Elden Ring's Dung Eater is Sheer Nightmare Fuel

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FromSoftware’s games are no strangers to horrid beasts and awful people. Even as far back as King’s Field and Armored Core, oppressive and lonely atmospheres have been a part of its game design. Most of FromSoftware’s fantasy output, even before Demon’s Souls, occupied the dark fantasy genre, and many of its mecha games involve post-apocalyptic settings ruled over by corrupt governments and mega-corporations. Things didn’t improve when characters were placed at the forefront of FromSoftware’s work, as their madness and atrocities were on full display. At its worst, it became hard to tell which characters were trustworthy.

That brings the discussion to the Souls-dominated era of FromSoftware. Demon’s Souls, Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Sekiro, and Elden Ring all revolve around the core tenets of dark fantasy writing, and have grisly beasts and horrifying lore to match. Elden Ring is the culmination of all of this, packing some of the worst sights FromSoftware and George R. R. Martin could come up with into one enormous game. Dark holes with nameless beasts, forces devoted to ethnic cleansing, and magic gone awry will all cross the player’s path. However, some monsters stand head and shoulders above the rest, and the loathsome Dung Eater may be the worst thing Souls fans have encountered yet.

Spoilers ahead for Elden Ring.

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The first time players see the Dung Eater is in the illustrated stills of the opening. After the demigods are covered, the player is greeted with the sight of several of the most famous Tarnished revived by the grace of gold. It’s not obvious on the first viewing, but most of the Tarnished are shown shortly after their original deaths.

Gideon is seen properly buried,