Online:Cut Content/Molag Bal

Some content featuring or relating to Molag Bal was removed with a patch or cut from the game entirely before release.Some content featuring or relating to Molag Bal was removed with a patch or cut from the game entirely before release.

A set of unreleased research notes written by Mannimarco entitled On Soul Shriven claimed that the souls of Soul-Shriven that are utterly destroyed empower Molag Bal.

The Wailing Prison

With the changes made to the main story throughout the years, his dialogue seems to have been repurposed for other quests.

During ESO's beta, Molag Bal would summon the now-removed Anchor Guardian to stop you instead of the Child of Bones. Rather than rising from the base of the Anchor, Molag Bal's projection appeared in front of the Anchor much the same as it now does on Stirk. His dialogue here was also the same as it is on Stirk in the current patch:

Molag Bal: "The insects fight back! How amusing, and yet so very sad."

At the game's launch in March of 2014, he began summoning the Child of Bones in place of the Anchor Guardian. While summoning the monster, he would say:

Molag Bal: "I am the face of pain! The souls of the damned are my weapons! You will know eons of suffering!"

These lines appear to be from a much older version of The Wailing Prison quest, written before the version of the quest that was present at the game's launch. They don't resemble anything in the current patch, and Molag Bal's voice is different.

Audio	Transcription
	"And where do you think you're going?"
(File missing)	"None can escape my prison of Coldharbour!"
	"Pitiful worms. You are mine, now. You cannot escape."
	"I will soon draw your world to mine. My dark anchors will see to that!"
	"The dead rise at my command. Cracked fingers will rend your flesh!"
	"Colossus of bone, rise! Tear these creatures asunder!"
	"We will see each other again, soon."
(File missing)	"Well done, mortals. But this is the realm of death itself. The armies of unlife are endless!"
	"Your mortal magic will not save you, "Prophet". You cannot escape."
	"What? What is happening?"
	"No! You will not escape. Coldharbour does not release its grasp!"
	"Raaaaaaaaaahhhhh!"

Daughter of Giants

The Prophet's dialogue was a bit different from the final product. Notably, the Black Forge was where black soul gems were crafted instead of weapons.

"Fate brings us together again, as I foretold..
Lyris sacrificed herself to enable our escape from Coldharbour, and I feared her lost. But I see in dream visions that, though enslaved, she survives. We can rescue her."

"I have seen her. She works a terrible forge where Black Soul Gems are crafted to fuel Molag Bal's conquest of Tamriel.
By the power of my dream vision I shall open a gate to Coldharbour, so you can return there. Go. Rescue Lyris."

I don't care about Lyris, I just want my soul back.

The Prophet would have taken a much more active role in guiding you through the Forge, with more emphasis being put on the Prophet's mental link with the Prince than in the final release. Molag Bal would have eventually seen through the Prophet's gambit and set a pursuer on your trail, forcing you to flee.

The Prophet: "Molag Bal is strong—but for the moment, his gaze is on me. Find Lyris, and quickly."

The Prophet: "The Black Forge is ahead, but the way is barred.
Hurry—I cannot keep his eyes off you for long."

The Prophet: "That crystal is entrancing Lyris. You must break the spell!"

The Prophet: "He suspects. I cannot hold his attention any longer. I shall open a rift in Oblivion ahead. Run!"

Molag Bal: "You! Your interference will cost you your flesh as well as your soul."

After your escape from Coldharbour, you would have spoken to the Prophet much like you do in the live version of the quest.

"^(?)"

Molag Bal knew we were there.

"It was difficult to stave off his attention as long as I did.
With Lyris safe, we can enjoy a brief respite while we plan our next move. When the dream visions speak again, I shall call to you."

The Wakening Dark

Molag Bal was at one point supposed to speak to you in Gil-Var-Delle during The Wakening Dark. He would have said something after you destroyed the Dark Anchor during the quest.

Audio	Transcription
	"Pitiful creature! You think you've won? Gil-Var-Delle is my greatest trophy, a place where the planes shall always meld. It will never slip from my grasp!"
(file missing)	"Enjoy your victory while it lasts. I will return, again and again, until all bow before me."

Molag Bal is likely referring to Almalexia in this line:

Audio	Transcription
	"Tell me, does the goddess also see her own doom? I reserve a special place for her glorious soul!"

The Final Assault

It seems the developers once intended for Molag Bal to scream when the Light of Meridia is unleashed:

Audio	Transcription
	"No!"

Rivenspire

Count Verandis Ravenwatch was named "Verandis Ravenfeld", and he sacrificed himself just as he does at the end of Rivenspire's current zone story, but the nature of the quest was different. The true villain of the zone was a vampire named Karnosis Xane (sometimes misspelled as "Karnoris"), whom Baron Montclair served. Karnosis would have attempted to use an artifact known as the "Blood Pearl of Molag-Bal" to complete a "Planemerge".

→ See also: Cut Content: Rivenspire

Dark Anchors

These lines are either very rarely heard or do not play at Anchors. Many of them appear to be intended for use at Anchors that are destroyed while the Coldharbour invasion questline is ongoing.

Audio	Transcription
	"Little mortal comes a-calling. Comes to goggle at my devices."
	"This place is not for you, wretch. This device will break your world and make it mine."
	"The chains break. The anchors crumble. The gears halt. But I am still Lord of Domination, and you are still nothing."
	"You. Everyone you love. Everyone you hate. All will labor at my devices in service to me."
	"Where, oh where, is the little worm? We cannot have vermin in the heart of my devices."
	"You're in my realm now, mortal. Don't think you can break the chains so easily."
	"I no longer need these devices but they serve me by making you bleed."
	"My slaves will throw you into the heart of the device, and you shall endure the tortures of the damned."
(File missing)	"You invade my realm, filth, intending to do harm? You will fail. The servants of my devices protect them at all cost."
(File missing)	"Again you seek to undermine my schemes. You are welcome to try. It is music [sic]"

A few lines are similar to those found within the game's text files, with slight discrepancies between the spoken dialogue and the subtitles from the text file.

Audio	Transcription	Corresponding Subtitle
	"So… one sneaks into my realm with ill intent. You will not disrupt my devices so easily."	"So… one sneaks into my realm with ill intent. You will not disturb my devices so easily."
	"While your leaders chase phantoms, my chains pull tighter, drawing our worlds together."	"While your leaders chase each others' tails, my chains pull tighter, bringing our worlds together."
	"An anchor broken from its mooring? Reinforce the heart of the device and release another!"	"An anchor broken from its mooring? Reinforce the heart of the device and launch another anchor!"
	"Do what you will with my devices, wretch. These halls teem with those who call me "Master.""	"Do what you will with my devices, wretch. These halls are filled with those who call me "Master.""

There are different takes of certain lines present within the game files.

Audio	Status	Transcription
	Live	"They serve by choice. They serve the strong. They serve me."
	Cut	"They serve by choice. They serve the strong. They serve me."

Undetermined

Molag Bal calls out to his minions to destroy an adversary.

Audio	Transcription
	"Slaves! Subdue this pretender, than [sic] I might feast upon their pain for all eternity!"

Molag Bal threatens you. Given the excessive and long-winded nature of the line, it may have been cut from the final battle in God of Schemes.

Audio	Transcription
	"I will have you, Vestige! Pathetic prophecies and trinkets of holy powers are fleeting! I am immortal! I am undying! Your world will drown in blood!"