Elden Ring - Malenia Boss Cutscene (Intro and Second Form)

[@HiddenDarkHM]

These two cutscenes are divided by me running around the arena like a scared chicken, screaming incoherently while repeatedly launching moons at her, desperately trying to get her to back off while my Mimic Tear regrets his life choices.

[@akamithewicked1340]

🤣🤣🤣

[@carpmma5132]

One of the most honest and relatable comments I’ve seen on a while 😂😂

[@CeilingOven.]

Moons was not the right choice 😭

[@fattmo7217]

​@@CeilingOven.I see Will Ferrell now standing in the arena 'moons was a bad choice"

[@renanleandro5914]

the Mimic Tear regrets YOUR life choices, you are the one that brought him into this.

[@ThaPugster]

*"You will witness true horror."* and I most certainly did the second she did the rot flower.

[@genarovargas5661]

"You will witness true horror" Ma'am I'm already experiencing it

[@CRose9205]

"Hey, Malenia....yea, hi. I was just over a moghwyn palace, and i think Mogh took"...... "I am Malenia, blade of Miquella" "No no, im trying to help you"

[@arryn786]

Cut script suggests that Malenia was meant survive the fight with the player and become friends which makes way more sense as right now Malenias fight and even the entire Haligtree have no reason to exist in the game.

[@cobaltprime9467]

Now we know she knew the plan all along. Mohg was a pawn. She was just waiting for her dear brother to come to her. Likely to cure her at long last.

[@Username-wj8pz]

​@@arryn786wdym "have no reason to exist"? It's an optional area and optional bosses. The vast majority of areas in Elden ring are optional as well

[@arryn786]

@@Username-wj8pz I think you have misunderstood. The main comment and mine were talking about area in terms of the story.

[@Username-wj8pz]

@@arryn786 oh right, then I agree

[@brendanarthur5761]

Such a badass monologue "Heed my words... I am Melenia, Blade of Miquella.. and I have never known defeat"

[@marbledgold0605]

Me: "Undefeated you say... That's pretty cool.... What about Radahn?"

[@skylergerman6785]

@@marbledgold0605 he didn't kill her, and she was way harder than radahn even while rotting from the inside out.

[@stefanwolfe1906]

@@marbledgold0605radahn definitely didn’t defeat her. she nuked him and his whole kingdom lol he ended up going insane while she just took a long nap after their fight and got carried home safely by a cleanrot knight

[@valkorion46]

that battle ended in a draw

[@CheesyXan]

“I am Malenia, blade of Miquella”

[@timclaridge8458]

Never did I think that flowers and butterflies could be this terrifying.

[@TheRisky9]

Blindness is prevalent in the lands between. There's speculation that finger maidens are blind, save Melina who has one eye open. And yet finger maidens are supposed to lead the tarnished. Blind leading the blind, I guess. Malenia's eyes are scabbed over, which leads me to believe that the scarlet rot has affected her mind and judgment. She's still a pretty nice person, all things considered. Unlike many of the other bosses, the Haligtree isn't her "base of operations" while she attempts to gain power. It's her home, where she lives, trains, rests, and spends time with her brother. You literally invaded her home, woke her from her slumber, and she's just like, "Oh hey. I was just sleeping over there, waiting for my brother. Been doing that a lot. Regardless, I'm not someone to mess with. Just letting you know..."

[@yasinhenfs4540]

shes just chillin in her base like everyone else who fought in the shattering and failed - even to protect her brother lol

[@CalmingVisionary]

She's also the only demigod to praise our strength after we beat her even though we invaded her home and slaughtered her people. She's very respectful.

[@P3ndaAd3m]

She cant spend time with her brother mogh took him 😂😂

[@fadedcolors]

​@@CalmingVisionaryJust fyi she has cut dialogues that call you sweet tarnished and dearest companion, i wish i never knew that.

[@dadevi]

​@@fadedcolors Originally, all of the demigods had the quests, and you could choose anyone of them to align with. Then Miyazaki did what Miyazaki does best, and removed these options from the game. Originally, Godfrey was supposed to be a mentor.

[@itsKimi]

after playing the dlc the quote " as i awaited... his return" makes so much more sense now... the plot twist is crazy dude.

[@testierrobin]

i don’t get it

[@tg9858]

@@testierrobinshe was waiting

[@Emeric_AB]

We know that before the dlc

[@wildbard4112]

​@@Emeric_ABWe didn't know that Miquella left intentionally

[@Justshin3902]

@@testierrobinmiquella is malenia’s twin brother. She waited for his return . But you will find about what miquella did in the DLC .

[@SlimShady-tx1fx]

Pure epic. I love her. The best boss ever!

[@deadmemes1824]

The forbidden waifu

[@NeloBladeOfRanni]

Easily tied with Vergil for my favourite video game boss

[@RazFooTV]

It so cool how she readjust her arm in the second form when she says The Scarlet bloom flowers once more🔥🔥

[@Casual_Nerd86]

I think she had a concussion because flowers bloom not the other way around

[@elinor8569]

​@@Casual_Nerd86 the tree blooms flowers every spring

[@nicholasramirez9465]

If only they gave an optional dialog. For example you find milincent, her daughter or you kill mogh and discover miqella is there. That would be an awesome new cutscene

[@shawnmcdoge2215]

But ok we realize that malenia was evil the entire time trying ro help mjaellas plan

[@MyDarkrai95]

She’s such a badass that she’s holding the blade instead of the grip to fight.

[@Slymufasa1510]

I mean it’s not like she’s going to feel it through the metal arm

[@geordiejones5618]

Its amazing how well this community responded to the Margit and Godrick fights, only to realize they aren't even close to the best characters. The pure spectacle of the major bosses in this game is second to none. I was spellbinded by Malenia's second phase.

[@MADeline4223]

Spellbound

[@copaxan]

Margit is easily one of the best characters. Godrick not so much

[@Pondimus_Maximus]

@@copaxanKing Morgott, last of all kings™️, has the best lines. “Have it writ upon thy meager grave…”

[@botondzoltannagy8849]

What do you mean? Godrick is a really good character

[@RedHotChiliPepper31]

@@botondzoltannagy8849And still nowhere near the best

[@glassbirdfeather]

I so greatly appreciate when people upload cutscene videos. For whatever reason, plenty of people at some point think, "I want to watch that back," and it saves so much time to just have a convenient video on hand instead of having to play through the game. Even with the Debug tool it would have taken me 10 minutes to boot the game, make a new file, unlock and warp to the nearest grace to the fight, and cheat in high enough stats to rip through phase 1 to see the phase 2 cutscene. Thank you!

[@MagicianSul]

Malenia: I'll cut your throat, that'll shut you up! Me: You're beautiful.

[@IInSolace]

I loved this character so much I never wanted to defeat to her. Glad it took a while

[@eternalbeing3339]

Should have been the final boss. So epic. Some players probably missed her through their playthrough.

[@carpmma5132]

Second cutscene haunts my dreams , I put all my life force in to beating phase one

[@krystiannasiadka5610]

One of the best games ive ever played, what a masterpiece

[@kenji444]

*WAIT....*

[@Meklord-M7]

Me: this hell keeps going?

[@Pondimus_Maximus]

The voice actress nailed it. Her “wait” wasn’t a request!

[@envoyofrot7046]

One of the most epic things I have ever witnessed in any video game. Truly gave me chills 🥶

[@karmaotsutsuki771]

Do you know how fast mpst of us would have ran out the room as soon as we heard "Wait" or how we would have started attacking her while she was slowly putting her armor on if this were real

[@WorldsUnhealthiestFitPerson]

Yeah, the lesson is, "Chop off their damn heads while you can if you know what's good for you."

[@LokiToxtrocity]

Jaeger style

[@tompy3738]

Her phase transition cutscene is for me the most gripping of game cutscenes in 25 years of gaming

[@yharnambeast9132]

The way she readjusts her arm phase 2 is so badass, she's ready to go again

[@RafaMarTRS]

So, with the DLC we now know Miquella was coming back and that Malenia was in on it too, THAT's why she fought Radahn and why we couldn't tell her where Miquella was: she wouldn't care - you seem like just another scoundrel trying to find Miquella for who knows what reason. I wish there was a new cutscene or something for this if you fight her after you have completed the DLC.

[@ganpondorodf]

I specifically waited to fight her on my most recent playthrough hoping there would be some alternate cutscene goodness if you do the DLC first! Is the alternate Sif cutscene in Dark Souls the only time they've actually done that?

[@Ty-or6ly]

Best boss in any game. My absolute favorite! Hard as hell to beat and for good reason!!! May the world create more strong women in games like her!

[@szalyn8849]

I think you are just kinky XD

[@damobeck1]

Not according to polygon!

[@Malenia]

I can verify this is not misinformation.

[@Ricardo90210]

Mine is placi

[@Wonkess_Chonkess]

Please don't turn this in to a woman impowerment message...

[@Oh_its_Mike]

"Now, rot." has to be the hardest dialogue in the game.

[@simonepriolo]

The fact that if she flowered only one last time she would've been much much stronger is honestly crazy

[@itachitard6096]

My favourite boss by far and hardest

[@PenDreamt]

Wait, you have a Shinobi Prosthetic... Don't tell me you're one of those, Glock Saints!

[@PenDreamt]

Oh. You're far worse.

[@Cylisfloofer]

Kind of a proof that she is indeed the strongest boss is that she fought radahn in his prime and got him to a stalemate, nuking Caelid with her Aeonia Blossom thingie. However, while Radahn was at his best, she was already afflicted by the rot so much, that she was wearing prosthetic limbs. Don't know though, if she was already used to not having her normal arm, since she was born with the rot or if she would have fought even better with her normal arm. The Scarlet Rot doesn't really seem to do anything (good) for her except some neat incantation so all her swordskills are training. Imagine what an unafflicted Malenia would be like...

[@creeperYT9824]

the only reason she won against radahn was because of the rot, without it she would be dead against radahn

[@Cylisfloofer]

@@creeperYT9824 eh i think the rot only weakened her, safe for the blossom. But that's just speculation at this point

[@creeperYT9824]

@@Cylisfloofer but take this, would malenia have won against radahn without the rot, the clear answer is no, radahn seemed to be on the winning lead until malenia bloomed, outer gods are powerful beings and the rot god made malenia stronger while also torturing her

[@wildbard4112]

​@@creeperYT9824Multiple sources state they were locked in a stalemate before she blossomed

[@creeperYT9824]

@@wildbard4112 where

[@B0bath4n]

The scarlet bloom flowers once more… you will witness true horror *Well fu-*

[@tigrenaranjo]

2:38

[@ReverendKJ]

Do you think it’s a thing metaphor-wise all the female lords/daughters are decrepit/destroyed/intertwined? I have no ideas tbh, but it’s an interesting thought. Rennala’s brain is broken too, that kinda idea.

[@roxanneBladeOfMiquella]

Probably, it was already like this in Bloodborne : Vicar Amelia, Ebrietas being used by the Choir, the whole thematic about stillbirth, reproduction and umbilical cords... There's a video essay here about its "visceral feminity". It seems Miyazaki have a thing for these topics

[@Slymufasa1510]

Idk how I haven’t noticed but her wings are her hair

[@ShadewDonger]

I haven't played Elden ring so idk her fight but the cutscene alone gives off huge Esdeath like vibes

[@kuro4841]

shes much cooler than that. and her fight is so intense simply because it feels like an actual sword fight. and visually its just a chefs kiss

[@arryn786]

@@kuro4841 my friend reached her before me and hyped her up without spoiling anything so I purposely didn’t summon and it quickly became the best boss fight I had in the game by far, as well as a very close second favourite theme.

[@kuro4841]

@@arryn786 that sounds awesome! thank you for sharing, haha. when you perfectly dodge that waterfowl without running away, that feeling. Its something else

[@egg.8320]

Esdeath 😂 💀💀💀💀10⁴

[@ShadewDonger]

@@egg.8320 Is that a will1us reference? If so, 10/10

[@Erickzinho_oficial]

A palavra "Invicta" nunca fez tanto sentido 😂😢😢

[@hesambh90]

Me: where the hell am I? Then hears this: [heed my words..]💀

[@TheShowCrow_Main_Channel]

Where did her sword come from. It cuts to her holding it, and it’s seemingly attached to the arm, but it very clearly isn’t there when she initially picks up her arm

[@XiasIV]

I see that Banished Knight armor you handsome devil

[@jgamer997]

It's quite sad now that we have seen the dlc

[@R77Prodigy]

Did miquella ever give af about her i wonder.

[@adamesughi7387]

Obviously he did. She was the reason he abandoned the Golden Order to begin with since it couldn't cure her of her sickness. He even tried using a warding needle to stop her rot from spreading.

[@DestinyCrafter]

Tarnished: *sighs with relief as Malenia falls* Malenia: "....Wait" Tarnished: 😑🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

[@alexsmith3518]

It's crazy how the fight scenes actually transpired on this game I'm like damn what makes you think I came for a confrontation I could have just came just to have a picnic with you 🤨

[@alias234]

3.32...those body proportions are very strange. theres an uncanny valley vibe to them, but at the same time they do look pleasing aesthetically. Can't put my finger on it.

[@MikaleMahoe]

Well she has a prosthetic arm and leg so that's probably why it looks uncanny.

[@Dame_Siflex]

I've only finished the game once but even though i fought her I feel like I never won, my faith/strenght build dealt waaay too much poise damage for her, beating her in five try like this made me feel wrong and unworthy of this fight. Since then I, an humble tarnished, wander again in the lands in between wearing nothing more than her sword and armor, trying to redeem myself

[@Pondimus_Maximus]

Foul Tarnished! I also did the “Malenia build” for one of my playthroughs, complete with the Scarlet Aeonia spell. The Waterfowl Dance skill was too easily interrupted, I thought, but when it worked, it shredded everything. Mobs and bosses alike. Awesome stuff! 🖖😀

[@AlvaroCastillo-ys8dm]

I killed her in my 8th rey wasnt so hard. The Stone in my shoe was radagon and Elden beast uff , at least 50 deaths lol

[@daniel_najar]

🔥 boss intro

[@theot.]

"I AM MALENIA" 🗣🗣🗣🗣💯💯💯

[@estebang576]

Also, she is the Blade of Miquella

[@jackbaker6688]

Can i use your video to make a edit for my page on TikTok? I'll mark you.

[@brunoborne90]

@@jackbaker6688 sure

[@Playstation_Sony]

finally smashed her.... used mimic tear and 2 handed blasphemous blade and just spammed the special to keep my health up. used my mic to keep the attention on him while I spam.... second phase she did not do that crazy 38hit hit combo so I guess I got lucky but I did keep pressure on her..... I guess this fight made me a better player because it only took me 2 tries to beat elden beast using the same spam technique and dodging all the slow attacks. I can now return to playing Pokémon or Mario games 😭

[@MechAdv]

I fought her for 8 hours, over and over until I could time a frost pot throw to knock her down before she could use the Waterfowl Dance. I could make it through her first form most times without getting hit, but her second form was killing me because her stupid butterflies and wings obscure her attack patterns. I got frustrated and summoned a mimic, thinking it would die before second form and I could cheese her first form with it and make my runs quicker for more practice. The fucking mimic pretty much soloed her and we killed her first try without ever healing. Just stunlocked for the win. I'd say the difference in skill between beating her on your own and beating her with a mimic is literal orders of magnitude. Sorry dude, but Mario needs to wait, you ain't done yet, and neither am I until she's killed properly.

[@fedeblunda859]

@@MechAdv i feel you, i beat her some minutes ago and i feel bad that i killed her only thanks to the mimic tear, i was only able to go through first phase without mimic, in the second she always killed me... 🥲

[@just_cade]

@@fedeblunda859 I had the same experience, made through phase 1 at least 10 times solo but she always killed me in the second phase. Had to resort to using the mimic.

[@StevenSibaja]

Van a llegar a ver polvo sal oh mond comi dah visible

[@geneicgaminghub9326]

What I wanna know is: why does she want to kill us? I can see why other bosses fight the player but malenia just seems to be bloodthirsty. I mean she JUST woke up from a "long sleep" and she's already threatening the first person around her. Miquela is already gone so it can't be about protecting him. I just can't think of any reason except "it's a boss fight." Would appreciate some lore that explains this

[@quillquickcard8824]

To be fair, we, a member of a race once entirely banished from the lands between, have just broken through an impregnable fortress city and reached the room where Malenia believes she is protecting her sleeping brother who can instill obsessive devotion in others. Also we give off the aura of someone who has already slain many of her other siblings. And to be fair, we are terrifying amoral murder machines

[@geneicgaminghub9326]

@@quillquickcard8824 Still... Shouldn't she have acknowledged any of these 'trespasses' even a little before threatening us? So that we know her reason (s)? One thing I glean from you is the fact that miquela can instill obsessive devotion, making malenia kind of a zombie about "protecting" him Also amoral? Don't know what you talking about🤓 I only defended myself from things which constantly tried to kill me/ eat me alive. And more importantly I didn't kill no dogs🙂

[@soupepictrek1397]

I think it's more along the lines of the fact that she wants to be undisturbed. Miquella was taken from the Haligtree ages ago by Mogh, while Malenia was fighting Rahdahn. She's blind and basically has no way of finding him again, or even knowing where he is. The only option that's really left is just waiting until Miquella comes back, or until she gets word of where he is. Maliena is just waiting for a day that never comes, and we are the ones who are disturbing her rest. Additionally, one thing to remember is that Miquella is defending her brother's right to be a god, and as a holder of a Great Rune, she's a prime target for anyone looking to reforge the Elden Ring. Malenia might not vie for the right to godhood, but anyone who goes out of the way to go to the Haligtree, and then struggle through to the very roots is someone who is likely outright searching to claim her shard. As long as she keeps the hope that her brother will return, she will aim to halt the coming of another age, meaning that anyone who decides to come after her is an enemy, a rival for her brother who she must prevent from achieving their goal. When compared to attacking the other Shardbearers, going after Malenia is gray at best, more leaning towards dark. She's completely passive, the entire Haligtree was meant to be a haven for everyone that the Erdtree rejected. Godrick, Rykard, and Mogh are trying to instill their own age, Radahn kind of needs someone to but him down, Morgott is maintaining the current age, and Rennala is more or less minding her own business. Aside from Rennala, all the other bosses that could be considered part of the critical path are very much part of the active conflict over the Elden Ring in some way, shape or form. On the other hand, Malenia has hidden herself *way* outside the bounds of what most would consider the critical path. She doesn't want to take part in it because she believes her brother is the one who should take the throne. But when we, as the player come down, having gone through all the loopholes to find the Haligtree and enter it's depths, what else should she believe other than that we are here to take her shard of the Elden Ring? idk if that made any sense, but that's my take on the matter.

[@MileyCyrusSwollenGums]

@@soupepictrek1397 Not sure where you're getting the Malenia being blind thing from. Yes her eyes look like they've been burned from her face or rotted but it doesnt state anywhere that she's actually blind. She could see clear as day for all we know considering who she is and who her family is, that could be possible. I do agree with everything else you said though. Radahn would have won that battle technically by default if Cleanrot Knight Finlay didn't carry her unconscious body from the battlefield

[@soupepictrek1397]

@@MileyCyrusSwollenGums It seems to be a fairly widespread consensus that Malenia has lost her sight to the scarlet rot. While it isn't directly stated in item descriptions or any lore tidbits, there is a good bit of evidence to suggest this much. One set of evidence that I think is notably, but also quite subtle, is the arena and Malenia's weapon. While it might not be entirely noticeable in the fight, the cutscene clearly brings attention to the splashes you make as you approach her, and the crunching of the leaves and flowers as you step through them. These serve as Malenia's alarm bells of sorts, and let her pinpoint her enemies within the arena by the sound of them moving. This works in conjunction with the Hand of Malenia. It's a ridiculously long sword, even by the standards of Empyreans. Even if it was scaling a standard sword up to Malenia's size, the only thing that would even come close is the Nagakiba, the katana that is literally noted in-text to be reminiscent of a spear with how long and sturdy it is. But with the idea of Malenia's blindness, the length makes more sense. While stripped of sight, she can still pinpoint targets by the sounds they make, their scent, and whatever other sensory boons her great rune may bestow. Depending on how sneaky the target may be, distance or exact location may be difficult to determine, making landing hits tough. But the Hand of Malenia basically serves as an extension of her arm, allowing her to make up for the slight fallacies of accuracy by extending her reach far beyond the norm, and swing with wide, sweeping blows in order to strike the widest area possible. It's like a really violent white cane/sight cane. The final piece of evidence that I draw from is from the Blue Dancer Charm and Prosthesis-Wearer's Heirloom, which draws a connection between Malenia, and the blind swordsman who initially sealed away the god of rot. It refers to the swordsman as Malenia's mentor, and who else would a blind swordsman teach other than a blind swordswoman? It would seem fitting for that, and I'm not the only one to come to such a conclusion.

[@iamherpderp]

Hear me out

[@VioletSilence]

"I am Malenia, Blade of Miquella. And I have never sniffed feet."

[@P3ndaAd3m]

Wrong game, you must play the hentai version 😂😂😂

[@nerojaymabutwe8734]

The kind of wife I need bro😎

[@HierophantX]

Say thank you to the waitress My ex: 3:15

[@ZafrielDante]

Интересный бос, но слишком уж СЖВшный. Арториаса ей не переплюнуть

[@saschaloggen]

Which set you're wearing? I thought I have all sets, but so far I couldn't find this one...

[@brunoborne90]

I was using the Banished Knight set, you need to drop each piece by killing banished knight enemies.

[@saschaloggen]

@@brunoborne90 thank you. I found out meanwhile, but I only have the unaltered parts and you're not able to alter them by yourself. I didn't know that they drop helmet and chest piece in both variations.

[@morguenm]

@@saschaloggen Have you tried seeing if Boc is able to alter the set for you at all? I feel like I recall him being able to alter things you personally cannot, but don't quote me on that.

[@saschaloggen]

@@morguenm there is no difference in Boc's alterations and the ones you can do at any site of grace. But I just found out that the banished knights drop the helmets in both variants. Farmed it already

[@sulaimanmhashim]

The intro dialogue implies that we might fight Malenia in a dream world in the dlc. That is assuming the dlc revolves around Miquella and his dream world. Since the game is guilty of reusing bosses, it's a possibility.

[@epicshibexd5049]

I mean, do you really expect a game this big to not reuse bosses? There's over 150 bosses, you can't obviously expect them all to be unique designs. Besides, main bosses are very different from each other

[@tsitpunkkeepo3901]

Spot on my friend good thinking

[@sulaimanmhashim]

@@tsitpunkkeepo3901 bro this was 1 year agooo don't hold me to it 😭😭😭

[@tedan28]

Haha not maleniaaaa but....someone even worse

[@Elviciozo]

Was she spelled by St Trina?

[@ashcan6]

I'll never understand her little intro speech. Why is she sharing dreams with us out of nowhere?

[@songforanunbornsun]

i love u malenia are you free thurdasay thursays it when i am free hi malenis a arey oyu dree pont thoursdaya?????? :D

[@DibbyKun]

Hello, I am making a video for a contest, and I wanted to know if I could use this video for part of my trailer. It would be greatly appreciated!

[@Giogro]

Wait

[@ether6521]

Lol

[@Mrtank-oj8yt]

I am not flexing in any way but she is not that hard of a boss

[@cameronmoore906]

What was your hardest boss in your opinion

[@jamesscott7215]

Even if you do not find her difficult that is logistically a false statement

[@Mrtank-oj8yt]

@@cameronmoore906 fire giant took me 45 tries

[@Mrtank-oj8yt]

@@jamesscott7215 I see what your saying but I’m just talking about what it was for me not everybody else

[@cameronmoore906]

@@Mrtank-oj8yt he took me like 5 he just had a lot of hp