Every Elden Ring Character with a Dual Identity
Elden Ring's open world is not only rich in its environment, but in its characters as well. The NPCs have unique designs, interesting motivations, and secrets. Elden Ring is full of secrets, and most of them involve the characters. In a game with a lot of betrayal and tragedy, a lot of characters have more than just one face. This can be literal and/or symbolic, as characters can physically change and/or have two different identities.
The identities get into Elden's Ring's larger theme of duality. There is duality in the story between the masculine and the feminine and gold and silver. In fact, many of the characters in Elden Ring come as twins or a pair from the D twins to Mohg, Morgott, Miquella, and Malenia. Items such as the Cursemark and Medallions come in two halves and a whole hand is split between the Two Fingers and Three Fingers.
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Maliketh and Gurranq are one of the same, though that confused some fans since Gurranq still lives after Maliketh is defeated. This is because Maliketh is defeated in Farum Azula, a place that is outside of time. So Maliketh not only has this dual identity but exists in two places at once. As Maliketh, he is uncloaked, fights differently, and is the wolf-like being one can expect of Marika's loyal shadow. As Gurranq, he is weaker and covers himself with a cloak to the point that he is barely recognizable.
What is most believed is that Maliketh's face is the one that is known to Marika. It likely was not until Marika shattered the Elden Ring that Maliketh took on the identity of Gurranq. Due to being her shadow and loyal to the Two Fingers, he was ultimately betrayed, and his sanity shattered along with her actions (much like Blaidd with Ranni).
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