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It’s unclear when exactly the foot fetish meme took hold in the Souls community, but there have been an inordinate number of rendered feet in the game dating back to the original Demon’s Souls in 2009. Feet are common enough in everyday life, but much rarer in video games where developers often settle for simple coverings rather than rendering the detailed appendages.

But the Souls series are no ordinary games, and, as proven once again by Steam’s current trending footstiary, Elden Ring fans are no ordinary gamers. Players passed around a made-up interview shortly after the game’s release joking that Miyazaki had planned for Malenia to go barefoot in her second boss phase.

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Do I think Miyazaki has a thing for feet...hmm he probably has to have right?” Mister B said. “As I said before, some of them are REALLY detailed and there’s quite a lot. As for why there are so many in the game... the man likes feet and I guess it kinda makes sense on some NPCs? Makes you wonder if Elden Ring was going to be feet/toe themed instead of hands/fingers but they had to stop Miyazaki before it became too clear that he likes those toes.”

“NOTE: Some feet may be missing, if this makes you mad or sad (or both) let us know and we’ll send out our professional Pot-ographer to take a picture,” Mister B writes in the guide. Well Tarnished, what are you waiting for?

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Update: 4/11/22, 10:20 a.m.: Added interview comments from the Elden Ring foot photographer.