BOSS RAGE: Malenia Blade Of Miquella - Elden Ring

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[@Tommy9834]

I had several no hit runs against her. Hopefully, one day I may get a hit on her.

[@samangra1008]

Dude 😂

[@KalinhoPL]

Underated comment :)

[@rickmorty4921]

you dont even have this game

[@yamchaOneSix]

7 months later, still a golden comment😂

[@SciontheDark]

Clever

[@renascence239]

*uses Radahn’s gravity magic* Malenia: “is this an attempt to piss me off even more?”

[@slendermanvpdeath7893]

Tarnished:....... Maybe-

[@viroszelmire1391]

Imagine if she was more aggressive if you had Radahn’s gear equipped

[@NetMoverSitan]

@@viroszelmire1391 Like wearing Velstadt's Helm against the Fume Knight in Dark Souls 2? (93% failure fate)

[@beerus966]

@@viroszelmire1391 I wore it on purpose to give her PTSD

[@GoldenMushroom64]

@@beerus966 based

[@SSVegeta2006]

This video has confirmed two things for me: 1. Malenia is the blade of Miquella. 2. Guilty Gear Strives’ soundtrack is a banger.

[@nealang9520]

I wish to know the Guilty Gear song in Malenia's first phase pwease UwU

[@nicobenenciacourreges7731]

@@nealang9520 Play the Hero Chipps theme

[@mr.nickname9172]

@@nicobenenciacourreges7731 what about the 2nd?

[@calarakien]

@@mr.nickname9172 love the subhuman self, millia's theme

[@As-i-Sed]

@@mr.nickname9172 Millia's theme "Love the Subhuman self" and for the last one is the Ky's theme from the Guilty Gear's Korean OST "Pillars of the Underworld"

[@huntersm00n]

When Malenia says in second phase "Witness true horror.. now rot" I felt exactly that.

[@shvne1243]

Fr

[@feddyb1YT]

when malenia said it's rotin time and started rotin everything i felt that

[@izanaginookami5319]

I was like yes ma'am

[@shimeji_e]

if you pay attention to the game's cutscene and lores you would know that she is indeed Malenia, and she's blade of Miquella

[@bonelessthincrust]

big if true

[@evilmac9623]

and if you didn't, you will by the 50th death or so ;)

[@lukasruston8618]

@@bonelessthincrust Can confirm it myself, she was so excited to tell me to the point where I must've heard it at least 50 times during our hang out session... before I killed her in one hit in phase 2 without using magic... somehow.

[@spookytown7963]

You may also surmise that she has accordingly never known defeat

[@magnoUo]

There is no way

[@Megaflare99]

I literally stayed up until 6am trying to beat this boss with a colossal greatsword build and when I finished I wasn't even happy, I was just exhausted and relieved that I could finally sleep

[@dacbiet]

I was on her for 4-5 hours non stop and I felt the same way. My very first relief in the game that I felt happy was Maliketh

[@Shocknfunk]

Ah managed to get around her in about an hour. Had realize I had the one blood katana that staggered the shit out of her so it was just a matter of learning her second phase a little better after sweeping her first phase easily every time.

[@SlaineReigns]

Took about hr and a half, solo no summons against Malenia. It was definitely the most fun soulsborne boss for me, so yes I didn't feel the same way as you. I was elated when I finished it and definitely gave that rush of dopamine after the fight was over.

[@spatz2219]

@@SlaineReigns took me 3 days for her, was doing solo no summons with a strength double warhammer build and bloodhound step. By far the hardest but greatest boss I’ve ever fought in a souls game IMO. Finally winning was a dopamine rush, def my fave fight in the game

[@nuclearmonster8084]

The moment I realized I wasn't having fun I used summons tbh, if it's not fun why bother right?

[@luiseatoll6368]

Fun fact: some enemies in Elden Ring are hardcoded to attack you when you heal or cast a spell. To counter it, simply do it AFTER dodging an attack.

[@Taygon45]

It's hard not to panic heal

[@SoftBank47]

I KNEW I WAS BEING INPUT READ!!!

[@poijnve3912]

that doenst works either, becuase they have a somthing you dont, animation cancelations xD

[@ThunderHawk450]

Crucible knights are notorious for that.

[@UnDeAdSpRaYe]

fun fact been like that since ds3. stfu

[@CrossXaberS]

- Stuck on her for 5 days. - Finally downloaded all of her moves in first phase and can regularly get to 2nd phase using just a few flasks or less. - Learned more of the 2nd phase enough to beat her with some style. - Now that it's finally over, I want to go back and fight her again feeling I can do even better.

[@Abunai_Gaming]

There's always NG+ for that, best of luck with it!

[@oldspice051]

That's how Soulsborne games are.

[@bhudzSanctus]

I got stuck on her for 3hrs.. but it was only because i was a bit over leveled when i got to her.. i was just doing unga bunga with bloodhound step. I wanna fight her again while knowing all of her moves without an overleveled character and bloodhound.

[@Ronin11111111]

Same. I beat her finally recently and I wanna do a rematch and do better. I got pretty good at the first phase and logically I understand the second phase too I'm just not good enough to pull it off so I beat her with online co-op. It still felt really good triumphing over her though! The other fellow I summoned also had an unga-bunga double big sword style so I felt instant camraderie. And it was still hard as balls, we needed to correctly time our attacks together and we both needed to correctly dodge THAT move. I raged, I had fun learning her, and it was a great feeling T posing at her in the end. Really good boss, but still not my favourite because of how frustrating and unpredictable it can be.

[@Akira-kd6us]

Jesus man I feel you so much. Just beat her recently with a self imposed rule, no summons/let me solo her, use guts greatsword, no poke spam, no shield, and no magic just pure melee. I'm not saying this to brag on you or anyone(I'm proud tho), I'm just saying this because you most likely also had some self imposed bs rules on yourself if you had to deal with her for 5 days, you're not alone my man. Needless to say, my rules forced me to memorize all of her move sets and learn when I'm supposed to attack and when not to, fuck colossal weapons, they do satisfy me but at what cost. Man I do hate it when I stagger her then when she comes back up she goes straight in to her dance(water fowl) animation, I'm not far enough to dodge her first barrage, bad rng sucks. I beat her once with my rules, but then I realized my screen wasn't recorded, so I did it again, yes I'm stupid and this is pointless. I beat her again after 10 hours of trying, it was recorded this time, but god that run was dirty because I just woke up and beat her on my first try of the day. Now I'm thinking if I should reload my save file and say goodbye to my progress yet again because for sure I can do better than I did. I'll set my vid public if anyone's interested to see a masochist's victory.

[@soullevel7930]

Even after beating her, these words still haunt me: “I am Malenia, Blade of Miquella and I have never known defeat.”

[@jasonyang6150]

How many times did she repeat her name XD

[@SubiKinubi]

Hesitation is defeat would like a word

[@appie4976]

Wish this fight was more like dancer in ds3 u had openings and could learn the patterns malenia is quite random if you get spammed with the slashing you just die

[@A-RedHerring]

Because deep down she still won...we all know it.

[@zerotwo6814]

At first I was skeptical of us seeing a boss that could contend with the likes of Orphan of Kos and Darkeater Midir in terms of difficulty...But Malenia clearly proved me wrong here.

[@azngamer16]

The two quotes from video games that will always resonate from me: “Get up on the Hydra’s back” And now “I am Malenia, blade of Miquella”

[@jackryder1478]

Where's the hydra quote from?

[@KynElwynn]

@@jackryder1478 Kingdom Hearts 2. Phil says it constantly during the fight

[@dheganaratte5489]

oh, don't forget "all we had to do was follow the damn train CJ!"

[@shankmaster3607]

GET ON DA HYDRAS BACK

[@AllanCostaDom]

I swear, I turn off the volume because I was about the go rampage on my TV if I hear one more goddam time ''I am Malenia...'''

[@LittleListy21]

i'm instantly filled with dread when i get a boss' healthbar down and a cutscene triggers. never a good sign

[@gabrielthegamingking3628]

How am I just now finding out that this boss rage exists 8 months later?

[@SlamBolts]

Things I didn't know I needed: -Silly sound effects in a Boss Rage -Max turning into a car

[@webbowser8834]

Max really did turn into Abigail for a bit there.

[@Rawnchie14]

“I am Malenia, blade of Miquella” “I am Malenia, blade of Miquella” “I am Malenia, blade of Miquella” “I am Malenia, blade of Miquella” “I am Malenia, blade of Miquella”

[@Reverend_Mohg]

forgot the other 200 lines

[@dannyton8478]

I heard that line over 200 times when i died and now it's still in my mind

[@fatalexception3845]

Hearing a man being called Miquella always kind of irked me. The way his name sounds is a rather common female name here. And then this biotch made me hear that an infinite amount of times.

[@lemnioaz3854]

@@Reverend_Mohg i can only remember that at some point she says "i am Malenia, blade of Miquella" but i can be wrong

[@slifer135]

Now imagine hearing that 193 times.

[@Gakusangi]

Wow, the Haligtree is like... a condensed, best off all the hardest encounters in the game crammed in one spot.

[@TheTexasDice]

It's the Great Hollow+Shrine of Amana, leading into Anor Londo + Blighttown and culminates in Orphan+Friede

[@Gakusangi]

@@TheTexasDice Yeah, I once said, "sure, any area can be hard if you throw literally EVERYTHING at the player".

[@777GLaDOS777]

And to get there you need to deal with invisible black knifes ...

[@handzar6402]

Yeah, annoying enemy placement, status effects, precarious level design designed to make you fall to your death or get knocked down to your death several times, and a ridiculous boss at the end of it all. It just sucks lol.

[@Gakusangi]

@@handzar6402 And not ONE unique enemy XD

[@amandasanders3485]

The names of the songs used for the boss fight are Play the hero, love the subhuman self and pillars of the underworld.

[@KeithTheL00N]

Thank you!! This saved me a major headache :D

[@NicoB]

I really enjoyed editing the boss fight, and huge kudos to Jorge for his amazing edits of the run there. Thanks for the opportunity Max, and I hope you doods enjoyed it! EDIT: Also for those asking for the songs from the fight. It's "Play the Hero," "Love the Subhuman Self," "Pillars of the Underworld," and "Daytona - Let's Go Away," in that order.

[@royalnickle]

Ayyy

[@pragmat1k]

The edits were a lot of fun! Great work!

[@JorgeConstantiniYT]

Ayyyy it's great knowing we worked together technically haha

[@EuDioEu]

Good job dood!

[@zackfair711]

Nico! So that's why those cuts seemed familiar 😁 great work man!

[@Lucas-db2jq]

19:51 Have you ever been so happy you beat a boss that you turned into a racing car?

[@novemberbravo6194]

Max is an Autobot: confirmed

[@NinjaAF2099]

Lol best moment of the video 😂

[@shoken4421]

Had to watch to the end and watching max go from human to transformer was the highlight i needed!

[@milk1187]

TRANSCHANGER

[@ShadowRubberDuck]

I’m guessing Kirby has

[@mashfox2614]

boss fight editing is top tier, music choices and timings are on point i loved it all.

[@Wiimanonwheels]

When she puts on the arm, and the music starts playing I litteraly got hyped lol

[@SpoogieDerpington]

do you know the song?

[@ShiraYuki64]

@@SpoogieDerpington Its play the hero Chipp theme from Guilty gear Strive

[@thatonecanadian8712]

"This went poorly..." Ah yes, the first minute of the game summarizes my entire Elden Ring playthrough, especially Malenia. Ggs to anyone who kills her!

[@mas8705]

You have not known true madness until you understand that she is Malenia, Blade Of Miquella.

[@SonicEdge7]

I dunno man...has she never known defeat?

[@taigaaisaka6305]

Wait, who is she? I forgot.

[@itsthequenchiest5072]

@@taigaaisaka6305 im gonna go off a huge hunch and assume her name is Malenia, Blade of Miquella.

[@lorenzolombardi3369]

@@itsthequenchiest5072 Dude a was thinking about the same thing. She also seems like a pretty good gardener, I bet the scarlet bloom flowered once more.

[@wavnino1]

@@itsthequenchiest5072 (yelling from back of the room) yeah uh... could you say that again, thee um...the folks and I didn't catch that, enlighten us again on who she is?

[@gabrielaceituno7801]

to everyone trying to beat her, remember: Hesitation is defeat!

[@Kronos0999]

If it was Wolf there, he'd have beaten her in one go simply cuz he'd parry all her shit (and rot wouldn't affect him cuz he's already rotting)

[@ARQ93]

In Sekiro* "So tru"

[@benjaminthibieroz4155]

@@Kronos0999 Yeah. If Demon of hatred is a misplaced Souls boss in Sekiro, Malenia is definitely a misplaced Sekiro boss in a Souls game. Difference is: you can dodge in Sekiro, you cannot deflect in Elden Ring.

[@Kronos0999]

@@benjaminthibieroz4155 Well, you _can,_ just not as easily. There's this Ongbal or something KZbinr who made a video of him parrying all of her attacks. Not one hit.

[@rensopinto2139]

I got pretty good at this fight. I started punishing a lot of shit like her side step and her kick. I loved this fight though. The process of breaking it down and executing it. Felt like I could get to the point of no damaging her. Super sweet battle

[@happyheregames]

I haven't laughed that hard in so long. The edit's were top notch. Thank you Max and team for the laughs!

[@silviangc8486]

That expression and face at 6:29/6:30 I'm dying hahhhahaha. That's the perfect encapsulation of every souls player at so many moments during these games.

[@geez954]

I just love watching Max's face slowly go from excitement wonder and curiosity to dread anger and rage

[@IzraelGraves]

You forgot car

[@TheSerioshka91]

Miyazaki was definitely pushing the boundaries in the difficulty with this one...

[@JardsonJean]

Her second phase is just terrible to learn if you're playing blind and the fact that she recovers health doesnt help either. A melee focused build is just destined to suffer on this fight.

[@fangk12345]

@@JardsonJean welcome to the world of optional super bosses my dude

[@louwashe]

@@JardsonJean hate to be that guy but if you're implying a melee build by nature takes hits you're wrong lmao of course if you're playing blind the boss is hard. that's not new. orphan of kos exists. all her moves are telegraphed really clearly and the fight is basically a lesson of working out how to dodge her moves and when is safe to attack. just unga-bunga swing colossal greatsword and tank hit with insane poise doesn't work.

[@HunterForHire422]

@@louwashe yeah. In the attempts I won or almost won I barely got hit with my melee build. The ONLY thing that I didnt learn to avoid is that dance of doom but I just shield tanked that. I'm glad there's one boss in the game that's stupid hard no matter when I fight them.

[@JardsonJean]

@@fangk12345 ive been there

[@minyaw1234]

Things I learned in this fight, dodging towards or around her for 70% of the moves is better. Never Heal when she walks only after a combo you know, has finished.

[@whyareyouhere6274]

She almost always attacks in a straight line, that's why dodging next to her/towards her is the best option

[@xolotltolox7626]

And For Waterfowl Dance, just hope she doesn't roll it

[@LCaaroe]

This is a good representation of how frustrating it was to play through that whole area. Only to arrive at Malenia. I just fucking left and never went back to her boss room lol

[@TheGoondas87]

If my two summons hadnt managed to deal with her for me, I had no intention of going back in. I took one look at the crazy bullshit she was doing and knew I couldnt handle it, and just hid in the corner.

[@Observedwalnut75]

Cringe.

[@juliushall8499]

thread pretty weak ngl but that's okay. y'all will git gud eventually. or don't.

[@PhilomathBret]

Having balls is highly recommended before playing a From Software game.

[@Stryfe52]

@@PhilomathBret women

[@jimrizzy]

Man this boss had me pulling out my hair lol. After like 60 tries I finally kill her first first form and was so relieved but my world tore apart when I heard that “wait” T.T lol 90% of my deaths are from her and stupid dogs lol

[@Deemo202]

Lmao that’s EXACTLY how it happened for me. I texted my brother “I think I found the hardest boss in this game” and then like 20 mins later I beat the first phase. Thinking it was over I then texted “Nevermind, if she was a bit more durable she would be a PROBLEM” and then the cutscene began…lmao

[@TheJumpinJr]

damn dogs

[@jimrizzy]

@@TheJumpinJr ooh and I forgot to mention the dang birds lol

[@franchstar1]

I will never get the hate for dogs lol, they are so easy.. birds on the other hand

[@Coran_06]

@@franchstar1 They’re not really hard they’re just annoying kinda like the rats. They don’t hit hard but they’re fast and get cheeky hits in.

[@Rangerino]

The record showed, he took the blows, and he did it his way.

[@CulturedVultures]

major props to the editors on this one, incredible work

11:54 through 11:57 gotta be the best part of this entire compilation. Congrats!

[@zerochill4326]

"I am Melenia Blade of Miquella"..... "Hesitation is defeat"! Those 2 quotes will forever haunt me forever.

[@doublell3997]

For me its Kos screeching

[@PopFlipCatchStickRol]

Truth!

[@GrahamChapman]

...now I kinda wanna see Malenia vs Isshin...

[@Walamonga1313]

Not Isshin's because he was actually fun as hell

[@mightyminotaur5056]

They definitely have a similar feeling to both of their fights. An opponent of impossible skill who you stand no chance of defeating, that can only be conquered by searching for that perfect timeline.

[@Three3Phase]

Nothing is more painful when you do really good damage to her and she hits you 3 times and reverses almost all of the damage you did. Haven't felt this kind of despair from a boss since Inner Ishin. Idk how FromSoft does it but GG

[@TheHahafunnyguy]

I watched most of these live and coming back to watch this recap is hilarious. The editing is top tier.

[@TENGU127]

Great editing Guys!! Nico and Jorge , your skills are pristine.

[@PathFinder1490]

“Everyone’s gonna be fighting this boss a little differently. For some it’s gonna be easy. For some it’s gonna be hard. Lucky for you guys, it’s the latter.” Damn right you are.

[@BasketCase-rr7tx]

Its not easy for anyone who does it solo.

[@lanetorty7529]

i really want to see the god-tier player for whom she isn't difficult as shit

[@2la84me]

@@lanetorty7529 Thatd be Octopimp who did it in like less than 10 tries with a magic build iirc

[@2HandHangerDunksOnly]

@@lanetorty7529 rivers of blood really pushes her shit in, you don’t even have to use the whole weapon art, the the first two swings and back off, and she bleeds in like two uses

[@lanetorty7529]

@@2HandHangerDunksOnly i did beat her, quite a while ago actually, but it was damn hard

[@amariipryce9263]

This boss absolutely intrigued me , even from the cinematic trailer seeing her go head-to-head with Radahn. My attention was caught. When that second boss phase theme kicks in it becomes epic

[@ongoingprocessfailed]

@Anal Farmer I realized after helping a few others beat her. She's a Bloodborne boss, you gotta get your hits in and get out super fast. Fists and daggers can flinch her and have super fast recovery times so you can react to her attacks. She got me to open my inventory and dig for something that works that wasn't shield and counter and I enjoy being forced to use all the damn things I had been hoarding.

[@aziouss2863]

Nah you gotta adapt man. Can't expect the same thing to work on every ennemy.

[@taigaaisaka6305]

@Anal Farmer The regen is not even the unfair thing in that fight, she barely heals herself from it. Like, if she gets a big chuck of HP back, that means you took way too many hits, so you are most likely dead or at like 5% HP and will most likely die anyway. The bs thing is her anime jump slash, as there's only 2 ways to evade that sh*t. Either manage to glitch the insane tracking the first attack has by running towards her or get lucky and be far away enough to outrun it.

[@Aldiggy2000]

to hear her also say "I've never known defeat" means she pushed Radahn's poop in too

[@lorenzolombardi3369]

@@taigaaisaka6305 yeah, agree. The super anime attack PERSONALLY doesn't bother me anymore because I can dodge her consistently with normal roles, but it's still dumb, I hope they fix that move a little bit, a raise on the wind up would be perfect. (also nice profile picture and name, real culture)

[@edivimo]

I want to thank Maximilian for all the suffering he endured through this playthrough. This video evidence managed to convince me to play as a sorcerer and overlevel my character before going to fight Malenia and thanks to that I enjoyed a lot the game... Still raged a lot fighting Malenia, I'm still a casual after all :D

[@clericGG]

Whoever your editor is deserves a raise for this video. Kudos to them, and as usual thanks for bringing us awesome content Mr. Dood

[@0_Null]

Took me like 12 plus hours to bring her down. I literally just started psychotically repeating the words “you’re dead” to my monitor for like 20 seconds after the last hit

[@sscloud99]

While I was laughing at Max's struggle deep down I'm crying cuz I still have all this to go 🤣🤣

[@Derezedd]

Hahahaha I just told my wife the same thing whilst laughing my ass off.. cause I haven't been here before.

[@freewilldummies1603]

When you get there spam the boss and do alot of roll dodges 😂🤣😅

[@sscloud99]

@@freewilldummies1603 oh trust me I'll be doing that 😂😂

[@Sol217]

.... i'm too lost to even find this place...

[@lukasruston8618]

@@Sol217 You've probably found it by now but you need two halves of a secret medallion, one you get from the snowy area at Castle Sol, I forget where the other one is though. Anyways, after you get the two halves, take it to the elevator you used to get to the snowy area and change the interact option until it says "Raise secret medallion" it will take you to a new area where you have to navigate through a snowstorm but after that, you'll find a town where you have to solve a puzzle by lighting four flames, afterwards, there will be a gateway open that will teleport you to the Haligtree and from there, it's just a mostly straightforward path to Malenia.

[@NITEFOX93215]

Beautifully edited sir. You truly are a master of your craft. I love your boss rage series.

[@CrystallusAngelus]

I finally beat this fight after like 8 hours total, recently, and man, what a journey it was... I played blind with a ton of restrictions on myself, so I had to figure out my own method of avoiding her flurry attack. And I actually managed to find a way to successfully avoid it, even not taking damage, sometimes. The run I finally beat her, she did it three times in her 2nd phase, so managing to live all that made the victory so much more satisfying...

[@PhilomathBret]

Against the flurry attack, only if she's far enough away, I would keep evading away, them just before she jumps again I would evade towards her, then away twice more after her attack. That could avoid being hit. If I was too close, I would have to block some of it.

[@michaelkiyoshi98]

I was totally expecting this. I’ve heard nothing but pain and suffering from this boss

[@scorpion6726]

this is before her nerf patch i believe

[@217adaptiveperspective]

@@scorpion6726 She didn't get one I thought, it was Radahn

[@scorpion6726]

@@217adaptiveperspective realy becouse to me she never did her crazy moves in sec. phase hmm 🤔

[@linkszxx]

If U run bleed shit is easy

[@217adaptiveperspective]

@Suicide Kyd Radahn's the only one people have said was nerfed

[@seanfroelich4528]

Max: "Jesus!" Jesus: I cannot save you, my son

[@elliotb1795]

That was hilarious, Max. Well done man! 👏

[@kizumuki]

So stoked for you bro! Miquella is such a wall! Awesome edits too!

[@zachataxxii7126]

Moment I saw Max playing Elden Ring, I thought "Alright, when's the Boss Rage?" Pretty impressed that it'll only be for Malenia, the hardest boss in the game (although, fuck the Godskin Duo lol)

[@benbeveridge7982]

I actually managed to beat those bastards on my first try, I did have my wolf summon but it still really fucking tense lol

[@vicxx123]

Godskin Duo can be cheesed with sleep arrows/pots.

[@benbeveridge7982]

@@vicxx123 didn’t used pots at all during my playthrough, I used the ash of war abilities and the summons to fight the bosses

[@raze667]

Ironically... I beat milenia first, and her incantation just ruins them. If you can get it off, of course. ^_^

[@OMGWasntMe]

I call them the Foreskin Bros because F em😑

[@fadingbeats9074]

13:00, my god that intro to the 2nd phase was so clean. 👏🏼

[@cosmostammer]

Would love to see the full stream of you learning this. Have been watching the streams back in full and was bummed about the cut

[@Brimst0ne_XB]

I appreciate the hell out of you for sticking to your guns. I stuck with my Colossal sword strength build until the end. I knew there were better builds and God Slayer weapons out there but I liked my "flame give me strength" Fire greatsword build. I Hulk smashed my way through this entire game! 😆

[@IceMan3001LP]

God damn, the editing is on point. I'm very impressed! Especially when the soundeffects from the hit synchronize with the music. Love it

[@abdelrahmankhaled8239]

This is THE BOSS to do a boss rage video on. Holy shit I instantly clicked on this video

[@sadrequiem]

I just defeated her last night, after a week of trying without summons. She’s a very memorable boss. I love her, and it felt so good to defeat her at last.

[@puffnstuff7905]

Agreed! It took me about 3 days to beat her, but each time i fought her it was for hours on end, L after L.

[@Velventian]

Elden Ring rule number 1: if the game gives you milk, make cheese

[@Izanagi22]

Great job with the editing on this one! I especially loved all the timing syncs on the Chipp and Millia themes.

[@dudemanbroguy3464]

When I beat her in second phase after trying to beat her over that last two previous nights was so nerve wracking. I don’t know how, but I went into focus mode cause I roll dodge everything and beat her. Felt so good lol

[@2la84me]

That must mean you visited the legendary ZONE that is the true state of focus......some say its the Avatar state of gamers.....

[@SegaSlashTV]

@@2la84me Avatar state of gamers lol its good one, I,ve done that myself ih many games that im too focused and nothing touch me and beat bosses lol, i just need fire, water, earth and wind around me to fk shit up in my room while im trying to beat a boss.

[@remali7]

​@@2la84me i was one time in my life 100% that i am aware 9 ball pool tournament finals small event but my first finals imagine a room full of people and in my mind emptiness nobody around don't even my opponent exist i think the best pool i play in my life today i will play better but if we scale my skill at that time from 1 to 10 i was in 3 i raised it to 5 this is a weird power mysterious but amazing

[@dragoncultist5730]

Op did a black flash

[@NoMoreBots]

Here’s a little trick for everyone having trouble with this fight, the ash of war “prelate’s charge” can stunlock her for as long as you can use it. Slap that on great stars or the butchering knife and apply blood flame blade and you can easily kill her with the bleed procs. I should know, I bet her first try with this setup (and a co-op partner to take attention off me when the buff ran out). Was it cheesy, oh hell yeah. But the boss heals for every landed hit and will instakill you at the start of phase 2 if you go in blind, I say that deserves some cheese.

[@Howl4514]

Must be nice, but except I have nat 3, have been told by my provider that my package can't change it, so I can't summon anyone or coop, and it's just been me and my imps the whole game.😂

[@krystal69420]

Or carry Rivers of Blood and have a mimic tear to kill her in 30 sec.

[@pieterlindeque7798]

@@Howl4514 Mimic Tear +10 brother. Get that shit asap and it will put in work.

[@TheGamerApocalypse]

Cheese it up Chester Cheeto, there are no wrong strats in the Haligtree

[@Christian_Crab]

@@Howl4514 black knife tiche is also a top tier summon, but you have to do rannis questline all the way to when you reach her final area, then goe to the evergaol in the westmost part of her area. Good luck!

[@n1x0e64]

Dodge FORWARD people ! Props to the editor it was top notch! Max is such an good sport playing this!

[@Derezedd]

A huge kudos to the editor I feel like he had a lot of fun editing this one.

[@louissalome9237]

The edit is dope, can’t wait to see the full stream, this game keeps on going and going and going, it never ends ! Who could have even imagined it

[@andothersuchnonsense2685]

Dunkey called this "Dark Souls 4: No End Credits Edition" and I thought that was a really accurate descriptor as I work through NG+ on one file and an entirely fresh 3rd run on another file...

[@joshawnthabeast]

Aye your edits and music choices are dope man keep it up

[@mechamush9547]

Nice editing. Really enjoyed the struggle

[@dionevans7895]

The editing in this video is *amazing*. Comedic timing of certain effects is just perfect. Probably my new favorite boss rage video after the Dark Souls 3 one.

[@NarutoOneSoul]

Favorite part about this game Is that everyone has a different hardest boss, or favorite boss

[@HunterForHire422]

My hardest is probably mohg I'm real bad at phase 2. Don't really have a single favorite but godskin duo, final boss, malenia, and godfrey come to mind.

[@shadowreap3r6]

For me the hardest boss is soldier of Godrick

[@Rez_U_Rekt]

@@shadowreap3r6 That one is a true menace.

[@MrPatrickbuit]

If you don't use summons, literally everyone's hardest boss is Malenia.

[@savagetr1539]

@@MrPatrickbuit maliketh and the fire giant are my favorites. Malenia was by far the hardest for me for sure.

[@niravathu7353]

I found that the Ruins Greatsword when paired with another Colossal Sword made her relatively approachable. It's Ash of War has a lot of range, and with the weapon at +9 and the Shard of Alexander Talisman, it did 1500 damage per hit and could reach her in her flower attack. This on top of the fact that power-stancing Colossal Weapons is a great way to stagger her, I had significantly less trouble than most. Now of course it could be argued that merely dual-wielding swords the size of telephone poles is cheese in and of itself.

[@DRUNK__SOULS]

As much as I hated this fight, I loved it. Took me over 100 rune arcs and honestly looking back, every death was so fun. When games can create an experience like this that lasts a few hours it’s truly magical and well worth the time/torture it takes to complete the challenge. 10/10 boss imo

[@reinirgi3376]

Yeah, her waterfowl dance might be total BS but I still had a lot of fun fighting her.

[@id1550]

2/10 boss, a lot of people change their opinion of bosses once they beat it, look at the boss with an objective point of view, and you will see the many flaws, compared to other bosses in the game, and the series.

[@BreathlessGust]

@@reinirgi3376 I just blocked all of it with my Brass Shield lol She still recovered health but at least I never took damage.

[@deletekeys]

@@id1550 Most of the time, it’s the most difficult bs bosses that are the most memorable even if the design is bad. King of the Storm, Orphan of Kos, Orstein and Smoug. Every game has a bs boss that makes you beat your face against a wall as you try to perfect the match for hours on end. But then you can’t help but go online and see others take on the struggle and eventually beat it too because the experience sits with you. For me it’s the wfd having such specific tight dodge windows and directions that makes this fight difficult. The lifesteal is irrelevant if you treat her like Nameless King who outright kills you if he hits you 1-2 times. Yet I wouldn’t have her any other way. Same with pre-nerf Radahn who would fart and insta kill me. His stats were beyond too overdone yet I hate that all my playthroughs are against a nerfed version of him now.

[@giordihero]

@@deletekeys Orphan and O&S are not bullshit tho, not in the slightest. Waterfowl doesn't have "tight" dodge windows, it has NO dodge windows. The first flurry is literally undodgeable. The only way to avoid it to not be in the hurtbox to begin with. THAT is bullshit.

[@KOOMURSAMA]

Been waiting for this one my man. I know it won’t disappoint

[@quinnah5544]

The look on maxes face after beating the first phase and immediately getting one shotted right after it 😂

[@Bingowings11]

Ty max ,that was really fun to watch .

[@gmdragon117]

omg i love you and i love this video! The edits were AMAZING! Such a good time!

[@JorgeConstantiniYT]

It's an absolute honor to be able to edit for a Boss Rage of all things. Hope you guys enjoy it!

[@xaionik]

You killed it on the edits. I was thoroughly entertained.

[@MinniMaster]

Guilty Gear music was exquisite

[@ThunderToast97]

Using Mila's theme in the second phase was such a good touch seeing as how they both attack with their hair. Great stuff dude!

[@_.jay._6877]

What’s the song?

[@DreamerGalaxius]

@@_.jay._6877 Love the subhuman self

[@_.jay._6877]

@@DreamerGalaxius thanks

[@ThunderToast97]

@@_.jay._6877 Love the Subhuman Self

[@ThatsOk83]

What attack does she use her hair in

[@ghostf6321]

Editing and music choices are on point here!

[@onilao]

Great editing on this video! i admit i cheesed it by using mimic so it was not too hard, that fire sword was also super useful! ^^

[@introgauge]

That was amazing. And credit to how the game sets up your skills. You expect to always be expecting the hardest thing can only be as hard as you're making it. If you've made it this far. There's no excuse for you to be giving up, unless you were needing breakfast.

[@raveouscarlias4479]

Max's playthrough was easily the most fun playthrough of this game. Thanks Max!

[@grumpypunch3910]

Theres actually a really cool easter egg planted in her vocals. After a while once she inflicts a certain amount of damage you get to find out that she is... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Malenia, Blade of Miquella

[@divinitygaming8673]

I knew what was coming and yet i still clicked it... Bravo!

[@grumpypunch3910]

@@divinitygaming8673 thank you sir!

[@vinnyoldschoolgamer]

Seeing your face filled with amusement was a joy to watch, love the channel !

[@shahs1221]

Oh hell yes! Malenia's intro cutscene and first phase gave me such Lady Maria vibes! Seemingly dead sitting in a chair, the slow walk towards the player, the way they hold their blade, being super quick and agile and aggressive. Even their second phase soundtrack sounds similar! And also the both of them being loved/hyped by the community and super rage inducing. Love it!

[@boxxx903]

Loved...? Malenia?

[@desgangres5360]

@@boxxx903 She gave us stockholm syndrome

[@znegjorinorino5735]

@@boxxx903 She’s my favorite next to Malekith

[@Brolythegodbreaker]

She was the hardest boss I've ever fought and only because of the sword weapon art everything else is so easy to dodge but that jump attack simply is impossible for me

[@halfandhalf3386]

I thought so too about her weapon art, thinking it was even simply impossible to dodge if you were close to her, but it turns out the timing is just extremely tight, with 2 or 3 perfectly executed dodges you can escape the attack no matter the distance

[@Sharkofspace]

Probably because it IS impossible. Just have to hope she goes after your summon and not you, or you die.

[@cenach8145]

If you don't panic, all you need to do is roll toward her and she'll completely whiff and zoom past you on each stage of the attack. So just 3 well-timed rolls forward will make her miss it all. After I figured this out, it made the fight soo much easier since everytime she does that, it's just free damage

[@HunterForHire422]

@@cenach8145 AWESOME good to know for my shieldless build I'm doing.

[@psychee1]

@@halfandhalf3386 I went in with a greatshield build. With enough stamina you can facetank her spin and counter. She was still a nightmare though.

[@DirtyDan9064]

Love the music you play bro. Loving this game!

[@BhushanVaidya]

This was awesome. Thank you!

[@MrIronWar]

Max BRRRT mode at the end was so entertaining and worth it.

[@DjPhaTrix]

That boss looks insanely difficult, also superb editing!

[@redmadman3000]

Imagine being so excited you turned into a Car.

[@waveringeyes8277]

The tie fighter blasting noise was the best editing choice of this year.

[@TheZypher7]

I need a Music list for songs used in video 😍 On another note, Incredibly happy for you Max! Congrats on beating She-Vergil!

[@zarqornd6881]

Phase 1 is Fight like a Tiger from guilty gear Strive Phase 2 is Love the subhuman self from guilty gear Strive

[@TheZypher7]

@@zarqornd6881 Thank you so much!

[@yungisavage4030]

@@zarqornd6881 What About The Last One?

[@gdragonofire]

Damn, good job Max. I had pretty much the same reaction when I finally beat her. Kept getting one-shot by that ridiculous combo.

[@TascoSweeney]

The Star Wars blaster sound effect was genius and made me laugh! Ty

[@mutesafezone]

Wow, the editing synchronized perfectly to the music 🤩🤩🤩😍😍

[@crybirb]

Saw it live, it was great. Max is the BOSS of his own series for sure. The perseverance and plain BEATING THE HEAD AGAINST THE WALL until it BREAKS is awesome.

[@rhinovandam]

And we now know in this game if he bang his head 50 times against a wall he might open a secret door

[@c0wboys4life]

That first phase music hit right in the nostalgic feels, appreciate that Max 🔥🔥🔥

[@sternritternovad]

Do you know what the song is ?

[@TekDristan]

that is more determination to do it "my way" than I possess. Gratz on the victory and great video.

[@wifsk484]

At the intro i was like hell yeah you do you man but after i saw how much dmg you were doing to the ads in that place i was like ah he must be a masochist

[@backpacker9131]

You are the reason why I’m gonna get this game. I’ve never played any Souls game. This one caught my eye but I was like, nah. Then I saw your streams and play throughs on here and I kept coming back. I feel like even though I’ll probably rage quit a lot, it’ll be worth it.

[@jg9739]

This is my 1st. souls game too. This message is for you if you use a shield and you aren't aware of this detail. Apply Barricade Shield ash of war on ANY shield that has 100% guarded damage negation. Apply it before an attack and watch how your endurance is affected. Now try blocking without it and watch your endurance.

[@skydragonx8]

Absolutely one of the coolest bosses in a Souls game! Loved seeing Max fight Malenia live! A total awesome boss rage!

[@AbdulAhad-sx8ne]

Can you tell me in which part he fought Melania ?? 9 , 10 or 11?

[@RandomDude-is1ng]

@@AbdulAhad-sx8ne the part where he gets to malenia is not on youthbe for now. You can watch it on twitch tho.

[@lukasruston8618]

@TheMetalCosmic Looks like someone's salty... in all honesty, I can see where you're coming from but the only bs thing imo is the dancing blade attack but that's just because it felt inconsistent every time she used it, sometimes it would absolutely destroy me but other times it would barely touch me and I didn't do much different between attempts. Everything else about the fight? I love it, definitely one of the best bosses fromsoft has ever made.

[@ameshizen381]

@@lukasruston8618 clapped her 6 times at this point. Still hate her. Legit use rivers of blood with seppuku and basically this fight becomes lame asf. You will do thousands of dmg to her, dodge every move and every time she will spam waterfowl for a free win. Legit a one move Larry. Not fun or engaging to run around the arena for 10 minutes for a one second opening to not get TOD(touch on death). If she is your fav boss please oh please play ds1 and fight artorias. That fight was actually good and challenging.

[@handzar6402]

@TheMetalCosmic I agree Malenia has some massive issues but how does Bloodborne have the best bosses? Outside the DLC, the bosses are just average. Dark Souls 3 still reigns supreme when it comes to bosses, and it's not even close.

[@centocerez]

Man, the editing is next level in this latest videos.

[@DoomGuyDan43]

The look on your face when you saw the second form....I was in tears bro. God damn I laughed so hard