We all needed at least one pure kind character and IT'S OKAY, it's nice to have morally good characters in a fucked up story like Elden Ring
But oh when the creator has to state that Miquella is good, it's a problem?
I don't get how Messmer is "misunderstood" even. The guy burned his enemies and impaled a bunch of creatures, what part of that meant misunderstood? Is it like that thing with Ranni again?
Y'know where Ranni is a do-no-wrong rebellious princess who wants to go against the set fate God made for her? I doubt that, I just think she got a goal, an agenda and a style of operating that's all, not everyone is completely good in this tale, they're morally ambiguous at best tbh
That said, Miquella is the best good boy and I never doubted that, I guess it's fine to be sus of him cuz he's too good to be true, but I know he's a pretty nice guy, it's weird they think he's totally evil cuz he exudes too much niceness, like can't they just consider he's actually nice? Why does one have to be evil just so the other one looks good lol?
Idk everything about these two, but I do know the general ideas and I'm fine with it tbh, I don't think Messmer is "misunderstood", he burned stuff, that's arson
I expected nothing less, if I'm honest. Messmer went out of his way in this trailer to show he was burning, killing and wiping out a city, but he's "misunderstood".
Rykard is woobified. Godrick is woobified. They have both very clearly committed their share of sins and atrocities. Rykard has clearly tortured Albinaurics (I have seen some people say they're not real, so it doesn't matter), the minority race in this game, but he's just a "good family man".
But Miquella who abandons Fundamentalism for the sake of helping his sister is manipulative, using her, probably manipulating everyone and is secretly evil? Even though there are many races flocking to his tree for sanctuary?
Malenia is "selfish" and arrogant, despite relinquishing her status as a potential candidate to succeed Marika to be Miquella's blade and protector because she is devoted to him, the only one who stepped up to try and help her. But nah, she's annoying, unfair and selfish.
Whether or not a lot of you believe this, I could care less. The point remains is that we have characters who are openly doing terrible deeds, but they are suddenly MISUNDERSTOOD?!?!?! and "uwu babies who "love their families".