Elden Ring Fans Already Have Theories About This Newly Revealed Bloodborne-Like Monster
Elden Ring developer FromSoftware has unveiled a new Bloodborne-like enemy that is set to appear in next month’s Shadow of the Erdtree expansion, and fans are already talking about how it will terrorize fellow Tarnished.
The studio pulled back the curtain on its latest nightmare on X/Twitter today. An image of the currently unnamed creature reveals a cloaked, cane-wielding being with a glowing head. The Bloodborne comparisons come from its tentacle-like face, giving the enemy an almost Lovecraftian flair.
The abandoned and tragic who forage beneath the umbra pray for the embrace of a new master.
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“The abandoned and tragic who forage beneath the umbra pray for the embrace of a new master,” FromSoftware’s post says.
Fans were quick to compare the creature to Bloodborne enemies like Winter Lanterns and Garden of Eyes, which both feature large, eye-covered heads and cloaked torsos. Even the image’s grim setting calls back to FromSoftware’s PlayStation 4 exclusive game, signaling to Elden Ring players that Shadow of the Erdtree will, of course, provide yet another challenging and gruesome experience.
Flashbacks… pic.twitter.com/ij9sJwMxQK
I’d say they look more like the garden of eyes. pic.twitter.com/ozSQ9OraPd
While it’s nice to see an enemy that calls back to Bloodborne, most fans are hoping this new nameless being isn’t quite as tough to deal with as something like the Winter Lanterns. Those enemies notoriously built up an annoying status effect known as Frenzy just by being near the player. There’s also the location that the new enemy resides in, which looks suspiciously swamp-like and may or may not be poisonous.
That thing will spam status effect, i just know it.
Please don’t be a winter lantern Please don’t be a winter lantern Please don’t be a winter lantern
Please don’t be a winter lantern Please don’t be a winter lantern Please don’t be a winter lantern
Hears humming*
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