Elden Ring's Goldmask Looks Different When Seen as a Summon
From Software loves to hide interesting details in places where players may not find them, and Elden Ring is no different. It's all but certain Elden Ring players will be discovering new clues tied to the RPG's lore and story months and years from now. The latest example was discovered by an Elden Ring player who had been summoned as a cooperator by another player. While their co-op partner was interacting with Goldmask, the ghostly apparition for the NPC revealed a hidden truth about them.
Elden Ring players who have interacted with Goldmask already know that the tall, skinny character isn't particularly animated. They stand almost entirely still with their arms and fingers outstretched, a behavior that Brother Corhyn describes as cogitation and contemplation of the Erdtree and the Golden Order. However, if summoned into another world, Goldmask's ghostly apparition is instead in an altogether different pose. Goldmask is grasping their head in their arms as if they're being tortured or going mad.
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Those who have already progressed through Goldmask and Brother Corhyn's story likely already understand what's going on here. Corhyn explains it to the player directly, saying that as they neared the Erdtree Goldmask envisioned Marika, the one true god of the Golden Order. However, King Consort Radagon also appeared to Goldmask. To Corhyn, Goldmask appeared puzzled, but clearly the subject wracked Goldmask to his very core. He didn't move an inch, physically, but his mind unraveled.
This revelation isn't likely to change many Elden Ring players' views, as compelling a discovery as it may be. Following this moment in-game, the player discovers that Marika and
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