When Elden Ring was first announced at E3 2019, FromSoftware gave a cryptic reveal of what would soon become one of their most extraordinary creative and newly popular games. With, at the least, nearly four years of development, there was an incredible amount of love and time put into the making of what has become many Souls fans' favorite g

On top of this, they didn't limit their roles to only being summons, as these Buddy NPCs served as enemies in a few areas. Alongside this, there was also lore added to each of the summonses as well, ultimately adding more depth to the game and the system as w

In the Leyndell Royal Capital area, Elden Ring players can acquire the Thunderbolt Ash of War item; when equipped to a weapon, this Ash of War (and the Honed Bolt Incantation spell) lets players summon a golden lightning bolt nearly identical to that of the Dragonslayer Swordspear from Dark Souls 3 . This special attack, along with other golden lightning attacks in Elden Ring , seems to emulate the abilities of the **Elden Ring ** demigod Godwyn the Golden , the firstborn of Queen Marika. Like the Nameless King, Godwyn fought the ancient dragons who attacked the Royal Capital, but then tried to befriend them instead. Unlike the Nameless King, Godwyn was able to forge a lasting peace between his Golden Order and the Ancient Dragons, even founding a benevolent cult of dragon worshipers among his own peo

Rykard's obsession finally paid off as the whispers he had begun to hear grew louder in his head, their words comforting and alluring, promising great fortunes for him. Those whispers belonged to an ancient and malevolent demigod, The Immortal Great Serpent. Rykard turned the once mighty castle of Volcano Manor into a meat factory serving the bodies of the Lands Between bravest and boldest to the true Lord of Mt. Gelmir, the voracious serp

The Rosebud variant of this Splicer located in the first game has haunting voice lines to match her drug-riddled decrepit appearance. From her voice lines, it appears that she is searching for her daughter that has been turned into a Little Sis

RELATED: Elden Ring Lore: The Tarnished, Explained While embarking on the Volcano Manor quest line, Tanith convinces you that the Tarnished you are hunting are enemies of the Erdtree and sends you to hunt down and kill enemies she believes are the greatest threats to her and Volcano Ma

Players of Elden Ring can acquire the Lion's Claw skill, which perfectly copies the front-flipping attack of the Artorias Greatsword, from two specific items: the Claymore greatsword weapon located in Castle Morne, and the Lion's Claw Ash of War item found in the Fort Gael location of the Caelid Wilds. The description for this overpowered Elden Ring Ash of War identifies itself as the signature skill of the Redmane Knights who fought alongside General Radahn, a once gallant Demigod with a faithful horse named Leonard who was contaminated by the Scarlet Rot contagion of his opponent Malenia and reduced to a mindless, cannibalistic beast as feral as Artorias

Dung Eater is disgusting from his name to the entirety of his being as he serves as one of the most malevolent evils in the Elden Ring lore. He has no real purpose other than to cause havoc around the world. How he does this is by murdering innocent people and then defiling t

A strong 2022 Game of the Year contender, Elden Ring has been heralded by fans as FromSoftware's modern magnum opus, a complete triumph of the Soulslike genre the studio almost single-handedly established. A monumental adventure requiring dozens of hours to finish, Elden Ring is both incredibly vast and immensely difficult, with much of that difficulty stemming from the game's many intense boss encount

Abominations belong to the undead faction of the Warcraft series and are a mix of different dead creatures that have been given life. Each of the abominations is built like a Frankenstein monster that was made by Frankenstein's lazy intern on a whim. They are messy to look at and have gaping holes in the middle of their stomachs that they'll usually bleed out

There's a lot that's unknown about why giant heads, with seemingly hot lava coursing through them, were placed within the world. Only seen during the Closed Network Test, these giant heads certainly bring out a lot of questions --- making us curious about the lore and significance behind these statues (or peop

Adam the Clown in Dead Rising Remastered takes the fear of clowns and makes the player face it in one of its most horrific forms. Adam the Clown is a man who has gone completely insane during the zombie apocalypse. His clown looks like that of Tim Curry from the 1990 IT miniser

When the last Tarnished is slain, you are granted a special meeting with the true Lord of Volcano Manor, the giant grotesque monstrosity that resides at the base of Mt. Gelmir, Rykard, Lord of Blasph

Using the Spirit Ash system, Elden Ring collectibles Ring developers created NPCs from their summoning system --- naming it "The Buddy System." This system hinted that there were unique NPCs that could be used for summons, each of them a temporary companion as you call to them to get through a combative encoun