Players are celebrating a weird creature in Elden Ring – “I love them. She’s so stupid.”

As is known for developer FromSoftware, their latest game, Elden Ring, will offer a wide range of different enemy types. As usual, the design of these enemies and creatures often remains special. But a new monster is so strange that the community is already celebrating it.

What is this creature? Her official name is not yet known. However, it is easy to spot based on its appearance. The body of this monster consists of round elements connected at their center. Together, these balls form a kind of snake, where the beginning and end are difficult to recognize.

But she has a single eye on her head, which can be seen briefly again and again. Here’s the clip shared by user gixttt:

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Where was she discovered? Thanks to a network test, some players were able to play Elden Ring in advance and explore the first area of ​​​​the open game world.

In the clip you can see that there are several specimens and how they attack. They either ram their front ball against the player, or rotate through the air towards the player.

Either way, these “ball monsters” seem harmless at first. But their attacks are not without, as the gameplay shows. The design of these creatures is well received by the fans, precisely because it is so quirky.

Here some have encountered these strange ball monsters. In the Elden Ring subreddit, creatures are now a bigger topic for the first time with the community amused by their appearance.

Community enjoying themselves, seeing similarities to Super Mario and… other things

What the players think: Under the corresponding post by gixttt, numerous fans share their opinion of the ball monster. The reactions to this are consistently positive.

The crazy and at the same time minimalist design is currently being praised. The creature’s strange movements and unusual attack patterns are also praised.

But there are also numerous comparisons. For example, some players are reminded of the cactus-like monster Pokey from Super Mario:

Others see more parallels with certain adult toys and now the monster is mainly called that. Overall, the monster is definitely getting a lot of love from the community:

• “This is the only real stuff from the network test I’ve seen other than screenshots. I love them, they’re silly and stupid and I love them.” (Lostcause75, via reddit)
• “Of all the things we’ve seen in FromSoftware’s games, this is kind of the weirdest and weirdest enemy I’ve ever seen.” (SwitchNo7089 via reddit)
• “Imagine the final boss is a big version of this.” (Elden Ringworm via reddit)
• “This is the silliest thing I’ve ever seen.” (ubermage-AUU via reddit)
• This game looks like it will be so much more anime than the last few games! I’m a fan of weird enemy types!” (ObsessivelyObsessed via reddit)

Most of the comments are in the same vein, and the orb monster already seems to be one of the new iconic monsters in the Elden Ring.

Which crazy creatures will be in the finished game can only be guessed at so far.

When is Elden Ring coming? The action RPG with multiplayer in the form of co-op and PvP will be released on February 25th on PC via Steam, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PS5 and PS4.

One of the greatest features of Elden Ring is the open world where you can meet characters like this one. You can find more information in our overview of Elden Ring: Everything about the action RPG with co-op and PvP – release, gameplay, system requirements