Why do people like Ranni so much?

[MR.POTATO]

WOW the more yall respond to this the more I regret asking lmao

TLDR: Ranni basically caused the shattering and the apocalyptic setting of the lands between why do people love her so much?

Is it just a wifu thing? In lore Godwyn's death was the primary factor that caused a chain reaction which lead to the the age of shattering. Ranni stole the rune of death and used it to kill Godwyn so that she could kill her body but not her soul so she could defy her 2 fingers. The effect on Godwyn though, was the opposite. It killed his soul but not his body leaving it as a corrupt empty husk deep within the roots of the erd tree. The rune of death then caused some of the roots to the erdtree to become corrupt spreading something called death root. This caused the rule of "Destined death" to be removed from the lands between. So basically anyone that comes in contact becomes "Those Who Live in Death" which means they dont return to the erdtree when they die, instead they just dont die (to old age or malnutrition) and slowly wither away while loosing their sanity. So basically they are empty husks that just wander and consume until someone slays them. This caused literally the whole post apoc environment of the lands between.
Literally on the elden ring fandom and wiki theres some version of this being said: "
The Night of Black Knives became the catalyst for the ensuing Shattering.In response to Godwyn's death, his mother, Queen Marika the Eternal, shattered the Elden Ring using her hammer"

It was also described like this by someone to simplify it:
"Godwyn's body seems to work as a reverse Erdtree, it takes souls from the Tree, corrupts them into vengeful spirits and then, through Deathroots, it brings them back into their dead bodies."

Ranni's reasoning behind all of this was she didnt wanna become a puppet to the greater will. Now realistically I woulda done the same thing I wouldnt wanna be a puppet to another entity either but that doesnt change that fact that her selfishenss caused the age of shattering.

The argument could be made that the lands between were always f'ed up the golden order never really was good at all, if anything the greater will was some how more tame than the golden order that it left in control. But meh meh as a player im more worried abt why am I fighting insane deformed enemy after insane deformed enemy and most the chaos is traced back to the shattering of the elden ring. And Ranni is loved so much last time i checked her ending has a higher % of completion among players than the default ending. Can someone tell me why is she so loved?

TLDR: Ranni basically caused the shattering and the apocalyptic setting of the lands between why do people love her so much?

Quick edit: I didnt think abt it but like she destroys the lands between then just does nothing for 5,000 years (Its said the game takes place 5k years after the age of shattering). That makes me loose all respect for her ngl. She did nothing for 5,000 years she didnt really even achieve her own goals she needed us. That genuinely makes her seem like a useless brat thats in over her head and only actually achieves something when we stubble along

[Clockwork]

My wife likes Ranni as a character outside of the lore, personality wise and physically, because she looks like the usual witch.

Can't say I blame her.

[paincanbefun]

waifu thing

yeah, she screws up the whole world with no plan, goes into hiding, asks for ultimate power with no responsibility, and then goes on vacation. and her dog dies

[Butcher]

Originally posted by MR.POTATO:

TLDR: Ranni basically caused the shattering and the apocalyptic setting of the lands between why do people love her so much?

Because she is a woman, close thread now

[Coin]

Why is destroying the Golden Order a bad thing. They've destroyed other civilizations as well.

She's cooking the mother of all omelettes, can't fret over every egg. Also people love her bc she's hot.

[BhaalSakh]

I just love the way she looks, she's also one of the few NPCs who doesn't die or end up in a mangled mess.

[MR.POTATO]

Originally posted by Coin:

Why is destroying the Golden Order a bad thing. They've destroyed other civilizations as well.

She's cooking the mother of all omelettes, can't fret over every egg. Also people love bc she's hot.

but like she didnt have a plan. The current time iis said to be 5000 years AFTER the shattering. She literally destroyed our world then just dipped and did nothing with it whatsoever

[Coin]

Originally posted by MR.POTATO:

but like she didnt have a plan. The current time iis said to be 5000 years AFTER the shattering. She literally destroyed our world then just dipped and did nothing with it whatsoever

But she did have a plan though? We literally can become a crucial part of it.

[zero]

she has one of the few unique questlines.

she gives the signature weapon that is in every souls game (moon greatsword)

her ending is seemingly done with the intent to help others, regardless of how wise it might be in reality.

plus i like her hat.

im sure there is other meaningful reasons but those are the ones i can think of.

[MR.POTATO]

Originally posted by Coin:

Originally posted by MR.POTATO:

but like she didnt have a plan. The current time iis said to be 5000 years AFTER the shattering. She literally destroyed our world then just dipped and did nothing with it whatsoever

But she did have a plan though? We literally can become a crucial part of it.

Again 5k years and she couldnt do shi without us. Even her warcounsil dude the giant at the anvil reading a book says WE are her champion and couldnt have done it without us. It doesnt seem like a plan it seems like she got lucky after waiting/failing for 5,000 years

[Clockwork]

Originally posted by MR.POTATO:

Originally posted by Coin:

But she did have a plan though? We literally can become a crucial part of it.

Again 5k years and she couldnt do shi without us. Even her warcounsil dude the giant at the anvil reading a book says WE are her champion and couldnt have done it without us. It doesnt seem like a plan it seems like she got lucky after waiting/failing for 5,000 years

5,000 years is a short amount of time for immortals.

[MR.POTATO]

Originally posted by zero:

she has one of the few unique questlines.

she gives the signature weapon that is in every souls game (moon greatsword)

her ending is seemingly done with the intent to help others, regardless of how wise it might be in reality.

plus i like her hat.

im sure there is other meaningful reasons but those are the ones i can think of.

I cant deny her ending is awesome but damn I really dont like her lore wise. I like her personality and her character design but damn in lore she is a pos idiot as far as im concerned lol

[Water]

Definitely on to the waifu/Japanimation thing.

She's a blue witch that gives you a bell that summons a yak-horse. Great.

She does have the best questline in the game but I feel like she's involved in maybe 10% or less throughout.

[zero]

Originally posted by MR.POTATO:

Originally posted by zero:

she has one of the few unique questlines.

she gives the signature weapon that is in every souls game (moon greatsword)

her ending is seemingly done with the intent to help others, regardless of how wise it might be in reality.

plus i like her hat.

im sure there is other meaningful reasons but those are the ones i can think of.

I cant deny her ending is awesome but damn I really dont like her lore wise. I like her personality and her character design but damn in lore she is a pos idiot as far as im concerned lol

lorewise shes pretty interesting, kills a gods soul and her own body to set things up to fix the lands beyond, and ot free herself from a pathetic destiny forced upon her from the order.

like basically every step she has shown cunning and being ahead of the people trying to mess up her scheme (selv, baleful shadow, the fingers)

it'd probably work better if she had more primary focus rather then being optional content, but shes pretty important and shown to be capable.

[Red Painted Elk]

Ranni is legitimately a terrible person that uses everyone she has ever had contact with because she wants to avoid the responsibility of being god.
The playerbase like her for her looks, because she gives you good doggos at the start of the game, and players think she's tsundere (she isn't, she isn't into you at all other than as a tool to get her the weapon to kill her Two Fingers and then revive her after. She shows zero affection towards the character in the slightest.

Just goes to show how manipulable humans are in the hands of a pretty face that talks nice.

[V Knives]

Cute witch cunny