ELDEN RING | 8 Mind Blowing Secrets!

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One of my favorite things about From Software releases is the community search for secrets and discoveries. Elden Ring is the prime example of a game with lots of hidden secrets and mechanics and today we're breaking down 8 very cool ones. Elden Ring is an action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The game was directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki and made in collaboration with fantasy novelist George R. R. Martin, who provided material for the game's setting.
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0:00 Intro
0:38 Maliketh Blade Secret
2:18 Secret Necklaces Unravelled
3:41 The Two Moons
4:37 Ranni Great Rune Theory
5:44 Song of Lament Change
6:43 Elden Ring Latin Lyric Truth
7:36 Fire Giant Si Te Cah
8:26 Godwyn and Basilisk
9:34 Outro
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Music:
Elden Ring OST
Metroid Prime OST

[Ziostorm]

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[slicksilver]

My personal theory about Basilisks is that they are naturally occurring creatures of the world of Elden Ring(like in other fromsoft games) but have been corrupted by Godwyn, same with the crabs and how the big crows are corrupted by the formless mother in Mogwyn. I personally believe this because they’re eyes and design is so aggressively different from what’re used to and it’s fromsoft way of telling the player “something is ducked”
(Edit, I’m not changing ducked)

[hhowdy]

Imagine we’re patiently sitting here for Elden ring DLC and then out of nowhere Miyazaki pops out and he’s like “HEY GUYS DARK SOULS 4 IS COMING OUT THIS YEAR”

[BirdMoose]

I think the necklaces might have been an early version of evolving talismans. Instead of finding the base, +1, and +2 separately you would craft them up the ranks. But then they decided they wanted more than just a few evolving talismans and decided it wouldn't make sense to have 2 different systems so they just put them all under the current system.
The medallion idea does make a lot of sense though.

[AntoniusTertius]

In some parts of Rykard song, gibberish that resembles Japanese was also used. It is very interesting to listen to the earlier version of song of lament, though I knew there were alternative lyrics, I had never listened to them ingame! The Red Giant inspiration, however loose it may be, blew my mind!
I thank you for spreading the truth about the Souls lyrics and for amplifying my voice \[T]/

[gillianpleaux]

Let's not forget it was the same Antonius Tertius who leaked the song of the bats lyrics and singer in March. All info regarding the lyrics truth came from him, I saw the messages and emails he published on Reddit in which the guys who made the music confirmed the boss song lyrics are all gibberish and how they were made. I can't understand why lyrics fakers get more attention than him, plus Tertius has a college degree in Latin. So ironic to see people who don't even know Latin simply making up lore texts out of gibberish...
Thank you for giving him a shoutout! I wish you could talk about his unfair perma ban from the r/Eldenring group for simply telling the truth, but I understand you don't wish to oppose those mods.

[ryanleatigaga]

So that explains why we can see a glint of gold within Maliketh's blade beams.

[GILGAMESG]

Maliketh's blade being made of an ancient dragon is really interesting

[ultrabear]

Well the moons hanging in the sky also look like eyes if you can imagine, the elden rune are indeed carved onto Marika and Radagon's eyes as scarseal and soreseal aftet all, a branded curse. I wonder if it's the same power of curse that Marika engraved the fire giant, Hewg and the tarnished, to eternal serve, serve the Eternal.

[MainTopmastStaysail]

For the dragon king's cragblade and the black blade having the same silhouette... I really don't see it. At all. The black blade is an obsidian-looking blade that is visibly worn and cracked. So is its cross-guard, which from the look of things was once a big, symmetrical crescent. The hilt is the gold/bark material that's used in other Golden-age designs, shaped to fit Maliketh's large hands and with fine carving details. The crag blade is not visibly worn and is made of lightning granite. The cross-guard is also asymmetrical, but there is no sign of wear. The hilt is the same material and lacks any detail, appearing to naturally project out of the blade. Unlike the beautiful grain on the Black Blade, this hilt seems to have been whittled down without any particular care to appearance or to handling (look at those rocky ridges - this would hurt to hold when wielded). The blade itself is a toothpick compared to Maliketh's current blade even at its thinnest.

This one just seems like way too much of a stretch. They look similar only in that they're both swords and have a sword shape. Every detail is way off.

[redparadox]

while watching this u remind me how good metroid prime ost was. its been so long

[dredge]

6:18 lmaaao that made me cringe so hard I started laughing wtf

[Skytleman]

1. Cinquedea
The gold part of black blade could be Cinquedea's gold
Maliketh's strikes thru an amulet whit it and it becomes black blade
and they say that amulet is The Black Blade (Maliketh's Black Blade)
I also agree that gold could be some form of dragon's gold

2. Amber
I think each jewels represents the Amber of cosmos,
aka, The Glintstone (Sorceress Sellen)
I could assume that red one is from The Fell God
golden one is from The Erdtree
but green one is bit tricky, I'd like to imagine it
related to Dew of Abundance or The Greattree

3. Moon
The Moon in elden ring is intersting. (of couse, The Sun is much more interesting)
In my theory there were 3 moons in elden ring (I know it sounds bit crazy)
The full moon, which has power of spirit calling?
The black moon which destroyed by Astel (Memory Stone, Remembrance of the Naturalborn)
The dark moon which is Ranni's Mending black moon (age of stars ending)

4. Eye
I also think eyes in elden ring is really important factor
not only golden rune eyes, they implies so many things
it is very interestinng that marika, miquella and malenia never showed eyes
In my theory, The Eye is where The order resides
and the Rune is also part or source of the order (Melina's line)
that aside, Maliketh has puple or glome eye (Beast Eye)
and he touched and controlled DD-Destined Death
Ranni also touched and manipulted DD (Ranni's line)
and there is "The Glom-eyed Queen" who controlled DD
so in my theory by manipulating DD
The Order(Destined Death) resided in Ranni's Eyes
thus her other eye became the glome eye

5, 6. Song of Lament
the song besides, bat harpy's has interesting traits
Living form of crusible (Crucible Feather Talisman)
Iron Briar around there foot (Briar set)
casts Death Rancor (Ancient Death Rancor)
There is resembled statues in Elphael
by all that, I think they could be related to ancient dynasty

7. Fire giant
I have lots theory about fell god but that asides
one thing I'd like to say is they lived in time less-immemorial..(Zamor set)
Acient dragon became draongs by losing there eternalness (Dragonwound Grease)
In my theory this is by left of The Dragon's god, (Remembrance of the Dragonlord)
Lost of dragon gold (Gravel Stone Seal, Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone)
and Fire giants came AFTER that incident (Borealis's Mist)
so I think we could assume that Acient dragons are SUPER Acient lol

8. Prince of Death
well it's a bit stretch but I think godwyn's malform is due to Law of Regression
idk how to convey this in english but Kanji(回歸-Regression) is
consistent keyword in elden ring
in english it is replace by devolution, vestige of the primordial
but it is all connected to keyword "回歸" in kanji languages
so in short, The crusible-The Law-Ancestor Spirit are connected by this
->Ancestor Spirit grows a tree-(it's the greattree in my theroy)
->Long lived animals grows part of crusible (budding horn, Siluria's Tree)
so in my theory,
Souless body of Godwyn yearned to eternal converge
but it is hindered by fragment of DD and centipede rite
yet Will-less body contiuned to Regress-"回歸",
creating malformed animal parts and basilisks(wormface, skellys..etc..)
and instead of buds of greattree, growed black thorny trees
it is interesting that he somewhat resembles to crusible murals in divine tower

[ezkillionaire]

Man... I love how you always use Metroid music. Im a Metroid fanboy so it makes me happy. Plus, the mysterious music from Metroid actually fits Elden ring nicely. Great videos man :D

[pixelsyndicate]

I’ve seen so much Elden ring content that I hardly ever find anything new. That why I appreciate your videos because it’s consistently stuff I don’t know

[slth]

the fire giant seems to be yet another thing inspired by old ideas, no? theres an unused "yeti" monster from demon souls that is very similar

[ViperliciousOG]

my bad didn't realize I wasn't subbed! 80% sheeeesh. Thanks for doing your best to bring us more Elden Secrets :3

[puzzleheaded]

0:44 Maliketh’s Black Blade does have a lot of interesting implications. A theory I have is that judging from Iji and Ranni’s dialogue, we know that when each Empyrean are chosen by their two fingers, they are given a shadow that will turn into a horrid curse should they ever betray the Greater Will. How do they know this? They must’ve seen it happen. The only other recorded Empyrean with a shadow in history is Marika and when she began to plot against the Greater Will(Enia mentioning her trespass), I believe Maliketh activated his kill switch and used Destined Death against her hence why she’s crucified with a spear bearing similar traits to the power of his Black Blade(It channels the same brilliance of the black flame and Blaidd’s eyes glow red at the end of Ranni’s questline, possibly explaining the red hue). Another question I asked myself is just how Maliketh was able to possess or lock away the Rune of Death if he’s just a shadowbound and not a demigod? The answer is simple, he sealed Marika inside him who actually was a vessel for the Rune of Death. He only channels the power from his Black Blade which is made from Marika herself, particularly her stony torn half that leads to her missing eye where I speculate the stone covered Beast Eye/Gloam Eye originated from(Melina reveals to have the same Gloam Eye on the same side of her face). Her corpse is likely dead since it’s impaled with a DD amber spear, her other half being sealed into Maliketh, meaning the Beast Eye that writhes could be the only part of her that still “alive”. Ew. I really believe Marika is part Beast herself since she glimmers in gold and the beast blood in the game has traces of gold as well, explaining why the Black Blade also has traces of Gold.

[nightscout]

Thanks for shining a spotlight on Antonius Tertius' work! I've been watching his channel for months and loving his thorough, detailed explanations on how the music for Elden Ring was created. Thanks for traveling to where the moons are in the game as well, I was surprised that they were enormous spheres instead of a sort of skybox image. If it wouldn't be a hassle, could you check what the sun and the ceiling of Nokron look like up close?

[Wralis]

Interesting about the eyes connection to great runes.
Like marika's/radagon Soreseal description:
"This legendary talisman is AN EYE engraved with an Elden Rune, said to be the seal of Queen Marika.

Greatly raises mind, intelligence, faith, and arcane, but also increases damage taken by a similar measure.

Solemn duty weighs upon the one beholden; not unlike a gnawing curse from which there is no deliverance. "

wonder if there is a connection or that eyes are somehow linked to runes/outer gods.