(For those not in the know, every month I put out a bonus comic that features the names of all my 5$ and up Patreon patrons. This is the one for March)
I didn’t expect that a simple attempt to figure out why is there a portrait of Radahn in Volcano Manor and what were the relationships between two brothers would lead me to a massive brain rot about Miquella’s kidnapping.
First thing I noticed is that Redmane (Radahn’s) and Gelmir (Rykard’s) knights are wearing armor sets very similar to Cuckoo Knights, who served Caria Royal Family, except their plumes are red.
The red plume is a symbol of Radahn’s pedigree as Lord Radagon’s son - the mane of the proud Red Lion
Helm worn by knights once loyal to Praetor Rykard. Its crest of red feathers symbolizes Rykard’s pedigree as Lord Radagon’s son
Radahn was amongst the children of Rennala and Radagon, who became demigod stepchildren after Radagon’s union with Queen Marika
Rykard and Radahn both were close enough during their youth. Still, I was suprised when I found that Rykard… probably assisted Radahn in a war against Malenia as well?
you know that one image in the intro(/prologue? the powerpoint cutscene) to elden ring where The Fell Omen absolutely pummels someone who resembles Radahn. while im not sure its canon the guy was in fact the starscourge himself rather than a soldier of his i do think its funny to imagine that,
alternatively, i think they can also team up and become a duo of the most miserable eldest (? idk what order they were born in but. morgott/mohg/godwyn and radahn/rykard/ranni give me severe eldest/middle/youngest child energy) siblings in the lands between
![[ID] The beginning of a 5-frame long comic. It's a digital drawing of Ranni the Witch from Elden Ring, her design changed to resemble her before she becomes a doll. She stands in front of a brick wall with a large fist-shaped hole in it some distance above her head. She says by medium of a speech bubble next to her: "Let's determine which idiot family member of ours punched this awesome hole into our wall, shall we?" She extends her arms towards the hole in a welcoming gesture.](https://64.media.tumblr.com/c8e4f43952af79622ce25bf1d49d614b/9d689c5a6d36d4b4-02/s640x960/ddb53f2e893e166383292a9cab8600752c739afc.png)
ALT![[ID] It's a digital drawing of Ranni the Witch from Elden Ring, still standing in front of the same wall. She extends her left fist towards the hole in the wall and faces the camera. She says "We'll all hold our fists in it to see whose fits. 'T wasn't Ranni, I think is safe to say, because mine is a little too small."](https://64.media.tumblr.com/7134339b570ea2b91311640dfc5f085c/9d689c5a6d36d4b4-ca/s640x960/f4c730c167b4b52372fd5650f0309805945b7dce.png)
ALT![[ID] A digital drawing of Rykard from Elden Ring standing in front of the same brick wall Ranni stood in front of. His design is tweaked drastically to resemble him before he turned himself into a snake. He looks like a teenager wearing red croc shoes. He is hunched over with his right fist extended towards the hole in the wall, which is some distance above him as well. It is also obviously too small to fit. There is a speech bubble assigned to someone not visible within the frame, saying "Also not Rykard, for once." Rykard answers by saying "There is a first time for everything."](https://64.media.tumblr.com/9ce6492004e5d9d509c95f52bf140e41/9d689c5a6d36d4b4-1c/s640x960/ffa4b310389e6affdacf2d157ff8d02f7fb35be7.png)
ALT![[ID] A digital drawing of Rennala from Elden Ring standing in front of the same wall. She is taller than both her kids from the previous frames and stands next to the hole, extending her hand inside it. It is still too small to fit. There are speech bubbles assigned to two people outside of the frame, which read following conversation: "Also not mom." "Nor dad." "Because he left." "He left." "Getting closer though."](https://64.media.tumblr.com/9f3cd535dbe8de432495053c0a705f20/9d689c5a6d36d4b4-de/s640x960/dd8578bb0d842fea6e0b1380c2cbdc5ce80fe973.png)
ALT![[ID] A digital drawing of Ranni and Radahn from Elden Ring standing in front of the wall. Radahn's design is tweaked showing him in casual clothing wearing pink Croc shoes. He stands next to the hole with his fist in it. It obviously fits. Ranni stands next to him. They hold a conversation which reads "..." "..." "How unforeseen." "Hm." "No, really. I hadn't taken thee for the type. Still about the horse?" "Still about the horse."](https://64.media.tumblr.com/e47dd42e8c564c56a6b8e6c96b3a4ae7/9d689c5a6d36d4b4-35/s640x960/880583e05f9e4734b6361ceae24cd0990f84d074.png)
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