Summary
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree’sending was a huge surprise to the community asMiquella brought Radahn back to life in his primeto help usher in the Age of Compassion. People did predict that an old boss would return—theories ranged from Godwyn to Malenia—but nobody guessed that it would be the Red Lion General himself…
…except for one fan on an unrelated Instagram post. “All fun and games ‘till that bossharder than Maleniaturns out to be prime Radahn,” they commented 18 weeks ago. They were completely on the money; Radahn does return in his prime and they make Malenia look like a Tibia Mariner.
They Hated Marcusstyles490 Because They Told Them The Truth
When they put forward the idea that Radahn would return as one of the bosses in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, they were immediately shut down by other fans.
“The DLC isn’t in the past so that makes no sense,” one replied. They were right, we don’t time travel like in many other FromSoftware expansions, but what they didn’t account for was Mohg’s lifeless body being dragged to the Land of Shadow where it would be combined with Radahn’s soul, resurrecting him to be Miquella’s consort.
Another fan simply said, “That’d be so lame.” I wonder what they thought of the DLC in the end.
He doesn’t look like Mohg by the time we enter the arena, but one theory suggests that his body was used as a material in the ritual and reshaped into Radahn’s image when he was resurrected. It’s also heavily implied that Radahn had to die for Miquella’s plan to work, which means that inkilling Radahn and Mohg—two completely optional bosses—we played right into his hands. The final boss is a nightmare of our own making.
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
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Shadow of the Erdtree is the first and only DLC expansion for FromSoftware’s groundbreaking Elden Ring. It takes players to a whole new region, the Land of Shadow, where a new story awaits the Tarnished.
