There was a metric ton going on in Elden Ring: Nightreign's first trailer—and even more in PCG senior editor Wes Fenlon's massive hands-on preview of the game. But among the familiar sights of the roguelike spinoff's bizarro Limgrave, there was an even deeper bit of deja vu: The return of a previously one-of-a-kind boss from Dark Souls 3.
At the 2:09 mark of Nightreign's debut trailer, who should swoop down but Dark Souls 3's Nameless King, and there's no mistaking him for an enemy who's just indulging in FromSoft's long tradition of iterative design. It's difficult to tell if his textures have been updated from the trailer, but he's got the distinctive plume, Dragonslayer Swordspear, and a mount that's very much not an Elden Ring dragon—it has the beak and scales of a Dark Souls dragon. The New Nameless King even shares his predecessor's affinity for lightning spears.
