It’s no secret that many aspects of FromSoftware’s Soulsborne game were inspired by Kentaro Miura’s popular comic Berserk. In fact, Elden Ring has paid homage including Blaidd the Half-Wolf’s striking resemblance to Berserk protagonist Guts. Now that Elden Ring’s comic reference cycle has completed a full cycle, Guts himself has entered the Lands Between with a new mod.
Call of the Abyss from COTA Studios modder Papa Appa aims to put players in the role of the dark swordsman himself as they adventure through the Lands Between. The mod is under heavy development, but is currently available for download via COTA Studios’ Patreon.
Current or planned features include a realistic Guts character model, a rendition of his jagged armor, his famous hand-held cannon, and a “rage” state when Guts loses control and succumbs to his rage, and a summonable/ Boss Guts’ version, with more acrobatic moves, loosely based on Blaidd’s moves.
Papa Appa also teamed up with the modders behind the “Let Me Solo Her” spirit-calling mod and YouTuber Garden of Eyes to create the video series Elden Ring Multiverse, in which they modded their favorite anime characters into the game as bosses. In the new episode 2, the duo showcased the Guts as a boss fight in the late game Mohgwyn Palace area. Players can also prepare enough Elden Ring Runes to make their battles easier.
While the current state of Elden Ring’s modding is limited to importing custom animations from other games, Garden Of Eyes says that Papa Appa can deduce Guts’ movements from Blaidd the Half-Wolf’s attack patterns.
Papa Appa says he spent about a week creating a bunch of special features that die-hard fans will appreciate. For example, when players play as Guts, his “berserker” feature triggers when players are below 50% health and have four progressive states, emanating from his dark beast helmet and red and black smokescreen. The red eye signaled to follow. Interested players can follow IGGM, it will continue to bring players the latest news, and players can buy safe Elden Ring Runes there!
