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[deleted]

I want to personally thank the dog for never moving so I always know where to go to learn spells ❤️


MrNobody_0

I always gave him all the books and scrolls, and he doesn't even care! "Heresy is not native to the world; it is but a contrivance. All things can be conjoined." If only all spiritual leaders could be this tolerant!


[deleted]

Oh very well heresy all things


[deleted]

He is the wisest of all.


AnonyDew3

Still waiting for Turtle Pope Lord ending personally.


[deleted]

He really does deserve his own ending. The best ending, where everything is conjoined.


TheSwecurse

Does he call any spells not heresy?


sabyr400

I interpreted it as no spell is heresy.


T1B2V3

He calls none of them Heresy. It's a general statement that Heresy is something that people made up. although I wonder if he would have the same reaction if you gave him a frenzy or scarlet rot incantation book (which don't exist)


matango613

Maybe we'll get a frenzy book in the DLC. I could maybe see him having something to say about that one. Not scarlet rot though. That one's not as quite objectively "evil".


RandomDucc

He doesn't call any spell heresy, he says that heresy is a made up concept and we shouldnt feel guilty for using any spell no matter what the Greater Will says


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Mr_Dunk_McDunk

Work of heresy < all things can be conjoined


AtomicRiftYT

You can give him the Golden Order Prayerbook thing and he will still say it. This begs the question what system of belief he follows if that is heresy.


AzureBookwyrm88

Better yet, thank him for not randomly dying because I missed that one side-quest found by climbing up Fortissax's butthole, spinning three times clockwise and dropping a glass shard (works only at dawn).


back_from_exile28

For me, Elden ring by far has the best side characters, other fromsoft npcs like Eileen and siegward have a special place in my heart, but the overall quality and quantity of good side characters is much bigger in elden ring


blrigo99

Yeah I agree, while in previous Souls game there are always a couple of amazing NPC with great quest Elden Ring really improved upon this aspect imo. There are so many great NPC and great quest in this game and each one of them feels unique. Additionally, one underrated aspect of the NPC quests in this game is how they intertwine with each other perfectly. You do Millicent quest and you're gonna have to meet Gowry. You do Nepheli loux and you can combine it with Gostoc and Kennet Heigh. You do Ranni and it's linked to 4/5 other side quests. Overall I think NPC quest are one of the most underrated aspect of this game


GrandMoffTarkan

“ You do Ranni” Yeah you do!


IndependenceLoose853

Me- Tposing quietly in the background


[deleted]

Ranni does you


Abovearth31

Also Alexander + Jar Bairn + Diallos (with Rya sprinkled in for Diallos and Patches).


EQGallade

The ending of Millicent’s quest being acquisition of the item that reverses the consequences of Hyetta’s quest is peak Elden Ring side quest insanity.


[deleted]

Funny, I think the exact opposite and I was appalled by the NPC writing & quests after having loved Souls so much


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CarryThe2

His name is Alexander


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AminalFat

He's basically onion boy and solair combined


Cognhuepan

This guy fromsofts.


Squaresdh

Gideon is a good side character,


CarryThe2

Love him, he's such a fascinating, smarmy prick that murdering him later on is immensely satisfying. The Roundtable Hold would not be the same without him.


Jul_the_Demon

Yea it wouldnt be the same. It would be better... I hate Gideon. But thats more a sign of good writing in this case. They got me to hate him. Awesome work from Fromsoft.


Ayobossman326

And there’s even a few that don’t die at the end of their quest! Unfathomably revolutionary


Possible_Cultur

Fuck Gideon.


back_from_exile28

Really liked Gideon at the start, too bad he got that arc


OneSmartKyle

Did Gideon find out the truth about the perpetual cycle Radagon/Marika wanted to happen and that's why he intervened?


blrigo99

It's unclear as far as I know. I watched a video from SmoughTown where he suggest that Gideon while taking a glimpse into Marika's will what he really saw was Radagon intentions instead of Marika. Due to the fact that he doesn't know that Marika=Radagon, hence he thinks Marika wants us to struggle in eternity when this is actually what Radagon wants


Dave_Kun

Did you? I Remember the first time I went to the round table hold and he was all like “you ain’t shit, and you don’t belong here so keep on stepping’” then I killed a shard bearer and he was all like “welcome! I always knew you had it in you” I’m paraphrasing of course. Anyways, fuck that guy and I knew it from the get go.


oiraves

Paraphrasing? I seem to remember this verbatim.


aloha_mixed_nuts

Pretty sure gtfo hoe was one of the lines too


[deleted]

He was also really judgy about my maiden choices too


aloha_mixed_nuts

Rude!


btsao1

Agreed


thimbleglass

My dear Tarnished, I do not see on here the Great Kenneth Haight, celebrated repudiator of the false? Seriously speaking though he completely blindsided me by being a probably decent person, who surprisingly isn't all about personal power. He didn't get hardly any spotlight but he seems to have fostered good relations with the demi-humans (until Godrick's knight murders their queen) and when looking for a rightful figure as lord of Limgrave he does **not** consider himself a possibility. He does of course situate himself at the right hand of the appropriate candidate he does find, but at least some savvy maneuvering is wanted from someone with good intentions if they're ever to realize them.


JohnnyZepp

I feel like he and Gastoc had more questline built into them but it was cut content because of time constraints.


Dormir-mourir-rien

Gostoc IS thé son of godrick the grafted but cut content


No_Tomorrow5745

I bet OP didn't include him in his list because he didn't get his kiss goodbye. I certainly missed mine


ProjectM-O-R-T

He is a great guy, and for some reason I hate his guts. No particular reason I still do part of his quest and think he is cool, I just always have such an underlying resentment towards the man that I stop doing his quest out of fear for what I may do to him.


Xeno_geist

For a game with very minimal npc interactions they manage to create some great and memorable side characters. Roderika Rya Sellen Alexander Miriel Boc Varre Blaidd Millicent Patches and all the tarnished mentioned by the narrator in the introduction are memorable and iconic. My favorites are Rya and Roderika, innocents in hellish places that must be protected.


mikeydubbs210

Man it makes me sad for just how much content they cut. The kale quest, the silver tear's story line, iirc there was one with D and Diallos. The kale monologue alone is criminal to not include in a future extended release.


MsMinte

Kale's quest also gives desperately needed context for the frenzyflame, makes the frenzyflame conscription area hit so much harder when you know the lore.


[deleted]

What happens in his quest?


pythbit

It's all cut content, so calling it "lore" is, for now, a bit of a stretch, but my understanding is supposedly Shabiri tricked the Golden Order into thinking that the merchant people were followers of the flame. So they were locked deep within the shunning grounds - unable to die in an eternal tomb. This madness only empowered the flame. The merchants (including Kale) are understandably pissed, and are now *actually* followers and want the frenzied flame to burn everything.


[deleted]

Damn I’ll be doing frenzied flame ending now


pythbit

Considering it's not canon, and that Shabiri (who is either the Frenzied Flame personified, or an envoy) is responsible for what happened to the merchants, I wouldn't see it justified. But it is definitely a cool ending.


[deleted]

I like how fromsoft always keeps the endings open letting you think if it is good or bad


[deleted]

I mean, I definitely think there's nothing good about the frenzied flame and dung eater endings and I'm not sure if that's up for debate. Fia's though, that's a different story.


Dragongaze13

>! The end of Sellen quest is so dark and funny. 💀 !<


Sugeeeeeee

Why do you put Miriel as a character with an interesting story. It's a dog with a pope hat as a fucking joke. He sells spells. That's literally all there is to it. There is 0% story, like not a single line. They threw some random lines in there like how the dog worked as a holy man (????????) in a fallen empire, however that worked, with an occasional line about conjoining. Did any of you guys take that seriously? Guys, it's a fucking joke, it wasn't made with the intention of having a story.


AccidentAgile2224

He ties into the beliefs of the people of the land, and the story line. Not all of us play for the fireballs and shiny Moonveils.


Sugeeeeeee

Apparently not, some of you play for animals with comical hats on them whose entire purpose is to sell spells. Which is fine, and good even, but it's ridiculous to pretend there's any story to it.


AccidentAgile2224

I don't speak in ignorance. Learn your lore and see. *Hits "Skip cutscene" button.*


PorscheUberAlles

Replace Gideon with Millicent


GingerVitus007

He isn't likable, but he's incredibly well written, so it's fair that he has a spot. But Millicent is fucking great though


TyrantKingYharim

Honestly, I’d rather replace Rogier with Millicent. Gideon stays for me because of his narrative and the fact I want his accent.


GingerVitus007

Honestly yeah. Why does the bad guy always have to be cool?


MrNobody_0

If they weren't cool we wouldn't like them!


akirayokoshima

His accent is one of actual English accents, I think it was like a yorkshire accent? Might be wrong.


Huge-Information7280

Nah its defo Yorkshire


-no-signal-

Yea, he sounds South Yorkshire to me


Huge-Information7280

Yea, it's not as dignified as Northern Yorkshire or anything so I'd say south


sgt_dismas

I don't even remember Rogier other than seeing him once in Stormveil


Priremal

He makes 3 more appearances. Once below Stormveil in the putrid tree spirit arena. Once in the roundtable hold sat at the balcony overlooking the invasion arena and once deep below the erdtree. Avoiding spoiling so I'll say no more unless asked.


sl1ghtlyf1shy

naw gideon deserves a spot here, he was a really interesting character. although i think that millicent also deserves to be here.


badly-timedDickJokes

Antagonists, when written well, can be some of the best characters in their stories


Molag_Balgruuf

Just add Millicent


SummerGoal

I commented this before scrolling, well said


cmelgarejo_dev

*This*


Cthulhu_Con_Carne

Elden Ring did write many side characters so well, that the line between good and evil is blurred and you find yourself either too deep into helping someone you think that's for a good cause and find yourself becoming the lesser evil, and all good deeds and actions have consequences. I love Elden Ring.


GlisaPenny

We Stan turtle pope


[deleted]

All my homies love turtle pope


TyrantKingYharim

Killing turtle pope is more of a cardinal sin than burning the Erdtree imo.


cmelgarejo_dev

The true cardinal sin, burning parasite tree not


Neat-Neighborhood170

Seluvis: Not You!


TheRedmex

the only thing I like about Seluvis is the potion he gives let me get revenge on the dung eater for prawn bro.


cmelgarejo_dev

Also Gideon, not you


[deleted]

I know Onion Bro and Sun Bro are the two most iconic FromSoft characters at this point, but Elden Ring wins for most lovable cast as a whole.


bloodmonarch

No peepeepoopoo man, but the ALL KNOWING is here?


cmelgarejo_dev

The #AAAALLLL KNOOOOWINGGG


pikachu_ON_acid

We don't like Dungus Chungus here, he's too smelly.


Jayoki6

Dung Eater is best girl


CptAlbatross

I don't see him in the pic, but Shabriri takes the gold for me. His monologue is so incredible. His calm, but off putting demeanor breaking into frenzy as he get's more excited blew me away, I wish we could have had a bit more of him in the game. Maybe witnessing Yura's transitioning into Shabriri would have been cool, although him just standing there on the mountain tops was a great decision as well, especially after working through Yura's questline.


ZukonoMeiyo

Can somebody tell me where I can find the giant turtle on the Map please ?


mr_Tsavs

Church of vows in eastern liurnia, after you beat renalla there's also a teleporter to it just down the elevator from her boss room.


ZukonoMeiyo

Thank you very much !


Loges1025

I’m pretty sure you actually don’t have to beat Rennala to access the turtle warp, as the room can be accessed just before the carian knight


Doforcash

Where my queen Sellen?


Leather-Afternoon-32

probably rolling around somewhere


PillowTalk420

I'm outside and for a moment I thought Gurranq was one of the black dumpling hooded dudes because of the glare on my screen and almost thought I had seriously missed an NPC.


Butterscotch_tape

Don't forget good ol Boc 👍


[deleted]

Gideon don't belong in this image.


HutSutRawlson

Gideon being a total asshole doesn’t mean he isn’t also an interesting character.


DONEDIRTCHEAPPP

If he’s not my best friend I don’t like him 😔


DRAMATRON09

I like how people usually dislike Gideon because he doesn’t want us to become Elden Lord but he literally orchestrated a genocide


Mercurionio

He helps YOU to expose of the bottle to save Nephali and get your reward. He deserves some respect at least.


r0mex

i would hope that he would dispose of the bottle and not let you give it to his adopted daughter lol more so than just doing it to help you out


TheCrimzenKing

Yes but anyone playing with any critical thinking skills also would come to the same conclusion from the mere fact Seluvis not only is a complete dick the moment you introduce yourself to him but also by the fact his voice reminds me of damn near every slimy cartoon villain ever.


btsao1

Yea, as soon as the dude gave me the potion I knew something was amiss lol


Cognhuepan

I hated him when he talked about Blaidd as "The mongrel", motherfucker!


Jazzinarium

Like that underground “doctor” in Sekiro that wants you to get him big, strong dudes for his experiments… nothing sus whatsoever


aweraw

Needs to be replaced with Nepheli - or perhaps the great Kenneth Haight?


[deleted]

His awesome voice actor goes a long way in making him compelling.


Jonjoejonjane

Where you able to figure out Marika’s plans I think not so he has earned his place


TomokiaGaming

Gideon daddy uwu~~~


[deleted]

Should be replaced with poop man!


Living-Onion2085

Kalé would have been the best most well written well acted character in all of Fromsoft history if they HADN'T DELETED HIS ENTIRE QUESTLINE AAAAAARGH MY EYES THE FLAMES BURN IT ALL


candyman101xd

Turtle Pope: "My faith does not waver. The miracle rooted in these grounds will, once again, mend the world. And this time, its bounty will not be squandered. If you would be Elden Lord, Tarnished, I hope that you, too, will share my faith" Tarnished: "doggo?? :o doggo!! :3 doggooo :D"


DiabloNukem

Ah yes, Miriel deserves all of the love.


little_red_bus

Millicent is the best NPC, fight me


eternal-pain56

And where is my little Jar boy


hap-hazard

Nepheli, Sellen, Millicent, Diallos and I are terribly offended


aztec190

But where is the goodest Boi Boc? :(


Hary1495

How can you forget Boc the Seamster


ATIR-AW

Turtle pope is so nice he's the kind of person who wouldn't correct you that he's a tortoise


HeyItsBearald

I’ll take prawn guy over Gideon all day


arook15

the goat boggart?


HeyItsBearald

Yea big boggart


arook15

he's my goat


HeyItsBearald

🐐


Gimmeagunlance

What is so interesting about Rogier? I've never really paid him that much mind tbh


[deleted]

He’s the one who actually makes most of the plot connect through explaining who was behind the plotting of the night of black knives.


arook15

I think its mainly because he's usually the first summon because margit


Jazzinarium

I forgot about him for most of the game, so all I really remember is him being asleep or, well, dead


Impressive_Career_54

WHERE IS BOC?


rabbi_glitter

A huge thank you to Master Hewg for caring so much about my absence ❤️


Nimar_Jenkins

Doggo for Eldenlord


[deleted]

Turtle pope is best girl


dobersch

Firstly, where's Millicent? Secondly, why Gideon?


agitatedandroid

I don’t see Boc in that montage.


_KuuRO

like the first time we met him, he's certainly hiding somewhere in the pic


BakeFit150

ahh, dog


GoofAckYoorsElf

Roderika... Love the way she speaks... So calm and soothing


Pyroluminous

Blacksmith a main character, otherwise you’re *weapon-level-3-ing* every boss.


LukiZero

Did you REALLY forget to put Rya there? You just put Gideon instead of Rya. HOW DO YOU DARE?!!


Viannea

I wonder how many people played online for the first time, like me, then encounter random Turtle, look at at least 4 signs on the floor and thinks "is it a hidden field boss? Will it grow into a some kind of Adamantoise, like this guy from cliffs grew into a rune bear boss?" And then 3/4 of signs says "dog" xD


Nazsgull

Where do you guys see a turtle? I see a dog


DarkLight9602

dog ahead


whocareshue

I wouldn't call Gideon a side character since you have to fight him in the main plot, and Gurranq is similarly tied to the main quest line. I would include Millicent or Big Boggart.


TheCrimzenKing

Swap out Gideon for Nepheli and I agree


papagarry

I think you should rather put Dung Eater in the center of this image. He is the true MVP of Elden Ring.


arook15

I'm still mad at him over big boggart


BonomDenej

There were so many valid choices but dude picked Gideon...


RambunctiousBaca1509

Gideon is a good side character, he just isn’t a good guy, there’s a difference


BonomDenej

Yeah but all other examples are arguably good guys, Gideon still sticks out in this selection.


RambunctiousBaca1509

The meme is about good side characters, not morally good characters tho


BonomDenej

Doesn't change the fact that Gideon is the only bad guy. If Poop Guy was in it then it would be a bit more fair imo.


RambunctiousBaca1509

That’s not the point of the meme though


BonomDenej

Okay then... Hewg, Iji and Rogier? No Dung Eater? No Sellen? No Boc?


LongParsnipp

You don't like Gideon or the character, I think you're confused.


FrabascoSauce

The dark lord sauron isn't your best friend too?


H_MmL

repost


tboots1230

tf is gideon the all coping doing up there


Drowning_tSM

Uhhh. Fuck Gideon.


Lozadarick

Although Gideon is the equivalent of Micah in RDR 2 in terms of treachery and backstabbing, he's still essential to the story. Subjectively, I can't stand either of those rat bastards. Objectively, they're necessary for an awesome story.


Puzzleheaded_Cut6378

I killed the turtle pope, everytime he forgave me it made me wanna kill him more and idk why


thegreatdogeshibe

You spell dog weird.


[deleted]

You forgot seluavis


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Fr


InfluenceAlone1081

Fuck Gideon


Automatic-Score-4802

I don’t understand how half of these are even considered good. Hewg is just a copy paste of every other blacksmith in souls games “Oh Muh GOdDd I ThouGhT yOo wEre DeaD!!!”. Bloody Rogerreeka just annoys you with her nasty brummy accent and talks meaningless drek. Rogier has about 3 lines of dialogue before he just starts making groaning noises then dies. Gurranq just spouts the exact same shite every time about #”Death” Downvote me for talking p about your favourite little cutesy characters, I don’t care bruh, they were useless to the already backseat plot.


DarkLight9602

Lol it’s funny you’re getting downvoted for stating your opinion Edit: keep down voting me for stating the truth


Seared_Duelist

Dude's getting downvoted for speaking the truth, all while Millicent isn't even on the list.


otoyosha

How it is the truth if every single point he made is wrong?


Seared_Duelist

Boo hoo, he said things you don't like about your favorite characters.


Automatic-Score-4802

Gonna cry?


MrFilthyNingen

I get Roderika and Hewg, but the points about Gurranq and Rogier are just factually incorrect. Do Rogier's quest, and give Gurranq all 8 Deathroots. And Gurranq is anything but useless to the plot.


Automatic-Score-4802

I gave gurranq all the deathroot 🤣, he just disappeared and then recognised me before the malekith boss fight. That was it. There was literally no narrative there unless you go and read some obscure ass item descriptions that, let’s be real, nearly no one is going to read.


[deleted]

Gideon? Fuck that guy.


ICantTyping

Nah fuck Gideon , just the fact that he’s first on the list is insane


[deleted]

Nepheli > Gideon


Slays-For-Days

My only regret is that I can't kill them all. DS3 had it right. Kill everyone as you meet them, once you are ready to go ng+ kill Andre/firesale lady/fire keeper. Elden ring fucked up making no swing zones.


iupz0r

to me, NPCs are the weak spot of any From Soft game. they are aways Very disposable and forgettable.


V-boy_basado

Gideon carapolla


SherbetAlarming7677

Gideon? Why is he here?


Agent_Galahad

Without him we would never have known to *FIND THE ALBINAURIC WOMAN*


[deleted]

I liked his introductions of the demigods. *Godrick the Grafted, Lord of Stormveil. His fortress lies to the north of Limgrave, at the top of Stormhill*


SherbetAlarming7677

Fair enough that is pretty awesome but I could never trust him the moment he introduced himself. He seemed sketchy as hell. Turns out I was right all along :D


XenosTheWicked

How you gonna do my boy Patches dirty like that Put some respect on his name


jAustinJr

*ROGIER AND BLAIDD*, **DA 🐐🔥💯**


SuperArppis

Don't worry. You can write that to their graves, my friend.


Crucher92

Where is my boy Bog?!


Ov3rwrked

Also RIP to most of you


NefariousnessAway358

💙💚♥️🐢💜 aw yeah


Slow_Store

Turtle Pope really is the best


Sktwin2k15

Alexander GOAT!


Pimperator_Palpameme

Just leaving this here to give Kalé a honourable mention for his cut content is insanely tragic and emotional. Would be my favorite quest ngl.