Ring of Fire: Shadow of the Erdtree trailer breakdown: Who is Messmer? | Polygon

Ring of Fire: Shadow of the Erdtree trailer breakdown: Who is Messmer? | Polygon

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The wait for Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is almost over. FromSoftware and Bandai Namco released the first trailer for the game on Wednesday, revealing that the long-awaited DLC for the open-world RPG will be released on June 21.

The trailer was just over three minutes long, but the developers packed it with looks at several new characters and monstrosities coming as part of the expansion. Between that and new images included in the announcement, we've got plenty of goodies, weirdness, and downright awfulness to look forward to. Let's break it down.

Of all the characters shown, Messmer the Impaler came out as the clear star of the new trailer. In an interview with IGN, Hidetaka Miyazaki said that Messmer will play a central role in the DLC and has a story that fits the expansion's main "shadow" theme. According to Miyazaki, Messmer's throne is the same one from the palace room where you fight Morgott, which "is supposed to symbolize that Messmer is on the same footing as these other demigods and Marika's children."

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