Miquella and Malenia: The Full Story | Elden Ring Lore (Pre-DLC)

Of all the twins in Elden Ring (which there is a surprisingly high number of), none are more recognizable than the twin Empyreans known as Miquella, the Unalloyed, and Malenia, Blade of Miquella. As the children of Marika and Radagon, they are some the most pivotal and powerful figures in the Lands Between.

But, for many players, figuring out how these siblings fit into the lore and story of Elden Ring can be surprisingly difficult. On top of that, both Miquella and Malenia have loads of cut content that never made it into the final game.

This video aims to go through all the major points of their timeline with a unique approach to the visuals, so I hope that ends up being something you enjoy!

(The names of all songs used in this video are listed at the end)

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:45 - Twin "Empyreans"
5:31 - The Shattering
7:35 - Miquella's Eclipse
9:17 - Clash of the Demigods
11:09 - Dreams of St. Trina
13:15 - The Tarnished's Journey
19:10 - Millicent's Purpose
21:50 - Malenia, Blade of Miquella
24:15 - Two or Three Blooms?
26:37 - The Cocoon of the Empyrean
29:59 - Unused 7th Ending?
31:17 - Thanks for Watching!

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[VLimit]

Quick update on 2 points of misinformation in this video (HUGE thanks to Sekiro Dubi for pointing these out to me):

1. Rico's questline was supposed to end in Mohgwyn Palace, not the Haligtree
2. Using Kalé's voice line about Dream Mist is a little misleading, since that was originally used for a quest entirely separate from Rico's

Luckily I don't think this invalidates any major conclusions, but that's still 100% my mistake for making those assumptions.

[Zephraxe]

My biggest hope is that Miquella’s story gets fleshed out and expanded upon in DLC. And if Miquella gets his own ending like the cut content suggests, then I hope we don’t have to fight him. Unless, that is, he has various forms and one of them is the monstrosity that’s sleeping in Mohgwyn Palace. I’d take a guess and say he has an ethereal form like Ranni and the “burned and bodiless” form of Melina.

[CaptainFram]

That Malenia fight was so well edited, but the Mohg boss fight was awe-inspiring

[ilkaysar]

Miqella was so close to perfection. He was going to make his own order, protect his subjects and sister from the influence of outer gods and the tyranny of the golden order.

But then Mogh said "I like ya and I want ya" and Malenia spilled all the spagetti sauce to the floor. I am sure the DLC will be called "Miqellas worst day in landsbetween yet"

EDIT: I take it back. Mogh was the one who got done dirty. Miquella can shove ir where the grace don't shine.

[MithrylMyrmidon]

Millicent's story was, of all the NPCs, my favorite. In the final battle, I chose to aid her in battle against her sisters and felt her choice to remove the needle of unalloyed gold was poignant and tragic. I agree with you that it would have been hugely impactful to discover we'd been beside Malenia all along! I'm also happy with the way things went in the canon version.

Thank you for this wonderful video!

[Schunn]

It seems that Miquella (out of all the Demi-gods) was the closest to becoming at the very least equal to Marika if not outright surpassing her. Out of the 3 Empyreans (Ranni and Malenia being the other 2) Miquella seems to have an alter ego of the opposite sex as St. Trina, the same way that Marika has Radagon. There seems to be an idea that being able to do that is a sign of true Godhood.
Miquella seemed to be well loved and loved in return, and there’s ton of evidence that his ambition was to fix ALL the problems in the Lands Between. He provided sanctuary for the ostracized, he wanted to sever the influence of the Outer Gods be it the Greater Will, the Scarlet Rot, and cut content implies he had plans for the Flame of Frenzy as well, he may have even have wanted to somehow bring Godwyn back to life. Miquella seems like a stand up guy. If his story is expanded in DLC I hope he adds an additional Ending to the game, maybe some kind of Golden Ending where everything is fixed. Unlikely given the history of FrontSoftware games but we’ll see.

[kriminal]

I love how Miquella is called unalloyed gold. It’s so perfect for his ideals. Like to be pure gold or a perfect order that includes all.

[lemongan]

I wonder why no one seems to analyse that both Malenia and Miquella are the answer to one another curse. Malenia's rot could be used to mature Miquella into adulthood. And Miquella's time stopping eternal curse, unaltered flesh is the exact opposite of Malenia's curse.

I don't know how to tie St trina to this or if it should be tied but I think the parallel is quite interesting;

Great videos by the way, you got yourself a subscriber

[darlingxluxii]

That explains why Sage wanted Millicent killed to restore Malenia’s purpose and her memory with the theory you made of millicent and Malenia was amazing ❤

[themadgamer]

Your visuals are super funny, while still being a part of an informative video, and I really appreciate it. This is awesome. 👍

[RedAngelXV]

Moment of silence for Cleanrot Knight Finlay for being able to literally carry Malenia’s unconscious body through the entirety of the Lands Between, DURING A WAR no less, SINGLEHANDEDLY.
What an absolute chad.

I bet that the long flowing-haired statue was actually Finlay being the caretaker of the young twins. That would be such a sweet sentiment.🥰

[Midnitethorn]

Really like the theory that Millicent has Malenia's memories and is an off shoot of her. I'd really like the DLC (DLCs if we are lucky) to dig deeper into these twins lore and fates.

[VLimit]

Finally got this video finished.
I'd love to hear your thoughts on any topic that you agree or disagree with here, since there was a LOT of content to cover. I hope you enjoy, and all feedback will be greatly appreciated!

[selentatsukie]

gotta say, top tier editing in this one man. both the impactful visual parallels during dialogue bits & the little funny touches. been waiting on this one and it did not disappoint!

[emptyptr]

When I found Millicent my main theory was that she actually was Milenia. It seemed to fit so perfectly, so in retrospect, it would make sense that this was the original story they planned, although I am unsure why they decided to change it, since I feel like this could have been a very cool questline.

Although, to be fair, her being carried home by a knight of hers is badass too, and Millicent now mirroring the journey, with us now being her knight could be an interesting idea to explore, but unfortunately the game doesn't really.

That being said, this video re-ignited my fascination with Elden Ring lore. I kind of felt like, unlike with the other games, Elden Ring was a little to confusing to be interesting since there are a few too many question-marks and I would have loved to get more of a taste of the complicated and deep story-beats and characters Martin probably came up with, but this video kind of gave me that taste. Really loved it :) I also think you struck a great balance between Vaati-esk epic-ness and memes. Keep it up, I'll look forward to your next vid :)

[SmoughTown]

Yo a V-Limit lore video! Let's go

TWO BLOOMS THO

[Filigreex]

something nice about malenia i don't see talked about much is the needle exchange you can do with her. there is an implication malenia is still alive as the flower she leaves and waiting to be reborn. if you return the unalloyed gold needle to her, she is grateful for you returning her pride and dignity, and she gives you miquella's needle and a somber ancient dragon smithing stone to undo the frenzied flame ending. malenia seems to be grateful and support you.

[lovelycrimeboy]

During my first playthrough I personally thought Millicent WAS Malenia in disguise or with amnesia, so i really am fond of the theory/cut content of Malenia referring to you as her friend

[Glodwra]

Honestly, I can see them saving Miquella for a full-blown sequel as opposed to DLC. He seems way too important lore-wise. He's on his way to godhood and is next in line as reigning sovereign to the Lands Between.

[prafulltiwari]

This is amazing editing, it's like I'm looking at a living comic book. Love this