I'm going to combine two things in this article because I don't feel like writing Elden Ring Runes separate posts for both.Before the Eclipse will welcome him into the realm of God Hand, the man once known as Griffith endures a year of endless torture for having a romantic relationship with the princess of a prominent kingdom. His tongue is removed and his skin is swollen, and being forced to wear a mask made of iron. After being saved by Guts and the other members of the Band of the Hawk, Griffith gradually recovers, but the mask is left to hide the scars left by his brutal encounter.

Elden Ring players have drawn parallels between Griffith's iron mask and that of Prisoner class players who can pick at the start of the game. It's not a 1:1 reference though, however the mask's eye covering that is worn by the Prisoner matches the fact that Berserk seldom shows a face-to-face Griffith in his mask. He prefers to depict the tortured mercenary with the one eye obscured through the mask's shadow.

Furthermore, the Winged Helm worn by Elden Ring boss Malenia and eventually obtainable by players can easily be seen as an homage to a similar piece of armor Berserk antagonist-turned-ally Farnese wears during her time commanding the Holy Iron Chain Knights. It's possible to be dismissed since both were inspired by medieval depictions of Valkyries but I prefer seeing them as being directly linked because it's more enjoyable.

Then, the most memorable Berserk reference is in Elden Ring apart from the sword fields. Elden Ring, like previous Souls games, conceals the world's building in its descriptions of the items. It's often the best method to discover the reason why someone did something important or who's related to whom and, therefore, it's a good be logical that homages to Berserk may be hidden in the description of the flavor also.

This is akin to the remarks made in Guts' Dragon Slayer in Berserk, which in the very first Chapter of the Manga is referred to as the "raw stack of iron" that is "much too big to be called an actual sword." Characters are frequently blown away that Guts can carry such a weapon due to its size. However, due to his incredible ability, he's been able to best place to buy elden ring items make use of it to cut through anything that stands in his way. The two weapons even look like each other, but that could just be because they're both massive swords.