FromSoftware has not confirmed that their games take place in the same continuity, but they’ve done a remarkable job of keeping the themes of Dark Souls and Bloodborne in **Elden Ring ** alive. The mastermind behind most of the Soulslike games, Hidetaka Miyazaki, has notably been averse to sequels, which may explain why there has not yet been a Bloodborne 2 . Despite this, the studio seems to deliberately include Easter eggs and references that fuel speculation of a shared unive
One other small but interesting detail regarding these characters highlights another parallel between the worlds of Elden Ring and Bloodborne . Eileen’s armor mentions that the first Hunter of Hunters came from a foreign land. Coincidently, Yura originates from the Land of Reeds, making him a foreigner to The Lands Between, like Elden Ring 's Numen . Such details, along with the heavy focus on cosmic, extraterrestrial beings in both games, fuels speculation that the games could take place on different planets in the same unive
To progress through Elden Ring 's White-Faced Varré and his questline (Varré being the NPC representative of the blood-obsessed in-game faction called The Bloody Fingers), Elden Ring players previously needed to accept the Bloody Finger PvP item from him, then invade players in other worlds with it at least three times. The 1.06 update, however, added a new NPC character players can invade in offline mode (his invasion sign can be found near the Writheblood Ruins in Altus Plateau). After defeating Magnus the Beast Claw, a Tarnished who wields a massive Great Stars mace and uses Bestial Incantations, Varré's quest dialogue will progress as if the player had performed their requisite set of PvP duels/invasions in Elden Ring . Besides letting players with no interest in PvP complete a dark yet interesting questline, this new change also makes it easier for speed-runners to gain access to the Mohgwyn Palace region, a popular location for farming "Rune" experience poi
Around the time that Bandai Namco announced the unauthorized access servers, an image of several big-name titles planned for release in 2023 began circulating around the internet. Broken up into four groups through the year 2023, some of the games included are Tekken 8, Armored Core, the Elden Ring DLC leak Barbarians of the Badlands , __ and Dragonball Fighter Z Su
Despite her status as an Empyrean and vessel of the Greater Will, there are hints suggesting she was plotting to betray the outer god. At Elden Ring 's Roundtable Hold , the player can hear the blacksmith Hewg whispering a prayer to Marika. He can also be heard muttering about Marika’s command that he smith a weapon that can kill a god. The Greater Will may have learned of this plot and locked Marika inside the Erdtree as punishment. The god’s knowledge of her betrayal is supported by the fact that the Two Fingers have selected three other Empyreans to be Marika’s successor - Miquella, Malenia, and Ranni. Marika's imprisonment could be why her Grace is guiding the Tarnished, to put the player in contact with Hewg so they can use the god-killing weapon in her st
Melina is one of Elden Ring ’s most complex characters, and the game offers hardly any elaboration of her backstory. She has two different fates depending on which ending and path the player chooses, one of which teases her return. Queen Marika is another character steeped in mystery. Her actions loom large over the Lands Between, yet the player never gets a chance to interact with her like with other characters. So it’s possible a DLC could add interaction with
The intersections of Marika’s plans with those of the Nox and Ranni provide enough circumstantial evidence to suggest that Marika may be the lord the Nox tried to forge with the Silver Tears. If she truly is a Mimic, this also explains her ability to transform into Radagon. The plots these individuals set forth have been in play long before the events of **Elden Ring ** . When the player Tarnished arrives in The Lands Between, they will have a crucial role in the outcome of these plans. Assuming the player chooses Ranni’s Age of Stars ending, it's possible Marika and darkdrift knight Everdark sovereign the Nox will be proven victori
The logic of the Painted Worlds isn’t fully explained, so much of how they work is merely speculation. One theory is used to suggest how Elden Ring connects to Dark Souls and FromSoftware's other games. At the end of Ashes of Ariandel , the player finds someone called the Painter. She sits in front of a blank canvas awaiting the return of Gael, who will bring the paint she’ll use. After completing The Ringed City , the player acquires this paint, which is actually an item called Blood of the Dark Soul, the description of which says it is " used as pigment [...] to depict a painted world ." When the player gives this to the Painter, she says, " I will assuredly finish the painting. Of a cold, dark, and very gentle place. One day, it will make someone a goodly home. " The player never sees the completed painting, but it is theorized that it could be the world of Elden Ring or Bloodbor
