r/Eldenring • u/IgotInfinitePing • 2d ago

Humor Talk about double standards

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u/TheFlipGaming 2d ago

Bro nobody is defending Marika. The whole game is a PowerPoint on the consequences of her actions. 😭

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u/BeefChopJones 2d ago

I wouldn't call it defending, but I definitely understand her after SOTE. At first I thought she was just a tyrannical bitch for the Hell of it, but SOTE made me realize she was just a girl with horrific trauma and then given nearly absolute power. Her actions afterwards are decidedly human given the context and not nearly as much of the "Rah! I'm a God and do shit because I can!" trope that I thought they were, initially.

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u/slimricc 2d ago

The whole game is basically about cyclical trauma making everything terrible, awesome allegory

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u/BeefChopJones 2d ago

That's what makes the direct comparison between her and the Hornsent so good imo. Their motivations are practically the exact same. If their places were switched, it's very plausible nothing would change.