Elden Ring fans are set for time travel, alternate realities, and more in Shadow of the Erdtree DLC
Elden Ring DLC was only just announced, but the fan theories are already flying.
Earlier today on February 28, FromSoftware very casually announced Shadow of the Erdtree, a forthcoming Elden Ring expansion. Now, just a few hours later, fans are already debating and theorizing over the sole information we have to go on surrounding the expansion, which is the enigmatic image seen just below.
Be warned: there are spoilers for Elden Ring from here on!
One popular line of thought is that the figure on the right of the image is Miquella. Of course, Elden Ring veterans will know that Miquella is alive and well during the events of the game, but confined to his cocoon in Mohg's Mohgwyn Palace, where he was stolen away from the Haligtree.
Miquella rises... pic.twitter.com/q0hUZsyPKZFebruary 28, 2023
Miquella never appears during Elden Ring, but Sir Gideon Ofnir confirms that the character is alive and well within the cocoon. Plenty of fans think that Shadow of the Erdtree could therefore take place after the events of Elden Ring, where Miquella finally breaks free of his cocoon.
Alternatively, some fans reckon this figure looks a lot more like Marika. The fan just below, for example, bets this is a younger Marika, before her hair became fully braided, which means Shadow of the Erdtree in this version would take place before the events of Elden Ring.
People are saying Miquella on the steed but working a ton on her cosplay, I feel like it is young Marika before her hair was fully braided. so, going back in time to the origins of the Erdtree maybe?February 28, 2023
Hey, this wouldn't be the first time FromSoftware has pulled some time travel shenanigans in a DLC. The developer loves a little bit of time-travelling nonsense, as
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