Bosses, designs, changes, and more are all valid points of comparison, but recently, one Elden Ring fan set out to answer an important question: what would Bloodborne’s Doll look like if she were in Elden Ring? After all, while the Lovecraftian themes of Elden Ring are clearly there, they are not as potent as the victorian Bloodborne.
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Redditor girl_snap_out_of_it sought to design Bloodborne’s doll as an Elden Ring character, complete with an analysis of fashion in The Lands Between. It should be noted that the Redditor is openly no expert on the matter, but still, they wrote up an interesting breakdown of the influences of catholicism and Middle Ages fashion on The Lands Between, also exploring the divide between “realistic” and “fantasy” fashion here. They weaved these elements into their design, and the end result can be seen below.
With these influences in mind, girl_snap_out_of_it also wrote up a little backstory for the Doll as if she did fully exist in The Lands Between. The Redditor believes that something like the Doll could only be made in Leyndell, which is why the general aesthetic of the Leyndell knights can be seen in the Doll’s cloak and dress. There are also Celtic details associated with the Erdtree worked into the design, because of her connection there. The doll maintains its facial details and the knotted puppet hands, but despite being in expensive clothes, some of the outfit is old, worn, and roped together.
The backstory explains that she would have been a maiden of sorts, even if she could not use the power of Finger Maidens, and so she instead offered comfort and aid. It seems the Doll would have been tied to the Golden Order, in this interpretation, if as an unwitting enabler of its plots. Overall, it’s a pretty fitting backstory, a spot-on aesthetic and design, and an otherwise impressive piece of Elden Ring fan art.
Elden Ring is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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