Sometimes, a FromSoftware Soulsborne title will feature a «maiden» of sorts to facilitate leveling up in the game world. This was the Maiden in Black in Demon's Souls, the Doll in Bloodborne, and Melina inElden Ring. Crossovers and comparisons between Elden Ring and games like Bloodborne are going to happen due to the sheer popularity of FromSoftware's Souls catalog, and similar details like the Doll and Melina (especially as they are not in every game) are going to be picked up by fans.
Bosses, designs, changes, and more are all valid points of comparison, but recently, one Elden Ring fan set out to answer an important question: what would Bloodborne's Doll look like if she were in Elden Ring? After all, while the Lovecraftian themes of Elden Ring are clearly there, they are not as potent as the victorian Bloodborne.
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Redditor girl_snap_out_of_it sought to design Bloodborne's doll as an Elden Ring character, complete with an analysis of fashion in The Lands Between. It should be noted that the Redditor is openly no expert on the matter, but still, they wrote up an interesting breakdown of the influences of catholicism and Middle Ages fashion on The Lands Between, also exploring the divide between «realistic» and «fantasy» fashion here. They weaved these elements into their design, and the end result can be seen below.
With these influences in mind, girl_snap_out_of_it also wrote up a little backstory for the Doll as if she did fully exist in The Lands Between. The Redditor believes that something like the Doll could only be made in Leyndell, which is why the general aesthetic of the Leyndell knights can be seen in the Doll's cloak and dress. There are
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