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Erdtree: If they didn't want to be slaves, they shouldn't have been born.

In these fantastical worlds, it's the human element that keeps people coming back to the stories told in Miyazaki's games. Being ostracised for being ginger is just another example of his effortless weaving of real-world struggles into his work.

One thing I've always liked about Elden Ring is how some of the friendliest NPCs belong to the same species as enemies you fight. You've got Hewg, Boc, Iji, Rya, Alexander and I'm probably forgetting a few others. Really helps show the player that they aren't just monsters. Hewg really helped me see the Misbegotten in a different light.

If radagon does have giants blood in him, it makes sense that he uses smithing to try to fix the runes that got shattered

The story of Castle Morne is quite fitting tbh, given its past. It was an old castle situated upon the coast, from which a fearsome clan of warriors presided. Godfrey slew them all, and in an bid of revenge, the last standing warrior of Morne took the blades of his clansmen and forged a grafted greatsword. Though even in death, the blade of the rebel revenger was memorialized. And so it’s quite fitting for the leader of the Misbegotten slaves of Morne to acquire such a sword, and lead his people against their slavers. It’s also quite telling of Godrick. In a desperate attempt to cement his status as Lord of the region, he assigns a banished knight as commander and castellan of Morne, accompanied by a number of allied soldiers and various nobles likely affiliated with the golden lineage’s failed insurgency of the capital. But it all went to crap when the slaves revolted and killed everyone. And so the slaves that belonged to Godfrey’s descendent evoked the revengeful wrath of Morne’s troubled past, set into place then by Godfrey himself.

When discussing the connection between smithing, hammers, giants, and the misbegotten I was expecting a reference to arguably the most famous smithing moment in Elden Ring. Radagon attempting to repair the golden order.

I believe the giants themselves are cursed by their god - the malformed cyclopean flame deity of ruin. I would assume that is the case since their red hair is characterized as a curse, their purpose to harness the flame is a curse, and I can’t imagine having the likeness of your god growing out of your stomach to also not be a curse. Perhaps the Giants weren’t always “fire” giants seeing as they aren’t native to the mountains, and we do in fact find skeletons of giants in Caelid. Honestly feel bad for them ngl

Misbegotten are called « radagon child » in Japanese so I think you know what it means for your theory

On a side note, Kite has such a kind and reassuring voice. You're having a bad day, and you listen to her, and you find yourself thinking "Yknow, things are gonna be ok." :)

You've pulled together a ton of little details that made me go "hmm, these things FEEL connected but idk how or why" alongside another ton of things I never knew or noticed, and you've made a really satisfying tapestry of truths and theories, good job! I'd love to say I'm surprised but, to be honest, this is the kind of thing you nail in essentially every video - so instead, I'm just impressed, great work!

Somewhat tangential thought: The Crucible, very much like a blast furnace, was designed and used for a purpose, to craft the Ancient Dragons. Once they were forged, the crucible was left to its own devices. cooled, and the blending of raw vitality and life led to...by-products, lesser dragons and less desirable things. The slag. The misbegotten. There's probably more in this metaphor, but it's late, and I need to be up for work later.

I wondered about that at times, it’s also possible that given his nature Radagon was trying to integrate the Misbegotten into the Golden Order as he had with Caria. Since Golden Order Fundamentalism is rooted in breaking down and studying the Golden Order, he might have taken an interest in the crucible. Also given the large numbers of nameless demigods that were slain on the night of the black knives, it probably isn’t a stretch to guess Radagon and/or Marika could have had some misbegotten bastard children.

In regards to the Misbegotten Crusader at Cave of the Forlorn and how he could have been entrusted with the Golden Order Greatsword, I have a few interpretations: First off, the very title of this boss is pretty suggesting. We know as a fact due to Morgott's dialogue that the Grace-Given Omen King considered all other contendants during the Shattering wars, his own demigod brethren, to be traitors against the Golden Order. Including Miquella, whose rings of light incantations state that Radagon and his son exchanged these spells as gifts once Miquella decided to abandon Golden Order Fundamentalism, given that it could simply and bluntly put do nothing to treat her twin sister's cursed affliction, Malenia's scarlet rot. Could it be that Morgott too would come to see Miquella as a traitor sullying the Golden Order with his Unalloyed Gold, and thus, once the Shattering began, would have attempted to make war upon his province? It should be worth noting that reaching the Haligtree, as can be experienced in game, is no easy task. Both halves of the medallion are dispersed at way quirkier locations than their Dectus counterparts, and getting your hands on them involves defeating Gideon Ofnir's henchman Ensha first and then a ton more enemies before you reach Castle Sol for the second half. I doubt this had always been the case prior to the Tarnished returning to the Lands Between. As mentioned by the finger reader at Raya Lucaria's Bellum Road Gate, the one who wields the medallion needed to activate the Grand Lift of Dectus and reach the capital would be the new Elden Lord. Could it be that medallions could originally only be wielded by those claiming lordship over the lands beyond a Grand Lift? Another matter: why are the few Misbegotten present on Leyndell not in the sewers with the rest of the regal Omen? Whereas Morgott's dominion kept the Omen living their miserable existence underground, he seemed keen in letting the Misbegotten remaining in his golden capital stay on the surface relatively unchecked. This predicament could have been motivated by one main reason, most likely respect for the mandates of the recently disappeared Elden Lord Radagon. Finally, with the information, hypotheses and evidence provided and posited, I believe we can piece up a cohererent theory for the mistery involving the Cave of the Forlorn: Once the Shattering was set into motion, the Erdtree spurned all who attempted to enter from outside. Morgott would use this as his argument to become Leyndell's keeper and Guardian of the Erdtee, and would then wage war upon his demigod brethren. It is most likely that, just as the Elden Lord crown was shown to stay outside the Erdtree at the time of Marika's shattering of the Elden Ring, so could have been the Golden Order Greatsword. What if Morgott had entrusted a Leonine Misbegotten among the ones heading towards the Haligtree under Miquella's protection with this legendary armament to revolt against his new-found enemy, the Unalloyed? As stated above, only the Lord of a given land could wield its lift medallion, which in the Haligtree's case had one half stolen after Mohg kidnapped the ever-young empyrean. There's no way the Leonine Misbegotten Crusader could have gotten there otherwise on his own. After all, the entire Consecrated Snowfield us frequently stated to be "Miquella' secret land", inaccessible by any means other than the Grand Lift of Rold itself when using the "secret" medallion in question. I find it very likely that the Cave of the Forlorn is the only place where this crusaders either thought they could find refuge or establish a base of operations and then got trapped between giant crabs, land octopi and Theodorix, a magma wyrm in its full might, thus leading to the entire operation failing. Which would make sense considering that Morgott in all likelihood did not know what dangers awaited across the Consecrated Snowfield should one wander stray through the blizzard without any guide. Anyways, this is plainly put fully speculative and should be taken, like the vast majority of lore theories on Elden Ring, with a grain of salt. Also, mymost committed thanks to whoever is reading this for staying up until this point.

I missed you guys. You're positivity is a ray of sunshine in a world that needs every bit of it.

The lore surrounding Radagon never seems to end, he and Godwyn have the most mysterious backstories to me. Even more questionable and enticing than that of Marika or Ranni..

I think Misbegotten motivations and origin is curiously tied to Miquella's Un-alloyed epithet. Marika/Radagon is not a true 100% child of gold. She was not born of proper wedlock (as a Numen), or even as a child of copper, (Fire-Giants). Marika is not all that golden. She/he was divine bastard child (favorite trope of Martin's) of Numen, and horribly stunted Fire-Giant, Milos, creating child of gold and copper, in other words, an alloyed child. Gold that we refer as gold most often is just alloy of different metals, most notably, often copper and gold. 50-50 of this mix is called red-gold, evoking red nature of Crucible to mind. It often has impurities as well. Marika, the divine bastard child, reviled her fire giant heritage and tried to externalise and separate her Fire-Giant half as much as she could, so much so that she split into two. Fully divided in mind and deed, (but not in body which they share) into her Numen half, and Fire-Giant half. Godly schizophrenic. They are the same person, but Marika is the side this God wants to show to the world. Marika is Radagon. Radagon is Marika. The Alloyed Child of Gold and Copper. Miquella was directly born from Marika's Numen side, while Malenia is born from Radagon's Fire-Giant heritage. Miquella is thus truly golden. Miquella, in his declaration of Un-alloyed Gold, is saying that he wants to become Greater Will's true representative, because unlike Marika, his gold is pure and truly un-alloyed. He is truly a child of gold, not a hint of impurity found. However, Misbegotten are the children of Radagon. Because Marika/Radagon is/are responsible of the new births through Erdtree, sometimes Radagon's characteristics "ruin" the golden batch Marika oversees. Cycle of new births is much like metallurgy in Elden ring, and the nascent life becomes alloyed with beastial and vestigial characteristics. These are misbegotten, mistakes of Marika, who inherit Radagon's nature in opposed to Marika. Marika is mother to all humans, made in image of her. But Radagon is father to all misbegotten. When Miquella declared he would create age of un-alloyed gold, there is implicit meaning there would be no more Misbegotten around. Because again, misbegotten are born partially of devolution through Radagon, who is Marika. Copper-Gold alloy has impurities. So the misbegotten reacted in religious fervor against Un-alloyed gold. They formed a great crusade, led by Leonine Crusader brandishing Radagon's trademark sword. They intended to storm the Haligtree to put stop to Miquella's plans. Vanguard traveled all the way to Consecrated Snowfield, and managed to slip into Haligtree Town, (either by flying or by deception) slaughtering its people. But after seeing Haligtree was dying and rotting anyway, they were horrified by their actions and after massacre, are praying forgiveness from Marika/Malenia/Miquella statues. And remaining misbegotten camp in cave of the Forlorn at the Snowfield is full of despairing Misbegotten, their entire crusade fully for naught.

The lore is just amazing and I would have never seen the complexity and the interconnectivity without these wonderful videos, thank you!

I like how you tied in all my mini theories in one video. The giants, leonine and misbegotten and the crucible. That’s pretty cool and this a really good video

Fantastically well done lore video! It answers so many questions while leaving more to ponder. The misbegotten have been mostly overlooked. Subscribed

New to your channel but wow I'm sold. I hope you have more. You're putting in tons of work for questions we all have but are left unanswered and your voice is incredibly soothing to boot. Elden Ring is confusing. I've played it twice and have read/listened to a whole bunch of lore and I just barely understand the major players and the overall happenings. Seems you're able to really break things down in a simple to understand way.

thank you so much for keeping your vids relatively brief without sacrificing any detail or structure. i love watching Fromsoft lore videos from a lot of talented youtubers but I just do not have time to take in a 45+min vid most of the time.

I’m so happy I woke up to this I didn’t see you upload last night!!!! Thank you guys!

on the subject of that winged misbegotten dagger. it looks extremely close to the cinquedea wielded by the high ranking clergyman of farum azula with the main difference is the absence of the five finger decorations. makes me think that the misbegotten and the beastmen are closer than i thought, especially since it is thought the five fingers celebrated beastmen intelligence granted upon them.

Beautifully written script and beautifully edited video. Great vocal cadence as well. I never even my much thought into the misbegotten, but this makes so much sense.

It’s confusing, the Dark Moon Greatsword is the Carian King’s Badge of Office. Radagon reforged his sword to symbolize the bond between Caria and the Golden Order. The strangest part is how the Golden Order Greatsword ended up where it did, maybe when Radagon returned to the Capital to serve as Elden Lord Marika demanded he dispose of what was essentially his wedding ring to Rennala to prove his loyalty to her. It is possible that Radagon gave the sword to Miquella as he seemed worthy to carry on the lineage of the Golden Order as the sword is found in Miquella’s protected territory. And it also sounds like Radagon was cursed with red hair in retribution for his actions in the War against the Giants as it is believed that Marika and the Giants cursed each other via magic.

Hell yeah I’m glad to see you’re getting back into making videos I missed listening to them

Wow very interesting, Kit is like a walking encyclopedia with Elden Ring lore! And I nearly dozed off because your voice is just so relaxing. ☺ Hope everything is better for you!

Thanks for this, it’s neat to hear someone else’s thoughts on this guys. Also, I love this cave! 6:38

Unique content, wonderful presentation and editing, great choice of music as well. I really hope you guys blow up in views and subscribers soon - because this is quality content. Looking forward to more content on upcoming releases.

Someday the actual lore book is going to make it to the market. I love world building. Much respect and gratitude for the heroic time and effort you put into this whole endeavor. I can only imagine the lengths it took. Good job

Great video! Well researched and I always love your delivery!

Awesome video! Just one interesting thing I don't know if you missed is that the misbegotten are called "Children of Radagon" in the game files that the developers use. Which has to be taken with a grain of salt, as their story probably has changed since they named them that, but it's still an interesting connection.

First time finding your channel and was a very quick sub. Well researched and thorough video and an extremely soothing voice! Looking forward to going thru your catalog and any future videos!

I've been getting into elden ring much more recently especially the lore and honestly i never considered looking at something that seemed so unimportant but this has to be some of my favourite ideas now im just seeing the existence of things like the misbegotten and the omens so much differently ill probably be looking more into this myself as i found this kind of society almost poetic weirdly enough. Amazing video. I'll definitely be watching more of your stuff.

elden ring has such cool lore omg!! also ur voice is so conforting and nice i love it

Im so glad I found this channel. Im gonna binge this whole weekend

I'm so jealous of your voice 😭and I love your story telling! I can't wait to see more

And here i thought you had stopped with the elden ring content, this made my monday more like a tuesday thanks!

Your videos are great, keep it up !

Love your content!

I just realized the design of the Troll's Hammer is the eye of the Fire God with a braid of hair as handle. That's so f**king cool.

Loved the video, very creative take on the missbegotten I've not heard before. As for an enemy I'm curious about probably the skeletal slimes, they can be they're everywhere and idk what they are

I haven't played yet but I'm familiar with the lore and characters. I had a chuckle when you answered my question I had at the beginning about Hewg. When you showed the Misbegotten as a montage, it clicked.

I love the way you’ve cited your sources and inferred new clues from environmental cues, which you also explain and cite. Your videos are a cut above other Elden Ring lore videos.

You have a positively lovely voice, and you speak very well! Thank you for making this video.

All the cool lore and awesome video aside, that was a sick Melina impression!

Such a relaxing voice, makes me sleepy but the subject is to interesting to fall asleep

Very well thought out and easy to understand

I had to pause for a moment at the Brick Hammer description as I had a (possible) realization. What if the labourer turned champion was Radagon himself? Suspected descendant of giants, famously known as a champion before becoming elden lord, and seen using a hammer as one too. Marika could have seen this devout former rebellion leader with giants blood as a a possible future threat (especially after his union with Renala) and chose to assimilate him, using his influence as a champion of the people as an asset to strengthen the golden order. Anyways, thank for the great video! very insightful, now on to watch your other ones.

What do we have here? A lore video, featuring pleasant voiceover and tasteful cinematic gameplay shots, and a small following? I think you're gonna go far, honey! Subbed!

Thank you for covering this! I've been wrecking my brain over the misbegotten for some time and came to similar conclusions (like the misbegotten - dragon connection) but I don't think I've seen anything on it yet. One thing that one could go deeper into is the connection to the crucible knights. They were Godfreys sworn knights, and a largely responsible for marikas victories. Yet they do not share the opinion that the misbegotten are cursed. There's even one fighting alongside a leonine misbegotten at Redmane Castle. This is further reflected in the tree armor variant we find in the deep root depths. It seems to me that Marika used Godfrey and his knights to her advantage to subdue all other powers, and then discarded them when they became a problem.

Great video! Thanks for the insight

I was already sympathetic to the plight of the misbegotten, but this was a really eye-opening video. I'm not so sure about your theory on Hewg, but there are enough connections there to be worth such speculation. I don't really have anything to add, but this was a really fucking interesting episode.

Fun theories :) I always love hearing more about Radagon. I have always subscribed to the idea that he was a lot more his own person, rather than JUST marika in disguise. Even if he was a part of her in some way. The quote Melina gives in marika's bedchamber seems like proof of that to me :) But yea, this was really interesting!

Reminder that I think is pretty fucking important for this theory and I'm 8:03 in and haven't heard it yet: Radagon is implied to have forged the Rune of Rebirth, which is in the amber that Renala holds and went delusional over. Which definitely means he could have had the skills to create other forms of life.

I always love when a good Elden Ring video shows up in my recommendeds, and that thumbnail is 👌. Great stuff. I do think, based on Ranni's quest, that the Golden Order Great sword was refashioned from the Dark Moon Great sword which we know is given by a Carian Queen to her husband. He did this to show his ultimate loyalty to Marika and the Golden Order after he became Elden Lord. How did the Leonine get it though? Such a great question which depends on what you believe the Misbegotten to be doing at or near the Erdtree. If they are there as guest, it impliess one thing. But if Tarnished Archaeologist is right and they are besieging the Haligtree, then that Leonine with the sword means something very different. But whether the sword is the same or the statues are Radagon or not, I definitely think there's an implied connection between he and the Misbegotten. You articulated what I've been thinking about the color red and the Crucible as well. Maybe Radagon was like a missing link in the transition from the Crucible to the Erdtree and he despises that he isn't pure himself. Might also explain why Marika would marry and "become one" with him in an attempt to finally absorb everything that isn't purely of the Erdtree. And the Misbegotten look up to him or even share a bloodline with him. Just more theorizing. Great video again!

While the Misbegotten Dagger doesn't really line up perfectly with it, and definitely isn't the same model as it, its the same general type of dagger as the Cinquedea (which is a dagger/short sword type who's name is more or less a slight alteration of what would translate to Five Fingers (Cinque = 5 and dea is close to dito, which means finger)). Since the Cinquedea was a model of shortsword/longdagger that was used as a self defense weapon by commoners, and the dagger they have works perfectly well as one, it could just be that this is traditionally the type of dagger that worshippers of the Erdtree give graceless servants or people of low class who may need to defend themselves. Or they stole them from people who were allowed to own swords but were still on the lower class. The reason I say this is because the Cinquedea in Elden Ring is also the weapon of Guranq, the alter ego of Maliketh. It could have either been given to him or he took it up after he sealed away his sword inside himself and didn't want a fancy weapon so he could pose as Guranq. Which would either mean that they are a popular commoner's weapon, or that they are weapons given to beast-people in Erdtree society, and Maliketh's Black Blade is basically just the same design modified to be longer and have a different crossguard

If this continues I’m not gonna be able to kill anything in ER without feeling serious amounts of shame Edit: this channel definitely deserves more subs

So first your theory around hewg is borderline genius Ive always been fascinated by the crime that landed him such a harsh sentence. Second, I'd recommend three other lore youtubers who really helped expand my mind on the subjects of elden ring and touch on some of the specific topics you brought up. First among them is the rising star tarnished archeologist who, in his three part video series, discussing godfrey, puts forward the theory that the statue you see in game that he calls the "sage statues" actually far far predate radagon and in fact were a part of the empire that godfrey and then marika would build on top of; hes got one of the most unique aproachs to lore discussion Ive ever seen by way of looking at the trends and history of culture and architecture to help understand the games lore. Second is the sleeper hit Quelagg, an absolutely amazing lore theorist who also really amazingly builds connections, especially through history religion and science. She's amazing, and she has tons of videos discussing her interpretation of the many different colors of elden ring and especially the red to gold connection; on the topic of giants specifically, she has a vid in which she gives some pretty amazing evidence for the giants having been the creators of the divine towers and alot of the oldest structures in the lands between (like the pillars that hold up the land) unfortunately I cant quite remember what vid that was and her vids can run hour+ on occasion. Finally, the only souls lore youtuber that's production value and presentation skills can challenge vaati is smoughtown, Ill be brief as possible, but his theories regarding the primordial crucibal and specifically mohg and morgott are excellent. Sorry for the long comment loved the vid!!

This is a damn good video. Well done

I like the Hewg backstory and giant connection! Another possible connection between Radagon, Castle Morne, and the Misbegotten is the Grafted Blade Greatsword tells about a “champion”. Radagon is always described as a champion, and the Misbegotten, specifically a Leonine variant, seems to be really interested with it for some reason. From what you’ve said, it seems to me the Misbegotten are/were preparing for some sort of holy war (the Leonine using Radagon’s sword is called a “Crusader”) using Radagon’s swords.

I would also add that there is a fight against a Crucible knight and Leonine at the Redmane castle. Other than that this is an amazing video that changed my views a bit, I have seen Tarnished Archeologist take on a topic similar to this one but this video blows me away and connects everything perfectly

I always thought that Roderika was the forgiveness the Hewg was promised by Marika.

My theory on the brick Hammer was that it belonged to Radagon, who was a failed rebel forced to fight in Godfrey's gladiator arenas, and upon sufficient victory was "inducted" (read: had a compelling and overriding edict placed upon him like Hewg) into the golden order. From which he eventually merged with Marika, warred with Caria, and the lore as we know it proceeded. I think this because Radagon already fights with a hammer to deadly effect, so the brick Hammer being his fits. But also because as smithing and crafting are sacred to giants (or perhaps due to said brainwashing edict), Radagon sought to REPAIR the elden ring after Marika broke it. Radagon's unique great rune is even as much a lattice resembling skilled labor as it is a net designed to bind him to Marika's will. His devotion to the Golden Order is so single-minded that the only comparable case I could find was Hewg, who I viewed as being magically compelled or brainwashed by Marika.

Great video, I hope you will make more Elden Ring content. My thoughts: I love the close-up of the misbegotten short gladius! I had not noticed its uniqueness at all even as is was being lodged into my face. I read some of the other comments and I don't think it has anything to do with the Cinquedea; The Cinq is straight edged with a rounded guard, the gladius has a SZ shape and a straight guard. But the close-up does show that it is made bronze, which is the crucible metal and it has gold trimmings in the shape of a Symbol or Icon. I am not sure, but it looks like a match for either the Night Sorcery Sigel or the Baldachin's Blessing Icon. I like the idea that Hewg was once a rebel leader. It is really substantiated atm, but I just want something better or more glamorous for him then just being Gidions pet. I don't know what to make of the Giant connection, being being referred to in the Hammer text. I don't think the statues are of Radagon. It is found in many places that Radagon never visited, like in the underground eternal cities, or buildings that are far older then he could be, like Stormveil Castle Undercrofts. But your case for the GOS in the hands of the Crusader is tight. Radagon no doubt gifted it to the misbegotten. And the web is abuzz with reasons why. A video by 'The Tarnished Archaeologist' makes some implications as to why the misbegotten are rampaging in half of the Haligtree. What is your take on TA's thoughts?

A theory I've heard is that of the Brick Hammer actually belonging to Radagon. He is described many times as a Champion, he wields a hammer during his boss battle, and given that he reforged the sword Rennala gave him we can assume that he has some smithing abilities too.

I've done some digging & it seems as though Radagon is a former Leonine Misbegotten Laborer turned Warrior/Champion... His story begins around Castle Morne & ends with his defeat to Godfrey. He was then given leniency by Serosh for his might. He was able to Rebirth himself into a human with the Amber Egg that he gained under mysterious circumstances, the one Rennala holds. His origins are more of a hidden story with slight clues in item descriptions. They will MOST DEFINITELY open up his story in an extended DLC though!

At first i hear that "we've all ben sleeping WITH the misbegotten" and not sleeping on the mosbegotten and i had to go back to relisten. I was a thrown off there for a second, lol.

Glad to see someone talk about this connection. With exception to the weapon connection stuff it definitely fits. Though I think there’s way more involving the cave of the forlorn your missing. It’s unlikely that the crusader, wielding a sword that’d proof his affiliation with radagon and/or the golden order, who is in a cave with a dead dragon at its entrance is on the route to the haligtree by mere coincidence.

Good work! 👍

Such a fascinating video. I hope we get a DLC where we learn so much more about the misbegotten and become their ally 😀

That fight against a Crucible Knight and a leonine misbegotten in Red mane Castle (not in Radahn festival mode) is another cool hint about their connection.

I actually thought the great hammer was radagon's. He is a smith and if we think of him as a descendant of the giants and all that self hate and repenting to the golden order it can be an interesting theory

It was a metaphor for how we treat gingers all along!

Very late to this one, but have you ever considered the connection of the Misbegotten to Vargram the Raging Wolf? The raging wolf armor set is uncannily similar to how the misbegotten looks. And just like the Misbegotten, he wields the Godslays Greart Sword. Another legendary weapon, and the misbegotten seem to constantly get their hands on these legendary swords. Considering the trailer materials always feature the raging wolf set, it surprises that there is very little lore exploration amongst the community around the mystery of vargram. Anyway just thought I'd share. Absolutely love your content Kitetales.

It's amazing how Elden Ring is able to blend alchemical symbology with the lore of The Lands Between

Could Radagon himself have been the owner of the Brick Hammer? The laborer who led the uprising became a "champion", which is the word always used to describe Radagon. Only someone with Giant's blood could lift it, which would explain Radagon's red hair. And we literally see him use a hammer both to repair the Elden Ring and as his weapon in the final fight.

i noticed the dagger the misbegotten is holding has a similar green and reddish bronze color as the "gilded greatshield" and the item description of that shield states: "The red tinge in the gold coat mirrors the primordial matter that became the Erdtree. The color of homeward yearning." When I hear primordial I usually think of the crucible so likely related in that regard, the homeward yearning part also seeming fitting for misbegotten who are misplaced and hated.

Really intriguing video! Just a question, have you ever seen the brick hammer as possibly being associated with Radagon? We know he's pretty handy with a hammer from his bossfight, as well as the fact he reforged his sword, as well as the fact he was a champion! That coupled with the fact it needs the strength of a Giant to wield it, helps paint him as a champion of laborers rights before he became a lord, which i think aids his connection to the misbegotten. And i think it falls under his beliefs as well, of conjoining things that oppose the Erdtree, like what he did with Raya Lucaria, as opposed to outright killing entire races like Marika. Really good video though!

Marika hittin the omens and misbegotten with that spiritual non-compete clause smdh 😔

those vids are awesome

I must say.. this is a very good video. Have a like.

I found myself smitten with these guys, they became my favorite designed creatures in game. I made a misbegotten character for an Elden Ring homebrew quest in D&D. I wish I knew exactly where they came from (as in how they’re born/made) as the game is conflicting on whether they’re born the way they are or it’s truly a curse/blessing from coming into contact with The Crucible.

That thumbnail for the video is so hilarious!

On the knife they use, the style of knife looks like a cinquedea, there is a dagger you CAN get called a Cinquedea but it looks like its covered in gold corpse wax and made of the same stone as the bestial incantations. the one the misbegotten use looks like more of a traditional one

I bet Marika's blood probably contains some aspects of the crucibles, which explains why two of her three direct offspring are Omens, and those traits of this ancient characteristic materialized in the form of Radagon.

0:03 Yes, that was exactly what I was thinking

Another knockout! So well thought out

Yo your voice is so soothing! Very relaxing vid

i feel so bad for them... but then also remain angry about that poor blind girl... they didn't have to do that... i could never forgive that.

I like the idea that radagon is the dad of the misbegotten and they're all inbred, since they weren't always beastlike so they reproduced on their own and stayed this way

After the DLC, my guess is, Radagon is part of Marika she abandoned just like Miqualla did to St. Trina, Marika was made saint by the hornsents, and Radagon symbolizes the crucible parts of Marika she fused with, so in some sense Radagon is a misbegotten himself, and that's why they worship him. Also there's a misbegotten illusion carrying another miquella's incantation in the stone coffin fissures area, I think they are still trying to draw the connection between Radagon and misbegottens.

They're like the slag when you refine molten iron. It's metal that's been oxydized under the high heat of the crucible. And often its mixed in with other impurities.

It's interesting how speculation can lead to so many different conclusions. I just saw a video from another channel that theorized the owner of the Brick Hammer was Radagon himself. I've seen so many conflicting yet nonetheless compelling theories and explanations that it often feels like I'm getting closer to the right answers but equally far away from them at the same time.

Knowing Radagan is also Merika, I wonder if he was an attempt by Merika to 'purify' herself of any trace of the crucible.

We also see Radagon using a hammer when we fight him

When we translate "Misbegotten" directly from Japanese we get "Hybrid". If we look very closely at the murals of Farum Azula we will see that some of them show creatures similar to the winged misbegotten. Personally I think they are just humans mutated by the powers of the Cruiible.

Red gold is also gold with a significant amount of copper in it, and the beast men of Farum Azula were undoubtedly a copper age civilization.

Something to consider is the implications of the Rusty Anchor, which we find in the Weeping Peninsula after defeating the Scaly Misbegotten. It alludes to a ship that stayed behind when Godfrey and the Tarnished were harried from the Lands Between. This could be one of two things: either an origin for the Misbegotten or an explanation as to how they were further treated after the Age of the Crucible. If it's the latter, then perhaps the graceless Misbegotten were set to be exported from the Lands Between like the Tarnished, except the anchor of their ship was intentionally unkept and left to rust so they wouldn't be able to stay with the fleet of human Tarnished - leaving the Misbegotten to drift back to the Lands Between because not even Godfrey wanted to deal with them. If not that, if this is an origin, then perhaps the ashes for the Winged Misbegotten told something of a truth - that these were one group of Tarnished who stayed behind on purpose, sought to revolt against the Erdtree and Marika, and sought ancient power of the Crucible for strength and ended up becoming malformed. This feels like more of a leap, though. Plus, with the file name for Misbegotten being called "Bastards of Radagon," they were probably the Radagon-equivalent of Godfrey's omen children and were reborn as these graceless, Crucible-infested humans