Many gamers agree that the canon ending of Elden Ring is the Age of Stars. In this ending, Ranni becomes a God and replaces Marika. You become Ranni’s consort and Elden Lord and help her establish a new world order.
The Age of Stars seems to be the favorite ending of the Elden Ring developers as well. It features the longest chains of quests of all the six possible endings.
Additionally, this ending closes the circle in the Elden Ring lore. Ranni is present at the beginning of the game and she also knows Torrent. She brought The Shattering of the Elden Ring in the first place by orchestrating the Night of the Black Knives.
The Age of Stars or Ranni’s ending closes the circle.
This ending allows the inhabitants of The Lands Between to govern themselves the way they want. The influence of the Greater Will disappears.
It’s also a good setup or prequel for an Elden Ring 2 sequel. It leaves lots of possibilities open.
Elden Ring 2 will reveal the true canon ending
The only way to know if the Age of Stars is indeed the canon ending of Elden Ring is for FromSoftware to confirm it in a sequel. There’s no actual canon ending until there’s an Elden Ring 2.
The canon ending is typically used as a starting point for game sequels. In this manner, the devs officially confirm which ending is indeed the true ending in choice-driven titles.
In other words, the canon ending of Elden Ring becomes the prequel for Elden Ring 2.
But what if the devs decide to use a different strategy and alter the initial lore? This scenario leaves so many possibilities open.
Canon endings often constitute hot topics of debate among gamers and Elden Ring is no exception. Players have different viewpoints as to what is the true ending of the game.
But that’s one of the things that keep the hype around Elden Ring going.
Why end it by confirming which of the six possible endings is the canon ending?