Shadow Of The Erdtree Puts A New Twist On One Of Elden Ring’s Endings

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brings a massive amount of new content to the Lands Between in the form of the Land of Shadow. That means that there's new lore, and with new lore comes new theories about the Lands Between, the Land of Shadow, and the characters inhabiting both locations. One particular theory that's started floating around with the arrival of the DLC actually paints the actions of a character in a new light that makes him more of a hero. Since fate holds a lot of importance in, holding fate still can either save somebody or ruin their plans entirely.

The base game for gives the Tarnished a few options for different endings depending on the quests they've completed leading up to the final battle. One option, which is the fan-favorite choice, is the Age of Stars ending that comes from completing Ranni the Witch's quests. In it, Ranni sends the Golden Order far away to free the residents of the Lands Between from its influence and ushers in an Age of Stars, whose cold, distant nature lets people choose for themselves the kind of life they want.

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is chiefly concerned with Miquella, but two of Marika’s other children receive expanded lore: Morgott and Mohg.

Starscourge Radahn was already described as a hero, as seen in the Starscourge Talisman, which reads As answer for why Radahn decided to halt the stars — and fate itself —is left to theory and speculation without a definite explanation given in either or its DLC. Some motivation is given by the Starscourge Conflict monument, which states that Radahn alone holds Sellia secure, implying that stopping the stars keeps an event from destroying it.

However, there are a few new theories that started circulating with the release of the DLC. All of these give Starscourge Radahn a more active role as the conqueror he's described to be, rather than playing a defensive role in trying to keep cosmic entities from arriving in the Lands Between. Since there are hints that Radahn, Ranni, and Rykard are on decent