Shortened voice lines discovered for the final boss of the Elden Ring DLC

Omitted voice lines have been discovered for the final boss of the Elden Ring DLC ​​Shadow of the Erdtree.

A data miner discovered the lines in the game’s internal files while comparing English and Japanese dialogues and shared them on Reddit.

The lines themselves don’t offer any groundbreaking insights, but the decision to leave them out is certainly interesting. Big spoilers for the final boss follow.

The lines in question are attributed to Radahn, the final boss of the DLC, who is completely silent in the endgame.

The three lines read: “I am Radahn,” “Born of red-maned Radagon and Rennala of the full moon,” and “A lion bred for battle.”

Dialogues cut out from … (DLC spoiler)
by u/LaMi_1 in EldenRingLoreTalk

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Of course, we already know who Radahn is from the base game, so this doesn’t expand his character. But the decision to remove the lines has some connection to his relationship with Miquella.

It may seem odd that Radahn is silent, but I interpret it to mean that, as Miquela’s promised husband, he is essentially Miquela’s mute puppet. After all, this is the Land of Shadow and a different realm from the base game, where the player has already defeated Radahn.

Had Radahn spoken, he would have escaped Miquell’s “brainwashing,” as a popular fan theory from Game Rant suggests.

Furthermore, the item description for the Memory of a God and Lord, which you receive by defeating Radahn and Miquella, states that Miquella saw Radahn’s “strength and his goodness.” If Radahn had roared that he was “a lion bred for battle,” that would have undermined that.

Have you finished Shadow of the Erdtree? What do you think of the final boss?

Many players criticized the DLC for its high difficulty, but in subsequent patches FromSoftware has made the challenge a little less challenging. Last week, Shadow Realm Blessings were rebalanced, and yesterday, some bosses were adjusted to make them easier.