Elden Ring Makes Interesting Change to Morgott’s Intro Cutscene

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Like any other FromSoftware game, a majority of the Elden Ring story is told through item descriptions, environmental details, and hints from dialogue. For those that take the time to watch lore videos or piece together the Elden Ring narrative themselves, Morgott proves to be a particularly interesting character.

One of the few FromSoftware bosses that has a rematch with the player, Margit’s transformation into Morgott is memorable, as is the magic-focused fight that comes as a result of this change. However, the Morgott intro cutscene has been changed, seemingly intentionally by FromSoftware. While no justification has been provided as to why, Reddit user Razhork went out of their way to provide a comparison between Patch 1.02 and 1.04, showing just how noticeable the change is.

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While the cutscene features the same dialogue and camera angles, the main difference spotlighted by theElden Ring community is Morgott’s sword. In the original cutscene, Morgott lights his blade on fire as soon as he mentions the Flame of Ambition, placing more emphasis on the dialogue and making his weapon’s transformation fancier. In the new version of this cinematic, though, the fiery cracks that spread across Morgott’s blade are completely gone, with the character simply crushing his sword instead. Overall, this makes the transformation a good bit less flashy, though fans have been quick to suggest some possible justifications for the updated cutscene.

While there is a chance that this change was accidental and is simply another Elden Ring bug, that seems unlikely. Assuming it is an intentional change, fans have been debating about why the adjustment was made. While Reddit user