Elden Ring Lore - Who Were The Mad Pumpkin Heads?

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  • Опубліковано 16 лют 2024
  • It's been long requested and we finally have a story to tell. In the Lands Between, there were once warriors who did battle in the Colosseums for the amusement of people. We know the Duelists were crushed by champions, but who were these champions? We believe we've found the answer...
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  • @necrogenesis1981
    @necrogenesis1981 4 місяці тому +303

    I’ve noticed that there are a lot of enemies that aren’t really evil, mostly just crazy or suffering, you’re basically putting them out of their misery.

    • @oaktownraider119
      @oaktownraider119 4 місяці тому +33

      Here is the sad thing. Prior to you beating maliketh they would just revive. Since destined death was sealed. If anything, you as a player were further torturing them. Until destined death was unleashed.

    • @PerfectSense77
      @PerfectSense77 4 місяці тому +20

      @@oaktownraider119Based on the reactions from NPCs, revival seems to take a very long time, as in years, decades or maybe centuries. So they’d be put out of their misery for an extended period.

    • @HeyGuy4321
      @HeyGuy4321 4 місяці тому +4

      ​@@PerfectSense77 Well the damn finger 🤞🏻🤘🏻 readers come right back lol. I cut em down and they sprout back up like weeds! Also the damn enemies too lol 🤣

    • @Northern_LAD
      @Northern_LAD 4 місяці тому +3

      Most from games tbf, evil usually sits at the top.

    • @arjunratnadev
      @arjunratnadev 4 місяці тому +1

      so this is like some religious hell like tyranny

  • @Papabeararmwrestling
    @Papabeararmwrestling 4 місяці тому +134

    A side quest helping one and finally getting its helmet off should be cool

  • @bigslappy823
    @bigslappy823 4 місяці тому +78

    "What is true strength?"
    Iron Ball+Cragblade+Spiked and Stonebarb Tears+Axe Talisman

  • @forgeoflife
    @forgeoflife 4 місяці тому +99

    One thing I'd love to see is just the lore of the wandering nobles and maybe who they where before

    • @joemayo1589
      @joemayo1589 4 місяці тому +4

      And how come there's no wondering poors

    • @efaristi9737
      @efaristi9737 4 місяці тому +4

      @@joemayo1589 Probably because they're all gone or unworthy.

    • @slenderman_proxy8741
      @slenderman_proxy8741 3 місяці тому

      ​@@joemayo1589those would be the zombies

    • @elididde3377
      @elididde3377 3 місяці тому

      ​@@joemayo1589 in limgrave, tons of people are crucified on crosses like marika, and there are also commoners in many locations. Im guessing that all of the non-noble regular humans are the soldiers, commoners, and the undead that are everywhere

  • @MrKarnator
    @MrKarnator 4 місяці тому +27

    9:30 Pumpkin Head surrounded by Squirrel-Rabbit things and Sheep: Small fluffy Creatures calms me.

  • @kizaruthegreat
    @kizaruthegreat 4 місяці тому +27

    i legit wanna see one without his helmet in the dlc. imagine them suddenly having a gigachad face XD

    • @windhelmguard5295
      @windhelmguard5295 3 місяці тому +4

      hansome sqidward

    • @Cricket0021
      @Cricket0021 3 місяці тому +2

      i'm willing to bet the lion dancer in the DLC is a mad pumpkinhead/gladiator.

    • @moriskurth628
      @moriskurth628 3 місяці тому +2

      Personally, I'd expect something more brutish, or at least rather dirty and messed up from being locked in there for god-knows how long and from bashing their helmeted head into things.

  • @adamblue2980
    @adamblue2980 4 місяці тому +41

    This kind of head covering torture brings to mind the black dumpling placed over the albinaurics that Rykard is torturing in Volcano Manor.

    • @slenderman_proxy8741
      @slenderman_proxy8741 3 місяці тому

      that's not a dumpling, it's their heads

    • @trceb
      @trceb 3 місяці тому +2

      @@slenderman_proxy8741no it’s a helmet much like the pumpkin head, used to torture. Read the description when you pick one up.

  • @firebird300000
    @firebird300000 4 місяці тому +15

    True strength is friendship, countless cartoons have taught me that

  • @peternozomiherriot4130
    @peternozomiherriot4130 2 місяці тому +3

    The pumpkin head summon is amazing

  • @KingPangoLin
    @KingPangoLin 4 місяці тому +16

    If content is king, Square Table is a loyal servant. Consistent content that rivals the best quality videos with only half the resources. Bravo, indeed. Keep up the good work!

  • @blastingsound
    @blastingsound 4 місяці тому +11

    wow this is fresh off the burner! and i always felt bad for them, seeing as how they literally aren't exactly "fighting" persay, with technique, rather, just flailing around with their eyes covered ..

  • @eianfullerton1812
    @eianfullerton1812 4 місяці тому +53

    i see pumpkins, i pumpclick, its that easy gentlemen

  • @chrystallia821
    @chrystallia821 4 місяці тому +10

    I feel like the lessons from these lore videos is just kill everything not for runes or for items but just mercy

    • @Reddotzebra
      @Reddotzebra 4 місяці тому +1

      Or just melt it all away... With the Yellow Chaos Flame.

  • @soullesssymphony7031
    @soullesssymphony7031 4 місяці тому +7

    there are a couple that carry flags, the one outside fort haight for example. i think the reason for the flags might be to signal who they were fighting for when they entered the arena. imagine it, you walk proudly into the arena, an elegantly decorated flag in your hand, the crowd cheering as you place it down letting the audience know this is who i fight for, this is who i win for

  • @Tardigradient
    @Tardigradient 4 місяці тому +6

    Fromsoft should implement a limited resource item which when used cures the curse which revives something forever, allowing it to finally die permanently, and when used on specific enemies - a perma death would reward the player for their mercy (and because the item used would be extremely limited in number, magnifying its value). So like if you use this voiding curse item on something eternally suffering you are granted a reward commensurate to how innocent the creature/person is or something. It could add an additional layer of complexity to lore and loot, whereby normally killing something grants you an item, but permanently killing the “right” things grants you with an extremely rare or valuable item, since you put a lost soul out of its eternal misery.

  • @mrugod
    @mrugod 4 місяці тому +10

    imagine the length of the hair and beard suffocating you inside that pumpkin, the smell and itchiness . Nightmare fuel.

  • @thebrickmaster7403
    @thebrickmaster7403 4 місяці тому +24

    I love that you dive into enemy lore that I never gave a second thought about! It really adds new depth to the game!

  • @lynnvoneverec6371
    @lynnvoneverec6371 4 місяці тому +3

    That’s such a prepare to cry. I always dreaded fighting them but now I just feel sorry for them.

  • @whatsnewbois9814
    @whatsnewbois9814 4 місяці тому +6

    Imagine, if you will, there exists an insect in the catacombes that latches on to your head buzzing and stabing into the skull taking over the body, teleporting and are constanltly wreathed in shadow striking with the blades of a Mantis. If you saw that would you ever leave your head exposed?

  • @nunchuksteev9811
    @nunchuksteev9811 4 місяці тому +16

    I've been waiting on this since the teaser image. I love the Pumpkinheads. I love these lore dives. I love this channel.

  • @blumiu2426
    @blumiu2426 4 місяці тому +9

    I wonder what those gladiators are because that would break anyone's neck from how it's placed on their head with that angle. Also, it would only make sense it would be put on their head after death was banished because they'd die of starvation, dehydration or carbon monoxide poisoning well before any battle or be too weak to fight.

  • @davestevens2908
    @davestevens2908 4 місяці тому +3

    You say they can't see or hear me but their tarnished seeking weapons make me question that.

  • @iHaveTheDocuments
    @iHaveTheDocuments 4 місяці тому +9

    How do they maintain all that muscle? They can't even eat

    • @Dragonchaser144k
      @Dragonchaser144k 4 місяці тому

      Good question

    • @joemayo1589
      @joemayo1589 4 місяці тому +5

      Their hat is full of pumpkins. You didn't think it got the name from the shape did you?

  • @azurespectrum1985
    @azurespectrum1985 4 місяці тому +4

    I have a theory that they're somehow linked to the Wormface creatures. This is based off the one large Wormface that smashes its head against the ground lake in Faram Azula.

    • @sentarious1
      @sentarious1 4 місяці тому +2

      That's a really cool connection. The one on mt. Gelmir also can do that as an attack so I don't think it's unique to that one but I never considered them being connected before.

  • @AreCeeDee
    @AreCeeDee 3 місяці тому +1

    You know how they drop sanctuary stones? I always thought that they kept them in their helmets because the item description says they produce a small light.

  • @no1nedoesstuffonyoutube
    @no1nedoesstuffonyoutube 4 місяці тому +2

    no wayy i actually googled about the pumpkin heads yesterday, awesome timing

  • @hanssundqvist1781
    @hanssundqvist1781 4 місяці тому +1

    Great as always.
    Looking forward to your videos for Shadow of the Erdtree.

  • @alpacaofthemountain8760
    @alpacaofthemountain8760 4 місяці тому +5

    This Radagon fellow doesn’t seem very nice

  • @Admiralofthedeeps
    @Admiralofthedeeps 4 місяці тому +1

    Dude, your videos are awesome. Would love a deep dive into what the tibia mariners are at some point in the future.

  • @orlandubeoulve8605
    @orlandubeoulve8605 3 місяці тому +1

    Elden rings version of pyramid head

  • @eke9887
    @eke9887 4 місяці тому +2

    Please try tackling the Cemetery Shades next 🙏🏽 only remember encountering them twice and was desperate for lore

    • @square-table-gaming
      @square-table-gaming  4 місяці тому +2

      Unfortunately there really is nothing. The best info we have on the cemetery shade comes from Zulie the Witch. I doubt we could unravel them any further but I'll see what we can do.

  • @SoulbreakerNB
    @SoulbreakerNB 4 місяці тому +1

    The depth of these enemies was already there. We just weren't observant enough to realize it sooner.

  • @psychoticbreaks167justletm4
    @psychoticbreaks167justletm4 3 місяці тому +1

    NOT THE BEES

  • @beansnrice321
    @beansnrice321 4 місяці тому +3

    I've been thinking for a while that Godfrey came from the arenas and that he was either of the same rage as the pumpkin heads or the grave wardens. To me, however, I think that the pumpkin head helm belies a certain intent on behalf of the person who forced it onto them. I think the pumpkin helms are akin to the helm of the Man In The Iron Mask and I think that they are there to hide the identity of the wearer of the helm.
    I'm surprised that one one has looked under the helm to see what their faces look like. I suspect they might look like Godfrey or possibly a bit like Morgott.

    • @square-table-gaming
      @square-table-gaming  4 місяці тому +1

      I believe Zulie has and there is no head beneath the mask

    • @beansnrice321
      @beansnrice321 4 місяці тому +2

      @@square-table-gaming I looked for a video of hers but couldn't find one. I'm tempted to download a map loader to check for myself.

    • @square-table-gaming
      @square-table-gaming  4 місяці тому +2

      @@beansnrice321 let us know if you do!

    • @beansnrice321
      @beansnrice321 4 місяці тому +2

      @@square-table-gaming I ended up finding a video from someone name, "ikiga Gaming Official," who showed that you were right and there unfortunately is not a head inside. =(

  • @nilotf72
    @nilotf72 3 місяці тому +1

    Consistent with torture devices and its shape, I’d say there is an opening that the insects actually were put into. Maybe they had to catch them for food inside the helm as they were being attacked by them and this caused the insanity.

  • @GroundbreakGames
    @GroundbreakGames 4 місяці тому +1

    Yet another amazing and thought provoking vid. ❤

  • @jaredwilkie6413
    @jaredwilkie6413 4 місяці тому +1

    It makes more sense to me that even though they battered and bruised the duelists, they ultimately lost (a competition or championship) and after such were punished, if they couldn’t beat some duelists in an arena that wear snake iconography then what other uses are they for? We know the golden order (especially marika herself) are very unforgiving in people who could not be useful and so barbaric muscle headed slaves who couldn’t even beat some gladiators were (in my opinion) made into slaves and forced to do simple jobs while being punished by wearing the pumpkin helm.

  • @eldendad5743
    @eldendad5743 4 місяці тому +1

    Great lore dive. Truly a horrific fate. Ill never look at them the same again

  • @truckfinanceaustralia1335
    @truckfinanceaustralia1335 3 місяці тому +1

    Can you make a video that explains how pumpkin heads eat food?

  • @keonakel9678
    @keonakel9678 4 місяці тому +1

    We’ve made it to the DLC, let’s go🙏 Nice artwork too!

  • @SterbsMcGurbs
    @SterbsMcGurbs 4 місяці тому +1

    Mad pumpkin head is a similar British euphemism to bell end.

  • @lobox138
    @lobox138 4 місяці тому +1

    I was literally thinking this today on my way home from work lol 😮😂

  • @Carrot-Man1876
    @Carrot-Man1876 4 місяці тому +9

    Greetings from the Carrot-Man 👋🥕

  • @caseyhart4999
    @caseyhart4999 4 місяці тому

    It’s been a little while since I’ve seen one of your videos. I’m gonna have to catch up haha especially considering the news we got this week.

  • @kyle857
    @kyle857 4 місяці тому +1

    I don't think they were the champions. I think they were the foils.

  • @BastosFC2
    @BastosFC2 4 місяці тому +1

    Still the best lore channel in 2024

  • @stevengerrardO8
    @stevengerrardO8 2 місяці тому +1

    Have always steered clear of commenting, liking or subscribing to channels on youtube till this channel blessing my second play through of elden ring. Gottdamn you deserve all the likes and subscriptions 🫡

  • @abeard1
    @abeard1 4 місяці тому +1

    Fuck thats dark

  • @Sun-knight77
    @Sun-knight77 4 місяці тому +1

    Thank you for doing my request

  • @AnxiousCinder
    @AnxiousCinder 4 місяці тому +1

    I cinder love this keep up the good work

  • @Mawal28
    @Mawal28 4 місяці тому +1

    You can put them to sleep very easily and they sleep for a long time. I think that may be their best ending

  • @DioBrandoWRYYYYYY
    @DioBrandoWRYYYYYY 4 місяці тому +2

    But how exactly are you supposed to give them a warrior's death without letting their blood? Even if you use a hammer or something, there's still.. spillage.

    • @square-table-gaming
      @square-table-gaming  4 місяці тому

      Azurs comet works. No cleanup, just pure magical destruction

    • @DioBrandoWRYYYYYY
      @DioBrandoWRYYYYYY 4 місяці тому +1

      @@square-table-gaming I think being torn apart by a magical kamehameha isn't really that much more humane than just putting them down with a single stab.

  • @nbmoleminer5051
    @nbmoleminer5051 4 місяці тому +2

    Their masks/helmets have got to be an allusion to the Crucible.

  • @wahterr6281
    @wahterr6281 Місяць тому +1

    I think this is one of the saddest things in the entire game.

  • @BeefMonkey911
    @BeefMonkey911 4 місяці тому +1

    Just beat the game watching this video

  • @St._Matthew
    @St._Matthew 4 місяці тому +1

    Was that the River of Blood i saw ?!?!? Finally using a different a weapon i see lol

  • @zachary9706
    @zachary9706 4 місяці тому +1

    Ive been enjoying your videos for ages and just realized i wasnt subscribed. Changed that asap!

  • @50caliber29
    @50caliber29 4 місяці тому +1

    These are amongst the NPC's & creatures I try to avoid killing. Owls, Turtle, Miriel, Jellyfish. The Pumpkin heads seem pitiful & suffering. I know it's just a game but it just seems wrong to add to their suffering. Though an argument can be made that ending their suffering is a good act.

  • @RogerSwabknuckle
    @RogerSwabknuckle 4 місяці тому +1

    Afternoon

  • @HuyNguyen-tr1el
    @HuyNguyen-tr1el 4 місяці тому +1

    Can you make a video about the putrid corpses?

  • @fatherstrong6180
    @fatherstrong6180 4 місяці тому +1

    Wow I actually feel sorry for these guys now

  • @frankiefromky
    @frankiefromky 4 місяці тому +1

    What if they are already headless... wouldn't be the only headless npc's roaming the lands between. However, they would be the only ones I'm aware of with a helmet and no head/face to speak of. Just a thought I had when I found out there is no facial model under the helm, unlike other npc's with head coverings. Other's have faces you can see if the game is modded to show it, the wonderful creator Zullie the Witch was the first I seen that showed the real faces of npc's. Weather it's lore accurate or not, these guys actually don't have a head or face on their model... I thought it was interesting. Cheers Mates 🍻

  • @wunderb0r
    @wunderb0r 3 місяці тому +1

    why do almost all of them carry a banner?

  • @TheBardOfRage413
    @TheBardOfRage413 4 місяці тому +1

    Do you have a dedicated Multiplayer Password for your channel? I love listening to your lore videos while doing Co-op Session and came up with one myself: TableXTable (otherwise known as Table multiplied by Table or Table^2)

  • @momzilla2010
    @momzilla2010 4 місяці тому +1

    nice

  • @duskripper6650
    @duskripper6650 4 місяці тому +1

    Ahhh now I feel bad for them 😅

  • @Billcipher_fan5
    @Billcipher_fan5 4 місяці тому +1

    Can someone recommend me a challenge run to try out I've beaten the game 9+ times and it feels kinda boring now just playing it regularly

  • @Saladon89
    @Saladon89 3 місяці тому +1

    The lock-on in this game is bs. When going against pumpkin heads, the lock-on is focused on their armored heads but every other enemy it locks on to their body/torso

  • @tristenholcomb8125
    @tristenholcomb8125 Місяць тому +1

    Could you do a video on Rykard?

    • @square-table-gaming
      @square-table-gaming  Місяць тому

      I think he's been thoroughly covered at this point, but what would you like to know? Maybe I can find some stone that hasn't been turned over yet

  • @josephyoung2172
    @josephyoung2172 4 місяці тому +1

    Would anyone know what that armor with the blue cape is?

  • @FIDOSQUAD
    @FIDOSQUAD 4 місяці тому +1

    Never here this early

  • @oagardo
    @oagardo 4 місяці тому +2

    why is there one guarding Sellen?

    • @square-table-gaming
      @square-table-gaming  4 місяці тому +3

      We theorize they were essentially bought and assigned to their stations. That one is there to keep people away from Sellen.

  • @JackBrandoo
    @JackBrandoo 4 місяці тому +3

    Hello, Square Table! I am an elden ring youtuber from China. Recently, a UA-camr named "Laodan Console Game" stole the videos of 7 UA-camrs, including me, without their permission and made secondary edits. We are now gathering evidence of his theft. After inspection, he stole multiple of your videos and covers. Did you authorize them a month ago?
    Forgive me for my poor English, the above content is generated by translation software.

    • @square-table-gaming
      @square-table-gaming  4 місяці тому +3

      If it's the guy I think you're talking about I already authorized a copyright strike against him, don't worry, youtubr is going to do their thing

    • @JackBrandoo
      @JackBrandoo 4 місяці тому +2

      @@square-table-gaming Thanks for your answer Square Table. He stole your video again an hour ago. I'm not sure if he asked you. After all, he didn't apologize to anyone except me, so that's why. Ask this time.

    • @square-table-gaming
      @square-table-gaming  4 місяці тому +1

      @@JackBrandoo turns out the last person who stole one of our videos isn't who you're talking about. Mind sending over their info?

    • @JackBrandoo
      @JackBrandoo 4 місяці тому

      @@square-table-gaming Of course, I will send you the information using gmail

  • @killervic7379
    @killervic7379 4 місяці тому +2

    Morning

  • @turkN9NE
    @turkN9NE 4 місяці тому

    True strength is RL1 +0

  • @CorsThe
    @CorsThe 4 місяці тому +1

    Well, wasn’t expecting to be reminded of Anthony Fauci and the beagles with their vocal cords cut and flies eating their faces today but here we are.

  • @joemayo1589
    @joemayo1589 4 місяці тому

    I think all the lore people are mostly wrong about the lands between. Reading to literally into the descriptions.

    • @square-table-gaming
      @square-table-gaming  4 місяці тому +3

      That's honestly a fair opinion to have. There are various descriptions that seem to contradict each other and it's important to keep in mind that we don't know who in-game is writing them. History is written by the winners.

  • @deathpig.9847
    @deathpig.9847 3 місяці тому +1

    Yeah they sound undesirable. Should have been punished harsher

  • @goldfish6720
    @goldfish6720 4 місяці тому +1

    Potato

  • @scotshabalam2432
    @scotshabalam2432 4 місяці тому

    Disappointing. You didn't even talk about why they bleed white instead of red blood.

    • @square-table-gaming
      @square-table-gaming  4 місяці тому +1

      They don't. You can see them bleed red throughout the video.

    • @scotshabalam2432
      @scotshabalam2432 4 місяці тому

      @@square-table-gaming They bleed white when they hit their heads on the ground but if you hit their body they bleed red.

    • @square-table-gaming
      @square-table-gaming  4 місяці тому +1

      @@scotshabalam2432 just took a look at the footage in the video. It looks to me like when they slam their heads down there is a puff of dust and earth which is definitely white but nothing that looks like the textures used for blood in this game.

    • @scotshabalam2432
      @scotshabalam2432 4 місяці тому

      @@square-table-gaming it looks like it leaves a puddle behind?