This Week In Elden Ring: Miyazaki's Childhood, Dung Eater's Name, And Rykard's Shed Skin
We've got a few fan theories this week. FromSoftware games characteristically are rich in lore, but a lot of the time that comes down to our own interpretations and theories. Why things are the way they are in these games ultimately boils down to our own deductions. But it is worth wondering how Hidetaka Miyazaki and team come up with the things we experience in FromSoft games. After all, George R.R. Martin wasn't around when the studio established itself as one of the best lore crafters in the industry.
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Sometimes you have to look back on your past for inspiration. But if the past is anything like a Souls game, then you probably had a rough childhood. Thankfully, the subject in question here are the lyrics to the songs in Elden Ring. While it was first believed that they were Latin, we eventually learned that it was mostly computer-generated gibberish. The idea to use these nonsense lyrics could have come from Miyazaki's youth.
“In his childhood, Miyazaki used to read books beyond his comprehension. He only understood half of the words and had to fill in the story gaps with his imagination,” said Organi, the person who originally found out that the lyrics were computer generated. "That's why Miyazaki didn't make a point of including Latin lyrics in all Elden Ring songs... Miyazaki wants us to use our imagination to fill in the gaps he intentionally left.”
Oh you think Dung Eater's name is weird? Wait till you hear this theory. You may have noticed that despite his name, Dung Eater never even mentions dung, let alone eating it. He does talk about a curse and defiling his victims bodies, but it's not made clear what he exactly does to them.
The leading theory is that Dung
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