Elden Ring - Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy Boss Fight (4K 60FPS)

[@Milkra]

Ranni’s plan: extremely complex game of chess to overthrow the gods Rykard’s plan: the very hungry caterpillar

[@YoungEmiliaPercival]

Frenzy plan: Burn everything Dung Eater's Plan: Curse em all

[@thien0300]

Goldmask: T

[@barongaal2]

@@thien0300 Normal ending: 😐👑

[@Philopantheon82]

If hell has a literal existence this would exactly how it looks like

[@hexagonalchaos]

rykard: wanna play a game of hungry hungry hippos

[@HolySok]

I just love how Rykard basically wakes up from a nap after you've spent the first half destroying a Giant Snake with some wind God weapon. He's like "oh I suppose if I must fight...."

[@rafaaalmeida3344]

@Chosen One It's literally in the entrance of the arena

[@jeagerjeager9171]

@Chosen One summon me

[@jeagerjeager9171]

@Chosen One my sign is down

[@user-jh5wt8lq9x]

@@jeagerjeager9171 no

[@blightedcrowmain8236]

@@jeagerjeager9171 lmao

[@TheNickofTime]

This fight actually made me freeze up with intimidation. Gave me the worst case of ‘how am I possibly expected to survive this?’ I’ve experienced since Manus in DS1.

[@poopikins]

I actually found this fight to be disappointinly easy, but the style rating is off the charts. It's always the coolest bosses that are the easiest.

[@tortyreus2384]

And then you picked up the meme weapon and R1'd him to death with ease while dodging one or two attacks every minute. Rykard seems intimidating, until you have spent 4 seconds fighting him and it becomes obvious what a bad fight it is.

[@poopikins]

@@tortyreus2384 Yeah I thought I only had the L2 special attack to use, so I did that until I ran out of FP and then realized it had an actual moveset :P

[@Zapdos97]

I felt this so hard before I realized to use the Serpent Hunter weapon. Like my +18 weapon wasn't doing ANYTHING lol

[@colwyncallingbull]

Felt that way with Melania using the burst of flurry attacks. I do know you can dodge but the timing is weird and always catches me off guard. But when she did that mid air pose I just kinda accept it "ah shit" if you can't dodge it, you are dead.

[@mr.international2778]

Among the siblings, Ranni and Radahn seem like pretty normal well adjusted people all things considered. Rykard was just built different.

[@MckinleyStlouis]

According to the lore Rykard wasn't always like this

[@pillarmenn1936]

@@MckinleyStlouis His mind definitely was the same if this is his idea of overthrowing Marika

[@splinter360]

He's definitely the weird middle child.

[@jacobs5697]

Rykard rode the short wagon growing up

[@gabbycotto4024]

Ranni, objectively speaking, is a selfish murderer who singlehandedly caused the entire Demigod War. It’s just she puts on a cute demeanor, so everyone simps and ignores the part where she straight up admits she feels no regret for lobotomizing Godwyn and driving Marika insane. Hell, item descriptions also state she was conspiring with Rykard even after he fused with the snake.

[@emorcen]

In any other game this would be a final boss design. In a FromSoftware game, he's just boss #71.

[@motivateddad]

FromSoft makes bosses for breakfast

[@mark0183]

*Optional boss #71

[@lonelyshpee7873]

To be fair, he's the shardbearer boss of a legacy dungeon. He's pretty important, but at the same time optional and easy to miss.

[@kidcircuit1955]

​@@motivateddad and force feeds us those bosses

[@ivaerz4977]

Or maybe they make fun of their actual boss in the studio.

[@funkguylorz7315]

I think one thing that gets slept on a lot is how incredible the arena itself is. The aesthetic was amazing, and when Rykard would lift his sword into the swirling red fog to charge it before bringing it down on you…absolutely incredible. I’ve never seen such an amazing aesthetic in any video game before.

[@lelandrb]

his sword is coated in the bodies and entrails of all the previous Volcano Manor people that sought attendance before you, too.... what a fight

[@rubub8455]

its a cool arena until he hurls you into a wall and you cant move because of his big ass body

[@VOIDIGAZE]

I've watched this a dozen times. I wish he had more lines, the way he says, "together, we will devourrrr the very godddsss" is burned into my memory

[@kirb3963]

Togethaaa

[@somenerd4572]

Togethaaa

[@spacepimpkevin1184]

Join the serpent king as famaleee....

[@PoisonDuckAnimations]

"TOGETHAAAA" (Richard, Lord of Bronchitis).

[@MightyGuts7423]

Is it because he says it so dastardly while addressing us? Lol.

[@tyburkulosis8799]

The most chilling moment was when he pulled the sword out of the serpents mouth and you see the writhing limbs of the poor souls that were bested by him before you. Pretty sure those that are eaten also get turned into the man-serpents eventually and forced to be apart of his "family".

[@thebigenchilada678]

No they get turned into the sword, that’s his family. The man serpents are the children of a masochistic nymphomaniac zoophile who skinned off her own face. She’s also rya’s mom.

[@mordyrsvideodumpster5097]

They look less like limbs and more like nerve endings and tendons but you're pretty much on point, makes it seem like you become a literal part of his body

[@TheLokitheinane]

@@mordyrsvideodumpster5097 they look like fingers. the two digits of the ancient fingers.

[@redo_oty7173]

@@mordyrsvideodumpster5097 yeah and when he kills u he says now we can devour tha gods together

[@ihavenoclue4198]

@@mordyrsvideodumpster5097 they look like snake tongue's to me

[@Halfshanks]

One of the coolest bosses in the game, no doubt. His introduction to the second phase is chilling, the voice actor nailed it, and the design of the boss is straight out of nightmares/hell. Such a metal boss, oh and don't even get me started with his bling, he's got rings for days.

[@thelonelystankmuncher8879]

Dudes even got fingers for months for those rings

[@Issengan]

On all six fingers too

[@Almightythor760]

He looks way cooler than Elden beast.

[@vitokoskullerx9345]

He looks like a death metal coverart for Morbid Angel, Possesed or Vader 😂

[@brandonlopez8437]

Together

[@splinter360]

Honestly his second phase is probably the most disturbing boss I've ever faced. Especially his voice.

[@ash9870]

I agree, it was so unsettling, He sounds like a morbidly obese man who inhales 10 cigarettes at once

[@0nly5iK]

I love his voice. It‘s the only reason I came back lol

[@noamias4897]

I literally laughed out loud when he said “together” the first few times it sounded so goofy

[@ash9870]

@@noamias4897 he sounds like a morbidly obese man who inhales 10 cigarettes

[@key_mochi]

@@ash9870 he sounds like a morbidly obese man who inhales 10 cigarettes

[@glang5154]

When I got to him, I was disappointed thinking the stormruler gimmick would ruin the fight, but they really got it right this time, this was one of the best bosses!

[@BrainlessV2]

I liked that the swordspear in this fight could use attacks other than the weapon art. I found this fight out of nowhere when I entered a waygate in volcano manor, honestly my favourite fight so far.

[@syrupee09]

Storm ruler gimmick finally done right.

[@burnttoast26]

The stormruler spear's weapon art stuns him with each hit. If you allocate enough blue sippies, you can easily no-hit him.

[@alalmalal]

Except for the faisgwjodyabdning skull attack

[@TripleMasterA]

@@burnttoast26 Except that there is clearly a stun cooldown for the boss so you would still need to actively dodge. Not sure why you keep posting this comment as though you can stun lock him.

[@Undomaranel]

It's absolutely insane how far models and animation and processing has come. I remember being impressed by Skyrim's realism, which pales in comparison to this work of art.

[@rudley8070]

This guy needs more love from the player. Everybody talking about how cool malenia and radahn looks, how disturbing godrick is, how good his voice actor is but no one talk about rykard at all. He basically has everything: disgusting but cool design, great voice that fits extremely well with his character, a challenging fight while still using an old gimmick mechanic. He is probably my favorite boss in ER.

[@DeC1118]

True, i've fought against radahn and melania, but in my opinion, this is the best boss in the game

[@scorpion6726]

nah this boss is just weird and not fun

[@Walamonga1313]

Same, Malenia feels cheap at times. Radahn is cool as shit with the army but solo melee is a pain... That's why my top 3 bosses in the entire game are Dragonlord Placidusax, Maliketh and Lord Rykard. They're all super consistent moveset wise, have great themes, their design is cool, they're amazing spectacles and they all have that "final" boss vibe. I don't mind gimmick fights (some people hate them for some reason) but Rykard's really stands out for me and I thouggt the Divine Dragon in Sekiro was already great. On top of that both Mali and Rykard seem straight out of Berserk lol

[@konigstiger3252]

If you reload the area toy will find his head regenerating. He wasn't lying when he say he can't die

[@PYR0NinjaPXG]

to be fair, i think a lottt of people missed volcano manor entirely. only like 2% of players on PC beat him so far

[@IceeMolotov]

This right here is a ‘spectacle’ boss done right. Love this game.

[@musicxxa6678]

Placidusax

[@lostpockets222]

@@musicxxa6678 im not there yet

[@musicxxa6678]

@@lostpockets222 It's a secret boss so check out every nook and cranny when you reach farum azula. have fun!

[@suhasop4919]

Divine dragon is pretty good too

[@joshuagleeson4776]

@@suhasop4919 this is just leaps and bounds better though. Divine Dragon is just trivialised by the gimmick. Rykard isn't hard but he's at least an actual threat. By far the most engaging gimmick boss they've done. Plus the sheer spectacle and unique design is icing on the cake. Probably the only time Fromsoft produced a gimmick boss that could stand among the game's best.

[@Dangermouse8645]

Unforgettable boss fight. That amazing cut scene, the MUSIC in the second phase, and of course when he activates his ability unleashing literal hell. I've never seen anything like it in a video game.

[@ChuckPalomo]

Now that's just straight up an apostle.

[@radiantramsy9220]

I mean he's somewhat of a berserk reference already with his sword being really similar to the skull knight's behelit sword.

[@PBart7]

*deadass* this dude is straight up the most Berserk-ass thing I've ever seen that isn't Berserk

[@ChuckPalomo]

@@PBart7 lol yeah, it hits all the classic Berserk staples: Monstruous abomination? check Has a human face grafted into it? check Looks like a dick? double check

[@ashtonderojas821]

The sword is supposed to be a reference to skull knight's dimension sword in Berserk and while the design definitely draws inspiration from an apostle, the face is reference to Grunbeld in his apostle format in Berserk

[@jeremytitus9519]

It's like Kentaro Miura _never died_

[@Leo_Zackular_Art]

This fight is biblical, absolutely love the design

[@KhangNguyen-um4rg]

Wait till you see Smough

[@mememan4877]

@Viper Hareous a boss from dark souls 1

[@Tokito935]

@@KhangNguyen-um4rg bruh

[@captainblue5096]

@@KhangNguyen-um4rg I don’t see how those are related

[@basedtruther1020]

Rykard is like a physical interpretation of Satan. That great dragon, that old serpent.

[@eltigre9744]

2:41 I keep hearing this over and over again

[@kingroberti9643]

Never have I been so disturbed in a souls fight, The Rotten and The One Reborn included. Rykard is the epitome of disgusting freak who rejected his humanity for power and I absolutely love the fight for establishing him in all of his twisted nature.

[@concept5631]

Well said

[@gavindillon1486]

"I REJECT MY HUMANITY TARNISHED"

[@rickydo6572]

*Reject humanity, embrace Danger Noodle*

[@geraldyeager7652]

@@gavindillon1486 Should have been Erdtree

[@irisdaniels2318]

he wasn't a human, he was a demigod.

[@Endprince-Jorm]

I have been playing Souls games since 2012, and I can say with the utmost confidence that nothing in From Software's repertoire has unnerved me as much as Rykard has. Not the Gaping Dragon, not the Headless, not even the Orphan of Kos. Every aspect of his design absolutely chills me, from his guttural and sickly voice, to his uneven and almost vestigial human limbs, to his horribly misplaced face, all capped off with the hellish arena, bloody human agony, and flaming skulls. He literally looks like something you'd see in Dante's Inferno. Hats off to the designers at From Software. I won't be sleeping well tonight.

[@tarantulamadness6191]

Nice, I killed him 3rd try and thought nothing of it, and I slept fine. guess I'm not a little baby.

[@dakobester3147]

@@tarantulamadness6191 you must be a fun person to hang out with..

[@EBPygmy]

@@tarantulamadness6191 "I'm a big boy" headass

[@tarantulamadness6191]

@@dakobester3147 Shit was easy sorry

[@davidortega3968]

@@dakobester3147 It's just that OP is being overdramatic man, i guess he just means to say that the boss is pretty fucking cool, and it is, but he just comes off as pretentious and it's kinda annoying. Flaming skulls? Come on. "I won't be sleeping well tonight" Corny af

[@rengokuaniki8350]

Even Darkeater Midir didn't give out the "How the fuck am I supposed to win this" feeling

[@ethann.3050]

Midir is waaaaaaay harder than Rykard tho. Rykard still an S tier From Soft boss along with Midir

[@andrewomahony9260]

This fight is harder than Midir without Mimic Tear, IMO

[@JESUS..IS..GOD.]

‭‭ ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭6:10‭-‬18 says, Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints. The bible is no old book. You have to really let Christ open your eyes; to see the world in shambles. Many people say it's a religion to lock up people in chains, and say it's a rule book.. why? Because people hate hearing the truth, it hurts their flesh, it's hurts their pride, it's exposes on what things have they done..people love this world so much, s*x, money, power, women, supercars.. things of this world. Still trying to find something that can fill that emptiness in your heart. You can't find that in this world.. only in Christ, the bible is no chains, it's a chainbreaker. Breaking your sins into pieces... Repent now, and turn back to the true Lord only.. God bless. 😊

[@bilgekagan7285]

@@andrewomahony9260 I did not use ashes or summon but it was easy. Definitely Midir was harder.

[@tesalan2180]

Rykard genuinely makes you feel like you are in hell. Such an awesome fight.

[@Bayonet300]

Rykard is such a cool character; he became 'blasphemous' because he led a revolt against the tyranny of the Greater Will and the Golden Order and was considered a hero, but became corrupted when he fed himself to The Serpent in a desperate attempt to grow his power enough to challenge a god.

[@Crichjo32]

It's a classic case of the fallen hero, who fell from grace to temptations of the devil. It is very biblical with the serpent and the fiery pit imagery.

[@garmarrod]

“tyranny” 😂

[@alfalldoot6715]

He also tortured and maimed albanaurics beforehand and only used the "tyranny" of the Golden order as a cover for his insane daddy issues

[@noamias4897]

@@garmarrodI mean for albinaurics, omen and misbegotten I'm sure the golden order feels like a tyranny. Thing is, Rykard didn't fight for any of them but for his own power

[@shuadubya5709]

Meanwhile speed runners can kill every god at level 1 with a jar on their heads.

[@nisfornick]

I love how you beat him while cosplaying as his brother.

[@WinstonHofler]

Great gimmick fight with the serpent spear. The design of Rykard is truly disturbing. You have to wonder if the art team at Fromsoft use their own nightmares to come up with some of the bizarre creatures we fight.

[@haiderkhan6486]

This looks like Georgie's work tbh. It's very biblical and Dante-esque, the lord who had gorged himself in gold and flesh, accompanied by a snake eating at his neck, very very religiously inspired.

[@dynamowill]

Many aspects of these games is inspired by Berserk

[@HandsomeGamerGuy]

It seems to be a two crossed reference from Berserk. In the Black Swordsman Arc, was a Manor Lord who quite literally could turn himself into a Snake-Warrior as he was an Apostle for Demons. Anotherone is a Giant Warrior, who well has the Blood of Giants in him who could turn himself into a Dragon.

[@DeathLore]

You know he might be one of the cut bosses from Bloodborne which was going to be a giant snake ball and was also super freaking huge just like Rykard but they didn’t have a big sword it would just bite and spit out venom.

[@azsolus7845]

My favorite boss fight so far , they managed to make the storm caller gimmic fight even more epic and still challenging at the same time

[@janogabor7697]

This is what they wanted Yhorm to be and Wolnir to be.

[@zhivix8263]

Nah a shield makes this fight extremely easy

[@keyboardwarrior8905]

@@zhivix8263 ew shield users 🤮

[@Xirenx]

@@keyboardwarrior8905 Ew gatekeeping shields 🤮🤮

[@noahanders7605]

@@Xirenx prob just jokin

[@jdc673]

This castle is one of my favorite areas, and this is my favorite boss fight in the game by far. Dodging his attacks feel so satisfying and the serpent hunter sword has such a nice flow with its attacks.

[@Sazas_Allerlei]

But why leaving a weapon right there designated to kill their master?

[@kevinwong3811]

their master has become corrupted and blasphemous, so this is what they seek to stop him.

[@AN-lu6sp]

@@Sazas_Allerlei there's a ghost or apparition in the castle that you can find that died to them and he tells you he left the spear there

[@garrytalaroc]

What a terrifying foe, I am shaking when Rykard appeared, but when I beat him I got a really exhilarating feeling. One of the best boss fights I have ever had.

[@cap2946]

It was so fun truly an amazing unforgettable first time experience

[@arthur9924]

My heart was literally pounding when I beat him!

[@richanec2854]

@@arthur9924 Glad to hear that i mean otherwise you would be kinda dead

[@ashenangel7359]

I beat him just today, my head hurt afterwards due to the overwhelming excitement fighting this terrifyingly fun boss!

[@youtubewanderer3347]

Super boring boss for me. Thank god I beated him first try

[@joeljoensen6240]

The music composition imo is one of the key points that makes this such an awesome boss fight. Really gives of the feeling that YES.. your fighting a demigod. Praetor Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy.

[@sfogel]

Yessss, the last minute on his theme is so freaking good, too good, like i find myself always hearing this theme over and over

[@crashcon324m9]

This was the boss that made me want to buy Elden Ring never seen any other boss just this cool-ass-looking snake dude who pulls a sword out of a snake's mouth like a magician pulling a rabbit out of a hat. Thank you creepy snake man for pulling me into this amazing game.

[@iordanvassilev8091]

Let's not forget that when he pulls the blade, what I suppose is the corpse of Rykard, falls out of the snakes' mouth and burns in the lava

[@ghetto-lemon]

I love the name of him

[@anoojpatnaik1718]

lol same. I saw him on KZbin and thought it's the final boss

[@pizzaforever69]

He lives up with his name "lord of blasphemy". l have heard about a real demon king of hell who has snake body with a human face, portrayed exactly like this boss.

[@abdullahsanimations3032]

Yeah, It Done the same with me But Instead Bayle The Dread Than Rykard

[@felixalbert7656]

Amazing boss , his design is very disturbing and look very cool .

[@hideous_taco_michael_zacki]

But he is easy though.

[@janogabor7697]

@@hideous_taco_michael_zacki ok

[@janogabor7697]

@@hideous_taco_michael_zacki You must be playing a different game. So many enemies are on crack in this game. There are also greater number of ranged enemies to deal with ranged playstyle. Unless you overlevel you aint beating them easy. Also I for one welcome a deeper RPG system. Also my friend is playing melee powerstance and having a wonderfull time.

[@janogabor7697]

@@hideous_taco_michael_zacki I swear every new Fromsoft game has someone saying "too easy" and then you take a look at the enemies and you see a guy doing a 10 piece combo and isn't even a boss.

[@mavvynne444]

@@janogabor7697 That's what the guy said. We melee fighters were having a wonderful time slashing, slicing and cutting up enemies in this game

[@SigismundSonOfDorn]

Insanely awesome boss design aside, can we just appreciate the voice acting?? That voice had such a good combination of cunning, confident and deceit as you'd expect from an evil snake. I'm sure it was no coincidence they picked a giant scary ass serpent dude in the fiery bowels of a volcano to be a "lord of blasphemy" hell bent on opposing the powers that be. Every tiny detail in this game's design makes me so happy. Easily the best I've played and I don't even think I'm half way finished with it hahaha

[@55Ignis]

I'vee said this before but the actor must've had a bit of inspiration from both Emperor Palpatine(Star Wars) and Pennywise(IT).

[@expectedmeat]

@@55Ignis dude now that you says that. It really does feel like that tho. I did get very Palpatine vibes

[@leemarshall348]

@@55Ignis and Satan lmao

[@djcontra4514]

I love how he's just chilling down down here and not adding to the plot, couldn't this dude f stuff up outside, what's he scared of?

[@djcontra4514]

Or do you just catch him at nap time

[@kerianhalcyon2769]

This boss fight gives a whole 1980's sword and sorcery feel. Like something you'd expect to see out of Conan the Barbarian. Right down to the music. Dunno if that was the intent of the designers for the fight, but it sure nails just how epic this fight is. And how good it feels to finally beat it.

[@MightyGuts7423]

Same here dude.

[@barnaclejim3119]

I think it was a homage to Apostles in Berserk personally.

[@FronkZappa]

I really like how Elden Ring pulls from a lot of different fantasy aesthetics in a really cohesive way. There's definitely that aspect of pulpy 80s sword and sorcery, but I also enjoy that it pulled from medieval fantasy that's a bit more antiquated or esoteric compared to the predominantly Gothic plate armor aesthetic of the Souls games. You still get a few examples like Solaire in Dark Souls, but there's a lot more design invoking heraldry or the look of antiquated world maps or alchemical art. Rykard himself looks like an anthropomorphized serpent God you'd find in some hermetic text. Then there's still a lot of Japanese folklore and influence though less pronounced than Sekiro, with bits of Norse mythology and more modern Tolkien-esque fantasy elements. The concept artists and art designers really went all out with Elden Ring and pulled off something incredibly unique.

[@crimsondynamo615]

Thulsa Doom really bringing out the power of Set against Conan this time.

[@Luke-fm3fh]

This was by far the most fun boss fight for me, serpent killing spear was just so cool.

[@Fucev]

It was a very fun and engaging gimmick fight unlike the giant from ds3

[@syahsyah4495]

@@Fucev Yhorm the giant was a testing ground. Fromsoft never fails to level up their games... Wish more triple A games does this.

[@titel9870]

Wish I could say the same. I for some reason kept constantly falling for the snake grab bite that It eventually turned into pure frustration lol.

[@chinchinlovs6563]

@@titel9870 that just means you taste good, wear it with pride.

[@zed6740]

@@titel9870 Same here, the delays still throw me the heck off lol.

[@michaelpara8582]

Going through the volcano manor, I knew I was in to fight some type of abomination, but holy hell, Rykard is a grotesque visual feast

[@MrNaxman]

I know right, from the second you step foot in volcano manor you just know that whoever is the boss of this place has got to be evil incarnate and the game does not disappoint as they manage to blow your mind even beyond what you were expecting in terms of a bad guy. A truly incredible boss, musical score, fight and reward, everything about it is top notch. From Software has set a new bar going forward into this next generation of games, a truly remarkable achievement in game design I am sure we will hear more about when Hidetaka Miyazaki accepts the award for game of the year later this year!

[@firstlast-zl6of]

whoever voiced this guy is legendary, it sounds so creepy and so ridiculous at the same time

[@unintentionalearl]

At first, I thought "oh cool, he gonna give me a new sword ?" then boss battle theme start playing.

[@cyborgmusic5301]

Felt same way

[@kaikart123]

Very well

[@dirojsnimons6896]

Rykard: ‘Let’s devour the very gods, together!’ Me: ‘Hell yeah, i’m starving.’ *second health bar appears* -_-

[@hamzahsaddique1512]

Same 😂

[@MrBoBoBo]

This is thematically and visually probably my favorite boss in a souls game

[@BigMuggs21]

Sleeping on Artiorias, O&S, and pontiff :(

[@destructionduo1168]

@@BigMuggs21 I like all of those. My favorite boss is probably Midir, and those guys are all on the list, but I can see this being high up there. So cool and satisfying to look at.

[@Stanzbey69]

For me that’s probably morgott, i loooove his lore sm and his fight is like a dance

[@soulsplayingidiot]

I think visually its slave knight gael for me but these two fights are incredibly cinematic.

[@glowerworm]

Absolutely the best boss of Elden Ring imo. Although if I had never played Sekiro and seen humanoid-bosses done to perfection, I would probably say Malenia was the best. Besides him, and of course besides Sekiro bosses because that's cheating, I'd say my favorite bosses were Sinh, the Twin Princes, the twin demons, and Ludwig.

[@peth9457]

4:02 Best moment the music making you feels chaotic and allover the place i love it

[@myrecovery4787]

Every boss in this game is just so fuckin epic and cool, I can’t get over how well done boss fights/encounters are in this game

[@mayakashiii]

Every boss? Did you sleep on the open world side dungeons? Boring as hell. I agree they did well with the storys main bosses, but the side content is awful.

[@myrecovery4787]

@@mayakashiii fair point I wouldn’t call all the dungeons boring tho, for their first open world souls-like I was pretty impressed with how much there was to do while exploring. Some of the bosses were a little lackluster without a doubt, but the good majority were really cool looking and were an actual challenge I had to switch play styles for. all a matter of opinion tho

[@shawnruby7011]

I think an overly graphical focus can ruin the game and make it unrealistic. It's like they got a movie director to produce the game. That being said the mechanics look fine, they're not interesting but they blend well with the graphical focus which is top tier as far as I've seen. I would prefer mechanics, and almost everything else, over graphics but it's really interesting.

[@Knight049]

@@shawnruby7011 I mean, you can't complain about realism in a game like this lmao

[@yungtux8770]

@@mayakashiii Many of the side dungeons are great. Side bosses in this game are different from other fromsoft games. They’re much more minor and more like mini bosses. I feel like you’re holding them to the standard of side bosses from other fromsoft games. They’re different.

[@AldenDoble]

I love how diverse all the character designs are in this game. Some serious thoughts and collaborations took place during the design process, and the results speak for themselves 👌🏻

[@emanuelcarmona9930]

This game looks really cool but I could never get into dark souls combat

[@rosesweetcharlotte]

I love how they aren't all ugly. Like, we have some ugly bosses, downright beautiful bosses, weird bosses, and then there's whatever the fuck this awful thing is

[@R.J.MacReady1982]

@Emanuel Carmona try it with skilled friends to help you passed the initial hump of the game. Good luck.

[@squirtbrainz1219]

@@emanuelcarmona9930 it’s easy to ease your way into the game with summons

[@Genesis23OPB]

well they recycled a few as well

[@SolidRazo]

This was one of the coolest/funnest boss fight imo; from the aesthetic of the boss to the funny voice to the cinematic and being skeptical at first with the serpent-hunter then using the serpent-hunter it was all just fun

[@shazamman56]

That old, raspy voice is so chilling when looking at his design at the same time. Truly a breathtaking boss fight to see, imo.

[@Tixsi11]

When you go back to where you killed him. You will find him already regenerating his body/face. Like he said a serpent never dies. His still alive and growing back

[@alfalldoot6715]

Also his wife eating him

[@Radahn767]

I think that’s just his corpse but nice theory

[@tengu8560]

@@Radahn767 the serpent it’s inmortal

[@davidreed7849]

Rykard basically wakes up from a nap and says oh well I guess I'll do it

[@azathoth6878]

Dude I just fucking love the attack at 4:12, its like he’s pulling so fucking hard on the sword to swing it on you.

[@broomybroomybroomy]

Nice detail, I didn’t notice. It does look kinda like he has to rip it out of the vortex

[@Unaliq]

As much as I love Radahn, Rykard is on a whole other level... The voice acting, the OST and especially the stage became hell. I am just waiting for my copy to arrive by mail so that I can experience this boss and the world of Elden Ring.

[@luisruiz7902]

I just beat the boss and definitely one of my favorites of all time and my favorite of ER so far. Btw I’m right before the Fire Giant

[@spendsshanks6050]

@@luisruiz7902 He’s horrendous game design

[@skeleman7412]

@@spendsshanks6050 mid opinion

[@cosmosofinfinity]

@@skeleman7412 Mid? Low-tier

[@ГлебКаменский-я7й]

@@skeleman7412 not opinion, but fact. Undeservedly cheap, long and frustrating fight without op stick, and with op stick the entire bossfight turns into a beating of a cripple.

[@spongeman1512]

When you finished all the side quest and come to this boss with fashionable armor with cool weapons.

[@Nivekex]

Nah its not sidequest armament, the armor you get by defeating a main story boss and the sword is a gimmick that only works when you fight this boss

[@xgnik5334]

If Ludwig and Aldia had a baby, that's what it would grow into.

[@techquest1762]

Idk who those guys are but they must be real ugly

[@AmbientSpring]

@@techquest1762 Ludwig is a boss from bloodborne and aldia boss from Dark Souls 2

[@Raccoon-4644]

voice actor did an amazing job. truly left an impression

[@danieldevito6380]

I couldn't believe that there's was a second phase of this boss fight the first time I played. I was extremely relieved, with almost no refills, then a face appeared on the dragons neck and pulled a giant great sword from the dragons esophagus. I had to hold back the tears.

[@stanley13579]

This is the kind of game that kids in the 80's imagined, when they played those mercilessly hard, and carefully constructed TRIALS that were "video games" in the past. Ruthless, challenging, but a wonder in their "display", rather than their "reward".

[@Deminogg]

Despite me sucking at these dark souls mechanics, I have to give credits when due. I am speechless at how impressive and amazing Elden ring is. The amount of detail, the amount of different monsters and bosses is astonishing. And for being a single player experience for the most part it’s what truly makes this game shine. Look at the detail in this boss’s room. The boss itself is unique and not a simple copy paste from other monsters. By that I mean it isn’t just a reskin of a previous boss. Most game nowadays have to their core a few assets of enemies, it could be as low as 5 but all of them are just reskinned or have more armor or health and that’s about it. Elden ring is what games should aim to be. A game that will truly suck you in and not let you go that easily. A game that will always find a way to surprise you and keep you entertained. I bow to the masterminds behind this gorgeous piece of art.

[@captainblue5096]

While the game is great, a lot of this game’s bosses are reskins or upgraded forms of other enemies/bosses. Other than that though, you’re correct

[@tonito5588]

@@captainblue5096 there are definitely a bunch of reskins, but the core number of bosses is still a hefty amount. The number of completely unique ones still far surpasses most games.

[@captainblue5096]

@@tonito5588 Fair, and agreed.

[@MajorTom97]

Get a life

[@notcalypso5336]

I love how this whole area is a reference to ds3, with the godskin noble’s arena being almost identical to pontiff sulyvahn’s and this fight basically being Aldrich, down to the whole, “serpentine dude devouring gods” thing. You can even kinda hear Aldrich’s theme in the song.

[@Super-Skrull]

God-Devouring Serpent: "This feels a lot like Hell." Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy: *"This **_REALLY_** feels a lot like Hell."*

[@Zerokin]

Rykard really takes the entire award of Satanic Serpents Symbolism.

[@austinfriley3480]

The amount crazy different tough bosses in this game is INSANE

[@EggsBenedicts]

“It appears that you’re trying to cut off my pet snake… so in return, I will now cut off yours”

[@sjvm6024]

"The last thing you want in your journey to hell is to join the serpent king as family"

[@NamanKumarSharma]

Such a wholesome boss invites the tarnished to join the family Btw is it me who is fascinated by the way he speaks?🤣

[@TipppedScales1015]

I love the way he talks and lokey if he had a covenant I would join lol

[@SilverSkiver]

“Welcome to the family son!”

[@Lyfalda]

TOGETHAAAAAA

[@calebmacenka3132]

So what exactly did this guy do that counts as blasphemy? Seeing as how Godrick turned himself into a flesh-golem and isn't referred to as blasphemous, Rykard must be one hell of a bastard

[@gabrielh9524]

I think the lore implies that he's a blasphemer because he tried going against the great will by turning himself into what you see by gourgin himself on his allies basically he's a big ass Bezerk reference.

[@tomato6138]

Exist.

[@darkhorseman90]

@@gabrielh9524 From what I got, basically he's trying to be Aldritch and Kaathe/Frampt at the same time

[@drilongjonbalaj2438]

I think it is because he is trying to eat the other gods to become more powerful

[@gabrielh9524]

@@darkhorseman90 ah can't wait for the next from soft game to have the evil guy be those guys and gwyn and the same time

[@neill3040]

The artistry, design, and level of detail in this game is off the charts.

[@von_lewis]

One of the coolest bosses I ever seen

[@SuperVoidBoyz]

It's so disturbing looking and cursed.

[@DavesPlace99]

This fight was tougher than I expected, especially with the weapon gimmick, I even upgraded the damn Nameless King spear and it still was tough. Great fight, and man Rykard's design has to be my favorite of the game.

[@Armbender1085]

It’s ridiculous how much damage one hit does. I’m having more trouble with him then any other boss because I always run out of flasks. I thought level 80 and all the experience on other bosses would help

[@Dan-nx9zn]

​@shawnoconnor8075 I still haven't beaten him I got him now to a quarter health on my 4th try so I will tomorrow, the fucking godskin noble took me about 80 trys and 5 hours until I figured out a viable strategy

[@diegomo1413]

I found that by using Great Serpent Hunt, you can consistently interrupt him when he’s casting his big rancor spell and then he immediately tries to cast it again, which you can interrupt as well. You can basically stun lock him forever as long as you keep your FP up and be careful not to get hit by one of the lava plumes that randomly appear on the ground.

[@sukhmancheema4661]

Dude u saved my life with this. I was having so much trouble with his second phase for some reason

[@foreverhose678]

That "Very Well" has the same energy as "Fine, I'll do it Myself".

[@SentryConstruct]

Damnn that arena fight and design is outstanding software has done soo many cool bosses. They deserved to win goty for sure

[@janogabor7697]

Hopefully the PC issues are fixed quick because everyone needs to play this.

[@juancruzcantabile3813]

Gow Ragnarok: ._. Xd

[@杀手菜鸟]

@@juancruzcantabile3813 god of mid

[@handzar6402]

How? It's only been 2 months and it's basically just Dark Souls 4.

[@EstebanW-zu8xb]

@@handzar6402 boy you must be goofy if your seeing all this and calling it "basically dark souls 4"

[@trigger5258]

“Togetherrrr we will devour the very gods!” Aldrich? That you?

[@Rudero3]

Having seen many of the bosses, and rewatched their clips on KZbin, I can comfortably say, this is my favorite from a pure design aspect, like physical, if this was a painting, not moving, this dude would be number 1.

[@entombedentity7059]

This satiated my dream of battling an Apostle. Loved this fight so much

[@mikeyswift2010]

0:09 is so gnarly. Idky but something is so cool about the snake waking up like: “holy fuck is there actually someone running up on me rn.” 😂

[@ItheauthorityI]

This fight was so incredible I had to look it up to see it again

[@utisti4976]

This has got to be the best boss I have ever seen. I've said the same thing about the other main bosses in the game that I've fought but this just takes the cake.

[@gatorslayer2388]

I honestly think rykard is probably the coolest and most creative looking bosses ever.

[@WarriorofSunlight]

Rykard sounds like he’s about to release the hardest black metal album in history.

[@Necro_Hexual]

Rykard felt like one of the most iconic bosses in the franchise. Everything about him just screams "Dark Souls"

[@ulyssesperry886]

I love how disturbing and creative the bosses gets

[@SebHaarfagre]

This is a great piece of art. Games in themselves are an artform, but this is art within art, and magnificent at that. The "dog" cats are perhaps my second favourite so far. Great use of uncanny valley and other effects while not overusing any. Great stuff! By the way the sound engineering and voice of this guy is legendary

[@ADHD55]

From software the most talented studio ever

[@ryderlawrence1205]

Boss giving off Berserk vibes. I wonder if Miura's death played a role in some of these boss creations since Miyazaki was a huge Berserk fan.

[@falenas8165]

@L there's a place that looks like the hill of swords with a huge sword in the middle (dragonslayer reference ?)

[@stocchinet]

That's the fucking behelit sword of the skull knight

[@tylerbrooks2539]

@L They redesigned the great sword to look like Guts sword. Can be found in a black carriage in Caelid

[@D_dompa]

@@stocchinet no struggler could missed that reference. this design is also very apostle like.

[@handzar6402]

Mate, there have been Berserk references in these games since Demon's Souls, where were you?

[@CptDawner]

This shit is straight up terrifying. I fought him late at night and then had my first nightmare about him in years immediately after. Fucking hell. And that voice, me and my buddies do it for the meme but the first time it’s in person is nuts

[@PrimeiroEnjoyer]

Seriously why is nobody talking about this, fantastic design, fantastic theme, super epic fight, fantastic arena!?!?!! I already killed Radahn and although he's fantastic Rykard is better imo, I still haven't fought Malenia but this is probably atleast top 3 elden ring bosses

[@JoeEver123]

A lot are talking about him, the « togetaa » voice line is already a meme

[@eureka0521]

Malenia isnt really a visually stunning fight but the Haligtree is gorgeous. Gives us some insight to how Miquella liked to operate. I really hope hes in dlc.

[@lynxregions6724]

@@eureka0521 she’s the best boss imo

[@eureka0521]

@@lynxregions6724 no doubt. I played sorcerer the entire game but created a hybrid build just to wear her armor/weapon xD

[@dynamowill]

2:46 If that ain't the perfect still for a painted portrait, I don't know what is

[@Ahtnagarp]

The design The atmosphere The orchestral music It's almost on the same level as Ludwig's fight

[@johngona5929]

Not gonna lie, this is Ludwig's fight, but bigger, even more gross, and the former glory of the god that once was is definitely brought back, if only for a moment.

[@R.J.MacReady1982]

Wow. That's insane. Love this boss's design. That sword is crazy!

[@slowmobius2136]

There’s definitely some great boss fights in this game and this one was badass the music and just what you’re fighting and the arena is insane

[@Lunarcreeper]

"ITS SUPPOSED TO BE AN RPG, WHAT ROLE AM I PLAYING THE FUCKING VICTIM?"

[@fabianalbertzivasquez1810]

Estoy pasando por una situación muy difícil y tuve que vender mi Xbox one, ahora veo este juegazo y me ayuda a olvidar un poco los problemas :') gracias por tus vídeos

[@MelanismSeis]

Fuerza

[@saijaxcailrinxicathun3049]

Fuerza papu

[@ExSiegfried]

Echale ganas man.

[@victorvicsiussoto4830]

Alguien podría decirme que arma es la que usa el player en el video

[@ExSiegfried]

@@victorvicsiussoto4830 podrían ser unas katanas 🤔🤔 pero no son totalmente necesarias logre derrotarlo usando una espada normal y haciendo un daño de 100 por golpe

[@gmowoman]

His voice and visual design and arena design is the absolute peak of that fromsoft vibe of being both terrifying and goofy simultaneously. It actually got under my skin a bit which nothing ever really does in these games.

[@Pixeliarmus]

2:06 My stupid ass thought he was about to give me an item to "thank me" for killing the snake. I should've known better

[@opossumofficial]

Is it only me that loves his voice, you hate it at first but it just gets better and better for some reason

[@Hekk.]

Aside from the Berserk references overload - this boss fight is the pinnacle of fight design.

[@golik133]

It's like iam watching an anime 😍😍😍😍😍

[@zodiacsagittarius344]

What is the berserk reference? I don’t watch berserk

[@curranmckenzie9574]

First thing I thought when I got to his second phase was how Berserk-esque his design was.

[@jean-ericlouvier3436]

the fight is actually pretty dogshit but at least it looks cool

[@Hekk.]

@@jean-ericlouvier3436 k

[@Adam-gh3bi]

Absolutely loved this fight. Imo the best second phase cutscene there is. When I first saw it I thought rykard was just going to give me the sword straight up especially since he was talking about joining the family and taking down gods together but yea that's fine.

[@skylineeLOL]

This game will get GOTY because all of the elements that make up the game are perfected and can be told that they spent loads of time, effort, and money on it. The music is insane, the atmosphere is gorgeous and the boss design is out of this world. I'm speechless.

[@baronbirman8675]

No, it won’t, because Crimson Desert will be released this year too)

[@HunterForHire422]

@@baronbirman8675 never heard of it

[@baronbirman8675]

@@HunterForHire422 , well, now you will know about it :)

[@HunterForHire422]

@@baronbirman8675 yeah sorry I didn't mean to sound snarky about it. I'll take a look

[@baronbirman8675]

@@HunterForHire422 , it's ok, don't be sorry, because I was saying it without any kind of sarcasm or something else like this :)

[@bloody_outlaw8000]

The best "gimmicky" fight in the series..this is what yhorm the giant should have been

[@rieJW]

The player fighting Rykard towering in the distance as a giant human faced serpent wielding a blade feels like something out of a legend or mythology from the history books

[@narryhilsson9773]

I just beat this sinister snake and man this fight broke me more than any boss has yet...

[@madmanpecos]

This fight was pretty easy honestly, at least compared to Malenia, Radhan, and Mohg

[@Fbacurau]

dude, it's the easiest boss in the game, for real, just use L2 with the giant sword

[@gatorslayer2388]

This is probably the best boss design ive ever seen in a video game, its such a crative looking boss while fixing a major boss from dark souls 3 and making a storm ruler type fight both hard and absoulutly stunning. probably a top 10 boss fights ever for me personally.

[@mossicely]

I agree the visuals are stunning in this fight and it feels epic, but really? I wouldn't put this fight anywhere in the top half of souls bosses as far as mechanics and design. I'm not saying Yhorm is any better but this is just another gimmick boss rehashing the same design of using one specific weapon, except this weapon scales exclusively with STR and kinda fucks over anyone who has a non STR heavy build. They basically took storm king and gave him cheap one shot kills, a ton more health, and a bunch of dots to apply to the environment. I'm so conflicted on this fight because it might be my favorite visually but honestly the mechanics felt cheesy and shallow. I want to learn perfect dodge timings and attack windows like with Margit, Godrick, or Godskin Noble, not spam R1 from halfway across the map and take guaranteed aoe one shots with

[@gatorslayer2388]

@@mossicely I just think it improves on yorm by actually being hard, you can make a gymick boss work, its just very hard to, but they made it work here and the pure specticle and challenge did it for me, plus the weapon is way more fun than the stormruler just because you dont need to charge it, to me you can rehash an idea but improve it, which they did here imo.

[@ServanT_809]

I like his funny voice”Familyyyyyyyy”, “Togetherrrrrrrr”. I am waiting the DLC for him haha

[@ronuss]

Best ER fight, boss design. Even though this mechanic has been used to death at this point it still worked really well.

[@JoeEver123]

Only 2 bosses in FS history but ok

[@Zoranurai13]

This studio really likes making bosses with pulsating parts, limbs sticking out everywhere, faces in non-face places, and im all for it lol

[@notcalypso5336]

Not sure if you did it on purpose, but I love how you wore radahn’s helmet to look like the nameless king with the dragon slayer sword spear.

[@miguelperez9906]

This boss gave me Dante’s inferno vibes

[@miguelperez9906]

@Ruby King yup not 1 to 1 but it has the sane feel