Elden Ring: How Fallingstar Beast Heads Prove Their Relationship To Astel
screenrant.comElden Ring, the newest entry in FromSoftware’s Soulsborne series, tells most of its story through environmental means; a perfect example is the relationship between the Fallingstar Beast and Astel, Naturalborn of the Void, one of Elden Ring's scariest enemies. Very little is told to the player about the Fallingstar Beast, with only three of the enemies in the entire game, including one specifically designated as «Full-Grown». This prompted players to dig deep in and around the game to determine what they could about these rare and fascinating enemies.
Elden Ring's Fallingstar Beasts are so named because their origins seem to be from elsewhere. Looking something like celestial antlions, these creatures are covered in or possibly even made of stone, with huge, powerful mandibles and hooves, both of which they employ to great effect in eviscerating unwary players. But there may be more to them than appears on the surface.
Related: Elden Ring: How to Find (& Beat) Astel Naturalborn of the Void
BonfireVN on YouTube released a video examining details of the Full-Grown Fallingstar Beast’s model and its connection to Astel. The video shows that the model of the Full-Grown Fallingstar Beast has the same head, under its fur and armor, as does Astel, Naturalborn of the Void. It seems that the Fallingstar Beast is an early stage of a life cycle that includes Astel and possibly the Malformed Star which also has the same head.
An interesting comparison can be drawn between the lifecycle of the antlion and the Astel as each start as a relatively small and well-armored creature with prominent mandibles before transforming into winged beasts. Antlion larva spends most of their time still at the bottom of their crater waiting for its prey
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