The moment I saw a repeater crossbow with exploding bolts, I knew people would be happy. Also, finally a martial artist dream of having a fist and legs being used in combat!

@popkhorne5372

5 ай бұрын

Its gonna be nightmare in pvp

@Mare_Man

5 ай бұрын

​@@popkhorne5372Archery builds get hard countered by walking dude, it'll be fine

@eldaxeruskalocraw4213

5 ай бұрын

As someone who loved the Bone Fist in DS2, I can't wait to be able to use Bruce Lee moves in Elden Ring too

@popkhorne5372

5 ай бұрын

@@Mare_Man i mean its going to be the thing that catches you in the middle of an animation that cannot be canceled and practically one shots you. Of course its weak from neutral.

@dunefox8

5 ай бұрын

​@@eldaxeruskalocraw4213 oh dude same. I just hope it's actually good

The thing is Mesmer’s design points in 2 different directions. His hair and flame obviously pointing towards being a lost offspring of Radagon/Marika, but the title he’s given and the snakes in his costume point toward Rykard. Because if you remember Rykard before he got snake vored was also an impaler as evidenced by the numerous stakes placed around Volcano Manor. Too many free radicals at this moment and time to pin down anything solid, but maybe someone else has figured it out by now.

@warriorwatch2406

5 ай бұрын

There's a third direction. His eyes, his outfit's design, and possibly his flames are connected to Dragon Communion.

@Nihil847

5 ай бұрын

He might’ve been the third child of Marika and Radagon. He might’ve sided with the dragons and was possibly a heretic. In Altus plateau, there is like a platform that looks it’s from farum azula (where Lansseax jumps you), with rocks that have golden cracks in it (like in the heretical rise, which also have miquellas lilies). Could explain the fire he wields, the snake imagery, the dragon armor and eyes, etc. If the tarnished archeologist is right, he might’ve been involved in burning the Erdtree and why Marika has Melina used as kindling.

@fernandoblanco2170

5 ай бұрын

Yes, I noticed that one boss looks like a mix of Morgot and Maliket, and another who rides a horse in a purple cave reminds me of Radan I think it's very likely that the dlc takes place in Miquella's dream and that the characters are based on his memories of the people he knew

@clickbaitable6320

5 ай бұрын

@@fernandoblanco2170those are all part of the dream theme reconstructing memories of the land and creatures fought were all made into this whole “dream world” area underground where there’s a massive chunk of blank space so that’s where it’ll be on the map.

@forgothispassword

5 ай бұрын

His eyes imply Dragon Communion and his armour resembles the Drake Knight Set. His title is "Messmer The Impaler" and twin snakes are a sign of blasphemy. He takes inspiration from Vlad The Impaler "son of the dragon" who was part of the "order of the dragon" and betrayed them and the and the Holy Roman Empire. With this we could theorise Messmer betrayed the Golden Order somehow, being branded as a traitor, definately not on the dragon's side considering it would be weird for a dragon slayer to side let alone be accepted by them.

Messmer, that final boss looking guy, has got to be one of, if not the coolest looking boss in from history, I'm so hype to fight him. Also that armor on the guy wielding the repeating crossbow is IMPECCABLE. I cannot wait to wear that

@RelativelyBest

5 ай бұрын

I'm more excited about getting new outfits and weapons than anything, but that's just me. I'm generally obsessed with cool gear and loot in this type of game. I'm curious if that sword at 2:54 is a greatsword or a colossal sword. I'm guessing the latter, but it looks a bit short. (Might just be the character being huge.) As a greatsword main I do hope for sort of an oversized greatsword.

Was so pumped to see your analysis and reaction! Your knowledge of the lore and your enthusiasm for the gameplay/music/visuals just elevates the hype!

Snakes are associated with treason and volcano manor, but this guy makes me think of those Gladiators. The title also seems rather gladiatorial, no? "The Impaler"

@Mare_Man

5 ай бұрын

The gladiators wore the snakes because they were symbols of treason, so the crowd loved watching them be beaten

@Romapolitan

5 ай бұрын

I was more thinking of Vlad the Impaler

@en-men-lu-ana6870

5 ай бұрын

@@Romapolitan He also seemed to be using something similar to BLOODflame, so he seems to have a vampire theme.

@90bubbel60

4 ай бұрын

@@en-men-lu-ana6870 personally i think it looks closer to the blasphemous flame

@en-men-lu-ana6870

4 ай бұрын

@@90bubbel60 It's most likely is a new flame though, it doesn't fit any of the other flames fully, it's like a mix of the blasphemous flame and the bloodflame.

“Take the hand and enter the realm of shadows” Different reality made from rot, plenty, sleep and blood. The different aspects of Mikala.

@zade8586

5 ай бұрын

"Mikala" 💀

@TheJeSTeR7530

5 ай бұрын

*Miquella

@theashen2019

5 ай бұрын

Sorry I forgot how to spell his name.

@frokghug

5 ай бұрын

Those are also not the “aspects of Miquella.” Miquella is representative of abundance and sleep (for St. Trina). Miquella WAS however accepting of all walks of life and wanted them to thrive, including Those Who Live in Death. He had a goal of trying to restore Godwyn’s soul and that also seems to be tied to the world of dreams (for example Fia taking us into Godwyn’s deathbed dream to fight the lichdragon). It’s only in dreams that St. Trina appears, and she appears as an adult and at the end of the trailer it looks to be an adult with golden hair. I think we are following Miquella into some sort of dreamscape that holds souls of the dead. Maybe even the golden haired adult at the end is Godwyn himself.

@zade8586

5 ай бұрын

Don't apologize to me, Im just being an ass.@@theashen2019

Kudos to your elden ring knowledge! I like your theory of Messmer being the last sibling and linked to the smoldering butterflies. This also makes Melina even more mysterious.

@robdurfee6861

5 ай бұрын

That is the main theory going around, Queelag and Vaati both say the same thing

I love that the lion mask monster seems to have elements of Godfrey and his descendants with the obvious omen horns and limbs symbolizing Mohg and Morgott, golden hair and lightning incantations for Godwyn, grafted extra limbs for Godrick, and to top it all off the very Serosh looking mask likely symbolizing Godfrey himself

@robdurfee6861

5 ай бұрын

It looks like 2 different people, one on the others shoulders, or possibly grafted? Like the Chinese dragons they use in celebrations

With the Baldachin curtains hanging from the sky, this is almost certainly some kind of Deathbed Dream

@dunefox8

5 ай бұрын

Nah, it said enter the land of shadow. WE ARE BANISHED TO THE SHADOW REALM, JIMBO

Loved the vid, the amount of theory crafting this will set fire to will be so awesome!

The Lion is indeed like a chinese dragon, at 1:27 of the trailer you can see its two dudes on top of each other in the funniest way possible for a boss fight. The omen horns however are an interesting choice though.

@TheKrislaf

5 ай бұрын

It kinda looks like Morgott and Serosh, the lion sitting on Godfrey's shoulder, got grafted together like Godrick and the dragon head is grafted together in Stormveil.

@aungthura396

4 ай бұрын

You mean wushu dancing?

Your reaction is the best kind of reaction to Fromsoft's game trailer, dissecting details and theorizing on the (potential) lore materials, love it.

This video must of taken so much effort big props man keep up the grind ❤️

Handler Walter: "621. There's a new mission!"

@robdurfee6861

5 ай бұрын

The release date was in front of us all along

Edit: If you read the two most recent interviews with Miyazaki about this expansion you will nod every now and then in the sense of "just as I thought." These interviews are great, IGN and Eurogamer. 21:00 - There are new screenshots on Steam and the official Elden Ring website. In one of them, the main character creates a spiked porcupine. That is, probably another aspect of the crucible. This is what the creature does. And since these are things related to the very distant past it makes sense. Miyazaki confirmed that it takes place a long time ago when Miquella himself visited the place, but I'd rather you check out the interviews yourself in peace. ------------- If my wife and child began to whine and feel bad when the trailer starts in a few seconds I would personally rip the death run from the Ring, and I would do such things that Shabriri would be dumbfounded and then I would bring back the death rune as if nothing had ever happened. Of course, I'm joking because I'm a pacifist. In the end I think we saw a Godwyn or Miquella character. I'm most intrigued by the guy with the red snake on him. I think this land is another dimension e.g.: dream world. For the reason that Miquella is related to Saint Trina. And I think we hear Miquella's voice at one point. There is a voice that is a very soft, feminine-sounding male voice. It could be him. Because this voice is new and it fits him.

I’m just looking at the Berserk visual design references, the repeating crossbow, how the impaler guy is like Ganishka in how the character comes across in the trailer as a wannabe dictator/demon king in this realm of dream or just a character we never heard of until now. Super cool the wicker man made an appearance!!! That fight was cool in the Berserk manga I’m getting the whole game on PS5 disc and finally doing my Guts build right

Just noticed that the pre-order emote of the ring of miquella is literally the circle with the vertical slash across the right side (the vertical slash being made by your character's body in the emote) the same symbol that appears in the sky during the trailer. around 10:50 in this vid

Your lore was spot on!

The kicking attack is definitely the senpou leaping kicks from sekiro

One other interesting note about the spectral veil over the tree, and your connection with Marika's chambers, is that the "Mimic's Veil" item you find in Stormveil castle - stolen by Godrick - was also known as "Marika's Mischief". It's not the first time there's a link between Marika, Veils, and concealment.

They couldn't stay away long from the Flame! 🔥

What a charming voice

The wormface enemy is actually a Lamprey, it has a circular mouth with a ring of teeth, and gills along the sides of the neck. It's a deep sea scavenger of carrion, which fits VERY well with Godwyn's ocean imagery

It seems like Messmer (aka discount Vlad the Impaler) is allied with the same group that worshipped the God Serpent Rykard fused himself with. The same or similar Snakes & Serpents are bound to the Colosseum Duelists can be seen wrapped around Messmer’s body but they are bright red vs the rusty copper green the Duelists have.

@wyatthaley3515

5 ай бұрын

He also seems to have some connection to every opposing force other than the frenzied flame. As his eyes are the dragon eyes, he seems to have either the fire giant flame or rykards flame, and the death flames

@movespammerguyteam7colors

5 ай бұрын

@@wyatthaley3515 Well, seems to have an obsession with Blood so maybe he has a connection to the Formless Mother as well.

@aakkii5271

5 ай бұрын

@@movespammerguyteam7colors He also has the yellow eye of the dragon communion

Just an observation: Messmer the Impaler (which I presume is a reference to Dracula) seemingly has an attack that causes spears to erupt from the ground. This is very similar to the special move used by the spear-wielding cleanrot knights. I don't know if that means anything, like if they're connected somehow, just thought I'd mention it. Over-all, Messmer's design seems to have a lot of allusions to Rykard, what with the snakes and everything. That would be a bit odd if he's a child of Radagon and Marika. (Although, I guess _technically_ Rennala's kids are also children of Marika, because, you know...)

Radagon's Rings of Light was an incantation gifted to Miquella from Radagon, in gratitude for Miquella gifting him the Discus and Triple Rings of Light before he abandoned Golden Order Fundamentalism

Plea for another DLC for Godskins and the Gloam Eyed Queen! 👁

In the description for the video, the place is called the Land of Shadows and is obscured by the Erdtree, so I think it's just everything Banished from the grace of the Erdtree, and maybe Miquella is reaching out to it through Mohg's nature as an omen. Notably Messmer has quite a dragon communion appearance.

InB4 Miyazaki does a twist and links elden ring to Dark souls

Fun fact: release date corresponds with the name of the PC in AC6, 621

"Touch the withered arm and enter the realm of shadows. I will not be far behind." The voice of the character saying that sounds like Millicent.

I think it's more likely Messmer, when he speaks to "mother", is actually talking to the Outer God "the Formless Mother" who also gave Mohg his blood skills and incantations. The fire Messmer is using seems to be a blood flame like Mohg's as well.

12:27 I think that's actually Nokron or Nokstella (can't remember which is which). That throne room is almost identical to the one where you fight the Nox Swordstress and the two Mimic Tears! It would make sense for Nox folk to be in this realm of shadow since they were against the Erdtree and the Two Fingers.

The veils are called baldachins, sorta like baldachins blessing? I learned this from Queelag’s channel lol

you keep hitting the nail on the head with this commentary. few things to note: 1: the lion boss, or as i call them, the lion dancers, are actually several people in cloaks using the lion's head like a puppet. this can be clearly seen while its spraying the stones. you mentioned chinese dragons, its exactly like those, from parades. 2: messmer IS the third child, it was said in a translated interview, though it can always be argued that it was mistranslated, so the smoldering butterfly is another thing that practically confirms it. the rotten butterfly belongs to malenia, the nascent to miquella, and the smoldering to messmer. and his dialogue mentions his mother granting him lordship. in the cover art, he is on one of the thrones for demigods. his mother must be marika. 3: you NAILED the veil imagery. there is a LITERAL veil hiding the realm of shadows from the rest of the lands between. 4: the tree IS the erdtree, but veiled.

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The fire wicker guy is also similar to a Berserk creation.

Now this is AAAA gaming!

In the embrace of Messmers flame 🥶🥶🥶

Fun fact the curtain ring over the bed is called a Baldachin

Loving the bloodborne background music

the lion monster thinf looked like it was being held by someone.. like if someone's arm is puppetinf the head

The omen thing is theorized by some as what the omens describe that appears in their nightmares, an manifeststion of a nightmare omenkiller

ithink the hood and dragon mask are two omen in a trenchcoat

Senpou Leaping Kicks and backblade Curved Swords got me very excited. Also Impale me, Daddy...

I like that huge Wicker Man

The half horse half human enemy looks a lot like a boss someone drew way back before the game was out.

Why does the Lion remind me of chimera from Full Achemist : Brotherhood.. for some reason.. not like i'm traumatize by that tho.. 😶

20:42 I think this is based on the horse of Berserk You know...that Horse...

Finally, they are releasing "These hands" as a weapon type and skill. Im about to throw hands an entire ng+ when this drops.

Anyone noticed that this lion/omen boss seems like a puppet? There's a hand opening and closing the mouth 0.0

I'm so fucking excited

i'll be expecting an optional boss thats much much harder somewhere that is not mesmer lol

Also are Numens inspired by Numenoreans from LOTR?

@wheelskeleton5648

5 ай бұрын

Well numenorians did sailed to middle earth when their island got smite out of existence so yes

Am I the only one that sees some christian imagery there with good old Messmer? I mean seriously, dude in a tree, has a snake and demon-ish looking wing-motivs, and they're using the golden feathered wings in the clash... at some point things stop being coincidences, right...? (Funnily enough, good old Lucifer is often described as having piercing golden eyes in fiction, so there is that too)

I belive it will be a dream and acsess will be after Mog, by touching the hand

my brother has mf Havel in front of him and all he can see is jars smh

I wonder is Messmer is a disgraced Demigod of some kind that did something so horrible he was struck from the history books and no one remembers who he is except the Demigods themselves. And given Miquella's involvement, I also wonder if perhaps Miquella is somehow to blame for his downfall.

jars

I'm bias with Martial Art classes. Finally the DLC was not a Meme anymore. 🎉🎉

We should all be done with FF7 Rebirth, Dragons Dogma 2, and all the other games we plan to play by then right? Right?

Man this guy likes Elden Ring and saint seiya too? Could he be any cooler?

messmer not messmear

its rykard and tanith child hes the main boss and saint trina and the giants war with death

F Bandai, lazy company, Fromsoft was right to keep ip to themselves.

Ngl two and a half years after release i couldbt give a shit about the dlc. They took way too damn long.

Look vor, the strange world of elden Ring abridged. absolut hilarious i can only say look it is so hilarious fun. Trust me