Elden Ring: How (and Why) Marika Betrays [SPOILER]

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Elden Ring is filled with mysteries, with several characters at the heart of it. One of those characters is Queen Marika, the Eternal, but unlike other mysterious characters such as Melina and Ranni, players never interact directly with Marika. Instead, her story unfolds as players learn more about the Lands Between, and her narrative slowly and subtly shifts throughout the game.

WARNING: There Are Spoilers AHEAD for Elden RingThe narrative players are first sold is that Queen Marika is a goddess tied to the Greater Will, who in a moment of heartbreak and weakness, shatters the Elden Ring after the Night of Black Knives. This is where her son, Godwyn the Golden, is killed. It seems like a grief-stricken act at the loss of her son, and the Greater Will punishes her for it. This Shattering leads to the events of the game, but the entire Shattering is brought into question throughout it.

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Marika is from the lands of the Numen, who—at least from what can be seen inElden Ring—are all women. She’s also an Empyrean, which means that she has the ability to become a God with the help of an Outer God. It’s a little more complicated than that, but that’s the short of it. With the Greater Will, Marika is able to become the rule of the Lands Between. All empyreans have a shadow, with hers being her brother Maliketh. They are one part protector of their Empyrean, but also one part overseer should they turn against the Greater Will (or presumably any Outer God).

After achieving her godhood and rule over The Lands Between, she would name Godfrey as her consort who would become the first Elden Lord. At some point, she removed Destined Death from the Elden Ring and gave it to her brought