WARNING: This Joke Post Got Super Out Of Control. Get Ready For A Mini-essay Below

I made another one

Chapters: 12/12 COMPLETE (part 1 of 2) Fandom: Elden Ring (Shadow of the Erdtree spoilers) Characters: Messmer, Melina, Queen Marika Additional Tags: Messmer and Melina are twins and Marika is going at it single-mom style,  featuring assorted Shadow Realm NPC cameos (Black Knight Huw, Count Ymir, Inquisitor Jori, Rellana, Messmer’s assorted knights); the usual greek tragedy family dynamics, a frankly disproportionate amount of worldbuilding, Hornsent culture pre-crusade (is theocratic apartheid), some shipping as set dressing though not until later chapters

Summary:

Those who have never birthed something from a forge think all fires burn the same. Messmer and Melina know better.

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Updated every week

In the dlc gameplay trailer, we see a boss version of Huw placed in Rellana's arena. Which of my two brain cells should I side with: the one that believes Huw used to drop by for a spar or two with Rellana because… reasons (¬‿¬ ), or the one convinced that a Black Knight character was meant to be the Sword of Messmer at some point? 🧠😂

I am on board with huw and rellana sparring. not even for legitimate combat reasons, but for the MOST petty shit - like who gets to walk the battlements with messmer or sit next to him at dinner, or other utterly inconsequential things.

I also think rellana matches messmer's freakish height, so any sparring with huw involves a comical height difference.

do you see my vision anon

*flying in on the wings after finishing chapter 11* If I were a big artist, I would've been the most insufferable Huw/Messmer propagandist ever. I would've drawn legions to their church 😂 (It's actually a subsidiary of Messmer's harem church, but shhhh - Huw would be one of the top two waifus in there. Or husbandos. Whichever one prefer.) Hope you don’t mind me asking - how did you discover the ship, and how did they end up in the outline of your fic in their final glorious form? 😌

Anon you do not need to be a "big artist" to make and enjoy your own propaganda. Make whatever you want forever (◕‿◕) When I lay down to die I do not intend for one of my last regrets to be “damn, I wish I’d made more niche cringe art that brought me personal satisfaction and served as a joyful escape from the crushing realities of life.”

As to how I “discovered” the ship, it just seemed to me the most (canonically) compelling way to contrast, in writing, the intimacy and eventual breakdown of Messmer’s familial situation (himself, Melina, Marika) with his navigation of the world beyond that (and who else might serve as an influence/conduit for his actions and worldview). It’s one of the more interesting implied facets of his character: that while he is cursed and eventually abandoned, his armies are/were loyal to him to the point of accepting eternity in a forsaken realm to see their duty done. This also makes any kind of rebellion/betrayal starker and more intriguing.  

To be obvious, devotion -> betrayal is incredible scaffolding already over which to build the progression of a relationship - which can then further explore all these junctures of loyalty, subservience, camaraderie, intimacy, and so on. 

And that Messmer is betrayed by someone close enough to him personally that he is canonically remorseful about it: there was already nuance, but now there are STAKES. Warlord doesn’t think twice about his quotidian genocidal crusade, but he is upset that a subordinate left him on read. Also, power dynamic. 

And that is why, despite not being a “big artist”, I am in my corner making them kiss.

This is the backflip anon! There were no puns, just my excited bubbling. I hope it didn't come off as rude or anything. Thanks so much for taking the time to reply and for the drawing! Unshaved Huw looks so handsome 😳 – I was not prepared to feel shy.

you didn't come off as rude at all, Backflip Anon, do not worry. I appreciate the message very much •ᴗ• among other things it keeps me picking up my pen and doodling them when I should be doing other things.

Messmer's unused voice lines I never heard about before?

"For what purpose... did I..."

Not sure if it’s just me who’s been living under a rock for the past 8 months or not, but apparently besides the cut dialogue related to Miquella, Messmer also has unused audio files (the lines Jack Barton actually voiced). Here Messmer politely reminds Tarnished that we're both unworthy of the Erdtree and even questions his own actions with a broken voice:

Video from: Cinematic Showcase: Messmer The Impaler - Elden Ring Shadow of The Erdtree

Chapters: 11/12 Fandom: Elden Ring (Shadow of the Erdtree spoilers) Characters: Messmer, Melina, Queen Marika Additional Tags: Messmer and Melina are twins and Marika is going at it single-mom style,  featuring assorted Shadow Realm NPC cameos (Black Knight Huw, Count Ymir, Inquisitor Jori, Rellana, Messmer’s assorted knights); the usual greek tragedy family dynamics, a frankly disproportionate amount of worldbuilding, Hornsent culture pre-crusade (is theocratic apartheid), some shipping as set dressing though not until later chapters

Summary:

Those who have never birthed something from a forge think all fires burn the same. Messmer and Melina know better.

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Updated every week

Hometown

Some sources of Law related info (from Oda)

OP magazine vol.8

Character design sheets, Polar Tang exterior design (from Pirate King forum).

One Piece 27th Log

Improvisation to create the supernovas, Law's unexpected relevance being a product of Weekly serialization (x)

OP Magazine Vol. 3

Plot notes for Dressrosa events.

OP magazine Vol. 10

Rivalry Ranking (?) I'm assuming it excludes SH + Ace and Sabo. Full list here.

One Piece Osaka exhibition Official catalog

Oda makes a point about making Law's sideburns thicker (x)

Misc. Lesser known Autographs

From Twitter user @onepiece_kun. The second autograph made the child reporter so happy that he says it's "the happiest he has ever been since birth." (aw)

Excluding SBS and other design sheets that are available on wikia. I'll add more whenever I find something 👐