Why did Marika break Elden Ring?

Marika was in such a stalemate and shattered the Elden Ring as a last resort to end the Golden Order. Looking a little deeper, Marika shattered the Elden Ring in order to extract the Mending Rune of the Death-Prince from Marika herself.
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Why did Marika shattered the Elden Ring?

The first event was the breaking of the Elden Ring itself. The Ring was broken by Queen Marika the Eternal after the death of her son Godwyn. By destroying the Elden Ring, which acted as a connection to both the Greater Will and the Golden Order, the Greater Will's influence on the Lands Between was greatly diminished.
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Why did Marika betray the Greater Will?

She was an empyrean, bound to a god, and just as Ranni destroyed her flesh to escape this fate, Marika could have been looking to escape this fate. Thus, Marika could have been looking for her own free will all along, setting into motion a series of events that would eventually lead to this.
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Why was Marika imprisoned Elden Ring?

Radagon, on the other hand, remained loyal to the Golden Order, and attempted to repair the Elden Ring with the same hammer used to shatter it. As punishment, Marika was imprisoned inside the Erdtree.
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What happens to Marika in the Elden Ring?

The Greater Will is responsible for the condition Queen Marika is in by the end of the game. As punishment for her defiance in the Shattering, she was held prisoner beneath the Erdtree until the player and Melina burn Elden Ring's Erdtree.
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Is godrick a child of Marika?

Trivia. It is implied that Godrick is not actually a direct child of Godfrey and Marika, but instead a descendant as he is described by many to have a "distant relation" with "diluted blood." He also refers Godfrey and his lineage as his forefathers.
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Is Radagon actually Marika?

All of this is well known and communicated to players early on, but what is less well known is the fact that Radagon and Marika are one and the same. When the player finds Marika at the end of the game, she transforms into Radagon, and later becomes Marika again.
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Why does Melina have her eye closed Elden Ring?

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.
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What is radagons secret?

The clue left outside the Statue of Radagon hints at this word - Regression - and simply casting the spell in front of the Statue reveals its secret. Unlike most Incantations, Law of Regression is based on Int rather than Faith as it is a Golden Order Incantation.
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Why does Melina sacrifice herself Elden Ring?

She also shows that she's not afraid of death as she willingly sacrifices herself to allow the player to advance and become Elden Lord.
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Is Queen Marika a good guy?

Queen Marika the Eternal is the main antagonist of the 2022 action-RPG video game, Elden Ring.
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Who is the strongest demigod in Elden Ring?

General Radahn is generally considered by most Elden Ring characters as the strongest demigod, except it seems even the strongest don't always win.
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Does the Tarnished become a god?

A Tarnished cannot become a Lord. Not even you. A man cannot kill a god…
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Does the Tarnished marry Marika?

Marika was married to the first Elden Lord, Godfrey, but when he became Tarnished and subsequently exiled from the Lands Between, she took a new husband — Radagon. She married herself.
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Were Radagon and Marika always the same?

In summarize, Marika and Radagon is the same person but have two personalities. To use expressions fitting the world view of Elden Ring, Marika and Radagon have two souls and two minds in a body. As described in the text of Twinned Armor, bodies, minds, and souls play important roles in making up the Elden lives.
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Why did Marika remove the death Rune?

After achieving godhood as the vessel of the Elden Ring, Marika took a consort, Godfrey, who thus became the first Elden Lord. Desiring a world free of Destined Death, she removed the Rune of Death from the Elden Ring and had her shadow Maliketh guard it.
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Why was Godfrey exiled?

Marika exiled her husband Godfrey once he had conquered all neighboring lands, apparently because he was no longer of use to the Greater Will.
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Why is Radahn on a horse?

As Redditor HuevosSplash explains on a Radahn meme, "This big ridiculous red monster riding a small frail horse all because he couldn't fathom leaving it behind as he grew bigger from power, so he learned gravity magic to keep his beloved horse around." Other Redditors also mentioned that Radahn appears to actually ...
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Who is Rennala holding?

Rennala is the queen of the Carian Royals and leads the Academy of Raya Lucaria. She also holds a Great Rune, a fragment of the Elden Ring, which she carries in an amber egg.
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What happens to Melina if you cure frenzied flame?

Does Melina come back if you cure the Frenzied Flame? If you let her burn the Erdtree before accepting the Frenzied Flame (FF), she never appears again for obvious reasons. If you accept the FF before burning the Erdtree, do not quell it, and get its ending, she will appear in short cutscene, promising to kill you.
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Was Melina a black knife?

Razhork states that Melina's weapon is a modified Black Knife, but what is more likely is that the Black Knives were originally Blades of Calling before coming into contact with the Rune of Death.
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What happens if you say no to Melina?

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.
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Why is Radagon a woman?

Radagon is a major antagonist of the 2022 video game, Elden Ring. He is the male half of Marika and the protector of the Elden Ring. He was later separated from her in order to invade Liurnia before meeting Rennala and marrying her.
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Is Radagon Ranni's father?

Lunar Princess Ranni is the daughter of Radagon, a champion of the Golden Order, and Queen Rennala, head of both the Carian Royal Family and the Academy of Raya Lucaria. She had two siblings, Radahn and Rykard.
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Why did Marika banish Godfrey?

In other words, Marika wanted Godfrey to become the Elden Lord again when none can rule the Lands Between, such as the case the Elden Ring was shattered. In summary, Marika would have banished Godfrey to make him stronger in case he returned to Lands Between, which none can rule, in order to become an Elden Lord.
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