Elden Ring DLC: You Probably Missed This Hidden Shadow Of The Erdtree Detail

Summary The new Fire Cage opponent in Elden Ring's DLC has hidden details within its structure that are now noticeable.

The inclusion to its design adds more backstory and depth to the upcoming enemy from Shadow of the Erdtree.

The brazier-like enemy may not be a boss but a stronger opponent in a group formation, similar to Trolls in the base game.

A hidden detail in the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC for Elden Ring has probably passed by unnoticed by most players looking forward to the upcoming content. The first fully-fledged expansion to FromSoftware’s award-winning open-world RPG is arriving this Summer and with it comes a load of of new content, which includes an entirely new location called the Land of Shadow, opponents, weapons, and, of course, boss fights. Several weird enemies in Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree DLC were showcased in the trailer, but there is one detail in the video that players may have missed.

One of the confirmed new enemies for the expansion is a currently unnamed Fire Cage opponent. This gargantuan creature seems to be about the size of the Trolls from the base game, though with a body that resembles a brazier with active flame. In a new post made on the official Elden Ring account on X, however, a hidden detail about this opponent can be clearly seen.

While it would seem natural to assume that the flames from this creature would come from wood, it seems like that is not the only fuel that keeps its fire alive. As seen in the creatures' arms and legs, there are charred human bodies sticking out from the gaps of the brazier-like structure.

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The human bodies within the arms and legs of this upcoming creature in Shadow of the Erdtree seem to be reaching out as if they were trying to escape their flaming doom. This detail has likely been there the whole time but, given the cuts in the edited trailer and how swiftly the fire cage opponent moves in that video, it was difficult to see at the time. Now, with a static image and a closer look at the creature’s characteristics in the Elden Ring DLC, it is possible to notice that it consumes humans.

“The inclusion of bodies into the design of the brazier opponent in Elden Ring’s DLC adds more backstory to that enemy.”

The new image also seems to reveal another piece of information about the new DLC creature. As seen in the post, the fire cage enemy seems to be escorted by a knight on a horse and at least another walking nearby. If this is how these enemy groups will form, there is a chance this brazier-like opponent will not be a boss, but simply a stronger opponent within that team – much like the Trolls that pull caravans, who are not bosses, per si, but are stronger than those that escort them in the base version of Elden Ring.

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Although subtle, the charred humans trying to escape the fire opponent’s body in the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC are but a confirmation of FromSoftware’s continued attention to detail, especially when it comes to character design. An older example of this is Bloodborne’s Winter Lanterns. While their heads seem like a simple mass of flesh and eyes, there is more to it – in fact, this flesh is composed of dead Messengers. Now, the inclusion of bodies into the design of the brazier opponent in Elden Ring’s DLC adds more backstory to that enemy.

Along with the Doll, Messengers are the only truly kind beings to the Hunter in Bloodborne, so having them dead and combined into a monstrous figure may be what incites Frenzy on sight.

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Of course, the fire cage opponent is one of the many that will be added in the upcoming expansion. If there are no delays, the highly anticipated Shadow of the Erdtree DLC will arrive for Elden Ring on June 21, across all platforms on which the game is currently available.

Source: X/Elden Ring