Elon Musk has revealed that his daughter Comet Azure was named after an Elden Ring spell.
Taking to X over the weekend, Elon Musk confirmed that one of his sons, Strider Sekhar, was named after The Lord Of The Rings character Aragorn and “great Indian physicist Chandrasekhar” while one of his daughters, Comet Azure, was named after “the most powerful spell” in fantasy role-playing game Elden Ring.
The Tesla billionaire was mocked for the decision. “Elden Ring is indisputably goated but the lack of subtlety is cringe,” wrote one X user. “Bro just couldn’t go with George and Sarah,” said another. “That’s great Elon. I named my kids Gandalf Oppenheimer and Plasma Rifle,” added a third.
Gamers have also poked fun at the name. “‘Most powerful spell in Elden Ring’ but her name isn’t Tibia’s Summons,” said one fan. “What’s next, Asteroid Cloudflare?” asked another. “Good thing he wasn’t a Faith user. Pest Threads is a horrible name,” joked a third.
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Elon Musk has been a vocal fan of Elden Ring since it launched in 2022 but was dubbed the game’s “worst ever player” after sharing a disastrous build. He’s also been heavily criticised by the gaming community for “faking” achievements and paying other players to level up his Diablo and Path Of Exile characters for him.
The writer of Deus Ex recently called Musk’s love of the game the “worst legacy” of the franchise and Avowed’s art director Matt Hansen hit back at Musk’s complaints about pronouns in the fantasy game. “It’s honestly deeply surreal to have the world’s richest, shittiest boy whine about something I am making. I am quite frankly giddy. I cannot think of a single person in the world I would rather irritate.”
Last year, Musk said gaming was his “one recreational activity” and he does it to “quiet” his mind inbetween raising his kids and working at SpaceX, Tesla and X. “Some days are real tough, so playing video games is my strange solace.”
A movie adaptation of Elden Ring is currently in the works from director Alex Garland and studio A24.
In other news, Baldur’s Gate 3 bosses have confirmed the hit game won’t be coming to the Nintendo Switch 2.