Elden Ring Shows Off A New DLC Creature And It May Be The Scariest Enemy Yet

screenrant.com:

FromSoftware is gearing up for the launch of 's DLC and to get everyone a little bit more excited for the expansion, the studio unveiled what appears to be a terrifying new boss. Despite locking in a release date and showing off some of the new features in a brief gameplay trailer, the developer has yet to really delve into what players can expect from the DLC. Fortunately, as the release date draws near, more teases are surfacing across the internet as everyone prepares to take up arms as The Tarnished once again.

Posted to X (formerly Twitter), the account shared a single image of an unknown enemy, captioning the picture with "."

Details on the monster have not been released but the community has already started speculating as to its place in the game's lore. The grand, somber, intricate design of the monster, which sports what appears to be an ancient golden mask and a headpiece of dense horn, has led many to theorize thatit will be one of the expansion's more important boss encounters.

Melina is a mysterious character, which a popular Elden Ring theory attempted to explain. It might have been disproved thanks to its new DLC.

One of the more interesting interpretations of the as-yet-unnamed enemy is that its design resembles the general shape of the female reproductive system, although whether this is intentional remains unknown. Some have suggested that the creature's face plate could link it to the NPC aptly titled Golden Mask, but this seems like a surface-level connection that likely isn't accurate. The community will just have to wait until the expansion drops to learn how this morbid creature plays into the lore of The Lands Between.

's DLC has been a long time coming as the community has waited for the expansion ever since it was confirmed to be in development shortly after the base game's release in 2022. Exploring a new land that's roughly the same size as Limgrave, players will need to contend with new enemies and bosses but to even the odds,