Elden Ring - The tragedy of the Twin Moon

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  • čas přidán 10. 07. 2024
  • Messmer seems to be a thoroughly suppressed figure of infamy in the Lands Between, only hinted at in the vaguest terms. Surprisingly though, he seems to have inspired deep loyalties in some, particularly in the heart of Rellana, the Twin Moon Knight.
    Song used - Korok Forest (Night) - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild OST
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  • @ZullietheWitch
    @ZullietheWitch  Před 24 dny +4323

    Given Rennala's ability to reshape people's appearances, the line saying she "gifted" Rellana with black hair sounds like it could mean she rebirthed her, but I asked Lokey_DS about how the line reads in Japanese and it seems fairly certain that she did literally just give some of her own hair to her sister. A queen or princess granting a lock of their hair to a knight as a favor is an idea I've seen before, so it makes sense here.
    I got a lot of questions about Rellana's face, but sadly this is all there is to show.

    • @1r0zz
      @1r0zz Před 24 dny +194

      Probably the “head” thing is just there for technical reasons. Fromsoft loves to put needless details on stuff, but even them have limits /:

    • @garienza
      @garienza Před 24 dny +108

      it would be unlikely that Renalla rebirthed Rellana since she only her great rune after Radagon left her and the timeline does not seem to fit, I assume Rellana joined mesmer before Renalla met Radagon

    • @happypill6195
      @happypill6195 Před 24 dny +5

      the pair sowrds that she is wearing are not greatswords

    • @Farron6
      @Farron6 Před 24 dny +63

      Marika did the same thing as a token/gesture to the Shaman Grandmother in their home village

    • @riccardocirielli
      @riccardocirielli Před 24 dny +63

      ​@@garienza No, Messmer's crusade definetely started after Godfrey was exiled. He knows of the Tarnished and since Messmer has been denied any contact with the Lands between since his exile, it means he must have been there when the Tarnished left and only later started the crusade. Which means the Crusade started way after Radagon left Rennala

  • @alfalldoot6715
    @alfalldoot6715 Před 24 dny +14627

    I think the biggest reveal Rellana brings is that all Carians seemingly have a critical weakness for moody red heads

    • @supremebuffalo6322
      @supremebuffalo6322 Před 24 dny +1487

      Don't we all

    • @vera39440
      @vera39440 Před 24 dny +1217

      brb going to buy hair dye and cocaine

    • @Reemon27
      @Reemon27 Před 24 dny +857

      ​@@vera39440 leave the cocaine brother youre fine 💀

    • @asiblingproduction
      @asiblingproduction Před 24 dny +354

      And some of them ARE moody redheads

    • @ElKabongg42
      @ElKabongg42 Před 24 dny +317

      I've been a Carian my whole life and didn't even know it...

  • @aswifte5743
    @aswifte5743 Před 24 dny +8812

    She gave up everything, even a cutscene

    • @user-rl4gs6up1t
      @user-rl4gs6up1t Před 24 dny +685

      The real tragedy

    • @TheCreator919
      @TheCreator919 Před 24 dny +203

      If FromSoft hadn't wasted a year making that AC6 game that no one bought we'd have a much more fleshed out DLC.

    • @Nicky-mk1nv
      @Nicky-mk1nv Před 24 dny +1623

      @@TheCreator919lol, what a short sighted comment. AC6 was great.

    • @reliantbelial2341
      @reliantbelial2341 Před 24 dny +241

      @@TheCreator919 ac6 > elden ring

    • @rizon98
      @rizon98 Před 24 dny +505

      ​@@TheCreator919Speak for yourself, that game is great lol

  • @Epsonea_482
    @Epsonea_482 Před 24 dny +4655

    It seems not even Rellana’s huge twin moons were enough to get Messmer’s attention :(

  • @dardardarner
    @dardardarner Před 24 dny +829

    She really saw Messmer and went "I can fix him"

    • @mossy3565
      @mossy3565 Před 16 dny +19

      Fromsoftware Games: The only dating simulators in which it always goes badly

    • @samf.s.7731
      @samf.s.7731 Před 16 dny +6

      The real Carian Queen 😂
      She will take on Messmer's foot and a half long snake 🐍

    • @nitesy381
      @nitesy381 Před 9 dny

      Was looking for this

    • @nitesy381
      @nitesy381 Před 9 dny +1

      ​@@mossy3565save like 2-3. Two AC games and kingsfield apparently.

  • @ARedHat
    @ARedHat Před 24 dny +5737

    If I had a nickel for everytime a character in a Fromsoft game gave up everything in search of love that was not mutual... I'd have a lot of nickels

    • @viorp5267
      @viorp5267 Před 24 dny +688

      l feel it was mutual at some point at least. Messmer gifted her a sword which is what Carians do when marrying and we find an item of hers in Mesmers castle

    • @sharif47
      @sharif47 Před 24 dny +530

      Ok, just to be clear... Rennala was into Radagon while Rellana's into his son, Messmer?
      Not the weirdest relationship in Elden Ring, but still...
      The Carian siblings muat be really into that Marikussy.

    • @quint3ssent1a
      @quint3ssent1a Před 24 dny +257

      ​@@sharif47 I mean, she's younger sister, so maybe wanting your hawt nephew is okay age-wise.

    • @bliss6417
      @bliss6417 Před 24 dny

      ​@@viorp5267Also they have coupled shields

    • @draghettis6524
      @draghettis6524 Před 24 dny +308

      ​@@sharif47 Turtle pope dialogue implies that it wasn't known that Radagon had kids with Marika before becoming Elden Lord, when he says that why Radagon becoming Marika's consort is a mystery.

  • @ThetrueDino
    @ThetrueDino Před 24 dny +3288

    What’s really strange to me about rellana, is that despite all her lore significance, she still doesn’t get a cutscene.

    • @uberculex
      @uberculex Před 24 dny +737

      Really has a lot in common with Pontiff Sulyvan lol.

    • @popupssuck00
      @popupssuck00 Před 24 dny

      just like pontiff sulyvahn, sir alonne, gwyn, soul of cinder, i mean pinwheel got one
      there seems to be little rhyme or reason to who gets a cutscene

    • @1r0zz
      @1r0zz Před 24 dny +66

      ⁠​⁠@@uberculex
      Wasn’t Pontiff a victim of fromsoft following what the vocal minority of the fans wanted?

    • @elk3407
      @elk3407 Před 24 dny +470

      ​@@uberculexThis might be a hot take, but the Pontiff opening is better without a cutscene. Rellana would have been better with one though

    • @arcanefire7511
      @arcanefire7511 Před 24 dny +143

      Why do people want a cutscene so bad. What would it even have been

  • @adamr.9990
    @adamr.9990 Před 24 dny +1607

    2:35 thats her! The lord of the frenzied moon!

    • @youwotboi9288
      @youwotboi9288 Před 24 dny +96

      Or something like,
      the Lady of the Maddening Moon,
      the Lass of Pale Satellite,
      the Maiden of the Twin Spheres...
      Ok maybe not the last one

    • @Reemon27
      @Reemon27 Před 24 dny +66

      aaahhh my the stars take the world!

    • @delrunplays2903
      @delrunplays2903 Před 24 dny +49

      @@youwotboi9288 Or if you're Ymir,
      Lord of Merely the Closest Celestial Body

    • @dustrose8101
      @dustrose8101 Před 24 dny +22

      ​@@delrunplays2903Lord of the Local Hunk of Rock

    • @grandpa6065
      @grandpa6065 Před 24 dny +26

      Lady of Lunacy

  • @Coypop
    @Coypop Před 24 dny +1541

    "Highborn Renegades" is the coolest descriptor I've read in a while.

    • @alfalldoot6715
      @alfalldoot6715 Před 24 dny +74

      Absolutely goated band name

    • @LarusFotia
      @LarusFotia Před 24 dny +36

      I'm absolutely stealing that line, it's too cool to let go.

    • @armintor2826
      @armintor2826 Před 24 dny +11

      Pairing anything with "renegade" is badass

    • @grimm3995
      @grimm3995 Před 23 dny +4

      @@armintor2826 renegade raider lmao

    • @MatthewTheEmperor
      @MatthewTheEmperor Před 12 hodinami

      Sounds like the group name of minions under the main bad guy in a Metal Gear Solid game...

  • @talongreenlee7704
    @talongreenlee7704 Před 24 dny +1554

    The shot with the moon head was a really cool visual

  • @commaJim
    @commaJim Před 24 dny +1973

    What's under Rellana's helmet is more terrifying than any face

    • @reliantbelial2341
      @reliantbelial2341 Před 24 dny +138

      me when i see unriveted chainmail

    • @denibraja7899
      @denibraja7899 Před 24 dny +37

      Like divine beast dancing lion but without cape

    • @1r0zz
      @1r0zz Před 24 dny +5

      That is a psychological reaction…
      I think is called or related to Automatonophobia?

    • @pingpong5877
      @pingpong5877 Před 24 dny +11

      It's HEMA accurate.

    • @justsomeplantcells-
      @justsomeplantcells- Před 24 dny +15

      the pontiff sully treatment

  • @Daniel-bc5yq
    @Daniel-bc5yq Před 24 dny +1220

    We even fight a Carian Knight named Moonrithyll. Clearly some fan service to the Pontiff fans

    • @user-zz3lm8nx9x
      @user-zz3lm8nx9x Před 24 dny +168

      This DLC has lot of fan service
      Another one is Consort Radhan
      For fan who wanted to fight prime Radhan

    • @heldanl7202
      @heldanl7202 Před 24 dny +138

      @@user-zz3lm8nx9x i guess we have to thank the bastard who wanted to see prime radahn

    • @craimaxblack
      @craimaxblack Před 24 dny +24

      @@heldanl7202 Or curse him, Radahn is hard to kill after all

    • @jenkips9026
      @jenkips9026 Před 24 dny +104

      @@user-zz3lm8nx9x, and don't forget the callback for Lothric and Lorian fans.

    • @falsechord
      @falsechord Před 24 dny +36

      @@user-zz3lm8nx9x mogh's body is weaker than radahn's body, and miquella prevented him from going into rage mode in the second phase. he is not prime radahn.

  • @Gakusangi
    @Gakusangi Před 24 dny +205

    The Carian's can't resist the redheads.

    • @grandpa6065
      @grandpa6065 Před 24 dny +2

      Radahn would like to disagree....

    • @metalsonic5669
      @metalsonic5669 Před 19 dny +1

      ...I have an idea

    • @Gakusangi
      @Gakusangi Před 19 dny +8

      @@grandpa6065 But he IS the redhead XD

    • @Mene0
      @Mene0 Před 12 dny +1

      I'm a true Carian, then

  • @flaviens42
    @flaviens42 Před 24 dny +433

    I think it's important to note that her light greatswords are not "night and flame" but "moon and fire", which mean as opposed to the night and flame sword who use the fire of the giant and night magic, Rellana use Mesmer fire magic and moon magic.

    • @DanielGarcia-rx3kt
      @DanielGarcia-rx3kt Před 24 dny +58

      I agree. Just like weapon enchantments make a difference between Fire (scale with Strength) and Flame Art (scale with Faith) we need to differentiate Fire and Flame for the same reasons.

    • @squalo5218
      @squalo5218 Před 23 dny +25

      Red and Blue: Electric Boogaloo

    • @squawk4391
      @squawk4391 Před 20 dny

      Night and flame doesn't actually use night magic, it came from the ancient astrologers and night sorcery was invented far after they were gone, by the nox and sellians

    • @samf.s.7731
      @samf.s.7731 Před 16 dny +1

      Oh I thought that the sword of night and flame's purpose is recontextualized after the DLC. After all, we find that one in Caria Manor. Not exactly "not where Rellana used to live" 😂

  • @fallentitan9811
    @fallentitan9811 Před 24 dny +93

    I find it so cool that Messmer was actually a charismatic and kind leader to his own soldier and followers while going to wage a horrible and brutal crusade. Meanwhile Miquella has to forcibly mind control his followers to get along and was gonna do the same to all the Lands Between to create an everlasting peace. That’s pretty amazing bait and switch and story telling right there.

  • @KogasaTatara514
    @KogasaTatara514 Před 24 dny +708

    Let's not forget that she has a personal knight known as Moonrithyll as well.

    • @TypeCerulean
      @TypeCerulean Před 24 dny +302

      It's funny because "Irithyll' is taken from Tolkien's universe, Ir = When, Ithil = Moon contextually meaning the Time of the Moon, so when we fight Moonrithyll his name is literally "MoonMoon"

    • @MLG1014
      @MLG1014 Před 24 dny +223

      ​@@TypeCeruleanso, twin moon?

    • @draghettis6524
      @draghettis6524 Před 24 dny +41

      ​@@TypeCeruleanWell if he is a follower of the moon that follows around someone who witnessed a moon, it may be appropriate to call him a moon orbiting another moon.
      One of the names for this theoretical ( hasn't yet been seen in real life ) astronomical object being "moonmoon"

    • @lotus_emanon
      @lotus_emanon Před 24 dny +46

      ​@@TypeCeruleanImagine Fromsoft next boss is just some bloke called Guy Chapman or smt

    • @RayZu-cx2xb
      @RayZu-cx2xb Před 24 dny +14

      Im pretty sure at least that carian knight is female by facedata

  • @Frytranslationvanoss
    @Frytranslationvanoss Před 24 dny +147

    "She knew she was unable to grant him relief"
    WELL HAS SHE TRIED????

  • @greasycheese1957
    @greasycheese1957 Před 24 dny +595

    A core part of the DLC for me was seeing something cool and wondering when the Zullie vid about it was gonna come out. Great to see another question answered.

    • @ecthelionalfa
      @ecthelionalfa Před 24 dny +12

      I'm waiting for a video showing the difference in height between the highest point and the lowest point in the map, the vertical distances in the dlc sometimes feels absurd like bayle arena and st trina location or the abyss

    • @thegamingbean953
      @thegamingbean953 Před 24 dny

      Same!

  • @yanohexonen8713
    @yanohexonen8713 Před 24 dny +191

    doctor: hair transplant was a success
    rellana: wheres my sister
    doctor: who do you think gave you the hair

    • @raydhen8840
      @raydhen8840 Před 23 dny +41

      Verily, allow me to transmute this passage Into medieval-laced rendition to fit the setting:
      "Hark! Thine hair are hereupon flourished!"
      "Wherefore is sororal brethren of mine absent?"
      "Whomst did thee believe graced thine blessing?"

    • @fatty1040
      @fatty1040 Před 17 dny +2

      "I cri evrytiem"

  • @kinoblues6050
    @kinoblues6050 Před 24 dny +89

    I'd like to think of Messmer as a tragic but charming figure who attracted compassion and admiration alike back when he set out for the crusade.

    • @quint3ssent1a
      @quint3ssent1a Před 23 dny

      Nah, some people just flock to any banner where's blood to be spilled. In several wars during the XX century there were examples of volunteer units formed from citizens of countries that didn't participate in the wars themselves. Like Norway volunteers that enrolled in nazi ranks because, duh, they thought swastika is cool.

    • @spottedslash4256
      @spottedslash4256 Před 21 dnem +5

      Many people mistake malevolence as charm . It appears as confidence.

    • @TubularBellsRequiem6531
      @TubularBellsRequiem6531 Před 4 dny +3

      ​@spottedslash4256 no, messmer himself isn't a bad guy, he was kinda brainwashed and forced to wage this war for Marika, a war of revenge against the hornsent. I like to think Messmer himself was more compassionate and charismatic than Marika (as seen with how he treats the albinaurics, another shunned race that he meets himself and is able to create his own opinion on, without Marika telling him anything) he was just brainwashed into seeing the hornsent as more vermin than people. Marika is pretty messed up

  • @erikhaller5880
    @erikhaller5880 Před 24 dny +244

    fun fact: she doesnt actually have twin light greatswords. While the magic one is a light greatsword, accorsing to the item description, the fire one is a straight sword. In game, while pressing r1 while two handing her swords does use the same moveset as powerstanced light greatswords, pressing l1 just swings the fire sword, rather than blocking, and it has the straight sword off-hand moveset.

    • @cuteboy51
      @cuteboy51 Před 20 dny +1

      Oh snap, I've been using them since I got them and I didn't even think to use L1! I'm stuck on the final boss so I'll try it out on mooks before I finally buckle down and beat the final boss. Thanks man!

  • @Notsogoodguitarguy
    @Notsogoodguitarguy Před 24 dny +219

    Chainmail to protect the face is very important.

    • @HeckYep
      @HeckYep Před 24 dny +21

      This is exactly what I wear every time eat with a fork to avoid stabbing myself in the face.

    • @TubularBellsRequiem6531
      @TubularBellsRequiem6531 Před 4 dny

      ​@@HeckYep me too. I have an interdimensional portal in the front that connects to my mouth to further prevent accidentally stabbing my lips while eating

  • @gabbycotto4024
    @gabbycotto4024 Před 24 dny +233

    One idea that’s been lingering in my head is that, given how her helmet description makes a point of Rennala’s hair being lustrous and black, that Rellana had bad hair and a slight complex about it in youth. Might have been thin, unruly texture, or maybe the Liurnians prized black hair for being “like the night sky” and hers is brown or such. Just a little detail.

    • @sanguillotine
      @sanguillotine Před 24 dny +47

      Now I’m imagining she has frizzy curly hair, that’s cute

    • @HellecticMojo
      @HellecticMojo Před 24 dny +21

      Worst helmet hair

    • @strcmdrbookwyrm
      @strcmdrbookwyrm Před 24 dny +15

      You might be on to something. It makes me think of my sweetheart who is a little embarrassed by her hair. It's very thin, somewhat wispy hair and she refuses to do it up in any way because of it. In particular, she doesn't like to wear her hair back at all because she says "it makes my forehead look huge" (I however think it makes her look really nice, lets everyone see her smile better. ^w^).
      What I'm saying is that your probably not wrong. I've found that a lot of girls and ladies have issues with their hair, they just don't say much about it.

    • @clutchedbyanangel
      @clutchedbyanangel Před 24 dny +15

      This theory comes with interesting implications, given all three of Rennala and Radagon's children had red hair.

    • @THEME-SICKLE
      @THEME-SICKLE Před 24 dny +11

      ​@@clutchedbyanangel That's because Radagon was cursed by the fire giants

  • @Trellheim
    @Trellheim Před 24 dny +107

    The lock of hair on the helmet, and falling in love with the box art baddie are especially Ciaran-ish

    • @spacenaves
      @spacenaves Před 24 dny +29

      Such attention to detail. They even included the eternal friendzone!

    • @redwitch95
      @redwitch95 Před 3 dny

      I know you mean Carian, but I'm cracking up because Ciaran is an Irish men's name. It's like saying having mysterious daughters you didn't intend to create is Mary-ish 😆

    • @spacenaves
      @spacenaves Před 3 dny

      @@redwitch95 Oh, I do think they mean Ciaran! She's a knight from Dark Souls 1 who was hinted to have unrequited feelings for Artorias - the "box art baddie" in question.

    • @redwitch95
      @redwitch95 Před 2 dny +1

      @@spacenaves ...who knew I had completely forgotten about Ciaran? And now I'm just baffled/amused by Miyazaki for this choice, lol.

  • @austinestep8461
    @austinestep8461 Před 24 dny +593

    “Her head is a metal potato” I feel like this is a better fate then a lot of FromSoft characters tbh. I mean I just finished AC6’s final ending yesterday and there isn’t an ending where at least two of your friends don’t die.

    • @nachalnik5738
      @nachalnik5738 Před 24 dny +61

      In AC6 we literally become a living "metal potato" in the true ending, lmao

    • @screamthesecond3946
      @screamthesecond3946 Před 24 dny +1

      @@nachalnik5738 WAIT WHAT

    • @gtf234
      @gtf234 Před 24 dny +6

      Par for the course in Armored Core even before Miyazaki joined the company and started directing- there's a reason why the final 3rd Gen game was called Last Raven.

    • @austinestep8461
      @austinestep8461 Před 24 dny +12

      @@nachalnik5738 AC6s true ending is weird, mostly because it leaves a lot up in the air. Not to mention I know FromSoft loves non linear story telling but Igauzu being the final boss just seemed a bit odd. Don’t get me wrong I really liked the fight and Ayre showing up help out was awesome but when I had to take a minute to remember who Igauzu was it just felt out of the blue I guess.

    • @jasonreimer5736
      @jasonreimer5736 Před 24 dny +2

      ​@@screamthesecond3946In the final unlockable ending humanity melds with the coral

  • @voonthegoon7121
    @voonthegoon7121 Před 24 dny +1368

    Rellana's twin moons.....if only Messmer didn't have an oedipus complex.

  • @Morgannin
    @Morgannin Před 24 dny +115

    I always liked how Pontiff Sulyvhan didn't have an elaborate animation for illuminating his blades. Walking in and seeing a tall but otherwise indistinct figure across the hall set your expectations a certain way, before he cool-walks toward you and his blades suddenly ignite themselves in contrasting flames, making for a noteworthy shift in the player's bravery.

  • @DracianFlame
    @DracianFlame Před 24 dny +34

    Well with that moon head visual, now I can only keep thinking "Rellana, Lord of the Frenzied Moon."

  • @smilingman4299
    @smilingman4299 Před 24 dny +68

    You also find the Carian Greatshield, which we know was once wielded by Rellana, in the Shadow Keep, another proof of her link to Messmer. I'd like to imagine her visiting him and leaving her shield as a gift

    • @DanielGarcia-rx3kt
      @DanielGarcia-rx3kt Před 24 dny +17

      Leaving the shield as a gift to pick up a sword in his name with his power with an oath granting that power. I say an oath since that's what Radagon gave to Rennala as well. Until he broke it but yeah.

    • @ecthelionalfa
      @ecthelionalfa Před 24 dny +5

      Wait carian greatshield? You mean the dueling shield?

    • @smilingman4299
      @smilingman4299 Před 24 dny +7

      @@ecthelionalfa A type of dueling shield

  • @alessandrodellalbani5641
    @alessandrodellalbani5641 Před 24 dny +236

    I always tought that since they discovered the twin moons they'd be twin in appearence too

    • @robertspeedwagon982
      @robertspeedwagon982 Před 24 dny +38

      Rennala is directly said to be the "elder sister", I know twins arent born exactly at the same time, but that would be a weird way to say it.

    • @DanielGarcia-rx3kt
      @DanielGarcia-rx3kt Před 24 dny +29

      I actually think Renna could be that twin lol the Dark Moon likes to hide and she's an adherent of it. Her name starts with an R. Her outfit is in Renna's Rise that was named by Ranni. Renna teaching Ranni in secret with Ranni potentially not knowing she's her aunt is a cool story point. A few things to consider lol

    • @LuciferLuckless
      @LuciferLuckless Před 24 dny +37

      @@DanielGarcia-rx3kt The towers are also called "The Three Sisters." I always found it weird cuz Rennala was the first and last Carian Queen and almost definitely had only one daughter with no mention of any sisters, but now we have confirmation she had one younger sister she almost certainly had another one somewhere.

    • @grandpa6065
      @grandpa6065 Před 24 dny +12

      ​@@LuciferLucklessYesss!! Exactly we have one more Carian royal unaccounted for - but this does mean that Rellana wasnt completely unhinted at in the base game

    • @cinamoonmoon5166
      @cinamoonmoon5166 Před 24 dny

      @@LuciferLuckless oooooh

  • @austinburke450
    @austinburke450 Před 24 dny +44

    Rellana is such a sweet lass, trying her best to help Messmer even if to no avail.

  • @itsKimi
    @itsKimi Před 24 dny +120

    0:28 precious huggies ☺

    • @grandpa6065
      @grandpa6065 Před 24 dny +8

      Rennala continues to be abandoned by everyone she ever loved lol 😂 first her sister then her husband - at least Rellana left on better terms but still

    • @eroticbearvideos
      @eroticbearvideos Před 24 dny

      diapers?

  • @zaidlacksalastname4905
    @zaidlacksalastname4905 Před 24 dny +107

    Better to have loved and lost than to never have loved, right?
    She left everything for him, but if she stayed with the carians she'd have regretted it for the rest of her life.

  • @JavierMorales-qf8wp
    @JavierMorales-qf8wp Před 24 dny +44

    Renalla: "I could fix him"

  • @thaias9654
    @thaias9654 Před 24 dny +457

    When I saw Rellana's phase transition I immediately shouted "Pontiff Sullivan!!" and now i call her swords small pontiff sullivans'.

  • @astro6009
    @astro6009 Před 24 dny +26

    On her swords; they may share a moveset with twinned Light Greatswords when two-handed, but if equipped in the offhand only, the flaming sword has a Straightsword moveset!

  • @infinitsai
    @infinitsai Před 24 dny +107

    Her biggest tragedy is the lack of cutscene, and that beating her literally just unlocks a shortcut to an area half of people probably would have accessed

    • @spectralassassin6030
      @spectralassassin6030 Před 24 dny +2

      Is there any other way to get there? I'll have to check again but I don't remember there being one. Far as I know she's standing in front of the only path.

    • @sanguillotine
      @sanguillotine Před 24 dny +37

      It’s a short cut in the same way stormveil is a short cut to liurnia

    • @sanguillotine
      @sanguillotine Před 24 dny +13

      @@spectralassassin6030she is not, there’s a path that goes under, it’s near Thollier’s first location

    • @spectralassassin6030
      @spectralassassin6030 Před 24 dny

      @@sanguillotine Hm. I'll check it out later. Don't think I found that in all my exploration.

    • @Dinoman972
      @Dinoman972 Před 24 dny +11

      @@sanguillotine At least Godrick had a Great Rune and like five questlines tied to his defeat. And also Stormveil was a much more elaborate dungeon than Ensis.

  • @ArbiterEx
    @ArbiterEx Před 24 dny +69

    These Carian women losing their heads for redhead bad boys

    • @samf.s.7731
      @samf.s.7731 Před 16 dny

      Hey, unlike Marika who's always playing 5D Chess, the Carian princesses are much more proud to have feelings, probably because it's a matriarchy.
      Whereas Marika, it's Might Makes Right, and everyone likes strong muscle men like Godfrey (Who's great). But when looking at the values those two houses cherish, Carians come off as much more human, much less bloodthirsty, and infinitely more civilized.
      Like, their women actually love the dudes they marry. Compare that to Marika marrying whichever Lord serves to give her more followers... She has to appeal to the lowest common denominator and not in a good way.
      Miquella was gonna do things better, combine the values of those two houses once more, but look how that turned out....

  • @mr.hedgefund6205
    @mr.hedgefund6205 Před 24 dny +160

    The first words out of my mouth upon seeing Rellana’s second phase were, “Hello, Pontiff.”

    • @Tasorius
      @Tasorius Před 24 dny

      I said nothing and just killed her on my first try...

    • @XochiCh
      @XochiCh Před 24 dny +12

      When I saw the second phase, I immediately made a joke about HRT, “Pontiff? You too? HRT?”

    • @KyokujiFGC
      @KyokujiFGC Před 24 dny

      I'm pretty sure some of her attack animations are literally ripped straight from him.

    • @binhvan4893
      @binhvan4893 Před 24 dny

      ​@@KyokujiFGCYeah, the parry bait and the lunge.

    • @Ron_Jambo_
      @Ron_Jambo_ Před 23 dny

      @@KyokujiFGC "Yeah Fromsoft should sue these lazy asses !!!!!!/?.§!!!"
      What's inherently wrong with reusing animations ? Explain it to me with all your game developper insider knowledge, random internet whiner.

  • @thien0300
    @thien0300 Před 24 dny +62

    So Rellana gave up everything chasing after a man.
    Rennala is so broken when her man leave her she just gave up on everything.
    I'm seeing a pattern and now i'm worry for Ranni's future.

    • @TriforceWisdom64
      @TriforceWisdom64 Před 24 dny +31

      Ranni's man/woman stuck by her in the end!
      ...Well, unless you give her the ring, then dump her for Fia. That's probably gonna sting.

    • @azure4622
      @azure4622 Před 24 dny +4

      ​​@@TriforceWisdom64*100% runners when they like fia's ending better*

    • @RamixTheRed
      @RamixTheRed Před 24 dny +62

      Rellana and Rennala lost everything for a toxic redhead
      Ranni IS the toxic redhead

    • @TriforceWisdom64
      @TriforceWisdom64 Před 24 dny +23

      @@RamixTheRed Truly, she is the Gaslight Gatekeep Girlboss

    • @grandpa6065
      @grandpa6065 Před 24 dny +9

      ​@@RamixTheRedshe stays winning... 12 mil spouses and counting

  • @matthiasbarish1296
    @matthiasbarish1296 Před 24 dny +53

    I have been waiting for this video cuz Rellana might be my fav new Suleyvan cosplayer, but I didn’t even think about the Dancer, let alone Cirian. It’s wild to think that they’ve kept the gold and silver blades idea running in three of the last four Souls games (also once again, DS2 is just being quirky and different)

    • @sanguillotine
      @sanguillotine Před 24 dny +7

      The gold and silver also corresponds with D’s gauntlets

    • @Eo-ms3kw
      @Eo-ms3kw Před 24 dny +7

      They've also kept the "upper half of a woman on top of arthropod idea" going for 3/4 games. But in that case ds3 was the odd one out.

    • @matthiasbarish1296
      @matthiasbarish1296 Před 24 dny +1

      @@Eo-ms3kw eh they were still there technically, the Fair Lady’s corpse is in 3 but idk if we count that

    • @matthiasbarish1296
      @matthiasbarish1296 Před 24 dny

      @@sanguillotine I didn’t even think about that, but that also traces it back to Elden Ring’s identity Themes, which is cool asf

    • @Eo-ms3kw
      @Eo-ms3kw Před 24 dny +4

      @@matthiasbarish1296 Nah, that doesn't count. That's not revisiting the idea but just reusing a character from a previous game.

  • @kaisiberg8481
    @kaisiberg8481 Před 24 dny +46

    I guess Rellana wanted all 18 inches of Messmer 💀

  • @koakuma6767
    @koakuma6767 Před 24 dny +75

    0:09 Virtual Insanity

  • @RakiAlhazmi
    @RakiAlhazmi Před 24 dny +49

    Wake up babe, a new Zullie the Witch video

  • @SyntheticWitch
    @SyntheticWitch Před 23 dny +4

    Rellana is by far my favourite character from this DLC. Good video!

  • @brunosardine1
    @brunosardine1 Před 24 dny +44

    she doesnt have a face? thats just how dedicated of a knight she was, literally giving up her identity for messmer 🤓

  • @flipperjr.3822
    @flipperjr.3822 Před 24 dny +20

    2:34 Lord of Frenzied Flame would like to know your location

  • @benedeknagy8497
    @benedeknagy8497 Před 24 dny +21

    The gauntlet piece of the Messmer armor set has a grey-ish blue ring, suspiciously similar to the darkmoon ring.

    • @MrFallenone
      @MrFallenone Před 24 dny +15

      Sword for a Ring how very Carian of her.
      But its flipped. Rennala gave Radagon the sword (just like Ranni does to the player) for the ring(I guess she got one we don't really know).
      Seems like Rellana was the one who proposed to Messmer and he accepted by gifting her the flaming sword.

    • @kokocarillo9931
      @kokocarillo9931 Před 24 dny +1

      That’s very interesting.

    • @realnarouchan
      @realnarouchan Před 19 dny +2

      Actually, by closer look on the details of the ring you can see Marika‘s emblem on it. So I wouldnt think it was gifted from Rellana, but more a sign of his devotion to his mother, Marika.

    • @ieatcrayons7314
      @ieatcrayons7314 Před 10 dny

      ​@realnarouchan true, but from what we know of carian marriages, the women give the spouses a sword as proposal. If messmer gave Rellana the sword, he's technically the wife

  • @timotejtrampus8131
    @timotejtrampus8131 Před 18 dny +3

    The korok forest music in the background fits so well

  • @buzhichun
    @buzhichun Před 24 dny +5

    I notice it every time but I really appreciate the effort you put into the visuals, they look really nice.

  • @shiroamakusa8075
    @shiroamakusa8075 Před 17 dny +2

    "O dearest sister, before you depart I shall grant thee a lock of my hair as farewell gift!"
    *Rellana takes out gardening shears*

  • @woweeree3522
    @woweeree3522 Před 24 dny +1

    The moon head was a nice touch. Another banger of a vid, been watching a long time and the quality is just going up and up

  • @isaackane4931
    @isaackane4931 Před 24 dny +3

    I'm just amazed by the curvature of those... moons...
    Also the magic/fire swords is neat. Reminds of of DS3 with Dancer and Pontiff Sully.

  • @BinaricSpirit
    @BinaricSpirit Před 24 dny +13

    "I can fix him"

  • @RamboCreativity
    @RamboCreativity Před 23 dny +2

    I never get tired of your writing in these posts.

  • @ahrimanahzekxv9446
    @ahrimanahzekxv9446 Před 24 dny +2

    I love listening to the music of ur clips and enjoy the lore ofc, but i love your chilling picks for the soundtracks ❤

  • @robertprueter3292
    @robertprueter3292 Před 24 dny +5

    Rellana is the highlight of a deeply stacked DLC. I love everything about this boss

  • @jahuhahu
    @jahuhahu Před 24 dny +8

    She should visit her sister. Maybe Rennala could stop moping around if she would get actual mental support from her family.

    • @smward87
      @smward87 Před 20 dny +1

      It wouldn't be a Fromsoft game then. Reconciliation is a foreign concept to Miyazaki. He only knows betrayal and loss.

  • @yukurin6653
    @yukurin6653 Před 24 dny +2

    I missed this when you use this music. It makes it relaxing to watch!

  • @AGKyran
    @AGKyran Před 24 dny +2

    I really love those videos, feels like someone tells us the story of Elden Ring as if it was in a Ghibli movie.
    Probably it's the music doing that, but I appreciate it.

  • @SkaerKrow
    @SkaerKrow Před 24 dny +77

    Rellana was deeply in love with Messmer, and followed him into the Realm of Shadow. It was a love that he could never reciprocate, and eventually the desolation of all that she gave up and all that she would never have destroyed her. That’s why she has no dialogue, no cutscene. By the time that we encounter her, she’s basically gone hollow.

    • @quint3ssent1a
      @quint3ssent1a Před 24 dny +12

      Reminds me a story of Raistlin Majere and Krysania from Dragonlance, where she eventually resurrected him but he was too hell-bent on continuing his mewing streak to love her back.

    • @koontz1154
      @koontz1154 Před 24 dny +9

      I love this interpretation, also to add to it maybe ymir had a hand in helping her despair along while he was scheming to honor something beyond the full moon.

    • @maxwellschmid588
      @maxwellschmid588 Před 24 dny

      thats why she is ready to whoop our asses as soon as we come to Castle Ensis. The only satisfaction she has left is combat so she makes sure if we are looking to kill messmer we're gonna have to go through her and that we have to work for it

    • @Diamond_2403
      @Diamond_2403 Před 24 dny +7

      All because Messmer just wanted to please his mother and earn her affection.

    • @KhoaLe-uc2ny
      @KhoaLe-uc2ny Před 24 dny +7

      ​@@Diamond_2403 Mommy issues

  • @seedmole
    @seedmole Před 24 dny +5

    The fact about the lock of hair stands out to me whenever I see fanart of her, though I don't have the heart to reach out and umm actually their rendition of her like that.

  • @sxstrngsamurai13
    @sxstrngsamurai13 Před 24 dny +2

    Love these breakdowns! I'm never going to come to these conclusions on my own game time, I'm glad we have loremasters like you around!! 😊

  • @Skellybr0
    @Skellybr0 Před 23 dny +1

    Lovely music choices as always ❤️

  • @GeremyG
    @GeremyG Před 24 dny +30

    It was good to see Pontiff Suluvahn again

  • @jordanguy4241
    @jordanguy4241 Před 24 dny +5

    I did not realize Rellana had them thangs on her like that

  • @cjwilliamson63
    @cjwilliamson63 Před 22 dny +1

    Thanks for everything you do zullie 👍

  • @GottKrampf
    @GottKrampf Před 24 dny +11

    "They brought this back" could be used to describe the majority of Shadow of the Erdtree.

  • @Hotshot3334
    @Hotshot3334 Před 24 dny +3

    The lighting in the thunbnail makes it look like Rellana's wearing anime armor, with only the top half of her Twin Moons being covered.

  • @brewedjuice494
    @brewedjuice494 Před 24 dny +15

    its so funny everyone links her to pontiff... my brain registered her more as "dancer before the pontiff ring"

    • @Spookdookin
      @Spookdookin Před 24 dny +2

      Same. You have to be able to duplicate a shadow version of yourself as well.
      But, she has two glowy swords so she’s sulyvahn now.

  • @toaster3447
    @toaster3447 Před 23 dny +2

    1:09 actually the fire sword is a straight sword as indicated by its move set. well dual wielding the swords the R1 move set is the light greatsword power stance, the R2 is the one handed like greatsword R2. & the L1 combo (in which you use only the fire sword) is the straight sword move set.

  • @alankanotor
    @alankanotor Před 23 dny

    I love the format of your videos! So calming, love that I have to read and not listen to a rambling person spitting facts, it's like warming to my heart

  • @Naarrrow
    @Naarrrow Před 24 dny +18

    WE LOVE YOU ZULLIE

  • @voiceless0221
    @voiceless0221 Před 24 dny +10

    "Bringing the light of the moon where the Erdtree doesn't reach" is a BAR

  • @GB-sh9st
    @GB-sh9st Před 24 dny

    Amazing editing and tale, ty

  • @tarabelle7716
    @tarabelle7716 Před 24 dny

    That backround music you use makes me so happy

  • @fartingarcher9307
    @fartingarcher9307 Před 24 dny +9

    NEW ZULLIE VIDEO!!

  • @BarlioneManobolge
    @BarlioneManobolge Před 24 dny +18

    I remember seeing a bunch of people talking about how Renalla was actually light haired for some reason. And the dlc gave us an armor piece that says look at Renalla's long dark hair.

  • @zegh8578
    @zegh8578 Před 24 dny

    I love this channel cus in game I'm usually just tense and terrified, and then I fight for my life against something, not having the time, oportunity or will to appreciate it fully - I'm getting demolished
    so, coming here to see who they were... it's super interesting! :D

  • @emilolekullmer230
    @emilolekullmer230 Před 24 dny

    Fire Video as always

  • @tiktiknod32
    @tiktiknod32 Před 24 dny +10

    Rellana's face most likely is identical to Rennala's, they're twins after all. You can argue they're dizygotic, but I don't think so

    • @DanielGarcia-rx3kt
      @DanielGarcia-rx3kt Před 24 dny +9

      Thing is, Rellana is specifically named the younger sister. Though technically twins can be designated that way too, Elden Ring doesn't specify that they're twins. For example, we don't know who the older is of the twins Miquella and Malenia so chances are this applies to the Carians too. Meaning there might be a third Carian royalty whose name starts with an R that is an adherent of another moon... In other words, Renna. I think it's possible the Three Sisters in Caria Manor aren't a reference to Ranni and her siblings but rather Rennala and her younger twin siblings Rellana and Renna.

    • @MrFallenone
      @MrFallenone Před 24 dny +2

      @@DanielGarcia-rx3kt Explains why there are 3 towers behind the mannor too.

    • @heckingbamboozled8097
      @heckingbamboozled8097 Před 24 dny +2

      Daniel got it, but I also want to add that they straight up don't look alike at al as far as body types go. Renallas got some freaky long limbs

  • @aidanthornton173
    @aidanthornton173 Před 24 dny +6

    *Rellana deserved a cutscene...*

  • @KitsuneShapeShifter
    @KitsuneShapeShifter Před 24 dny

    Zelda music is so godly
    great analysis as always!

  • @MAVERICK_624
    @MAVERICK_624 Před 24 dny

    You know it’s a good day when Zullie uploads

  • @garnmornelilith6591
    @garnmornelilith6591 Před 24 dny +7

    Things the DLC made me want: to rescue Marika, kill every last hornsent and bring Messemer and his soldiers home.

  • @VictorIV0310
    @VictorIV0310 Před 24 dny +13

    Makes one wonder WTF was going on in the DLCs development that some of the stuff in here came out abrupt and half-baked, both in terms of lore and lack of boss cutscenes and dialogue.

    • @TriforceWisdom64
      @TriforceWisdom64 Před 24 dny +11

      As much as I love every Soulsborne game, that's kinda the case with all of them besides Sekiro. The rush to rearrange assets and reconfigure mechanics late in development has had pretty obvious effects in every game. See the cut Archstone, the Dragon Butts of Izalith, all of DS2, Kos and Ebrietas switching names and making Micolash's dialogue confusing, Sulyvahn having no cutscene or dialogue (plus iirc his model was originally called Aldrich and located in the Kiln as final boss), and finally Elden Ring adding entire NPCs and quests in free updates because some stuff just dead-ended unexpectedly on day 1.

    • @Marvin-vs3tu
      @Marvin-vs3tu Před 24 dny

      Remember, no bosses need cutscene. Its just a bonus

  • @Tanarjun
    @Tanarjun Před 24 dny

    Amazing find as usual❤

  • @haileyredrix3102
    @haileyredrix3102 Před 21 dnem

    finally, a video about rellana's head, just what ive been waiting for

  • @totalishnc
    @totalishnc Před 24 dny +19

    the real tragedy of the twin moon is how shit her weapons are when you redeem her rememberance.

    • @ZullietheWitch
      @ZullietheWitch  Před 24 dny +37

      Just another way she's a reference to Dancer.

    • @thesleepingpower
      @thesleepingpower Před 24 dny +2

      that's just dark souls baybee

    • @shoesmuffins4455
      @shoesmuffins4455 Před 24 dny

      ​@@ZullietheWitchis there anything changed in map structure before release? Or maybe something cut about Godwyn or other characters?

    • @gunzkiller101
      @gunzkiller101 Před 24 dny +1

      They aren’t that bad in pve, not sure in pvp. Problem is that it only shine at high level.

    • @lharsay
      @lharsay Před 24 dny +6

      Her weapon has a unique moveset which I personally value more than being meta (Fromsoft can easily change numbers on a weapon with any patch). I beleave her twin swords are the only melee weapon in the game with a left handed attack in place of the block.

  • @AzraelSoulHunter
    @AzraelSoulHunter Před 24 dny +21

    Her lore honestly feels like fanfic. Never before heard twin sister of Rennala who's name is Rellana who is very important, but gets absolutely no introduction or anything and there is no mention of her after that and may as well be filler. It kind of feels like From threw her character together just so SOTE has a dedicated Mage area and boss for main plot.

    • @elphiefanful
      @elphiefanful Před 24 dny +13

      Just because the game didn't tell you about it initially, doesn't mean it couldn't exist.

    • @cyberninjazero5659
      @cyberninjazero5659 Před 24 dny +6

      We never found out anything about Renna, and she has one of the three sisters' towers. I don't think it made sense that one of the Towers was named after Seluvis, so maybe it originally belonged to Rellena

    • @alenezi989a3
      @alenezi989a3 Před 24 dny +7

      The area where Ranni stays is called the Three Sisters, so it's most likely Rennala,Rellana, and Renna. Two are taken one Ranni and the Second by Saluvis which is obviously not one of the sisters.

    • @Lucas-gg8ik
      @Lucas-gg8ik Před 24 dny +2

      The only weird thing to me is why rellana moon require 72 int when rennala, a full sorcerer, only require 70

    • @jrichardson6048
      @jrichardson6048 Před 24 dny +7

      @@elphiefanful Sure but in the base game, important characters get set up before you see them, everything feels like it belongs. Like you read the sword monuments which let you know about Malenia and Radahn. The DLC lore feels completely separate from the base game, under the convenient guise of "Marika hid the land of shadow away" which leads me to believe the DLC wasn't planned until after release. It was definitely a letdown from a story/lore perspective for me.

  • @TheMrMayo
    @TheMrMayo Před 24 dny

    I love this boss and everything about her. This video truly proves why.
    Cheers, Zullie!

  • @DirtyDeedsDoneDirtCheapD4C

    As always top tier thumbnail from Zullie

  • @kenraves7931
    @kenraves7931 Před 24 dny +1

    I love how often G.R.R.M. just moves some letters around and just dumps a rhyming character out.

  • @The_Vent_Goblin
    @The_Vent_Goblin Před 24 dny

    Close enough, welcome back Pontiff

  • @commaJim
    @commaJim Před 24 dny +1

    You're the best, Zullie

  • @h8uall66
    @h8uall66 Před 24 dny

    This came up on Twitter last night and you were the FIRST place I went to see if someone had revealed Rellana's face. But there was nothing. And then just three hours ago, here it is! I knew I could count on you. Best Souls analysis in the game!

  • @cinnamonrholle8521
    @cinnamonrholle8521 Před 24 dny +1

    Lmfao I've had such a shit day at work and "her head is a metal potato" just destroyed me

  • @YolStrun
    @YolStrun Před 24 dny +2

    The shots you take can be so beautiful but the lord of the moon one had me laughing good.
    Miniscule nitpick, 1:05 her fire sword is just a straight sword.
    Love the videos, keep it up!

  • @20628
    @20628 Před 19 dny +2

    I'm not sure why the english translation for「月と火は、ここでは常に共にあった」isn't "Only here can moon and fire always be together"

  • @maple4439
    @maple4439 Před 24 dny

    Good video as always. Would have liked to see a comparison between the moves she shares with the Pontiff like the double sword swing over the right hand shoulder