Is Elden Ring a part of the Dark Souls universe?

There is no official connection between Dark Souls and Elden Ring. Dark Souls I – III occupy their own universe, and so do Elden Ring, Bloodborne, and Demon's Souls.
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Is Elden Ring apart of the Dark Souls universe?

Elden Ring is meant to be a standalone universe. Proving the shared universe theory is very hard to do, however there are two constants that have been in almost every single Souls game. The first is the Moonlight Greatsword. It has been in every Souls game and has been in Elden Ring and Bloodborne.
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Is Elden Ring the Dark Souls of?

Elden ring is the Dark souls of Elden souls. There is no love in your violence. Elden ring is the Dark souls of Elden souls.
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Is Elden Ring a spiritual successor to Dark Souls?

In FromSoftware's latest game, there's a mini Sephiroth around every corner. Having launched last Friday on Xbox, PlayStation and PC, Elden Ring is an acclaimed spiritual successor to Dark Souls, a franchise that delights in its difficulty to a sadistic degree.
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Is Elden Ring in the same universe as LOTR?

The story and setting of Elden Ring is very much full of strange world-building details and characters that go in different, original directions from LOTR; but, Elden Ring and The Lord Of The Rings draw from the same wellspring of ancient mythology and ask similar questions about the perils of power and authority.
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Elden Ring Mythology - Connections to Dark Souls and Bloodborne (Shared Universe?)

Does Elden Ring have anything to do with LOTR?

The story and setting of Elden Ring is very much full of strange world-building details and characters that go in different, original directions from Lotr; but, Elden Ring and The Lord Of The Rings draw from the same wellspring of ancient mythology and ask similar questions about the perils of power and authority.
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Are all Dark Souls games in the same universe?

Are they all part of a single universe or do they take place in different universes entirely? All three Dark Souls games take place in the same world but at very different times and often in different places. Dark Souls one takes place primarily in Lordran at the very tail end of Gwyn's age of fire.
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Are Bloodborne and Dark Souls connected?

Bloodborne is set far into the future after dark souls 1, when the chosen undead refused to link the flame. The painting woman in Ashes of Ariandein in Dark Souls 3 painted bloodborne using the Blood of the Dark Soul.
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Can you become Elden Lord?

The Age of Fracture - The Elden Lord Ending

This is the standard ending for Elden Ring, seeing your Tarnished take the throne and become Elden Lord after choosing to Mend the Elden Ring after the final boss battle. Getting this ending only requires you to follow the story and beat each of the Main Bosses.
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Can you actually become Elden Lord?

If the Tarnished succeeds in accessing the Erdtree and opts to repair the Elden Ring, they will become Elden Lord, joining Marika as her consort.
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How are Elden Ring and Dark Souls related?

Although Elden Ring does take inspiration from the infamously difficult Dark Souls series, it takes place in a completely different universe and features a plethora of features foreign to FromSoftware's classic franchise.
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What's the difference between Elden Ring and Dark Souls?

While Dark Souls feels more linear and compartmentalized, Elden Ring lets you go anywhere you want anytime across its sprawling landscapes. Just turn your camera in a direction and you're free to head off like Francisco Pizarro to unexplored locales.
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Why is Elden Ring so similar to Dark Souls?

Hidetaka Miyazaki's games aren't just unified by similar mechanics but also by the themes they explore in their storytelling. Even with their ambiguous natures, a major thematic connection between Dark Souls and Elden Ring is about the detrimental effects of refusing to let things end.
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Are patches tarnished?

Overview. A Tarnished who leads a group of bandits, operating out of Murkwater Cave in Limgrave. Patches is a nomadic and free-spirited individual with a proclivity for tricking people and robbing them of their possessions.
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Is Demon Souls and Dark Souls connected?

No all the Souls games are in their own separate universes. Demons Souls is separate but Dark Souls and Dark Souls 2 are not. Also note that the events in Dark Souls 1 are so far back that in Dark Souls 2, those events are considered legend. Demon's Souls was a Sony Japan game.
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Who is first Elden Lord?

Godfrey, First Elden Lord, is the first major boss located within Leyndell, Royal Capital, and the final barrier to facing the final boss of the dungeon. Godfrey is located past the West Capital Rampart Site of Grace, in the tower at the top of the giant branches that are growing out of the ramparts.
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What happens if you refuse Melina?

You have to accept Melina's accord in Elden Ring if you want to level up and get your horse. While suspicion is wise in a FromSoftware game, you really have to say yes here. Because without her, you'll be cut off from some crucial tools.
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What is the hardest ending in Elden Ring?

The most difficult ending to achieve in Elden Ring is the Lord of Frenzied Flame ending. To get this ending you need to undertake a pretty obtuse and esoteric quest, meaning you might not ever come across it over the course of your standard play.
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How are the 3 Dark Souls games connected?

The Dark Souls games are linked via the concept of the Age of Fire. The Age of Fire is the state of the world ushered in by Gwyn when he, with some help, put the Age of Dragons to an end by slaughtering them all.
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Is Sekiro and Dark Souls connected?

Dark Souls takes place in its own world, while some of its cultures are losely based on historic cultures. Sekiro takes place in historic Japan, with the twist that myths and legends from Japans history are real. From Software does connect its games at least with references though.
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Are all the Souls games connected?

The games in the Dark Souls trilogy follow a definite timeline—convoluted though it may be—Demon's Souls, Bloodborne, and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice seem to occupy entirely separate universes.
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Is Dark Souls 1 and 3 connected?

In Dark souls 3, we see references to the first game everywhere. From the statues of Frampt to The literal final boss of the game being The mixture of Gwyn and the Chosen Undead.
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Why is it called Dark Souls?

That said, there is actually an in-lore reason behind the name. As per the Dark Souls Wiki: The Dark Soul, one of the unique Lord Souls, was claimed by the Furtive Pygmy, the ancestor of the Chosen Undead and Humanity. In the introduction to the first Dark Souls, it is depicted as a small, reddish flame like a candle.
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Was the Dark Souls universe ever normal?

Were the cities that we see in the Dark Souls series once inhabited by normal folk? From What we know, yes. The deal with the Dark Souls games is this: We never see a civilization that hasn't been in ruins for a long time.
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