Why are there Samurai in Elden Ring?: Land of Reeds Lore Breakdown Theory Analysis & DLC Speculation

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  • Опубліковано 20 вер 2024
  • Welcome to my breakdown of Elden Ring's Land of Reeds, a mysterious and dark locale outside the lands between with a bloody history waiting to be uncovered. In this video, we will delve deep into the lore of this intriguing area, exploring its hidden secrets and uncovering the dark tales that lie within.
    Join us as we uncover the secrets and mysteries of Elden Ring's Land of Reeds and learn about the history that has shaped this haunting landscape. We'll also consider what further insights we might learn in the upcoming Shadow of the Erdtree DLC.
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  • @NickCombs
    @NickCombs 5 місяців тому +490

    I find it more likely that Yura managed to cut off Eleonora's bloody finger (option 2). What he didn't know is that she was using the purifying crystal tear to ward off the cessblood. So she did not need saving or stopping by his blade. Likely it was Shabriri who twisted the truth to drive Yura to this mad quest.

    • @ZayftheScholar
      @ZayftheScholar  5 місяців тому +118

      It wasn't until I was in the middle of editing video that I noticed the purifying tear! Glad you brought that up!
      So maybe by the time he finally found Eleonora, Yura's brain was already toast. :(

    • @mralabbad7
      @mralabbad7 5 місяців тому +49

      It would be a really interesting twist, but her poleblade does state that "her legacy is stained by accursed blood."
      Not to mention, she does dragon communion, so she's getting cursed from two fronts😂
      And from varre's quest, we see OUR "bloody finger" actually sliced off immediately after joining mohg. So maybe he's talking about his own finger?

    • @skellymen2395
      @skellymen2395 5 місяців тому +55

      Lovers tricked into killing eachother, it's like Inuyasha and Kikyo

    • @skellymen2395
      @skellymen2395 5 місяців тому +28

      @@mralabbad7 Varre doesnt slice your finger off, read the description and look at the item image

    • @mralabbad7
      @mralabbad7 5 місяців тому +11

      @skellymen2395 "Glistening blood has been siphoned into the nail of this finger. Its sickly pale skin feels nothing now, but the nail still aches with sweetest pain."
      Watch the quest again. from the looks and sound of it, we can infer he cuts our finger off. And the item we get after? A fresh, plump, cut-off finger that "Feels nothing now" compared to the old shriveled up ones we used before.

  • @shallotliltian7617
    @shallotliltian7617 4 місяці тому +638

    When playing as a Samurai, I like to think my tarnished's backstory involves seeking revenge against Okina and the Inaba for slaughtering you and your clan in the Land of Reeds, and eventually tracking down Mohg to sever the connection to the formless mother, the source of the blood-crazed madness that has consumed your homeland. Taking up Moonveil, you ally with Lady Ranni to end the meddling of outer gods once and for all.

    • @ZayftheScholar
      @ZayftheScholar  4 місяці тому +123

      I like it! The justification for using the moonveil is *chefs kiss*

    • @nocturnaljoe9543
      @nocturnaljoe9543 4 місяці тому +44

      Ngl that sounds dope af.

    • @robertpayne6781
      @robertpayne6781 4 місяці тому +22

      That sounds really cool, just replace moonveil with nagakiba.

    • @shallotliltian7617
      @shallotliltian7617 4 місяці тому +52

      @@robertpayne6781 Storywise, Moonveil is more symbolic of an alliance with Ranni and the House of Caria which draw power from the moon.

    • @ShadowProject01
      @ShadowProject01 3 місяці тому +12

      @@robertpayne6781moonveil is also created in the Land of Reeds by a master smith. You can couple moonveil with the formless invisibility spell, Haima Hammer and Haima Cannon all created by a land of reeds scholars. Seems like the Samurai had a sect to f astrologers in their lands

  • @juliansalazar2655
    @juliansalazar2655 4 місяці тому +100

    It's so sad they cut some of Yura's dialogue. The voice actor is simply a master. When you get invaded by the bloody finger and then Yura helps you, those lines he delivers still ring in my brain and give me chills.

  • @rynether9878
    @rynether9878 Місяць тому +12

    It truly hurt me when Shabriri showed up puppeteering Yura's body. After hearing what he had to say, I drew my blade and put Yura to a proper rest. I hate Shabriri so much ;-;

  • @themadgamer1217
    @themadgamer1217 4 місяці тому +60

    It always rubbed me the wrong way when Shabriri gives his dialogue in the Mountaintops - like flesh is something to be borrowed, or taken. “I hope you can make peace with that.” No, no I actually can’t and won’t.

    • @ZayftheScholar
      @ZayftheScholar  4 місяці тому +13

      I actually missed Yura's questline most of my playthroughs so I didn't even get what he was talking about but once I did it I felt the same as you. Poor Yura 😭

    • @gabeitch8779
      @gabeitch8779 Місяць тому +3

      When I met shabriri and realized what has happened I immediately started attacking him to avenge yuri.

  • @pabloqp7929
    @pabloqp7929 4 місяці тому +132

    I'd guess Yura and Eleonora were partners of some kind... either in crime or in love.
    Funnily enough she drops the blood tear to tank Mohgs nihil, seems like both her and Yura led to his defeat, either hunting Mohgs bloody fingers or holding a key against his combat abilities

    • @ZayftheScholar
      @ZayftheScholar  4 місяці тому +14

      Totallly! Definitely wish I had talked about her tear a bit more. I had already finished recording when I noticed it!

    • @pabloqp7929
      @pabloqp7929 4 місяці тому +1

      @@ZayftheScholar fair enough haha 👍

    • @PupWishh
      @PupWishh 4 місяці тому +6

      I always thought he was her sensei for a time until she entered her edgy killer phase

    • @DripGokualt
      @DripGokualt 2 місяці тому

      It’s unfortunate that I never found any lore because I killed him at the start for his katana😭

  • @HeinzBeanz2002
    @HeinzBeanz2002 4 місяці тому +88

    Another curious detail about Eleonora is that every other Bloody finger’s player model has the Mogh Tattoo on their forehead to show their devotion to him. However, if you remove Eleonora’s helmet, she is curiously lacking it, adding to the theory that she was never fully into being a proud bloody finger like the rest… also adds to the fact she has the purifying crystal tear, maybe as a way to fight back against Mogh, or maybe saving it for if Mogh decides to double cross her at any point.
    She is definitely unlike the others in that aspect which makes her very interesting.

    • @ZayftheScholar
      @ZayftheScholar  4 місяці тому +6

      Really interesting! Thanks for sharing that, I had no idea about the tattoos.

    • @WeAllWitnessed
      @WeAllWitnessed 3 місяці тому

      @@ZayftheScholarmake it longer coward

  • @TheBl00D1u5t
    @TheBl00D1u5t 4 місяці тому +23

    "Blood is a familiar sight in the Land of Reeds."
    Rivers of Blood in fact.

  • @JohnDiPietro-up6lr
    @JohnDiPietro-up6lr 4 місяці тому +25

    I have to wonder - given the multiple connections between blood, Mohg, and the Land of Reeds, is it possible that Mohg actually traveled there at some point prior to returning to the Mausoleum and attempting to found his Dynasty? It would explain why Okina left without talking to his followers, why Yura was having trouble keeping up with Eleonora (she left ahead of him and he was having to follow breadcrumbs to find her), and why Okina fought Mohg in the first place. It also makes sense given Mohg's abilities with teleportation magic - given his abilities to travel through puddles of blood (which he shares with his nobles), a land soaked in bloody conflict seems like a likely place to travel.

  • @Manyfacedgodd113
    @Manyfacedgodd113 4 місяці тому +51

    Dude, your editing is top notch. I'm watching you fight Okina like it's ninja scroll 😂😂😂

  • @ZayftheScholar
    @ZayftheScholar  5 місяців тому +96

    My longest video yet and I Tried out a lot of new things to make it a bit more cinematic. Happy to hear what you guys think!

    • @Fartylipjuice
      @Fartylipjuice 5 місяців тому +3

      ITS AWESOME

    • @BankkeyAoshi
      @BankkeyAoshi 5 місяців тому +2

      Much appreciated.💪🏾💙

    • @echofiend3722
      @echofiend3722 4 місяці тому +1

      Well done! Good job Zayf

    • @ZayftheScholar
      @ZayftheScholar  4 місяці тому

      @@echofiend3722 thank you echofiend3722!

    • @WulfRanger
      @WulfRanger 4 місяці тому +3

      You have a good eye and.feel for the story telling

  • @cjson
    @cjson 4 місяці тому +85

    The voice acting of Yura is so good

    • @ZayftheScholar
      @ZayftheScholar  4 місяці тому +9

      I knowwww. I get chills listening to him. Everyone in this game is so talented, to be fair.

    • @cjson
      @cjson 4 місяці тому +6

      @@ZayftheScholar True say, they really embodied their roles so well while capturing that lightning in a bottle Welsh/midlands/north England fantasy vibe

    • @Nagoldoognivol
      @Nagoldoognivol 3 місяці тому +1

      I always thought it sounded alot like Liam Neeson

    • @ZayftheScholar
      @ZayftheScholar  3 місяці тому +1

      Yeah, I can hear it too! I bit more gravelly maybe.

    • @raider_reaper_4194
      @raider_reaper_4194 3 місяці тому +2

      I was literally about to comment this and your comment popped up lol weird but cool

  • @wisdomhall2941
    @wisdomhall2941 Місяць тому +3

    Samurai is always my starting class and my first playthrough was strictly using land of reeds set with the uchigatana.
    I love the unsheathe art of war. And buffing it with different effects to use it at full potential.

  • @youngrootv
    @youngrootv 4 місяці тому +72

    Imagine they connect Sekiro and Elden Ring and finally release the Tomoe DLC as an ER DLC to connect the two 🤔

    • @170skeith
      @170skeith 4 місяці тому +4

      I don't see that happening unfortunately

    • @lordzeke6492
      @lordzeke6492 4 місяці тому +15

      Unfortunately there will not be a 2nd dlc according to Miyazaki, which fucking sucks because I wanted a land of reeds DLC.

    • @solereeper3955
      @solereeper3955 3 місяці тому +6

      ​@@lordzeke6492Land of reeds dlc would be raw af.

    • @raider_reaper_4194
      @raider_reaper_4194 3 місяці тому +6

      ​@@lordzeke6492never knew I wanted a Land of Reeds DLC until now

    • @xaitat
      @xaitat 3 місяці тому

      Imagine how trash would that be

  • @michaeljosephdimaano2802
    @michaeljosephdimaano2802 3 місяці тому +11

    To be honeset, that uchigatana in the game if compared to the height of the character is already an odachi/nodachi and the nagakiba is certainly one.

  • @havanaradio
    @havanaradio 5 місяців тому +48

    Possibly yura fought or killed shabriri and shabriri infected him with the flame of frenzy - that's the fire behind his eyes infecting his brain. Habriri planted a (grape)seed

    • @waknart3559
      @waknart3559 2 місяці тому +2

      shabriri is basically an entity at this point, he also possessed the finger maiden who eats the grapes

    • @Thetiredpotato11
      @Thetiredpotato11 Місяць тому +2

      @@waknart3559idk I’m in the camp of hyetta being another 3 fingers agent possessing a body, specifically irina’s. Hell you have to do irina’s questline to get enough grapes to complete her questline

    • @mwperk02
      @mwperk02 23 дні тому

      ​@@Thetiredpotato11it's not irinas body. You can meet hyetta while Irina is still alive.

  • @aettic
    @aettic Місяць тому +2

    The way I see Yura's dialogue about Eleanora and slicing off the finger would be that he chose (at some point before that fight) to become a Bloody Finger himself. We know that Varré slices off our finger, and that's sort of our initiation into the cult of the Bloody Finger. We also know that Yura has dabbled in Dragon Communion, but he preaches its dangers to the Tarnished, though from his dialogue near Agheel we can infer that his relationship to Dragon Communion is one of infatuation coupled with trepidation. He's amazed by the Dragons, calling Agheel majestic, but he's also very wary of their power. He also seems to warn against partaking in Dargon Communion (if I recall correctly, someone please correct me if I'm just misremembering this).
    Likewise, we know from day one that he is hunting Bloody Fingers, it's in his name. Yet he loves Eleanora, and does not want her to fall victim to the blood lust. So I see him saying "But I've learned a thing or two myself, you see, I've sliced the finger off..." as meaning that he knows first hand what it's like to be seduced by the blood, and has chosen to travel down that path - but only a few meters.
    He isn't pursuing being a Bloody Finger, but he got himself in the door to see what it was like on the inside. He's scared of it, but he's also curious and awe-struck. His hesitation and wariness show that he is wise, choosing to tempt fate but stay on the righteous path (not giving in to the Blood all the way (similar perhaps to dragon communion).
    However, his willingness to dabble, but unwillingness to commit to one of these paths is very interesting to me. I'm not sure what to make of it. I don't think it makes him a coward, necessarily, because he's choosing not to commit out of wisdom about what happens to those who do, but it also feels kind of dishonorable.
    Whatever these choices and opinions tell us about his character might better inform *why* he was chosen by Shabriri as the latter's new vessel. Perhaps it was because he had finally lost everything, and given up - a living Yura would almost certainly abhor the idea of succumbing to the Flame of Frenzy. Maybe it was unwilling? Maybe he agreed because of his curiosity, but didn't realize how deep the rabbit hole would go. If I remember correctly, Shabriri tells the Tarnished that Yura basically let him use his body, but I don't know if we can trust him at all. And again, this is something I might be misremembering.

  • @GiganticPawUnit
    @GiganticPawUnit 4 місяці тому +19

    12:28 - Radahn's Spear: "These are in fact the many spears with which he was stabbed by the Cleanrot Knights." So Radahn has been harmed, at least to the extent that blades pierced his skin, by non-demigods.

    • @ZayftheScholar
      @ZayftheScholar  4 місяці тому +5

      Great catch and totally correct. Thanks man

  • @antonioramirez-fh1vl
    @antonioramirez-fh1vl Місяць тому +2

    Okina is walking while the giant throws pots is a pretty badass scene lol god I love this game so much

  • @Ryjiiinngg
    @Ryjiiinngg 5 місяців тому +23

    A very well made video that only makes me hype for dlc or even a Land of Reeds dlc in the next 10 years.

    • @ZayftheScholar
      @ZayftheScholar  5 місяців тому +1

      Thanks so much for taking the time to watch and comment r4zzzzaaaa!

  • @GrandNoble
    @GrandNoble 3 місяці тому +6

    Video start at 1:10

    • @realmccoy1328
      @realmccoy1328 Місяць тому +2

      Yeah that into was way too long

  • @Zarocaz
    @Zarocaz 3 місяці тому +2

    One of the best videos covering the crumbs and bits of samurai type lore in Elden Ring. The madness of the Land of Reeds is something I wish could be expanded on or explored more. I'm glad to hear of potentially new samurai weapons on their way.
    My main save is regularly used as a samurai type character and I've made it my goal to seek a mastery akin to Okina versus all players.

  • @phantom6014
    @phantom6014 Місяць тому +2

    I interpreted the story more as Okina was capable of wounding Mohg, which impressed him, whereas most mortals would barely get a scratch. He offered the deal of blood cause he probably sensed the samurai's thirst for it. To say Okina was able to overpower Mohg is severely underselling the demigod, especially since said demigod is capable of killing most things in the setting.

  • @TheOneThatOnceWas
    @TheOneThatOnceWas 4 місяці тому +15

    Your channel is an absolute inspiration. Cant believe you only started this year. Your videos shall be my easy listening for bedtime for the foreseeable future

    • @ZayftheScholar
      @ZayftheScholar  4 місяці тому +5

      You're too kind @TheOneThatOnceWas! Thanks for taking the time to watch and leave such a nice comment 🙂

  • @ironstark917
    @ironstark917 4 місяці тому +14

    I watched this and your Stormveil video. Really great stuff, Zayf. You've earned a new sub, man.

    • @ZayftheScholar
      @ZayftheScholar  4 місяці тому +1

      Aw thanks so much man! I'm new so it means a lot to me @ironstark917

    • @ironstark917
      @ironstark917 4 місяці тому +2

      ​@@ZayftheScholarMan, for being new at this, your editing and production value is outstanding.

  • @colemix1852
    @colemix1852 4 місяці тому +5

    The music and editing is incredible. Big ups my guy

  • @murderycatdoll1380
    @murderycatdoll1380 5 місяців тому +7

    Super interesting and beautiful done Vid!!! Good call with the cinematic editing without overdoing it. Love it! 😃😃😃😃

    • @ZayftheScholar
      @ZayftheScholar  5 місяців тому

      appreciate you taking the time to watch and say so @murdercatdoll11380! Means a lot

  • @kellysmith1144
    @kellysmith1144 5 місяців тому +37

    An Odachi would be the Nagakiba with a third of the length being handle.

    • @Cthulian420
      @Cthulian420 3 місяці тому +1

      That would be more like a nagamaki. Odachi´s handle size is akin to a katana´s handle

    • @kellysmith1144
      @kellysmith1144 3 місяці тому +4

      @@Cthulian420 Unfortunately that's not correct. Odachi's had a longer handle to make using the blade easier; about a third of the entire length. The Nagamaki is roughly half blade and half handle. Think of Eleonoras Poleblade missing one of the blades.

    • @Cthulian420
      @Cthulian420 3 місяці тому +1

      @@kellysmith1144 it is longer, sure it makes sense that the handle is longer as well, but more proportionately like the katana. Not like a nagamaki that is about 50/50 like you said

    • @kellysmith1144
      @kellysmith1144 3 місяці тому

      @@Cthulian420 I said the Odachi is roghly 2/3 blade to 1/3 handle. Check For Honour and Metatrons channel for clarification.

    • @Thetiredpotato11
      @Thetiredpotato11 Місяць тому

      @@Cthulian420that would be next to impossible to use

  • @UselessNekoGang
    @UselessNekoGang 3 місяці тому +3

    I really hope that we get a heavier form of samurai armor in the DLC too. The base game one leaves a lot to be desired. Basically no poise and poor defenses. It makes any sort of cosplay build for pvp just suck.

  • @cjson
    @cjson 4 місяці тому +4

    Bruh, this video is so well done, thanks for the cool research and effort you put into editing :)

    • @ZayftheScholar
      @ZayftheScholar  4 місяці тому +1

      Thanks so much for taking the time to watch and leave nice comments @cjson!

  • @mimikyootxo
    @mimikyootxo 5 місяців тому +5

    the intro was so cool! and i love your videos, keep up the good work ☺️

  • @monkeysk8er33
    @monkeysk8er33 Місяць тому +4

    People need to simply realize that "the Land of Reeds" and the "eastern location" mentioned in Elden Ring and Dark Souls merely reference Sekiro. Dark Souls 1 had a Bloodborne NPC. FromSoft absolutely has an interconnected universe, even if Miyazaki tries to convince us otherwise. He they didn't all take place on the same planet, in the same universe/timeline, they wouldn't all have these references everywhere. The Moonlight Greatsword is the most obvious one. I'm a writer, and I have a "Moonlight Greatsword"-like item that exists in everything I write, so for me the interconnectivity is obvious. Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Sekiro, Elden Ring, and even Armored Core, all take place together like the MCU, and I won't even let Miyazaki himself try telling me otherwise.

    • @luclin92
      @luclin92 Місяць тому

      To be fair moonlight greatsword is now a from software reference or Easter egg. Since they have it in most of the games they have made since kingsfield. At least in some kind of way.

  • @ahhotep1833
    @ahhotep1833 3 місяці тому +1

    @ Zayf the Scholar With your knowledge, skill and cultural insight, this is the very best content on the Land of Reeds, it's lore/story content and related npcs I have come across since release!
    Thank You!

  • @Wh1teSomali
    @Wh1teSomali 3 місяці тому +1

    Just started elden ring a few months ago and i really love the lore. Just found this channel and this is AMAZING!

  • @kelsakuyama3222
    @kelsakuyama3222 Місяць тому

    イントロが良すぎてガチ泣きそうになった😭
    Your videos are incredible! Also, your japanese is insanely good 👏🏻 keep up the amazing work!

    • @ZayftheScholar
      @ZayftheScholar  Місяць тому

      さくやまさん、ありがとうございます!日本語でのコメント嬉しいです!I don't get very many comments from other Japanese speakers so I'm stoked. Appreciate the kind words as well!

  • @lordzeke6492
    @lordzeke6492 4 місяці тому +15

    This dlc better add more samurai gear, not katanas, we have enough. Just gear.

  • @pileofcheese5017
    @pileofcheese5017 2 місяці тому +1

    On the "middle" part, it's maybe interesting to know that China in both english and chinese is often referred to as "The middle kingdom". This is probably not what FS are hinting at tho. The Gemans/Norse did it to, calling our earth "Midgard/Miðgarðr", although that was the name for earth itself, and not one of the various German/Norse kingdoms.

  • @asterodon
    @asterodon Місяць тому

    I personally believe that Yura was once a bloody finger as he seems to have very intimate knowledge of the inner workings of the bloody fingers. Perhaps the reason he's hunting bloody fingers is atonement for his actions? It would be beautiful poetic and tragic if that were the case.
    Love your vids as always Zayf 💜

  • @子子子子子子子子子子
    @子子子子子子子子子子 5 місяців тому +8

    Is jerren working for mohg as well since he is a bloody finger

  • @NordicVigilante
    @NordicVigilante 5 місяців тому +7

    I cant wait for more of the mogh stuff with even more blood in the dlc i know its coming

    • @ZayftheScholar
      @ZayftheScholar  5 місяців тому +2

      For sure! Maybe some more info on the formless mother?

    • @NordicVigilante
      @NordicVigilante 5 місяців тому +1

      @@ZayftheScholar oh yeah im assuming mother has a form that we get to see now, and also moghs little emblem thing.
      what if and hear me out, they add a covenent type event where we have to defend the area and invade people trying to get to the cocoon

    • @echofiend3722
      @echofiend3722 4 місяці тому

      ​@@NordicVigilante That idea for defending the cocoon against invaders is SO GOOD! They'll never do it, but it's probably cooler than anything they actually end up doing in terms of multiplayer.

  • @raiden9250
    @raiden9250 Місяць тому

    That fight sequence and music was fire 🔥 🔥 🔥

  • @foma84
    @foma84 4 дні тому

    Sekiro's final boss scene is in a field full of plants.
    A quick google image search reveals those plants to be, infact, reeds.

  • @slenderman_proxy8741
    @slenderman_proxy8741 4 місяці тому +1

    The worst part about the blood stuff is Varré ripping of your nail so you can work for El Mohg

  • @sassythesasquatch8286
    @sassythesasquatch8286 2 місяці тому +1

    Having a samurai build and not using the cross guard naginata is a crime

  • @ok.caastro7673
    @ok.caastro7673 4 місяці тому +4

    beautiful video.. keep up the great work

  • @Corey_Mckilling
    @Corey_Mckilling 4 дні тому

    i always thought Yura cutting off his bloody finger was to keep the summoning sign active into Eleonoras world for us to invade.
    Given he knows were a bad ass demi-god crushing tarnished whos also his friend, we would find his body, her sign and finish his job for him.
    But by cutting off his finger that opened him up to being possessed by shabriri, kind of like our western version of selling our soul to a devil.

  • @grimgrimxv9380
    @grimgrimxv9380 4 місяці тому +3

    This video makes me plays samurai in my new playthrough! On another topic, what is the music that you use at 10:47?

  • @HateHolo
    @HateHolo 3 місяці тому

    Yura's cut voicelines are so damn good. It's criminal that they were cut. Crazy voiceactor.

  • @ivoryquillum4436
    @ivoryquillum4436 Місяць тому

    Ya know, after hearing this theory and doing a playthrough of Sekiro, it really makes you wish that it had a connection to Elden Ring.
    I mean, Scarlot Rot and Dragon Rot are identical.
    Hell, I could easily believe that Sekiro trained a young Melania.
    It just fits so perfectly that it's a crime to see Fromsoft not connect the two games.

  • @andretheseal9837
    @andretheseal9837 4 місяці тому +2

    Sekiro 2 should have a crossover with Elden Ring. Something to do with the dragon rot and the land of reeds.

  • @hiromitsumoonblossom8682
    @hiromitsumoonblossom8682 3 місяці тому

    my thoughts on the dialogue yura spoke is that he managed to cut off Yura's bloody finger, in the item description, unlike most fingers in the game, the bloody finger has not been cut off, so Yura cutting it off could possibly mean he tried to sever the connection between Elenora and mohg via cutting off the tainted finger.
    But she kept fighting him, I think she may have been truly loyal to mohg which is why she was trusted with the purifying crystal tear.

  • @greytheturtle1288
    @greytheturtle1288 3 місяці тому +2

    W vid, W Information, and Entertaining ahh gameplay. say no less i’ll sub.

  • @rickyjohnson7537
    @rickyjohnson7537 3 місяці тому +2

    That Okina Battle was🔥

  • @balancedbeast7952
    @balancedbeast7952 5 місяців тому +6

    you're probably not going to see the land of reeds; the best bet is probably of seeing it is sekiro.

    • @ZayftheScholar
      @ZayftheScholar  5 місяців тому +4

      Yeah, you're probably right...I really hope we get a Sekiro sequel at some point!

  • @JohnA...
    @JohnA... Місяць тому

    In a land that is about 1/10 the size of New York City, the better question might be why are any of the races in the Land Between?
    The Land Between might be the connecting point in some way of all the other "souls" games. Be it a random island on a massive planet, or some transcendental plane accessed in a way that isn't just sailing, it seems to be a merging point between many vastly different regions with varied cultures over many years.

    • @luclin92
      @luclin92 Місяць тому +1

      The sizing Is more a contrivance for gameplay. So in my head the continent is a lot bigger or at least used to be a lot bigger. Since at the moment there isn't really much space for all the people you find all over the place

  • @scarvello
    @scarvello 4 місяці тому +3

    Imagine if Sekiro spawned and you had to kill him 3 times against the mortal blade 😂

    • @ZayftheScholar
      @ZayftheScholar  4 місяці тому +1

      I think it's over for our tarnished if Sekiro shows up 😭

  • @Sinpapi789
    @Sinpapi789 3 місяці тому +1

    For me I’d like to see a eochaid dlc over reeds seems more interesting in my opinion I like the whole dancing blade stuff

  • @eluherrahaz1165
    @eluherrahaz1165 3 місяці тому

    Im soo looking forward to this dlc. Especially since the Nagakiba is by far my all time favorite wepon in elden ring. Not just the fact that its made to figjt malenia for. Also the combination of speedband reafh are unmatched.

  • @ival
    @ival 4 місяці тому +2

    This is really well made

  • @joshz7712
    @joshz7712 3 місяці тому +3

    So the Odachi and Nodachi were katana like greatswords that was primarily used against people on horseback. They would decapitate the horse with 1 swing throwing the rider which they would charge to and kill before they were able to get up. At least in my 20+ years of studying various forms of Kenjutsu, that's what I have learned about these 2 types of swords.

    • @galliusedan466
      @galliusedan466 3 місяці тому

      If youd be willing to share your knowledge could you please tell me the difference between odachi and nodachi?

  • @galaxydragon1234
    @galaxydragon1234 2 місяці тому

    I think mohg and his dynasty weren't a bad thing, since ansbach is a really good guy! I think after miquella basically took over mohg, the dynasty fell out of grace and became what we see now.

  • @iJakku
    @iJakku Місяць тому

    Honestly elden ring in general is freaken beautiful. The land of reeds would be a freaken spectacular visual treat.

  • @insomniac8458
    @insomniac8458 3 місяці тому +1

    Well now i need to spend a larval tear and go full dex bleed build. Thanks.

    • @WhyisitBEARS
      @WhyisitBEARS 3 місяці тому

      Have fun with the elden beast lmao

    • @insomniac8458
      @insomniac8458 3 місяці тому

      @@WhyisitBEARS 6th play through shouldn't be too bad but its Elden Ring so dying or not fun shall be had haha!!

  • @daphnedherbert
    @daphnedherbert 4 місяці тому +1

    Just found you, but your stories are super well done! And super interesting! Your Japanese pronunciation is phenomenal. Makes me wonder if you speak Japanese

  • @alexcurtis8132
    @alexcurtis8132 Місяць тому +1

    What I don't get is whay Yuri's connection to Ymir is🤔 were they both from the Land of Reeds? Was he Ymirs son? I'm so confused after finding Yuri's tombstone at Manis Metyr

  • @TheGamingDandy
    @TheGamingDandy 2 місяці тому

    Good video overall, but i kinda disagree with the statement that "items with Japanese origin don't make sense in a world without a Japan" because things like knights, broad swords, zweihander, flamberge, etc etc all originate from Europe, but Europe also does not exist in Dark Souls or Elden Ring.
    It's a fantasy world that in some ways parallels our own, so if humans are evolving in a similar manner, it makes sense that somewhere in the world, all these weapons and armour types would eventually be invented.

  • @alankanotor
    @alankanotor 2 місяці тому

    Sick editing and storytelling! Subscribed 🎉

  • @no-zo3ps
    @no-zo3ps 4 місяці тому +2

    Love the content and the voice, keep it up!

  • @Mainlymundane
    @Mainlymundane 4 місяці тому +2

    Love this video, subscribed

  • @cma4145
    @cma4145 5 місяців тому +3

    Subbed, keep up the interesting work

  • @zokisan9554
    @zokisan9554 5 місяців тому +1

    i wasn't ready for that badassery unfolding per 10:46 but you short-circuited a want with a need in ways i neither knew was possible nor necessary. you did that, Zayf 🚬🍄💜

  • @mhady88
    @mhady88 2 місяці тому +1

    great video , keep up the good work

  • @uchiha617hh
    @uchiha617hh 2 місяці тому

    land of reeds, that is clearly Ashina. Malenia's Mentor was described very similar to ishin, owner of rivers of blood was "Shura"

  • @deutschesinferno3078
    @deutschesinferno3078 5 місяців тому +4

    Watching your channel's progress with great interest. I'm liking what I see a lot. I never knew there was so much depth to Yura, but I respected him from the first time I saw him.
    One thing, if you don't mind criticism: I think we could do without the minute-long intro. Also the rapidly flashing light cuts were not pleasant to look at, at least for me. Other than that, your videos are really high quality, even better than some big mainstream channels. Keep it up :)

    • @ZayftheScholar
      @ZayftheScholar  5 місяців тому

      I appreciate the feedback @deutschesinferno3078! Tried out some new stuff with this one so its great to hear your thoughts.

    • @Rich_P_Anya
      @Rich_P_Anya 5 місяців тому

      🙄🙄

  • @mouadelmoujaddidi6580
    @mouadelmoujaddidi6580 2 місяці тому

    I used to think that these samurai were isekaid from Sekiro's world

  • @ryanartward
    @ryanartward 4 місяці тому

    Im hoping we get some new Japanese armor types in the upcoming expansion to go with the Oadachi. Maybe also a Yumi bow.

  • @NotSpoiledMilk
    @NotSpoiledMilk 5 місяців тому +2

    Anyone else notice how the statue at the center of the church of vows is a nox? Weird...

    • @ZayftheScholar
      @ZayftheScholar  4 місяці тому +1

      Yeah I have been thinking about that lately actually...

    • @aayushdasgupta9754
      @aayushdasgupta9754 4 місяці тому +2

      I mean Celestial Dew, the item to be used there is explicitly linked to the Eternal City.
      Like out of 15 tears only 3 are found overground. 1 in Caria Manor (also closely tied to Nokstella), 1 in Raya Lucaria (maybe a Carian Sorcerer or Albinauric left it there), 1 in Leyndell (brought back by Radagon? he has used it himself)

  • @Adonisius_Kavata
    @Adonisius_Kavata 2 місяці тому +3

    *The real answer:* Cause the developers thought it was cool as hell

  • @ryan_1099
    @ryan_1099 Місяць тому

    2:14 Couldn't help but imagine somebody getting heated at getting the armor wet.

  • @delphidelion
    @delphidelion 2 місяці тому

    Pointing out that the Samurai class is explicitly Japanese is kinda like pointing out that Europeans had Knights. That said, overall really well laid out thoughts.

  • @AlienRegalia
    @AlienRegalia 4 місяці тому +2

    First time viewer, what a great video ❤

  • @lechatthibault4486
    @lechatthibault4486 4 місяці тому

    What if Yura and Eleonora were two of Okina's followers and came together to the lands between to seek for their master and proper death. Eleonora fell for the Dragon communion wich gave her a power thirst that Yura saw grow more and more ovre the time. When they learned that their master fought Mogh they went to see him and Mogh offered them the same deal that he offered Okina. Driven by power lust, Eleonora took the offer while Yura, willing to keep his humanity, declined. The bloodlust erased the will of finding her master from Eleonora, only to be replaced by the will to hunt for tarnished. This could be why he knows so much about the dangers that Dragon communion comes with. He hunts for bloody finders, sawing what it did to her. And he would have to look for his companion to give her the only other thing she came to seek in the land between, a proper death.

  • @ProudFilthyCasual
    @ProudFilthyCasual 3 місяці тому

    Okina sounds most likely an allegory for Miyamoto Musashi, and a reason why we don't get much more info.

  • @Americanbadashh
    @Americanbadashh 2 місяці тому

    9:36 That sounds kinda like real life figure, Miyamoto Musashi
    10:02 Okay. No, that IS Miyamoto Musashi (or at least inspired by him)

  • @thatfunkadeus
    @thatfunkadeus 3 місяці тому

    Thats crazy theyre adding samurai and samoodai

  • @kazuh1ra_
    @kazuh1ra_ 26 днів тому

    Kinda late to the party, eh. But have you ever thought about that formless mother would most likely love the Land of Reeds? An Outer God being kinda... idk... loving the sight of blood; yet it choose the lands between over the land of reeds which is allegedly locked in a civil war (with most likely a shitload of blood flowing down the streets). Why would you not choose the Reedlanders, try to control them and let them invade the Lands Between? Why is an Outer God communicating with somebody thats beneath the earth? Maybe the formless mother isn't as outdoor-ish as we think she is. She is actually - if I remember correctly - the only Outer God to have an explicit gender/ role in a family. What if the formless mother is basically in all of the people; but mogh was filled with such hatred to the golden order, his own mother etc, that the formless mother had better access to him? And through Mogh she tried to get a hold of as much tarnished as possible (tho Akina seems to be an execption, maybe? He was never stated to be a tarnished, i think) - and then ursurp the golden order and lock the Lands Between in an endless war (just like the lands of reeds, maybe? what if she was first there, and now is in the LB?)? and if that was the plan; why didnt she choose radahn, as that was (thanks to more dlc info) what he did basically the whole time?

  • @mangodango1733
    @mangodango1733 2 місяці тому

    I have no clue why but this intro made me want to make an edit of radahn with the demons souls intro music

  • @Ronin1977-v6l
    @Ronin1977-v6l Місяць тому

    There should be a "Land of Reeds" DLC for Elden ring

  • @knightforlorn6731
    @knightforlorn6731 4 місяці тому +1

    Its sekiro... I dont get why folks say We have never seen the Souls version of japan, we clearly have.

    • @shinsoatimaku
      @shinsoatimaku 4 місяці тому +1

      Sekiro isn't considered a souls game it is considered similar in difficulties and that is about it 💀

    • @shinsoatimaku
      @shinsoatimaku 4 місяці тому +2

      The combat isn't very similar to darks souls so it doesn't get respected

  • @justarandomguy7580
    @justarandomguy7580 3 місяці тому

    Bro gotta have that duel track between tarnished and okina for my gym playlist. That was fire. Nope sorry it was clearly nuclear power in that tract

  • @aettic
    @aettic Місяць тому

    I just want to use Yura's hat as a cheese grater.

  • @ShadowProject01
    @ShadowProject01 3 місяці тому

    Forgot one more. Another samurai possibly. The Blue Dnacer defeated the outer god of rot and halted the Scarlett rot long ago. Samurai was my first and favorite class. I have a dragon communication ancient dragon lightning samurai build set for the DLC.
    I also have a blood samurai that in my head canon is here for revenge against the Formless Mother who most likely has dominon over the Land of Reeds like the Greater Will has over the Lands Between.

  • @MistahPaul
    @MistahPaul 4 місяці тому

    I liked what I saw, tho I could only catch the bits related to samurai.
    I'm working on something related to this, hope to get it done before dlc launch, but there's so much more...

  • @hystericbunny76
    @hystericbunny76 4 місяці тому +1

    Loved the vid man, yup I think we would not get any deeper for the land of reeds, but it's ok, I love the mystery around it, and prefer it to be mysterious, but I wanted new japanese weapons and armors for the dlc, hehe, I even wanted a kimono for my character. I also wish for a kusarigama, I mean, even a vulgar militia has one.

    • @ZayftheScholar
      @ZayftheScholar  4 місяці тому +1

      Thanks so much @hystericbunny76! Appreciate you taking the time to watch and leave a nice comment. I know what you mean; the mystery is totally an appeal point... but at the same time I can't help but wish for a little more 😭

  • @willischwartz4632
    @willischwartz4632 4 місяці тому +2

    Need the track from min.11

  • @buckyhurdle4776
    @buckyhurdle4776 4 місяці тому +1

    Calling it now, Sir Alonne 2 will be in the DLC. Some samurai boss with a huge nagamaki that's gonna become everyone's favorite boss, and his boss weapon will be the "great katana/odachi" Miyazaki was talking about

  • @TheNarrator497
    @TheNarrator497 3 місяці тому

    I’m pretty sure Yura does mention that he came from the Land of Reeds… and that the lands are in a constant state of civil war.
    I’m not crazy, right? The Land of Reeds *have* been mentioned by a character? I feel like I specifically remember Yura mentioning this…

  • @geninji6117
    @geninji6117 4 місяці тому +1

    The land of reeds is connecting sekiro with elden ring and the souls series in general

  • @TheRealChacorta
    @TheRealChacorta 4 місяці тому +1

    wtf is the music playing at the start? I want it on my playlist lol

  • @brolaire6912
    @brolaire6912 Місяць тому

    I need to know what song you used in the Okina fight though