Why is Malenia infected?

7 She Was Afflicted By Scarlet Rot From Birth
Malenia had Scarlet Rot coursing through her veins from the very beginning of her life, which caused insurmountable amounts of pain and rotted her limbs away. Despite this affliction, though, she managed to become one of the greatest warriors in all of the Lands Between.
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How did Malenia get infected with Scarlet Rot?

Specifically, Malenia is one of two cursed twins born to Marika and Radagon, and has been afflicted with Scarlet Rot since birth. A Reddit user named legatii has used Elden Ring's character creator to create what they believe Malenia would have looked like without this Scarlet Rot curse.
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Why is Malenia affected by rot?

Despite being beloved by many, Miquella suffered from a curse which halted his growth and stopped his body from progressing passed infancy. Malenia was also born with a curse in the form of the "Scarlet Rot," a lethal blight that slowly degraded her body and infected anyone close to her.
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Why does Malenia have wings?

Malenia's first death triggers her final transformation into the Goddess of Scarlet Rot, and she emerges triumphantly from her blossom to spread tragically beautiful wings of skin, rot, and butterflies.
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What is the lore behind Malenia Elden Ring?

Malenia was born the child of Queen Marika the Eternal and her second husband, the Elden Lord Radagon. She had a elder twin brother by the name of Miquella. Both Malenia and Miquella were Empyreans, meaning they had the potential to one day replace their mother as a new god of a coming age.
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Is malenia a good guy?

Malenia, Blade of Miquella was expected to be a hero in Elden Ring, but she's actually one of the game's most sinister villains.
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Why did Malenia give Radahn Scarlet Rot?

The scarlet rot in Caelid is the indirect result of the battle between Malenia the Severed and Starscourge Radahn. After The Shattering event, Malenia would go to war with her half-brother, Radahn. However, unable to defeat her brother, she would entirely give in to the rot she kept at bay inside her.
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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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Can Malenia heal herself?

According to players online, Malenia apparently self-heals whenever. She doesn't have to strike you to heal. She can just swing her sword at the air, hitting absolutely nothing, and still somehow regain some of her health.
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Why don t Miquella and Malenia have shadows?

The most likely theory fans have put out is that Miquella and Malenia had to kill their own shadows. This is because Miquella defied the Golden Order much like Ranni does in her questline. Ranni had Blaidd as her shadow, who was incredibly loyal to her.
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What is the point of killing Malenia?

Rewards For Beating Malenia

The Remembrance of the Rot Goddess is Malenia's associated Remembrance and gives players either 50,000 Runes or a choice between her Katana, the Hand of Malenia, or the Scarlet Aeonia Incantation. She also drops Malenia's Great Rune, which grants a retaliatory Health recovery effect.
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Is Melina Radagon's daughter?

Malenia is the daughter of Radagon and Marika.

She is also the twin brother of Miquella. As such, they formed an inseparable bond, and their two stories intertwine closely. Since Miquella always remains in the body of a child, Malenia swore to be his undefeated bodyguard, in order to keep her brother safe.
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What is Millicents relation to Malenia?

Conversation. Spoilers for an NPC in Elden Ring - - - Gowry claims he found Millicent and her sisters as babies in the swamp and that Malenia is their mother.
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Is Radahn immune to Scarlet Rot?

Radahn is vulnerable to Frostbite and other status conditions, but especially Scarlet Rot. Rot Pots and arrows tinged with Scarlet Rot are good options if you want to take advantage of status effects for this fight. These weaknesses remain even in phase two.
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Who is Malenia's daughter?

Elden Ring - Millicent Is The Daughter Of Malenia.
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Can Melina be scarlet rotted?

Malenia, Blade of Miquella Combat information

Can inflict Scarlet Rot in 2nd phase. Parriable: Yes.
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Did Malenia cause Caelid rot?

Malenia and Radahn were the strongest warriors among the demigods. Through some weird magic god machinations, the battle was so fierce that it resulted in Malenia's Scarlet Rot afflicting both Radahn and Caelid.
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Can you cheese Malenia?

There's finally a way to cheese Malenia. Malenia, as you may know by now, is by far the toughest boss to beat in Elden Ring. Thankfully, FromSoftware showed us an iota mercy by making her optional boss, and put her all the way on a part of the map you don't even need to go near to complete the game.
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Can we skip Malenia?

First and Foremost, Malenia is OPTIONAL. OPTIONAL. Simply, killing her is of no consequence.
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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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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 Godwyn killed?

The reason Ranni had Godwyn killed was for a ritual. She wanted to destroy her body but preserve her soul in a doll. This way, she could escape her destiny and not be bound by the whims of the Greater Will like the rest of her family. It was this act that really made the plot of Elden Ring begin.
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What is Radahn's horse name?

Who cares about that when General Radahn has a super cute horse named Leonard? And said super cute horse is perhaps the most important character in the game. You might be asking how that can be possible in a game that has so many major characters.
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Is Melina a demigod?

Melina, too, is searching for her own path, but she shows her opposition to the Greater Will in her willingness to be the kindling for burning the Erdtree, an act she calls a cardinal sin. Queen Marika, mother of demi-gods, is Melina's mother, making Melina a demi-god and, therefore, Ranni's sister.
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Why is Radahn horse so small?

Elden Ring: Radahn and Leonard, The Rider and Its Horse

It turns out that Radahn learned Gravity Magic in Elden Ring for the sole purpose of never being separated from his horse, thus alleviating his weight off the shoulders of the horse.
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