#eldenring #shadowoftheerdtree #lore basically an excuse for me to talk about how cool pureblood knight Ansbach is
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@tetzujinАй бұрын
The first character in from software history to beat the allegations
@TheHarrisontemple
Ай бұрын
Naw patches did that when he help you at the end of the ringed city and fights alongside us as brothers.
@shaunhal1936
Ай бұрын
@@TheHarrisontempleYeah but dude didn’t beat any allegations, he still messed with us time and time again
@TheHarrisontemple
Ай бұрын
@@shaunhal1936 yeah but your character is immortal it's no big deal lmao i get it though
@mojoboingo1744
Ай бұрын
Looking at you, Aldrich.
@alanviniciuswanderleytavar4399
Ай бұрын
He went from Pedo to a really nice and chill guy that slaves frogs...
@mojoboingo1744Ай бұрын
The soft-spoken, genteel lady knight was actually a murderess with severe paranoia and the blood cultist was a gentleman, scholar, and total bro. Books and covers people.
@TheHonoredMadman
Ай бұрын
Thats what i love about it. Its a simple concept but they executed it extremely well,
@thesnatcher3616
Ай бұрын
Dude, Ansbach is also still a murderer and a downright sociopath. Pretty sure one of his weapon descriptions state that he tore people apart with his bare hands and he says that the fight with Leda reinvograted his "spirit of war". I love Ansbach as much as the next guy, but the whole point of ER is that no one is clean.
@brandonwhite4992
Ай бұрын
@@thesnatcher3616in that world you have to do that shit though. We are putting our morality on this shit. It's like animals, they have to kill to survive, we don't look at them as unclean or bad, they do what they need to in order to survive.
@guighee7310
Ай бұрын
@@brandonwhite4992 Copium. Ansbach was evil and so was Mohg. We just gonna sit and here forget that Mohg's cult sacrifices people in blood rituals for the formless mother? Or that Mohg wanted to turn the world into what Mohgwyn Palace is? That place is straight nightmare fuel t
@gastoncoscia5031
Ай бұрын
@@guighee7310 how many have we the tarnished killed to become elden lord, literaly everything and everyone but specific fellow tarnished and certain people who do not fight us, we are probably worse if we get to that
@ericjensen7580Ай бұрын
Tarnished: "Never thought I'd die next to a pure blood knight." Ansbach: "How about a friend?" Tarnished: "That I could do."
@guighee7310
Ай бұрын
Stop fantasizing about Ansbach and the Pureblood Knights, they are evil af lol
@AndrewStonerock
Ай бұрын
Perfect reference
@ZugzugZugzugson
Ай бұрын
i was making my way around the storeroom killing all the noob shadows and goblins pretty absentmindedly. suddenly (and accidentally) attacked Ansbach because he sort of just blended into the environment and when i heard someone talking i was like "oh ****" and immediately turned around and ran away towards the site of grace, desperate to lose aggro. never have i teleported to the church of vows faster than that day. didn't even say hello to turtle pope, just instant absolution.
@specialnewb9821
Ай бұрын
And boy howdy did we ever die. Took me over 100 attempts to win out.
@LAK_770Ай бұрын
“His Eminence was felled in an honorable duel” *Comer Azur user chuckles and nods nervously*
@rylandsmathieux8076
Ай бұрын
same
@moart87
Ай бұрын
😂
@zeppelincraft1443
Ай бұрын
Well, I don't want to say this but Mohg oneshot combos you with his ritual if you don't have the spell so I say it's fair game in the eyes of Ansbach.
@ZugzugZugzugson
Ай бұрын
@@zeppelincraft1443 not true. if you actually try out the fight and don't go the comet azur route, which is for noobs anyway, there are several things you can do to kill mohg without succumbing to his bloodflame spear move. A: you can chug flasks when he does it. B: you can use mohg's shackle to stun him (thus interrupting his ritual) C: use the purifying crystal tear that shields you from the incantation (all 3 ticks) entirely. E: a combination of all the above which turns the fight into a joke, moreso than comet azur, but at least you actually get to see the boss fight.
@brainfreezzzze6900
Ай бұрын
@@ZugzugZugzugson B route: "NIHI- OH FUCK I TRIPPED!"
@mikezackman2093Ай бұрын
Ansbach was such a chad. He single handedly did half of Radahn's health bar for me before falling. I miss that old bastard.
@CrimsonUltrafox
Ай бұрын
I love his dying line: "Become our lord...not for the gods but for men."
@DylanHiggins-qv4jg
6 күн бұрын
He lives on in our Tarnished. I like to believe all the npcs kind of follow us in spirit and give us their strength so that we may become a lord they would be proud to serve
@kharyrobertson3579Ай бұрын
Ansbach wanting to get as far away from miquella reminds me of someone commenting on how radahan is located as far away from the haligtree as you can get on the map. Maybe radahan encountered miquella's charms and wanted nothing to do with it.
@TheHonoredMadman
Ай бұрын
Thats honestly genius
@gobstopper4523
Ай бұрын
Radahn also held the stars in place effectively halting fate as we learn through Ranni’s quest. I think it’s likely Radahn wanted nothing to do with Miquella’s plan and actively tried to foil his plans
@florianchabaud8548
Ай бұрын
@@gobstopper4523 Yes, plus didn't Radahn challenge the stars? I think the Starscourge talisman says so. That would mean he's the one who managed to started the fight with them.
@hoked2194
Ай бұрын
@@florianchabaud8548 He challenged the stars to keep Sellia safe. His beef with the stars didn't have much to do with Miquella's plan. In fact, Miquella's plans for Radahn is basically everything Radahn every wanted as a Radagon and Godfrey fanboy.
@florianchabaud8548
Ай бұрын
@@hoked2194 Yes, but we don't know anything about how, why, when Sellia was attacked. We only know that it's related to the stars and that Radahn beat them. I mean, there are only 2 places which have been attacked by stars and these are Sellia, defended by Radahn, and the skyless Eternal City which was destroyed, which we know why, when and how it was attacked (Astel was sent to destroy it bc of the Lord of the Night stuff). Instead of Radahn fighting back against the stars, I'm saying that Radahn seeked them out to beat them, he was the one triggering the conflict. After all, there are many reasons why Radahn would beat them.
@talkingmudcrab718Ай бұрын
Miquella is the literal "Golden Child" that can do no wrong. Honor Roll, Class Prez, Track Star kid. Mohg was the ugly older brother that listened to The Cure and hung out in their bedroom all day long. Miquella manipulated Mohg to get into the sketchy house party thrown by Mohg's goth friends so he could score drugs. Its all so rotten. Poor Mohg :(
@cool2314
Ай бұрын
I thought Godwyn was the golden child
@LexisVoyage
Ай бұрын
@@cool2314he was but i mean he is dead so we can throw it onto miquella i guess???
@FarmerSlayerFromTheEdoPeriod
Ай бұрын
@@cool2314He was the golden child who actually did no wrong and was pretty chill, Miquella is just a prick
@MapleFried
Ай бұрын
It's less like Miquella is a golden child and moreso like he's the youngest sibling (along with Malenia) and so his actions tend to be diminished in scope or outright ignored; ESPECIALLY if the older sibling(s) has/have already drawn the ire of the parents.
@Donokyothelast
Ай бұрын
@@cool2314 he is miquella is the second
@nulls5408Ай бұрын
Ansbach is a true sun bro - someone solaire would be proud of. Man is literally scared to wits ends by miquella after he had his way with him. And yet despite that he’s willing to help you out or die trying even after miquella asends to godhood while using mogh/radahn as a pupated meatsheild. After I beat miquella, I literally scoured the entire world to try and find ansbach … only to find him slumped up against the wall of the arena. I almost genuinely cried.
@TheguyfromJurassicpark3Ай бұрын
Ansbach didn't die. He just took a nap and told us to take his clothes to the dry cleaners.
@jamescannon4186Ай бұрын
I think what makes Ansbach such a compelling and memorable character too is not only the fact that the supposed crazed Lord of Bloods most devout follower is a well mannered old man who seeks to understand what’s going on first rather than simply jump to violence and honestly exudes honor like no other npc in my eyes. We kill his lord and he is so pragmatic about it all and holds literally no ill will towards us, calling the entire thing basically a fair duel and outcome. I think had Miquella never charmed Mogh then Ansbach would’ve been his personal advisor, and in my humble opinion probably the greatest advisor to any of the Demi gods
@sillythewanderer4221
Ай бұрын
Goldmask and Ansbach are probably the best, aside from the turtle pope of course ;D
@draw2death421
Ай бұрын
And tbh Mohg whould probably be a pretty decent ruler. I mean the age of blood sounds horrible but beside that i mean.
@qwormuli77
26 күн бұрын
@@draw2death421Probably wouldn't have been that, if Miquella didn't need vast amounts of blood for his project.
@craig-machine8137Ай бұрын
Ansbach being a part of Mohg's group makes me think that it didn't always have the murder hobo vibe it does now. He seems too well put together compared to other members like Varre (who radiates crazy person energy), but maybe Ansbach is just better at hiding his murderous tendencies, who knows. Either way he's still my favourite NPC of the DLC, and he's probably in my top 10 Souls NPCs of all time now.
@TheHonoredMadman
Ай бұрын
Someone mentioned on a ptevious video that varre may have joined after miquella enchanted mohg, hence his bizarre persona, and i shouldve mentioned it because it was such a great insight but i forgot
@facundovera3227
Ай бұрын
The recusants had five well mannered members and they practice cannibalism via the snake, so yeah it makes sense.
@craig-machine8137
Ай бұрын
I heard that theory too. It makes you wonder just what Miquella's enchantments are capable of. It also makes me wonder if Miquella meant for Mohg to go kinda crazy, because if that's true it makes Miquella look even worse than he already does. It would be ironic if Mohg truly created a refuge for the downtrodden and then Miquella came in and ruined it despite advocating for that himself.
@samuelw01
Ай бұрын
I would like to remind that he's still part of a literal blood cult.
@Benjaminagain
Ай бұрын
@@samuelw01 oh absolutely but like, how many people have you killed by the time you meet him. not really in a position to judge much.
@DarknessshadowKGAАй бұрын
Sir Ansbach was a real homie. Till the end.
@NightLordShadow
Ай бұрын
Sir Chadsbach
@Pourvisine
Ай бұрын
When he dies vs radahn “Righteous Tarnished ..Become Lord” wants us to accomplish what his lord couldn’t
@DarknessshadowKGA
Ай бұрын
@@Pourvisine “But not for a God… But for men. 🥲
@biggreen1456
Ай бұрын
@@PourvisineReal awkward when Im gonna let my doll waifu become lord instead
@doankayz9598
Ай бұрын
@@biggreen1456 no we are HER lord
@bertyamgeebler1865Ай бұрын
Ansbach is the true fuckin homie like no other
@DonPetexXАй бұрын
Ansbach straight up walking to a demigod thinking he can put him down only to go full circle at the end with the same confidece and loyalty. Him calling miquela a monster is correct to because miquella discarded his love in the form of saint trina so people will have to love him but cant love anyone himself plus thinking its cool making a meat puppet of his brothers enchanted body to trap the soul of radahn in it on top of telling Malenia to win by any means necessary maybe. Im guessing the vow miquella made for radahn the response he got was "no dude" which is why he needed too die
@wolfgangstallionmusic5639
Ай бұрын
i think the vow was something like Radahn telling Miquella to best him in a duel or give him a good fight and he'll accept being his lord. However Miquella is teisting those words. I think Miquella just kinda played everyone honestly
@SuperBurdens
Ай бұрын
@@wolfgangstallionmusic5639 The part “if we honour our part of the vow” means there was a vow from both sides. Maybe Radahn challenged Miquella something and thought there would be no way that vow would be fulfilled because it was too difficult/almost impossible. Then Miquella did manage to do that and the rest is history. I just hate that so many Radahn fanboys keep spreading the idea Radahn never promised anything. We might not know the details of their promise, but Radahn wouldn’t be the kind to backtrack and flip flop on his words. We never know which challenge or which request Radahn made Miquella to perform, maybe Malenia marching to Caelid was one part of that, but not all. Maybe there was more content to the vow and it’s not just defeating Radahn in battle.
@boanoah6362
Ай бұрын
@@SuperBurdens I think it's even simpler, in their youths Miquella approached Radahn to become his consort and there was some kind of agreement that if Miquella becomes God he'd serve him. But as they grew up and experienced more of the world I think Radahn began to see Miquella for what he truly is, a monster, the most fearsome and terrible of the Empyreans, and knew him ascending would be a bad thing. I think it's likely Miquella tried to call in the deal and Radahn backed out, so he sent Malenia to kill him, if he can't get Radahn to serve him in life then he'll force him to serve in death.
@SuperBurdens
Ай бұрын
@@boanoah6362 What you are saying even paints Radahn in the worst light possible. A sane Radahn is anything but a flip-flopper who backtracks his own words. He made a vow, whether willingly or jokingly. I would rather believe Radahn accidentally made the pact a massive challenge while not knowing Miquella would go to such length to archive it than a coward backtracked Radahn.
@boanoah6362
Ай бұрын
@@SuperBurdens Why? I think it makes him appear more rational and noble, he saw the evil in Miquella and said 'fuck no' instead of abiding.
@treejerk1Ай бұрын
*acknowledged he has been mispronouncing Mohg's name *immediately doubles down on being incorrect
@WASDLeftClick
Ай бұрын
I can’t take it
@ladonmccabe
Ай бұрын
And Varré, being pronounced "Var," even though Varré says his name when he properly introduces himself lmfao. It's killing me.
@robrib2682
Ай бұрын
@@ladonmccabe there's mispronouncing it because you've done it for a while and mispronouncing it out of spite
@TOUGHEYES
Ай бұрын
Whereas Ansbach doesn't have his name mispronounced.
@twodumbgamers9285Ай бұрын
The new outer god talisman has a depiction of an erupting volcano but within the eruption is the shape of a woman. Right as I grabbed the talisman in game, I thought of the formless mother. Because the creatures that "guard" or inhabit the ruins where said talisman is found are worshipping the formless mother. They do the exact same thrusting spear move into the sky that Mohg does to pierce the mother. It made me also think about how the outer gods are probably akin to those Japanese spirits that people have brought up before.
@TheHonoredMadman
Ай бұрын
Yeah the outer gods seem more like nature spirits and the erdtree is like a monotheistic analogy that tried to incorporate bits of the nature gods while erasing them from history
@twodumbgamers9285
Ай бұрын
@@TheHonoredMadman yeah I definitely think they tried to erase the outer Gods. I mean we do find the talisman in the dlc the place that Marika just shoved everything she didn't want people to find lol great video by the way!
@k2geekd
Ай бұрын
no it doesn’t 😭 it show’s the diety hornsent that hold the revered spirit ashes, did you read the description? A certain group of hornsent looked into that tutelary diety and saw something twisted, the blood mother i’m assuming. Making them bloodfiends.
@twodumbgamers9285
Ай бұрын
@@k2geekd the description doesn't say anything about the hornsent. It says "a clan, who lost everything in the great fires" that could be any of the different groups that were burned by Messmer. They also don't look into a deity and see something twisted. It says "the peered into their ancestors corpse, normally an act of sanctity and saw in its shadow a twisted deity" It says nothing about the formless mother either. The talisman looks like a volcano erupting though and is found in the prospect town inhabited by the creatures who are doing the same ritual spear thrusting as mohg does. It's just my theory on why it's placed there and why the talisman looks like it does. This theory is actually stemming from a bigger theory that another channel put forth. That Lyndell was once a massive volcano. It's a very long theory so I won't go more into it but that is why when I saw that the Outer God heirloom had a volcano deity on it and was near creatures who worship the formless mother, I was very intrigued and wanted to mention my findings. I think next time you want to try and get a gotcha "did you read the description?" You should, in fact look up and actually read the description for yourself. I've been reading every item description as I pick up the items so far, so I definitely would have remembered if it said anything about the "hornsent" specifically.
@mrapeaslee8003Ай бұрын
As much as I love Ansbach how can you say he’s the best npc when we got Igon right over there in Jagged Peak cursing Bayle and making him know fear
@TheHonoredMadman
Ай бұрын
I cant wait to do a video on jagged peak, bayle and the npcs
@metzyahrosenstein4827Ай бұрын
Ansbach is like your best friend Toillier is the autistic orbiter who grew on you in HS
@swyjix
Ай бұрын
Moore’s the SpEd kid, Leda is the clique leader, Dane’s the exchange student with perfect grades, Freya is the athlete, and Hornsent will write you a note telling you not to come to school tomorrow.
@metzyahrosenstein4827
Ай бұрын
@swyjix Dane is now a weeb in my head. Damn this game rules
@atheontimesconflux1067
Ай бұрын
@@swyjixthe hornsent would tell you to make sure to come to school honestly
@darealdovahkiin3652
Ай бұрын
@@swyjix😂😂😂
@Yazzieeee
Ай бұрын
@@swyjixI knew I liked Ansbach and Freja as soon as I met them
@ButcherGodАй бұрын
1:31 Actually, the First Original Sin would be the Hornsent stuffing Shamans into Jars, everything Marika did was retribution for what they did to her people. But Sin begets Sin.
@TOUGHEYES
Ай бұрын
There's the badasses of the Primordial Crucible, & they were all intimidating but none of them felt bad. Then there's those Hornsent Elders & what they got up, to, & they were hags on top of all that, tyrannising their society & entrenching it to their sole design. We were promised Chads, but what we got were momma's boys & spiteful old women. I don't like Marika taking it out on Younger generations. But we know where the trauma started. No wonder she doesn't like death either. She hated the very sight of the old & decrepit.
@bloodeagle5889Ай бұрын
So, I had genuinely theorized that this would be the case (never trusted Miquella, too Griffith-y) I had, for a while, figured that Mohg had been manipulated by Miquella, which I found so tragic given his childhood. That said, never put the theory out there, I had no interest in getting memed on for "defending the pedo" In short, glad to see he beat the allegations, my boy Mohg deserved better
@w345345345Ай бұрын
...Sorry, Mohg.
@tcdtboc8551Ай бұрын
Ansbach 🗿 really like characters like this willing to cooperate with people he may nor agree with the mohgwyn dynasty truly does seem like it would have been something. Still think it's a shame we didnt get more endings to elden ring. I still want my age of dragons dang it.
@kevinfortsch
Ай бұрын
yyyooooOOOOOOOO
@dlwf11111
Ай бұрын
He’s a nice guy but the mohgwyn dynasty is still Sus
@draw2death421
Ай бұрын
@@dlwf11111tbf if Miquella didint brain wash Mohg, the dynasty whould probably be pretty decent. Ansbach doesent have blood eyes wich means most likely Miquella made Mohg kidnap Varre and the blood surgeons. So really only sus thing about the dynasty whould have been that he worships the Formless Mother, other than that it whould have been a pretty chill place.
@dlwf11111
Ай бұрын
@@draw2death421 I’m just not sure miquella made him do all that extra stuff, why would he?? That’s all blood dynasty stuff. And let’s not forget it’s a literal dynasty of blood, it’s a horror show down there.
@draw2death421
Ай бұрын
@@dlwf11111 Miquella is said to have used Mohg to enter the Land of Shadow aswell. So could be that reguired Mohg to fille the egg with blood, to wich gaining more followers whould speed it up. Just a theory but it whould make sense. Otherwise why was mohg needed for the entry? Why coudnt Malenia perform the ritual herself if the presence of Mohg and the formless mother wasent a reguirement?
@jonalbertlafuente9805Ай бұрын
Justice for Mohg!
@draw2death421
Ай бұрын
Its Lord Mohg! All hail the Mohgwyn Dynasty!
@jonalbertlafuente9805
Ай бұрын
@@draw2death421 For the Dynasty!!!
@brainfreezzzze6900
Ай бұрын
@@jonalbertlafuente9805 For the dynasty!
@Turian_HustleАй бұрын
Miquella guided the Albinaurics all the way through. From the moment Miquella enchanted Mohg, Mohg was essentially their “grace” guiding them. They weren’t abandoned at the Liturgical town because not far from there is the portal (they more than likely used) to get to Mohgwyn Palace. They were there waiting on the line as much as Mohg was. Waiting for any sign from Miquella to further journey to a land they can be all accepted in. Essentially all sacrifices
@stephanie_jjbАй бұрын
Take a shot every time he says a name incorrectly you'll be dead before the end of the video
@DarfailАй бұрын
Justice for Mawg
@facundovera3227
Ай бұрын
Smaug the Golden?
@livchamps9573Ай бұрын
i still wouldn't wanna be alone in an elevator with him
@aaronmelgar7116
Ай бұрын
Imagine trying to make small talk with the guy.
@insertedgynamehere___969
Ай бұрын
*_"TIME TO START THE MOHGWYN DYNASTY!!!!!_* *_PLAP! PLAP! PLAP! PLAP!_*
@stephanie_jjbАй бұрын
"honorable duel" meanwhile half the people who fought him took him out in one shot from 30 yards away with comet azur
@brandinicole1372
Ай бұрын
Or used a big ass katana with bleed and mimic tear who would do such a thing 😏😏😏
@kingdomcome3914
Ай бұрын
You still kinda fight Mohg head-on, so I guess to Ansbach, that's honorable enough.
@CrimsonUltrafox
Ай бұрын
Listen...I only did that in NG+2. I fought him fairly the first two times...and the first time I didn't have the blood crystal to stop Nihil from chunking me half to death.
@nunchuksteev9811Ай бұрын
I love the entire lore around blood. The formless mother, the bloody fingers, the weapons. Best stuff in the game. I just wish they had more blood spells. And I feel like you are saying Niggala which is hilarious.
@DarkReaperK97Ай бұрын
You can't be a madman and honored. That's nuts!
@CodexisInkwindАй бұрын
I think Miquella would have had to have given up on the Halig tree before sending Miquella to deal with Radahn. The entire point of Malenia killing Radahn was to send his soul onward to the Realm of Shadow to revive him. So he would have had to already had the plan to use Mohg in motion, no?
@patrickmexiquinnАй бұрын
Screwed from the moment he wanted to become a lord. Three Empirian siblings; Rani is too busy doing her own things with the moon to be his God. And that left the Twins as his only route. The brainwashing was probably all too easy he was doomed before he started
@topcat59Ай бұрын
I’m honestly not sure if the formalist mother truly is evil, since we never really see it do anything harmful to those that uses its gifts, since the pureblood knights and Mohg doesn’t seem to have any negatively effects by the influence of the the Outer god only the lower ranking members of the dynasty has shown aspects of blood lust by its influence.🤔🐱
@TheSuperRatt
Ай бұрын
Shadow of the Erdtree has done a let of legwork in persuading me that, while the Formless Mother and its effects are disgusting... I don't think it's malevolent? It seems to come to the oppressed and downtrodden to empower them, and I think that is legitimate. Rather than exploiting vulnerable people who have no choice but accept, I think the FM reaching out to these groups is actually benevolent? Considering how much Miyazaki enjoys subverting expectations of morality in his work, it would certainly fit his modus operandi.
@eurongreyjoy2
Ай бұрын
She might not be inherently evil but she seems naturally antithetical to life as we know it and/or as any normal human/animal would be able to flourish in.
@josephspencer6375
Ай бұрын
Imo none of the outer gods are straight up evil, they're just aspects of nature come off as more neutral. They want to establish a new way of life that we deem evil because it opposes our way of life.
@florianchabaud8548
Ай бұрын
@@TheSuperRatt There's still the cannibalism/ritual murder tbh, you can find a few bloodfiends participating in a ritual near a dead bloodfiend
@Treasure_hunter_21
Ай бұрын
@@TheSuperRatt she is literary namira
@TheOmegaDragonАй бұрын
Let's keep in mind that Mohg gave you a warm welcome to the Mohg Dynasty when you arrived while the other demi-gods/bosses go straight for the throat on instinct.
@spongegobler3449Ай бұрын
Marika didn’t betray the Hornset, she got revenge on them for what they did to the shamans
@DbonesburneraccountАй бұрын
19:35 WAIT. But that implies Miquella was conscious during his “abduction” there’s so much of that event that feels rewritten ngl
@Eladnav1Ай бұрын
Mohg "The Mogg" - Lord of Bloody Mogging
@kurenianАй бұрын
Ansbach is the anti-Vilhelm. German name. Total bro. Pro-truth. Co-op instead of invader. Yet he also has awesome dialogue
@scribbled1990Ай бұрын
I salute you fellow Ansbach enjoyer, love that wizened man, I swear there were so many trailer breakdowns saying "...I don't trust this guy in the back *highlighting Ansbach*" and I'm sitting there going "I don't trust Miquella, so it may sound naïve but if he's the least trustworthy of the group I will take my chances and saddle up with him". also have you thought about doing shorter content as the YTshorts so you can make some 1-2 minute vids to add some missing info you just got ahold of
@RedaniaKnight-ElectАй бұрын
I really like the drunk uncle rambling approach to these videos.
@Etticos.Ай бұрын
“Homunculi if you will” “No…I don’t think I will”
@benjaminrabuzin9957Ай бұрын
Missed you honoured madman , the bong rips each video are the best for me ❤ After this I kinda wanna do a run where I imagine I’m on a crusade myself to rescue mogh from the curse of miquella
@metal_fusionАй бұрын
Solaire of Astora Sir Ansbach Anri of Astora Siegward of Catarina Letenna and many Fromsoft made great companions
@EatThePath-7Ай бұрын
iirc Ansbach does say he is a Tarnished. I do find it curious the 2 NPCs that can become our allies to face the Miquella and the rest of the band are both Tarnished (i don't think it is ever stated Leda, Moore and Dane are, but i might have missed something).
@CrimsonUltrafox
Ай бұрын
That does seem oddly coincidental. We don't know much about Moore, Leda, and Dane...but Freyja was a redmane honor guard to Radahn. Hornsent is obviously some bitter loser who's mad Marika and Messmer got revenge for that Shaman/Jar fiasco. It would make sense for Ansbach to be a tarnished since most of Mohg's knights were bloody fingers and the bloody fingers were all tarnished.
@Christopher-eq1rn
19 күн бұрын
There is a lot about Moore that makes me think he might be a servant of rot taken human form like gowry
@ladonmccabeАй бұрын
The Oblivion music just hits so right. As a day 1 believer in the Mohgwyn Dynasty, I feel vindicated that Mohg was who I thought I was. I always had a feeling Miquella was trifling when I heard about his ability to "compel affection." As someone who roleplays a Sanguine Noble (of Eochaid) as my PC, this was so awesome.
@RicardoMangoАй бұрын
25:00 "the guy that i almost expect be my enemy became my most solid ally". It's insane how much ppl when saw the trailers and promotional arts of Leda's crew. Always sayed "i don't trust this guy".
@CrimsonUltrafoxАй бұрын
I couldn't help but notice all the empyreans are cruel and wicked to Godfrey's kids. Ranni kills Godwyn for no damn reason, Miquella bodysnatched and reverse groomed Mohg. Morgott got treated like trash even though he was holding down Leyndell for mom. The omen twins were forced to live in the damn sewers while we got monsters like Rykard, Miquella, and Ranni running lose ruining the Lands Between for selfish reasons. This DLC just proved what I already knew...that all of Godfrey's kids were the best demigods and they were done dirty just like their dad was. Ansbach, in addition to being the best character in the DLC, was a refreshing twist and I was so happy to see the "good" npc wasn't just some fair maiden but a blood knight. He implies Mohg was enchanted for a while, and I can't help but think a lot of the bloody finger murder cult nonsense was done on Miquella's behalf to open the Land of Shadows. Meanwhile you have Lady Knight Leda who simps harder for Miquella than a Taylor Swift fan. She's a murderer and a deranged zealot who has the audacity to refer to Miquella as "the kind" after what he did to Mohg, Radahn, and presumably Malenia as well.
@azurespectrum1985Ай бұрын
Honestly, I know this is small spoiler territory... But Ymir's armor is so fashionable and finally makes the fingerprint shield blend well with it!
@sladoidАй бұрын
Earth bound music pog
@ofcatarinaАй бұрын
You're not wrong, I literally started a ng after completing DLC as Ansbach Cosplay.
@falgalhutkinsmarzcal3962Ай бұрын
What I find curious is the link between flies, pots, and the Formless Mother. We use fly mold to make four different hefty pots, and the Ailing Village is full of fly-men (upon whom fly mold grows), and the only hornsent residing in the Ailing Village uses Swarm of Flies against us when we find him near the Ailing Talisman. Clearly the Formless Mother uses bloodflies as a medium, but how does she relate to the fly-men? They spit poison, not blood. It seems a bit vague to me. Is the ailing disease a manifestation of all plagues and status ailments since the Ailing Talisman reduces the effectiveness of those recently encountered? If so, is the Formless Mother the source for all ailments, including the Scarlet Rot and Poison and such? I do not think that is true, but it is all a bit murky to me.
@TheHonoredMadman
Ай бұрын
I too have been trying to connect the formless mother to romina and the bud and rot cult that followed.
@falgalhutkinsmarzcal3962
Ай бұрын
@@TheHonoredMadman yeah, it seems like From could have made it a little less obscure. Much like with Midra, Nanaya, and whoever is in her womb (whether it was Marika or Shabriri or whoever).
@draw2death421Ай бұрын
One interesting thing about Ansbach is if you remove his helmet, he has no Blood eyes. Hinting that perhaps the Injection of Mohgs blood to his followers came to be after Miquella was stolen aka when Mohg was charmed.
@Christopher-eq1rn
19 күн бұрын
Really? That has quite a few implications
@sk8legendzАй бұрын
Ansbach is the homie for helping me kill Radahn and Miquella But Igon is the best NPC in the entire game. HAIL OF HARPOONS *edit* gotta say the idea that the hornsent spirits condemned to limbo being the spirits that that haunt the Omen is a damn cool theory
@LordKnightBaneАй бұрын
In a twist, Jerren is also a bloody finger. I wonder if the Pureblood Knights devolved into the Bloody Fingers mainly after Miquella charmed Mogh.
@henriquemedranosilva7142Ай бұрын
3:47 I personally find way more interesting the idea that Mohg didn't find the formless mother, but that in some momment of desparation (maybe his horn was doing a bit too much brain damage), she helped him and saved his life
@robrib2682Ай бұрын
The like of dogs could also be because of how each emperion gets a shadow (the seemingly fate bound wolf men) as well as Ratagon's wolves. Which would make alot of sense because its him chasing the trappings of nobility like he is for where he's hiding currently being this grand temple in only mild disrepair (much like 1/2 of the royal capital that hasn't sunk into the lake)
@rijadsabicАй бұрын
Chad old man Ansbach: Tore people with bare hands, helps you, all around great guy. Virgin knows-nothing Gideon: "Find that Albinauric woman..."
@wretchedabyss1394Ай бұрын
Mohg was the goat, Tarnished had to put him down to break the enchantment. Ansbach is a gigachad and a bro.
@CJusticeHappen21Ай бұрын
Maybe it was a mercy. Of a sort. Mohg was unjustly treated by Golden Order Society, his own family, and his own Mother. And yeah, having his soul discarded by Miquella sure sounds foul. Yet, Mohg was already in thrall to the Formless Mother, and he was running around with the likes of the Blood Fingers, long before Miquella captured his heart. Who can say what sort of condition his soul was in? All of this is to say that while Mohg was abused, and he was used only for his body, he was never a Saint. He was going to come to a foul end, one way or another. Even Ansbach knows this, despite himself.
@draw2death421
Ай бұрын
Reminder that Bloody Fingers willingly serve him, he didint force them to join him, Achbach doesent have blood eyes wich means Mohg started his Blood injection thing and the kidnaping of war surgeons after Miquella had charmed mohg. So basicly what the dynasty was before Miquella... was just a optional to join group.
@trevorj.gentle205Ай бұрын
Hittin the penjamin right now my guy. thanks for all your work i love it!!! 20:48 his Soulsian Lore Investigation... projectong much? 😂😭😱 Shoutsout Ansbach! 💪
@beansnrice321Ай бұрын
One other thing that links the blood fiends to the demi humans is that they drop string! lol
@patataeve12 күн бұрын
This video feels like you were in a middle of nowhere gas station and one random old guy who works there begins telling you the obscure story of the place for half an hour while drinking a beer.
@SunriseJayebiiАй бұрын
I’m probably missing some information cuz I haven’t combed through all the new lore, but it’s been a running theory of mine that Miquella may have posed as the Formless Mother in Mohg’s dreams using his powers as St Trina and either bewitched Mohg that way or, under the guidance Miquella pretending to be the Formless Mother, Mohg becomes bewitched the moment he’s in proximity of Miquella
@cosmicmelon9305Ай бұрын
"I AIN'T DO NOTHIN'!" -Mogh moments from arrest
@Fyre19Ай бұрын
So uh sorry moghy
@alexandragabitto2573Ай бұрын
So glad we got the chance to fight alongside him! I find the fact that Ansbach finds Miquella so frightening because of how he can affect the minds of others and NOT his physical prowess so compelling ❤
@JPypaАй бұрын
Excellent video & I caught that Zelda music towards the end Much respect to Ansbach a fascinating character indeed
@charliekolnes9034Ай бұрын
Giving birth to a horned baby, anybody else thinking ouch? No wonder Merika was such a cow!
@HeraldingHistorianАй бұрын
I feel like now I’m gonna question the when of these events. When did Miquella charm Mohg, how much was Mohg acting on his own influence. Was it from the beginning, like telepathy and he never built everything. Personally, I imagine it similar to Anasbach- his enchantment was his own fault. He tried to take Miquella for his dynasty and then it got turned on him. I don’t take Miquella’s charm as mind control, you’re still you, it works differently on everyone and more acts as a moral compass. You’re still you, you just act more in compassion. But that’s just my thoughts
@lucardocruz2058Ай бұрын
Mohg wasn't a Mohglester , he was Miquellested!
@mightquinnableАй бұрын
when you see ansbach designs, you know he is a dope character
@mikeyrocks4274Ай бұрын
This came on while I was trying to sleep, your rip at the end woke me right up out of bed and got you a sub, caught me right off guard
@thenotexistingguyАй бұрын
ansbach is my favorite npc too. such a honest and cool guy
@futurecar6750Ай бұрын
Ngl I love toxic boys so honestly when assback said: “Pure and radiant, he wields love to shrive clean the heart of men.” That just made me want to see lord Miquella even more
@kevinfortschАй бұрын
See chat, being a bloody finger isn't SO bad.
@DoomFlavoredАй бұрын
The Interpol and fat rip at the end spoke to me
@TheLucasblanesАй бұрын
If Ansbach dies to Radahn, his final words are "become a lord not for gods, but for men". What a honored madman he was.
@paperpand13Ай бұрын
Your casual but intelligent way of explaining things is like 10/10 no notes
@aphexamineАй бұрын
29:00 made me have a bowl
@AJRequiem0Ай бұрын
Too be fair on Marika's crusade, what the hornsent did to the people in Marika's village within hinterland was just as atrocious as what she did to the hornsent afterwards
@LocksAndChainsАй бұрын
The finale battle: Me and my wholesome boys (and my warhawk) battling a god and his frankenbroyfriend.
@kevexcellentАй бұрын
Nice summary of Mohg and Ansbach, great characters!
@A9hl6fgx5ebisb72op3 күн бұрын
Bro pulled a bong for the outro lmao
@minespatchАй бұрын
Seeing your omenkiller getup with dung eater summon is a pretty funny meta build.
@TheHonoredMadman
Ай бұрын
Him and rot dog are like the only two summons ill use. Partners in crime
@minespatch
Ай бұрын
@@TheHonoredMadman I have a partial fondness for the two marionette archers. They're stoic badasses who comically turn my enemies into pincushions.
@valteth
Ай бұрын
@@TheHonoredMadmani use the demi human gank squad as a joke sometimes
@blizzardgaming7070
Ай бұрын
When ever I have a problem I chuck Olegg at it, works 100% of the time 60% of the time.
@NordicVigilanteАй бұрын
I always supported the Moghwyn dynasty. I havent even played the dlc yet lol
@getttthyped1582Ай бұрын
Bro, I’m not sure if anyone has commented on your choice of music during most of your “lore exploration videos” but man, you are literally the GOAT, the fucking music from crono trigger is always looming and random Zelda cuts here and there, you’re the fucking GOAT
@eag1239Ай бұрын
I’m glad your videos are popping off again you deserve it brother!!
@luckyowl6432Ай бұрын
I was using my bong and thought someone was in my house smoking with me. Great video
@corynnightshade904912 күн бұрын
As soon as I met Ansbach, my first thought was, "huh...THIS guy was Mogh's right hand? Hmmmm, maybe Mogh has a little more going on." Then the twist occurred and I thought, "Ok, so I never actually met Mogh then. That is just sad."
@AALion2004Ай бұрын
Its intriguing that Miquella can still charm people even if hes in an unresponsive state like with Mohg you'd think he'd have to be responsive to charm people so this begs to question who's body is in the cocoon since miquella was apparently discarding his body bit by bit in the Shadow Realm
@Turian_HustleАй бұрын
Ansbach truly is a goat. Guy is like an Elden Ring Marcus Aurelius or Seneca
@sentinelslayer8328Ай бұрын
Wish there was a way we could dab up ansback. Dude litterally is just a homie
@RenegadeStriker7Ай бұрын
The telepathy theory makes sense since Miquella's simp tell us that we've been brought to the egg due to him
@kaiyz4222Ай бұрын
Margot has to be my favorite character. He is an omen yet grace given, defeated the young lion Radahn
@JOSHISRANDOMАй бұрын
5:36 she just wanted to talk to them about their cars’ extended warranties
@torgo_Ай бұрын
I've been thinking about the location where we enter the Shadowrealm, the egg, Mogwyn Palace. It seems like perhaps this underground location serves as a special portal or connection site. Also Miquella went to get trouble to get down there, so clearly teleporting to the shadow realm from Haligtree wasn't an option. This makes me think of the Nox; perhaps (due to being underground folk) they had a close connection to the shadow realm. Enough of a connection to even travel there with the fingerslayer blade and potentially cause that gaping wound in Metyr.. which possibly also caused her wifi disconnection from the Greater Will, and their banishment? Also these locations of "connecting to another dimension" seem to be always accompanied by petrified human figures, as we also see at the Gate of Divinity. It makes me wonder: are the Nox basically just the Numen? We know they are both from "other place" or something. Maybe the Nox are simply Numen/Shamans (descendants of Marika) who managed to escape from being pickled in the shadow land. If the Nox are the Numen, and close relatives of Marika, this might also explain why they had certain grudges against various parties.
@ghostytoasty6976Ай бұрын
Honestly my first impression of ansbach was like a new gideon i honestly though he was going to try to kill me
@AngstUrnachtАй бұрын
I think it’s important to mention how the bloody fingers killing tarnished for blood is actually to give to Mohg to use to feed miquella, in order to transcend him to godhood. As we now know, miquella purposefully enchanted Mohg so he would be corrupted in order to enter the land of shadows. In this way, miquella is at least partially responsible for the bloody fingers killing tarnished.
@razz5614Ай бұрын
i wish we knew more of the Pureblood knights, the completely vanished remains of his army, gone without a trace. except the badass Ansbach but he doesn't really give us much insight into the rest of them
@House_of_GreenАй бұрын
I think the horns attack the body if the person has the enemies blood (fire giant, shaman). The lamenters mask has red hair.
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@TheHarrisontemple
Ай бұрын
Naw patches did that when he help you at the end of the ringed city and fights alongside us as brothers.
@shaunhal1936
Ай бұрын
@@TheHarrisontempleYeah but dude didn’t beat any allegations, he still messed with us time and time again
@TheHarrisontemple
Ай бұрын
@@shaunhal1936 yeah but your character is immortal it's no big deal lmao i get it though
@mojoboingo1744
Ай бұрын
Looking at you, Aldrich.
@alanviniciuswanderleytavar4399
Ай бұрын
He went from Pedo to a really nice and chill guy that slaves frogs...
The soft-spoken, genteel lady knight was actually a murderess with severe paranoia and the blood cultist was a gentleman, scholar, and total bro. Books and covers people.
@TheHonoredMadman
Ай бұрын
Thats what i love about it. Its a simple concept but they executed it extremely well,
@thesnatcher3616
Ай бұрын
Dude, Ansbach is also still a murderer and a downright sociopath. Pretty sure one of his weapon descriptions state that he tore people apart with his bare hands and he says that the fight with Leda reinvograted his "spirit of war". I love Ansbach as much as the next guy, but the whole point of ER is that no one is clean.
@brandonwhite4992
Ай бұрын
@@thesnatcher3616in that world you have to do that shit though. We are putting our morality on this shit. It's like animals, they have to kill to survive, we don't look at them as unclean or bad, they do what they need to in order to survive.
@guighee7310
Ай бұрын
@@brandonwhite4992 Copium. Ansbach was evil and so was Mohg. We just gonna sit and here forget that Mohg's cult sacrifices people in blood rituals for the formless mother? Or that Mohg wanted to turn the world into what Mohgwyn Palace is? That place is straight nightmare fuel t
@gastoncoscia5031
Ай бұрын
@@guighee7310 how many have we the tarnished killed to become elden lord, literaly everything and everyone but specific fellow tarnished and certain people who do not fight us, we are probably worse if we get to that
Tarnished: "Never thought I'd die next to a pure blood knight." Ansbach: "How about a friend?" Tarnished: "That I could do."
@guighee7310
Ай бұрын
Stop fantasizing about Ansbach and the Pureblood Knights, they are evil af lol
@AndrewStonerock
Ай бұрын
Perfect reference
@ZugzugZugzugson
Ай бұрын
i was making my way around the storeroom killing all the noob shadows and goblins pretty absentmindedly. suddenly (and accidentally) attacked Ansbach because he sort of just blended into the environment and when i heard someone talking i was like "oh ****" and immediately turned around and ran away towards the site of grace, desperate to lose aggro. never have i teleported to the church of vows faster than that day. didn't even say hello to turtle pope, just instant absolution.
@specialnewb9821
Ай бұрын
And boy howdy did we ever die. Took me over 100 attempts to win out.
“His Eminence was felled in an honorable duel” *Comer Azur user chuckles and nods nervously*
@rylandsmathieux8076
Ай бұрын
same
@moart87
Ай бұрын
😂
@zeppelincraft1443
Ай бұрын
Well, I don't want to say this but Mohg oneshot combos you with his ritual if you don't have the spell so I say it's fair game in the eyes of Ansbach.
@ZugzugZugzugson
Ай бұрын
@@zeppelincraft1443 not true. if you actually try out the fight and don't go the comet azur route, which is for noobs anyway, there are several things you can do to kill mohg without succumbing to his bloodflame spear move. A: you can chug flasks when he does it. B: you can use mohg's shackle to stun him (thus interrupting his ritual) C: use the purifying crystal tear that shields you from the incantation (all 3 ticks) entirely. E: a combination of all the above which turns the fight into a joke, moreso than comet azur, but at least you actually get to see the boss fight.
@brainfreezzzze6900
Ай бұрын
@@ZugzugZugzugson B route: "NIHI- OH FUCK I TRIPPED!"
Ansbach was such a chad. He single handedly did half of Radahn's health bar for me before falling. I miss that old bastard.
@CrimsonUltrafox
Ай бұрын
I love his dying line: "Become our lord...not for the gods but for men."
@DylanHiggins-qv4jg
6 күн бұрын
He lives on in our Tarnished. I like to believe all the npcs kind of follow us in spirit and give us their strength so that we may become a lord they would be proud to serve
Ansbach wanting to get as far away from miquella reminds me of someone commenting on how radahan is located as far away from the haligtree as you can get on the map. Maybe radahan encountered miquella's charms and wanted nothing to do with it.
@TheHonoredMadman
Ай бұрын
Thats honestly genius
@gobstopper4523
Ай бұрын
Radahn also held the stars in place effectively halting fate as we learn through Ranni’s quest. I think it’s likely Radahn wanted nothing to do with Miquella’s plan and actively tried to foil his plans
@florianchabaud8548
Ай бұрын
@@gobstopper4523 Yes, plus didn't Radahn challenge the stars? I think the Starscourge talisman says so. That would mean he's the one who managed to started the fight with them.
@hoked2194
Ай бұрын
@@florianchabaud8548 He challenged the stars to keep Sellia safe. His beef with the stars didn't have much to do with Miquella's plan. In fact, Miquella's plans for Radahn is basically everything Radahn every wanted as a Radagon and Godfrey fanboy.
@florianchabaud8548
Ай бұрын
@@hoked2194 Yes, but we don't know anything about how, why, when Sellia was attacked. We only know that it's related to the stars and that Radahn beat them. I mean, there are only 2 places which have been attacked by stars and these are Sellia, defended by Radahn, and the skyless Eternal City which was destroyed, which we know why, when and how it was attacked (Astel was sent to destroy it bc of the Lord of the Night stuff). Instead of Radahn fighting back against the stars, I'm saying that Radahn seeked them out to beat them, he was the one triggering the conflict. After all, there are many reasons why Radahn would beat them.
Miquella is the literal "Golden Child" that can do no wrong. Honor Roll, Class Prez, Track Star kid. Mohg was the ugly older brother that listened to The Cure and hung out in their bedroom all day long. Miquella manipulated Mohg to get into the sketchy house party thrown by Mohg's goth friends so he could score drugs. Its all so rotten. Poor Mohg :(
@cool2314
Ай бұрын
I thought Godwyn was the golden child
@LexisVoyage
Ай бұрын
@@cool2314he was but i mean he is dead so we can throw it onto miquella i guess???
@FarmerSlayerFromTheEdoPeriod
Ай бұрын
@@cool2314He was the golden child who actually did no wrong and was pretty chill, Miquella is just a prick
@MapleFried
Ай бұрын
It's less like Miquella is a golden child and moreso like he's the youngest sibling (along with Malenia) and so his actions tend to be diminished in scope or outright ignored; ESPECIALLY if the older sibling(s) has/have already drawn the ire of the parents.
@Donokyothelast
Ай бұрын
@@cool2314 he is miquella is the second
Ansbach is a true sun bro - someone solaire would be proud of. Man is literally scared to wits ends by miquella after he had his way with him. And yet despite that he’s willing to help you out or die trying even after miquella asends to godhood while using mogh/radahn as a pupated meatsheild. After I beat miquella, I literally scoured the entire world to try and find ansbach … only to find him slumped up against the wall of the arena. I almost genuinely cried.
Ansbach didn't die. He just took a nap and told us to take his clothes to the dry cleaners.
I think what makes Ansbach such a compelling and memorable character too is not only the fact that the supposed crazed Lord of Bloods most devout follower is a well mannered old man who seeks to understand what’s going on first rather than simply jump to violence and honestly exudes honor like no other npc in my eyes. We kill his lord and he is so pragmatic about it all and holds literally no ill will towards us, calling the entire thing basically a fair duel and outcome. I think had Miquella never charmed Mogh then Ansbach would’ve been his personal advisor, and in my humble opinion probably the greatest advisor to any of the Demi gods
@sillythewanderer4221
Ай бұрын
Goldmask and Ansbach are probably the best, aside from the turtle pope of course ;D
@draw2death421
Ай бұрын
And tbh Mohg whould probably be a pretty decent ruler. I mean the age of blood sounds horrible but beside that i mean.
@qwormuli77
26 күн бұрын
@@draw2death421Probably wouldn't have been that, if Miquella didn't need vast amounts of blood for his project.
Ansbach being a part of Mohg's group makes me think that it didn't always have the murder hobo vibe it does now. He seems too well put together compared to other members like Varre (who radiates crazy person energy), but maybe Ansbach is just better at hiding his murderous tendencies, who knows. Either way he's still my favourite NPC of the DLC, and he's probably in my top 10 Souls NPCs of all time now.
@TheHonoredMadman
Ай бұрын
Someone mentioned on a ptevious video that varre may have joined after miquella enchanted mohg, hence his bizarre persona, and i shouldve mentioned it because it was such a great insight but i forgot
@facundovera3227
Ай бұрын
The recusants had five well mannered members and they practice cannibalism via the snake, so yeah it makes sense.
@craig-machine8137
Ай бұрын
I heard that theory too. It makes you wonder just what Miquella's enchantments are capable of. It also makes me wonder if Miquella meant for Mohg to go kinda crazy, because if that's true it makes Miquella look even worse than he already does. It would be ironic if Mohg truly created a refuge for the downtrodden and then Miquella came in and ruined it despite advocating for that himself.
@samuelw01
Ай бұрын
I would like to remind that he's still part of a literal blood cult.
@Benjaminagain
Ай бұрын
@@samuelw01 oh absolutely but like, how many people have you killed by the time you meet him. not really in a position to judge much.
Sir Ansbach was a real homie. Till the end.
@NightLordShadow
Ай бұрын
Sir Chadsbach
@Pourvisine
Ай бұрын
When he dies vs radahn “Righteous Tarnished ..Become Lord” wants us to accomplish what his lord couldn’t
@DarknessshadowKGA
Ай бұрын
@@Pourvisine “But not for a God… But for men. 🥲
@biggreen1456
Ай бұрын
@@PourvisineReal awkward when Im gonna let my doll waifu become lord instead
@doankayz9598
Ай бұрын
@@biggreen1456 no we are HER lord
Ansbach is the true fuckin homie like no other
Ansbach straight up walking to a demigod thinking he can put him down only to go full circle at the end with the same confidece and loyalty. Him calling miquela a monster is correct to because miquella discarded his love in the form of saint trina so people will have to love him but cant love anyone himself plus thinking its cool making a meat puppet of his brothers enchanted body to trap the soul of radahn in it on top of telling Malenia to win by any means necessary maybe. Im guessing the vow miquella made for radahn the response he got was "no dude" which is why he needed too die
@wolfgangstallionmusic5639
Ай бұрын
i think the vow was something like Radahn telling Miquella to best him in a duel or give him a good fight and he'll accept being his lord. However Miquella is teisting those words. I think Miquella just kinda played everyone honestly
@SuperBurdens
Ай бұрын
@@wolfgangstallionmusic5639 The part “if we honour our part of the vow” means there was a vow from both sides. Maybe Radahn challenged Miquella something and thought there would be no way that vow would be fulfilled because it was too difficult/almost impossible. Then Miquella did manage to do that and the rest is history. I just hate that so many Radahn fanboys keep spreading the idea Radahn never promised anything. We might not know the details of their promise, but Radahn wouldn’t be the kind to backtrack and flip flop on his words. We never know which challenge or which request Radahn made Miquella to perform, maybe Malenia marching to Caelid was one part of that, but not all. Maybe there was more content to the vow and it’s not just defeating Radahn in battle.
@boanoah6362
Ай бұрын
@@SuperBurdens I think it's even simpler, in their youths Miquella approached Radahn to become his consort and there was some kind of agreement that if Miquella becomes God he'd serve him. But as they grew up and experienced more of the world I think Radahn began to see Miquella for what he truly is, a monster, the most fearsome and terrible of the Empyreans, and knew him ascending would be a bad thing. I think it's likely Miquella tried to call in the deal and Radahn backed out, so he sent Malenia to kill him, if he can't get Radahn to serve him in life then he'll force him to serve in death.
@SuperBurdens
Ай бұрын
@@boanoah6362 What you are saying even paints Radahn in the worst light possible. A sane Radahn is anything but a flip-flopper who backtracks his own words. He made a vow, whether willingly or jokingly. I would rather believe Radahn accidentally made the pact a massive challenge while not knowing Miquella would go to such length to archive it than a coward backtracked Radahn.
@boanoah6362
Ай бұрын
@@SuperBurdens Why? I think it makes him appear more rational and noble, he saw the evil in Miquella and said 'fuck no' instead of abiding.
*acknowledged he has been mispronouncing Mohg's name *immediately doubles down on being incorrect
@WASDLeftClick
Ай бұрын
I can’t take it
@ladonmccabe
Ай бұрын
And Varré, being pronounced "Var," even though Varré says his name when he properly introduces himself lmfao. It's killing me.
@robrib2682
Ай бұрын
@@ladonmccabe there's mispronouncing it because you've done it for a while and mispronouncing it out of spite
@TOUGHEYES
Ай бұрын
Whereas Ansbach doesn't have his name mispronounced.
The new outer god talisman has a depiction of an erupting volcano but within the eruption is the shape of a woman. Right as I grabbed the talisman in game, I thought of the formless mother. Because the creatures that "guard" or inhabit the ruins where said talisman is found are worshipping the formless mother. They do the exact same thrusting spear move into the sky that Mohg does to pierce the mother. It made me also think about how the outer gods are probably akin to those Japanese spirits that people have brought up before.
@TheHonoredMadman
Ай бұрын
Yeah the outer gods seem more like nature spirits and the erdtree is like a monotheistic analogy that tried to incorporate bits of the nature gods while erasing them from history
@twodumbgamers9285
Ай бұрын
@@TheHonoredMadman yeah I definitely think they tried to erase the outer Gods. I mean we do find the talisman in the dlc the place that Marika just shoved everything she didn't want people to find lol great video by the way!
@k2geekd
Ай бұрын
no it doesn’t 😭 it show’s the diety hornsent that hold the revered spirit ashes, did you read the description? A certain group of hornsent looked into that tutelary diety and saw something twisted, the blood mother i’m assuming. Making them bloodfiends.
@twodumbgamers9285
Ай бұрын
@@k2geekd the description doesn't say anything about the hornsent. It says "a clan, who lost everything in the great fires" that could be any of the different groups that were burned by Messmer. They also don't look into a deity and see something twisted. It says "the peered into their ancestors corpse, normally an act of sanctity and saw in its shadow a twisted deity" It says nothing about the formless mother either. The talisman looks like a volcano erupting though and is found in the prospect town inhabited by the creatures who are doing the same ritual spear thrusting as mohg does. It's just my theory on why it's placed there and why the talisman looks like it does. This theory is actually stemming from a bigger theory that another channel put forth. That Lyndell was once a massive volcano. It's a very long theory so I won't go more into it but that is why when I saw that the Outer God heirloom had a volcano deity on it and was near creatures who worship the formless mother, I was very intrigued and wanted to mention my findings. I think next time you want to try and get a gotcha "did you read the description?" You should, in fact look up and actually read the description for yourself. I've been reading every item description as I pick up the items so far, so I definitely would have remembered if it said anything about the "hornsent" specifically.
As much as I love Ansbach how can you say he’s the best npc when we got Igon right over there in Jagged Peak cursing Bayle and making him know fear
@TheHonoredMadman
Ай бұрын
I cant wait to do a video on jagged peak, bayle and the npcs
Ansbach is like your best friend Toillier is the autistic orbiter who grew on you in HS
@swyjix
Ай бұрын
Moore’s the SpEd kid, Leda is the clique leader, Dane’s the exchange student with perfect grades, Freya is the athlete, and Hornsent will write you a note telling you not to come to school tomorrow.
@metzyahrosenstein4827
Ай бұрын
@swyjix Dane is now a weeb in my head. Damn this game rules
@atheontimesconflux1067
Ай бұрын
@@swyjixthe hornsent would tell you to make sure to come to school honestly
@darealdovahkiin3652
Ай бұрын
@@swyjix😂😂😂
@Yazzieeee
Ай бұрын
@@swyjixI knew I liked Ansbach and Freja as soon as I met them
1:31 Actually, the First Original Sin would be the Hornsent stuffing Shamans into Jars, everything Marika did was retribution for what they did to her people. But Sin begets Sin.
@TOUGHEYES
Ай бұрын
There's the badasses of the Primordial Crucible, & they were all intimidating but none of them felt bad. Then there's those Hornsent Elders & what they got up, to, & they were hags on top of all that, tyrannising their society & entrenching it to their sole design. We were promised Chads, but what we got were momma's boys & spiteful old women. I don't like Marika taking it out on Younger generations. But we know where the trauma started. No wonder she doesn't like death either. She hated the very sight of the old & decrepit.
So, I had genuinely theorized that this would be the case (never trusted Miquella, too Griffith-y) I had, for a while, figured that Mohg had been manipulated by Miquella, which I found so tragic given his childhood. That said, never put the theory out there, I had no interest in getting memed on for "defending the pedo" In short, glad to see he beat the allegations, my boy Mohg deserved better
...Sorry, Mohg.
Ansbach 🗿 really like characters like this willing to cooperate with people he may nor agree with the mohgwyn dynasty truly does seem like it would have been something. Still think it's a shame we didnt get more endings to elden ring. I still want my age of dragons dang it.
@kevinfortsch
Ай бұрын
yyyooooOOOOOOOO
@dlwf11111
Ай бұрын
He’s a nice guy but the mohgwyn dynasty is still Sus
@draw2death421
Ай бұрын
@@dlwf11111tbf if Miquella didint brain wash Mohg, the dynasty whould probably be pretty decent. Ansbach doesent have blood eyes wich means most likely Miquella made Mohg kidnap Varre and the blood surgeons. So really only sus thing about the dynasty whould have been that he worships the Formless Mother, other than that it whould have been a pretty chill place.
@dlwf11111
Ай бұрын
@@draw2death421 I’m just not sure miquella made him do all that extra stuff, why would he?? That’s all blood dynasty stuff. And let’s not forget it’s a literal dynasty of blood, it’s a horror show down there.
@draw2death421
Ай бұрын
@@dlwf11111 Miquella is said to have used Mohg to enter the Land of Shadow aswell. So could be that reguired Mohg to fille the egg with blood, to wich gaining more followers whould speed it up. Just a theory but it whould make sense. Otherwise why was mohg needed for the entry? Why coudnt Malenia perform the ritual herself if the presence of Mohg and the formless mother wasent a reguirement?
Justice for Mohg!
@draw2death421
Ай бұрын
Its Lord Mohg! All hail the Mohgwyn Dynasty!
@jonalbertlafuente9805
Ай бұрын
@@draw2death421 For the Dynasty!!!
@brainfreezzzze6900
Ай бұрын
@@jonalbertlafuente9805 For the dynasty!
Miquella guided the Albinaurics all the way through. From the moment Miquella enchanted Mohg, Mohg was essentially their “grace” guiding them. They weren’t abandoned at the Liturgical town because not far from there is the portal (they more than likely used) to get to Mohgwyn Palace. They were there waiting on the line as much as Mohg was. Waiting for any sign from Miquella to further journey to a land they can be all accepted in. Essentially all sacrifices
Take a shot every time he says a name incorrectly you'll be dead before the end of the video
Justice for Mawg
@facundovera3227
Ай бұрын
Smaug the Golden?
i still wouldn't wanna be alone in an elevator with him
@aaronmelgar7116
Ай бұрын
Imagine trying to make small talk with the guy.
@insertedgynamehere___969
Ай бұрын
*_"TIME TO START THE MOHGWYN DYNASTY!!!!!_* *_PLAP! PLAP! PLAP! PLAP!_*
"honorable duel" meanwhile half the people who fought him took him out in one shot from 30 yards away with comet azur
@brandinicole1372
Ай бұрын
Or used a big ass katana with bleed and mimic tear who would do such a thing 😏😏😏
@kingdomcome3914
Ай бұрын
You still kinda fight Mohg head-on, so I guess to Ansbach, that's honorable enough.
@CrimsonUltrafox
Ай бұрын
Listen...I only did that in NG+2. I fought him fairly the first two times...and the first time I didn't have the blood crystal to stop Nihil from chunking me half to death.
I love the entire lore around blood. The formless mother, the bloody fingers, the weapons. Best stuff in the game. I just wish they had more blood spells. And I feel like you are saying Niggala which is hilarious.
You can't be a madman and honored. That's nuts!
I think Miquella would have had to have given up on the Halig tree before sending Miquella to deal with Radahn. The entire point of Malenia killing Radahn was to send his soul onward to the Realm of Shadow to revive him. So he would have had to already had the plan to use Mohg in motion, no?
Screwed from the moment he wanted to become a lord. Three Empirian siblings; Rani is too busy doing her own things with the moon to be his God. And that left the Twins as his only route. The brainwashing was probably all too easy he was doomed before he started
I’m honestly not sure if the formalist mother truly is evil, since we never really see it do anything harmful to those that uses its gifts, since the pureblood knights and Mohg doesn’t seem to have any negatively effects by the influence of the the Outer god only the lower ranking members of the dynasty has shown aspects of blood lust by its influence.🤔🐱
@TheSuperRatt
Ай бұрын
Shadow of the Erdtree has done a let of legwork in persuading me that, while the Formless Mother and its effects are disgusting... I don't think it's malevolent? It seems to come to the oppressed and downtrodden to empower them, and I think that is legitimate. Rather than exploiting vulnerable people who have no choice but accept, I think the FM reaching out to these groups is actually benevolent? Considering how much Miyazaki enjoys subverting expectations of morality in his work, it would certainly fit his modus operandi.
@eurongreyjoy2
Ай бұрын
She might not be inherently evil but she seems naturally antithetical to life as we know it and/or as any normal human/animal would be able to flourish in.
@josephspencer6375
Ай бұрын
Imo none of the outer gods are straight up evil, they're just aspects of nature come off as more neutral. They want to establish a new way of life that we deem evil because it opposes our way of life.
@florianchabaud8548
Ай бұрын
@@TheSuperRatt There's still the cannibalism/ritual murder tbh, you can find a few bloodfiends participating in a ritual near a dead bloodfiend
@Treasure_hunter_21
Ай бұрын
@@TheSuperRatt she is literary namira
Let's keep in mind that Mohg gave you a warm welcome to the Mohg Dynasty when you arrived while the other demi-gods/bosses go straight for the throat on instinct.
Marika didn’t betray the Hornset, she got revenge on them for what they did to the shamans
19:35 WAIT. But that implies Miquella was conscious during his “abduction” there’s so much of that event that feels rewritten ngl
Mohg "The Mogg" - Lord of Bloody Mogging
Ansbach is the anti-Vilhelm. German name. Total bro. Pro-truth. Co-op instead of invader. Yet he also has awesome dialogue
I salute you fellow Ansbach enjoyer, love that wizened man, I swear there were so many trailer breakdowns saying "...I don't trust this guy in the back *highlighting Ansbach*" and I'm sitting there going "I don't trust Miquella, so it may sound naïve but if he's the least trustworthy of the group I will take my chances and saddle up with him". also have you thought about doing shorter content as the YTshorts so you can make some 1-2 minute vids to add some missing info you just got ahold of
I really like the drunk uncle rambling approach to these videos.
“Homunculi if you will” “No…I don’t think I will”
Missed you honoured madman , the bong rips each video are the best for me ❤ After this I kinda wanna do a run where I imagine I’m on a crusade myself to rescue mogh from the curse of miquella
Solaire of Astora Sir Ansbach Anri of Astora Siegward of Catarina Letenna and many Fromsoft made great companions
iirc Ansbach does say he is a Tarnished. I do find it curious the 2 NPCs that can become our allies to face the Miquella and the rest of the band are both Tarnished (i don't think it is ever stated Leda, Moore and Dane are, but i might have missed something).
@CrimsonUltrafox
Ай бұрын
That does seem oddly coincidental. We don't know much about Moore, Leda, and Dane...but Freyja was a redmane honor guard to Radahn. Hornsent is obviously some bitter loser who's mad Marika and Messmer got revenge for that Shaman/Jar fiasco. It would make sense for Ansbach to be a tarnished since most of Mohg's knights were bloody fingers and the bloody fingers were all tarnished.
@Christopher-eq1rn
19 күн бұрын
There is a lot about Moore that makes me think he might be a servant of rot taken human form like gowry
The Oblivion music just hits so right. As a day 1 believer in the Mohgwyn Dynasty, I feel vindicated that Mohg was who I thought I was. I always had a feeling Miquella was trifling when I heard about his ability to "compel affection." As someone who roleplays a Sanguine Noble (of Eochaid) as my PC, this was so awesome.
25:00 "the guy that i almost expect be my enemy became my most solid ally". It's insane how much ppl when saw the trailers and promotional arts of Leda's crew. Always sayed "i don't trust this guy".
I couldn't help but notice all the empyreans are cruel and wicked to Godfrey's kids. Ranni kills Godwyn for no damn reason, Miquella bodysnatched and reverse groomed Mohg. Morgott got treated like trash even though he was holding down Leyndell for mom. The omen twins were forced to live in the damn sewers while we got monsters like Rykard, Miquella, and Ranni running lose ruining the Lands Between for selfish reasons. This DLC just proved what I already knew...that all of Godfrey's kids were the best demigods and they were done dirty just like their dad was. Ansbach, in addition to being the best character in the DLC, was a refreshing twist and I was so happy to see the "good" npc wasn't just some fair maiden but a blood knight. He implies Mohg was enchanted for a while, and I can't help but think a lot of the bloody finger murder cult nonsense was done on Miquella's behalf to open the Land of Shadows. Meanwhile you have Lady Knight Leda who simps harder for Miquella than a Taylor Swift fan. She's a murderer and a deranged zealot who has the audacity to refer to Miquella as "the kind" after what he did to Mohg, Radahn, and presumably Malenia as well.
Honestly, I know this is small spoiler territory... But Ymir's armor is so fashionable and finally makes the fingerprint shield blend well with it!
Earth bound music pog
You're not wrong, I literally started a ng after completing DLC as Ansbach Cosplay.
What I find curious is the link between flies, pots, and the Formless Mother. We use fly mold to make four different hefty pots, and the Ailing Village is full of fly-men (upon whom fly mold grows), and the only hornsent residing in the Ailing Village uses Swarm of Flies against us when we find him near the Ailing Talisman. Clearly the Formless Mother uses bloodflies as a medium, but how does she relate to the fly-men? They spit poison, not blood. It seems a bit vague to me. Is the ailing disease a manifestation of all plagues and status ailments since the Ailing Talisman reduces the effectiveness of those recently encountered? If so, is the Formless Mother the source for all ailments, including the Scarlet Rot and Poison and such? I do not think that is true, but it is all a bit murky to me.
@TheHonoredMadman
Ай бұрын
I too have been trying to connect the formless mother to romina and the bud and rot cult that followed.
@falgalhutkinsmarzcal3962
Ай бұрын
@@TheHonoredMadman yeah, it seems like From could have made it a little less obscure. Much like with Midra, Nanaya, and whoever is in her womb (whether it was Marika or Shabriri or whoever).
One interesting thing about Ansbach is if you remove his helmet, he has no Blood eyes. Hinting that perhaps the Injection of Mohgs blood to his followers came to be after Miquella was stolen aka when Mohg was charmed.
@Christopher-eq1rn
19 күн бұрын
Really? That has quite a few implications
Ansbach is the homie for helping me kill Radahn and Miquella But Igon is the best NPC in the entire game. HAIL OF HARPOONS *edit* gotta say the idea that the hornsent spirits condemned to limbo being the spirits that that haunt the Omen is a damn cool theory
In a twist, Jerren is also a bloody finger. I wonder if the Pureblood Knights devolved into the Bloody Fingers mainly after Miquella charmed Mogh.
3:47 I personally find way more interesting the idea that Mohg didn't find the formless mother, but that in some momment of desparation (maybe his horn was doing a bit too much brain damage), she helped him and saved his life
The like of dogs could also be because of how each emperion gets a shadow (the seemingly fate bound wolf men) as well as Ratagon's wolves. Which would make alot of sense because its him chasing the trappings of nobility like he is for where he's hiding currently being this grand temple in only mild disrepair (much like 1/2 of the royal capital that hasn't sunk into the lake)
Chad old man Ansbach: Tore people with bare hands, helps you, all around great guy. Virgin knows-nothing Gideon: "Find that Albinauric woman..."
Mohg was the goat, Tarnished had to put him down to break the enchantment. Ansbach is a gigachad and a bro.
Maybe it was a mercy. Of a sort. Mohg was unjustly treated by Golden Order Society, his own family, and his own Mother. And yeah, having his soul discarded by Miquella sure sounds foul. Yet, Mohg was already in thrall to the Formless Mother, and he was running around with the likes of the Blood Fingers, long before Miquella captured his heart. Who can say what sort of condition his soul was in? All of this is to say that while Mohg was abused, and he was used only for his body, he was never a Saint. He was going to come to a foul end, one way or another. Even Ansbach knows this, despite himself.
@draw2death421
Ай бұрын
Reminder that Bloody Fingers willingly serve him, he didint force them to join him, Achbach doesent have blood eyes wich means Mohg started his Blood injection thing and the kidnaping of war surgeons after Miquella had charmed mohg. So basicly what the dynasty was before Miquella... was just a optional to join group.
Hittin the penjamin right now my guy. thanks for all your work i love it!!! 20:48 his Soulsian Lore Investigation... projectong much? 😂😭😱 Shoutsout Ansbach! 💪
One other thing that links the blood fiends to the demi humans is that they drop string! lol
This video feels like you were in a middle of nowhere gas station and one random old guy who works there begins telling you the obscure story of the place for half an hour while drinking a beer.
I’m probably missing some information cuz I haven’t combed through all the new lore, but it’s been a running theory of mine that Miquella may have posed as the Formless Mother in Mohg’s dreams using his powers as St Trina and either bewitched Mohg that way or, under the guidance Miquella pretending to be the Formless Mother, Mohg becomes bewitched the moment he’s in proximity of Miquella
"I AIN'T DO NOTHIN'!" -Mogh moments from arrest
So uh sorry moghy
So glad we got the chance to fight alongside him! I find the fact that Ansbach finds Miquella so frightening because of how he can affect the minds of others and NOT his physical prowess so compelling ❤
Excellent video & I caught that Zelda music towards the end Much respect to Ansbach a fascinating character indeed
Giving birth to a horned baby, anybody else thinking ouch? No wonder Merika was such a cow!
I feel like now I’m gonna question the when of these events. When did Miquella charm Mohg, how much was Mohg acting on his own influence. Was it from the beginning, like telepathy and he never built everything. Personally, I imagine it similar to Anasbach- his enchantment was his own fault. He tried to take Miquella for his dynasty and then it got turned on him. I don’t take Miquella’s charm as mind control, you’re still you, it works differently on everyone and more acts as a moral compass. You’re still you, you just act more in compassion. But that’s just my thoughts
Mohg wasn't a Mohglester , he was Miquellested!
when you see ansbach designs, you know he is a dope character
This came on while I was trying to sleep, your rip at the end woke me right up out of bed and got you a sub, caught me right off guard
ansbach is my favorite npc too. such a honest and cool guy
Ngl I love toxic boys so honestly when assback said: “Pure and radiant, he wields love to shrive clean the heart of men.” That just made me want to see lord Miquella even more
See chat, being a bloody finger isn't SO bad.
The Interpol and fat rip at the end spoke to me
If Ansbach dies to Radahn, his final words are "become a lord not for gods, but for men". What a honored madman he was.
Your casual but intelligent way of explaining things is like 10/10 no notes
29:00 made me have a bowl
Too be fair on Marika's crusade, what the hornsent did to the people in Marika's village within hinterland was just as atrocious as what she did to the hornsent afterwards
The finale battle: Me and my wholesome boys (and my warhawk) battling a god and his frankenbroyfriend.
Nice summary of Mohg and Ansbach, great characters!
Bro pulled a bong for the outro lmao
Seeing your omenkiller getup with dung eater summon is a pretty funny meta build.
@TheHonoredMadman
Ай бұрын
Him and rot dog are like the only two summons ill use. Partners in crime
@minespatch
Ай бұрын
@@TheHonoredMadman I have a partial fondness for the two marionette archers. They're stoic badasses who comically turn my enemies into pincushions.
@valteth
Ай бұрын
@@TheHonoredMadmani use the demi human gank squad as a joke sometimes
@blizzardgaming7070
Ай бұрын
When ever I have a problem I chuck Olegg at it, works 100% of the time 60% of the time.
I always supported the Moghwyn dynasty. I havent even played the dlc yet lol
Bro, I’m not sure if anyone has commented on your choice of music during most of your “lore exploration videos” but man, you are literally the GOAT, the fucking music from crono trigger is always looming and random Zelda cuts here and there, you’re the fucking GOAT
I’m glad your videos are popping off again you deserve it brother!!
I was using my bong and thought someone was in my house smoking with me. Great video
As soon as I met Ansbach, my first thought was, "huh...THIS guy was Mogh's right hand? Hmmmm, maybe Mogh has a little more going on." Then the twist occurred and I thought, "Ok, so I never actually met Mogh then. That is just sad."
Its intriguing that Miquella can still charm people even if hes in an unresponsive state like with Mohg you'd think he'd have to be responsive to charm people so this begs to question who's body is in the cocoon since miquella was apparently discarding his body bit by bit in the Shadow Realm
Ansbach truly is a goat. Guy is like an Elden Ring Marcus Aurelius or Seneca
Wish there was a way we could dab up ansback. Dude litterally is just a homie
The telepathy theory makes sense since Miquella's simp tell us that we've been brought to the egg due to him
Margot has to be my favorite character. He is an omen yet grace given, defeated the young lion Radahn
5:36 she just wanted to talk to them about their cars’ extended warranties
I've been thinking about the location where we enter the Shadowrealm, the egg, Mogwyn Palace. It seems like perhaps this underground location serves as a special portal or connection site. Also Miquella went to get trouble to get down there, so clearly teleporting to the shadow realm from Haligtree wasn't an option. This makes me think of the Nox; perhaps (due to being underground folk) they had a close connection to the shadow realm. Enough of a connection to even travel there with the fingerslayer blade and potentially cause that gaping wound in Metyr.. which possibly also caused her wifi disconnection from the Greater Will, and their banishment? Also these locations of "connecting to another dimension" seem to be always accompanied by petrified human figures, as we also see at the Gate of Divinity. It makes me wonder: are the Nox basically just the Numen? We know they are both from "other place" or something. Maybe the Nox are simply Numen/Shamans (descendants of Marika) who managed to escape from being pickled in the shadow land. If the Nox are the Numen, and close relatives of Marika, this might also explain why they had certain grudges against various parties.
Honestly my first impression of ansbach was like a new gideon i honestly though he was going to try to kill me
I think it’s important to mention how the bloody fingers killing tarnished for blood is actually to give to Mohg to use to feed miquella, in order to transcend him to godhood. As we now know, miquella purposefully enchanted Mohg so he would be corrupted in order to enter the land of shadows. In this way, miquella is at least partially responsible for the bloody fingers killing tarnished.
i wish we knew more of the Pureblood knights, the completely vanished remains of his army, gone without a trace. except the badass Ansbach but he doesn't really give us much insight into the rest of them
I think the horns attack the body if the person has the enemies blood (fire giant, shaman). The lamenters mask has red hair.