#i love recounting the blond rykard saga

[slavonicrhapsody]

Since you're the expert on all things Rykard I have to ask how exactly the Rykard is Blonde theory came to be, and what's the proof behind it? Love your art btw 🥰

hello and thank you so so much!!!

blond Rykard wasn’t so much a theory as it was an earth-shattering revelation. flashback to 2022: I had assumed all three siblings shared the same red hair. one fateful morning I open the Elden ring manga for the first time and right there on the page is this

I was totally blindsided. this image made me rethink everything. it was a dark day

eventually I came across the Volcano Manor portrait images taken directly from the game files, and it’s pretty clear that Rykard’s hair not only doesn’t look red at all, but it’s really obviously and intentionally painted a different color than Radahn’s flaming red hair

I actually wrote an entire essay going through all possible interpretations of Rykard’s hair color because this is apparently how I choose to spend my time. so any other questions you might have would be answered there!