Elden Ring Lore - Origins of the Magma Wyrms

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  • Have you indulged in Dragon Communion? If so it's important that you know the consequences. Let's discuss the lore of the Magma Wyrms and those who wished to become dragons.
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Komentáře • 126

  • @HatakeHachiko
    @HatakeHachiko Před 3 měsíci +66

    if consuming one too many dragon hearts turns us into a magma wyrm, at least we can finally ask our significant others the ultimate question: would you still love me if i turned into a wyrm?

  • @merleetomlin6218
    @merleetomlin6218 Před 3 měsíci +71

    DLC needs to provide the ability to transform into a dragon like the DS games

    • @doctor_markus9042
      @doctor_markus9042 Před 3 měsíci +5

      That would be awesome

    • @mrugod
      @mrugod Před 3 měsíci +6

      No

    • @kiban_
      @kiban_ Před 3 měsíci +5

      Imagine getting a DMC style Dragon Trigger, that would be hilarious

    • @dankdaze42069
      @dankdaze42069 Před 3 měsíci +6

      ​@@mrugodYes besides more people agree it would be cool

    • @merleetomlin6218
      @merleetomlin6218 Před 3 měsíci +5

      @@mrugod 😂 you make a compelling argument

  • @AegisKHAOS
    @AegisKHAOS Před 3 měsíci +21

    Theodorix really stood out when I learned he was once a troll. Lore-wise, it really stood out how tragic taking dragon communion was. He was certainly one of the tougher fights for sure. Gameplay, on the other hand, I just keep killing and eating, and, oh look, cool eyes.

  • @Volti-Vagra
    @Volti-Vagra Před 3 měsíci +31

    the name Theodorix just reminded me of the "which of the chipmunks are getting the best head?" meme
    goddamnit i forgot that for a reason

  • @iamthereddemon20
    @iamthereddemon20 Před 3 měsíci +16

    The consequences of wanting to have a snack

  • @thenobody7509
    @thenobody7509 Před 3 měsíci +16

    So, personally. I view the process of turning into a magma wyrm as a curse. The heart still beats even after the dragon is slayed so perhaps upon eating the heart through the dragons blood it is able to curse those who seek its power. Thus dooming them to hunger for more hearts until eventually they become a dragon. This might also explain why Eleonora joined mohg. Having power over blood perhaps mohg was able to somewhat break Eleanora's curse while allowing her to keep the power.
    Perhaps the two powers cancel each other out. Which would explain eleanora's normal eyes. Ultimately this could mean Eleonora was in full control of herself and was actively trying to defeat mohg from within.
    Actions speak much louder then words. So Eleanora was forced to kill yura to keep her cover perhaps.

  • @Arctus69420
    @Arctus69420 Před 3 měsíci +22

    Dude I love how you make lore videos about like the enemies and stuff and not just focus on the big bosses it really answers a lot of the questions I have during my play through I’ll like see an enemy and be like I wonder what his story is and then see you have a video about them it’s awesome

    • @square-table-gaming
      @square-table-gaming  Před 3 měsíci +2

      If there's ever an enemy we don't have be sure to request them!

    • @HeyGuy4321
      @HeyGuy4321 Před 3 měsíci +2

      WORMFACES ARE MY FAVORITE I WANNA BE ONE

  • @uwo4876
    @uwo4876 Před 3 měsíci +20

    I didn't know that you can get yura to help with the first dragon thanks for the knowledge 👍

    • @AegisKHAOS
      @AegisKHAOS Před 3 měsíci +2

      Me neither. I just brute forced my way till I killed it.

    • @_SauceMasterL
      @_SauceMasterL Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@AegisKHAOSthis is the way

  • @zenebean
    @zenebean Před 3 měsíci +7

    Always thought it was interesting that ancient dragons don't drop hearts for communion, instead just their corpses appearing at the communion sites. Base dragons like Agheel are a descent of them, so maybe trying to gain an offshoot's power just creates even more earthly dragon

  • @SterbsMcGurbs
    @SterbsMcGurbs Před 3 měsíci +6

    I'm workshopping a joke about magma wyrms and chlamydia.

  • @frankiefromky
    @frankiefromky Před 3 měsíci +4

    I think it would be so cool if you could consume so many dragon hearts that your tarnished actually turns into a maga-wyrm and then you have to play the rest of the game like that.

  • @Fingledoodler
    @Fingledoodler Před 3 měsíci +3

    I didn't think till today that wyrms were not just humans or dragon hunters. Its really cool that you did a video solely on the wyrms even though you covered a lot of them in previous topics. I still learned a few things. You guys can definitely make more dedicated videos of things you think you covered in previous videos.

  • @elijahherstal776
    @elijahherstal776 Před 3 měsíci +5

    SOMEONE: "So, Tarnished- you have sought both the Flame of Frenzy and Dragon Communion in your journeys."
    MY TARNISHED: "Yep."
    SOMEONE: "For power?"
    MY TARNISHED: "Cool eyes."
    SOMONE: "My Brother in Marika you are wearing the Raging Wolf helm."
    MY TARNISHED: "...I got like five gallons of Celestial Mountain Dew, keep talking trash."

  • @KingPangoLin
    @KingPangoLin Před 3 měsíci +14

    Just wanted to say, no matter where I am, Raya Lucaria, or the depths of the haligtree, the calming voice and interesting lore helps me pull through. I beat the Elden beast listening to your lore to study to, for heavens sake

  • @HenryGreenEngine3
    @HenryGreenEngine3 Před 3 měsíci +4

    It's no surprise that dragon communion is ruinous.

  • @NateFletcher286
    @NateFletcher286 Před 3 měsíci +3

    Just wanted to say I've been watching here since the elden ring lore videoes started! It's been such a great time being able to learn so much lore about the game through this channel. Thanks for all he videos you've made!

  • @efaristi9737
    @efaristi9737 Před 3 měsíci +3

    Is being a wyrm such a bad thing ? Do they lose all sapience ? Are they still mortals ? Are they mad ?
    10:59 Or until someone kill them for their hearts.

  • @Darkheart00
    @Darkheart00 Před 3 měsíci +2

    The Magma wyrms lore is an awesome mini-lore part of the game. And, by and large, so is the lore of the Descending Dragon’s Heritage in this game!

  • @Umbra_Ursus
    @Umbra_Ursus Před měsícem +1

    It'd be awesome to see a wyrm that held onto it's humanity. Imagine fighting one that's decked out in custom banished knight gear, and fights in a clearly smarter fashion.

  • @forgeoflife
    @forgeoflife Před 3 měsíci +10

    Magma Wyrms always reminds me of monster hunter anytime i fight them

    • @Moocow3166
      @Moocow3166 Před 3 měsíci

      Same. I get a lot of monster hunter vibes while playing this game

  • @dirac_dydx1830
    @dirac_dydx1830 Před 3 měsíci +4

    Instructions unclear, consumed a hundred dragon hearts and am now a lizard. Halp.

  • @epiccthulu
    @epiccthulu Před 3 měsíci +3

    Ranni will keep my tarnished safe D:

  • @OneStarRating
    @OneStarRating Před 3 měsíci +2

    The Magma Wyrms remind me of Alligator Turtles in appearance.

  • @jtkane317
    @jtkane317 Před 3 měsíci +1

    I just realized that the voice actor for Yura sounds like Lemmy. Fantastic.

  • @errorcode9542
    @errorcode9542 Před 3 měsíci +2

    I like dragon communion very much as concept
    In my first playthrough I rolleplayed as dragon hunter driven mad(yellow flame) and realising the ruination they would bring by slaying all dragons and using a needle to seal their hunger and flames
    I'd love a dragon communion ending maybe we could become the dragon god by killing the disappeared dragon god before subcoming to the hunger that can't be stilled now that all dragons are wiped out

  • @rathosalpha
    @rathosalpha Před 3 měsíci

    I dont think there are enough dragons left to transform you, so the tarnished will just always be hungrey

  • @diredier
    @diredier Před 3 měsíci +1

    Love your channel, thanks for all the lore

  • @melomet3789
    @melomet3789 Před 3 měsíci +1

    In my head canon, my main is destined to be a moonlight wyrm after serving Ranni and seeing to her Age of Stars

  • @eggstinater
    @eggstinater Před 3 měsíci +1

    Thank you for the video on Magma Wyrms!

  • @Kenos347
    @Kenos347 Před 3 měsíci +2

    I always tought he resembles Glaurong from LOTR(Silmarilion)

    • @zenebean
      @zenebean Před 3 měsíci +1

      Agreed, I always imagined Glaurung looking like a wingless magma wyrm. A primeval, lizard-like dragon

  • @Sheesh7328
    @Sheesh7328 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Also to prevent dragon heart addiction you can call the perfumers who can treat it medically.

  • @robertsoto5713
    @robertsoto5713 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Damn my character should be a magma worm I ate like 20 hearts to learn all the dragon incantations.

  • @Limonenwolf
    @Limonenwolf Před měsícem +1

    Thank you for that great video! Dear, oh dear, i think its too late for my tarnished. I ate the hearts at the altar because i wanted these dragon powers! Wondering why my character's eyes changed and after eating about 20 dragon hearts i found out about the fate ahead. I wonder what the DLC might bring to these who participated in that transgression. Maybe more dragon powers!! Perish the thought.....

  • @nismobug4076
    @nismobug4076 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Lol my first tarnished was a samurai and i went straight for thr moonveil...
    Thrn started killing dragons for communion... never realizing i was following in the footsteps of that magma wyrm...
    .thats crazy
    But i really wanted those eyes!!!

  • @ShardofWant
    @ShardofWant Před 3 měsíci +1

    What if I only eat magma wyrm hearts? I’ll still become a wyrm, but at least I’ll be a more noble one.

  • @korgclips868
    @korgclips868 Před 2 měsíci +1

    if the game is beat with you either becoming the chaos lord or taking control of the elden ring, couldn’t you theoretically say with that newfound divine esqe power they could stave off the process of becoming a magma wyrm or perhaps even unlock a new draconic form?
    also as a bonus but not as significant what if you have a draconian player already, wouldn’t they already be dragon enough combined with the elden ring to avert a magma wyrm transformation?

  • @NorthWolf97
    @NorthWolf97 Před 3 měsíci +2

    I wonder what would happen to a Magma Wyrm that continuously partook in dragon communion. Maybe they would eventually ascend into Ancient Dragons. Or another type of Dragon?

    • @square-table-gaming
      @square-table-gaming  Před 3 měsíci +1

      I doubt it'd be possible to engage in dragon communion at an altar as a magma wyrm but it's an interesting question.

    • @NorthWolf97
      @NorthWolf97 Před 3 měsíci

      @@square-table-gaming There are the Rune bears. They are noted by Zullie to be turning into Dragons by growing their own Gravel hearts(which pierces their chests) and gaining draconic slits in their eyes.
      There's also the trailer for the DLC showing a Bear roar incantation. How would a large troll, or even a freaking bear, partake in communion at these altars?
      Maybe the bears simply eat the gravel of Ancient Dragon instead of hearts of lesser ones. And as such, their transformation isn't cursed? If that could be the case, then a Magma Wyrm could feed the same way and ascend.

    • @square-table-gaming
      @square-table-gaming  Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@NorthWolf97 These mutations are not the same as dragon communion, communion is a ritualistic eating of the dragon heart that takes place at the altar to gain literal incantations. The trolls were intelligent enough to pray at an altar, the bears are mutating from eating the hearts, but their strength is different as they aren't gaining literal incantations.

    • @NorthWolf97
      @NorthWolf97 Před 3 měsíci

      @@square-table-gaming Makes sense. Although the trailer might prove otherwise with the Bear roar incantation.

  • @thelionofjudah5318
    @thelionofjudah5318 Před 3 měsíci +1

    I think magma wyrm is a lazy unknown way of getting crucible like powers.

  • @TiberiusRex182
    @TiberiusRex182 Před 3 měsíci +2

    🎉🎉🎉 we are so close to 50k!

  • @DaniGerman1499
    @DaniGerman1499 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Would be cool if you could fully transform into a magma wyrm for a short time and fight as one lol a man can dream

  • @kyte5648
    @kyte5648 Před 3 měsíci +2

    So if you only consume a small amount of dragon hearts, there are no negative consequenzes whatsoever?

    • @square-table-gaming
      @square-table-gaming  Před 3 měsíci +2

      If you can stop it seems like you'll be okay but the way it's described makes it sound like an addiction that will eventually take you

    • @kyte5648
      @kyte5648 Před 3 měsíci

      @@square-table-gaming
      Now imagine what happens when you keep hunting dragons as magma wyrm for dragon communion.
      Will you get even more cursed, more powerful, or become an even more extreme magma wyrm with mutations?

  • @MellowMan339
    @MellowMan339 Před 3 měsíci +2

    I need to make a drake knight build
    Edit: This is your fault square table for making magma wyrms cool for me again so you did your job

    • @square-table-gaming
      @square-table-gaming  Před 3 měsíci +1

      I take full responsibility

    • @MellowMan339
      @MellowMan339 Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@square-table-gaming then if you havent make a video about the gladiators in the coliseum so i can become a boulder throwing badass or a scarlet rot boulder throwing badass.... or something like that idk i wanna be a strength addict again and finally finish dung eaters ending

    • @square-table-gaming
      @square-table-gaming  Před 3 měsíci

      @@MellowMan339 we have! Check out our video, "duelists of the collesseum"

    • @MellowMan339
      @MellowMan339 Před 3 měsíci

      @@square-table-gaming welp time to throw boulders and magma, cheers! ❤️

  • @Mistercodmobilefan8378
    @Mistercodmobilefan8378 Před 2 měsíci +1

    As of course we do bloody hunter yurt questline explaining to us that when eating the dragon heart you be having dragon powers and that, the dragons we fought in the lands between probably ate too many dragon hearts that they themselves became dragons themselves
    Edit: yura

  • @ridleydaemonia1134
    @ridleydaemonia1134 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Rather than consuming it, why not a dragon heart transplant? 😮

  • @alpacaofthemountain8760
    @alpacaofthemountain8760 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Maybe this is why The Dragon Communion seal doesn't boost Placidusax's spells, as it is a truer form of dragon magic

  • @thesavagery6696
    @thesavagery6696 Před 3 měsíci +1

    It seems anyone who partook in Dragon Communion is cursed. I wonder if it's because they're not supposed to have that power. Idk for some reason it made it think it's some kind of forbidden power.

  • @Sheesh7328
    @Sheesh7328 Před 3 měsíci +1

    So many edible things in elden ring come with a price, like the dumplings

  • @thesavagery6696
    @thesavagery6696 Před 3 měsíci +1

    I wonder if the Drake knights and the Assassins of Ravenmount are connected somehow?

    • @square-table-gaming
      @square-table-gaming  Před 3 měsíci +1

      I've looked into both and haven't found any connection. The Ravenmount assassins are, in my opinion, a rival faction to the black knives. Their focus on deathbird imagery is meant to intimidate and show off how deadly they are.

    • @thesavagery6696
      @thesavagery6696 Před 3 měsíci

      @@square-table-gaming that's makes perfect sense!! Hopefully we can find more on them They're so fascinating but mysterious as well

  • @Nemo12417
    @Nemo12417 Před 3 měsíci +1

    A minor note: apparently the original Japanese doesn't describe Dragon Communion as a curse or punishment so much as it is simply dangerous. That's why Theodorix is described as a hero and why Makar is guarding the entrance to the Altus Plateau, despite the implication that they would be aligned with the Golden Order in that case: because they didn't sin. They took a huge risk and paid the price, but the Golden Order doesn't necessarily view them as immoral.

    • @square-table-gaming
      @square-table-gaming  Před 3 měsíci

      I agree, I doubt they would see them as immoral if they were using one to guard the way to the Altus Plateau. I think in the English translation the term curse is being used a bit differently from how we're used to seeing it in Elden Ring. I see "curse" as less literal and more of a "tragic fate."

  • @necrogenesis1981
    @necrogenesis1981 Před 3 měsíci +1

    I’m curious why there are only magma wyrms and not other types considering you can get the abilities of frost and rot dragons as well, do you explain that in another video? Granted a rot wyrm would be an absolute bitch to fight probably so maybe we should be grateful, although Miyazaki could decide to be sadistic and throw in a few in the DLC.
    Edit: It seems you already explained that here and I missed it.

  • @freudpantas1154
    @freudpantas1154 Před 3 měsíci +1

    The DLC needs to fix Theodorix magma. Its the only lv2 dragon incantation that cannot be casted while in mid air

  • @karmaotsutsuki771
    @karmaotsutsuki771 Před 3 měsíci +1

    May you do a video on the games ending

    • @square-table-gaming
      @square-table-gaming  Před 3 měsíci

      Which one? Or all?

    • @karmaotsutsuki771
      @karmaotsutsuki771 Před 3 měsíci

      @@square-table-gaming All of them . I believe that there are a lot of speculations and theories to be made on what each ending means for the lands between and our tarnished

    • @karmaotsutsuki771
      @karmaotsutsuki771 Před 3 měsíci

      @@square-table-gaming Not only that but also a video on the primevil current as it is a pretty mysterious entity of Elden Ring. I believe it to be some kind of outer god and takes the form of some serpentine or bug like entity. Something like the elden beast however a lot more ....lovecraftian. i was hoping that in the dlc there would be a questline where we can glimpse into and possibly fight the primevil current which gives us a brand new powerful spell. Like lusat and azure. Or even an ending where the primevil current is restored to the acadamy as Sellen wanted and to which it can take over the world as the new god instead of the greater will

  • @mayazhussain
    @mayazhussain Před 2 měsíci +1

    I will never take part in dragon communion ever

  • @deychinfo
    @deychinfo Před 3 měsíci +1

    I like u r way to tell the story

  • @dannyhirajeta1060
    @dannyhirajeta1060 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Do you think Godwyn having a fish bottom is a result of his "communing" with a dragon?

    • @square-table-gaming
      @square-table-gaming  Před 3 měsíci +1

      No that's definitely related to deathroot

    • @dannyhirajeta1060
      @dannyhirajeta1060 Před 3 měsíci

      @@square-table-gaming ... I don't know... I don't see a lot of deathroot infected beings running around with scales. (I mean you definitely right) but I haven't seen Godwyn with any legs either

  • @kaimamoonfury1335
    @kaimamoonfury1335 Před 3 měsíci +1

    They are a curse to punish those who seek a dragons strength, and yet, at least in my humble opinion, they are 10000000x more annoying than they wyvern style dragons we find everywhere else. The true dragons, as I like to call them, such as Lansseax, are exceptions imo. Like I'm pretty sure that any of the wyrms would actually beat up agheel pretty handily. It is not a curse to be really physically strong, able to spew magma, and still smart enough to stand on two legs and use a huge sword. Also, I don't think the dragon church off the West Coast of limgrave was hidden away, I think that when the meteor hit, it altered the landscape, or in the shattering of the ring, if they're different events, that is.

  • @rustyshacklford5513
    @rustyshacklford5513 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Still missing deep dive on maliketh

    • @square-table-gaming
      @square-table-gaming  Před 3 měsíci

      His topic is a biggie and a lot of people have covered it. When we dive in I want to make sure we're not just repeating other lore channels.

  • @Carrot-Man1876
    @Carrot-Man1876 Před 3 měsíci +3

    Greetings from the Carrot-Man 👋🥕

  • @rathosalpha
    @rathosalpha Před 3 měsíci

    I killed every dragon and ate there hearts

  • @mondty
    @mondty Před 3 měsíci +2

    When are you playing Nier again?!

    • @square-table-gaming
      @square-table-gaming  Před 3 měsíci +1

      Not sure! I'll check with our main streamers

    • @AwwGeeZ1983
      @AwwGeeZ1983 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Micki and I will be here this Saturday afternoon beating 2B's run and starting 9S! Hope to see you there!

    • @mondty
      @mondty Před 3 měsíci

      @@AwwGeeZ1983 awesome!!

  • @MrAshCarr
    @MrAshCarr Před měsícem +1

    Sure, but I'm Elden Lord and God is my bitch now sooo

  • @shyboievris834
    @shyboievris834 Před 3 měsíci

    Day 2 of asking for a Melina episode

    • @square-table-gaming
      @square-table-gaming  Před 3 měsíci +1

      Likely not going to happen before the dlc. There are too many mysteries about her that cannot be resolved without more information.

    • @shyboievris834
      @shyboievris834 Před 3 měsíci

      @@square-table-gaming Understandable 😭 one day the spoopy maiden will be unveiled

  • @kidmoney9393
    @kidmoney9393 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Hold on I’m not subscribed let me change that 👍🏾

    • @square-table-gaming
      @square-table-gaming  Před 3 měsíci

      Always appreciated. Stick around for when we hit 50K. I'm cooking something up

  • @dankdaze42069
    @dankdaze42069 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Ewwwwww eating hearts is gross Not worth it 😐...

  • @iPhunnyT
    @iPhunnyT Před 3 měsíci +1

    Flightless dragons, whose draconic traits a stifled due to them being a younger evolving generation of dragon. Simple?

    • @square-table-gaming
      @square-table-gaming  Před 3 měsíci +1

      That's not actually right. They're not a younger generation of dragons, they're bastardizations of what it is to be a dragon