Demon's Souls PS5 remake seemingly contains a fan-made ring that doesn't actually exist
A fictional Demon's Soul ring forged in the fires of memes was seemingly recreated in the game's PS5 port.
Reputable PlayStation and Souls modder Lance McDonald has recently shared some newly surfaced assets for the "Chieftain's Ring," which were found in the Demon's Souls remake by Garden of Eyes, another Souls sleuth.
Years ago, Demon’s Souls fans made up a fictional item called “Chieftain’s Ring”, which inspired the community to go on a wild goose chase search for it. For the remake, BluePoint Games actually created it! However, no one knows how to find it. Thanks @EyesGarden for the render! https://t.co/1A2YaZnJCk pic.twitter.com/g91rhNgPDCOctober 11, 2022
The Chieftain's Ring looks like a reference to the Ring of the Chieftain, an enduring remnant of the Demon's Souls community's trolling and general tin foil hattery. Before FromSoftware fans debated the allegories of Elden Ring and the best NPCs of Dark Souls, they theory-crafted themselves silly over the eccentricities of Demon's Souls, and some people were flat-out making stuff up. I know; you wouldn't expect that from online communities.
A useful 2014 post from Illusorywall (opens in new tab) delves into the origins of the Ring of the Chieftain, referencing an infamous and somehow still-preserved screenshot from Twitter user Peeve which tied the non-existent ring to Yurt the Silent Chief.
You ALLLL doubted me. Yurt selling Ring of the Chieftain (THANK YOU Rocker2021 for the screenshot): pic.twitter.com/i8GeISpfyIOctober 27, 2014
The running gag was that keeping Yurt alive through the entire game would allow you to purchase this incredibly powerful ring, but in fact this would only lead to Yurt killing the (often very important) NPCs who reside in the game's
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