Summary[]
Malenia the Severed, Blade of Miquella, is a demigoddess and a secret boss in the 2022 video game, Elden Ring. She was the daughter of Radagon and Queen Marika, as well as twin sister to Miquella. During the shattering, Malenia and her twin brother would receive shards of the Elden Ring. She would participate in the war that ensued, she and her Cleanrot Knights marched south from the Haligtree, launching an undefeated campaign, even having Godrick the Grafted begging for his life at her mercy. Malenia's forces would eventually reach Caelid and battled against Starscourge Radahn and his armies. Malenia and Radahn's fight would end in a stalemate, with Malenia resorting to unleashing her Scarlet Rot and deforming Radahn and all of Caelid.
Powers and Stats[]
Tier: High 4-C | At least High 4-C potentially 4-A
Key: Base | Goddess of Rot
Name: Malenia the Severed, Blade of Miquella, Goddess of Rot
Origin: Elden Ring
Gender: Female
Age: Unknown
Classification: Demigod
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Cyborgization (Partial; Malenia wears several prosthetic throughout her body, most notably her entire right arm, and her legs), Enhanced Senses (Capable of fighting even without her eyes. Can even fight the Tarnished when the latter is using Crepus' Vial, a talisman that eliminates any sound from movement), Acrobatics and limited Flight, Air Manipulation (Via waterfowl Dance), Self-Healing (Everytime she strikes her opponent, Malenia regains a portion of her health. No matter if the opponent parries or blocks her attack), Supernatural Willpower (Was able to resist the Scarlet Rot for a long period of time), Blood Manipulation and Status Effect Inducement | All abilities as before, but now with the abilities of the Scarlet Rot, which grants, Status Effect Inducement, Disease Manipulation (Via the Scarlet Rot. All of her physical attacks are now infused with Scarlet Rot), Corruption (Type 1; with the Scarlet bloom, Malenia infected all of Caelid and it's inhabitants), Madness Manipulation (Type 1; the Scarlet Rot could infect General Radahn's mind) and Biological Manipulation (The Scarlet Rot turned all of Caelid into a twisted landscape), Durability Negation, Aura (Covered in a Scarlet Rot Aura), Enhanced Acrobatics (Her agility is now enhanced by the use of flight), Flight, Avatar Creation (Can create multiple Avatars to attack the player), Resurrection (Her defeat has her leaving a giant Scarlet Aeonia flower instead of a corpse, with Millicent leaving a smaller one behind if betrayed and Gowry stating that in due time she will be reborn from it, implying Malenia will be resurrected in the future. Her voice was also still present even after she had died, and a similar case happened with Rykard claiming he will eventually be reborn)
Attack Potency: Large Star level (Was able to stalemate Prime Radahn in battle. Fought against a late game Tarnished. Stated to be an "undefeated swordswoman" throughout the Lands Between. Humiliated Godrick the Grafted and had him begging for his life. Described by Ranni to be the mightiest of the Demi-Gods) | At least Large Star level (More powerful than before, but now with the powers of the Scarlet Rot), potentially Multi-Solar System level (With her third bloom, Malenia would become a full goddess which should make her somewhat comparable to the Elden beast), can negate durability with Scarlet Rot attacks such as Scarlet Aeonia
Speed: Massively Hypersonic+ reaction and combat speed (One of the swiftest bosses in the game. Capable of fighting late game Tarnished and is faster than Prime Radahn. Superior to both Lansseax and Fortisaxx, both of which can catch lightning from the sky) | At least Massively Hypersonic+ (Far Faster then Before), likely Immeasurable (Should scale Above Placidusax)
Lifting Strength: Class K | At least Class K
Striking Strength: Large Star level | At least Large Star level, potentially Multi-Solar System level
Durability: Large Star level | At least Large Star level, potentially Multi-Solar System level
Stamina: Superhuman (Able to resist the control of the rot for long periods of time, even when she is in combat. Fought Radahn for an extended period of time)
Range: Extended Melee Range via sheer size, higher with her Katana, Several Meters with phantoms, Hundreds of Kilometers with the Scarlet Bloom (The Scarlet bloom infected all of Caelid)
Standard Equipment: Prosthetics, Hand of Malenia, Armor, Gold Unalloyed Needle
Intelligence: Gifted (Malenia is a highly skilled swordswoman and hailed as one of the most skilled fighters in the Lands Between, even capable of fighting without her eyes and capable of fighting Radahn in combat. Also an effective commander, being able to lead an undefeated campaign with her Cleanrot Knights)
Weaknesses: he scarlet rot within her is slowly decaying her body, and there's only so long Malenia can resist the call of the rot without her needle.