
Now, as a content writer, his lifelong dream is someday to have a direct role in the gaming industry, and he works towards this goal by currently writing for engaging sites such as SR. There are game-breaking repercussions of refusing Melina in Elden Ring. After studying for four years at Yeungnam University of South Korea, Ethan received his Bachelor's in 2020, double-majoring in Business Administration and Media & Communication. You’ll meet her early, but be wary of refusing her offer. Something about her lips and eyes are very difficult to replicate or create a likeliness to without throwing the rest of her face off. This process has given him a broader and multi-cultural outlook on life, a characteristic that influences his writing and perspective on the gaming medium as a whole. I got to a delusional point where I started to just slide things around all over the place and by the end of it I had Nigel fuckin' Thornberry. Then do Millicent’s questline to get the Unalloyed Gold Needle drop from Commander O’Neil.Give this to Scarlet Aeonia after Malenia’s boss fight, to.

As a child in a military household, Ethan was constantly on the move, traveling from country to country, experiencing a wide variety of cultures and lifestyles. Yes, you can save Meline in Elden Ring, and to do this you need to get the Frenzied Flame from ‘Three Fingers’ for the Forge of the Giants.This is where Melina sacrifices herself to ignite the Erdtree entrance. as the first title he's ever played, he enjoys various genres, from platformers and FPSs to RPGs and even visual novels. Curious, to say the least.Senior Game Guides Writer for ScreenRant, Ethan Webb has been writing about video games professionally since 2021 but has been an avid gamer since childhood.

The other, who has the exact same RGB sliders for her irises (255/153/51) is Tanith. One is Millicent, who is known to have some close link to Malenia (most likely a daughter, though it beats the hell out of me how she would give birth with her genitals rotted away). Incidentally, looking at Zullie the Witch's video, in which she reveals the faces of masked NPCs, along with their sliders, we see two characters whose eyes share the golden color of Marika's lineage. If we follow the established pattern of characters' eyes changing color as they commune with various deities (and I include dragon gods in this), we can pretty safely conclude that that "dusky" eye color is not tied specifically to one individual, but rather a mark of one who has become the vessel of Destined Death, which was explicitly the case with the Dusk-Eyed Queen. I believe that what we see in that cutscene is that Melina has taken the Rune of Death/Destined Death into herself and become its vessel for the sole purpose of slaying the Lord of Frenzied Flame. This has led to a lot of speculation that she is, in fact, the Dusk-Eyed Queen spoken of in descriptions of items tied to the Godskins and the Black Flame. But then, we see her left eye open in a cutscene if she's "alive" following the Frenzied Flame ending, which is a dark blue color that many have likened to the color of dusk. This clearly ties her to Marika in some way, if we're to follow the logic we've established.

That brings us to Melina, who has one eye open for most of the game, which is a color that is most similar to the gold of the eyes of Marika's lineage (the first time we see her eyes, it's nighttime, so they appear to be darker and duller in color, but you can see it clearly during the Forge of the Giants cutscene).

The player character's eyes can also change color if they become embraced by the Frenzied Flame (yellow), partake in enough dragon communions (a more greenish yellow, with oval pupils), or become a Bloody Finger (red). the Lunar lineage).Ĭharacters with more "normal" eye color, or color that has dulled are considered Tarnished. First encountered in Limgrave, his indomitable spirit is instantly made evident. Established as a fan-favorite NPC before Elden Ring was even released, Iron Fist Alexander is a sentient jar who seeks to establish himself as a great warrior in the Lands Between. Ranni, Rennala and Sellen) are tied to Raya Lucaria and glintstone sorceries (i.e. To Test Myself, To Better Myself, To Fell Ever Greater Foes.' - Iron Fist Alexander. A common theme throughout the lore of this game is how the color of a character's eyes reveals their place within the cosmology, and their known (or potential links) to divine lineage.įor instance, characters with golden eyes are explicitly linked to Marika (and Radagon)'s Golden lineage.Ĭharacters with briliant blue eyes (i.e.
