According to Star Wars: The Acolyte showrunner Leslye Headland, the mysterious masked Sith villain Qimir was inspired by Elden Ring players. Elden Ring took the gaming world by storm upon its release in 2022, with Dark Soul’s developer FromSoftware and Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin joining forces to create a title that brings the formers notoriously challenging gameplay into a fantastical open-world setting.