Elden Ring DLC - Midra Cinematic Fight (No HUD/epic OST sync)

[@satsui2424]

"Cinematic Gameplay" INSTANTLY RUSHES AND ATTACKS MINI MIDRA MID DIALOGUE ah yes, very cinematic 😭

[@Veloketh]

💀I will forever be flamed for this by the midra fanbase rip

[@SunWarriorSolaire]

*THE DEPTHS OF YO-*

[@Veloketh]

@@SunWarriorSolaire this line is still burned in my brain I can hear it even when he‘s cut off

[@ebiwashere3720]

i was going to say that lmaoooo

[@SpookyM0ai]

@@VelokethTHE DEPTHS OF YOUR FOOLISHNESS! LET THY VERY SOUL BE SET ABLAZE BY THE UNIFYING FLAME OF FRENZY!

[@Cyynapse]

if you showed this to a child living in 1990 they would die instantly

[@Veloketh]

midra does to a 90s kid what a chicken nugget would do to a victorian era child

[@RashFever26]

You know, I had that constant thought when playing Armored Core 6. I loved mechs as a kid (still do, but as a kid I really loved them), if you showed AC6 to kid-me he would've passed out for sure

[@marc.vonwyl]

Finally, someone let the music play entirely during the fight. Thank you for that.

[@Veloketh]

it’s way too good, this was like my number one priority for the video

[@josephbulkin9222]

no one ever likes doing that, they prefer to finish the fights quick for the clicks.

[@Krystalmyth]

The truth is From Software should have given him more HP and a third phase. It's really not up to players to just let the boss play the music out. They made this fight too easy. Which sucks cuz they went and made Consort so ridiculous instead. I'd have rather fought this fight for ten phases over what they did for Promised Consort.

[@josephbulkin9222]

@@Krystalmyth more health? I hate to break it to you, but Midra has the highest health of any boss in the game.

[@Krystalmyth]

@@josephbulkin9222 Yeah? Then he needs even more health than that. I melt him with ease. Most people don't even get to see his first phase. This is a thread talking about how people burn him too fast to hear the song. It's pretty common, especially with coop, or spirit ashes. He just keels over like Morgott. Which is a shame he's really fun.

[@user-ci2fd8vc2f]

Midra got the most violent violins

[@Veloketh]

true it’s really bloodborne coded but the vocals with it is what’s always blowing my mind. Like the transition at 3:43 is so insane

[@MollyFC]

​@@Velokeththe constant crescendo is haunting and beautiful

[@MohitSapra97]

Such a phenominal boss, a fair and a balanced boss. Hard but fun to learn move sets. It was insanely satisfying to overcome the difficulty of this and messmers fight. On the surface both feels hard as hell to defeat initially. Once you have everything down. They feel like a dance.

[@Veloketh]

I didn’t really know how to rank midra after my first run bc I didn’t feel like I really mastered his moveset. Now though I totally get it, it feels like haunting dance with a really unique flow and one of the best OST in the game. It’s also an interesting choice that the boss who symbolizes chaos has one of the most precise and dancelike movesets in the game

[@chalco5349]

I didnt find midra hard at all

[@Veloketh]

@@chalco5349 not the hardest compared to other dlc or even main game bosses but he offers a fair challenge and depending on ur scadutree level he can be quite tanky and heavy hitting

[@MohitSapra97]

@@chalco5349 he wasn’t very hard but do you need a boss to be very hard for it to be fun? It’s difficulty ofcourse was no joke either, he was hard enough for you to not take him lightly. But yes if you choose to use bleed builts or summons ofcourse dude is easy because he has no bs moves like that of Malenia and radahn. Also if you choose to take on him at very high scadutree level he gets easy , I found him at level 10, but defeated him on 14, 14 felt more balanced for him, 10 was hard as hell, He was 2 shotting me.

[@iamMildlyUpsetWithMostOfYouTub]

@@Veloketh the frenzied flame feels joy in burning away everything. Midra doesn’t dodge attacks like every other boss too if u haven’t noticed. The flame is too ecstatic to take the fight serious because why should it? It’s only gotta get through one tarnished before melting the entire realm away.

[@necks6353]

ducking under that spinning attack 🤯

[@Veloketh]

it’s sick, I saw someone on twitter do it

[@MollyFC]

It's sooo satisfying to pull off 😊

[@turnipmanz1754]

3:56 the music and action sync perfectly

[@EyesTorti]

the absolute feeling of "I have to stop midra or our world will end" is captured so amazingly lol

[@souljaboygaming5235]

3:55 The player AND Midra swing on beat

[@Veloketh]

haha yeah I love that lil back and forth in sync

[@hadadezer8047]

The music-combat sync from 3:40 to 5:20 is just cinema.

[@Veloketh]

yeah that was sick, the flow of the fight and the music fit perfectly

[@Gozieaaa]

Absolute cinema just like bayle the dead

[@CRBlxcky]

This OST goes too hard for my brain to comprehend. Sheer perfection

[@Veloketh]

fits perfect for midra since you found something ancient and alien that was sealed away from the world and you cannot comprehend it

[@DuncanMaisonneuve-kk3vf]

I was worried at first Midra would just be some dumb pvp fight. I’ve never been so happy to be wrong.

[@Veloketh]

yeah I was really confused because based on his small stature and the shot in the trailer I didn’t even think he would be the actual boss at first. But oh boy

[@nicolasbourgault4326]

@@VelokethOH BOYY

[@SunWarriorSolaire]

You’re talking about the old monk, arent you

[@Zerokin]

Midra, basically an Abomination expy of Gwyn.

[@rubub8455]

i mean he very clearly doesn't have a tarnished human model so idk how you thought that

[@pltchamp7240]

Midra, Bayle, and Messmer, are single-handedly the best bosses I've ever fought in a fromsoftware game, in terms of cinematics, hype, and overall enjoyment. Im especially addicted to Midra's OST. On the other hand, Im fighting Genichiro in Sekiro rn, so that'll probably make it to the top as well, its so fun

[@ADcrackerjack]

Wait for Isshin or True Monk. Then tell us about it dude 😰.

[@Veloketh]

Same I love all 3 of them, their fights all have really unique flows that fit with their OST’s perfectly. Also nice, Genichiro is one of my all time favorites as well, he’s in my top 3 with Ludwig and Messmer. Good luck fighting him, he can be pretty tough at first!

[@Slimtalis]

​@@ADcrackerjack Bro dont spoil

[@GasolineLicker]

@@Slimtalishe didn’t spoil anything what are you talking about

[@rashadsanders6716]

Don’t forget the dancing lion

[@lloydthesage1164]

Midra feels like a final Boss

[@Veloketh]

lore-wise he kinda is. Like it doesn’t really matter if we defeat Elden beast or Miquella, life will continue under any order. But if the frenzied flame and chaos takes the world, all life will be lost

[@lloydthesage1164]

@@Veloketh right

[@eddisonwilde4699]

If they ever did another dlc (although I don’t think they will) frenzied flame final boss seems like an obvious next choice as it is the biggest threat to the world. Also it would be sick to have some sort of royalty as a final frenzied boss to kinda parallel the king in yellow. Imagine a legacy dungeon in the final area of a dlc leading to a throne room and a headless corpse adorned with armor and a yellow flowing cape stands up and his head ignites into a frenzied eye. Honestly the possibilities are endless with what a cool final frenzied boss could be.

[@henryhan9884]

4:43 Wow.. just wow..

[@Veloketh]

you know shits about to go down when the boss starts T posing and levitating

[@Emanon616]

3:13 I've never seen anybody crouch to avoid that attack, that was the coolest thing I've ever seen.

[@malikhittam1440]

This boss is so peak even mount Everest pales in comparison

[@HyperEditzz103]

More bosses should be like this.

[@Gooseboiii]

This sound track is so horribly disturbing and evil sounding... I LOVE IT

[@rphfr]

3:33 MAY CHAOS TAKE THE WORLD !

[@Veloketh]

Melt it all away

[@imannam]

I love that he did his big combo just as the climax of the song hit, at 5:16

[@Veloketh]

I was so hyped that he did it again as the music went crazy, it’s probably my favorite attack and really satisfying do dodge

[@francl.1127]

4:16 didn’t know you could jump that

[@Veloketh]

midra has lots of jumpable attacks, even more than the ones I showcased I think. it’s great

[@umukzusgelos4834]

Oh, so you CAN avoid that big bellyflop explosion, I never managed up until now so I just tanked it with my Wondrous Physic and the second time just ate the damage like the buffoon I am, I´m no longer used to these "run away from me" explosions, I thought they were a relic that died with Dark Souls I but seriously this boss is like a dream come true: Solid Camera, Nice OST, awesome atmosphere and the best of all: Complex, yet readable and well telegraphed attack combos and even better: PROPER DOWNTIMES!!! the more I bash my head against Consort Radahn the more I long to go back to have another walz with good old Midra again

[@Veloketh]

they still do those from time to time like the placidusax nuke or malenia’s aeonia, sometimes you just gotta run a bit. Although it might be possible to dodge or jump it, I just haven’t tried a lot bc the running works unless you corner yourself close to him. And I agree, the attack windows against midra are very well done and reliable and let you play quite aggressively. Good thing they gave him a massive health pool too. Such a satisfying fight to master

[@joker-xo6sp]

And for this boss fight he was technically the strongest in the lands... Lore wise

[@AzraelSoulHunter]

I do adore how his moveset is so in tune with his music and in doing so pulls you into this dance as well, making this soundtrack genuine part of this fight. I adore this boss not just for fairness, but also for how much fun I have on this boss. He is one of the few I genuinely want to die more on to fight him more and only the best ones do that for me. Like Morgott, Messmer or Bayle and in other ones like Maria, Gehrman, Gayle or Alonne. Genuinely amazing fight. Which makes all the more sad that things like Consort Radahn or Gayus or Senessax also exist in this DLC.

[@Veloketh]

yeah I could fight this guy for hours, once it clicks you really get into an addicting rhythm, just like messmer, genichiro, maria, alonne etc. Thats something I really value in a boss too. I like consort Radahn actually (not lorewise since I would’ve preferred Godwyn) but goddamn gaius and especially senessax are actual pain

[@AzraelSoulHunter]

@@Veloketh It is funny how they put the absolute WORST Dragon From ever made right before the best one... It's baffling. That trash heap is harder than Bayle himself.

[@AzraelSoulHunter]

@@Veloketh Good lord I just had such a good fight with Bayle. The moment that violin was about to drop into crescendo Bayle died with that lightning striking him. That will forever be in my memory now. That was amazing. And Igon's scream afterwards. That was perfect.

[@Veloketh]

@@AzraelSoulHunter also whoever decided it would be funny to put the worst dragon with lightning attacks in a cave full of water deserves a special kind of punishment

[@AzraelSoulHunter]

@@Veloketh If you ever want to do another video. I recommend maybe Deathknight set with Dragon Cult spells. For no other reason than just the contrast between you and Igon in that position. I was playing in that fight with a build centered around Dragon Cult (although with Katana because on NG+ Longhaft did pretty poor damage) and I adored how different me and Igon were. I think going into Bayle with Dragon Cult makes for perfect clash against Igon's Communion. Two different kinds of Dragon fighters representing different sides of the war where both in the end destroy this great evil that is Bayle. Also I do love the clash of wearied Death Knight forgotten to time fighting alongside this hobo looking dragon communion maniac. There is dignity and violence. Nobility and sincerity. Fire and Lightning.

[@thegameknight8916]

Going from Elden Ring to fucking *_Bloodborne_* with a quickness with that OST.

[@Veloketh]

Elden Ring was our Bloodborne 2 all along

[@thegameknight8916]

​@@VelokethAt least The Great Ones were capable of compassion. _This is an omnicidal Eldritch Abomination wanting to burn..._ *_E V E R Y T H I N G._*

[@GuidedGuide]

The depths O--

[@Veloketh]

he should let his sword do the talking

[@llamawaffles5559]

Absolutely love this boss! So cinematic

[@Veloketh]

It’s a phenomenal boss, from the music and the haunting atmosphere to his fun and unique moveset, midra just got it all!

[@Samurai-qw5xc]

Never skipping a cut scene ever again 💀

[@EliteMonsterAdventure]

You truly deserve the 1,000 likes for this epic video!!!

[@Veloketh]

@@EliteMonsterAdventure thanks so much!! glad u like it

[@EliteMonsterAdventure]

@@Veloketh You’re welcome! Also, have you ever tried any of the Monster Hunter games?

[@Veloketh]

@@EliteMonsterAdventure I actually started playing MH World yesterday with my friend for the first time lol, setting up the multiplayer was definitely a struggle. We didn’t get too far and I chose switch axe for now, was pretty fun to fight with, felt a bit like a Bloodborne weapon

[@EliteMonsterAdventure]

@@Veloketh Which is harder in your opinion, the Monster Hunter series or the Soulsborne series? To me, it’s probably the Soulsborne series like Elden Ring lol.

[@Veloketh]

@@EliteMonsterAdventure I don’t think I can say yet, I haven’t died in MHW yet but I’m also still at the starting point. I’m looking forward to tougher battles tho, hope there’s some peak bosses in the game. The combat definitely feels deep and I think you can get crazy with the combos but together with all the mechanics and menus it’s a bit much to get used to rn lol

[@mrbones9332]

This is a certified Chaos Classic

[@ryanl483]

Great vid. I absolutely love Midra: his design, his moveset, his background and the OST are all fantastic. It's good to see him shine. I will second what others have said about the first "fight", though: it could've been a great opportunity to build suspense and tension. His lines are so memorable! I imagined it like this: you WALK in -- cautiously -- and surprised at the horrific figure in front of you. He gives you the speech and lunges at you with that attack -- you're then forced to reluctantly fight him. Tap, tap, rap and it's over. Silence. And then the real horror begins :)

[@Veloketh]

Thanks! I actually had a take like that recorded for phase 1 so I didn’t have to spend much time on it while practicing phase 2. In the end I just kept the entire final attempt without switching phase 1 but whatever, just one more reason to return to this awesome boss and record another vid :)

[@monkydeansantana]

4:04 to 4:23 Every time the base hits Midra initiates his next set of attacks until he tries to grabs at the end. That shit was Tuff 💯

[@alexandreleguen8952]

So fucking menacing not gonna lie see him launcher an attack after each bass drop wow

[@HOLDENPOPE]

To explain what I think is happening here, let me ask you a question: Why was Shabriri trying to get you burn the Erdtree with the Frenzied Flame? Shabriri is a bodysnatcher, he wanted you, Elden Lord, to accept the Flame, so that when you died, he could take you over, and use your power to rampage unimpeded across the land and beyond. Once the head comes off, this isn't Midra you're fighting. *It's the next closest thing to the Outer God of the Frenzied Flame.*

[@Meldstor]

But he submitted to the flames of madness in order to get rid of suffering, and in the end he was tortured for a long time.

[@Veloketh]

time for sad forever

[@Dinodacat]

>Remain sad forever

[@EdgyDabs47]

Awesome how you incorporate jumps and crouches. I always just forget to do that against bosses.

[@Veloketh]

thanks! Yeah jumps can really make a fight flow different and create some neat attack windows. The idea to crouch wasn’t mine tho, I saw someone on twitter do it and had to try it

[@Almostsigmafred]

Love his ost

[@Veloketh]

certified banger

[@james__d7105]

The ost is straight outta Bloodborne. I fuckin love it.

[@Veloketh]

yeah it goes so hard, kinda reminds me of living failures phase 2 at times (which is also a banger)

[@krisbelch1776]

4:25 Should totally be his Remembrance incantation. and if done in the air you slam down. From really dropped the ball there

[@ChaplainIdaeus]

I can't get over how great everything about the buildup of the Abyss is. And this boss is such a well-earned payoff for it.

[@Veloketh]

It took me forever to find the way down there but it was worth it. Torrent‘s jump scare, the creepy messages on the ground and the stealth sections with the aging untouchables were all incredible. My favorite boss build up next to bayle and base game radahn for sure

[@waveburner1254]

I learned one thing from this Video. You can dodge attacks by ducking. Cool Video btw! Definitely the best DLC fight along with Messmer imo.

[@Veloketh]

Thanks! I didn’t come up with it tho. It’s pretty funny, I wonder if the devs thought about that or even intended it And yeah, Midra is definitely an S tier boss for me

[@bintangjohnson2803]

When Elden Ring turns Silent Hill...

[@_iRBiS]

I like it when you crouch down and he doesn't touch you haha

[@Veloketh]

stealth level 100

[@IGON_DRAGONSLAYER]

“The dept o-“ proceed to destroy every particles of that poor guy.

[@Veloketh]

enough life support grandpa I need to charge my switch

[@IGON_DRAGONSLAYER]

@@Veloketh NAH THATS WILD 😭😭😭

[@Veloketh]

@@IGON_DRAGONSLAYER LMAO (I totally stole that joke from Max0r)

[@IGON_DRAGONSLAYER]

@@Veloketh (we all steal that joke from everyone bro ur good)

[@csam9167]

Messmer vs Midra , the strongest No pants wearer in history , vs the strongest no pants wearer of today

[@y3nomspectuals]

Bro 🖤🔥

[@Veloketh]

@@y3nomspectuals eyyyyy spec🙏🏼

[@y3nomspectuals]

@@Veloketh Friend 🖤‼️

[@kansaszs]

best OST, best boss and milady, best weapon

[@Veloketh]

W opinion, have a nice day

[@drones8742]

This is easily my favorite boss fight in Elden Ring as whole. It was originally Mohg, but this took the cake EASILY. I'm a sucker for good lighting and good arena design. The music was phenomenal, almost unparalleled. The best part is, you can always rewatch the intro cutscene in this one when you fight him again, compared to other bosses who you can only watch them once. The boss fight itself isn't "hard for the sake of being hard". It's methodical and awesome. The build up was perfect too: having to go through the abyssal woods was terrifying enough, then you come across this guy at the end. Then you learn about his lore afterwards, which gets you more engaged in the fight next time you do so. Only thing i wish is that we could get his outfit and Frenzied head.

[@Veloketh]

you’re the first person I’ve seen mentioning the lighting and arena design, it’s gorgeous! I’m glad fromsoft made another dancer/sister friede type arena that is set on fire by the boss and this one just looks so haunting and the flames look almost dreamlike and surreal, while the only natural light comes from one high up window. You’re spot on with ur description of the fight and the build up, I’m a huge fan of the manse too. I wish they had made a cellar or basement area for it to make it a longer dungeon tho

[@drones8742]

@@Veloketh I agree. In one of the hidden rooms you can find behind a painting, there’s a bunch of piles of “things” under canvases/tarps. Those things are fingers and eggs, which was a shock to me. What was he doing with all of those fingers?

[@Veloketh]

@@drones8742 oh??? I need to give that one another look, I really wanna know more about midra and nanaya they’re such a cool but kinda separate part of the lore

[@leonardoleite1085]

Is Midra a reference to the king in yellow?

[@Veloketh]

I think so, especially with all the horror elements going on in the woods and manse

[@ngin98]

I was so scared to learn guard counter thinkin they were really difficult, after I got over it it immediately leveled up rellana & midras boss fight they stagger so easily with counters

[@Veloketh]

nice, I feel like guard counters are an overlooked mechanic by many players (me included). I really wanna try a build with guard counters and deflecting hard tear

[@ngin98]

@@Veloketh I think its given the boss design like now I’ll only ever try it with humanoid enough but the bigger ones that I’m sure guard counters work fine against I just can’t do it 😂 we need more humanoid bosses like rennala & midra

[@xdd4822]

How is this cinematic if you didn't even let him finish his sentence lol

[@Veloketh]

sorry but I have endured more than enough of his yapping

[@superiorrain9412]

Fellas, is it bad that I actually died to his first phase?

[@Veloketh]

you’re not alone…

[@lavishlyvice]

bro how

[@superiorrain9412]

@@lavishlyvice I did a a jump heavy, it phased through him and didn't recover in time before he grabbed me lol

[@Veloketh]

@@lavishlyvice I was just greedy af lol

[@Ginfeldi]

I got too cocky, too greedy

[@suspicious_spy]

my favorite boss, next to messmer

[@Veloketh]

nice, he’s like my number 3 after bayle and messmer I think

[@derpchief9614]

Impressive you managed to make Midra last this long when he has so little health

[@Veloketh]

@@derpchief9614 yeah that’s what it should be like considering he has the most health in the dlc lol. my scadu level was pretty low I think

[@Emperorfren]

Rizzmer vs. Mid Ahh

[@Veloketh]

„O rizzless mid ahh, embrace thy skibidi, as shall I.“

[@ll-ll5gt]

Those stripped of the grace of the rizzler shall all meet skibidi,in the embrace of the sigma’s gyatt

[@Twisted_Feet]

I like to prolong my fight of him. His theme is way too good end the fight quickly XD

[@user-ci2fd8vc2f]

The violins go crazy

[@Twisted_Feet]

@@user-ci2fd8vc2f yeah those, and the vocals and those percussions. oooh very nice

[@dev4159]

feels like Dark Souls 3

[@Veloketh]

with a Bloodborne soundtrack and Sekiro shinobi stealth and jump

[@Grizzl.y]

3:33 is where the chills hit

[@Veloketh]

that part where the singers hold the long note as the music shifts gets me every time

[@Grizzl.y]

@@Veloketh EXACTLY!!! The bass drops were fire enough, but then they hit us with that in the background too, its just too good

[@pixelatedcatlover]

Am i allowed to say this is the best dlc fight?

[@Veloketh]

I allow it

[@pixelatedcatlover]

@@Veloketh tyyyyyyyy

[@pixelatedcatlover]

@@Veloketh hru?

[@Veloketh]

@@pixelatedcatlover greattt hru

[@pixelatedcatlover]

@@Veloketh amazinggggggg

[@Goku-zu3rk]

Would be cool to finish them with a parry at the very end

[@Veloketh]

true, it’s kinda hard to know when he’s gonna die without HUD tho

[@bk2yu]

I kinda wish they showed it all

[@thekonj5215]

what is that sword you used called

[@Veloketh]

it’s the Milady

[@tktvr9703]

So no head?

[@Veloketh]

L + ratio + no nanaya + no head

[@totallyofftask]

Just once, I want em to show the transition, gore and all, instead of just cutting to black and making the noises sound gross and unpleasant

[@Veloketh]

they kinda did it with fire giant and godrick but I guess midra and messmer‘s scenes would be even more gruesome

[@totallyofftask]

@@Veloketh oh I forgot about the fire giant, you’re right

[@SunWarriorSolaire]

The age rating is 16. Best age ratings are as low as possible, im guessing fromsoft did that to get more sales wirh having a low age rating. If it was shown midras head plucking out or messmers eye gouged out, it’d probably go upto 18

[@Veloketh]

@@SunWarriorSolaire yeah that makes sense. It’s not bad tho, leaving stuff to the imagination can be quite powerful too. I could also imagine it would be a pain to animate these scenes in a realistic way, like the sword looks a bit too big for Midra’s tiny arm to fully pull out but I might be wrong

[@roki8062]

They cut to black to change character models

[@SirBruceX]

Cinematic → Immediately cuts off dialogue OK bro

[@Veloketh]

yeah I forgot to change out the phase 1 clip, I had one prepared with the entire line lol. Gonna redo the fight soon tho

[@ihhh174]

Can you do metyr next

[@Veloketh]

I recorded a no hud fight for metyr last week but the fight wasn’t very clean since I didn’t intend to post it so idk if I should upload it or wait for my next run to make a proper one

[@ihhh174]

@@Veloketh ok 👍

[@SpruceZT]

3:56

[@LiberalDeLaFamilia]

que pelea mas hermosa

[@missalphy4315]

Almost no hit, so sad

[@Veloketh]

yeah it’s irritating bc I recognized the move and I know the timing but still didn’t react properly lol, I really liked that fight tho so I kept it going

[@Dinodacat]

So fun fact! midra has MORE health dlc radahn. through ng to ng+7 which i thought was funny