An Elden Ring secret hiding in the code for one of its toughest boss battles actually solves the seven-year-old mystery of the Dark Souls SnakeSoul boss - a Dark Souls III cut content boss that appears to have finally made an appearance in FromSoftware's open-world game.
While looking into the files of Dark Souls III after it released in 2016, dataminers spotted the code for a Dark Souls cut boss named "SnakeSoul" - which would've been the guardian of the Untended Graves, in a different state.
According to well-known Soulslike game leaker and explorer ZullieTheWitch, a little digging into Elden Ring's code reveals that one of the many optional Elden Ring bosses: Ulcerated Tree Spirit - which you can find in a few areas including Mt. Gelmir and deep below the opening area of the Fringefolk Hero's Grave - is secretly Dark Souls III's cut SnakeSoul boss, at least according to FromSoftware's AI description. This is undoubtedly cool, as Dark Souls fans can now finally take on the never-before-seen creature - but it actually solves a Dark Souls III mystery, too.
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