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When it first debuted in 2014, Dark Souls II was initially panned partially because of its many lackluster bosses. While battles against The Last Giant and Lost Sinner may feel fairly formulaic, The Duke's Dear Freja certainly stood out, particularly among the other bosses in the game's first h   Both games are still worthwhile experiences in 2022, especially with Bluepoint's modernized remake of Demon's Souls . But from the world design to character progression, there are notable differences between the two that newcomers especially should know going   Although the Godskins exist when the player enters the Lands Between, their powers are greatly diminished compared to when they were in their prime. The Godskins were at their full power before Elden Ring Nightreign Ring takes place and the Age of the Erdtree, when Marika was an empyrean instead of a god and vessel for the Elden Ring. While Marika may not have ascended to godhood yet at that time, she had plenty of reasons to be wary of the Godskins. Marika's rival for godhood was the leader of the Godskins, the Gloam-Eyed Queen, who is also called their mother. The Gloam-Eyed Queen's status in the present time of the Lands Between is unknown, but the Two Fingers chose her as an empyrean as well before the Elden Ring had a ves   Before it was sealed in Maliketh's blade, the Godskins drew power from Destined Death for their black flames. These black flames that used the power of Destined Death were able to kill any god with which they came in contact because the black flames were the embodiment of Destined Death before it was sealed by Maliketh. Given the use of this power and the description of Destined Death, the Godskins likely see themselves as keepers of the natural order, with the Gloam-Eyed Queen leading them in their efforts to preserve said order. However, some of them abused this power, and it resulted in their def   The fourth King's Field installment really leans into the grimdark aesthetics that would come to typify the Souls series. It's ending, which takes place in the deepest, most corrupted pit of the Land of Disaster, is the best example of this. The boss is also a writhing mass of tentacles that only barely resembles a human, something which calls to mind the equally strange One Reborn from Bloodbor   In that case, the Godskins might be able to use the power of Destined Death once more for their black flame incantations since it's not made clear if the Gloam-Eyed Queen needs to be alive for the Godskins to wield the god-slaying black flames again. Due to these variables, the status of the Godskins past the end of Elden Ring is unclear. Although, their return to killing gods and the return of the Gloam-Eyed Queen could make for interesting DLC cont   Olenford's Staff from Dark Souls II is a dud weapon different from most. It's simply a weapon that is hilariously underpowered. The description of the staff describes how the wizard Olenford used it for unprecedented magic. For the player, though, the weapon is anything but unpreceden   A massive, abhorrent spider with two heads, The Duke's Dear Freja comes across as a twisted version of the Armored Spider from Demon's Souls . Capable of launching lasers from its mouths and summoning a horde of arachnid minions, it's easily among the most grotesque in the Dark Souls seri   Miquella was cursed with eternal youth. Despite many attempts, Miquella could not reverse his or his sister’s curses. This led him to abandon the Golden Order and the Erdtree. As an alternative, he planted and grew the Haligtree, possibly Elden Ring’s true parasite , in which he embedded himself in an effort to finally grow into adulthood and eventually cure Malenia’s Scarlet Rot. This plan was cut short when his step-brother Mohg abducted him from the Haligtree shortly after the Shattering be   Unless she appears in content from DLC or an Elden Ring sequel , whether the Gloam-Eyed Queen is alive or not will remain unknown along with her true identity. However, there's potential for the Godskins to reclaim the power they once had depending upon which ending is chosen by players, or by FromSoftware in the event of future story content. In endings that restore the Elden Ring, then Destined Death is also restored, since it is only one Rune that joins many in the composition of the titular artifact. Even in endings without the ring being restored, it's likely that Destined Death still returns to the Lands Between to rid the realm of the madness that accompanies immortality, such as with Ranni's Age of Stars Elden Ring ending , where she creates a new order that is far away from the people over which it will r   The union of the Carian Queen Rennala and Radagon of the Golden Order also produced three children: Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy , Starscourge Radahn , and Ranni the Witch . All three were born with the stark red hair of Radagon. However, this is difficult to tell with Ranni because her actual physical body is burned. Ranni’s birth is one of Elden Ring’s biggest mysteries because of her status as an Empyrean. Empyreans are beings born from a single god and are chosen by the Two Fingers to take Marika’s place as the new god of the coming age. This could mean a few things, but popular theories point toward Ranni being the product of the Great Rune of the Unb