25 Surprising Secrets in Elden Ring!

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I think the fire wasn't removed from Morgott's intro animation to hide the blade's P2 effect but because the writers realized that Morgott wouldn't want to use any kind of fire magic so close to the Erdtree as fire is considered sinful by the golden order.

Vaati, I don't know if you noticed but Gostoc is examining the left arm of the dead body (the same arm he is missing) so it is likely he wants to graft himself a new arm.

I think it might sound really cool if Ranni's voice was doubled, but only as a whisper and only on certain words. So it makes you think you heard a second voice from her, but you could also just mistake it for your own imagination.

Gostoc missing an arm is most likely a result of him being a thief. People used to be punished when they were caught stealing by having a hand or arm chopped off. Very fitting for Gostoc's character.

Wow...Morgott's body fading into the guidance of grace and pointing from Godfrey to the player is such an impactful detail that I absolutely did not realize in the moment. I wish I had.

The love Radahn has for animals is kind of explained by the 'Beast Champion Armor' description. It read "Beasts are drawn to champions, and to lords. And this armor befits a champion worthy of becoming a lord." Radahn having lots of animal companions could be a nod to his worthiness.

Something interesting i just noticed about Renna's (Ranni's) appearance at the start of the game. She appears to fill the church with a sleeping mist, given it's color and the fact that Kale has his head bowed during her interaction. Given that she's a powerful magic user, I could see her being able to selectively apply the effects of her sleep spell so you aren't affected. Cool little detail about how she can keep her appearances outside her tower secret

I really like Morgott's crumbling sword with no flames. It now looks like he's gripping it so hard that the stone falls away. This crushing grip is a much more visceral reminder of the amount of rage he had to bottle up for his entire life.

About two girls at the Stargazer ruins. By combining their names, you can actually find out, that they form a name for jellyfish species Aurelia Aurita (Moon Jellyfish). Pretty interesting detail, considering the form of girls' spirits

24:20 the idea of Gideon watching me slaughter Malenia, just to think "yup, I can take them" is hilarious to me

I love the significance of the small detail of Godfrey's Guidance. He stopped seeing grace after he felled his last worthy adversary. The Greater Will Itself literally views the player as worthy at this point.

I was wondering, now that you mentioned the two jellyfish sisters and how they wish to see the stars, what if they were born after Radahn stopped the stars? Considering you almost certainly kill Radahn before getting to the reunion, you give them the opportunity to act upon their last wish as you have finally freed the stars from Radahns grasp.

Love how many secrets are in this game. Even ones that take influence from art history and folk lore are so awesome.

A cool detail I haven’t seen anyone cover is Rykard’s eyes. In the cutscene where Rykard opens his eyes, you can see a red accent with the gold; implying that the Elder Serpent is vying for full control over Rykard, but doesn’t quite over come Rykard’s ambition and Grace. Then, when you defeat Rykard and his head is on the ground, the red is gone and only gold is left in his eyes. Really cool.

19:28 On my first time playing I had Gostoc under suspicion in my head, thinking he was trying to lure me into some trap when told me of the hole in the wall, so I acted on these suspicions and killed him, felt pretty guilty hearing his death dialogue. Slightly relieved hearing he was a lanky thief, yet still feeling guilty

That tidbit about the Ainu (the indigenous people of northern Japan) is an interesting one. The Japanese government typically isn't fond of bringing them up, as they'd prefer that the world recognize the country as always being just Japanese, rather than it being a place once shared by different (and now conquered) peoples. As a result, the Ainu usually only appear in what could be considered "subversive" pop culture (like the very anti-traditional Samurai Champloo). This sort of reflects how the Golden Order seeks to rewrite history and cast out people or civilizations that existed before their rule. Whether it was the Crucible that became host to the Erdtree, or the Eternal Cities that may have existed before the arrival of the Numen, those vestiges of the past cannot coexist with the future sought by the Golden Order.

The near extinct language was really incredible. I wonder if we'll see more in the dlc? I'd be excited for more history and hidden bits!

I would have loved that the jelly fish ash to be upgraded by summoning a second jelly fish or summoning a much stronger one if you get Aurelia to see her sister

I highly recommend people research the Ainu, very cool history. I started learning about them after being introduced to their culture in Golden Kamuy.