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Pure and Radiant, he wields love to shrive clean the hearts of men. There is nothing more terrifying. - Sir Ansbach
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Miquella the Kind,[3] also known as Miquella of the Haligtree,[8] is an Empyrean and son of Queen Marika the Eternal and King Consort Radagon. He is the elder twin brother of Malenia, and together they are known as the Twin Prodigies (天賦の双子, Tenpu no Futago). He is a Remembrance Boss in Shadow of the Erdtree.
Overview[]
Early Life[]
Miquella and his twin sister were born with incurable afflictions, with Miquella's curse being perpetual youth.[9] Miquella made a promise to Malenia and experimented tirelessly in an attempt to undo their curses. The twins were very close, and Malenia became Miquella's sworn blade and protector.[10] Miquella was loved by many people and had a remarkable ability to compel affection from others.[11] For this reason, many regarded him as the most fearsome Empyrean.[12][13]
Miquella was chosen by his Two Fingers to become an Empyrean, destined to succeed Queen Marika.[14] He was an adherent of Golden Order Fundamentalism, and developed new incantations as gifts to his father Radagon.[15][16] However, Miquella abandoned Fundamentalism when it failed to treat Malenia's rot. He then began creating Unalloyed Gold,[17] which he used it to craft needles that could ward away the meddling of outer gods and forestall Malenia's incurable rot.[18] These needles could even be used to subdue the power of the Frenzied Flame.[19] He also unsuccessfully sought a solution for his half-brother Godwyn's state of incomplete death.[20][21]
St. Trina[]
Just as his parents were two halves of the same person, Miquella also had another half—St. Trina—who was said to visit people in their dreams.[22] St. Trina was Miquella's fate,[23] and she embodied his boundless love.[24][25]
The Haligtree[]
Miquella's Great Rune once cast powerful charms
At some point, Miquella started watering a sapling with his own blood in the hope that it would become a new Erdtree.[26] The sapling was grown on top of the fortress of Elphael and became known as the Haligtree. Soldiers and Knights sworn to protect the Haligtree would use Unalloyed gold to symbolize their loyalty and devotion to Miquella, wearing crowns made of the metal and creating shields embedded with it.[27][28][29][30] Miquella was also said to bless the low and meek.[27] The Haligtree would become a hidden haven,[31] and was intended to be the eventual salvation for many of the persecuted and the unwanted in the Lands Between, such as the Albinaurics.[32]
As Miquella pursued godhood, he knew that he would have to take a consort, to which his eyes fell upon his half-brother General Radahn. He approached Radahn with this offer, to which the General vowed that he would become as such, in return for unspecified terms on Miquella and Malenia's behalf.[33][34] Malenia journeyed with her armies to fight Radahn, in an attempt to kill him, which would have allowed Miquella to resurrect him as he promised. The resulting battle ended with Malenia unleashing her Scarlet Aeonia, whispering beforehand in Radahn's ear that "Miquella awaits thee, O promised consort."[35] After using her last resort attack, Malenia entered a comatose state, and one of her knights took it upon herself to carry her leader's slumbering body back across the Lands Between to the Haligtree. Radahn had survived, albeit barely standing, and his mind was riddled by the Scarlet Rot. He was now little more than a howling beast aimlessly wandering the battlefield, devouring the corpses of friends and foes alike.[36]
While Malenia was away at war, Miquella embedded himself into the Haligtree to progress his ascension but was kidnapped during his slumber.[37] Another of Miquella's half-brothers was to blame, Mohg, who was patroned by an Outer God known as the Formless Mother.[38] He took the sleeping Empyrean deep underground to the Mohgwyn Palace, where he would raise Miquella to full godhood himself through blood offerings, and then to take on the role of Miquella's consort instead of Radahn, becoming the new monarch of a Mohgwyn Dynasty.[39] Mohg would have his followers render offerings of blood and drench Miquella's cocoon in order to facilitate his awakening.[40] Despite all of Mohg's efforts, Miquella remained completely unresponsive.[39] At some point after his abduction, Miquella had covertly placed an enchantment on Mohg, wishing to use the Omen to gain access to the Realm of Shadow, and to use his body as a vessel for the resurrection of Radahn.[41] Sir Ansbach, a Pureblood Knight in service to Mohg, attempted to free his lord by challenging Miquella, only to succumb to an enchantment of his own.[42]
With Miquella's absence, his Haligtree became a misshapen husk, slowly succumbing to the Scarlet Rot.[30][43] The Haligtree's soldiers and Malenia desperately awaited Miquella's return to the rotten tree.[44] [45]
The Realm of Shadow[]
Miquella and his promised consort, Radahn
Making use of Mohg, Miquella entered the Realm of Shadow, the location of the Gate of Divinity. As Miquella traveled through the Realm of Shadow, he abandoned parts of himself, including his flesh, his eye, his doubt and vacillation, his love, and his fears. Golden Miquella's Crosses resembling a Great Rune appeared at each location where he abandoned something, akin to Miquella's footprints.[46] Miquella's followers, who pursued him into the Realm of Shadow, used these crosses to trace his path through the realm.[47] Miquella also discarded his other half, St. Trina,[48] in the Stone Coffin Fissure. St. Trina, whose love for Miquella was boundless despite her abandonment,[1] recognized that godhood would be a prison for the Empyrean,[49] and desired for him to be killed out of mercy.[50]
Eventually, a Tarnished champion broke into Mohg's palace and slew the Lord of Blood for his great rune. Sir Gideon Ofnir suggested it might be safer to destroy the cocoon that Miquella remains asleep in.[51] Instead, the Tarnished met Needle Knight Leda, a loyal follower of Miquella, who urged them to travel to the Realm of Shadow by touching Miquella's withered arm within the cocoon.[52]
Within the Realm of Shadow, the Tarnished encounters several more of Miquella's followers, learns of his mission to ascend to godhood via the Gate of Divinity,[53] and of the powerful charm that he had placed upon his disciples, which is broken when he discards his Great Rune.[54] After gaining access to the tower of Enir-Ilim, the Tarnished is confronted by a resurrected Radahn, in a vessel made from the remains of Mohg.[41] During the ensuing battle, Miquella steps out of the Gate of Divinity and embraces Radahn as his consort.[55] The Tarnished triumphs over Radahn and Miquella, thus preventing Miquella's age of compassion.[56]
Dialogue[]
| English Dialogue |
| Gate of Divinity: Intro cutscene |
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| My loyal blade. And champion of the festival. |
| Both your deeds will ever be praised in song. |
| Now, the vow will be honoured, and my Lord brother's soul will return. |
| So that he may be my consort. |
| Gate of Divinity: Phase 2 cutscene |
| Lord brother. |
| At long last, you are returned. |
| Tarnished one. |
| Aspiring Lord of the old order. |
| If you have known sin, if you grieve for this world, |
| then yield the path forward to us. |
| To I, Miquella, |
| and my promised consort, Radahn. |
| Radahn, Consort of Miquella: Grab attack (1st) |
| I promise you. |
| A thousand year voyage guided by compassion. |
| Radahn, Consort of Miquella: Grab attack (2nd) |
| Let your thoughts...be only of love. |
| Radahn, Consort of Miquella: Grab Attack (final) |
| Lord of the old order. |
| Let us go together. |
| Gate of Divinity: Memory |
| Lord brother. |
| I'm going to be a god. |
| If we honour our part of the vow, |
| promise me you'll be my consort. |
| I'll make the world a gentler place. |
 Gate of Divinity: Phase 2 cutscene (unused)
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| I hereby swear. |
| To every living being, and every living soul. |
| Now comes the age of our eden. |
| A thousand year voyage guided by compassion. |
| Beginning here, love encompasses all. |
| No living thing will be denied, no deed censured. |
| I am ready. To embrace the whole of it. |
| Let us go together. Radahn, my promised consort. |
| Elden Ring ending cutscene (unused)
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| Young seedling, young seedling. |
| Return to the bosom of earth. |
| But remember well, |
| Thou'rt mine. |
| So shall I give of myself. This is for thee. |
| Mine abundance, my drop of dew. |
| Quench thy thirst, throughout thy frame. |
| Blossom and burgeon, time and again. |
| Grow larger, stronger. |
| Until the day cometh. |
| When thou canst share in my dream. |
| Elden Ring, O Elden Ring. |
| Beget Order most elegant, from my tender reverie. |
| Elden Ring ending cutscene 2 (unused)
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| If thou covetest the throne, |
| Impress my vision upon thine heart. |
| In the new world of thy making, |
| all things will flourish, |
| whether graceful, or malign. |
Notes[]
- Miquella's Lily is a delicate flower of Unalloyed gold, thought to be beloved by him in his youth. It signifies the faith in the Haligtree.
- The Albinaurics, beings artificially created by human hands, view Miquella's Haligtree area as the chosen land.[57]
- The Haligtree is also inhabited by many unwanted and persecuted races, such as the Albinaurics, the Misbegotten, the Crystalians and the Kindred of Rot.
- Even before Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree released, there are hints in-game about the connection between Miquella and St. Trina:
- They are associated with their respective lilies, Miquella's Lily and Trina's Lily. Either is a rare drop from the Cleanrot Knights, who serve Malenia, Miquella's sister.
- Similarly, the Albinauric Archers guarding the waygate to the Haligtree have lily motif armor and can drop St. Trina's Arrows.
- A cookbook dedicated to St. Trina allows the player to create the Bewitching Branch, blessed by Unnalloyed Gold incantations.
- The duality of Marika and Radagon, Miquella's parents.
Gallery[]
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Relevant Items[]
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Behind the scenes[]
- A game ending associated with Miquella was cut from the final version of Shadow of the Erdtree. Miquella would have spoken to the Tarnished, "If thou covetest the throne, Impress my vision upon thine heart. In the new world of thy making, all things will flourish, whether graceful, or malign."[58]
- In earlier versions of Elden Ring, Miquella was the shardbearer of the Rune of Abundance.
- In one version, Miquella was associated with the Abundance Twinblade, an item which was later released as Euporia in Shadow of the Erdtree.
- In another build of the game, Miquella's consciousness would have been within the world of his dream. In a cut quest, Miquella acted as St. Trina of the Cradlesong, the saint of slumber. He would have sung a lullaby to soothe the Red-Eyed Merchants of their Frenzied Flame affliction and helped them to retain their personhood and prevent them from becoming "one".[59]
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