Several items in Elden Ring are Easter eggs that refer to FromSoftware’s previous titles. The Sun Realm Shield has intriguing and mysterious ties to an important city in Dark Souls lore, but the drop rate for this shield is incredibly low, so it’s easy for most players to miss. An armor piece called Raptor’s Black Feathers resembles a notable Bloodborne character whose quest line parallels that of a summonable Elden Ring NPC . Scavenger hunt-style puzzles across The Lands Between involve paintings, which also bring to mind one of the most intriguing lore aspects of the Dark Souls franch

Painted Worlds appear in the first Dark Souls - the Painted World of Ariamis - and during Dark Souls 3 ’s expansion, Ashes of Ariandel - the Painted World of Ariandel. In both cases, these worlds are accessed when the player interacts with a painting. What follows is a short cutscene of the player character being pulled inside the painting when their hand touches the canvas. The player is then transported to a world entirely separate from the rest of the g

Other characters and even armor sets have captivated Elden Ring players, and one of those is the Bloody Wolf set. During the Elden Ring network tests, the Bloody Wolf armor was one of the main sets that was shown off to players. However, it wasn't until the game actually launched that players realized just how hard it was to obtain it, but that's what makes it one of the best outfits to wear; in addition to the looks, it's one of the most well-rounded armor sets in the game for both quick maneuvering and defense. One cosplayer, Majed Alkanderi , showed off their appreciation for the Bloody Wolf through an Elden Ring cosplay video released on Twitter, which detailed a two-month period of work. Majed's cosplay is still one of the best Elden Ring costumes to d

One central character that ties into this plot is Ranni the Witch. She is aligned with the Nox’s goals and is hinted to be working with them in some capacity, as she has a teleporter in Renna’s Rise that links to Nokstella. Like the Nox, Ranni seeks to finish her Elden Ring quest by ushering in the Age of Stars, which is the achievement awarded for choosing her ending. She is also an Empyrean and child of Radagon/Marika. During her quest line, Ranni reveals that she was behind the Night of the Black Knives. It’s possible that Marika conspired with Ranni by telling her where Destined Death can be found since Marika is the one who removed it from the Elden Ring and hid

The mod is quite funny. Fire Prelate is a quite squat character and doesn't quite perfectly fit Shrek's model. However, seeing Shrek in the game is silly in itself and makes his inexplicable fire powers even funn

FromSoftware typically reuses assets across its games for practical purposes, such as the same weapons and animations appearing in multiple games, and this will likely be the case for FromSoftware's next game after Elden Ring Crafting guide Ring . These similarities are not necessarily connections or references, though. Instead, they are merely efficient use of assets for game design. However, FromSoftware occasionally places items and assets in its games which fuel theories about connections between the worlds and themes of the Soulslike ga

Anor Londo's name is likely an adoption of a language created by J.R.R. Tolkien in Lord of the Rings , and can roughly be translated as " Land of the Sun ." If Elden Ring and Dark Souls were connected, the Sun Realm Shield could be an artifact from when Anor Londo basked in the sunlight. Though this is likely just an obscure Easter egg for fans, it does present the interesting idea that the events of the Dark Souls series could have happened long ago in Elden Ring ’s timel

Finding the Dung Eater's cell in Elden Ring , among other things, triggers the appearance of his summon sign outside the boss room for Mohg, the Omen. Alternately, if the player force-feeds the Dung Eater a potion from the creepy Preceptor Seluvis, the Dung Eater will be transformed into a living puppet the player can summon using special spirit ashes - a fate worse than death even for a being as defilement-obsessed as

The Large Crabs Monocle and Top Hat mod give them the importance they deserve. With this mod, every large crab enemy is given a cartoonishly large monocle and hat. This amusing mod, in particular, only puts the look on certain crabs, making it a surprise when the fancy crustacean does app

The description for the Sun Realm Shield reads: " Shield of honor depicting a city crowned by the sun. It has seen better days. Much like the wear upon the shield, the Seat of the Sun is long faded away. " This is possibly a nod to Anor Londo, the capital city of Lordran from the first Dark Souls . In the lore, Anor Londo was the seat of Gwyn, Lord of Sunlight, for ages after he and the other Lords discovered the Lord Souls during the advent of f

[Warning: The following article contains spoilers for Elden Ring .] Marika is one of the most mysterious characters in Elden Ring . Most of her story happens in the past, but the game’s significant events occur because of her actions. It shows how powerful and influential Marika is in this world. The potential of her being a Mimic from the Eternal City is an essential point on the timeline of everything that happened before Elden Ring . It also means that there may be a different way to interpret the game’s main st