"Elden Ring Lore War: Unveiling the Notorious Messmer in DLC"
The upcoming Elden Ring DLC has sparked a heated debate among players regarding the origins of the big bad, Messmer The Impaler, with some believing he was foreshadowed in the base game's lore while others think he's a new creation for the expansion. Director Hidetaka Miyazaki hinted that the expansion draws from George R.R. Martin's lore, leading to various theories connecting Messmer to existing characters and locations in the game. The DLC is set to release on June 21, promising to be FromSoftware's biggest expansion yet.