord also gets the videos for one week before the Members only release
This will be a public series when they are way more episodes
PLEASE DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT, CANCEL THIS! AND THANK YOU (And thank you mathewmattosis for starting the souls commentary trend in yt)
very excited for this series!!
We have 10 videos for Members already as part of “Early Access”, I also post the links for videos in my discord!
Great idea for a series and fantastic first episode! Keep going Jack!
Consider becoming a channel member or joining the discord for Early Access to the episodes! We are currently on episode 10 or 11 I think - just entered the Weeping Peninsula and that has some great lore!
Oh this is going to be amazing.
Let’s hope so!
27:07 tell me, tell me now!!!
Finally! A From the Dark Elden Ring series.
oh yeah this is gonna be good 🔥💫 (PS: that prophet saw he will be using a big bonker later on 😆)
Please, continue! What a unique lore-journey this will be..
Nice video. Will subscribe.
Not sure if you are gonna allow "spoiler"-questions in the comments but I wanted to ask what your thoughts are regarding Marikas crucifixion pose:
Her pose is very reminiscent to how we find her imprisoned inside the Erdtree but all these sculptures and churches are way older then her imprisonment right? Also no one except Radagon would be even aware what is really happening inside the Erdtree so no one could see this pose in that context. Furthermore the sculptures in the Lands of Shadow and Stakes of Marika have a slightly different pose? Is this supposed to symbolize how Marika started to lose faith or how godhood started weighing down on her?
Also what does the cloth/pattern behind her represent in your opinion? I have seen many different theories (snake skin, Spiral/Crucible, simply a Velificatio like for Roman Gods) but I'm not sure
I’ll only answer with information from what we’ve learned so far! For full discussion ask on Discord!
As we learned with the Prophet class, the Golden Order religion puts a lot of stock in those who can tell the future, so much so that they will punish those who see the Flame of Ruin in their visions.
So, whoever made those statues must be someone who is familiar with predicting the future.
Maybe we will learn who that is later in the playthrough :)
I'm digging this. A LOT
Do you subscribe to the theory that our tarnished is a demigod? I was just made aware of Tomato Chan's theory today.
No, I think the Tarnished is a Silver Tear. They can be anything you choose for them to be, including mimicking demigods.
@JackisaMimic So, our tarnished is like the Lord the Nox tried to create?
@@oagardo
How many of these can i see before i have to join the channel?
Only the first episode. We have thirty currently live for members but the series is on hold until my next official video comes out.
At a certain point I will be making the videos public, but as they are produced they will be just for members.
I would definitely watch the entire series, if it ever comes out.
Currently we have 16 episodes for Members First, membership is $1. The series will be made public in the future
Did Marika merge into Radagon intentionally to form an alliance with Rannalia? Or did Radagon merge with Marika without her permission which is why she wanted the tarnished to kill her? Maybe conflict with merging with Radagon made them both crazy and hence why all their chicken were cursed. Maybe she merged after her son was killed. Just an idea.
Radagon is Marika. Do not think of them as two separate people but one person who can become two, if that makes sense.
PLEASE continue this series, I will watch every single second of it!
Early Access for this series can be found by becoming a channel member or joining the discord, we have 10+ episodes so far
I’m here for the long haul
Wait. The Prophet Robe has shackles around its neck? Was that changed in a patch or something? Wasn't it "the rickety cart wheel around the neck" at launch? Or did the meme mocking Blue Checkmarks on Elon-era Twitter mash up the Prophet Robe and Corhyn's Robe into an item description that never actually existed?
Caves are mimics.
The Cave of Knowledge teaches us how to play the game, this mimic teaches you how to understand the lore ;)
Fantastic video. I'm eagerly awaiting your next episode.
Early access for the series can be found by becoming a Channel Member or joining the Discord, we have I think 10+ episodes right now
Lesgo
gang
Thank you.
let’s fkn get funky 🦎🦎
Draconian is the cannon build
I'm probably the gayest person you'll ever meet and even I liked this video!
Deprived is the true class😂
You got a lot of fans here. I too enjoy your content but can't help but notice the change. The last video was creative but certainly not in depth. Now your don't play throughs?
I personally prefer your academic style lore dives.
I have written about 4+ hours worth of scripts but I am trying to be as accurate as possible with my videos, causing me to write more and get sidetracked.
Elden Ring is so interconnected that when writing about one topic its hard not to dip into other topics - so while I have been struggling writing these scripts I started this play through series - replaying the game helps the writing process.
I hope I can get a typical video out soon, but there is just so much to write about that it's been very difficult.
Some others who make videos have been complaining that the lore doesn't make sense and there is nothing to talk about, I am having the opposite problem.
@@JackisaMimic Looking forward to your future works!!!