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Why Did Blaidd Turn Hostile in Elden Ring?

Spezzy by Spezzy
December 3, 2022
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Elden Ring is a masterpiece with tons of content to offer. Players, including ourselves, have been unable to put the game down since its launch. Aside from the fantastic main story and expansive open world, Elden Ring has several interesting NPCs and questlines for players to indulge themselves in.

One fan-favorite NPC is Blaidd. Imagine the betrayal when your main bro NPC wakes up one day and chooses violence. Today, we will be answering your oft-asked question: Why did Blaidd turn hostile in Elden Ring?

Why did Blaidd turn hostile in Elden Ring? Well, the main reason why Blaidd turns hostile is players completing Ranni’s quest line. Players must defeat Blaidd after finishing her quest line and returning to Ranni’s Rise. This is because Blaidd was given to Ranni by the Two Fingers/ Greater Will. Ranni revolted against the Two Fingers, driving Blaidd insane, which is why he turned hostile. 

Still not satisfied? Do not worry! Elden Ring’s lore is often complicated and cloudy. We suggest you keep reading to find out exactly why Blaidd turned hostile in Elden Ring. We will be going over the story elements and providing you with all the information you need. Without further ado, let us answer the question: Why did Blaidd turn hostile in Elden Ring?

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Why Did Blaidd Turn Hostile?
Blaidd
Ranni’s Questline
Reason For Hostility
Additional Reasons
Attacking Blaidd
Killing Runebears
Conclusion

Why Did Blaidd Turn Hostile?

Why did Blaidd turn hostile in Elden Ring when all you did was be a bro to him? Blaidd is a fantastic NPC in Elden Ring that players can engage with early on. What exactly drives him to become hostile? Let us take a look:

Blaidd

Blaidd is a half-man and half-wolf NPC that can be located in Mistwood Ruins. A man will request you to snap your fingers upon hearing a howl. This makes Blaidd appear for the first time. 

Blaidd has one of the slickest NPC designs in Elden Ring and his questline is quite cool and rewarding but what to do when he is hostile and attacks you? Here are some reasons as to why that may be:

Ranni’s Questline

The main reason for Blaidd becoming hostile is players completing Ranni’s quest line. After you have completed  Ranni, the Witch’s questline in Elden Ring, Blaidd will be waiting for you as a hostile NPC outside Ranni’s Rise and you will have to defeat him as part of having finished Ranni’s questline. This is due to lore reasons that are discussed below.

Reason For Hostility

Blaidd was given to Ranni by the Two Fingers, who were the interpreters for the Greater Will in Elden Ring. Blaidd was meant to be a protector of Ranni, the Witch. However, Ranni had different plans.

When Ranni decided to revolt against the Two Fingers, Blaidd slowly started to lose his mind and spiral into insanity. When you complete Ranni’s quest, you end up becoming her dearest consort. Blaidd, on the other hand, is left with nothing.

Call it heartbreak, insanity, or just saltiness, but Blaidd makes it his mission to kick your ass at that point. 

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Additional Reasons

We have discussed the leading cause of Blaidd’s antagonism in Elden Ring. There are primarily two other ways that Blaidd can turn hostile in Elden Ring. Let us take a look:

Attacking Blaidd

This one should be obvious. As with most NPCs (especially menacing ones like Blaidd) in Elden RIng and FromSoftware’s ancestral games, attacking an NPC will lead to them becoming hostile towards you. 

If you accidentally or purposefully chose to attack Blaidd, he will become hostile towards you and his questline will become locked for that run. You will need to defeat him or avoid him altogether.

Killing Runebears

This cause is more of a bug than anything else. For some players, killing the Runebear in Mistwood would turn Blaidd hostile before even using the Finger Snap gesture. Blaidd would come down and attack the players, closing off this questline for that run.

Fortunately, this bug was primarily observed on older versions of the game. You can rest in peace and hope for the best. If you are unlucky enough to encounter this problem, however, making your way to the Church of Vows and absolving your sins with a Celestial Dew can apparently potentially reverse this error. 

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Conclusion

That brings our guide to an end. Today, we answered your oft-asked question: Why did Blaidd turn hostile in Elden RIng? It is a bummer that a sweetheart like Blaidd suddenly becomes aggressive and attacks you when he was initially nonantagonistic.

We hope our guide helped you learn more about Blaidd’s change in nature. If you found our guide helpful, be sure to leave a comment down below. Your feedback is much appreciated. Have fun playing the rest of Elden Ring. Good luck, Tarnished!

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Just another huge RPG enthusiast and a technology geek. I've recently got my Master's degree in Computer Science, so now I finally have enough free time to play my favorite games. I've been a hardcore gamer for 14 years now, and I don't intend to stop any time soon! Since I have very high knowledge about RPG video games, my goal is to help my fellow gamers, which is the main reason why I founded RPGOverload. RPGOverload is a free resource website for all RPG fans all across the globe!

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