Elden Ring Shadow of The Erdtree - Midra, Lord of Frenzied Flame Boss Fight (4K 60FPS)

[@LeonardoDaWerner]

I would scream too if such a fashion disaster entered my room

[@KGAnims]

Lmao

[@Havik99]

The dung armour is beautiful and I won’t hear anything else about it

[@peregrin_e]

the dung armor by itself? tolerable. the dung armor with a dual katana build? unironically I'd rather kill myself

[@mamasaidknockyouout]

@@Havik99 if you're mentally challenged yeah it is

[@ericwalker6477]

Your acting like his breath smelled like shit or something 💩…

[@YassineFarah2423]

I guess this fight confirms that those who become the lord of frenzied flame literally lose their heads.

[@springbonneh7496]

I guess that explains why we don’t have a frenzyflame eye headpiece after the frenzy flame ending

[@howneybadger1751]

Maybe not since this guy is a “failed” lord. I think he lost his mind after killing that lady in his photo. Daughter/wife

[@ceaselessroad9294]

I mean I think that was confirmed when the pc loses their head in the ending but sure

[@candideoptimism8775]

@@howneybadger1751is there an item that points to him killing the Nanaya lady? she’s kinda just sitting there dead with no explanation in the next room over

[@howneybadger1751]

@@candideoptimism8775 In his cutscene he apologises to her. So I just put two and two together. I’m not 100% sure gonna have to wait for the vati vid lol

[@isaacalanis2777]

Fun fact: The voice actor for Midra, is the same one that voiced Father Gascoigne in Bloodborne.

[@jeffcarroll1990shock]

I thought he sounded familiar...

[@nunoosorio3832]

The entire OST for this fight feels like a Bloordborne reference, and the boss feels like 2 or 3 Bloodborne characters mashed into one. That only makes one more tie.

[@Gozieaaa]

​@@nunoosorio3832 kinda reminds me of Laurence a lil bit

[@nunoosorio3832]

@@Gozieaaa You mean the burning guy who tried to help people out and got eternally punished for it because he messed up? Yeah, that's one.

[@Gozieaaa]

@@nunoosorio3832 yeah the cleric beast re-skin (jk he's one of my top bb bosses, ost and all)

[@rangopistacho6928]

the fact that this dude isnt evenconsidered strong enough to be the real lord of frenzy means we the tarnished as the lord of frenzied flame would be terrifying

[@chickenburrito7861]

The three fingers sure buffed this dying old man a lot, imagine the power if the vessel is a young and powerful Rune level 700 tarnished.

[@concept5631]

​@chickenburrito7861 We call that "Build-A-God" It was originally Build-A-Bear but that was already taken.

[@kattastic9999]

We _do_ literally end the world and blow the Erdtree apart like a firecracker in a hotdog

[@papanurgle8393]

Well the ending sort of showed us; *everything* burns.

[@ziggyz8345]

theres a theory going around that the tarnished we play is actually a demi god... a demigod lord of frenzy flame is unfathomable

[@Shikasso]

I like it when the boss in the middle of the fight said: Midra's Spinal Cord Sword

[@mebooss]

chainsaw man reference omg

[@alexanderricky6158]

Chainsaw man!!

[@goosmdoosm4755]

😧👉chainsawman👈😲

[@tepero9340]

Evangalion hand scene😋

[@anonisnoone6125]

@@mebooss What's the reference?

[@eh3mm]

You can hear the merchants of violin in his theme. then when he goes into his second phase you can hear the more insane version of the merchants violin when you get lower nearer to the frenzied Flame

[@satanhoainterlocucaodoaman7412]

Its just so fucking peak

[@McNugge.]

Where do you hear it? Am I deaf?

[@ihvdrm]

@@McNugge. i can hear it. idk what happened to yours then.

[@Reshi500]

@@McNugge. you might need to get your ears checked my boy

[@cagliostrooflondor743]

Just because there's a violin in there doesn't mean it's playing the merchant's tune.

[@elwiwi4638]

comments don't seem to realise this isn't how strong the lord of frenzy flame is, his soul items state that he was an unworthy vessel, like he did not harness it properly he is an imperfect specimen, id assume like.. what an erdtree avatar is to the elden beast

[@ll-ll5gt]

to be fair,he was a vessel of the frienzed flame and he suffered for hundreds of years before we arrived with a sword like that in his head,can you immagine the pain?

[@ll-ll5gt]

becoming the lord of the frienzed flame doesnt necessarily make you a strong lord,as you need to be a compatible vessel. Our tarnished might as well be a temporany vessel too,which might break one day and the frienzed flame will have to choose another one

[@elwiwi4638]

@@ll-ll5gt get real our tarnished is absolutely a fitting vessel

[@ronaldmacjokerfeliz2669]

​@@ll-ll5gtThe tarnished is already killing demigods without the empowerment of any god or anything like that, he is more than a worthy vessel

[@luxinvictus9018]

True. Our player, being someone who was strong enough to beat Radagon and the Elden Beast, is likely a much, much stronger vessel for the frenzied flame. People don't realise that the frenzied flame doesn't magically make you stronger. Even in game, it only gives you a certain kind of power, the power to destroy the erdtree. But you still have to be strong on your own. You still need to have a high faith and mind stat even to use frenzied flame incantations, which you can still do without the frenzied flame anyway

[@cassiopeiadeadprince8424]

Felt like an oaf it took me until seeing his bright yellow drape for it to click "Oh frenzy is bright yellow because it's a continuation of the King in Yellow motif they've been doing since Old Monk"

[@KhangNguyen-ij4xh]

That one guy be like "I will be there no matter what". Also Bale (and Malenia) is this game version of Old Man In Field Of Flower troupe that is around the franchise for a while

[@candideoptimism8775]

@@KhangNguyen-ij4xhand Starscourge Radahn, after he’s been rotted away

[@truthchanMSV]

The fact you can't get his robes and cosplay Hastur is a damn shame.

[@draw2death421]

​@@truthchanMSV yeah like why? Also the frenzied flame headpiece has been in the game since Elden Ring released. Why coudnt this guy have droped it? When i saw him i imediatly got exited that i could finaly get that cool head piece but nah.

[@shantofistie4281]

Dont even I was gutted ​@@draw2death421

[@jjanzair7308]

Damn, the guy must be in pain to have that thing embedded in his body. He must have felt both satisfaction and pain as he pulled it out.

[@thepainphantom]

Message written in the floor before him: "seek head"

[@sentboumaster3436]

Having his head turning into a sun, if I am him I will fucking satisfied after enduring that sword stucked at my head for so long

[@005kakiu3]

the pain is what stop him from ascending i think, since both lords of frenzied flame showed pleasure and delight after they ascend

[@iboofer]

@@005kakiu3 I noticed that too. After he ascends his body language is absolutely rapturious, like he's in ecstacy with every swing of his sword.

[@satanhoainterlocucaodoaman7412]

​@@ibooferjust like our character in the lord of frenzied flame ending. These details are amazing

[@nono9543]

Bro went from being a simple surprise enemy to a full on boss

[@KingOfMalevolence]

From the trailers I would have never expected this guy to be a lord of Frenzy, the reveal was so hype

[@severalcakes3267]

My friends and I thought he was Marika’s father or something.

[@Sargeras147]

Thought it was the final boss. And in the end, i wish it was. Coolest Boss in the dlc and the location hyped it so much.

[@ashes336]

I love how Midra and the Lord of Frenzy Flame tarnished move in a slow, almost graceful manner which heavily contrasts the frenzied, manic movement of other enemies afflicted with the flame of frenzy. It just shows that they don’t suffer from the effects of frenzy, they actively embrace it.

[@MissMisnomer_]

I love how when Midra is in his mortal form, he is hunched, rigid, with jolting movements and an anguished voice filled with pain. But when he lets the Lord of Frenzied Flame finally inhabit his body, he suddenly becomes so graceful, with this regal air about him and beautifully destructive power. He never utters another word. It's such a cool contrast, showing how the man was burned away, and all that remains is a puppet to be controlled.

[@calmack6637]

do you think that means we are essentially fighting shabriri/ god of chaos’ vessel?

[@starrynight8709]

Him doesn't talk probably because his head are gone

[@unioncare2055]

​@@calmack6637 yes, it clearly shows how weak he was before embracing three fingers, crawling in his knees dealing no damage.

[@MissMisnomer_]

​@@calmack6637 I think so. It is definitely not the god himself, so we are only end up seeing a fraction of his power, but even still we get quite a show

[@funnynickname4005]

@@unioncare2055He actually does pretty good damage lmao, he could kill you if you’re not paying attention

[@005kakiu3]

Everyone when they see this guy in the trailer: lol gonna be another pinwheel This guy in the actual dlc: literally god

[@UnendingNothing]

Nah, not god. The devil itself.

[@thediamondcutter9185]

In the trailers I honestly thought this was going to be the true final boss.

[@cmwa5608]

I was sure it would be the hardest boss of the dlc (kind of like logarius in BB)

[@octopuss1918]

​@@cmwa5608it was a fun boss no doubt

[@ceral1871]

@@cmwa5608logarius isn’t a dlc boss

[@revenantsreprisal]

"Nanaya? Who's that" "NANAYA BUSINESS"

[@SuperMrSkully]

This right here is the entire DLC, it's all just lame word puns.

[@DoukNoukum]

ZANZIBART... FORGIVE ME....

[@connorcps]

Snip snip.

[@graphemelucid8407]

I was like :"Nanaya Shiki? Chainsawman?? huh??? ...Damn the frenzied flame is so cool" fr.

[@billtimothyimmanuelsiraitg4166]

​@@SuperMrSkully, hold my skull, and grant thyself the power..... To become Super! (Godrick, Maingame Elden Ring)

[@iwazaru.]

So the lore on this guy is that he was about to become Lord of Frenzied Flame, to which of course his maiden said "fuck no" so instead he vowed to endure agony for eternity, until one day some dumbass tarnished came into his house, decided to kick his sorry ass, and then he finally said "no more, that's where I draw the line". Absolutely epic.

[@norbertcsaszar4746]

Well no. I think its more like Nanaya was a Finger Maiden for the Frenzied Flame,in Nanaya's Torch another failed FF Lord is contained. The Hornsent absolutely HATE FF,so they raided Midra's Mansion,killing Midra's followers( the beheaded corpses at the front door). But he was not strong enough to be a vessel for FF,so Nanaya ordered/cursed him to "endure". ( Also could be a Irina situation,where Nanaya was his wife but the FF assumed her identity). The hornsent could not kill him,so they put that Golden barbs into him to contain the FF(Remembrance Greatsword description). When we arrive,he pull that shiet out and goes full Frenzy.

[@shyguyrocks1]

There is nothing saying he wasn't strong enough. He literally becomes the vessel for it during our fight after he no longer has to endure​. How can people see what's straight up said on screen "Lord of Frenzied Flame" and then go "well he was too weak to be the vessel? How does this make sense?@@norbertcsaszar4746

[@norbertcsaszar4746]

@@shyguyrocks1 midras frenzied flame description: The Lord of Frenzied Flame shall take their torment, despair. Their affliction. Every sin, every curse. All melted away. Yet Midra, like others before him, was too weak to become a Lord.

[@phyzyks]

​@@norbertcsaszar4746the hornsent inquisitors impaled him, and then Nanaya asked him to endure, but I really have no idea why if she was a three finger maiden. Isn't it her goal to let the lord appear? Midra suffering for aged with a spine in face seems like he did it to prevent himself to become the lord for the sake of the entire world

[@norbertcsaszar4746]

@@phyzyks it could be that he was not fit to be frenzied lord, so Nanaya want him to Endure the pain and despair more,so it can fester inside. Milda say something on the line of " dont get closer,the madness swell" . It could be he changed his mind down the line and cant commit to the frenzy fully. Or it could be that all of it was an accident,according to the torn diary page he touched one of those frenzied dudes and the madness started to grow inside him. IM not saying these verbetum,its a bit soon for me to go ballsdeep on lore theories.

[@connorcps]

Bro ripped his head off and became the lord of the *F R E N Z I E D F L A M E.*

[@ararararwta]

cornball

[@-DA-ONE-]

While we just had to hug some fingers like bruh

[@C0RUPTEDBLADE]

1:59 praise the sun

[@aldoleonardo220]

Looks like the sun itself is an outer god in the lands between.

[@Rockthrower64]

@@aldoleonardo220makes since moons, trees, dolls, fungus are gods in this game. Not to forget a freaking thot called marika was selling her onlyfans to the lands between is the god of the lands between

[@GuitarM0use]

I could totally see Solaire mistaking the frenzied flame as his own sun and going mad.

[@toobig7399]

@@GuitarM0use Not that much different from how he ended up

[@Snake_eaterr]

Oh dear god

[@splumonkeyman8533]

This boss is literally the embodiment of "MAY CHAOS TAKE THE WORLD!" Especially with that absolute banger of an ost wtf. Fave boss of the dlc 100%

[@KingOfMalevolence]

Yeah him and Messmer are my favorites right now

[@NoahCallenberg]

Midra and bayel are easily my favourites

[@capitalism7189]

@HorrorISPassiondude atleast play the other games before spouting nonsense. I can see a valid argument for either Midra or Messmer being at the very bottom of the top 5 though. Bosses like Sistsr Friede,Sword Saint Isshin,Ludwig the holy blade and Slave knight Gael are better than anything Elden ring has to offer. Before you say something about nostalgia I wanna make this clear: I started with Elden ring and then went back and played the other games. In the days before the SOTE release I went back and played every souls game and their DLC.

[@mordyrsvideodumpster5097]

​@@capitalism7189wow you want a medal for that champ? Maybe a quick handjob for your ego too ? Playing other games doesn't entitle you to change someone's opinion.

[@twistedturnip8487]

In litterally any other fromsoft DLC that would have constituted a finale, in elden ring its just another damn fine boss

[@ll-ll5gt]

agreed,midra was straight up fire

[@Based1889]

Midra, bayle, messmer, two fingers, dancing lion, saint of the bud, rellana and even radahn are all amazing boss fights, easy s+ tiers.

[@UnendingNothing]

​@@ll-ll5gt yeah, literally XD

[@cmwa5608]

​@@Based1889play the other fromsoft and you'll see how lacking they are in comparison gameplay wise.

[@Ixxlostinabox]

Every boss has been top tier IMO, but Midra is my fav just for that phase 2 bass drop in the sound track.

[@Flatterland]

Me who did the frenzied flame ending seeing this guy’s name: there can only be one👹

[@jadinwemette8251]

Same lol, i need that lord of frenzy head transformation

[@justsomeguythatwantssometh9986]

Now I wonder how strong melina really is to actually have the guts to kill LFF

[@lordmiow]

​@@justsomeguythatwantssometh9986Nah she was just disappointed and in denial, ain't no way Avatar of Outer God could be bested, its embodiment of One Great as other outer gods as whole. It has been foretold since the beginning of elden ring world that all life must be a complete cycle and where there's order in the start there will be chaos in the end so to make a full cycle of life and repeat the process.

[@Cth-kn9]

@@lordmiow what do you mean this whole video is an avatar of an outer god getting his ass whooped

[@lordmiow]

@@Cth-kn9 it is said he wasn't strong enough to be called a proper lord, he rejecting it while the player seeks and embracing it. Frenzied Flame wants a host that brings about its motives not denying it.

[@ryandavid1277]

Amazing how one hit can throw you off and open you up to be off the pace for the rest of the fight.

[@Ixxlostinabox]

Same way that one good dodge can give you a confidence boost and then all of a sudden you are in ultra instinct dodging everything

[@ryandavid1277]

@@Ixxlostinabox You get into that zone!

[@pmkl4134]

I like to see souls-likes as glorified rhythm games.

[@Guitar_Hero_1999]

@@pmkl4134you should try sekiro it’s basically a rhythm game

[@chunta957]

Rising sword: one attack, pause, two attacks Sideway: Two attacks, pause, two attacks This boss was consistently fun.

[@kylewilliams3031]

Love how your character always just stands there as the boss transforms.

[@atlantic_love]

Full of immersion, ain't it!

[@paytonrichardson7194]

Your character has that goku mindset

[@kwamemwangs2173]

​@Alex-fb3ck Goku would throw him like he throws us

[@Mohgenstein]

The player character when he sees a dude yank his head out of his spinal chord and grow a sun for a head: 🗿

[@N0ctisV3il]

I think the tarnished hungers for harder battles

[@PR1ME98]

So from what I getting here is that he was about to be consumed by the frenzied flame but imbedded that MASSIVE barbed sword in himself so the sheer pain and agony stopped him from succumbing to it. But in the cutscene he basically went “fuck it, forgive me, I can’t handle this shit anymore” and let it take over. Damn…..Flame of frenzy be fucking everything up :/

[@dinolover]

Can you blame him? Imagine dealing with this shit for years and then some insanely strong freak comes and kicks your ass in 4 hits. You'd say "fuck this shit" too

[@lordofshades9852]

Actually he didn't do that to himself, the hornsent around his mansion raided it, killed almost all of the people inside but couldn't kill this guy. Instead they just shoved a giant growing sword in his skull so it can be his prison

[@1umbreon4life]

yeah, what the person above me said. the swords description goes into more detail, but it looks as though the Inquisition (led by Jori) used it as their most brutal form of execution, involving embedding a spike into someone, which would then grow and pierce the victim from the inside. You see the basic spikes embedded in the line of bodies in front of the Manse, which gives you an idea of just how much the one used on Midra has grown.

[@GetenIce]

I love the boss and how elegantly, his attacks are slow in a realistic way and not a cheap delayed way which makes for a way more enjoyable fight

[@carrier2823]

This music god DAMN

[@nickbizzaro2808]

That's what I thought. Radahn's music is pretty good in the DLC but this is insane

[@epic3943]

Reminds me of Bloodborne music. Less heroic and grandiose and more tense and menacing. I like it a lot

[@manthacake7881]

They go so hard and they don't need to. FS is god tier

[@Ixxlostinabox]

Phase two with the bass drop made my jaw drop

[@datemasamune2904]

Good to see Sauron's Great Eye was able to find some work after Lord of the Rings.

[@HDoug412]

With the amount of money it made off the movies it makes you wonder why

[@Krismantine]

​@@HDoug412I think he just took the money upfront, doesn't get royalties. They recast him in games

[@Rhino-Prime]

The idea of saurons eye being some other entity entirely is funny. It's just like the Alaskan bullworm getting recast for the dune movies

[@TheChaos791]

"May Chaos take the world !"

[@kylemichel3006]

THIS MUSIC is beautifully composed. That 2:49 switch up in the second phase makes this boss one of most memorable experiences I've ever had. It's almost a waltzing tempo... makes you feel like you're dancing with the devil... and one step out of line, you die. Incredible.

[@rigorm136]

Another ost from Fromsoft similar to a waltz is Midir’s ost from DS3

[@SariaAK]

@@rigorm136or Ludwig, from Bloodborne. Honestly, this whole area gives Bloodborne vibes in a way.

[@AzraelSoulHunter]

It is amazing how well the music flows with the fight. Every single move the Boss makes and in turn one you have to make really feels like the music is part of this fight like in a dance.

[@alligatoreamericano3520]

His fucked up weapon thing bursting out of his head like a cordiceps fungus is peak character design

[@sergeantmoo7832]

The sword piercing Midra may be inspired by the spear Gáe Bolg, from Irish mythology, which would pierce its victim before releasing barbs at which point it would need to be cut out to be retrieved.

[@drewrussell8531]

I was checking to see if anyone else commented this. That's the first thing that came to mind on seeing that thing. Second thing being "at least this one doesn't penetrate from below."

[@AhmOOO]

Fate..

[@aronimous_1015]

funnily enough i felt the closest thing to a gae bolga i could get for my cu chulainn build was to use impenetrable thorns

[@deadmeme8011]

hahahahaha gay bulge

[@joshs7818]

Man is the epitome of a Souls boss: rips off his own head in madness, pulls out his own spinal cord, then proceeds to beat you to death with it

[@yami2345]

this is a weakened lord of the frenzy flame, the tarnished should he choose to embrace the three fingers also absorbs the elden ring, so his power is godly compared to this one

[@scarsch1286]

Well yeah we fucking burnt down the whole goddamn Erdtree.

[@andyroobrick-a-brack9355]

@@scarsch1286Forget the Erdtree: we burn away the world.

[@scarsch1286]

@@andyroobrick-a-brack9355 Hell yeah, MAY CHAOS TAKE THE WORLD!

[@adaimuserazor6362]

3:33 pure eargasm

[@infinityactually6166]

The fact that all it takes is the incredible suffering of just one being to manifest the Lord of Frenzied Flame itself creates scary implications lorewise, weak vessel or not. Shabriri's seduction of the tarnished is merely the shortcut towards the end goal, and as long as there are people who renounce life, the frenzied flame will always be a threat to The Lands Between.

[@JaxsonEvans-pw2ff]

To be honest I was expecting this boss to have a Phase 2 since the Frenzied Flame is a big threat and that had to be seal/contained in a vessel.

[@englishlanguage8523]

They actually instead of doing 2 health bars they did 1 with big hp just the same

[@JaxsonEvans-pw2ff]

@@englishlanguage8523 That's not exactly what I meant like if the body was destroyed then the Flame get a fire-like body then would start fighting the Tarnished like crazy.

[@englishlanguage8523]

@@JaxsonEvans-pw2ff I really don know but maybe the frenzied flame needs a body, I mean it can't even burn the erd tree by it self so it contradict the lore

[@JaxsonEvans-pw2ff]

@@englishlanguage8523 I know the Frenzied Flame can't burn the Erdtree by itself but I was just expecting the Flame to use the remains of the dead body that used to contain it by using its own powers to make a body out of fire to fight and go All-Out on the Tarnished so it could take the Tarnishes body to accomplish it's goal.

[@xburgerpanzer6741]

@@JaxsonEvans-pw2ffBut that’s not how it works…

[@lntercooler]

incorporating the merchant theme into the ost was such a nice touch

[@manthacake7881]

3:23 you can hear a little bit of the wandering merchant's lament here

[@imLourelin]

Nice catch!

[@Trimondius]

Everyones gangsta till Midra starts pulling out the gattling machine gun frenzied flame eyebeams.

[@bullcheese2236]

With the sudden reveal of the Frenzied eye, From knew they were cooking with this

[@SlippySouls]

His theme is the best score I have ever heard in a fromsoftware game including bloodborne

[@happymaster19]

It's 🔥.

[@aaronconlin]

It’s good but no shot it beats Ludwig

[@ayusoraua570]

nothing beat Ludwig yet

[@chrisgooden4684]

nah I don't see what people find so good about his theme ngl it sounds pretty basic to me especially compared to bloodborne's

[@Belmont1714]

Laurence the first vicar ost is better imo

[@DandifiedToe]

After seeing this guy I can understand why Melena is so confident on being able to defeat you in the final cutscene of the lord of frenzied flame ending. Doesn’t look like being a lord makes you become that powerful.

[@malfunctioner9227]

It is said that he wasn't strong enough to be called a proper lord. The player version is much stronger.

[@DandifiedToe]

@@motoristacaduco not really, when you become lord of the frenzied flame you the player are no longer an individual. There is no “you” in the ending. The body of the player becomes nothing more than a shell for the flame to be held inside. Just like Shabiri and Hyetti, no sense of self remains. But now the question of how much weaker Midra is compared to a complete lord of frenzy remains lol. Classic fromsoft will leave that ambiguous and people will talk about it in circles for years.

[@lordmiow]

Nah, she is just bitching karen you like bullies. This is the outer god avatar for sake, an part embodiments of Greater Will. And it is the cycle of this Will since beginning for the frenzied flame to cleanse and repeat.

[@lordmiow]

Nah she was just disappointed and in denial, ain't no way Avatar of Outer God could be bested, its embodiment of One Great as other outer gods as whole. It has been foretold since the beginning of elden ring world that all life must be a complete cycle and where there's order in the start there will be chaos in the end so to make a full cycle of life and repeat the process. edit: That's why many speculated it is the canon ending. The cycle must be complete for salvation to come.

[@Lardo137]

@@lordmiow I like how your entire comment just makes sh*t up. "That's why many speculated it is the canon ending" Ah yes, everyone knows Elden Ring has a "canon" ending, that's why there's multiple endings. "ain't no way Avatar of Outer God could be bested" Yup, just like Malenia couldn't be bested, or the Elden Beast/Radagon couldn't be bested, or Mr. Midra here couldn't be bested. It's not like Destined Death was feared specifically because it can slay immortal beings, nah, "ain't no way Avatar of Outer God could be bested." "It has been foretold" by those infected by the Frenzied Flame. Who aren't objective sources. Rykard had a prophetic dream about the God-Devouring Serpent eating the planet, who had already "been foretold" to eventually destroy the world and devour the gods. Just because it "has been foretold" doesn't mean it's objectively true or inevitable.

[@alduinfr]

i love how the one boss that's based around madness and frenzy is also the one with the most elegant and satisfying moveset

[@Valzack]

This was hands down the best boss in the entire DLC for me. Cutscenes, theme, lore, ost, the actual battle was fair and fun as hell, everything.

[@MyCrazygunner]

0:41 men after masturbation 1:58 women after masturbation

[@Eshdave]

What the

[@severalcakes3267]

Yeah, you jill off and portal to the madness dimension opens in your face, we learned about this in church.

[@cb-9938]

I love that Shadows of the Erdee tree didn't hold back on the Lovecraftian elements. The entire treck too get too this boss felt like something straight out of bloodborne

[@impcityangel3245]

3:05 the fight's in sync for a moment.

[@twobeat310]

you can hear bro edging from the other room

[@sankalpsarkar895]

what if he was called Lord of 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴𝔂 flames

[@saaaaaapo7944]

And if instead of burning he edged

[@TheBlubberWhale]

​@@saaaaaapo7944 honestly peak game design right there

[@mrshark8826]

This comment gave me madness right after reading it😭

[@anatoliasmercenary.]

Nah, we already have the freakiest of the Realm of Shadows…. Miquella the freakazoid.

[@anatoliasmercenary.]

>Shows up. >Is a pathetic sad old man. >Gets ass kicked. >Says “nuh uh, no more.” >Abandons promise or endurance. >Rips Sword of Defamation out, and by extension, his own head. >Turns out to be your predecessor if you chose to become Lord of Frenzied Flame. >Becomes a graceful embodiment of pure, unadulterated madness. >Summons Frenzy and nukes discussion room. >Is named “Mid”ra. absolutely NOTHING mid about this fight, definitely top 3.

[@zinned20]

you know that shit is fucked up when even FROMSOFT blacks the screen.

[@LoganHallard]

One of the best bosses FS has ever designed. The build up is absolutely insane. The use of the merchant's violin music is top shelf. The aesthetics. The pure eldritch horror of the frenzied flame and its consequences on display. Makes me wish they hadn't cut the Kale content from the base game; the frenzied flame is a horrifying and enigmatic force, and giving us a bit more time to really perceive the madness and fury of its persecuted acolytes would have been a treat.

[@oria322]

I ask you forgive me, dearest Zanzibart…

[@teeus766]

lmao

[@narutofan4545]

@@oria322 I said the same thing

[@venepskeuten9206]

Zanzibart......forgive me

[@danksmeme698]

*_Reject the Tree, Embrace the Cray-Cray._* - _Midra, Lord Of Frenzied Flame_

[@gargoylecleric]

The evil sound combined with the camera shake as it zooms out is so good.

[@joebobjon1127]

I love how most of his moves after the cutscene are disturbing yet graceful, but he also can just quickly jab you with the spike that broke off. If he still had a mouth, he’d probably make a noise like “nyeh” when he does it

[@cinimini4854]

Haven't finished the DLC yet, but this was the best boss so far. The entire flow of the fight is so good and the visuals are insane. Love that guy

[@KDoodleNoodle99]

This fight was so bad ass, took around 5 tries about the same as Rellana for me but he definitely left a much larger impression on me, maybe it was the survival horror game they make you play in the woods leading to him, or his voice echoing in the halls as you approach, the build up and most off all watching that cutscene, in the dark, at 2 am with very nice headphones on, but this dude is now in my top 3 most memorable bosses in the Fromsoft catalog.

[@elinlaverde]

even his theme was very bloodborne

[@gdblazeboi2532]

“A visitor? Hmm… Indeed, I have slept long enough.”

[@Explosivevortex]

Ha, it's funny because they're both headless

[@abdelrahman788]

That ost SLAPS.

[@justincoloma3721]

Hey Midra what’s that really deep part of the ocean called? Midra: 0:17

[@keroro407]

Does he have a unique dialogue if you let him kill you before the boss fight begins?

[@Averagesakakienjoyer]

“Sneed lol.”

[@lothar4085]

I tested it. The answer is no

[@diya2910]

His moves feel like he's dancing, especially when he stabs you he appears like he is performing a show (A ONE WITH THE FRENZY...)

[@keroro407]

Imagine if you'll accumulate madness just by looking at him, to couter it, you have actually look way from the boss.

[@asdasasdas3476]

Then you can’t play the game

[@tc-channelhobby4051]

how can you even play the game at that point?

[@anthonypolito9784]

Sounds really badass but I don’t think it would be as badass when you’re in it. I want to see the boss and how menacing he is. Maybe if there was like a head piece armor you found that would deflect the madness where you still take damage but it’s reduced?

[@anthonypolito9784]

Like ijis mirror helmet

[@jimjimmy8900]

Thank Christ you’re not designing the game lmfao

[@iHaveOneArm]

Can we address we got our Yellow Robed monk reference?

[@HunterBloodHunterBlood]

Would’ve liked if we got those robes ourselves

[@maurice8201]

Midra and Messmer feel like the difficulty all Bosses should have had in this DLC.

[@Tatertotsareamazing]

This was definitely one of my favorite bosses in the DLC so far, and I havnt even progressed through the main story of the dlc (I havnt defeated Messmer)!

[@quentinczekalski1102]

There os 3 more boss after messmer i beat him after 2hour is very hard and i will go to defeat some otional before continue the main story

[@ebrietascosm8983]

It’s a shame this breathtaking boss didn’t get a third phase. At least something even more cinematic would’ve been fire. Either way this is easily peak soulsborne.

[@Leviathan1000]

This feat alone shows the tarnished scales higher the you think, he defeated a being who got his powers from a primordial being.

[@DandifiedToe]

Nanaya Shiki in Elden Ring lore confirmed?

[@zanto2740]

😂

[@haengeltheknight1212]

A fearless man can appear everywhere

[@МагаРефов]

I've waited for this comment

[@johnathan1506]

2:13 lmao why do i find this little punch he does so hilarious 😂 that little pwomf sound it made makes me laugh😂

[@gigachad9016]

3:30 why couldn’t we have gotten that? An upgraded version of frenzied burst that acts as a faith version of comet azur or something

[@sikaf31]

Got him at the 15th try on NG+ and my god did he brought back my ptsd from nameless kig all those years ago

[@HenhousetheRed]

The Greatsword of Damnation as it pierces Midra looks strangely like the Elden Ring residing inside the crumbling body of Radagon. Like it's a facsimile of the Great Runes. Interesting detail.

[@Gentapi5]

Woah I never noticed. You're right

[@rynemcgriffin1752]

Dev: “Hey Miyazaki, what are we going to name this Frenzy guy?” Miyazaki: “Midra” Dev: “But….don’t we already have so many characters with their names starting with M” Miyazaki: “Midra” Dev: “But sir I don’t think” Miyazaki: “AND PUT HIM IN A SWAMP TOO” Dev:”……a poison swamp?” Miyazaki: “No….we put enemies that track you down and instakill you the moment they see you”

[@demigodz6944]

Bayle, Messmer, and Midra are definitely my most favorite bosses that came out from this DLC so far. Final boss Radahn just felt......underwhelming.

[@butterschunkmcdonalds5333]

That final boss was incredible for me, Insane moveset, Beautiful OST, Super challenging, I honestly don't get how it's underwhelming other than the lore just feeling...Strange lol but the fight itself was def my favorite in the DLC tbh

[@Muppet567]

​@butterschunkmcdonalds5333 the lore part is exactly what most people mean when they say it's underwhelming.

[@chrisb6753]

It’s underwhelming cause it’s a reused already amazing boss.

[@gangzilla5716]

​@@butterschunkmcdonalds5333 I found his Starsscourge version to be much more intimidating and badass. His final boss version feels kinda odd with him having no new attack and being ridden like a horse while Miquella spam holy attacks.

[@butterschunkmcdonalds5333]

@@gangzilla5716 No new attack? Bro he's got a TON of new attacks lol did you not fight him yet? His new attacks are the reason I love his fight so much tbh

[@hannahyamauchi839]

I like how the OST starts slow and subdued, like even the music is wary of what it's up against

[@joshuaolsoncook]

2:00 Enbies when they wake up in the morning.

[@klpcjgjy8420]

3:22 The merchant's theme make me frenzied I love it

[@n_mu6572]

This is obviusly what tarnished can do in the frenzied flame ending and i really think this makes the tarnished frenzied flame ending to be non canon or not the main ending since the original lord of frenzied flame is this guy

[@sneaklone_]

Nope, the erdtree was burnt once before, and it was by this guy. Frenzied flame ending is also canon

[@lordmiow]

Frenzied Flame is canon by all means and theory speculation out there. There's no other way because it was part of embodiment One Great as a whole with other Outer Gods that prophesize Land Between would be cleanse, melt and then reshaping it back in cycle.

[@Theamz]

The DLC is implied to take place before the ending of the main game since some NPCs call the protagonist “Tarnished” and “aspiring lord” meaning that we haven’t fought the Elden beast yet. Obviously the game just came out and we haven’t discovered every piece of lore to place the dlc on the timeline but so far we have an idea.

[@knatspray]

This guy was close to completing the path of the Lord of Frenzied Flame. He failed and was more than punished for doing so. Impaled through every part of his body and cast into the same abyss that all madness goes. He retained his abilities, but Nanaya tells him to endure where he lays.

[@trissi4468]

@@lordmiow There is no "canon" ending bro

[@AmadoSanzu]

Super awesome boss fight. Once you get the timing on the dodging for the thrusts/sweeps, and avoid the madness/reduce how much of it you take, the fight isn’t too tough to do.

[@futurecar6750]

Midra held fast to Nanaya's entreaty: "Endure." The word was a curse. The lore is gonna make us go mad I swear I can already feel the eyes growing within my brain!!!

[@philbuttler3427]

The thing I find so disturbing about the Frenzied Flame is that it is appealing. Like Midra is straight up elegant and almost angelic, Shabiri is one of the most honest and forthright characters in the whole game, Hyetta seems completely genuine about agreeing the philosophical side of the FF. Like it wouldn't be that hard to get sold on the FF especially when you realize it doesnt want power for powers sake, it legit just thinks its goal is correct and knows that the other outer gods will inevitably create the optimal conditions for it to do what it wants eventually.

[@jonbaxter2254]

That scream at 2:00 is ghastly... something truly alien and wrong.

[@azurite4296]

Was excited when I saw him in the trailer. And now this is my all time favorite boss. Adore everything about him.

[@Chernobog34]

"but he would see the world burn, if he could be king of the ashes." Taken very literally here. Bro is actually just dancing as the world burns.

[@chrismccormick9959]

The soundtrack has no business being that good

[@lyleschlegel3184]

Everybody gangster til the enemy gets a cutscene

[@ignaciojohnjoy]

Something people arent pointing out, you are literally seeing his face and frenzy isnt taking over you. I see some of the comments saying he isnt a compatible vessel. This small detail in the fight proves that

[@butterschunkmcdonalds5333]

This and the final boss were my favorites in DLC for sure.

[@dediualex3554]

This, Mesmer and prime radahn are peak

[@butterschunkmcdonalds5333]

​@@dediualex3554 True, I totally forgot about Messmer cause I fought him very early in DLC, Incredible boss as well, Def one of the most fun bosses design wise IMO, Attacks feel really good to dodge.

[@alexandercortescampano4335]

@@dediualex3554 Indeed

[@samuel.jpg.1080p]

@@dediualex3554 those 3 bosses are some of the best bosses in the game, dlc or not

[@CalmingVisionary]

I didn't like Radahn at all. Felt like Twin Princes 2: Electric Boogaloo. My favorites are Messmer, Rellana, and Bayle.

[@freighttrainjohnson6771]

So the Borderlands PR team argument actually holds up to this fight. A lot of previous titles, and even the base game for Elden Ring, had the quintessential "Forgive me, Zanzibart" character. My first time fighting him I snickered when he said this and then I was enraptured by a videogame character that perfectly embodied madness and gave me a new favorite music score.

[@Slimtalis]

Considering midra was too weak to become lord but yet seeing this power, imagine a worthy lord of frenzied flame power. It would be devastating

[@Fred72355]

One thing I noticed is his dialogue is very similar to messers. “I have suffered enough, nanaya please forgive me,” and “I will not suffer, mother please forgive me”

[@MichaelHo-lo3fp]

Bro casually pulled up his spine and removed his head

[@_anzai]

Bro just chilling on the floor gave me straight Orphan of Kos PTSD

[@TheRealTrashman-i8r]

what is with this game with people constantly pulling shit out of their bodies edit god damn this is a lot more likes then i expected for a stupid comment like this edit 2 electric boogaloo THANKS FOR THE 101 LIKES GUYS

[@isaacsam6291]

It's called Elden Ring. It should be obvious.

[@best_mate456]

Elden ring is always like that. Surprises never fails us

[@commonjoe123]

Sir this is fromsoft

[@TheRealTrashman-i8r]

granted if i had a comically huge sword impaled in me i would absolutely pull it out

[@jporob]

​@@TheRealTrashman-i8rsounds good

[@angeltzepesh1]

This is the best moment of the DLC, the slow build up of frenzied flame, the flaming head, the music, the fight dance, is beautiful.

[@kiriri34]

why couldn't that beam at 3:48 be a new incantation for frenzy...

[@Laviathan50]

FS was making a statement when they had Midra impaling his own hand while withdraw8ng the sword. The pain a normal person would've felt in their hand didn't even register for Midra because of the level of torture he's endured up too that point which is evident when you see every barb of that sword mpaling every part of his torso and sticking out off his skull. Who knows how centuries or even millennia been impaled with the Sword of Damnation. It was apparently bad enough that he was to tear, not cut, his own head off just to get the sword out