Summary
- Following some experimentation, one fan recreated Mass Effect villain Saren Arterius in Elden Ring.
- Their faithful recreation, which the player described as a happy accident, later made the rounds on social media.
- The distinct-looking Saren Arterius lookalike emerged online just as many fans are returning to Elden Ring following the long-awaited announcement of the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC's release date, June 21.
One Elden Ring fan is currently playing through the game with an impressively faithful recreation of Saren Arterius, the villain from the original Mass Effect. Their unique Tarnished recently made the rounds on social media, adding to the endless stream of memorable Elden Ring characters that have surfaced online since the game's critically acclaimed 2022 release.
Following much anticipation, FromSoftware has recently revealed that the first and likely only expansion for its hit RPG, Shadow of the Erdtree, will finally be released on June 21. The announcement had a noticeable impact on Elden Ring's player count, as many fans seemingly decided to delve into another playthrough while waiting for the DLC to drop. This also gave rise to yet another influx of distinct-looking characters that the fandom opted to design ahead of their new adventures in the Lands Between.
Elden Ring Vordt of the Boreal Valley Cosplay Attempt Accidentally Yields Mass Effect Villain
One such particularly memorable Tarnished was recently authored by YouTuber Saneroot, who managed to design a faithful recreation of the Mass Effect villain Saren Arterius. The content creator admitted that the end result of their design efforts was a happy accident of sorts, not least because their initial goal was to recreate the Vordt of the Boreal Valley from Dark Souls 3 in Elden Ring.
Saneroot has ultimately decided to just roll with their Saren Arterius lookalike, having even gone through the effort of putting together a detailed video going over all of the Elden Ring character creator sliders that they ended up using. Fans interested in mimicking their design should hence be able to do so with relative ease.
Granted, sliders are just part of the equation, as Saren Arterius's iconic look would be incomplete without some carefully curated equipment. Players who still haven't gotten far into Elden Ring but are eager to replicate this design might want to refrain from looking up the locations of the specific armor pieces that were used to complement Saneroot's Saren Arterius cosplay. That's primarily because some of them can only be found fairly late into the game, so even the very names of the general areas in which they are located can be considered spoilers.
Saneroot's Elden Ring Saren Arterius Cosplay Equipment List
- Blaidd Gauntlets
- Confessor Hood
- Fire Prelate Greaves
- Zamor Armor
The only exception is the Confessor Hood, which is given as starting equipment to anyone who picks the Confessor class at the start of their Elden Ring playthrough. Those who don't will still get a chance to purchase this piece of headgear later on during the game, as the Confessor Hood is also sold by a merchant whom most players will encounter after a couple dozen hours of adventuring.
Elden Ring
- Released
- February 25, 2022
WHERE TO PLAY
ELDEN RING, developed by FromSoftware, Inc. And BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc., is a fantasy action-RPG adventure set within a world created by Hidetaka Miyazaki and George R.R. Martin. Danger and discovery lurk around every corner in FromSoftware’s largest game to date. Hidetaka Miyazaki - President and Game Director of FromSoftware Inc. Known for directing critically-acclaimed games in beloved franchises including Armored Core and Dark Souls.
George R.R. Martin is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of many novels, including the acclaimed series A Song of Ice and Fire - A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast For Crows, and A Dance with Dragons. As a writer-producer, he has worked on The Twilight Zone, Beauty and the Beast, and various feature films and pilots that were never made. He lives with the lovely Parris in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
- ESRB
- M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Language, Suggestive Themes, Violence
- Developer(s)
- From Software
- Publisher(s)
- Bandai Namco Entertainment, From Software
- Engine
- Proprietary
- Multiplayer
- Online Co-Op, Online Multiplayer
- Platform(s)
- PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X
- How Long To Beat
- 58 Hours
- Metascore
- 96
- Platforms That Support Crossplay
- PS4 & PS5 and Xbox One & Xbox Series X|S
- PS Plus Availability
- N/A
