@@hexteria4708 Uh, that's not how I remember it. in fact I distinctly recall having to ask her to join her faction, with her being suspicious about or motivations but willing to give us a chance, with trust and courting options coming into it as the tarnished proved himself worthy.
Yeah, the DLC makes the ending more canon. Ranni's Age of Stars is the polar opposite of the Age of Compassion. Age of Comparrion is starlight within a circle (Order). Age of Stars is Moonlight. One is peaceful and warm tyranny, the other cold and distant free will. One is built of two cooperators killing each other after their alliance is broken and forcefully merging, and the other of two allies winning together and celebrating their union. Ranni simps won
melina rolling in her grave right now even though she's way more relevant to the dlc's world than ranni (and is even mentioned), she still managed to get upstaged by her once again
@@antobatta1551 Y'all overthinking it too much. The reason the DLC make Ranni even more popular is simply because Radahn carrying Miquella on his back to fight you as final boss. You just want to carry Ranni on your back like that.
"Upon my name as Ranni the Witch, the Age of the Stars shall not be disturbed by thee. Behold the might of the Tarnished, my eternal consort -- and the chilling power of the dark moon."
"Remembrance of the Consort of the Endless Night" "The power of its namesake can be unlocked by the Finger Reader. Alternatively, it can be used to gain a great bounty of runes." "Long ago, a tarnished of no renown was called to the lands between ,to stand before the Elden Ring and become Elden Lord. However, the tarnished chose a different path, and instead swore alligence to Ranni, aiding her down the path of the empyrean and bringing forth the age of stars. Thus did a lowly tarnished became queen Ranni's eternal consort."
@@funnymisterm5014 and then on second phase he pulls out the moonlight greatsword and tarnished can summon not 1 or 2 moons. but all of them. And of course he has to say "Ah, you were at my side all along" during his phase change.
Just for fun: Ranni constantly complains about Tarnished dodge-rolling, complains that he's using the Dark Moon Greatsword wrong despite having used it for who knows how many years/centuries by that point, complains when the Dark Moon Greatsword is put away for the Blasphemous Blade, keeps suggesting to the Tarnished to summon spirits to end the fight faster so they can do more important things like stargazing, all the other banter, while supporting with spells. You throw the controller against the wall and quit out of heartache.
Given that your (totally canon we now know thanks to Trina) hyper immortality rewinds time and your sanity whenever you are driven insane, mind controlled, put to eternal sleep, etc. in addition to any form of death (including Destined), You’re the one Souls Boss who can’t ever go insane or be defeated. You’d only respawn. And given that Ranni’s power will be absolute so long as you’re around to help her embody the Natural order, you pretty much check mated the notion of a cycle.
@@Neuviletteiudexofmemes You are that extremely rare Soulsborne boss who isn't killed, just defeated and befriended - a bit like dear mother-in-law Rennala, now that I think about it.
"Let us go together. ...My dear consort, eternal. Into fear, doubt, and loneliness... As the path stretcheth into darkness. Wouldst thou come to me, even now, my one and only lord? Now cometh the age of the stars."
"Try as you might Miquella, but my heart cannot be stolen. Not even by you, as it already belongs to another. And I gave it willingly. You're age of slavery will die in its infancy as Ranni will bring about an age of freedom. Now, send your slave, your false consort. Send him so that he shall finally know eternal peace and be released form your curse."
@@lostvayne9146 You mean the ending where Ranni has both the power and designs to remove the influence of other gods from the world? No more Frenzied Flame, no more rocky celstials falling from the sky, protecting people from the worst aspects of the primeval current, and especially putting the crumbling golden order to rest? Tell me what's so bad about that?
@1Sky1Earth The 2 problems are Ranni and the unknown. Ranni is selfish and caused a lot of problems in ER. She is arguably very evil all things considered. Her ending doesn't imply any protection from star beast it's just the removal of gods. It may open the world up to more horrors in the cosmos. Plus she is being guided by the moon which may be alive and may be a god. It's not the worse ending but it does offer a lot of problems.
First phase: Tarnished on Torrent Second phase: Torrent’s ring is shattered and Ranni gets on their back Third phase: Ranni dies and the Tarnished removes Miquella’s needle to become the True Lord of Frenzied Flame
"Long and beautiful was your night, my lady. If dawn is to come... Then let it be a heralded by a scorching sun. The ingrates will pay, and then join us both in merciful oblivion... Ah... Hahaha! Let Chaos take the World..."
@@axios4702 damn that is some chilling dialouge. Like we just kill this persons love and render their dreams to dust, so fuck it lets end the world. A great moment to realise damn... i may have fucked up. Take your like.
@@axios4702 Imagine the True Lord of Frenzied Flame pulling out the Godkiller Sword or Radahn's blades... And just nuking the hell out of your surroundings. His actions, his technique... They would be the true definition of chaos. That's how that fight should feel. One wrong move, just that one foolish decision seals your fate, and the True Lord of Chaos would incinerate your soul, all the while laughing with an empty, cold, soulless voice that is devoid of the character you once knew.
I always had this idea that a player character would grow so strong to the point to be on equal power to the Final Boss. But by sheer determination and will, they can overpower the Boss, and the Boss' theme gets interrupted, only to be replaced by our own. "Vs. Our Flame, eternal and determined"
It be awesome if in the fight with consort Radan and Miquella, if you've married Rani then she appears on your back to boost your stats the same way as the boss.
Reduce Magic damage taken, buff attacks with magic, and some FP regen seems fair. Now the Fingerprint path having Shabriri on your shoulder would be fun.
Would be crazy if you could fight the "Consort of The Endless Night" in a future dark souls. Like a fight against a past you. Requirement beaten elden ring with ranni ending.
After your second playthrough of Dragon's Dogma you fight your character from your first playthrough. Like it's literally their model, voice, build, and everything
So fromsoft makes a login system, so players can log their events and decisions and it will show up in a future title to add to the personal adventure. Dragon Age style right?
Everybody talking about how the Tarnished would ride Torrent in one of his phases, here's me going: "Phase one: Tarnished on Torrent. Phase 2: Off of Torent, Ranni embracing the Tarnished from behind. Phase 3: Ranni alternates from embracing the Tarnished to riding around the field on Torrent, casting spells while the Tarnished proceeds to show off his weapon collection on the poor fools who challenged him.
I just love imagining how this spirit version of Ranni buffs the Tarnished in battle. Maybe her hair can weave into different extra limbs that look like Astel's, kind like aspects of the Crucible but for intelligence builds. I want to fly on giant stardust wings and slap Radahn with a tail made of planets!
Phase 1: Unknown Tarnished- is kind of like the beginning of Midra’s boss fight Phase 2: summons Torrent and Ranni: Voyager, Promised Consort of Ranni, Goddess of the night sky- imagine promised consort Radahn with Miqella and his horse, but shooting magic instead of light.
@@metalsonic5669in phase 4 the tarnished pulls out moonveil and antspur rapier while Ranni holds a fingerprint shield in each hand General Grievous style
Ranni giving you MGS doesn't mean you have to be a sorcerer. I'm a Faith main, myself. Let me supplement her sheer offensive potential with tactical support buffs and multiflavored offense of my own.
@@hermeister3870 My dex/fai/arc build having only enough int for certain general stat requirements for certain items yet still going through the full Ranni route. Granted, I did just about every side story to their conclusion, but still.
Ranni: "Perhaps, dear brother, it is beyond your ability to understand, bereft as you are of your love. But my consort's heart is not yours to take, as it was willingly given, and is now guarded by the chill night of the moon." Tarnished: *Fire Spur Me* And when you fight the Tarnished and Ranni, you finish it by killing Ranni and fatally wounding the Tarnished, who weeps over Ranni's body and speaks their only words: "You were at my side all along... my true mentor... my guiding moonlight..." and dies, lying over Ranni's body. Corny, yes. But the line just feels so fitting in the context of the Tarnished's relationship with Ranni.
"Upon my name as Ranni The Witch.. The Age of The Stars shall not be disrupted by thee, foul trespasser. Of the last of his kind and my eternal consort, The Tarnished of The Lands Between. And the majesty of the chilling moon that he conjureth...🌑"
Phase one: demigod puppet, vessel of ranni. Phase two(the doll is dead and ranni wasn't using it anymore) : tarnished consort , to ranni queen of the age of stars. Final phase (ranni joins in and get's on back . Can ride torrent): tarnished consort of ranni, the final lord of all.
What I imagine the Death Voice lines would be. Herald of the Age of Stars (Phase One): *Point Down Gesture* Consort of Endless Night (Phase 2): "Our Age of Stars shall remember thy sacrifice." "The fate of all layeth under our Moon."
The player enters a cavernous and dark chamber, the only light illuminating it being that of the moon entering through a circular window of stained glass, there's only two thrones in the room; one occupied by a blue ghostly figure that dissapers the second the player sees it, upon the other it sits a tall and hefty humanoid clad in silver armor adorned with gold inlay and encrusted in purple and teal glinstone, a blood red cape atop his shoulders. The figure cast his attention to the player while holding the dissapering hand of the ghost. Then it speaks: - "Tell me, Invader. Does thou undertand, within thy botomless idiocy, the profundity of thy insolence!? Does thou even beging to recognize the profoundness of thinne affront; depreciating this holy place with thy pressence and the stench of those so called gods!?. The figure stands from the throne and unsheets the darkmoon greatsword releasing frost and wind. - "I shall make thee understand" The title " Eternal Consort of The Endless Night" appears in the screen and Consort of The Endless Night begins to play, the bossfight has officially started. *Once the player manages to drop the boss' life to half: The boss drops to one knee and plunges the darkmoon greatsword into the ground, his cape begins to burn with small black and gold flames, his armor begins to emit small sparks of golden lighting (baylefire). - "I only ask of thee, thou consent, adored Ranni my guiding moonlight" A ghostly hand and face made themselves present in front of the boss, the hand grabs the chin of the boss and lifts his head so their eyes meet, there's an almost imperceptable nod and she dissapears once again. From inside the helm of the boss 2 golden lights appears and suddenly the boss explodes in a ball of black and golden lightning flames. Once the boss reapears his armor is blackened by the flames, burning from within, his cape gone, the darkmoon greatsword once again in his right hand but a second sword is in his left equal to the darkmoon one but with a golden blade emitting fire and lighting instead of frost. - "On my name, on my love and on my life, i hereby vow none shall disturb the peace and tranquility of this, our sacred ground! Death upon anyone that dares to try! DEATH UPON THEE INVADER!" The title changes to "Tarnished, Godslayer." and a song similar to Ludwig the Accursed starts playing The second phase has officially started. *Once the player manages to kill the boss: The boss drops to the floor still clutching onto both swords, the lighting flames and golden eyes die out. The player looks upon the throne and then a dissembodied voice makes itself known while the throne room dissapears and the player is transported to a plane similar to that of the Elden Beast but with twin moons in the background. - "We have procured upon thee, kindness enough. Let it be known, upon my name as Ranny the Witch, my consort´s ample dream shall not be disturbed by one such as thee." Ranni appears on top of the boss and wraps two of her arms around, similar to how Miquella does it, the boss is revitalized and he summons Torrent. Ranni summons her staff and raises it just like Renalla did once, while the boss raises the darkmoon greatsword alongside her: - "Once thou have yield and thy path has blackened out. Once thou have been plunged into fear, doubt, and loneliness. Send word, far and wide of the last Witch of Caria, her consort the last Elden Lord, and the eternal night they have conjureth" The title changes to "Dear Consort Eternal of Ranni The Witch of The Endless Night" and The Night that Bind Us plays. The final phase has oficially started.
Phase 2 Transition: Ranni removes herself from the Tarnished's back, and begins to cast a powerful spell only for the Tarnished hold up their hand. Curious, Ranni waits as the Tarnished sheds their armor, draws two katana, and dons a pot on their head. The Tarnished: "Let me Solo Them."
I love this art, Ranni lookin like a big blue spirit defending us from arm while we ride into battle with the our treasured gift from her. I might play this next time i play Elden Ring
Lord knows my Tarnished loves a good fight. I think if he were a boss, when faced with a truly challenging opponent, he would rejoice and, in reverse fashion to Godfrey, call upon Ranni so he could face a worthy challenger to his Dark Moon Throne as more than just a warrior. He would fight under his well-earned titles, Lord of Stars and Eternal Consort. That, or this theme would play when he and Ranni went to hunt down The Outer Gods.
"Hear me, foul Champion of the Flenzied Flame... The Age of the Stars shall not be tarnished by thee... Now, you'll face the true power of the Dark Moon, yielded by the Corsort of the Endless Night, Last Elden Lord. You will face true horror."
"The darkness of the night shall brook thee no quarter. For your sins shall weight heavy on thy shoulders miquila. Not just mogh but radahn as well. Forsaken by your Sinful charm. Stripped of their name. I spit where you stand and pray your name be erased for good. In the name of those who hold me up. In the name of alexander. In the name of Melania, In the name of Roderika, In the name of the dark moon, And in the name of my consort, Queen Ranni. I shall deliver upon thee the cold embrace of death. Begone from these lands. And return to nothing. Maquila the deceitful. For no longer are you a god"
I think it should go like this: First Phase, on Torrent, switching between several non elemental weapons: Tarnished of no Origin Second Phase, on foot, switching between different elemental weapons: The Tarnished, One who Ended Legends Third Phase, Ranni on back, using a more powerful Moonlight/Galaxy Greatsword: The Voiceless Lord, Consort of the Dark Moon It's meant to be a retelling of The Tarnished story, starting as fameless nobody, to the one who killed the demi gods, then finally as the lord of a new age. And while I would love Torrent to be included more, we all know that mounted bosses aren't all that fun. Maybe Torrent could charge in and out like the Putrescenes Horse does, or The Tarnished could temporary summon Torrent to reposition. Then in the third phase Ranni would of course be casting spells, and maybe summoning weak minions to split the players attention. Any thoughts or critiques to my idea? Edit: You know what, what if The Tarnished switches between mounted and unmounted no matter the phase? I think that could be interesting
That's the best idea in the comment section! Most people seem to want Ranni to enter the picture on phase two, but I agree that it makes more sense for a final phase. Another interesting thing of note could be that the Tarnished doesn't have traditional phase transitions, you actually kill them every phase and the next phase starts when they re-enter the room.
"Miquella. Thou wert once known as kindly and tender. Thou hast given much for this gentle world thou hast envisioned. But thou hast taken more. And thou seeketh to take more still. An age of coerced compassion? I think not. Behold! Thou standeth before the lord consort of the chill night! He who walks in the shadow of the dark moon! Frozen blade of the Lunar Princess Ranni, who will bring about an age of true freedom from all that seeks to bind us! Bow thine head, and let my lady ferry her brother's soul to his eternal rest."
I love how steady both phases are. There's a persistent progression that makes me think of songs to do with travelling over water. It's calm but determined. Amazing work!
The arena would light with a blue glow as a royal moongazing ground would appear before Radahn, Under the bond between the tarnished and lunar witch Ranni, the tarnished, once of no renown, spoke a vow to not only his destined consort, but the two whom stood before them. “It hast been some time general since our last skirmish. Your mind now unbound by rot and decay, you willing your soul as thou see fit. The festival warriors could only hope to see you stand in full glory. However it seemith thou glintstone bound to the body of the deceived lord Moghwyn of the blood dynasty. Perhaps thou mind hast been deceived by the kindly as was he, tis no matter (the tarnished brandished the ring of the spectral steed, torant, as a ring of pure blue light surrounded the lord, the spectral steed clad in silver armor would rise, seating the tarnished upon). (The tarnished would proceed with a seal from the old order, grasping it a flame appeared in hand as he press into his chest, increasing his might) thou shall meet the lord of the new order in all thine glory! (He begins to draw the twin swords of the moon knight, of fire and moonlight)” Second phase As torant collapse, the tarnished knelt after the strenuous battle, he would send off his noble steed whilst sending his blades to the scabbard, the tarnished would brandish the regal scepter of the carian royal family and a Y shaped hilt with no blade. Then, the lunar princess would manifest behind him and cling to his back, as she lights a hue to manifest the blade of the dark moon in her lords hand, a symbol of their bond “I heed brothers, step down to us, as we bring upon the age of the endless night, unwilled by the gods. With my promised consort, the one who slay the very gods and any who follow the path, the lord of the dark moon”
I like to imagine the fight thusly. Phase 1: Obscured Traveler. The arena is black as void where the ground is like water. And then, little stars appears, and out of the void comes the Tarnished on Torrent. They are armed with a bow, and jump around in the darkness, taking pot shots with arrows that sometimes looks like shooting stars. Intermission. Torrent screams and vanishing, throwing the Tarnished on the ground, sinking into the dark waters. Then, in the void, a light slowly appears. The camera pans and the Full Dark Moon rose, illuminating the arena which resembles Rennala's arena. A voice is heard, as the Tarnished rise from the waters, pulled by a figure grabbing him from his back, Ranni the Witch. "Fight not your challengers alone, dearest Consort. Wherever you go, so too will the Light of the Dark Moon. This was, and will ever be my promise to you." The Tarnished, now on foot, brandishes the Sword of Night and Flame, while the puppet Ranni wields her own staff. Phase 2: Guardian of the Dark Veil The fight is now a frenetic close-mid range attacks, where quick swings of the swords are followed by a wave of magic or fire acting as a delayed hit, taunting the player to open his guard to hit only to be engulfed in flames. A several points, the Tarnished will retreat to long range, where they will raise their sword above their head, allowing Ranni to bless it, transforming it into the Dark Moon Greatsword, and launching powerful waves of magic. All the while Ranni will summon chill mists and swords of ice defensively. Vainquishing: The Tarnished will scream in pain while turning to ashes while the puppet will fall on the ground inert. A voice will resonate. "Enough. Peak beyond the veil if you so burn to do so, and despair at your ambition." The phrase "Challenge Overcome" will appear, and the arena will return to a circular room of stone. In the middle of it will be the remains of a broken puppet in the likeness of Ranni, and the player will be able to collect the Knowledge of Denial quest item. Its description will read. "Long ago did a Dark Moon rise, bringing an age of obscurity and impiety. Its heralds, fittingly, were said to be a pale puppet and a warrior of no renown, who weaved a veil to obscure mortals from divine eyes. To bring an end to these ever elusive champions would be a deed worthy of eternal glory. But this is just an empty puppet."
I like these themes i did see some people's personal opinions on it and while i see where they are coming from i think what you have already fits ranni and her consort eternal the most i don't know just feels right for a hypothetical boss fight for this "character"
Crimson Hood, Sanguine Noble Robe, Radahn's Gauntlets & Greaves. Imagine this set not as Red, Black & Gold, but as Blue, Sliver and Pearl White. The ultimate drip for The Consort of Moon & Night (The Crimson has the Navy counterpart already).
It would be awesome if, in second phase Rahdan (DLC), if you've unlocked the Age of Stars achievement Ranni appears (perhaps briefly as not to clutter the screen) and covers the Arena with her Dark Moon, blocking all the pillar of light attacks from the boss. He could still obviously have his shadow clone BS and the arena-wide light wave, and I think the moon would probably be broken through once he does his Meteor attack, but it would be a pretty damn cool addition to the boss imo
The moon was allways there... watching us with her chill but soft light... during the Age of Demons... during the Age of Darkness... during the age of Blood... during the Age of Shadows... and Now it's our turn to watch for her...THE AGE OF STARS SHALL NOT BE DISTURBED BY THEE!!! ALL WILL HAIL THE ENDLESS NIGHT!!!
First Phase, Tarnished of Moon's Renown(uses moonlight Greatsword and the like), cutsceen would play out with tehe tarnished using a great rune, summoning the greatrunes in such a bulk that the Cutsceen is full of the power pouring into the tarnished. Second Phase: Tarnished, Consort of Endless Night(what the Picture is), Rani climbs upon the tarnished's back as a horse is drawn from a chill, blue mist. Rememberence: Moonlight Greatsword Some spell used in the fight.
I dunno, an age of Rot seems like something out of WH40K, barely a step above the Frenzied Flame ending and probably on par with Dung Eater's ending too in terms of how grim everything would end up.
I think in the first phase the Tarnished should carry a little Ranni doll for ease of transport lol. Then she leaves that form so she can actively participate.
First phase fighting the last Elden lord. Second phase: consort of the dark moon and Ranni. Third phase: tarnished of no renown, and his loyal steed Torrent. After his defeat, Torrent nudges his fallen Tarnished whose last strength is used to pet Torrent. Who simply lays next to the spot of his champion
I accepted and conquered the Frienzied Flame to give my maiden her chance at a life in a proper world, free of the whims of gods. I am the Lord of Perfect Order.
Now that's some top tier heroic music. I gotta say it has some Halo Master Chief vibes to it. A hero and his ally going into battle to save the world against all the odds. It resonates resolve and heroic willpower to triumph.
@@JhyunMusic Nice I like your style even more now :D. Seriously though for me though this piece may be your best music piece yet. Really looking forward to your future works. And I gotta be honest I genuninely missed these truly and purely heroic music tracks. They are not as numerous as they had been before (2010 ish), now a days it's all gray, dark and or bitter music pieces with genuinely heroic music pieces almost disappearing from the stage with a few rare and very welcoming exceptions.
I can imaging a three phase fight like a cross between loretta and soul of cinder. 1st phase on torrent doing double jumps over you, then gets knocked off during transition to 2nd phase, becoming similar to SoC switching between builds, and then 3rd phase, ranni on the back with dark moon wave attacks.
"You just don't get it Miquella. You can't steal my heart because it already belongs to someone else. I swore an oath to Ranni to always stand by her side and follow her everywhere, to the end of the world and beyond. And if you're wondering what the difference is between your consort and me: The difference is that I do all of this voluntarily. Ranni never forced me to do anything, I made the decision myself to help her. And that also means that I will help her to bring the Age of Stars. She wants an age of freedom in which people determine their own fate instead of letting the gods dictate their path in life. What you want is not an age of compassion but an age of slavery in which all life follows your will without a will of its own. And I will not allow that to happen. I am the eternal consort of Lunar Princess Ranni and your path ends here!"
A duo boss with a Darkmoon Greatsword wielding Tarnished and Ranni. The Tarnished will be the more melee focused opponent using the sword along with Carian seord sorceries. Ranni would use her moon sorcery along with other cold and Carian sorceries from a distance.
Sorry if it sounds wrong, I don't want to undermine your work, because it is actually a 9/10. What I think it lacks to be a 10/10 tho, is just 1 lil detail: Radagon theme (the 1st phase). This song is not only tied to Radagon, but it represents Elden Ring as a whole and the player character too. A Radagon leitmotiff on the song would completely fill the gaps needed to make it sound like an Elden Ring boss track. But that's my opinion, again, sorry if I sound like a dipshit
No, I totally like that idea. At one point, it had the main harp melody, but I ended up going without any real references to the main game. The main inspirations were Rennala's boss music since that second phase is actually just a fight against Ranni. So it was about mixing Ranni's 'theme' and the player's, which, as you said, is Radagon's. Regardless glad you liked it
This goes so unreasonably hard, if the Tarnished were ever a boss fight, it'd be significantly harder than Promised Consort, that's for sure. Amazing job! And the artwork is amazing
It’s interesting that in a way with the dlc you can actually fight an opposite version of the three primary endings (sorry death, dung, goldmask are all variation of the vanilla ending). Godfrey/ Horah Loux represents the vanilla ending and Elden Lord becoming tarnished and banished meanwhile you are a tarnished returning to the lands between to become Elden Lord. Then there’s Midra repping the lord of chaos ending holding back the frenzy while you unleash the power of insanity’s flame unto the world. Then last but not least, there’s Radahn and Miquella whose relationship (not like that) is extremely questionable under the very best of circumstances and his Age of “Compassion” is directly counter to Ranni’s (poorly translated) Age of Stars. The age of compassion is forced compassion through the removing of will while Ranni seeks to free the world from the will of outer beings putting fate back into the hands of people. Also as everyone jokes but is factual your union is consensual meanwhile radahn’s is coerced at best.
"Ranni seeks to free the world from the will of outer beings putting fate back into the hands of people" you putting a saccharine spin on it but you realize this isn't that type of myth. There is no good ending to this setting. The age of stars is similar to the age of dark or the "age of men" in dark souls which is the opposite of the age of fire or age of the gods. and if you know anything of that age. You plunge the world into darkness. miquella parallels his mother, marika. He seeks to bring about paradise itself. But you cannot have peace and free will. You can only have one. Miquella is to be pitied because the only one to truly suffer in his age of compassion is miquella himself. He is the only one who knows that none of it is real and a thousand year voyage such as this will break him. Which is why st trina tells you to not "let the poor thing become a god" and that "caged divinity is beyond saving". And just like his mother shattering the elden ring to end her reign, the one to shatter his age will be none other than himself. He is currently in the phase that marika is in when she brought upon her own golden order bringing about temporary peace and bounty. The part in the timeline who did not yet find out whatever truth there is that led her to shattering her age.
@@lostvayne9146 of course it’s not a good ending Elden Ring has no good ending. Sorry if I made it sound sweeter than I meant to. What I said is that it puts fate back into the hands of the world’s people instead of outer gods like the Greater Will or the God of Rot. What they do with that is their own fault (it won’t be good considering the current state of affairs). However, at least it will be their own choice to do it rather than the will of a foreign entity. It will be very different to Dark Souls Age of Dark considering it has been very explicitly stated that there was a world before the Erdtree a recognizable one, definitely a chaotic one but one nonetheless.
Phase 2 would literally just be a double bossfight cuz Ranni is very much able to fight on her own, the Tarnished literally just dodging every one of your attacks while Ranni just endlessly dropping missiles and moons on your head....
Behold Miquella! The power of a consensual relationship!
UNSTOPPABLE!
The power of simping hard enough that the girl has no option but to accept you, thus going even further beyond...
@@jesusojeda7850 That's.... not how consent works :P
@@accywacky2699well, that's how it went with Ranni, we forced our way through her heart until she accepted us
@@hexteria4708 Uh, that's not how I remember it. in fact I distinctly recall having to ask her to join her faction, with her being suspicious about or motivations but willing to give us a chance, with trust and courting options coming into it as the tarnished proved himself worthy.
I love how the DLC somehow made being Ranni's consort even more popular as a concept.
We all want Ranni and Miquella bitch slapping each other whenever Radahn grabs us
Yeah, the DLC makes the ending more canon. Ranni's Age of Stars is the polar opposite of the Age of Compassion. Age of Comparrion is starlight within a circle (Order). Age of Stars is Moonlight.
One is peaceful and warm tyranny, the other cold and distant free will. One is built of two cooperators killing each other after their alliance is broken and forcefully merging, and the other of two allies winning together and celebrating their union.
Ranni simps won
melina rolling in her grave right now
even though she's way more relevant to the dlc's world than ranni (and is even mentioned), she still managed to get upstaged by her once again
@@antobatta1551 Y'all overthinking it too much. The reason the DLC make Ranni even more popular is simply because Radahn carrying Miquella on his back to fight you as final boss. You just want to carry Ranni on your back like that.
@@albion_spicywolf Ranni prefers to possess a tiny doll and trashtalk your enemies while peaking outside your pocket
"Upon my name as Ranni the Witch, the Age of the Stars shall not be disturbed by thee. Behold the might of the Tarnished, my eternal consort -- and the chilling power of the dark moon."
"Behold the mighty of the Tarnished, my *DEAR CONSORT ETERNAL*"
@@OctavioMagnus Behold the might of my tarnished..
Would she call the Tarnished the Tarnished still? Or her Lord/Lord Consort?
@@OblivionOtaku she always calls us tarnished but in the finale she call us the dear consort eternal
*Head explodes into giant cheesy poof dark hole "Aight. Bet." - Hand-printed mad man
1st Phase: Ranni the Dark Moon.
2nd Phase: Consort of the endless night.
3rd Phase: The tarnished, Last Elden Lord.
I doubt you could even imagine it
That which writing was this fire
Tarnished: Last of all Lords.
Sorry Morgott, I’m stealing your swagger!
Do we rip apart ranni in 3rd phase like godfrey 😅
@@Keeptrying35rip her apart from where? 😏
Replacing "the tarnished" with your custom name is funnier. "Sir Bonkulus, Last Elden Lord"
"Ah, you were by my side all along, my one true love. My dearest moonlight..."
THIS IS CANON NOW
"Forevermore, my dark moon. Allow me to dispatch this miscreant in your honour..."
-The Tarnished
"Remembrance of the Consort of the Endless Night"
"The power of its namesake can be unlocked by the Finger Reader.
Alternatively, it can be used to gain a great bounty of runes."
"Long ago, a tarnished of no renown was called to the lands between ,to stand before the Elden Ring and become Elden Lord. However, the tarnished chose a different path, and instead swore alligence to Ranni, aiding her down the path of the empyrean and bringing forth the age of stars. Thus did a lowly tarnished became queen Ranni's eternal consort."
@@fredrick8958 I bet The Tarnished's weapon will be similar to Soul of Cinder's weapon. Where you can switch to different weapons.
@@funnymisterm5014 and then on second phase he pulls out the moonlight greatsword and tarnished can summon not 1 or 2 moons. but all of them. And of course he has to say "Ah, you were at my side all along" during his phase change.
@@torahibiki Yes! That sounds awesome!
@@funnymisterm5014we need that one, or also switch between weapon types like soul does too
"Rememberance of the lord of chaos"
"No description, as there is no one left in this dead and burnt world to write it"
Its over, Radahn, I have my own little shoulder psychopath!
Consider the alternatives. Upholding a broken order that was founded on revenge or siding with Miquella
you underestimate my power
First phase, while riding Torrent: Voyager of the Age of Stars.
Second phase, with Ranni on the back: Consort of the Endless Night.
Third phase: Lowly Tarnished, Elden Lord
@@thatduckjenryfouth stage wretch with club
@@Actual_real_ValStraxthat’s when you know you’re really screwed
Just for fun: Ranni constantly complains about Tarnished dodge-rolling, complains that he's using the Dark Moon Greatsword wrong despite having used it for who knows how many years/centuries by that point, complains when the Dark Moon Greatsword is put away for the Blasphemous Blade, keeps suggesting to the Tarnished to summon spirits to end the fight faster so they can do more important things like stargazing, all the other banter, while supporting with spells.
You throw the controller against the wall and quit out of heartache.
@@Actual_real_ValStrax That's the 'Soldier of God, Rick' stage.
"And unlike you Miquella, Ranni understands what a" No" means "
I dont think so she is just as manipulative. Have you not seen the lore? Its so bad that Frenzied flame is legit probably the only good ending.
@@RandomPerson28337 Shabriri, I will not be lied to
@@carlosignacio6735 MAY CHAOS TAKE THE WORLD!
@@RandomPerson28337 Nice Try Shabriri, get outa here
Username is RandomPerson28337, talks smack about my waifu, endorses the Frenzied Flame...yep it's Shabriri alright
"Yield the path towards us. To I, Ranni, and my promised consort, tarnished of no renown"
@@TheNoodleMan69 rnoT
It is Eternal Consort smh. She said "My dear Consort eternal" at her ending.
My dear consort eternal*
@@alifpatria2135 nah im refrencing Miquella's speech in the Redahn fight
Would be a huge twist if it was “tarnished of all renown “
"Oh boy just became Lord of the Endless Night can't wait till a random hobo with a broken knife kill me when I go insane" - Tarnished
Given that your (totally canon we now know thanks to Trina) hyper immortality rewinds time and your sanity whenever you are driven insane, mind controlled, put to eternal sleep, etc. in addition to any form of death (including Destined), You’re the one Souls Boss who can’t ever go insane or be defeated.
You’d only respawn.
And given that Ranni’s power will be absolute so long as you’re around to help her embody the Natural order, you pretty much check mated the notion of a cycle.
to be fair, mr. hoarah loux didn't go insane, just wanted to go out with a bang
@@daBunky Hilariously that can be looked at both ways. Whether going out with a bang means to be defeated... or reaching his wife Marika.
@@jakobrenner2230 por que no los dos, yknow
@@Neuviletteiudexofmemes You are that extremely rare Soulsborne boss who isn't killed, just defeated and befriended - a bit like dear mother-in-law Rennala, now that I think about it.
"Let us go together. ...My dear consort, eternal. Into fear, doubt, and loneliness... As the path stretcheth into darkness. Wouldst thou come to me, even now, my one and only lord? Now cometh the age of the stars."
"Ahh, I can see it. As clear as a full moon night, the coming of our dynasty. Tarni"
Tarnation.
"Try as you might Miquella, but my heart cannot be stolen. Not even by you, as it already belongs to another. And I gave it willingly. You're age of slavery will die in its infancy as Ranni will bring about an age of freedom. Now, send your slave, your false consort. Send him so that he shall finally know eternal peace and be released form your curse."
its weird that your making a false fanfic that the age of the stars is a good ending LOL.
@@lostvayne9146How is it a bad ending exactly?
@@lostvayne9146 You mean the ending where Ranni has both the power and designs to remove the influence of other gods from the world? No more Frenzied Flame, no more rocky celstials falling from the sky, protecting people from the worst aspects of the primeval current, and especially putting the crumbling golden order to rest? Tell me what's so bad about that?
@1Sky1Earth The 2 problems are Ranni and the unknown. Ranni is selfish and caused a lot of problems in ER. She is arguably very evil all things considered. Her ending doesn't imply any protection from star beast it's just the removal of gods. It may open the world up to more horrors in the cosmos. Plus she is being guided by the moon which may be alive and may be a god. It's not the worse ending but it does offer a lot of problems.
Ranni’s is a chaotic good ending compared to the others
First phase: Tarnished on Torrent
Second phase: Torrent’s ring is shattered and Ranni gets on their back
Third phase: Ranni dies and the Tarnished removes Miquella’s needle to become the True Lord of Frenzied Flame
"Long and beautiful was your night, my lady. If dawn is to come... Then let it be a heralded by a scorching sun. The ingrates will pay, and then join us both in merciful oblivion... Ah... Hahaha! Let Chaos take the World..."
@@axios4702 damn that is some chilling dialouge. Like we just kill this persons love and render their dreams to dust, so fuck it lets end the world.
A great moment to realise damn... i may have fucked up. Take your like.
Fourth phase : LMSH
@@JimmySpace69 they fall to their knees and a spectral pot seals the frenzied flame head and they pull out two katanas
@@axios4702 Imagine the True Lord of Frenzied Flame pulling out the Godkiller Sword or Radahn's blades... And just nuking the hell out of your surroundings. His actions, his technique... They would be the true definition of chaos. That's how that fight should feel. One wrong move, just that one foolish decision seals your fate, and the True Lord of Chaos would incinerate your soul, all the while laughing with an empty, cold, soulless voice that is devoid of the character you once knew.
Rahdan: Finally a worthy opponent! (Summons Leonard) Our battle will be legendary!
Miquella: *Sweating bullets*
I always had this idea that a player character would grow so strong to the point to be on equal power to the Final Boss. But by sheer determination and will, they can overpower the Boss, and the Boss' theme gets interrupted, only to be replaced by our own.
"Vs. Our Flame, eternal and determined"
It be awesome if in the fight with consort Radan and Miquella, if you've married Rani then she appears on your back to boost your stats the same way as the boss.
Reduce Magic damage taken, buff attacks with magic, and some FP regen seems fair. Now the Fingerprint path having Shabriri on your shoulder would be fun.
@@sidecharacter7165 having a frenzied head would fit better
Would be crazy if you could fight the "Consort of The Endless Night" in a future dark souls. Like a fight against a past you. Requirement beaten elden ring with ranni ending.
Literally Soul of Cinder.
After your second playthrough of Dragon's Dogma you fight your character from your first playthrough. Like it's literally their model, voice, build, and everything
@@piratesinspace4989 The original or DD2?
FromSoft has done sequels in which you kill the protag of the previous game before. DS3 and AC4A are on top of my head.
So fromsoft makes a login system, so players can log their events and decisions and it will show up in a future title to add to the personal adventure. Dragon Age style right?
Everybody talking about how the Tarnished would ride Torrent in one of his phases, here's me going:
"Phase one: Tarnished on Torrent.
Phase 2: Off of Torent, Ranni embracing the Tarnished from behind.
Phase 3: Ranni alternates from embracing the Tarnished to riding around the field on Torrent, casting spells while the Tarnished proceeds to show off his weapon collection on the poor fools who challenged him.
I just love imagining how this spirit version of Ranni buffs the Tarnished in battle. Maybe her hair can weave into different extra limbs that look like Astel's, kind like aspects of the Crucible but for intelligence builds. I want to fly on giant stardust wings and slap Radahn with a tail made of planets!
Amazingly done! It’s triumphant yet relaxed and retrospective
Sure whatever you say dude
I like the pretty blue lady
Glad you think so. That was what I was going for
Curse you, Miquella! Behold! A true consenting consort, Tarnished, and I, your sister, Ranni. Your fears made flesh!
I want this boss sooo bad in the new elden ring game😭🙏
This was ahead of the curve
Phase 1: Unknown Tarnished- is kind of like the beginning of Midra’s boss fight
Phase 2: summons Torrent and Ranni: Voyager, Promised Consort of Ranni, Goddess of the night sky- imagine promised consort Radahn with Miqella and his horse, but shooting magic instead of light.
Phase 3: Use mimic tear
@@kevincm441 oh fuck
@@kevincm441 all fun and games until they drop the forbidden 4th phase
@@metalsonic5669in phase 4 the tarnished pulls out moonveil and antspur rapier while Ranni holds a fingerprint shield in each hand General Grievous style
*Goldmask Tarnished enters the arena
"The simping shall stop now!"
They really should've added an easter egg where you can challenge Radahn and Miquella with Ranni on your back during the fight.
Just a cutscene would've been awesome.
I don't know about you sorcerer folk but I'm gonna turn into a giant dragon with my dragon wife, Florissax. Torrent gets to ride on my back.
Ranni giving you MGS doesn't mean you have to be a sorcerer. I'm a Faith main, myself. Let me supplement her sheer offensive potential with tactical support buffs and multiflavored offense of my own.
Also valid. I tip my hat to you, one Legend to another.
Me doing ranni ending with 9 int
"Ah yes the magic, the magical magic to cast spells, that magic"
@@hermeister3870 Me with magic grease and some glintstone rocks
"You know, I'm something of a mage myself"
@@hermeister3870 My dex/fai/arc build having only enough int for certain general stat requirements for certain items yet still going through the full Ranni route.
Granted, I did just about every side story to their conclusion, but still.
Ranni: "Perhaps, dear brother, it is beyond your ability to understand, bereft as you are of your love. But my consort's heart is not yours to take, as it was willingly given, and is now guarded by the chill night of the moon."
Tarnished: *Fire Spur Me*
And when you fight the Tarnished and Ranni, you finish it by killing Ranni and fatally wounding the Tarnished, who weeps over Ranni's body and speaks their only words: "You were at my side all along... my true mentor... my guiding moonlight..." and dies, lying over Ranni's body. Corny, yes. But the line just feels so fitting in the context of the Tarnished's relationship with Ranni.
First part:awesome
Second part:Promised Cornysort of Cringe
Tarnished slayer of the Elden beast,butcher of the Demi gods,consort of rannie the witch
The man who killed a god
The last Elden lord
"Upon my name as Ranni The Witch.. The Age of The Stars shall not be disrupted by thee, foul trespasser.
Of the last of his kind and my eternal consort, The Tarnished of The Lands Between.
And the majesty of the chilling moon that he conjureth...🌑"
I do solemnly swear that I will uphold the Age of Stars. With every last ounce of my being my dear Queen your reign will not end.
Wow absolutely beautiful art great boss concept for an ER2 as well💙
Phase one: demigod puppet, vessel of ranni.
Phase two(the doll is dead and ranni wasn't using it anymore) : tarnished consort , to ranni queen of the age of stars.
Final phase (ranni joins in and get's on back . Can ride torrent): tarnished consort of ranni, the final lord of all.
What I imagine the Death Voice lines would be.
Herald of the Age of Stars (Phase One): *Point Down Gesture*
Consort of Endless Night (Phase 2):
"Our Age of Stars shall remember thy sacrifice."
"The fate of all layeth under our Moon."
Will run towards you and will start teabuging in both phases upon defeat
@@АлексейЮрловский only if you use anything considered a cheese tactic
When I first saw the thumbnail, I assumed this was going to be about the Night's King in A Song of Ice and Fire.
The player enters a cavernous and dark chamber, the only light illuminating it being that of the moon entering through a circular window of stained glass, there's only two thrones in the room; one occupied by a blue ghostly figure that dissapers the second the player sees it, upon the other it sits a tall and hefty humanoid clad in silver armor adorned with gold inlay and encrusted in purple and teal glinstone, a blood red cape atop his shoulders.
The figure cast his attention to the player while holding the dissapering hand of the ghost. Then it speaks:
- "Tell me, Invader. Does thou undertand, within thy botomless idiocy, the profundity of thy insolence!? Does thou even beging to recognize the profoundness of thinne affront; depreciating this holy place with thy pressence and the stench of those so called gods!?.
The figure stands from the throne and unsheets the darkmoon greatsword releasing frost and wind.
- "I shall make thee understand"
The title " Eternal Consort of The Endless Night" appears in the screen and Consort of The Endless Night begins to play, the bossfight has officially started.
*Once the player manages to drop the boss' life to half:
The boss drops to one knee and plunges the darkmoon greatsword into the ground, his cape begins to burn with small black and gold flames, his armor begins to emit small sparks of golden lighting (baylefire).
- "I only ask of thee, thou consent, adored Ranni my guiding moonlight"
A ghostly hand and face made themselves present in front of the boss, the hand grabs the chin of the boss and lifts his head so their eyes meet, there's an almost imperceptable nod and she dissapears once again. From inside the helm of the boss 2 golden lights appears and suddenly the boss explodes in a ball of black and golden lightning flames.
Once the boss reapears his armor is blackened by the flames, burning from within, his cape gone, the darkmoon greatsword once again in his right hand but a second sword is in his left equal to the darkmoon one but with a golden blade emitting fire and lighting instead of frost.
- "On my name, on my love and on my life, i hereby vow none shall disturb the peace and tranquility of this, our sacred ground! Death upon anyone that dares to try! DEATH UPON THEE INVADER!"
The title changes to "Tarnished, Godslayer." and a song similar to Ludwig the Accursed starts playing
The second phase has officially started.
*Once the player manages to kill the boss:
The boss drops to the floor still clutching onto both swords, the lighting flames and golden eyes die out. The player looks upon the throne and then a dissembodied voice makes itself known while the throne room dissapears and the player is transported to a plane similar to that of the Elden Beast but with twin moons in the background.
- "We have procured upon thee, kindness enough. Let it be known, upon my name as Ranny the Witch, my consort´s ample dream shall not be disturbed by one such as thee."
Ranni appears on top of the boss and wraps two of her arms around, similar to how Miquella does it, the boss is revitalized and he summons Torrent. Ranni summons her staff and raises it just like Renalla did once, while the boss raises the darkmoon greatsword alongside her:
- "Once thou have yield and thy path has blackened out. Once thou have been plunged into fear, doubt, and loneliness. Send word, far and wide of the last Witch of Caria, her consort the last Elden Lord, and the eternal night they have conjureth"
The title changes to "Dear Consort Eternal of Ranni The Witch of The Endless Night" and The Night that Bind Us plays.
The final phase has oficially started.
Phase 2 Transition: Ranni removes herself from the Tarnished's back, and begins to cast a powerful spell only for the Tarnished hold up their hand. Curious, Ranni waits as the Tarnished sheds their armor, draws two katana, and dons a pot on their head.
The Tarnished: "Let me Solo Them."
Peak fiction 🔥✍️🔥
I love this art, Ranni lookin like a big blue spirit defending us from arm while we ride into battle with the our treasured gift from her. I might play this next time i play Elden Ring
Lord knows my Tarnished loves a good fight. I think if he were a boss, when faced with a truly challenging opponent, he would rejoice and, in reverse fashion to Godfrey, call upon Ranni so he could face a worthy challenger to his Dark Moon Throne as more than just a warrior. He would fight under his well-earned titles, Lord of Stars and Eternal Consort. That, or this theme would play when he and Ranni went to hunt down The Outer Gods.
Oh my god, like an extended version of this would be soo good, maybe like 5 minutes a phase. Genuinely, amazing work though
Yesssss plzzzzz😭
Instructions unclear. Gave potion to Ranni.
"Hear me, foul Champion of the Flenzied Flame... The Age of the Stars shall not be tarnished by thee... Now, you'll face the true power of the Dark Moon, yielded by the Corsort of the Endless Night, Last Elden Lord. You will face true horror."
This aged well.
"The darkness of the night shall brook thee no quarter. For your sins shall weight heavy on thy shoulders miquila. Not just mogh but radahn as well. Forsaken by your Sinful charm. Stripped of their name. I spit where you stand and pray your name be erased for good. In the name of those who hold me up. In the name of alexander. In the name of Melania, In the name of Roderika, In the name of the dark moon, And in the name of my consort, Queen Ranni. I shall deliver upon thee the cold embrace of death. Begone from these lands. And return to nothing. Maquila the deceitful. For no longer are you a god"
my dumbass said MALENIA. NOT MELINA
I think it should go like this:
First Phase, on Torrent, switching between several non elemental weapons: Tarnished of no Origin
Second Phase, on foot, switching between different elemental weapons: The Tarnished, One who Ended Legends
Third Phase, Ranni on back, using a more powerful Moonlight/Galaxy Greatsword: The Voiceless Lord, Consort of the Dark Moon
It's meant to be a retelling of The Tarnished story, starting as fameless nobody, to the one who killed the demi gods, then finally as the lord of a new age. And while I would love Torrent to be included more, we all know that mounted bosses aren't all that fun. Maybe Torrent could charge in and out like the Putrescenes Horse does, or The Tarnished could temporary summon Torrent to reposition. Then in the third phase Ranni would of course be casting spells, and maybe summoning weak minions to split the players attention. Any thoughts or critiques to my idea?
Edit: You know what, what if The Tarnished switches between mounted and unmounted no matter the phase? I think that could be interesting
That's the best idea in the comment section! Most people seem to want Ranni to enter the picture on phase two, but I agree that it makes more sense for a final phase. Another interesting thing of note could be that the Tarnished doesn't have traditional phase transitions, you actually kill them every phase and the next phase starts when they re-enter the room.
Voiceless lord goes hard.
for some reason it gives me zelda vibes i like it.
"Miquella. Thou wert once known as kindly and tender. Thou hast given much for this gentle world thou hast envisioned.
But thou hast taken more. And thou seeketh to take more still.
An age of coerced compassion?
I think not.
Behold! Thou standeth before the lord consort of the chill night! He who walks in the shadow of the dark moon! Frozen blade of the Lunar Princess Ranni, who will bring about an age of true freedom from all that seeks to bind us!
Bow thine head, and let my lady ferry her brother's soul to his eternal rest."
What if there was a phase where Tarnished uses different great runes as his movesets? Maybe turn them into the Elden Ring as an ultimate attack.
I love how steady both phases are. There's a persistent progression that makes me think of songs to do with travelling over water. It's calm but determined. Amazing work!
Tarnished has become a god killer and now that he is a lord he is know the consort eternal to his queen Ranni.
“The tarnished, the last Elden Lord, Eternal Consort of the Darkest Moon”
The arena would light with a blue glow as a royal moongazing ground would appear before Radahn, Under the bond between the tarnished and lunar witch Ranni, the tarnished, once of no renown, spoke a vow to not only his destined consort, but the two whom stood before them.
“It hast been some time general since our last skirmish. Your mind now unbound by rot and decay, you willing your soul as thou see fit. The festival warriors could only hope to see you stand in full glory. However it seemith thou glintstone bound to the body of the deceived lord Moghwyn of the blood dynasty. Perhaps thou mind hast been deceived by the kindly as was he, tis no matter (the tarnished brandished the ring of the spectral steed, torant, as a ring of pure blue light surrounded the lord, the spectral steed clad in silver armor would rise, seating the tarnished upon). (The tarnished would proceed with a seal from the old order, grasping it a flame appeared in hand as he press into his chest, increasing his might) thou shall meet the lord of the new order in all thine glory! (He begins to draw the twin swords of the moon knight, of fire and moonlight)”
Second phase
As torant collapse, the tarnished knelt after the strenuous battle, he would send off his noble steed whilst sending his blades to the scabbard, the tarnished would brandish the regal scepter of the carian royal family and a Y shaped hilt with no blade. Then, the lunar princess would manifest behind him and cling to his back, as she lights a hue to manifest the blade of the dark moon in her lords hand, a symbol of their bond
“I heed brothers, step down to us, as we bring upon the age of the endless night, unwilled by the gods. With my promised consort, the one who slay the very gods and any who follow the path, the lord of the dark moon”
Amazing , i would love to see the other endings as well
I like to imagine the fight thusly.
Phase 1: Obscured Traveler.
The arena is black as void where the ground is like water. And then, little stars appears, and out of the void comes the Tarnished on Torrent. They are armed with a bow, and jump around in the darkness, taking pot shots with arrows that sometimes looks like shooting stars.
Intermission. Torrent screams and vanishing, throwing the Tarnished on the ground, sinking into the dark waters. Then, in the void, a light slowly appears. The camera pans and the Full Dark Moon rose, illuminating the arena which resembles Rennala's arena. A voice is heard, as the Tarnished rise from the waters, pulled by a figure grabbing him from his back, Ranni the Witch.
"Fight not your challengers alone, dearest Consort. Wherever you go, so too will the Light of the Dark Moon. This was, and will ever be my promise to you."
The Tarnished, now on foot, brandishes the Sword of Night and Flame, while the puppet Ranni wields her own staff.
Phase 2: Guardian of the Dark Veil
The fight is now a frenetic close-mid range attacks, where quick swings of the swords are followed by a wave of magic or fire acting as a delayed hit, taunting the player to open his guard to hit only to be engulfed in flames. A several points, the Tarnished will retreat to long range, where they will raise their sword above their head, allowing Ranni to bless it, transforming it into the Dark Moon Greatsword, and launching powerful waves of magic. All the while Ranni will summon chill mists and swords of ice defensively.
Vainquishing:
The Tarnished will scream in pain while turning to ashes while the puppet will fall on the ground inert. A voice will resonate.
"Enough. Peak beyond the veil if you so burn to do so, and despair at your ambition."
The phrase "Challenge Overcome" will appear, and the arena will return to a circular room of stone.
In the middle of it will be the remains of a broken puppet in the likeness of Ranni, and the player will be able to collect the Knowledge of Denial quest item. Its description will read.
"Long ago did a Dark Moon rise, bringing an age of obscurity and impiety. Its heralds, fittingly, were said to be a pale puppet and a warrior of no renown, who weaved a veil to obscure mortals from divine eyes. To bring an end to these ever elusive champions would be a deed worthy of eternal glory. But this is just an empty puppet."
I like these themes i did see some people's personal opinions on it and while i see where they are coming from i think what you have already fits ranni and her consort eternal the most i don't know just feels right for a hypothetical boss fight for this "character"
Thank you, that means a lot.
First phase: Use of every sorcery and incantations
Second phase: Power of every demogod and gods
Third phase: grace spawn
Y'know what, consort of the Endless Night is better than what me and my cousin's been using. Bc of the Elden Lord, we call ourselves the STAR LORD!
Radahn ripoff was possible, but hey, this image reminds me of the elder prince. But moonlight greatsword.
Lorian Elder Prince: "Nah... I'd Win.."
Why do I feel a Sister Friede 3-Phase fight coming up?..
Ranni: Once again... My simp beat thy simp.
Crimson Hood, Sanguine Noble Robe, Radahn's Gauntlets & Greaves. Imagine this set not as Red, Black & Gold, but as Blue, Sliver and Pearl White. The ultimate drip for The Consort of Moon & Night (The Crimson has the Navy counterpart already).
Ranni should regain her red hair for this fight as a callback to her true self.
It would be awesome if, in second phase Rahdan (DLC), if you've unlocked the Age of Stars achievement Ranni appears (perhaps briefly as not to clutter the screen) and covers the Arena with her Dark Moon, blocking all the pillar of light attacks from the boss. He could still obviously have his shadow clone BS and the arena-wide light wave, and I think the moon would probably be broken through once he does his Meteor attack, but it would be a pretty damn cool addition to the boss imo
Meteor attack being the one where he BECOMES the meteor, not just the random chunks of rock
Imagine fighting this in Elden Ring 2
The moon was allways there... watching us with her chill but soft light... during the Age of Demons... during the Age of Darkness... during the age of Blood... during the Age of Shadows... and Now it's our turn to watch for her...THE AGE OF STARS SHALL NOT BE DISTURBED BY THEE!!! ALL WILL HAIL THE ENDLESS NIGHT!!!
Ranni: "now... fetch."
i beg u, "Tarnished, Lord of Chaos and Frenzy"
First Phase, Tarnished of Moon's Renown(uses moonlight Greatsword and the like), cutsceen would play out with tehe tarnished using a great rune, summoning the greatrunes in such a bulk that the Cutsceen is full of the power pouring into the tarnished.
Second Phase: Tarnished, Consort of Endless Night(what the Picture is), Rani climbs upon the tarnished's back as a horse is drawn from a chill, blue mist.
Rememberence:
Moonlight Greatsword
Some spell used in the fight.
Waiting for the Vyke with Shabriri on his back concept
imagine if we could have malenia as a consort, she's also an empyrean
Fuck that. Imagine rykard as our consort. 👹👹👹
I dunno, an age of Rot seems like something out of WH40K, barely a step above the Frenzied Flame ending and probably on par with Dung Eater's ending too in terms of how grim everything would end up.
Age of Rot turning the lands between into detroit aw hell naw
Malenia was supposed to be an NPC who calls you Sweet Tarnished.
I think in the first phase the Tarnished should carry a little Ranni doll for ease of transport lol. Then she leaves that form so she can actively participate.
Absolutely beautiful theme. The moonlight great sword is my favorite from soft weapon, so naturally I did age of stars as my first ending
Bro the title " Lord of the Old Order, Consort of the Endless Night"
Would be even better if choir was added for that epic feel
This is awesome, hope you keep making cool stuff!
Grate idea for elden ring 2 final boss
If only we could actually have that armor in game
First phase fighting the last Elden lord.
Second phase: consort of the dark moon and Ranni.
Third phase: tarnished of no renown, and his loyal steed Torrent.
After his defeat, Torrent nudges his fallen Tarnished whose last strength is used to pet Torrent. Who simply lays next to the spot of his champion
This is so majestic and chilling, i cam completely imagine it playing while the Tarnished is going out and spreading Ranni's influence
I accepted and conquered the Frienzied Flame to give my maiden her chance at a life in a proper world, free of the whims of gods. I am the Lord of Perfect Order.
Im moved by this song every time
1st phase: Warrior of the moon
2nd phase: Dear consort of the endless night
3rd phase: Lord of the star filled sky
Now that's some top tier heroic music. I gotta say it has some Halo Master Chief vibes to it. A hero and his ally going into battle to save the world against all the odds. It resonates resolve and heroic willpower to triumph.
I played Halo a lot when I was younger, so its music style has probably worked its way into my stuff for sure.
@@JhyunMusic Nice I like your style even more now :D. Seriously though for me though this piece may be your best music piece yet. Really looking forward to your future works. And I gotta be honest I genuninely missed these truly and purely heroic music tracks. They are not as numerous as they had been before (2010 ish), now a days it's all gray, dark and or bitter music pieces with genuinely heroic music pieces almost disappearing from the stage with a few rare and very welcoming exceptions.
I can imaging a three phase fight like a cross between loretta and soul of cinder. 1st phase on torrent doing double jumps over you, then gets knocked off during transition to 2nd phase, becoming similar to SoC switching between builds, and then 3rd phase, ranni on the back with dark moon wave attacks.
"You just don't get it Miquella.
You can't steal my heart because it already belongs to someone else. I swore an oath to Ranni to always stand by her side and follow her everywhere, to the end of the world and beyond.
And if you're wondering what the difference is between your consort and me: The difference is that I do all of this voluntarily. Ranni never forced me to do anything, I made the decision myself to help her. And that also means that I will help her to bring the Age of Stars.
She wants an age of freedom in which people determine their own fate instead of letting the gods dictate their path in life. What you want is not an age of compassion but an age of slavery in which all life follows your will without a will of its own. And I will not allow that to happen.
I am the eternal consort of Lunar Princess Ranni
and your path ends here!"
Absolute Cinema
🙌😐
Ranni would never hug us or show affection. She's as distant as the moon itself.
This need to be a boss fight if we get elden ring 2
A duo boss with a Darkmoon Greatsword wielding Tarnished and Ranni. The Tarnished will be the more melee focused opponent using the sword along with Carian seord sorceries. Ranni would use her moon sorcery along with other cold and Carian sorceries from a distance.
phase 1: Tarnished
phase 2: Consort of the endless night
Phase 3: Lord of the dark moon
Sorry if it sounds wrong, I don't want to undermine your work, because it is actually a 9/10.
What I think it lacks to be a 10/10 tho, is just 1 lil detail: Radagon theme (the 1st phase). This song is not only tied to Radagon, but it represents Elden Ring as a whole and the player character too.
A Radagon leitmotiff on the song would completely fill the gaps needed to make it sound like an Elden Ring boss track. But that's my opinion, again, sorry if I sound like a dipshit
No, I totally like that idea. At one point, it had the main harp melody, but I ended up going without any real references to the main game. The main inspirations were Rennala's boss music since that second phase is actually just a fight against Ranni. So it was about mixing Ranni's 'theme' and the player's, which, as you said, is Radagon's. Regardless glad you liked it
I need this in Elden ring 2
This goes so unreasonably hard, if the Tarnished were ever a boss fight, it'd be significantly harder than Promised Consort, that's for sure.
Amazing job! And the artwork is amazing
Consort of the Stars
The death phrase would be « my dear ranni i am… sorry » or something like that
It’s interesting that in a way with the dlc you can actually fight an opposite version of the three primary endings (sorry death, dung, goldmask are all variation of the vanilla ending). Godfrey/ Horah Loux represents the vanilla ending and Elden Lord becoming tarnished and banished meanwhile you are a tarnished returning to the lands between to become Elden Lord. Then there’s Midra repping the lord of chaos ending holding back the frenzy while you unleash the power of insanity’s flame unto the world. Then last but not least, there’s Radahn and Miquella whose relationship (not like that) is extremely questionable under the very best of circumstances and his Age of “Compassion” is directly counter to Ranni’s (poorly translated) Age of Stars. The age of compassion is forced compassion through the removing of will while Ranni seeks to free the world from the will of outer beings putting fate back into the hands of people. Also as everyone jokes but is factual your union is consensual meanwhile radahn’s is coerced at best.
"Ranni seeks to free the world from the will of outer beings putting fate back into the hands of people"
you putting a saccharine spin on it but you realize this isn't that type of myth. There is no good ending to this setting.
The age of stars is similar to the age of dark or the "age of men" in dark souls which is the opposite of the age of fire or age of the gods.
and if you know anything of that age. You plunge the world into darkness.
miquella parallels his mother, marika. He seeks to bring about paradise itself. But you cannot have peace and free will. You can only have one. Miquella is to be pitied because the only one to truly suffer in his age of compassion is miquella himself. He is the only one who knows that none of it is real and a thousand year voyage such as this will break him. Which is why st trina tells you to not "let the poor thing become a god" and that "caged divinity is beyond saving".
And just like his mother shattering the elden ring to end her reign, the one to shatter his age will be none other than himself. He is currently in the phase that marika is in when she brought upon her own golden order bringing about temporary peace and bounty. The part in the timeline who did not yet find out whatever truth there is that led her to shattering her age.
@@lostvayne9146 of course it’s not a good ending Elden Ring has no good ending. Sorry if I made it sound sweeter than I meant to. What I said is that it puts fate back into the hands of the world’s people instead of outer gods like the Greater Will or the God of Rot. What they do with that is their own fault (it won’t be good considering the current state of affairs). However, at least it will be their own choice to do it rather than the will of a foreign entity. It will be very different to Dark Souls Age of Dark considering it has been very explicitly stated that there was a world before the Erdtree a recognizable one, definitely a chaotic one but one nonetheless.
Phase 2 would literally just be a double bossfight cuz Ranni is very much able to fight on her own, the Tarnished literally just dodging every one of your attacks while Ranni just endlessly dropping missiles and moons on your head....
Bluedoll Simplord of the Star Age.