Highlights

  • Elden Ring players can create and encounter a wide variety of warriors that mimic famous people and characters, including a player who created a Mike Tyson character.
  • The Mike Tyson character one gamer made in Elden Ring comes equipped with two Iron Balls, white shorts, and boots, ready to aid other players in battle.
  • Players have been creative in modeling their characters in Elden Ring, and the Effigies of the Martyr allow for unique and recognizable models in the game's open-world gameplay.

An Elden Ring player welcomed a Furled Finger cooperator who created a Mike Tyson character, complete with a build and appropriate attire to match those of "Iron Mike" when he was a professional boxer. The Tyson character, who simply goes by "Mike Tyson" as a Furled Finger player, appears ready for battle upon being summoned through an Effigy of the Martyr in Elden Ring.

Elden Ring players have been thoroughly creative in the ways that they generate their character models in the game. Thanks to the in-game multiplayer items that allow for PvP or co-op gameplay (which includes the variety of Furled Fingers and small Effigies), players can encounter a wide variety of warriors that mimic famous people and characters. There's almost no shortage of what players can come up with, such as Boomhauer from King of the Hill or even Taylor Swift for Elden Ring players to interact with. As gamers continue to discover more unique characters through the Effigies in the game, there's another that they can potentially summon if they're looking to add an extra punch to the experience.

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Upon activating an Effigy of the Martyr in Elden Ring, Reddit user Hasyahshin shared a post where they summoned a player whose character model resembles Mike Tyson, the former world heavyweight champion in boxing. Equipped with two Iron Balls, white shorts, and boots, the boxing Tarnished in Elden Ring stands ready to aid Hasyahshin in battle. There is another Furled Finger cooperator in the Reddit post alongside the Mike Tyson character, though their name can't fully be deciphered. Regardless, the focus of the post is directed at the player mirroring Mike Tyson. The caption only reads, "Context of this," welcoming any interpretations.

Player Hasyahshin doesn't provide any additional context regarding the encounter with Mike Tyson, leaving it up to other gamers to make their assumptions about the nature of the character. Many relied on humor and references to Tyson, including his former status on being the heavyweight champion, Evander Holyfield's ear, the Mike Tyson Mysteries TV show, and more. "What are the lore implications of this," inquires one user. "The lore implications are that he's Mike Tyson," one response reads.

This isn't the first time that players have run into Mike Tyson in Elden Ring, or more so created a model after him with the game's character creation tool. Some time ago, another Reddit user shared their character model of the former heavyweight champion, though that post has since been deleted.

While Elden Ring was released on February 25, 2022, players are still coming up with new ways to model their characters that impersonate famous people, both real and fictional. If players aren't looking to make unique models, they're bound to run into some recognizable ones through the multiplayer components of the game. The post featuring Mike Tyson is just an example of what the Effigies of the Martyr can bring about in Elden Ring's open-world gameplay.