Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree Lied To Us All

fails to live up to one of its earliest promises. The DLC is, in every sense of the word, expansive. It builds on the lore of 's most important characters and minor figures alike, creating a whole new chapter to the story. While it's not totally central to the story, it contains a multitude of important reveals and essential context that completely redefines much of the base game. In that way, it's everything it was cracked up to be.

[Warning: This article contains a minor spoiler for Shadow of the Erdtree's ending.]

Butthe earliest reveal for featured an image that, for all intents and purposes, has never been explained. As innocuous as it seems at first glance, it raises infinite questions about the Tarnished's closest companion, and one of the most mysterious, yet important figures in and 's shared pantheon. And yet, none of it is ever described, explained, or even addressed in either the base game or its DLC.

Elden Ring fans are convinced they've discovered Shadow of the Erdtree's ultimate weapon and it's a great mixture of defence and attack.

The first concept art revealed for featured an image of what appears to be Miquella riding Torrent, but Miquella and Torrent are never seen or described together in-game. Although the figure's golden hair sparked speculation about their identity, with many assuming it was Marika, the particular length and braiding, along with the white clothing, matches Miquella's appearance in the DLC. Many also assumed the horned horse pictured was Torrent, as no other such creature appears anywhere in.

Various horses appear elsewhere in and its DLC, but Torrent is the only one to have goat-like horns.

So, it seemed like would explore some definitive connection between Torrent and Miquella, but for one reason or another, it didn't. Both Miquella and Torrent appear in the DLC, although in vastly different capacities. There's nothing to even imply they ever met, let alone that Miquella might have ridden Torrent on his journey across