Why Some Elden Ring Fans Think Gideon Ofnir is Spying on Them (And How He Does This)

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As it nears Elden Ring’s two-month release anniversary, players have begun to put together a lot of little details regarding the game. It stands to reason that some mysteries will likely remain in Elden Ring, to be discovered over the next few months or even years, but a lot of its various elements have begun to line up.

One fan theory about Gideon Ofnir the All-Knowing recently sprung up in theElden Ring community, with many debating whether it makes sense or not. This Elden Ring theory, courtesy of Redditor VaneBorne and their friends, suggests that Ofnir uses the Teardrop Scarabs around the Lands Between to spy on players, and it adds up.

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First things first, it should be noted that his title is a little misleading. Gideon isn’t omnipotent or all-knowing, with the character even commenting that he seeks to learn as much as he can. Yet, in terms of a name for something like a spymaster, it makes perfect sense to trump up one’s knowledge. His pursuit of knowledge is commendable, and it wouldn’t make sense to restrain it to Roundtable Hold in Elden Ring.

There are two major out-of-game attributions to this theory: the first is that Gideon’s name could come from a classification of beetle known as the Xylotrupes Gideon. This, on the assumption this theory is true, establishes a connection between Gideon and the in-universe bugs. The second is that Ofnir is one of Odin’s many names (like Havi as seen in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla). This draws an instant connection with the All-Knowing title, but just as Odin spied with his ravens, Gideon Ofnir here spies with his scarabs.

Gideon’s Eye Surcoat says that this insignia marks certain folk as the “eyes and ears