The new Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree story trailer dropped just lately, and now we have three lore consultants on faucet to debate it. Within the beneath video, Dave Klein, Lucy James, and Tamoor Hussain break down all of the secrets and techniques sown all through the three-minute trailer, and what questions this DLC may presumably reply within the current recreation.
The trailer incorporates a good quantity of voiceover and narration, however our consultants targeted extra on the imagery and the character of the occasions proven. For instance, at first of a trailer, we see an unknown hand pull one thing out of a bag–possibly golden threads. Lucy compares this picture to that of childbirth–a well-known theme in From Software program video games, significantly Bloodborne–and wonders what precisely it would characterize.
Our three consultants speculate that the hand might belong to Queen Marika, with Tam stating that the snake bangle on her wrist represents blasphemy in current Elden Ring lore, and that we might find out how Queen Marika first grew to become a god (versus an everyday Numen) in Shadow of the Erdtree. This may very well be the “seduction and betrayal” that the voice-over refers to, as Tam and Dave argue.
The dialogue then turns to the picture of a lady determine with lengthy hair (seemingly Queen Marika) holding golden threads in her hand in what our consultants name the Crucible. Dave and Tam speculate that this scene could be the creation of the Erdtree, presumably within the aftermath of a fantastic struggle. Dave additional states that the mysterious “Better Will” may very well be concerned on this course of, which is usually thought-about one of many Outer Gods by Elden Ring followers. Lucy and Tam name the picture “pro-Erdtree propaganda,” joking that it promotes the Golden Order’s perspective.
Our consultants subsequent deal with the subsequent a part of the trailer, which refers to an “unseen struggle” waged by what seems to be new character Messmer the Impaler’s military. Dave, Lucy, and Tam all agree that these should be Messmer’s males, provided that all of them use spears, in addition to the abundance of fireside imagery.
Tam and Dave additional debate the doable origin and implications of Messmer’s flame powers, with Tam noting one idea that states that the flame that burns the Erdtree close to the sport’s conclusion may come from Messmer himself. Later, Lucy factors out that the impaled obvious “lion dancers” seen silhouetted towards the flames look like our bodies grafted collectively, and should belong to the tradition that Messmer (and presumably Marika) are burning down.
Lastly, the trio talk about why Miquella would “abandon every little thing” (within the phrases of the trailer) as a way to return to the Lands of Shadow. Tam notes that Miquella could also be returning to the unique Nice Tree (or Crucible) as a way to assist his sister Malenia overcome the rot inside her, since plainly Miquella’s Haligtree is not sufficient for her to flee the Rot God’s curse.
That is simply the tip of the iceberg so far as the dialogue, so for extra particulars, take a look at the complete video.