Does Melina open her eye?

Throughout the game, Melina will keep one eye closed. So too does Ranni the Snow Witch, and they each have a different eye closed. Melina will open her eye and reveal a dusky and murky dark blue, which many connect to the Gloam-Eyed Queen, under certain constants in the Lord of Frenzied Flame Ending.

What is up with Melina's eye?

This cutscene implies Melina released the Rune of Death to kill the Lord of Frenzied Flame. From these points, Melina has the Rune of Death inside her left eye.

Are Ranni and Melina connected?

Elden Ring's Queen Marika, mother of demi-gods, is Melina's mother, making Melina a demi-god and, therefore, Ranni's sister.

What happens if you refuse Melina in Elden Ring?

What happens if you refuse Melina in Elden Ring. Refusing Melina's offer in Elden Ring will block your progression in the game. Accepting her offer is the only way to level up in the game, and she's the one who will give you the key item Spectral Steed Whistle, which you can use to summon Elden Ring's horse Torrent.

Does Melina leave you forever?

However, most players have gotten quite attached to Melina and disliked her ending to the point of looking for ways to spare her this cruel fate. Fortunately, there is a way to prevent her from dying, but you will have to make an enemy out of her, after which she leaves for good before swearing to end your life.

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What is the hardest ending in Elden Ring?

The most difficult ending to achieve in Elden Ring is the Lord of Frenzied Flame ending. To get this ending you need to undertake a pretty obtuse and esoteric quest, meaning you might not ever come across it over the course of your standard play.

Can Melina be killed from the start?

Players recently discovered they could kill Melina with the combined power of Fires Deadly Sin and Blood Flame Weapon. Her early death doesn't affect the game and leaves behind a very helpful mechanic during boss battles.

Has anyone beat Elden Ring without Melina?

Someone Beat Elden Ring Without Talking To Any NPCs And It's Harder Than You Think. It turns out that you can avoid taking to Melina and lose out on so manty things in the process. We're way past the difficulty curve and Elden Ring is being beaten in every possible way.

Do you have to beat Melina to beat Elden Ring?

This optional boss can be found at the bottom of the Haligree, and though fighting her is optional, you're going to want to take her down on your quest to prove that you're the true Elden Lord and score her Great Rune, which can be converted into one of the best weapons in the game.

Can you beat Elden Ring without killing Melina?

Is Ranni the tarnished wife?

As for the Tarnished themselves, they are taken by Ranni as her consort. This means the Tarnished does not become the Elden Lord like in so many other endings. Under Ranni's rule, there is no Elden Lord. The Tarnished and Ranni rule together, much like Radagon did with Marika (but without being the same person).

Is Ranni good or bad?

Julianna Swickard of CBR also debated whether Ranni was good or evil, arriving at the conclusion that while she was morally grey as a character, her ending was the "best possible outcome" of all the game's endings.

Is Ranni really Rennala's daughter?

Ranni is the daughter of Radagon and Rennala. After Radagon departed and became the consort to Marika, Ranni and her siblings were raised to demigod status, as they were now the children of the consort of a goddess.

Is Melina a demi god?

Queen Marika, mother of demi-gods, is Melina's mother, making Melina a demi-god and, therefore, Ranni's sister.

Is Melina's mother Marika?

Melina was born at the foot of the Erdtree, but at some point her body was burned, leaving her a roaming spirit with no memory of her purpose, which was given by her mother within the Erdtree. Although it is never stated, it can be inferred that her mother is Queen Marika the Eternal.

Why is Melina's left eye closed?

Ergo, Melina's eye could be somehow tied to the Dark Moon, and that could suggest Ranni's eye is tied to the Golden Order. This would be the inverse of their beliefs, explaining why they keep this eye closed.

Can you cheese Melania?

A unique, heavily-memed Elden Ring weapon can actually be used to cheese the fight with Malenia, the hardest boss in the Lands Between. Within the Elden Ring community, defeating Malenia, Blade of Miquella has essentially become a right of passage.

Is Miquella still alive?

If you do this optional portion of the game, you find out that Miquella isn't actually dead. He's actually just sleeping in a weird flesh cocoon, where Mohg hopes to elevate himself to godhood through the blonde Empyryan that he's basically feeding to his blood god.

Is Malenia blind?

Her body was infected by the scarlet rot which caused cracks to appear on various parts of her body. The rot infested Malenia's eyes, leaving her permanently blind.

What is the hardest boss in Elden Ring?

The list is unsurprisingly topped by the infamously difficult Elden Ring boss Malenia, whose encounter was attempted some 329 million times, thus accounting for 5.5% of all in-game boss fights the players initiated to date.

Can you still level up after Melina dies?

One last thing to be aware of is that once you take the Frenzied Flame, Melina will leave you. You'll still be able to level up, she just won't show up at any Sites of Grace beyond that point.

What happens if you refuse Melina in Journey 2?

However, without her help you'll risk every rune you get as you won't be able to spend them on levelling up, and you'll have to walk everywhere without Torrent the spectral steed.

What ending saves Melina?

All you need to do is strip down all your armor and walk in. Three Fingers will then award you the Frenzy Flame. Melina will not be happy with this, and she will get angry and disappear forever. You can then use the Frenzy Flame to light the Erdtree and save Melina.

What happens if Melina dies in boss fight?

She leaves behind a shining, golden tree when she dies in battle that replenishes your health, and the same thing happens if she dies at a Site of Grace. Melina will reappear after this point as if nothing happened and can still be summoned during the Morgott fight.

Can you summon Melina to fight?

Melina may be summoned for the fight against Morgott, the Omen King via a sign directly outside the boss arena. After defeating Morgott, trying and failing to enter the Erdtree and resting at the Elden Throne Site of Grace, Melina appears.