![Dung Eater (Elden Ring) Dung Eater character from the video game Elden Ring depicting a man being hung from a gallows by a chain.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/mobile/000/039/837/download_(19).jpg)
Dung Eater (Elden Ring)
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About
The Dung Eater is a non-playable character (NPC) in the 2022 video game Elden Ring, first introduced in the intro cutscene of the game as "the Loathsome Dung Eater." Memes and tweets that referenced him started appearing on Twitter, Reddit and 4chan in late February 2022, mostly exploiting a screencap of him hanging, as well as making fun of his poop-centric name in general. Outside of memes, the Dung Eater is a radical character and murderer within the game.
Origin
On February 25th, 2022, Elden Ring was released. Within the introduction cut scene, "the loathsome Dung Eater" is identified as a character, shown being hung in a town square as some sort of punishment. The cut scene was uploaded to YouTube on February 24th, 2022, by the channel Esoterickk where, over the course of one month, it received roughly 50,600 views. At the 2:45-minute mark, the loathsome Dung Eater first appears (shown below).
Even though the game was launched on February 25th, tweets that referenced the Dung Eater appeared much sooner, the first one being posted on February 17th, 2022, by Twitter[1] user MattDeMotts who wrote, "Learning that Elden Ring has a character referred to as 'the loathsome Dung Eater' and immediately pre-ordering it," earning six likes in one month (shown below).
![Dung Eater meme matt @MattDeMotts Learning that Elden Ring has a character referred to as "the loathsome Dung Eater" and immediately pre-ordering it 3:38 PM · Feb 17, 2022 · Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/329/886/dd7.png)
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On February 20th, 2022, Twitter[2] user RespectElves posted a tweet that used the screencap from the intro scene, captioning it, "Imagine getting Hang for eating shit," and earning over 100 likes in one month (shown below, left). On February 27th, Redditor PunishedKojima posted a meme to /r/Eldenring,[3] being a photoshopped image of the Dung Eater in the Sayori death scene from Doki Doki Literature Club. The image earned five upvotes in three weeks (shown below, right).
![Dung Eater meme "...lt's all fine now." ... @RespectElves Imagine getting Hang for eating s--- The loathsome Dung Eater. 4:08 AM · Feb 20, 2022 · Twitter Web App](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/329/941/919.png)
![I gently open the door](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/326/949/5c8.png)
In March 2022, Dung Eater content spread to other platforms like 4chan. On March 11th, a 4chan user made a post to /v/[4] stating, "THE HATED POOPOO GORGER" (shown below, left). A different user added onto the thread, including a picture of "The Peepee Poopoo Man" poster,[5] part of the meme category Bye Bye Man Poster Parodies, and noted it was the same color scheme. Another meme was shared in the thread that put the Dung Eater in a Subway restaurant talking to Spyro the Dragon, making a joke about the character enjoying poop (shown below, right).
![The Hated Poopoo Gorger File: elden-ring-dung-eater-cin(.).jpg (956 KB, 1200x1200) I Anonymous 03/11/22(Fri)20:25:56 No.591632114 [Reply] THE HATED POOPOO GORGER + 18 replies and 4 images omitted. Click here to view. >> Anonymous 03/11/22(Fri)20:45:39 No.591634075 THE CONTEMPTIBLE S----SCOFFER Anonymous 03/11/22(Fri)20:47:24 No.591634226 THE VILE STOOL SCARFER >> Anonymous 03/11/22(Fri)20:47:26 No.591634227 â–º >> Anonymous 03/11/22(Fri)20:47:57 No.591634274 THE ABOMINABLE POOMAN](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
![The loathsome Dung Eater HELLO SPYRO Pick-up Cale & with flar WAY WAY SUBU For kids only. Sorry parents. I WILL HAVE MY USUAL](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/326/871/48d.png)
On March 12th, 2022, a Twitter[6] user named Cybershell took the aforementioned idea a step further, making their own Bye Bye Man poster parody that replaced the background image to be the Dung Eater hanging (shown below). The tweet received roughly 102,100 likes over the course of five days.
![The Loathsome Peepee Poopoo Man SAY HIS NAME. YOU WON'T BE LAUGHING WHEN HE KILLS YOU. THE PEEPEE POOPOO MAN COMING SOON](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
Overall, memes and tweets about the Dung Eater often used the word "loathsome" as an adjective, in reference to the original cutscene. Most memes about the character appeared on /r/Eldenring and /r/shittydarksouls going into March 2022 and had to do with the character enjoying poop as a meal.
Various Examples
![poo poo pee pee eater I pay to enter your septic tank for an hour at a time. - 150 runes (lyndel, Royal Capital) Some might judge me for this but it's what I enjoy. I will pay you 150 runes an hour to bring my armor in and gain access to your septic tank. I then have my tarnished asociate close the tank after I have set my tripod and camera up. Believe it or not, it's a great place toʻreflect.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/328/832/64b.jpg)
![Dung Eater meme](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
![Septic tank I pay to enter your septic tank for an hour at a time. - $150 (Jacksonville, AL) E Some might judge me for this but it's what I enjoy. I will pay you $150 an hour to bring my equipment in and gain access to your septic tank. I then have my associate close the tank after I have set my tripod and camera up. Believe it or not, it's a great place to reflect.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/327/395/1ff.png)
![Dung Eater meme When I'm in a dung eating competition and my opponent is loathsome:](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
![Dung Eater meme](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/329/965/f07.jpg)
![Dung Eater meme](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/329/962/ec4.png)
Search Interest
External References
[1] Twitter – @MattDeMotts
[2] Twitter – @RespectElves
[3] Reddit – /r/Eldenring
[5] KYM – Peepee Poopoo Man
[6] Twitter – @Cybershell
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Top Comments
Verodius
Mar 14, 2022 at 02:27AM EDT
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Mar 15, 2022 at 03:21AM EDT