Major SPOILERSahead forShadow of the ErdtreeDLC.
Summary
Elden Ringdata miners have found a deleted cutscene inShadow of the ErdtreeDLC where St. Trina thanks the Tarnished for killing Miquella. St. Trina is one of the NPCs players get to interact with inElden RingShadow of the ErdtreeDLC, and many players found the ending to her arc a bit abrupt after the final boss is defeated.
Soulsborne games are known for their ambiguous lore, andElden Ringtreads the same path. Even two years after the launch of the main game, severalElden Ringsecrets are left unanswered. TheShadow of the ErdtreeDLC brings some more mysteries along with it, and while trying to decipher those, the community has discovered a left-out cutscene.
In a new video,Elden Ringdataminer Sekiro Dubi reveals an interesting piece of content they found while dissecting theShadow of the ErdtreeDLC. Apparently, there was a fourth cutscene with St. Trina, which was deleted from the game. The cutscene depicts St. Trina stating “Thank you. Finally, he will be free.” Since there are no subtitles associated with the cutscene, there is a bit of ambiguity around whether St. Trina says “he” or “we.” However, what’s pivotal is the essence of the dialogue, as it is supposed to take place after players have defeated Radahn,Consort of Miquella inShadow of the ErdtreeDLC.
Fans Are Divided Over St. Trina’s Ending In Shadow of the Erdtree
Fans are already trying to figure out what lore implicationsSt. Trina’s dialogue could have inElden Ring. When seen in light of the other existing cutscenes with St. Trina, the dialogue makes much more sense. St. Trina earlier requests the Tarnished to kill Miquella as godhood would be a prison for him. Thus, by killing Miquella, the player sets him free and grants St. Trina’s wishes. Fans are debating whether the cutscene was rightly left out or not since St. Trina dying after Miquella is defeated makes sense, but at the same time leaves her ending a bit incomplete.
On the other hand,Elden Ringfans are also curious how much of the content was left out, since some think that the DLC feels incomplete in many portions. For instance, theAbyssal Woods has been a divisive area inShadow of the ErdtreeDLC, as many think that it feels quite empty. The same goes for the Ancient Ruins of Rauh as well. It remains to be seen if there are some more hidden pieces of content dataminers are able to decipher inElden Ring Shadow of the ErdtreeDLC.
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
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Shadow of the Erdtree is the first and only DLC expansion for FromSoftware’s groundbreaking Elden Ring. It takes players to a whole new region, the Land of Shadow, where a new story awaits the Tarnished.
