Melina (Elden Ring) (2024)

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Melina is the deuteragonist of the 2022 action video game, Elden Ring. She is a mysterious spectral girl who offers an alliance with the The Tarnished to help them on their journey. She’s also the master of Torrent the Spectral Steed and will give him to the Tarnished when they accept her offer of alliance.

Abilities[]

If summoned for Morgott's boss fight, Melina demonstrates significant martial skill and powerful incantations, both to heal the Tarnished and hurt the boss. Close inspection of her move set shows it to be nearly identical to that of the Black Knife Assassins. This makes her promise to kill a Chaos Lord Tarnished in the "Lord of Frenzied Flame" ending feel like more of a threat.

Personality[]

Melina wants a new Elden Lord to rule over the Lands Between and chooses to support the Player Character, believing them to be the most suited. She even states she will defy the Golden Order to crown them. There's also the fact that her plan to sacrifice herself to burn the Erdtree to open the path to the Elden Ring is considered the "first cardinal sin" by the Two Fingers' translator and therefore unforgivable in the eyes of the Golden Order, but Melina could not care less if it means a new Elden Lord can be crowned. She also shows that she’s not afraid of death as she willingly sacrifices herself to allow the player to advance and become Elden Lord.

However Melina has limits. If the Tarnished seeks to use the Frenzied Flame, Melina begs them not to. If the player does so regardless, Melina ends their companionship and promises to kill them the next time they meet.

Story[]

Melina appears to simply be an NPC that allows the Tarnished to level up. As the story of Elden Ring progresses, however, virtually every aspect of the world receives context and lore except for her. Barely ever becoming directly involved with the story, Melina is far more than the self-sacrificing, selfless maiden that she presents herself to be.

As one of the few forces acting against the Greater Will, Melina can be seen as parallel to Ranni the Witch. If the player chooses to see Ranni’s questline through, the path to the Age of Stars ending sees opposition to the Greater Will that is reminiscent of Melina’s decision to imbue a Tarnished with the power of Runes. Furthermore, Ranni is a spectral being possessing a doll body and Melina is identical to the “true” spirit face that is seen transparently manifested next to this doll. Melina similarly seems to be a non-physical apparition as the fake Finger Maiden of the player, but this parallel is never addressed throughout the entire game. Melina directly tells the player that she was born inside the Erdtree and given purpose there by her mother, heavily implying that she is an Empyrean born under Queen Marika. This revelation also comes with the statement by Melina that her spectral form is a direct result of her body having been burned away, the exact same fate that Ranni met.

External Links[]

• Melina on the Elden Ring Wiki.

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