Elden Ring’s Blaidd the Half-Wolf vs. Berserk’s Berserker Armor

Apart from Starscourge Radahn, one of my favorite characters in Elden Ring is a lovely fellow by the name of Blaidd the Half-Wolf. As his name suggests, he’s a cross between a man and a wolf, and his appearance has garnered considerable attention from Berserk fans since the game’s June 2021 gameplay reveal. That brief glimpse of Blaidd howling atop the Mistwood Ruins was immediately compared to Miura’s work.

In Berserk, series protagonist Guts is eventually entrusted with the Berserker Armor, fearsome equipment that draws from the user’s negative emotions to imbue them with untold strength. While most of the time it just looks like a normal—if slightly pointy—suit of armor, it takes on a monstrous, wolf-like visage whenever Guts allows it to feed off his rage in battle.

Much like Guts is gifted the Berserker Armor, you’re eventually given Blaidd’s armor in Elden Ring, allowing you to live out your dreams of a FromSoftware-developed Berserk game. I won’t get into specifics about how Blaidd’s armor comes into your possession, but if you have any experience with previous Souls games, you can probably guess. It’s not a happy subject.