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An Elden Ring rant: Sick of Miyazaki killing off my favorite NPC pals in terrible ways

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  I was sad to see what happened to the mage lady after all the helped me through the game. : Nullzero
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    - Big Hat Logan... :( Yes. Also a favorite among the community. Mostly for his very big hat. : JohnnyChugs
- I can barely distinguish between the npcs and enemies (the npcs don’t attack me…), I dont hav... : johnny rotten
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    Dung eaters can be pretty loathsome : rms
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      THE CRAZED CACA CONSUMER : Beaginator
      
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      It's probably more the shirikodama described here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kappa_(folklore) (see ... : Conan
      
      Saw that on a Zulli the Witch Video just now. That makes the Sekiro enemy make much more sense too. : Rag and Bone Man
  - well his name is blackguard and he stole a necklace from Rya, so he seems like kind of a dick even thoug... : judge
  - Yeah, you're right. He was done dirty from the get-go and got done dirtier as the game went on. : JohnnyChugs
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    My second run I just straight up killed the dung eater, so Blackguard is safe. : Rag and Bone Man
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      I stabbed that asshole in the back as soon as I found him in the sewers. : Goncyn
      
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      I looked it up, and the ending I'm going for is different, so that fucker is dead when I see him. : Rag and Bone Man
      
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  Miyazaki and George R. R. Martin = everything you love will die : ErneX
  - I knoooooow.... and yet every game I'm like, "ah gosh this fella's rad. Hope nothing ridiculously horribl... : JohnnyChugs
- Killing off sympathetic/likable characters is more a George R.R. Martin thing : Amusatron
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    I'm sorry. I'll try to tag rants with spoilers better in the future. :(
    
    Maybe like.... a big flashing banner.
    
    May 06, 2022 7:00am PDT
    
    I'm sorry. I'll try to tag rants with spoilers better in the future. :( Maybe like.... a big flashing ... : JohnnyChugs
- I really liked Iron Fist Alexander, but knew it wouldn't end well, or at least end better. Hell, the voic : Rag and Bone Man

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