What is the Greater Will? | Elden Ring Lore

When creating Elden Ring, George RR Martin and Hidetaka Miyazaki took “God is dead” a bit too literally.

The Greater Will is one of the most mysterious--and most misunderstood--aspects of Elden Ring. Only five unique item descriptions and four different characters even mention the Greater Will.

While many in the lore community think of the Greater Will as this all-powerful master manipulator, in this video, I make the case for why the Greater Will is actually incredibly weak. And there's significant evidence to suggest that the Greater Will might not even be alive anymore or was even a sentient force in the first place.

Along the way, I also delve deeper into the lore behind the Elden Stars, the Nox, the Crucible, and the Two Fingers. With enough Elden Ring lore as a bedrock, I then explore how the game lets the Tarnished reenact Nietzsche’s (in)famous concept of the death of God.

Spoilers for Elden Ring (and The Gay Science too I guess).

Mirko and Last Protagonist on alternate translations for the Greater Will "banishing" the Nox:
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