Elden Ring - Messmer The Impaler Boss Cutscene (Intro and Second Form)

[@null8384]

I want phase one messmer to read me bedtime stories

[@timsonnenberg6977]

Messmer, The Absolute Goofball

[@jonipp1]

I think there's a AI for that 😂

[@KurwaRomek]

Pretty sure he's a big fan of Lovecraft

[@Icyhot_majin]

​@@jonipp1WHERE

[@krarhyderabad4762]

​@@jonipp1 where

[@lauxo36]

“Mongrel Intruder” 🤝 “Foul Tarnished”

[@FabioDaFemboy]

Mongrel Tarnished: the collab we didn’t know we needed.

[@lauxo36]

@@FabioDaFemboy was low-key disappointed we didn’t get ANOTHER version of Morgott in the DLC tbh

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@@lauxo36 I guess you could say we needed More-gott...

[@dejiskyfan1952]

​@@FabioDaFemboywait till you see foul intruder

[@FabioDaFemboy]

@@dejiskyfan1952 🗣️🔥🔥🔥

[@arcstaff]

*M O N G R E L I N T R U D E R*

[@youmomisah03hehehehe]

Will you be taken in the jaws

[@subponderous]

F O U L T A R N I S H E D

[@lemon163]

Best line in the game

[@Brayhz99]

😭

[@lycan4377]

FACTS I searched just for that line.

[@subponderous]

Shout out to Messmer's actor looking at the line "Phew" and giving a performance that doesn't sound like an absolute dumbass

[@victorgredina7706]

Probably good direction as well

[@toastee5421]

I was deadass waiting for that comedic phew when I read the subtitles.

[@brainwater176]

Shoutout to fromsoft for hiring such amazing voice actors for their games

[@up-set1451]

​@@toastee5421 lil kappa :D

[@VictorIV0310]

@@brainwater176And superb voice direction!

[@jakewilliamson2991]

“Thou’rt Tarnished, it seemeth” this line is so fucking good for some reason

[@lycan4377]

Sounded so authentic. Like huh wtf wait … what’s goin on here? Whose mans is this?

[@mar-uv1ri]

he sounded genuinely surprised, and even a little confused? like wtf would a Tarnished be doing here of all places

[@jakewilliamson2991]

@@mar-uv1ri “who let you out of the lands between, mother did you allow this to happen”

[@myxtrsq]

especially compared to a few other bosses who immediately recognise you as tarnished, instead of taking a second to figure out who you are.

[@dchousoseiso]

​@@lycan4377 that line made Messmer my favorite character in the entire game just like that

[@Heating56]

After centuries of abandonment, Marika finally sends a message to her son. She doesn’t send praise, or an offering to come home. She sends you as an executioner. Messmer is right to hate us

[@jullysaw6214]

Messmer is also right to curse her. Blasted Marika and her deranged offspring. However... I do wish we didn't have to end him after the fight

[@patorikku6041]

He doesnt hate us though, he just does what he has been told. If he knew he was abandoned earlier perhaps he wouldnt bother fighting us

[@VictorIV0310]

Or another interpretation: In front of Messmer stands someone who, by all accounts, should be spurned by the grace of Gold and forsaken just as he is. Yet here they stand, guided by Marika's grace and deemed worthy to become Elden Lord, while he was left to rot in the Land of Shadow. He, who had obediently followed her orders of bringing ruin to the Hornsent and ruling over the Land of Shadow for who knows how long. He, who had to live by a fire and curse within him that he so despised yet was discared, presumbably out of fear from Marika. In that moment, he had come to realize that his mother had truly forsaken him. Perhaps that is why he plucks his false eye out and unleashes the Base Serpent, for he cannot accept that the Tarnished could become a Lord, seemingly because it meant that Marika placed more value in them than him.

[@peterk.2108]

@@VictorIV0310nah i think he gets into serpent form because we were beating dat ass Plus before he changes he goes “oh mother, forgive me” it’s only until we defeat him where he really accepts that his mom abandoned him

[@brando3424]

Nahhhh​@@peterk.2108

[@ninshusensei412]

When he kills you in his second form, that mf starts spittin. "O lightless creature. Embrace thine oblivion, as shall I".

[@Trehek]

It's an interesting line for sure! Messmer's drops state that he was born corrupted, with the Abyssal snake. Marika feared it and replaced one of Messmer's eyes with a seal that locked the snake away, and then sent Messmer away to the shadow realm to cleanse it of the hornsent. When Messmer breaks the eye seal in desperation, to stop the unholy Tarnished from becoming the Elden Lord, his phase two victory leaves him doomed to succumb to his corruption.

[@jakewilliamson2991]

@@ninshusensei412 I love that line. Shit goes hard

[@cellokid5104]

​@@Trehek that's so hard

[@ChillyReaper]

I kinda like how Messmer sounds surprised and confused to see that you're Tarnished. Its almost like he's asking why you're here of all places.

[@manofsalt7211]

Like he's so bewildered by how much of a detour you have taken from your quest of becoming elden lord to end up before him. Then right after, he sounds almost offended at Marika for "letting" you even come this far and decides to end you while you're there. Love the second phase line too. As if Miquella trying to replace his Mother as God of the lands between is not that big a problem, but a graceless tarnished on the throne is where he draws the line.

[@revengance4149]

@@ThePootArmy you don't have to beat the game to enter the DLC. it works either way. That's why neither your quest to become EL nor you becoming EL are mentioned. only that you are here on behalf of the Golden Order

[@figgot1571]

@@manofsalt7211 miquella might've charmed him so to let him pass

[@todd3143]

also, he knows what a tarnished is, meaning either the realm was sealed after godfrey lost grace or messmer went to the land of shadows after godfrey lost grace. which also could mean that all of those crusades led by radagon (or godfrey) could be messmer's, as he was erased from history. i mean he does have red hair, and someone's gotta have impaled all those giants on the peak. so he probably impaled the giants, burned the tarnished, and marched to the land of shadows to quell the hornsent. cool right?

[@revengance4149]

@@todd3143 bro had a killstreak of genocidal proportions

[@Triple_MMM]

this makes it look like he tripped off the platform and then punished himself by plucking an eye out

[@ToriJP]

Emotional Damage

[@darkmatteracid2353]

his twig legs cannot support him

[@ScaryPerryLAA]

Those damn Tarnished stairs.

[@waterbottle6644]

Lmao I thought the same thing

[@sapphirestar7764]

Twice the pride double the fall

[@ALLALONE]

0:19 I love how bosses always pronounce Tarnished like a slur

[@chickenburrito7861]

To Marika's people, graceless creatures are inferior. So yea it is a slur indeed.

[@jakewilliamson2991]

I love how From Software made us a race that is discriminated against, that ends up destroying the corrupt order. Perhaps it is a metaphor that civilizations that can’t grow out of racism and discrimination are doomed to fall apart and be destroyed by oppressed.

[@oliverotter6455]

Sup my tarnished

[@CrozierCrow]

@@jakewilliamson2991 It's not specifically in reference to racism certainly discrimination in general. Historically the largest divide was never between race, but class. The Tarnished aren't a race, they're low-born warriors and typically seen with ill-repute, like hired mercenaries or Ronin. A royal lineage being ousted and overthrown by a foot-soldier -not even one of theirs- is a disgrace to them. Their system was never for anyone else, much like kingdoms of old. You can't ask for permission to be accepted, it had to be taken by force. Hence so many colonial wars and rebellions. Imagine a feudal Japanese lord who has practiced ceremonies and thousands of "honourable" traditions just to be taken out by some dude, no less important than you or I.

[@eugenerevaula3874]

​@@jakewilliamson2991 All the more reason we must follow the embrace of Gold Mask's.. ehrm.. frame.

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

2:16 Finally the Italian representation we've been longing to see.

[@Sarah-zf1kp]

He plucka da eyeball

[@TheMagiKa3213]

MAMA MIA

[@ermiticus98]

FUCKING HELL YOU GOT ME DEAD.

[@NoSyrupLeft]

STUPIDA FACKIN EYE

[@echo_3377]

For some reason at that moment the scene of Inglourious Basterds came to my mind...Margheritiiiii lol

[@noblesixes]

He smelt the maidenlessness of our character and instantly knew we were tarnished

[@peterk.2108]

“I will not suffer, a lord devoid of maidens”

[@1umbreon4life]

​@@peterk.2108we boutta marry what's left of his mom, or possibly the ghost of his half-sister. Who's maidenless now 😎

[@jocosesonata]

"Thou'art bitchless, it seemeth."

[@squeamishh8509]

''Soon Tarnished, wilt thou be taken in the jaws.'' sounds like a very fancy threat.

[@subponderous]

He's a fancy man

[@maxplusothernames]

it sounds very desperate, which is very fitting considering the lengths he goes to kill you; unleashing something he absolutely despised

[@ant3910]

@@maxplusothernameshe’s definitely Malenia’s full brother😂

[@maxplusothernames]

@@ant3910 especially with his kill lines, both of them have amnesia

[@yona1478]

I want him to take his jaw, and then take my jaw, and then ----- ---- -------- --- ---- --- ------ ------

[@TabbyVee]

God the delivery of these lines are just so good, i cant quite put my finger on why, its just, such a unique cadence and voice

[@BlacklistedSoup]

The way he delivers “I will not suffer a Lord devoid of light” is perfect in every way possible. It’s a mix of jealousy, anger, resentment, and betrayal.

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

His first voice acting gig btw.

[@keithfilibeck2390]

Its the melancholy, you can tell implicitly he has no desire to fight you, but he must.

[@HashiraObanai]

😮​@@TheStraightestWhitest

[@beesmongeese2978]

​@TheStraightestWhitest Damn, he should be proud

[@alberttus2328]

I could listen to Messmer call me a Mongrel Intruder all day

[@puppasnoofaluff4531]

His voice itches my brain. Why’d they make him so fine 😅

[@AdmCornFlake]

His face too. Lord almighty.

[@deathOfTheWinterMoon]

And his face too. I want him to be my consort

[@peterk.2108]

Cuz you guys need to rub one out asap

[@LAK_770]

His bemusement at recognizing you as a Tarnished is really interesting. First of all the voice acting is phenomenal. But anyway, it’s not just that it’s bizarre to run into your kind here of all places - no, upon recognizing you as Tarnished, he somehow instantly knows you’re there under the guidance of Marika, sent across the fog to pursue Lordship. Like, this state of affairs is so obvious to him that there’s no other conceivable reason for your presence. Pretty fascinating IMO

[@keithfilibeck2390]

he clearly new Marika the best, and is one of the few non-crazy kids of hers, and one of the few who hates her the most, for the best reasons, but still feels compelled to follow the orders of his Godly Mother.

[@SteelBallRun1890]

@@keithfilibeck2390 He clearly loves Mommy Marika, it's just that he's been waging this "holy war" for her for years, maybe decades or centuries, but not much as a peep from her, so seeds of doubt is obviously gonna pile up. Marika sent him here to kill two birds with one stone. Vengeance on the Hornsents, and to hide away Messmer and the Abyssal Sin Serpent coiled to him, even with her eye magic seal inscribed on Messmer she couldn't take the chance. So when you, Tarnished, known as people who follow the Grace of Marika, comes trotting in his keep. Well, I'm pretty sure that's the last straw for his doubt to bloom full and realize Marika abandoned him. The irony is that Metyr, the Mother of Fingers, the mother of the Two Fingers that may have seduced Marika into godhood, had the same outcome. Abandoned by her father, the Greater Will, and is now just acting upon what she thinks would be best for GW's interest, yet no communication will ever talk to her back.

[@keithfilibeck2390]

@@SteelBallRun1890 Its amazing how utterly devoid of anything worth admiring Marika turned out to be.

[@SteelBallRun1890]

@@keithfilibeck2390 At the end of the day, Marika just turned out to be a village girl who ended up becoming a god in her quest for power or revenge. Doesn't make up for what she did, but she was just a normal person all the same.

[@ggwp638BC]

He most likely saw the Tarnished being cast away, so meeting one after so long it's crazy to him. Also, it's not just that he knows we are under the grace of gold, but most dialogue points to the DLC being canonically set AFTER we establish our Order. In which case, we are Elden Lord. Messmer is unaware of the shattering and that we were guided by the fingers/Ranni/Chaos/someone else, from his perspective his mom just decided to fool around once more.

[@robinstheles]

I just love the way his voice changes at 2:50 he does not only seem a lot more angry, but also you can still hear out his pain from just ripping his own eye out, you can just clearly feel the frustration he felt knowing what he had to sacrifice in order to stop you.

[@user-fd3vn5yq3h]

When he changed his voice tone I was like: ok, I messed up.

[@jordanguy4241]

I love his voice. He sounds straight out of an 80’s fantasy movie

[@HeevaEgo]

Dude, his whole aesthetic is giving 80’s fantasy. Like, the art team, Miyazaki’s story direction, and the voice actor all crushed their portrayal of Messmer

[@BlacklistedSoup]

@@HeevaEgohe’s probably their most well designed character to date. Which is saying a LOT.

[@kassyyar97]

dude search for David Bowie's the labyrinth, they sound exactly the same!!

[@apophisstr6719]

A child at the brink of collapse, desperate for his mother's embrace

[@lukemimnagh2594]

"those stripped of the Grace of Gold shall all meet death."- damn, this line gives chills.

[@ActuallyDeath]

*_I KNOW RIGHT?!_*

[@peterk.2108]

“In the embrace of messmer’s flame” He still didn’t embrace me :(

[@barbhandle]

The way he says MONGREL INTRUDER with the reverb is like the coolest thing I’ve ever heard

[@diegomaes3939]

it’s a nice detail that when messmer recognizes us as tarnished , the snakes eye dilates like it just caught some prey in a trap

[@deepspacelazarus7207]

I love bosses that enter a second phase by mutilating themselves like Messmer and Godrick the Grafted

[@camerontempleman6085]

Wait till you see the lord of frenzy

[@mochaman29]

Ya bro gets stronger by literally ripping out his ribcage and ripping off his head​@@camerontempleman6085

[@Monke15329]

Godfrey kinda did cuz he peeled serosh off of his back

[@mikitsiinfosa]

The fire giant as well

[@brainwater176]

Okay, now it's time to get serious 😎 *rips body part off*

[@benjaminlazar8363]

The way he says jaws and looks up without eyes is terrifying and amazing

[@ocean037]

1:38 iirc that's the only statue of Marika in the Shadow Keep that has the head intact. Then notice how at 2:35 the camera doesn't show her head, as if it was "decapitated" by the snake (through its shadow). This only happens after Messmer takes his eye off. Definitely cinema 🚬

[@anakinskyguy500]

Thats why he is peak boss

[@anthonyschlott916]

When you're looking at him with his head bent downwards for a moment, he resembles Melina when you first meet her.

[@d-rabbitfor5398]

Visual storytelling at its peak. The shadow of the base serpent overshadowing Marika's statue, Messmer accepting his true self, putting it over his devotion to his mother.. Powerful

[@LomboLombinho]

felt kinda bad fighting him ngl

[@deathbykonami5487]

Especially after finding out he's Melina's brother.

[@peterk.2108]

Not me he called me bitchless

[@laurarobinson6938]

They all are

[@xelliepurr]

I like how he sounds genuinely surprised at "Thou'rt Tarnished, it seemeth...?"

[@Kylec0pezTR]

It's because he is. Tarnished aren't really present at all in the land of shadow so the fact that one managed to make it all the way up to him catches him off guard.

[@xelliepurr]

@@Kylec0pezTR this is probably right tbh, Thiollier is the only other Tarnished in the DLC afaik

[@HeevaEgo]

@@xelliepurr completely unrelated: but him being surprised by the Tarnished is more tragic than you think. Messmer lived his entire life in the Shadow of his mother. He took the blame for all her atrocities, becoming a symbol of fear. Marika, out of fear of the serpent, would then lock away her son in the Realm of Shadows, forever acting as a sort of Lucifer for Hell - in perpetually burning all who are not deemed worthy of an honourable life in the Lands Above, the Lands Between. He takes this role, not of pride, but of duty. He hates himself, yet he continues to carry on his mother’s crusade….. however, as we get closer to the current timeline, and as we get closer to Messmer’s end, he begins doubts. He’s becoming tired, you hear it in his voice. He killed so much, defiled so many, that he no longer bares any feeling. His men are losing faith in the crusade, his men believe that Mother Marika abandoned them. Messmer is aware of this, and henceforth beheads every statue of Marika in the Land of Shadows, representing their feelings towards Marika’s betrayal. However, Messmer still has one statue of Marika, fully intact, in his chamber. And this statue is a hopeful reminder that, one day, Marika WILL return to him, that she will NOT abandon him. He’s holding onto the last bit of hope that his Mother still loves him. And then…. We, the Tarnsihed, come along. We who are personally enlisted by Marika to destroy the Order and become her Lord, we who were capable becoming her true champion. Messmer lived his entire life thinking his purpose as Hell’s sent is to serve Marika, and that her abandonment was merely a sign that she placed trust in him. Yet, here we are, entering his chamber, where he questions that we - a lowborn group of people - were worth more to Marika than Messmer. “Mother, wouldst thou truly lordship sanction in one so bereft of light?” He’s perplexed. That a tarnished of no renown, who has no personal relationship with Marika, is seen by her as being more worthy than her very own Firstborn son. It is so that Messmer breaks. He finally gives in. Once we defeat him, he finally curses Marika. For abandoning him, for betraying him, and for never being a mother to him. He’s killed by the tarnished champion of the very Mother who left him. Voice actor did an incredible job. Scriptwriters (probably Miyazaki, considering he personally handwrites all of the boss dialogue in the games) did an incredible job. George RR Martin and Miyazaki did an incredible job with his character. Like, Messmer is so tragic, so hopeful, so evil, so heroic. Such an interesting character, who fittingly meets his end at the hands of someone who his mother deemed more worthy than him.

[@lil_jay9120]

@@HeevaEgoWell said brother. Completely agree

[@jakewilliamson2991]

@@HeevaEgodamn this is like peer reviewed science. Good shit

[@Noizzed]

The way his voice trembles when speaking to us in his second phase is so powerful

[@Ronnie.rocket.333]

Can you guys realize this cinematic changed my life? I hyped this DLC for 1 and a half year, and received more than I could've imagined

[@Slymind]

Honestly, one of the best VA in any Fromsoftware game, he manages to be so dispassionate and intense at the same time, amazing performance. Chills.

[@heckingbamboozled8097]

Absolutely makes an already beautifully animated cutscene.

[@giovannigiorgio831]

The way Messmer delivers these lines is so good. He is haughty when he refers to us as a mongrel intruder. When he realizes that we’re Tarnished, he sounds perplexed that we’re even here. And he sounds so dedicated in his mission to wipe out those abandoned by grace, even the Tarnished, who were called by his own mother, Marika, to become Elden Lord.

[@papiray9445]

God that voice actor is amazing

[@REDabyss]

His voice is so mesmerizing, sorry for the pun but the name fits so well

[@HashiraObanai]

Bro his lines and voice in phase two transition is so fucking good it made me tear up cuz it goes so fucking hard , "soon tarnished wilt thou be taken in the jaws."

[@DeadMan-lk3bn]

I like one special detail messmer is literally already fused with the snakes on his body (look at his leg and other parts of his body where scales are present) and he can see through their eyes which explains how he could see you were tarnished before he stood but it also explains his armor mainly on the left shoulder and also explains why they are wrapped in the same cloth

[@chickenmynuggets2867]

All sound completely cutting out at 0:17 is so chilling. I LOVE IT!

[@Yamama69420-h]

You are the only one I've seen that points this out hats off to you it's definitely my favorite moments out of all the cutscenes

[@thehatcheteer6221]

Mad the voice actor for Messmer this is his first video game credit he did a unbelievably good job 👑👑

[@Sparxx_]

The way he says “Wilt thou be taken in the jaws,” is so fucking good.

[@brontiago]

In the intro, Messmer mentions that for some reason unknown to him, Marika gave permission to the Tarnished, probably to come back to the Lands Between and claim the Elden Ring. Messmer was ordered to kill anything “devoid of light”, so despite the Tarnished having Marika’s approval, he still tries to kill the Tarnished. In the second scene, he says that he doesn’t want to be ruled by a Tarnished. Then he apologizes to Marika because he’s either about to kill the Tarnished (which Marika wouldn’t want) or because he’s embracing the serpent curse that Marika hated.

[@bigdaddyzam4644]

Voice actor did NOT get paid enough I can tell ya that

[@jimmy22334]

His name is Jack Barton

[@lorenerd7627]

it was better in the gameplay trailer and they downgraded

[@ayla-40]

@@lorenerd7627agreed, I wonder why the hell they changed it, the lines were perfectly delivered in the trailer

[@kaba1996]

It was sad to hear he got swapped

[@BlacklistedSoup]

@@ayla-40they’re both great but the new one has a much more serious tone. Also his second phase voice acting is perfect.

[@sircrumpler]

Give this voice actor more roles in this voice. Let him fucking shine.

[@blueperseverance3912]

The delivery of those lines is so nuanced and full of character that I had to watch it again. You can really picture his full character and emotional state by listening to him.

[@Sevatar_VIIIth]

The way his voice tone changes from "Mongrel Intruder..." to the next line. Great job on the VA.

[@andrealorenzini5099]

0:19 that's so cute ❤😂

[@saramations]

2:01 the phew gets me Everytime 😂

[@Yuumigaminglol]

I want him I need him I could love him I could fix him Please Messmer give me a chance

[@mayaamis]

such beautifully designed character my jaw hit the floor .. and that voiceeeeee

[@OCMOOO]

0:19 Messmer sounds so human in his surprise

[@Michaeld6ns]

I didn’t know they put Daemon Targaryen in the game

[@BlacklistedSoup]

He sounds exactly like Matt Smith. You cannot tell me 0:10 is not him speaking as Daemon.

[@ocean_il.y]

When the audio stops when he comes into frame is so just UGHH ❤

[@envoyofrot7046]

From Software rarely ever uses cutscenes but when they do, they make sure it goes hard af 🔥 "Soon Tarnished, thou will be taken in the jaws of the Abyssal Serpent, shorn of light" 10/10 boss

[@roadroad1695]

12 of the 15 bosses in the basegame have one lol, it's annoying barely any of the dlc ones do

[@BlacklistedSoup]

@@roadroad1695they blew all the budget on this cutscene

[@JudgementBruno]

0:52 When the choir starts 🔥

[@Yamama69420-h]

0:18 the sound cutoff has to be the best thing ever gets me everytime miyazaki is truly the goat🤧

[@STAAAAAAAAAAAARRRS]

One of my biggest “hear me outs” but regretless one… 😅😊

[@kesler4245]

Pause at 0:23 and the Snakes eye looks the Greater Will black hole in space

[@AlexAegisOfficial]

The way the snake looks at you and slowly backs away tells so much of Messmer's real character, it's unbelievable.

[@1umbreon4life]

Just imagine if after popping that Marika's Rune he stepped out, rested at the nearby grace, and leveled up before coming back to finish the fight

[@ZettontheGOAT]

Love how confused Messmer is. All this time he's killing those who he deemed lower than him and his people, and all of a sudden a Tarnished, without a Grace, showed up in his doorstep, detected by his Snake, he's like "What? How? No way"

[@keithfilibeck2390]

uh, you have grace, that's why he's pissed, he knows it was stripped from you, and he knows you have it back, this means Marika betrayed him.

[@heckingbamboozled8097]

​@@keithfilibeck2390 yeah it's literally the reason we respawn

[@aaronkash100]

Man the voice acting. When he realizes we're Tarnished. The pain in his voice

[@TriadTradingOfficial]

Best boss fight in the DLC, my opinion. Beautifully created character, cutscenes, and attacks were harmonious. Fighting him successfully made it feel like a dance. So fun!

[@doydydozitxitxit]

"Soon tarnished , wilt thou be taken in jaws " - gives me chill everytime

[@robohex6]

The way he says mongrel intruder sounds like Shrimp from smiling friends

[@jaredflacker8107]

“Mongrel Intruder”. I can’t believe Michael Zaki recreated “Ignorant Slaves” and still crushed it. I’m not sure I can forgive him for this.

[@jmiquelmb]

It's so good how disappointed Messmer sounds when he discovers we're tarnished. There's scorn, but also the sadness of a kid who has been abandoned by his mother, forgotten in a hidden land, having devoted his entire life for the golden order, himself a heretic monster hiding the serpent inside him, looking how a being he despises has been chosen by Marika and guided to lordship. Incredible voice acting.

[@Guccipoooch]

These cutscenes are amazing and also what’s amazing too is we get to see what heavy flame really is in this cutscenes, it’s the abyssal serpent’s darkness infused with flame

[@shanpatrickbaker988]

Messmer has one of the best boss designs in the whole game.

[@UNREALPRODUCTIONS10]

Something about it, cutting to the snake eye and the first scene. Chills.

[@delta54]

So badass the way he glare at us while holding his flame 🔥 Such a pretty face too, a pity he had to take his eye out in his 2nd phase

[@CommentDweller]

I feel like he was gonna say something else until he realized you were tarnished. He sounded genuinely hurt and betrayed.

[@garouraizel2793]

‚,Soon tarnished wilt thou be taken in the jaws“ gave me goosebumps

[@Arkain89]

i'd let all of messmer's flames embrace me

[@void.sawyer]

This on free cam seeing him just sitting in the dark in front of that statue is the saddest fking thing

[@BOS_Fox]

I like how he's like "ugh another mongrel intruder to murder... I want to brood in peace." then goes "huh, tarnished? what the hell are you up too mom?"

[@GracelessTarnished]

Arguably the best cutscene in the entire game, along with Morgotts introduction in Leyndell. The voice acting in Elden Ring is truly godtier.

[@Nick-T-o]

Trailer line delivery >>>>> Cutscene line delivery

[@TheEndlessGhost]

In the embrace of Messmer's Flame gave me Chills

[@jamesnesran2348]

"Mongrel Intruder" lives rent free in my head

[@CommentDweller]

Me too bro.

[@lokey9263]

"The abyssal serpeant shawn of light" shawn does look kinda chill there tbf

[@icampexfils3637]

His VA Played Griggs in DS1 and Hawkeye in DS3.

[@prophet5257]

his voice excites me 🥵

[@Escher55]

Arguably the best cut-scene

[@Madking12357]

I can only imagine the hatred boiling in Messmer when he says, "Thou’rt Tarnished, it seemeth." Think about how many ages he must have stood in the land of shadow alone, completely unaware of what happened to his mother or why he was scorned and abandoned. And now, he finds us-a tarnished champion who has usurped his birthright and slain all of his kin. I Imagine in his mind he is like: "This wretched unworthy creature is the one responsible for obliterating my bloodline?" It's no surprise he battles us with such ferocity. Messmer's not just trying to kill us;, he's determined to eviscerate us so thoroughly that not a single memory of our existence will remain.

[@PeterSnores]

First time bumping into Messmer without knowing he was coming up was such a fun feeling. Seeing that snake pop up made me say “Oh fuck, it’s you!”

[@ChuckBassFGC]

Top 3 boss cutscene for me🔥🔥

[@Tamashii42]

-You will witness true horror. Now rot. -Wilt thou be taken in the jaws... Of the abyssal serpent, shorn of light. Then I proceeded to kill both with a random ahh walking cane I looted from the literal floor of a building.

[@miniature_ranni]

This is probably the best boss introduction in the whole game.

[@Avidire]

The amount of times that I have been summoned and heard Mongrel Intruder. I never get tired of hearing it

[@mfd8346]

Godrick = Daddy issues Messmer = Mommy issues Both were fun to fight

[@goktugonvermez8140]

Chadfrey: Wife Issues

[@JihelJay]

Elden ring has the the best voice acting I’ve heard from a game since rdr2

[@romabreezus7690]

The pause in his speech between 1.00-1.10 with subtle music change gets me every time….as a musician AND as someone who appreciates the level of voice acting here it just gives me CHILLS ❤

[@archonofcommorragh1221]

I love how he is a bit baffled that a Tarnished invaded his castle and is challenging him. The wa he says "Thou’rt Tarnished, it seemeth" feels like he caught in surpise.

[@patrik5333]

One of the best Villain openings I have ever heard.

[@nolanseaman3342]

I get sad when I beat messmer because I just keep wanting to fight him over and over again

[@papanurgle8393]

0:10 Oh, -Morgott- Margitt's gonna like you.

[@1990rable]

the fight is way to underrated, the intro is freakin badass. the voice and everything, messmer has me seduced i swear

[@MonkeyDLuffy-ed4fj]

When I ran into Messmer I was like “already” I was expecting him to leave half way through the fight

[@josephrunningcrane]

Whether or not it was intentional, I’m totally the digging the Bowie-esque delivery of “mongrel intruder”.

[@facundovera3227]

Taking into account all of the mass killings he did in behalf of the Golden Order and that his sister is Melina, I'm pretty sure he's the reason she's burnt and bodiless, poor guy.