Elden Ring Player Accidentally Creates a Character That Looks Like Tom Cruise: Is This the Next Level of Customization?

An interesting event occurred in the gaming community when an Elden Ring player, while adjusting the facial customization options, inadvertently crafted a character that looked remarkably like Tom Cruise. Modern RPGs, like Elden Ring, boast highly sophisticated character creators, allowing players to unintentionally recreate the appearances of famous personalities.

Developed by the renowned FromSoftware, Elden Ring quickly became a sensation upon its 2022 release, earning widespread praise and achieving massive commercial success. It reached a milestone of selling over 23 million copies, marking it as one of the top-selling singleplayer games of the past decade. The popularity of Soulslike games, such as Elden Ring, continues to thrive, evidenced by the active community that regularly shares impressive and sometimes unintentional creations related to the game.

A Reddit user, known as Dirtyfactz, posted a picture on the r/Eldenring subreddit showing their character's accidental resemblance to the star of Mission Impossible. This serendipitous creation prompted Dirtyfactz to humorously suggest undertaking a "Tom Cruise playthrough." The post was well-received, sparking amusement among fellow Redditors who playfully suggested renaming the game to "Elden Ring Maverick" and "Mission Impossible: Elden Protocol".

This episode highlights the broader trend in the gaming world where players use detailed character customization tools to make amusing and creative representations of well-known figures. Similar endeavors have been observed in other RPGs, where gamers have depicted celebrities like Timothee Chalamet and cultural icons like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The upcoming expansion, Shadow of the Erdtree, is likely to inspire even more quirky character creations from the Elden Ring community.