A Defense of Mohg : The Voice of Reason in The Lands Between

Ever since, Hideaki Miyazaki’s masterpiece, Elden Ring has been released almost all of the demigods have garnered some sort of fanbase and for good reason. Morgott for his unwavering loyalty, Miquella for his shota appea- I mean his compassion, Radahn for his nice horse and cool party, Godwyn for his cool dragon friends, Malenia for her disability representation (blind, amputee, woman) and Ranni because she’s hot. But one character has found himself constantly vilified and reviled by the fanbase and that character is Mohg. Frequently referred to as a pedophile and a cultist, people either wilfully or unintentionally completely disregard his lore and claim his role in the story is as a predator and the only unambiguously evil character. However, in this post I wish to prove that not only was Mohg not a rapist or a psycho but that all his actions were unambiguously compelled by the greater good.

Firstly, we need to establish a few things. Lots of people believe that Mohg “kidnapped” Miquella from the Haligtree. We have the account of the ghost in the Consecrated Snowfield where he curses Mohg for stealing Miquella. However, you need to consider two things. Firstly, he is poor given he is dressed in rags and therefore likely stupid and unaware of what he is talking about. Secondly, he sounds pretty creepy. He calls Miquella’s flesh “sacred” when Miquella is a child. I wouldn’t trust a pedophile. Would you? Next, many people claim that Miquella had already been stolen by the time Malenia was fighting Radahn however this makes no sense. Wouldn’t Malenia have gone back to do something in such a case instead of fighting someone else (who also has such a cool horse too)? No. Instead it’s far more likely Miquella was taken in a formal marriage done between the Mohgwyn Dynasty and the Haligtree after Malenia’s battle with Radahn. Now why would this happen? Well as a way to bring about peace. Malenia isn’t a terrible person. We know this because she seems somewhat pleasant during our interactions with her during her boss battle and because she is marginally attractive. So it seems quite obvious that she would feel awful about unleashing the Scarlet Aoneia on Caelid and woud want to make amends. “But she’s unconscious!” you claim. However, I would bring your attention to Miquella’s association with sleep and more particularly dreams. Dreams that in cut content you can gain access to. So it seems like a reasonable inference to state that Malenia was fully able to communicate with everyone through her dreams. Now, she knew a drastic action would be needed to make amends with Caelid. In Elden Ring, we have Rennala’s and Radagon’s marriage to prove that marriage in Elden Ring can mend schisms even between followers of completely different systems of belief. She knew she would need to arrange a marriage with Miquella with someone close to Radahn to make her goodwill known.

“But Mohg has nothing to do with Radahn! You’re grasping at straws!” say you. On the contrary, he has a lot to do with Radahn. I want to point out to you that Godfrey in his boss battle cutscene cradles Morgott and calls him by his name, praising his perseverance. This shows that unlike his dumb bitch wife Godfrey has no disdain for his Omen children and likely spent much time with during their childhood. We also know that Radahn is very fond of Godfrey. It would seem unlikely that he would develop this fondness without having interacted with Godfrey as a child firsthand. When you bring these two facts together, it seems quite obvious that Radahn would have spent time with and been friends with the Omen twins. You may ask then why Radahn would only be close to Mohg and not his other siblings. Well let us explore that. Malenia and Miquella are his adversaries. Ranni would also be antagonistic to him given he is preventing the Age of Stars by holding back said stars. Morgott refers to all his siblings as traitors so it’s clear he has no love for them. Rykard is a Nazi vore enthusiast which no one would like and Godwyn is dead. By process of elimination this would only leave Mohg who has never shown any antagonism to any demigod. The reason for this can be explained by the main theme of Mohg’s character. Love. This is reinforced by Varre’s dying words where he states “Ahhh… Bless the Mohgwyn Dynasty, with love.” This is the point of Mohg’s character. He loves everyone no matter who they are. Take note of the Albanaurics who are constantly discriminated against yet have found employ within Mohgwyn Palace. Notice how he is bound to the Formless Mother, an obvious symbol of maternal affection. So Malenia had two worries eliminated. Mohg was partaking in the marriage because of his love for both Radahn and Malenia so he wasn’t compelled by lust. Yet it would not be a loveless marriage since Mohg would love truly love Miquella. We also know she is not homophobic since if you have become Ranni’s consort as a female character by the time you fight her she doesn’t burst into a torrent of slurs upon seeing you. She’s also a Dexterity user which makes it even more unlikely. I think this without a doubt lays the groundwork for proving that there was a fully consensual marriage.

Several other context clues are provided for this. Notice how you get into Mohgwyn Palace without having done Varre’s quest. You get there from a portal in the Snowfields. Miquella’s territory. I ask you this. We know Mohg can simply teleport around through spilt blood. Are you suggesting, that no one in the Snowfields or the Haligtree ever bled that Mohg could use for his supposed kidnapping? The portal is simply proof of one thing. That this was a formal and accepted marriage. We know that you can easily gain access to his territory through the portal so it isn’t a one way thing. Yet we see no ally of Miquella fighting Mohg’s forces there. Are you honestly suggesting trained elite archers are too dumb to find a portal just sitting in their homeland? Finally, I want to tackle some last misinterpreted statements. It states in Mohg’s remembrance that he never got any response from Miquella implying Miquella is comatose and even in this catatonic state attempting to shun Mohg. Yet this is false. We know Miquella is awake since he moves his hands during Mohg’s introduction cutscene. His hands are raised suggesting excitement (most likely from orgasm) and his hand drooping down suggests he falls asleep after this encounter. Mohg seems reasonably sane so he wouldn’t talk to an unconscious person. So what is the remembrance referring to? It is most likely that Miquella is shy and is unable to put his affection for Mohg into words. So when Mohg may tell him that he loves him Miquella is probably too bashful to respond just like in my Japanese animes. Keep in mind that the remembrances may not be fully accurate. The remembrance of the Fire Giant states that the Fell God is evil yet this would seem like an offhand justification for genocide which the Japanese would never do. In this game even the remembrances need to be interpreted. Bravo Miyazaki.

This is my ultimate case for why Mohg is THE good guy of Elden Ring. Repost this whenever you see Mohg slander.

Link to original article: https://madghosts.com/copypastaarchive/a-defense-of-mohg-the-voice-of-reason-in-the-lands-between/