Elden Ring , like all FromSoftware titles, is full of hidden secrets and obscure design details that connect to the game's story and lore. These details can be so well subconscious in plain sight that players will often scan correct past them without taking in the implications of these designs. But through reading item descriptions and deciphering the game's ambiguous dialogue, a sense of the games deep lore does commencement to take shape.

Elden Band'south globe is total of then many characters and bosses, each with such significance to the lore of the Lands Between. Furthermore, well-nigh all of these encounters fall nether the category optional content for the player.

I of the story's most important characters is never even fully seen in game. The Empyrean Demi-God named Miquella is the twin brother of Malenia. Miquella is referenced at multiple points past other characters and in item descriptions, but players may non even realize he can be institute in-game, as he is the character inside the cocoon establish in Mohg, Lord of Claret'due south boss room. Now an Elden Ring fan on Reddit has pointed out another interesting design detail nearly this character and how they announced in game.

Reddit user ashen ane has shared an prototype of the Empyrean Cocoon noting that information technology appears to exist resting on a giant pelvic bone. Normally this could exist brushed off equally a piece of interesting fantasy set design, but given the backstory for the cocoon's resident, at that place could be more to this item. Miquella was born cursed with eternal youth, and afterwards existence confined to the Haligtree he entered a slumber which returned him to the body of an infant. Miquella was and then stolen at some point out of the Haligtree by his half-blood brother Mohg, who planned to awaken Miquella and rebuild the Mohgwyn Dynasty. Malenia returns to the Haligtree to look for Miquella - this is where players will find her for one of the most hard boss fights in Elden Band.

Miquella being such a lore axial and supposedly powerful character that doesn't have a boss fight make him a popular prediction for being the bailiwick of the rumored DLC for Elden Ring. These rumors are bolstered by an NPC named Sir Gideon Ofnir, who upon killing Mohg will remark "I wonder what comes next, if he continues his slumber inside the cocoon all will be well..." before noting that it could be safer to destroy the cocoon, which it isn't possible for the actor to do.

Whether Miquella will be the subject of Elden Ring's DLC is uncertain, only it is still an interesting design choice to rest an indefinitely gestating cocoon upon a pelvic bone, as though it were a fetus. Perhaps this could be a hint at what's next for players in Elden Ring, or it could simply be a thematic metaphor from FromSoftware.

Elden Ring is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/Due south.

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