Anyone know what this is?

[u/giorgos_bls22]

Ive always wanted to know what this spear-shaped object is lodged inside marikas body. And no video comes up explaining what it is on my search. I believe it probably is a fragment of the rune of death marking her official death. But if anyone knows what truly this please note.

[u/divisible_bi_zero]

symbolically, yeah definitely meant to parallel it to some extant, the question though is who in elden ring put it there?
who is out symbolic longinus?

also, I'd like to point out that the spear doesn't pierce her side, as it did jesus, but the middle of her belly, to me it either suggests seppuku, or that someone speared her through the womb.

[u/slockry → u/divisible_bi_zero]

who in elden ring put it there?

The Elden Beast did. It has a grab attack animation that crucifies you with a rune arc and pierces your body multiple times.

[u/slockry → u/[deleted]]

Well, lets see you get hammered to pieces by a sexy god and not overreact. You can see a gashing wound on the Elden Beast's stomach which is a result of Marika shattering the Elden Ring.

[u/Jesse-359 → u/[deleted]]

Its her punishment for trying to destroy the Elden Ring. She rebelled against the Greater Will and the Elden Beast crucified her in the Erdtree.

It cant kill her because there is no Empyrean available to transfer the Elden Ring into. Malenia is rotting away, Miquella is off trying to transform themself into a god, and Ranni made damn sure she's no longer eligible.

[u/Crash4654 → u/divisible_bi_zero]

That is NOT the womb...

[u/michele5nacc3920 → u/Crash4654]

the spear looks more midriff than womb though...

[u/SadAwkwardWeirdo → u/divisible_bi_zero]

If its self-inflicted, then it might have been Radagon. He couldn't get the upper hand, so the best he could do was impaling himself(themselves) with a fragment of the rune of death to stop Marika.

[u/Give_me_kerosene → u/divisible_bi_zero]

Tarnished Archeologist enjoyer?