An Elden Ring Movie ► Age of the Duskborn

I couldn't have made this video alone - please support all of the collaborators listed in the description! Everyone brought their unique strengths to this episode, and I'm lucky to work with so many talented people!

Honestly I got respect for Darius. Bro was afflicted with basically Stage 6 cancer, AIDS, Arthritis, and Parkinson’s and after hearing what happened to his brother he hit us the the Vince Carter “ I GOT ONE MORE ME”

I hope the DLC explores the death stuff more in depth due to Miquella’s connection to Godwin

Damn that Fia's Mist kill on D was absolutely brutal.

You have to be one of the most talented content creators on this platform. Your dedication to detail in your videos, your cinematic ability, and the wonderful choreography of the fight scenes was impeccable. Great stuff as always VaatiVidya, you and your team did great!

I don’t think it gets talked about much, but the voice acting in the Souls games is really great. That “Die! Die! Die!” That Devin says could’ve been generic screaming but the VA turned into a much more menacing threat, like an executioner raising the axe. Really drives the fanaticism home

You and your collaborators have raised the bar by a significant margin. Feeling privileged to be a part of this community right now.

BRO CAN WE PLEASE TALK ABOUT THE CINEMATOGRAPHY IN THIS MASTERPIECE I legitimately lost it when godskin apostle kicked in with the duel. Continue making art please.

To tell the truth, though I know Ranni's ending will be the last ending explained, I would still love to see Goldmask's storyline and the Golden Order Fundamentalists rendered in Prepare to Cry.
Brother Corhyn's blind faith and Goldmask's struggle against a Golden Order that won't change until his death both come together to tell a tragic story.

I showed my 60 year old mother this video, who has never played a single game in her life, and even she said the visuals and storytelling of this video were fantastic. Hopefully she's open to watching more of your content in the future :)

I love the lore and the stories in Elden ring. They are so good and are so intertwined with each other. I just wish I didn’t have to watch X-vid videos to understand it.

The contempt with which the Tarnished destroys D after he kills Fia is both satisfying and terrifying

If we maintain this current trend of video lengths, Ranni's story is looking to be nearly an hour long! Strap in boys, it's gonna be a wild one.

25:15 I feel for Maliketh, it’s painful to be betrayed by someone you’re so loyal to….I’ve been there….

I forgot that Fortissax still fought on in Fia's dream, it's a small detail that i've forgotten since i haven't played in a couple of months
Really convinces me that the DLC will be in Miquella's dream, especially since i also believe it's related to Godwyn

Goodness malaketh’s voice actor. Need some more credit. Wow he’s really good.

Godwyn's spear being an homage to the Dragonslayer Spear was a really nice touch. Good to see my favorite character living on, a decade after his first appearance.

The quality of this series is phenomenal. Great work guys!!

Thanks for watching everyone. This video was a true passion project, and the amazing support we receive from you keeps us inspired to create better videos with each installment in the PTC series. All I will say is that Ranni's video will be absolutely legendary. Any guesses as to how long it will be?

that honestly make me think on how good of a being godwin must have been
dude has a homie so loyal he was fighting DEATH on a dream/alter dimension just to protect his friend

as soon as I have coin to spare again, I will gladly support this endeavor! these - I don't wann say videos, I wanna say movies, are incredible! digestable for my friends and family to whom I could not properly explain why 'that strange game where you die all the time' makes me eyes so wet. thank you Vaati, thank you mispap, thank you John, Xavier, Aether & Chaos, Sebastian, Quelaag and SmoughTown. You have created a true masterpiece of a series! I hunger and thirst for many more to come!

Holy hell, I'm actually speechless. The Prepare To Cry videos for Dark Souls 1 are a huge reason why I became such a big fan of these games. And now that you have a budget, the quality has just gone through the roof. Amazing work. I just got shivers down my spine, watching this on my laptop at the library.
Thank you for all that you do and made possible.

38:56 The music is swelling, the story is captivating, Maliketh is gracefully dancing through the air like he has wings carrying him through the fight...
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" _Ha_ , you bonked him with the flippy sword~"
Yep, that's Elden Ring!

C'était absolument incroyable 👌👌

One of the most beautifully written and performed stories of Elden Ring, and you just elevated it to the next level.

Love the idea of this series being your interpretation of the way the story unfolds, and the reminder is much appreciated. The cinematic style of this series wows me every time.

You've always been a bonfire for this community. Maybe even *the* Bonfire, and it's so fitting that your works now include so many more others that have a love for these twisted little worlds
and their tragic and heroic characters. Thanks for all the years Vaati and for stoking the flames of lore for both new and old members of the audience. Your recent uploads feel like a revitalization and it'll be great to see what you all do with the DLC.
Good shit.

It seems no matter how high you and your partners raise the bar, you still find a way to raise it again. An absolutely captivating story, composed and told perfectly. The Fortissax battle in particular was jaw-dropping, I cannot believe that fight could be so choreographed.

Your videos are amazing! Keep up the good work 👏🏻

During my playthrough I found Fia's story the most compelling. The last few scenes with her were so emotive compared to most interactions in the game.

I actually teared up at Rogier’s death scene here, he’s such a wise character and a big help with Margit. Leaning against his his hat in his final moments awake, heartbreaking.

The production quality in these videos is blowing my mind. I would love to see Vaati return to Dark Souls and Bloodborne eventually to give those games this treatment. Thanks for another great video!

This is truly a masterpiece

This was awesome, really some next level stuff. The cinematography and artwork were top notch. By the way the artwork for the black blade inscription @ 17:08 is just…mwaa chefs kiss…perfect!! Keep up the good work vaati boy!!

This is some of the best work iv ever seen put into a lore video

The script, the visuals, the presentation, the audio, everything about these videos has pushed the quality of in-depth storytelling to new heights. Tremendous props to everyone who works on these. It's absolutely beautiful to watch and I am enraptured by these videos. I am beyond excited to see the Age of Stars ending video when it comes out! Love your videos as always Vaati

The detail of the player character using different weapons and spells related to death throughout their journey in the video is incredible. It's as if they're examining, studying, exploring the different forms of death, as a Death Philosopher.

Man I cant help but laugh at the "Wrath of D" line. Dude sounds so fucking nuts and I love it

this video is on another level. ive been watching your channel for years and i must say the production value of these novels you and the others create is staggering. the perfect mixing of in game dialog with your script mixes in a way where even though they speak in a sort of backwards old english thats hard to understand the way its put in your story almost translates it for us. even though the character is silent the script and the environmental storytelling you created almost gave them a verbal script. i could hear the character speak which is just brilliant script writing. the music in the background was muted in the story telling but always there ever present. Only to swell and demand attention during the fight scenes. exquisite. Now the fight scenes itself are a masterpiece. you guys took a game that is famous for its difficulty and created beautifully choreographed movie scenes with it. Camera angles where perfect. (radagon death scene with him falling over had me out of my chair) the choreographing was impeccable, the scene sticking out most in my head was the ending fight with D setting it up as the protagonist on the back foot at the beginning, taking a swing as a spell is being cast making the viewer believe "oh! hes got the timing he'll interrupt the spell and gain ground in the fight!" only to have the spell go off first knocking our champion back. This creates perfect tension in the fight even for those who have played through this storyline on their own. Even though this is what i would describe as a documentary on Elden Rings story you guys turned it into a full blown movie and for me personally. This movie gets a 10/10. Simply amazing. Well done!

It would be nice to have a perfect order ending video too! This one was very good 😭

32:16 The melody in the background and her words are so melancholic and deep, yet beckon for sympathy and empathy...Beautiful!!! Then you fight Godwyn's friend Fortissax....What an epoch!!!

That Fortissax battle was incredibly well done. This entire video rules.

Ever since I started noticing parallels between Dark Souls and Elden Ring, I have had a Theory. A theory so crazy it might just be right. Hear me out, for there are two parts to this theory.
You See, there are many things that seem to imply Elden Ring to be a Prequel to Dark Souls 1; the title "The first of the dead" is shared by Nito, whose role as ruler over all death and impromptu king of the undead, mirrors that of the yet-to-be-reborn Godwyn. The Erdtree Burns here, and so the gods of Dark Souls find a Fire, deep beneath the earth, and within it the souls of lords... elden lords, perhaps? Giants and Dragons live across the lands between, and some giants dress surprisingly similar to those found in Lordran, even blacksmithing with their great strength, just like a giant in Anor Londo. The Basilisk Frogs of Deathblight that are found at the root of the erdtree, are also found, perhaps later, in the great hollow, the base and roots of a Giant Archtree, beside a lake filled with Ash... like would remain after the burning of the Erdtree, perhaps. The Dragons still roam across The Lands Between, and perhaps after the burning of the erdtree, the slow fall of the golden order, perhaps the dragons chose to rule once more in the fog. Perhaps these dragons were then slain by the gods of Dark Souls. The Serpent is Derided as a sign of avarice, and what do we have in Elden Ring, but a massive serpent, avaricious to the point of devouring even gods.
So many things line up if Elden Ring actually took place before Dark Souls, however, many other details seem to point towards the Opposite Conclusion, for there are many things that seem to suggest that Elden Ring takes place _after_ Dark Souls 3.
The Stray Demons of Dark Souls 3 are covered in roots and branches, nearly overgrown, and in Elden Ring the Erdtree Avatars ARE overgrown and seem to be the same beings, if empowered by the minor erdtrees. At the end of the hidden ending of DS3, the firekeeper says that lights will grow in the void, and what do we have in elden ring but a void with stars in it, the same void that spawned Astel, and the Fallingstar Beasts, possibly even Gravity Magic Itself. There's a cult in the far north of The Lands Between, which worships an Eclipse. not an eclipse like we would see in our world, but the Exact Same Bleeding Eclipse that we see in Dark Souls 3, its image a crest on shields oh so similar to those wielded by undead that once bore that mark on their chests. The design is Unmistakable, so if this didn't happen after the events of Dark Souls 3... how did it get there? The bridge-like highways of The Lands Between are oh so similar to those seen in Dark Souls 3 that it seems hardly a coincidence; down to the square indents in the sides every so often. The use of Crystals in Magic grew throughout the events of the Dark Souls Trilogy, from a niche technique barely harnessed by Seath the Scaleless, to something used by the Crystal mage, and thus seemingly more frequently. And what do we have in Elden Ring, but its full integration into common magic as the Glintstone Sorceries. Sister Friede's blackflame is now used by the Godskin Mages, The Chaos Flame requires linking like the fires of old, down to the motions required. The Serpent-men still exist, still by that name. Aldrich, devourer of gods, could very well have grown to a large, serpentine form. Perhaps The Greater Will found an archtree worthy of bearing its power.
My theory, however, pulls on both pools of evidence and a shared theme of Dark Souls and Elden Ring; The turning of an age, the turning of a cycle. What if the events of Elden Ring are just the other half of a cycle? One that repeats over and over again, just like the linking of the flame, one that starts in a formless age of fog when beings find the souls of lords among a fire, one that ends when the erdtree burns, and fog envelops the world once more... while the souls of lords smoulder beneath the ground, waiting to be found? And in the middle, an age of Darkness, after which stars dot the void.
Yet certain things stay the same, the flame can burn out of control, the void can corrupt, and the gods impose their will upon humanity, who worship blindly, even if some wish to shed that yolk.
This is my theory, take it as you will.

Why does this not have MORE LIKES! THIS WAS ABSOLUTELY STUNNING! I absolutely enjoyed this. I appreciate all the hard work and effort you and your team put in

This is pure art. Thank you Vaati and all involved for bringing this to us.

There’s so much talent in the world, it’s crazy I didn’t get a single drop. Truly a masterpiece… great work

This is the most beautiful piece of Elden Ring content I've seen yet, which is saying a great deal because of how much great stuff there is. This ending, and all the questlines that make it up, was what I did in my very first playthrough of Elden Ring, and it's always had a special place in my heart because of that. This is brilliant, and so very touching. Extraordinary work as always!

It’s insane how high quality these videos are becoming. Kudos to EVERYONE involved in this process. This stuff is better than most tv shows.

What an absolutely incredible video! I sat and watched the entire thing from start to finish captivated by the countless hours of work and effort you and your peers put into this! Great job Vaati! What an amazing way to help others understand Elden Ring's story and get them invested in it! Props man!

That was insane, thank you 🥺💖

What an amazing retelling of the duskborne ending. This really makes me want to make a necromancer.

As someone who has watched your channel from the original prepare to cry to this, it is absolutely inspiring to see how much progress, love, and effort your videos continue to get while they evolve into the next beast of lore video. I truly think you are one of the best souls lore presenter on the internet man, and you are a constant inspiration to one day try and make videos once life slows down a little!

That fight scene with D....had me in tears, he cared for his brother.

The cinematography in this video was truly stunning, huge props to Mispap1

Great video, i never expected Fia to hold such significance and that her questline would give a whole new ending. Although it would've been better if you had mentioned something about the dusk/ gloam-eyed-queen; who originally wielded the power of destined death. So i hoped that she'd have some sort of significance in this ending or its outcome. I myself am quite confused about the subject and would appreciate if you made a video about your take on the topic.

I love the different things the pc does like the laying his head on rogier, the blue flame at ranni’s true body, the hand on fia’s head it just make everything more cinematic

These are so amazing! I honestly can't believe that this production quality is made by a sole content creator on YT! You've done a great service to the Elden Ring lore community, & I just can't get enough of your videos! Thank you so much!
I would LOVE to see 1 of these movie length kore videos made on Ranni's ending with the Age of Stars next! 🙇‍♀️🙏🥰

Pretty much everyone has already said it, but I'm saying it again: it's a REALLY good video! Congrats to all the team behind it. I loved the animations made to the story points beyond those covered visually by the game. Can't wait for the next lore videos!
And those made from the dlc we'll get!

Your videos have made me enjoy playing the game so much more than just blindly killing boss after boss. Keep up the great content!

Still get chills with the Malekith transformation and the music; it’s an incredible sequence. His move set is damn awesome as well.

I'm only in the first Start of the video and I want to say the animation is amazing and I hope I could see more of this for The entirety of for Elden ring and dark souls in this type of animation style. Thank you my friend

It amazes me that you and your teamare able to put together such an extravagant lore video with nothing but in game assets and a little modding. It attests to both the amazingly rich game FromSoftware has given us as well as the creativity from your team as well. I can't believe how far games have come for a video like this to be possible. Amazing all around.

23:56 to 26:08
This whole bit just made me feel a certain way
Absolutely awesome work here !!!!!!

Thank you so much for this. You guys are incredible

the part where Rogier describes his friendship with D really gets me, especially when he says "But our paths since diverged. Never again to cross. Though that's hardly an uncommon fate for two friends".

I love the characters you create for your videos. You can really see the story behind them, and how they fit into the specific part of lore you're working on.
Also, I suppose I finally understand Those Who Live in Death, they simply live without "souls"

I love the idea of changing armor set to royal remains, as if Fia’s hug turned you into one of those who live in death

Que maravilla de videos haces❤

absolutely phenomenal storytelling as always, love the takes on the lore, love the showcase of all the weapons and summons, this was my first ending and i was very disapointed in that a handful of them just got pallet swapped endings but i very much enjoyed this take on it.

Stellar production Vaati! Absolutely top tier lore presentation and retelling, really, this is on another level.
I can't wait for your take on my blue waifu Ranni (the storyline I was drawn into on my first playthrough without knowing anything about it going in)

wow, thank you so much for those videos, so rich and beautiful, poetic. I have never been so passionate about a game's lore, and I love that.

Vaati, you’ve done it again my good sir. It’s been amazing to watch your “Prepare to Cry” videos evolve from DS1 all the way to Elden Ring. You are a piece of the reason I love this franchise so much! Please don’t stop my man! I’m sending this to my friends who just got into Elden ring and want to know about the lore!!!

D and rogier’s friendship is amazing

I hope VaatiVidya is hired to make all the cutscenes for the next Souls game.

jeez this production is so impressive. Well Done!

The animation in this video is absolutely incredible!! Thank you Vaati for supporting 2D animation and the artist behind it!!

The editing of this video is extremely professional. Absolutely amazing.

This is definitely a deeply collaborative work, but I hope you feel the deep satisfaction of being the one who brings it all together.
These are beautiful... and it'd be lovely if the folks at FromSoftware could see and enjoy loving takes like these on their work.

Awesome! At this point this could be a standalone Movie with such visuals! Thanks for the Hard work!

My gosh, the production quality you and your partners create is unbelievably amazing. The amount of detail put into the shots and editing was extremely well thought out. I also really enjoyed you throwing in a laugh with the metal music against the Mariner. Well done!

....this was incredible, a full on movie. The passion, work everything I loved everything about this.

My GOD that last fight’s cinematography was absolutely immaculate. This team is absolutely legendary.

Honestly Thanks for doing this.
Silly Weird I don’t have A Console just tablet. I won’t play Elden Ring but it’s the kind of art and storytelling I enjoy. I can still find inspiration and get ideas from videos like yours though. That compared to 90% shallow storytelling in media this days.. believe me the work you guys chose to do I Very Very much appreciated.. it was really worth your time and effort
I hope you continue and are blessed with meaning and support through your whole creative process

I love this series you got going on. Very informative and relaxing. I barely sleep at night, but just listening/watching these videos puts my mind at ease (like listening to rain at night in the fall). Can’t wait for more to come!👏🏽💯

Man the cinematics of this was so good, you should be proud of yourself and others who worked with you

This video reminded me of everything I love about Vaatividya lore videos, from the first dark souls till elden ring and everything in between. Brilliant work.

Really looking forward to something on the Greater Will and the Golden Order!

I think this may be your best mate. Tremendous work

This was seriously great work 😳
These videos are like comfort food..

These were easily some of the biggest and best scenes you've had in a video, who ever did the editing did an absolutely stellar job

End part NEEDS a kickass electric guitar solo after "the age of duskborn"

Love the video! Can’t wait to see the next one. But don’t give up on the golden order ending please.

Amazing video editing from you and collaborators was beautiful to watch, and commentary is great as always from you

It's very sad that both Lanseax and Fortissax lost the person they loved.

Your quality of video only gets better
Thanks for bringing us those

Your old videos used to be good but my god this is a MASTERPIECE.

This quality is massive. Extremely well done, wow.

Your content is next level stuff. I enjoy these lore videos a lot.

Holy shit! Over 2.5m subs? I didn't realize Dark Souls became that popular. I always knew you were a great narrator with a nice voice. You deserve the subs man. I still don't know anything about Dark Souls or Elden Ring but you do a great job at trying to teach me about it.

That cannonball onto the Tibia Mariner was glorious.
Seriously though splendidly done, simply incredible.