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The Outer Gods of the DLC - Elden Ring Lore Explained

MadLuigi

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The Outer Gods are some of the more mysterious, yet unbelievably power, forces in the world of Elden Ring, and they show up in spades in the Shadow Realm! In this vid, I explore each instance of the Outer Gods and their acolytes within Shadow of the Erdtree. Enjoy!

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Music:
Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree OST
King's Field Additional II OST

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Chapters:
Intro: 0:00
The Greater Will: 00:43
The Flame of Frenzy: 5:54
The God of Scarlet Rot: 10:54
The Formless Mother: 15:05
The Peanut Gallery: 19:03
A new Outer God?: 25:32

20 Comments

@ScurvyDog97 2 years ago

My inner god is that dog inside

@K8theKind 2 years ago

If there are outer gods that implies inner gods.

@pantonpg 2 years ago (edited)

Placidusax's god was the former vessel of the Elden Ring.

The Dragons and the Beastmen were the first civilization to had the Elden Ring, in fact, it was the Greater Will who bestowed intelligence to the beastmen.

@themaniae4803 2 years ago

2 years ago: Greater Will plays with other Outer Gods a game of throne about who controls the world!
Now, finally: IT DON'T CARE.

@astrid9920 2 years ago

Theres another connection to the Fell god in the dlc: the Lamenter, for some reason. When you transform, the fell god's face appears on your back, and there are tufts of red hair between your horns.

The Lamenter is the closest thing to an Omen in the dlc, and in retrospect its weird how many times the word Fell is used with Omens in the base game. Margit the Fell, the Fell omen twins guarding the divine tower, the mending rune of the Fell curse. They might be different words in Japanese though, idk

@COLT_Chris 2 years ago

You forgot to mention a diary page that hints at the parry opening up the lanterns for an attack.
It says
"I touched him, but only once.

When he thrust his staff in my face, I brushed it aside.

It was then that I touched him. The aging untouchable."

Perhaps, the fact that you show confidence in the face of it's weakness, humiliates the monster and opens it up for attacks.

@TeaNoSugar87 2 years ago

I've been saying since the game came out, it's stated explicitly in the intro that the Greater Will has abandoned the Lands Between

@HeronHero 2 years ago

Something to note about the base serpent that i think Zullie the Witch mentioned first; it always begins the second phase by slamming down and consuming an orb of fire that seems very reminiscent of Rykard's own vision of a serpent swallowing the world. Whether that actually means anything, i dont know.

@jarroddt 2 years ago

Im really sad about the lack of death god lore, especially given that the land of shadow is a land of death. It would have made perfect sense if the scadutree was the helphen instead

@KnightofEkron 2 years ago (edited)

I don't think it makes sense that Midra was intentionally supportive of the frenzied flame, I think he came in contact with it then the Inquisiton sealed it in him with the golden barb, much like how we seal away rot within Millicent with the golden needle, I think he was merely a prison for the frenzied flame, one that's been leaking for a very long time. He even says "the depths of your foolishness" and then reluctantly pulls out the barb in exhaustion, as if he's hesitant and warning us off.

@odststalker5117 2 years ago

I like how Midra has a total Yellow King vibe

@Chymmoro 2 years ago

I really wish we got more lore for the Base Serpent.

@molamola9723 2 years ago (edited)

I’ve always thought Messmer’s flames were a curse from the fell god. It’s always been stated that Radagon had some connection to the giants and the fell god that caused them to have red hair. I believe the fell gods power manifested through Radagon’s bloodline in Melina and Messmer since Messmer can wield fire Melina can channel the flame of the fell god. Also supporting this is that Messmer has always hated his fire making it more of a curse rather than a blessing.

@ironiccaesar178 2 years ago (edited)

In the ashes of Ornis It Is said that he "tamed a divine Bird" and that he's the ancestor of the hornsent warriors. Since there are a lot of connections between death rites and the hornsent culture, maybe this Bird Is the twin kite

@DasIceKing 2 years ago

Attack on titan 🤝 Elden ring

Having a person named Ymir reveal everything is connected through a single point.

@iamdoom9810 2 years ago

Seeing as unalloyed gold is supposed to suppress the presence of outer gods, I think it's a missed opportunity that it isn't being discussed as to whether in the Age of Compassion that Miquella would be considered the one true god, and thus the belief in other outer gods would be repressed

@Moss_and_Such 2 years ago

I love the goofy vintage sounding alien motif that plays when you enter the mother of fingers boss arena. It feels like the most out there thing in elden ring.

@Redpoppy80 2 years ago

I am pretty sure that Midra was not a lord until he pulled the sword out of his own body and fully embraced his madness. When we kill him, he WAS a lord, had we not killed him then and there, Midra would likely have destroyed the Shadow Lands in his madness.

@burnttoast4020 2 years ago

I think midra was studying the flame when he accidentally inherited it and was impaled to hold back the flame from taking over and making him a lord, which is possibly why he was too weak when he eventually did become a lord and why he apologizes to nanaya when he transforms

@brendanmuller7301 2 years ago

Ive read a theory that the abyssal serpent was originally gloam eyed queen's consort, that their kids are the godskins and the god devouring serpent, and that upon their defeat the abyssal serpent unintentionally or no came to dwell or was sealed within marika's son messmer, while the geq was within melina(not being her)