“The remains of bodies that were put in there to burn”: Hidetaka Miyazaki Describes One of Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree’s Most Gruesome Bosses the Soulslike Genre Has Ever Seen

Miyazaki gives a lot of very specific details about this DLC and its bosses.

“The remains of bodies that were put in there to burn”: Hidetaka Miyazaki Describes One of Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree's Most Gruesome Bosses the Soulslike Genre Has Ever Seen

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  • The DLC for Elden Ring, Shadow of the Erdtree, will add many new features and content. Miyazaki has spoken about all these new characters.
  • One of the new bosses that you can see in the trailer is called Mitchell, and Miyazaki talked about this new boss.
  • As always, the origin of the bosses in Elden Ring is terrifying and mesmerizing.
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After a lot of waiting, fans finally have gameplay and details about the Elden Ring DLC Shadow of the Erdtree. Thanks to a very anticipated trailer, the price, release date, and editions of the content were revealed.

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Fans are extremely excited about this DLC. The creator of Elden Ring, Hidetaka Miyazaki, talked in different interviews about all that you could see in the trailer for Shadow of the Erdtree. Miyazaki gives many details and information about this DLC, including the names and backgrounds of the new bosses.

The Shadow of the Erdtree will bring a whole new level to Elden Ring

Mitchell is not the official name of this new boss introduced in the Elden Ring DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree
Mitchell is not the official name of this new boss introduced in the Elden Ring DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree

Back in March 2023, Shadow of the Erdtree was announced, and after that, there was a complete silence from Bandai Namco and From Software until now. Thanks to the new gameplay, the release date was finally confirmed.

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With all the excitement about Elden Ring once again, the director of the game, Hidetaka Miyazaki, gave several interviews talking about the game, details, maps, weapons, and especially the bosses. The director gave a ton of new information with spoilers to fans so they could enjoy the experience of Shadow of the Erdtree.

In an interview, Miyazaki was asked about the new bosses that you can see in the trailer. As Miyazaki named it, Mitchell is the big fire boss full of bodies that have a sun-face statue glued to the body; you can see him at the 1:12 minute mark of the trailer. Miyazaki said the following“was a terrible weapon you used in a war that occurred in the Land of Shadow, basically. So again, without saying too much, we can’t give away the name just yet officially, but yes, it was a really gruesome weapon that was used.”

The bosses will be very complicated to defeat

Elden Ring DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree will be available June 21
Elden Ring DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree will be available June 21st

From Software always gives a very shady touch to the origins of the bosses and characters in its games. The new gigantic boss, currently referred to as Mitchell, features bodies hanging out from the fire—a unique detail crafted by the development team. This will not be the only new boss with a terrifying origin. This particular character was created as a weapon in a war. In the interview, Miyazaki gave more details about the other bosses in the trailer.

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Many new things were added to this new DLC. Weapons, spells, new places, and more than 10 bosses, according to Miyazaki, Shadow of the Erdtree will be available on June 21 for a price of $39.99. This content requires an Elden Ring base game to be played. The content will be available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, and PC. 

Tell us what you think about these new bosses or even just Shadow of the Erdtree itself!

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