Shadow Of The Erdtree DLC Can Bring Back Elden Ring’s Hardest Boss

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With the recent announcement of a DLC expansion for , there's now ample opportunity for the base game's hardest boss to return in some shape or form., announced just over a year after 's initial release with little more than a promotional image and title, reveals very few details about what the DLC will include. However, building on what's known about the lore of the base game, as well as what's shown in the DLC's promotional art, there's one aspect of 's lore that seems perfectly set up to elaborate on.

While the possibility of DLC wasn't seriously in doubt, especially considering FromSoftware's long history of making DLC for previous games,the announcement that the DLC is in development was long awaited by the game's fans. Previously highly anticipated at events like The Game Awards, or the one-year anniversary of the game's release three days before the announcement, 's cryptic reveal has finally confirmed that support for hasn't ended just yet. Of particular interest in the game's reveal art, however, is the lone figure riding atop what looks to be Torrent — which could also mark the potential return of 's hardest, most notorious boss.

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With the figure in greatly resembling in-game depictions and descriptions of the Empyrean Miquella, the DLC could also bring back his sister, Malenia, in some form or another. An enigmatic character even by FromSoftware standards, Miquella's place in DLC has already been highly speculated on, with a sizable amount of 's cut content relating to either him or Malenia. With the two being closely intertwined in 's lore, even outside cut content, the potential focus on Miquella in could indicate the return of Malenia as well —