How Elden Ring's Margit & Morgott Are Connected (& Why They Share Moves)

's first non-optional boss comes in the form of Margit, the Fell Omen, but he bears some striking similarities to a later boss, Morgott, the Omen King, right down to some shared attacks. This is deliberate, as the two characters are actually one and the same. Although it isn't made immediately apparent why Margott was referred to as Margit in the beginning, Limgrave-set stages of , there are multiple clues that flesh out the character's backstory.

features over 100 bosses, and so it's no surprise to see a familiar move reused by another enemy, but at first glance, these similar looking characters don't necessarily appear related. Margit guards the entrance to Stormveil Castle, the Legacy Dungeon in Limgrave and the intended first stop in the player's journey to collect the Great Runes from the demigods. By comparison, Morgott is Lord of Leyndell, the capital city of the Lands Between and one of the later areas in the game for the player to visit, which, given how long takes to beat, puts them pretty far apart in hours as well as distance.

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The first clue to their connection comes via their respective pre-fight dialogue, with Margit calling out to the player, "" which is strikingly similar to Morgott saying, "«Should the player fall in battle against either boss, both will simply proclaim „“Although these pieces of evidence could be explained by them both being Omens, and perhaps having similar speaking patterns, one item provides conclusive evidence that they are one and the same, provided the player pays a visit to Patches, a returning character in .

Players can obtain Margit's Shackle fairly early on in their adventures, being able to purchase it from Patches, who is originally located in one of Limgrave's many caves. This fairly innocuous item holds a clue in its description, in which it states „“This gives the distinct