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I think I'll start posting my art here now

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the fool. the tower. and the world.

birthday gift from @chiefexecutiveofnir.

tarot card inspirations below the cut.

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Marika bathed the village of her home in gold, knowing full well that there was no one to heal.

I’m still crying about Shaman Village months later.

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another reminder that Marika can

Love her kids, but be an abusive parent. She can love her children but neglect, abuse, and even abandon them because she never learned to sacrifice her own ego for her children's well being.

Have a tragic backstory, yet still inflict the same suffering and pain she endured upon others. She can be a victim of genocide, and turn around and commit genocide in turn because to her it's justice, or even a poor attempt to protect the world she is trying to build.

It's called being a complex, multifaceted character. She's not just "a poor sad victim" and she's not just "pure evil". Please stop trying to shove her into a box. she's not going to fit in it.

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have this been done yet?

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Love of A Woman☀️🗡️🩸

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The most interesting part with Leda for me, is that for all of the murder she does, she doesnt seem to enjoy it in any way. When she fights Ansbach, the Hornsent, Thiollier or you, she always seems to express some form of regret at having to kill you. Of course, she doesnt actually have to kill anyone, she is just very quick to use murder as a solution, but it doesnt seem to stem from a desire to hurt others, it feels like she genuinely believes this is the only way forward.

She says she is mistrustful of others, and while that convo is kinda funny, it really does feel like she has lost all trust in mankind. In the dialogue about Hornsent's crusade, while most people remember the "they were never saints" part, I mostly remember "Man is by nature a creature of conquest". It really does speak to how she views people, and it seems like she believes Miquella's forced age of compassion is the only way to change things for the better, that without his control, everyone would just constantly be at each other's throats. It almost makes me wonder about the needle kights. Did she kill them for the same reason ? Were they actually disloyal to Miquella ? Was there already infighting before she came along ? Whatever the case, Leda is now utterly convinced of Miquella's cause, and is ready to do anything to bring him to power.

It's a very interesting dynamic with Miquella, who is always portrayed as a very hopeful figure, always trying to create a kind and compassionate world, while Leda is a very pessimistic one. She seems to almost embody his "through whatever means necessary" philosophy. Had Miquella succeeded, i could almost see her taking on a role similar to the one Messmer took for Marika, an enforcer, someone who does the dirty jobs so their god can keep their hands clean. Hell, she's almost started to do it by herself, Miquella wouldn't even need to ask her.

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every day that passes without someone making an epic painting of hornsent fighting messmer like they do with igon fighting bayle i execute another hostage.

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i am not a hornsent apologist. what does he have to apologize for? you all should apologize to him.

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I think Marika really did love Godfrey because it’s more interesting if she did than if she didn’t care for him at all

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hornsent grandam: i make you soup :) i only wish to live to the day when the man who slaughtered my family is brought to justice.

some people for whatever reason: this EVIL HAG wants you to COMMIT MURDER! which NO OTHER NPC ever does!

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"marika did not recreate anything resembling the nightmare of the jar ritual. her reign is pretty standard warfare and conquest" is an actual take i saw in the comments of one of zullies videos. the omen definitely were not ritually imprisoned and mutilated under her reign. the fire giants definitely were not the victims of genocide solely because marika was paranoid they might threaten her power. and before you say "radagon did that" who canonically controls radagon. marika calls him her "leal hound of the golden order" he is not the one in control here. he was not a god before she made him one. let marika be a god. let marika be a bad person like everyone else in the game. that doesnt make her any less complex or sympathetic.

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there is only one “wholesome gigachad” in elden ring and her name is nepheli loux. warrior.