Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Story Trailer Breakdown and Lore Discussion

From Software and Bandai Namco have released a new cinematic story trailer for Elden Rings DLC. Dave, Lucy, and Tamoor go through it and pull out all the hidden details in this trailer breakdown.

Timestamps:
00:52 - Narrator
01:30 - Reproductive imagery
01:51 - Snake bangle significance
02:54 - Seduction and betrayal
03:42 - Messmer’s parentage
04:32 - Golden threads
05:22 - Birth of the Erdtree
07:50 - Location of expansion
09:40 - The Unseen War
10:15 - Significance of flames
10:52 - Soldiers
11:38 - The Purge
12:30 - More snakes
13:00 - Messmer’s flame
14:00 - Maiden
14:37 - Lion dancer
16:40 - Messmer’s dragon eye
17:00 - Impaling
17:57 - Deathroot castle
18:38 - The Great Tree
19:27 - Miquella
21:35 - Sealing off the Shadowlands
22:50 - Are Miquella and Messmer the same?
23:15 - Miquella’s Great Rune
23:50 - Divine tower
24:28 - Original artwork
24:50 - St. Trina
27:10 - Characters from gameplay trailer
28:18 - Expansion logo

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