This Boss was Hiding the Largest Secret in Elden Ring

[@EvanExplains]

Really happy with how this one came out! Next project is back to Zelda, thanks everyone

[@peezieforestem5078]

I'm really not happy about the clickbait title.

[@EvanExplains]

@@peezieforestem5078 in what way is this clickbait? Maliketh was holding Elden Rings largest secret in his weapon, he was in disguise, he was the largest secret in the game

[@peezieforestem5078]

@@EvanExplains The context is relevant here. The video comes out more than a year after the game has been released and shares "the largest secret" that "we had no idea" about, when in reality it contains the information that has been known for a long time, is part of the main story line, and you largely discuss someone else's comment in the video. You have plausible deniability and can say that technically, it's not clickbait, if we ascribe specific meaning to the word secret, ignore the thumbnail and the context of when the video came out, and say it's subjective what is "the largest". But then, I can say that you look like a cow, and it's technically not an insult because in parts of Indian culture a cow is considered a divine animal, so I was really saying that you look divine. Technically true, but that's not how it is perceived, so you're either ignorant or intentionally doing this, I don't really care which it is, but letting you know in case it's the former.

[@EvanExplains]

@@peezieforestem5078 bro wtf are you on about, it doesn't matter what is "new" or "old" information, I'm presenting the story in my way and bringing people back into the story at the time it was new information, that's on you if you felt that way, get outta here with the snobby shit

[@Multi1]

You're excuse about why we should Subscribe sounds ridiculous to me. What do mean by Progression? It better not mean how many subscribers you can get for sake of more subs. It also implies you are arrogant and just want more subs for no reason. And more subs doesn't necessarily mean you are getting better at Video Quality. I'm guessing you mean Video Quality when you say Progress.

[@DijonFromage]

Gurranq is Maliketh. If you fed him deathroot, he will recognize you and wonder why you're there in Faram Azula.

[@Reinoiro]

"The flow of time itself is convoluted-"

[@DijonFromage]

@@Doughstroy0218 A) You fight Margit at least three times. 2) You fight Mohg twice. III) 2/3 of the bosses in the game are copy/paste. And Fourth) Crumbling Faram Azula is described as being outside time, so it's both true. But if you feed Gurranq all of the deathroot before meeting Maliketh, he has different dialog. Without, he says 'I will not have destined death stolen from me again'. If you gave him all the deathroot, he says "Tarnished, why wouldst thou... Why... Tis no matter. I hereby vow, that Destined Death shall not be stolen again.". And after you kill him he apologizes to Marika for having failed, which he does not do if you didn't feed it to him.

[@ThePomoAa]

​@@Doughstroy0218Gurranq literally has the rune of death's locket on his hand. He IS Maliketh, the game just doesn't lock you out of the deathroot quest because one of them is in the last zone of the game, which is harder than Farum Azula.

[@Tres-K-47]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@Doughstroy0218no malekith is gurranq he goes to faruma azula after the game and farum azula is an area out of space and time

[@bryanteger]

​@@Doughstroy0218Yes because in Farum Azula he exists out of time.

[@aidanru.2469]

The fact that the Maliketh we fought is not at the same strength he was at when he killed the Gloam-Eyed Queen is insane. And only one Elden Lord can kill Prime Maliketh. And his name is Ongbal

[@theinfernoburns]

Pretty sure Pre-Nerf Radahn could and would kill Maliketh

[@YR-jg1gk]

@@theinfernoburnsnope. He wouldn’t. And trust me I am a radahn fanboy.

[@killingjoker797]

Its an often theme in soulsborne games to fight beings that are very past their prime. Something about forgotten glory I suppose.

[@MrABNGoat]

Let me solo her and many other speed runners would still find a way to obliterate Maliketh. Trust me, I beat the Hollow Knight Pantheons and there are people right now beating impossible modded Any Radiance 2.0 etc. Plot armor or not the speed runners will find a way😂

[@highwind6309]

Because there is a window between "gameplay" and "lore", if the gameplay would match with the lore in every games then beings described as "impossible to kill" or flat out "immortal" would just live up on their reputation. If the game would have a coherence from the lore to the gameplay, Maliketh would just rip our head off and use it as a vessel to play with his doggy woggy but It's a game and we have 1. Plot armor and 2. A power that no bosses nor NPCs possess : we are humans with a logic and no script.

[@TheLsp2011]

If you read into the lore carefully though…. You can actually easily make an argument, that Malekith IS stronger than any other demigod. Think about it, it was already stated that all the demigods FEARED him. Powerful and power-hungry demigods who had no problem fighting one another FEARED the Black Blade himself.

[@Xgenstudioz777]

By the same logic, any sane police officer is afraid of an armed criminal, knowing that they poses a direct threat to him. But this does not make the opponent obviously stronger. Ranni didn't care about Maliketh at all when she tricked him and stole part of the Rune of Death from him, and then gave Rykard the claw so he could challenge Maliketh if needed. Considering that the first demigod died only after Maliketh was robbed, it becomes clear why he was feared. But that doesn't make him the strongest.

[@Florjb0rjTheFloorboard]

​@@Xgenstudioz777Thing is the demigods could "kill" each other, but Maliketh could *Kill* the demigods

[@Xgenstudioz777]

@@Florjb0rjTheFloorboard Tell Godwyn and the other demigods who buried in the mazoleums about this "kill". From the moment when Ranni scammed this hopeless dog, Maliketh lost his uniqueness. As Blasphemous Claw's existence shows, at the very least, Ranni and Rykard were ready to confront Maliketh.

[@Florjb0rjTheFloorboard]

@@Xgenstudioz777 Yeah, but beforehand he was to be feared

[@Florjb0rjTheFloorboard]

@@Xgenstudioz777 Also they are only missing their souls. As in still alive in all but spirit

[@jax2433]

When you realize that Limgrave is literally the ruins of Ferrum Azula that fell back towards the earth, which is why there are scattered ruins dotted throughout the map. One of the bosses in the starting area is also a beastman, almost confirming this. You could argue that the old kingdom and golden order resided in Limgrave which are largely ruins of said kingdom, aka Stormveil.

[@FellS3raph]

Faram Azula used to be North of Caelid. North of the Farum Greatbridge, where you find Gurranq, that used to be the southern outskirts of Faram Azula. The whole of the city was thrown into the air like the gravitational anomaly around the starfall after you beat Radahn.

[@sbccmichaelkelly]

Is there some Harry Potter series that I could read in my spare time to understand Elden Ring, or is it only through anons online?

[@mac1bc]

​@@sbccmichaelkellynah, they are separate stories

[@SyntheticShinobi]

@@FellS3raphthis. I was hoping someone would point this out before I did. It’s also why the bestial sanctum is in Caelid

[@blindbrailleable]

One of the bosses? Lol dude. There are A LOT of these beastmen kicking around. I think I fought some mobs like an hour ago just starting. NG++++ in the cave on the way to latenna I think. Pretty sure. Definetly seen some in calied the mobs name says farum azula beastman.

[@LovingTodaysCountry]

*SPOILER* Maliketh isnt LIKE the beast clergyman from Caelid He IS the beast clergyman from Caelid

[@TheWyrdoftweek]

Why would he have a different name? it's just a dumb concept, even if it is true

[@LovingTodaysCountry]

@TheWyrdoftweek not to spil hes a main boss prolly n to hide his identity

[@heyimurchin6575]

@@TheWyrdoftweek The rune of death was stolen and used to kill Godwyn. And that started the whole shattering thing. So in a way he fucked up. I too would hide myself and change name if I messed up that badly.

[@thewicked1862]

It’s actually a fact because he tells you a different line of dialogue if you give him all the death root before you enter his boss, fight

[@M-Nando]

@@TheWyrdoftweek it is true he has a diffrent voice line if you enter the boss fight after feeding him the deathroots (he sounds betrayed)

[@Niimi_Animkii]

When Elden Ring came out initially, maliketh was actually broken. The Death rune didn't work properly, when it chopped your vigor, it also chopped into the health bar itself, doing more damage than it should've. There was also another part when the rune did wear off you didn't get the health back, the vigor yes, the health was still missing. Maliketh from the beginning was THE strongest character, and I find it weird that no one talks about it enough. You can even see older stream clips he used, they fixed the death rune.

[@dchat2k11]

I feel he was the hardest.. only reason he's not on top is because phase 1 was too easy

[@DringusHasDrp]

fun fact in version 1.0 Malikeths destined death was purple

[@justhair17]

​@@dchat2k11still isnt as hard as Malenia. Yeah, his phase 2 is pretty hard, but he doesnt have much hp. Malenia, on the other hand, has two full health bars and heals herself. And Waterfowl dance is absolutely broken

[@LordRazer3]

Maliketh was feared by all the demigods. And like Rahdon we are not fighting him in his prime. Not only is destined death missing a piece from itself but Maliketh himself has been tormented by the same death rune that he sealed into his flesh.

[@lixydead3665]

if Radan wishes ,Fucking yeettttttt that dog to the stars

[@thelastgamer1]

Feeding him all ten deathroots and his voicelines change at the end he recognizes you

[@LiabilityCrow]

I think you only need one, so long as the questline is activated. I'd gotten a death-root at one point with no clue what to do with it so I asked my friend who got me into it and I gave it to the BeastClergy. When I went to fight Maliketh that run he was asking why I was there. The second run he only said no one will steal it again

[@Yharim_The_Impaler]

As soon as I saw and fought Maliketh for the first time, I instantly knew that it would be a memory I would and could not forget. His power, his character, his backstory, everything about him radiates awe and fear. Just like how the demigods must’ve felt. Side note: A little nod to Destined Death is that when you fight the Baleful Shadow near the Lake of Rot as part of Ranni’s questline. Not only does it take the form of Blaidd, but the sword it wields is also coated in Destined Death.

[@benevolentduck9598]

Ah, another Maliketh enjoyer. My favourite part of his boss fight's design is that, although his attacks are not that hard to dodge, his ability to two-shot pretty much every build makes people panic, as would any Tarnished or even a Demigod (armour description). His Destined Death attacks are legitimately scary and absolutely do the lore justice. On top of that, the Blasphemous Claw is by far the coolest and best implemented anti-boss item in the game as opposed to Margits/ Mohgs Shackle

[@vukkulvar9769]

How do you use it?

[@Florjb0rjTheFloorboard]

Two words: Git Gud

[@dogf421]

hes also so fucking fast that i find it really hard to get any hits on him

[@benevolentduck9598]

@@vukkulvar9769 Maliketh's sword glows white on certain attacks. Those attacks can be parried with the Blasphemous Claw. The timing is quite generous, so you can just press the button as soon as you see the glow

[@vukkulvar9769]

@@benevolentduck9598 Thanks

[@MrWojas92]

That 2nd phase cutscene..... No matter how many times i watch it, i will always get goosebumps. It's just too epic.

[@justhair17]

One of the best cutscenes, along with Malenia, Godfrey and Radagon

[@BulldogFromHell]

This is the best boss in gaming. And the more I fight him, the more that fact is solidified for me. His lore, his fight, everything about him is insane. A hound born to be a sworn killer of his half-sister Goddess wielding the literal Concept of Death. The only problem with Maliketh is that he has 10k health, not 30k, and that he has 80 poise, not 120-160.

[@seratoxin3825]

fyi they aren't blood-related. the "half-brother" thing is a well-known mistranslation. with Blaidd & Ranni too.

[@BulldogFromHell]

@@seratoxin3825 Wrong. Blaidd was called Ranni's step-brother, not half-brother. They made a clear distinction on purpose. They are blood related. Nothing says or even just implies they are not. Half-brother means half related. Cope.

[@seratoxin3825]

@@BulldogFromHell you're completely wrong. you keep doing this lol, you just completely make something up, then dig your heels in and refuse to admit you're wrong

[@clurtzy]

@@seratoxin3825 Wait but where is the proof that they aren't though

[@seratoxin3825]

@@clurtzy "proof" is too strong a word, but look at the japanese versions. people have discussed it a lot, especially on reddit. i don't speak japanese, but from what everyone else is saying, the word translates most directly to "honor brother", i think? and it basically means someone who's considered family but technically isn't.

[@frostee6555]

Ah, Maliketh my beloved

[@LiabilityCrow]

16:30 There's actually something on that. If you enter Maliketh's arena without having ever given the Beast Clergyman a death-root he will say the standard line of "I will not allow it to be stolen again". However, feed him even one death-root and the dialogue changes to a more remorseful question as to why it is you that appeared. Following along with his lore that while he is hurt by your betrayal in trust, he will still carry out the duty given to him by Marika and kill those who try and steal Death.

[@valeriemann3553]

Maliketh is my favorite character out of the entire game. I was so sad and heartbroken when I fought and killed him.. I never wanted to hurt him, I wish I could pet him, he was such a good boy

[@henryhuynh3574]

What lmfao

[@RequiemL34]

​@@henryhuynh3574yeah... Happens that if you give all the dethroots to gurranq before the fight, he realize It's you and you can note the sadness and feeling of being betrayed on his voice. As well as most of us that did this our first run, felt sad because now we were killing our good ol friend.

[@ironmaiden93ofangmar]

Yeah he was a good boy. And when he's howling into the sky outside of his sanctum, it makes me sad

[@RecluseBootsy]

Felt that way about Blaidd. 😢 i had a soft spot for all the bloodhound knights and shadows.

[@matty-john7362]

"tarnished, why wouldst thou.. why?" broke my heart.

[@NicholasRiveroMassivekillerz]

Okay okay okay so maliketh STILL gives me the chills when he says “oh, death…” he is the coolest boss in the game hands down. Although i didnt have a super hard time with him though. Moonlight greatsword OP?

[@dyroth]

Yeah I melted him with the mgs too lol

[@TheKniteOwl2686]

Best line from the game… chills

[@MorbidGames666]

I actually almost started crying when I saw the clergyman transform into maliketh. After struggling the first half I knew my fate was sealed.

[@Darien2016]

Malekeith is the beast clergyman from the cathedral. I think it's even in the same time as well. Because when you fully complete his quest he recognizes you and asks why you want destined death. After you give him all the death root he just goes to Farum Azula. Rani probably came back in a simaler way as sorceress sellen but only put her soul into a doll.

[@Wizord1]

He’s still alive after you kill Malekith, the cathedral clergyman is called Gurranq

[@xfactor2094]

@@Wizord1they are the same. Farum Azula is just in a different space time compared to everything else. You learn that from the secret boss in the area

[@LiabilityCrow]

Even just one deathroot will trigger the dialogue I think, I didn't give him 10 my first run and he asked why I was there. The second run I never gave him any and his only sentence was saying no one will steal it

[@benevolentduck9598]

Maliketh is why Elden Ring needs a Boss Rush mode

[@ImWhyMortalsCry]

I just want a boss rush for the same reason I wanted it in sekiro Some bosses are just so fun to fight I don't want to play through the whole game again to fight them again

[@Fakensyit95]

Finally, other people that want a boss rush mode, I rarely if not ever, see anyone advocate for a boss rush mode, or maybe I just wasn't looking hard enough but either way, I do wish they'd add a boss rush too, they could make it as simple as a menu and then choose and fight whoever ooor they could do it the fromsoft way and make it too complicated like they always do, Beat a boss, acquire their remembrances, use it on some sacred altar or atleast a grace of site but to access a boss fight, you have to collect "dream-somethings" or whatever kinda like larval tears from a new enemy type spread accross the map lol

[@Fakensyit95]

​@@ImWhyMortalsCryyup, I was up to a point where isshin was like a sparring partner lol. Eventually, when I got a little bit bored of roaming in sekiro. Boss rush was pretty much my go-to. I even modded it make them even more harder.

[@cloud_2510]

It would kill co-op and invasions that's why it will never happen

[@Splatcake]

Isnt ng+ just boss rush? I see people go ng+ and just go 1 boss to the next they already have a full build that point and dont need to explore

[@fahq6888]

If you pay attention. When you feed gurrang death root, you can see the death rune on his hand..

[@puzzleheaded6195]

“A sacred seal given by Gurranq, the Beast Clergyman. A rare trinket which allows incantations to be scaled with strength. *The claw mark represents Gurranq's wrath*. Enhances bestial incantations learned from Gurranq.” I think there’s something to the conflicted nature of Maliketh and why so many item descriptions talk about his wrath and ferocity. We find out from Iji and Ranni that the shadowbound beasts are secretly sleeper agents for the Two Fingers as tools to control their Empyreans. There’s a lot of evidence that Marika might’ve pushed Maliketh to activate his kill switch and we see it happen firsthand with Blaidd…

[@miamisoja]

When going against the god-skin duos have a mimics here and a maxed out St Trina sword and you'll be just fine

[@morrissallick8003]

I’ve wanted a lore video about Maliketh for the longest time. So thank you

[@LordDoom10]

Maliketh didn't steal Destiny Death, Marika gave it to him by removing it from the Elden Ring (an act that robbed the Gloom Eyed Queen of power). He then bound it inside his sword to wield against the Gloom Eyed Queen. After a fragment was stolen, he then bound his Black Blade within his body so no more could be stolen.

[@All-father4300]

Maliketh got destined death after defeat and kill gloam eyed Queen and almost all the godskins

[@ironmaiden93ofangmar]

True. The Gloam Eyed Queen only held the power of the black flame, which could kill gods. But without the rune of Death as part of the Elden Ring, its power was diminished. Then Maliketh went and killed her with Destined Death. If I remember correctly. I could be wrong

[@seratoxin3825]

GEQ didn't exist until the Night of Black Knives. Marika is the GEQ.

[@LordDoom10]

@@seratoxin3825 No. The Gloom Eyed Queen existed before the night of the Black Knives. Otherwise, Destined Death wouldn't be bound inside Maliketh's blade. And then Ranni wouldn't be able to steal a piece of it. Destined Death was specifically removed from the Elden Ring to depower the god slaying Black Flames of the Gloom Eyed Queen and her Godskinners.

[@seratoxin3825]

@@LordDoom10 ...no. you just made all of that up. Destined Death was removed from the Elden Ring to create the Golden Order - a world without death. before the Order was shattered, Maliketh alone commanded Death. presumably Marika gave it to him because he was her loyal shadow, and he bound it to his sword. there's no hint in the lore that he sealed it in his sword because of GEQ or anything like that. it's pretty clear GEQ is Marika and she had Ranni steal Death out of the Black Blade, then they had the Black Knives created (presumably by Hewg) and Marika combined the Rune of Death with the Flame of Ruin to create the Black Flame

[@evanf1997]

Maliketh is the best good boy out there

[@bloodyfisht6877]

Ngl ,would have been cool if the first time he kills you in p2, you would get game over screen and be booted to the load save screen with the save file being hidden

[@Gusonic2004]

I think Godfrey is in the top 5 strongest in elden ring lore because unlike all the others, godfrey does not have any special power, and even so he fought in several wars, practically extinguished the race of giants, went 1x1 against the storm lord, attracted the attention of queen marika who was a goddess and everything that and he was just a human, he must have other feats too but I don't remember now, and even so in the fight against him, he can cause earthquakes with just his bare hands

[@s8theninjawarrior916]

Godfrey aint no normal human... I don't know where poeple got that idea, he's titled a "legend" which only 3 other bosses were titled the same; Maliketh, the Fire giant and Placidusax... which are all literally godlike beings.

[@mannytprimeministerofthemanate]

Pretty sure Rennala is also titled legend

[@TheRisky9]

Well, he's a Tarnished. And part of the reason I think people distrust Tarnished is because a single Tarnished with enough ambition and the right equipment, can take out an entire castle and fell a demigod. That's what you literally do in the game. To say he's just a "normal" person is not quite true. And there's some evidence that Queen Marika was fond of Godfrey. She refers to him as "My Lord" which with Boc's dialogue is a title of grand respect and adoration. This is different than what she calls Radagon which is, the "Leal hound of the Golden Order."

[@Writh811]

@@s8theninjawarrior916 More than "ain't no normal human" the game outright says in an item description, he is the first Demi-god. @Gusonic 2004 It's actually more likely that Hourah Loux won Marika's favor before she ascended to godhood, since her divinity is attached to the Erdtree and Hourah Loux and his Crucible Knights came up during the Crucible era. This is why their first set of kids (Morgott and Mohg) were Omen. Once the Erdtree was replaced with the Crucible we got Godwyn. @TheRisky9 I fully agree. I imagine the beginnings of their relationship likely echo/rhyme with our relationship with Ranni in her quest. Godfrey clearly made sure to sit down at the extra grace for more dialogue so Marika would call him "Dear Consort Eternal" while I guess Radagon skipped the extra grace dialogue and is just the "fair consort eternal." lol --- I think Godfrey is outright stronger than Maliketh. Maliketh just has a weapon that runs counter to life. Basically, saying Maliketh is strongest is like saying a Black Widow is more powerful than a human. Yeah they can kill humans with their venom but we can do so much more.

[@Gusonic2004]

@@s8theninjawarrior916 normal i mean different from others who have some kind of power or weapon that makes him strong like malenia is a semi goddess and an excellent swordsman and she has the scarlet rot and she becomes the goddess of rot radah another demigod very strong and has his gravity spells which are powerful enough to hold the stars in the sky malliketh is a beastman and the shadow of the eternal goddess marika and possesses literal death itself as a blade As for godfrey, he is not a demigod or has some kind of magic or power that makes him known or something like that, he just has his fury and strength and even so he is one of the most powerful and known in the elden ring world (I I think this is just below the external gods)

[@manniesamuels5547]

Jokes on Maliketh, I died to destined death about 100 times. Came back every time.

[@kian5339]

You can see the medallion on gurranq’s hand under his sleeve at the beastial sanctum + he recognises you if you feed him all the deathroot

[@jaynguin]

I think something you gotta remember is that with Maliketh, we're fighting him without a chunk of his runes unlike everyone else. Ranni's crew stole part of it so, he doesn't have access to his powers like many of the others did.

[@swordshark3903]

My favorite boss and character in the game so much so that I made a whole character build around him. first playthrough him asking why I was there because I gave him all the deathroot had me asking all kinds of questions then when he turned into the black blade I lost it, had goosebumps the whole time fighting him.

[@ysryashraj]

Ah yes the strongest boss in game, Soldier of God Rick

[@perpetualponder6851]

Nobody talks about Malikeths multiplayer bug. If you die at the same time as Maliketh while you're in another player's world, it bugs out your save file and you can't progress the story. I'm sure somebody can mix that into the game lore somehow 🤔

[@EvanExplains]

🤔

[@KD-_-]

He should be able to delete your save file lore wise

[@HeevaEgo]

It’s a cannon event, buddy😭

[@KaB3314]

5:04 She chopped off his feet. When I fought Radahn, I wondered where his feet were.

[@matthieubreton2627]

Gurang is maliketh , if you finish gurang quest line before fighting him in the arena he will say something along the line that he wished it was not you because you helped him.

[@KrazyEngima]

I have never understood the issue with the Godskin duo. I slaughtered them and only used like 2 flasks

[@landfillao4193]

That cinematic tells us Radahn and Malenia were the mightiest demigods left in the war of the shattering. Maliketh was not a part of the war nor was he a demi-god. My power tier guess: Outer Gods > Marika/Radagon = Maliketh = Miquella > Radahn = Malenia = Gloameyed Queen = Godfrey > Margit = Mohg = Ranni = Renalla etc.

[@nugget-zf5by]

Miquella wasn't a fighter from what we have seen tho, But who knows maybe he is in the dlc.

[@josephtidwell4845]

Regardless he is infact being mentioned the greatest of the empyreans.

[@landfillao4193]

@@nugget-zf5by Yeah, Miquella is not really portrayed as a fighter and tbh I hope he's not come time for the DLC. I would actually be disappointed if he was just relegated to being some super boss. I think he'd be more interesting in a support/background role, personally. But Marika is never shown as a fighter, either. Radagon handled that side of things. Miquella is called the most fearsome of all empyreans, though.

[@ironmaiden93ofangmar]

​@landfillao4193 I agree, tho it'd be interesting if Miquella was something like Lothric in the sense that Lothric was weak and cursed but also had certain abilities, plus the help of his brother.

[@landfillao4193]

@@ironmaiden93ofangmar something like that could work since miquella can basically make anyone love him and fight for him. One cool idea I saw someone bring up was if he was a boss fight and he turned your summons against you. While brutal as hell that would be really cool and fit his lore. I'm very interested in learning more about him amd Godwyn in the DLC.

[@thehotd0g8]

The beast clergyman attacking me despite me supplying him with drugs

[@coreyrachar9694]

so wait, what was the secret? I watched the video and I don't really see the point.

[@Karflarfkanogin]

No secret. All clickbait.

[@cuzr702]

You miss out on a sword if you kill him before completing a quest line.

[@grimmthekitsune2620]

You do not.

[@anonymousnate678]

Awesome video but I'm sorry how did you in your right mind call Fire Giant From's most annoying boss... I would put Bed of Chaos, and Dragon God in that spot easily.

[@Kat-Kobold]

There are bosses in Elden Ring that are more annoying than the Fire Giant

[@shipwreckedonapopulatedisland]

That's probably how he feels personally as in that's his opinion.

[@ironmaiden93ofangmar]

I think the issue with Fire Giant is that he's an actual fight rather than a gimicky fight such as Bed of Chaos or Dragon God. So Fire Giant is an actual boss fight that is also annoying. If that makes sense. Anyway, I hated that fight so much 😂

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

Fire Giant is a fantastic fight. Stick to his front, bait attacks, crush the legs, arms, face, and chest. It feels incredible.

[@Veldazandtea]

Name me another boss that can easily roll on the player and spit homing balls of fireballs.

[@svenstevenson2245]

Not only does miazaki love his poison swamps, he invented an entirely new form of poison just to torment us.

[@chrisvargas2469]

Did you guys know that in the Spanish version of the game Marika is named Marida because Marika means f*ggot?

[@30Cal-Cam]

Lmao really

[@IsidorTheNordicGuy]

And Margit and Margot are old ladies names in sweden.

[@mionfel1350]

Not ashamed to say that Maliketh was a steel wall I just couldn't overcome on my 1st char and damn near made me give up on ER, but thankfully months later with a pure strength build, +10 ruins great sword and +10 great shield ghost summon for added cheese, I was finally able to beat him and let me tell you that victory was oh so very sweet.

[@ironstark917]

Very solid video, though worth mentioning the Two Fingers are not the equivalent of Great Ones, they only convey the will of the Greater Will, which is then translated to common tongue by the Finger Maidens. The Outer Gods are closer to the Great Ones.

[@EvanExplains]

Thanks for clearing that up, so they’re more messengers that then the finger maidens are translating? Is Elden beast the only outer god we have slain?

[@ironstark917]

@@EvanExplains Sure thing! And yes, the two fingers are mostly similar to the messengers, conveying the ideas of the Greater Will. As for the Elden Beast, it is not an Outer God either rather like the Two Fingers, it is meant to be a representative of the Greater Will. Pre the item description of the Elden Remembrance: "It was the vassal beast of the Greater Will and living incarnation of the concept of Order." Basically, the Elden Beast is a physical servant of the Greater Will, but not the Greater Will itself or at least that's what I'm thinking the item description is getting at since a Vassal in medieval times was a holder of land on behalf of a feudal lord. But, that does feel like a contradiction to the "God Slain" message. Unless of course, the "God" slain in question was Radagon/Marika and the Elden Beast was only meant to be a last line of defense or even final test for us to prove our worth of becoming Elden Lord.

[@afro.sensei]

I remember seeing somewhere that when translated from the Japanese version of the game the outer gods aren't gods at all in a sense that they aren't actual beings but rather they represent aspects of the world/life. So the god of rot would represent decay and how everything eventually well decays.

[@ironstark917]

@@afro.sensei That sounds like the work of Tarnished Archeologist and/or SmoughTown. Good stuff!

[@BulldogFromHell]

You were right on the money up until that last section, where you said Maliketh has nothing on the Demigods without Death. You got a lot of reading to do. How do you think he got Death in the first place? It wasn't always his. The name ''Maliketh'' literally means ''Death of The Demigods''. He crushed Marika's Empyrean rival when she had an army of Godskins and wielded Death against him in its full force. Imagine fighting Malenia and a few dozen Godskins, except they all wield Destined Death and deal double the damage with it since the Destined Death we face in game is fragmented. Maliketh did the rough equivalent of that, and won. He curbs any Demigod. The game says that they fear HIM, not his blade. Maliketh > Godskins > Gods > Demigods Proof? The Godskin Swaddling Cloth says this: ''The Gloam-Eyed Queen cradles newborn apostles swaddled in this cloth. Soon they will grow to become the death of the gods.'' They wear the skin of Gods they slay, and even have the Noble Presence, which says this: ''Once a sign of the gods' wrath, this incantation became a trophy of the Nobles' god hunt.'', proving beyond all doubt that they were stronger than Gods back when they were at their strongest since they hunted them and took their skin and spells as trophies. Maliketh was the one who beat the Godskins. Scouring Black Flame says: ''The black flame could once slay gods. But when Maliketh sealed Destined Death, the true power of the black flame was lost.'' And we know how he did this thanks to the Godslayer Greatsword, which says: ''Sacred sword of the Gloam-Eyed Queen who controlled the Godskin Apostles before her defeat at the hands of Maliketh. The black flames wielded by the apostles are channeled from this sword.'' So the Godskins were birthed and raised by the Gloam-Eyed Queen. She wielded Destined Death in her blade, and from that blade, her Godskins drew their Black Flame, which due to being infused with Destined Death was able to slay Gods. Maliketh defeated the Gloam-Eyed Queen singlehandedly, took her blade, and sealed Destined Death, removing the Godskins' ability to draw from it. So Maliketh > Godskins > Gods is now confirmed. So where are the Demigods placed? Well, Marika (through Melina) has dialogue making it pretty damn clear: ''In Marika's own words. Hear me, Demigods. My children beloved. Make of thyselves that which ye desire. Be it a Lord. Be it a God. But should ye fail to become aught at all, ye will be forsaken. Amounting only to sacrifices...'' So Marika essentially inspires them to strive for lordship or even Godhood, but informs them that if they fall short, they will be forsaken, a sacrifice. So it is clearly an immense struggle for a Demigod to achieve Godhood, which we know for a fact thanks to the trailers. The entire reason The Shattering Wars took place is because the likes of Radahn and Malenia began butting heads over Great Runes in order to acquire enough power so as to become Elden Lord and attain Godhood by replacing Marika. So it is beyond a shadow of a doubt: Maliketh and the Elden Beast are the strongest beings in the game. And that is no coincidence. Both are/wield Concepts, the only two Concepts in the game (so far). Concepts are borderline omnipotent, and completely omnipresent. They are about as powerful as anything gets in fiction. They transcend dimensions such as space, time, etc. Maliketh wields the literal Concept of Death which allows him to control Death, while the Elden Beast is described as such: ''It was the vassal beast of the Greater Will and living incarnation of the Concept of Order.'' Who would win between these two is very difficult to say. I lean towards Maliketh since Death > any other Concept, and since his individual skill is already so great in and of itself that he was the one who beat Death in the past. His own dialogue strongly implies that he knows this too. Whether you've done his quest or not, he makes it pretty clear that once we beat him, we will succeed in our quest. Probably because he knows that if we beat him, we can beat Marika, Godfrey, Radagon and the Elden Beast. Nothing can stop us now. That's why he pleads with us in dread if we're a stranger, and asks for forgiveness from Marika if he’s at peace with it because we’re a friend, outright saying the Golden Order cannot be restored now that he has fallen. He knows it has nobody more capable than him left to protect it. His cut dialogue even says this: ‘’This (wo)man, a slayer of Gods (referring to himself), most impressive. Armed with Death, thou mayest choose the throne of thy desire.’’ It’s on KZbin, fully voiced and all. It’s even in the game files, just doesn’t have a trigger. But yeah, it confirms that he’s the strongest.

[@tylerhawksmoor9601]

the shadow lands are obscured, "hidden" as you say as well. I think obfuscation is definitely one of the core themes in the game.

[@justryan7860]

Nothing new covered other than the fact you like the boss Ig (which is understandable). Several items in the game prove that Gurranq is in fact Maliketh, including the dialogue you get in Farum after feeding him all 9 deathroots, and then there's Beastclaw incantation which proves the point even further and also the fact that he was feared by all demigods and represented their death, Radahn is strong but the game doesn't tell us he's the only one not afraid of Maliketh either lol. Ranni's blue and has 4 arms, some parts in this video make no sense to a point where Idk if you're trolling lmao, good thing I didn't go through the whole 20 mints.

[@PerEnding]

God I always hated that helmet so much, but It's stats made it hard not to use. Don't take the lack of subs personally , my brother has a smaller youtube channel and gets tons of positive feedback , likes, shares, etc and his sub rate is about the same as yours. People just don't use the sub button, most people use KZbin more as a video search engine, which is really what it is. But since you asked I subbed, you make good stuff, and I appreciate the effort.

[@cbgray]

Time to grab the popcorn 🍿

[@vrazyyy5883]

Aceu playing Elden ring is a throw back

[@shonoman8732]

This fight made my first death livid. I had the fat godskin almost dead. The skinny one I took out first. Got it on second try though.

[@Nhokc35]

I think my favorite thing about this game is how hard some bosses are for some people and easy for others. I beat the godskin duo first try in literally 2minutes, but I've been getting my ass prolapsed by elden beast for a week

[@Alloveck]

Yeah, I agree. All that talk of the godskins being tough just seemed weird to me because in my experience, Malenia is sooooo much worse. And it's not just for me. I've been summoned tons of times, and the godskin duo loses every single time. Meanwhile, about 1 out of 4 attempts on Malenia succeed in my experience. In all the rest, she kills the host with a waterfowl combo, either in phase 1 or more likely, 2. I don't care what people say or apologize for anything: That combo is just too powerful. At this point, whenever I'm getting summoned I hope it specifically isn't for Malenia because it's probably just going to be a disappointing waste of time when the host most likely dies a few minutes in.

[@Daliodonjulio]

The beast clergyman has the medallion on his hand so it must be him

[@Lordparable]

After I beat maliketh I beat the game This was the first time I immediately regretted beating a boss (first souls game)

[@sunbreakerqueenofbronze621]

Why do you regret beating him?

[@Lordparable]

@@sunbreakerqueenofbronze621 it didn’t feel like a victory, I ended the fight feeling like the bad guy

[@sunbreakerqueenofbronze621]

@@Lordparable witless Tarnished… why covet Destined Death? To kill what?

[@Lordparable]

@@sunbreakerqueenofbronze621 at the time of me playing through for the first time, I didn’t know I was going to kill her

[@MeowLesty]

You should play Dark Souls 1 and tell me how you feel like after the Boss Battle with Sif.

[@Kampfirekid]

Marika gave it to him prior to the shattering so she could become immortal + not lose her Godship, whilst Ranni, and Godrick were planning a coup alongside her. Godrick the "Golden" let the knives into the capitol to claim higher in the ranks of the demigods (Ranni didn't live inside, and Marika couldn't be involved - Godwyns face w/ Deathroot + The Red Star's thorns implicate he is indirectly founded guilty of Godwyn's death). Its believed Marika wanted Goldwyn dead (the strongest, and literally perfect version of all the demigods), so he couldn't replace her. The downside - Ranni betrayed her trust by stealing a piece of the rune of death (Radagon, aka Marika - broke her mother's heart and the G.O. literally controls others like a certain ... *Ahem* demi-god). I do believe, she intentionally knew it was getting stolen (like Blaidd, Maliketh was granted to her as a protector/companion to watch over her - for her own good and as a counter measure prior to immortality). Ranni deceived her and didn't give Goldwyn the proposed death, leading to Marika losing self control and shattering the Elden Ring. Now, it could all be a show or we think she has emotions - regardless the Elden Beast didn't want a new Lord and went silent due to it being a parasite. Marika was against it, Radagon was it's tool to keep her in check physically. Thus, tarnished and Godfrey were sent away so that none could oppose the order + she could become one with Radagon again (he retuned and merged, while she needed a savior) - she was enslaved and needed the tarnished to face death, so that they could (possibly) face Destined Death like they had faced normal death - no champion ever would've faced Maliketh regardless. This leads to the player becoming grace given. Not one Tarnish, can see grace any more. Only us, granted by Marika (clearly Elden Beast is an opp + more selfish than Marika). The fingers are senile due to the Elden Beast cutting off all connections, this the golden order forces all maidens to die prior to their tarnish becoming Lord (Vyke -> Frenzy Flame, Bernalh -> Fires in Caelid). Vyke was even imprisoned probably due to him becoming the next lord, and they probably forced his maiden to the frenzy flame, he followed suit. Regardless, Melina is the gloam eyed queen who had her body burned by destined death. She was a problem child who Marika later will use to solve her problems lol (shes symbolically represented via the smoldering butterflies, like Malenia and Miquella are). Soo basically, MALIKETH is indeed gate keeping death while being used all together by both sides. If you don't believe me, how did Ranni give a Blasphemous Claw to Rykard post shattering? Obviously Maliketh's claw would've been 100% impossible to get if he was ready to behead anyone or anything after he failed to protect the rune of death; clearly Marika had it in her possession due to him being her very close "half-brother" companion. She entrusted it to Ranni to protect herself in case she was caught, but she wasn't and gave it to Rykard for safe keeping.

[@jackeriksen6753]

What's up with destined death and the black/white combo though? Ranni's Divine tower is unique not just by the missing two fingers, but the "elevator room" got white and black lingering in it. Malakith's hair and tail is black and white. And should you "betray" Melina, her hair turns Black and white to, in the ending sene. It's kind of odd as destined death itself is red/black.

[@LoboPal]

Didn't he seal the flame within himself after the night of black knives, which is why he hungers for the deathroot?

[@LoboPal]

Oh yeah, also Ranni was the one that stole the rune from him.

[@rudydaberry122]

I have a theory that the black flame that the godskins use used to be red and black like destined death until malekith locked away destined death and took it from them

[@javieracevedo2362]

It isn't... the gloam eyed queens black flame and malikeths destined death are 2 completely different things had the gloam eyed queens black flame actually have been destined death maliketh would have died in his fight against her being completely eradicated both body and soul Edit: also the black flame that the godskins use is just a nerfed version of the exact same black flame the gloam eyed queen used before she was off'd by maliketh, after her death black flame was nowhere near as potent as it once was

[@rudydaberry122]

@@javieracevedo2362 in the lore it says that the black flames power was lost when malekith took the rune of death. The godskins power (black flame) comes directly from the rune of death

[@javieracevedo2362]

@@rudydaberry122 derived from destined death and actually being destined death are 2 totally different things it is a branch off an almost lesser version capable of killing gods but not preventing them from coming back the whole of destined death is an absolute end

[@rudydaberry122]

@@javieracevedo2362 I never said they were 1 in the same, I said that I had a theory that black flame was once red like destined death when it was at the height of its power. In lore is specifically says that the godskin apostles served destined death and were given powers from destined death itself, therefore black flame and destined death are directly connected and that’s the only point in making

[@javieracevedo2362]

@@rudydaberry122 they served the gloam eyed queen NOT destined death the apostle and noble at farum azula were there to try and kill the one that killed their queen

[@zacattack3068]

Btw, Raddan is the strongest demi god lore wise, but its also stated no demi god, didnt fear Marikas shadow, the black blade, Malikith,

[@All-father4300]

Maliketh could defeat and kill even elden beast, given the fact that he is way more skilled as a fighter and the only reason we can kill the elden beast in the first place is because we release destined death, so even the outer gods are affected by it

[@whirlwind872]

Elden beast was also crippled by the shattering, there's a huge gash on its abdomen in the fight. That's the only reason we can even challenge it without getting crushed IMO.

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@@whirlwind872 But since Marika was beneath Maliketh, especially with Death, this means Maliketh could've likely done more than just damage it. After all, he has Death. She did not. They definitely could've defeated it together. Marika should've trusted in her wolf half bro.

[@Veldazandtea]

Elden Beast can die to a big fishing rod. ... I want to fight it with a fishing rod now.

[@Joldrath]

Some great content there m8. Subbed.

[@Jai_dinn]

this game is just incredible

[@Harpy-with-Legs]

Yo no way is this Evanf!? That voice just gave me a jumpscare I only associate it with lengthy raid history lessons.

[@aceundead4750]

Gurranq is Maliketh, you can learn this by the fact that if you give Gurranq all the deathroot completing his little fetch quest then face Mali he'll recognize you as the Tarnished who fed him and ask why wouldst thou seek destined death.

[@DurgenzBallPeh]

I do agree Maliketh is Gurranq. But isn't the crumbling Farum Azula in an alternate timeline or where time is different? If that's the case, then how did gurranq get to Azula before you to fight you?

[@smokinggnu6584]

I did the Godskin duo fight in one try, mainly because i utilized, what souls veterans would consider coward tactics and yell at me if they could, by using a summon that would be largely immune to most of their damage (the Crystalian +10) and hiding behind cover, only popping out to deliver some massive damage when their attention was off me, specifically with the Spiral Shard spell. See, this was my first souls game, and with other games i am a Blaster Caster at heart, so i gravitated to sourceries. I have learned very little of the actual combat but had an absolute blast of a time (hehe) finishing the game. Next playthrough i will be doing a melee run just so i can actually learn all that good stuff.

[@ZMSKfullpower]

In terms of lore, isn't prime Placidusax ( so the one with 4 or 5 heads ) the strongest ? Even stronger than prime Radahn or Malikat ?

[@morrisenslin2194]

Placidusax had 3 heads, with one cut so 2 in total if I remember correctly.

[@ZMSKfullpower]

@@morrisenslin2194Isn't that one talisman that you find in farum azula representing placidusax with 4 heads ?

[@morrisenslin2194]

@@ZMSKfullpower Absolutely correct, he must have had 2 heads cut off, I couldn't notice it when fighting him though. Well spotted.

[@grahamcracker7029]

@@morrisenslin2194 and if you look at the model, there are 3 neck stumps and 2 heads, so he originally had 5.

[@torbinbornhammer2180]

What if Marika is the gloam-eyed queen? Would explain how Maliketh got past her defenses.

[@Phyrrx]

I didn’t find the skin twins all that difficult actually, I beat them first try. Now fighting maliketh, that was actually fun

[@vvirusty]

the gloem eyed queen follows you throughout the game. you can see the burn scars on her hands.

[@jax2433]

Everyone goes through all the souls games and has their defacto "best boss ever" and Maliketh is my favorite hands down. His music is also absolute gas

[@jakeforgey5378]

Hey Even, Maliketh was GIVEN the shard of the Elden Ring conveying Death by Marika to remove Death from the equation of the Lands Between, during the early years of the Golden Order, and after learning of the Godskin Hunt and the Gloam-Eyed Queen Marika sent him to deal with the Queen.... the fact that during the roughly FIVE HUNDRED YEARS he wound up trapped there by something Marika did, only getting lose during the Shattering War roughly 50-100 years before the game starts when searching for Death Root which started springing up (F*ck didn't mean the pun, forgive me) after Godwyn was merc'ed by a knife made with an ECHO of the might of Death, left him vastly past his prime and we are facing a weakened faded version, who is still ONE OF THE MOST OP BOSSES... much like Placidussax who is 2 of 5 heads WITH a shattered Divine Rune from the Dragon God and still a terrifying and powerful foe... any way Maliketh/Gurranq is a shell who is still vastly overpowered shows just how terrifying and powerful he was at his prime... and why the Godskin Apostles and Godskin Nobles are a threat since MALIKETH was sent to deal with their order by destroying the Empyrion in charge of it...

[@bonusbone5118]

Beserk armour=strongest character

[@ExpletoryPenguin]

@15:00 'somehow Ranni returned' 🤣

[@fenrirthephantomwolf2287]

Maliketh.. that boss took me 250+ try before I’ve beaten it.. Malenia took me 3 try.. up to this day, Malenia is easier for me to beat but Maliketh is still a menace..

[@Mavuika_Gyaru]

Maliketh wasn't ever hard for me. Beast clergyman, his 1st phase, was harder

[@vukkulvar9769]

Did you not use spirit ashes?

[@s8theninjawarrior916]

Bro had a shit build against Doggo and then decided to blast Malenia with mimic tear and blasphemous blade😂

[@DjVtheJESUSsouja]

I was running in circles and spammed Burn O Flame and killed godskin duo first try LOL

[@thegamerscore951]

I beat him third try.

[@EvanExplains]

I'm proud of you

[@Azzywrld224]

I think I did on the second try

[@chamyarikasensei7075]

i beat him in zero try

[@Azzywrld224]

@@chamyarikasensei7075 pro gamer right here

[@basharkema4684]

Almost every minute of this vid was a gift to watch. Sensational!

[@iggswanna1248]

If Marevel's Mysterio and a lollipop had a son, it would be your character

[@upsideproductions2]

"maliketh isnt the strongest demigod because you are required to kill him to beat the game" makes perfect sense. the actual reason maliketh isnt the strongest demigod is because he isnt a demigod at all, he is the half brother of marika. he is basically the same species as blaidd. even if maliketh is considered a demigod he would still be the strongest of them, in the item description of his helmet it says that there was not a single demigod who did not fear him. this includes godfrey.

[@marwangaming4708]

Pause @16:32 and you can see the red medallion on his left hand. The beast cleargyman is Maliketh.

[@Voitan]

"This would be one of the most frustrating boss fights in all Elden Ring" LOL **Ding, Ding, Ding!** [Shoots Kamihameha at Godskin Apostles]

[@anoofhaikalmohamed825]

The godskin duo fight might actually not be just two of them but a few dozen of them sent to kill maliketh since the fight doesnt really end when you kill both of them, you have to wait till more spawn

[@IamtheSubSandwich]

I bet full powered destined death Maliketh before ranni took a fragment. I bet maliketh looked like a ying yang that would whoop ass and bark.

[@bunklypeppz]

I wonder if there is some lore-based justification for why you can still be brought back by grace after Maliketh kills you with destined death. I would speculate that it has something to do with how time passes in Farum Azula, since that place seems to have a weird relationship with the passage of time, allowing you to go back and fight Placidusax or the fact that you can defeat Maliketh there, but the Beast Clergyman will still remain in his usual spot outside of Farum Azula etc. Maybe Maliketh kills you in the fight with destined death, but dying in that coliseum at the top of Farum Azula causes you to go back in time, rather than simply being brought back in the usual manner by the site of grace.

[@JaydenXprod]

with the dlc out we now know that radahn isn’t optional so that changes that

[@ryanbrass7144]

I disagree about redahn as hes not optional to access the shadows of the erdtree, the developer mentioned both moag and redahn must be defeated before progression through the dlc

[@PinkTuskedMammoth]

I legit didnt know about the sleep pot method until I watched Carbots cartoon fighting the God Damn Duo

[@BranniganCarter]

I’m gonna have to start an entirely new game of Elden Ring cuz if I’ve learned anything, it’s that trying FromSoft DLC on NG+ is an exercise in absolute horrifying torture

[@ForbiddnSock]

What makes Maliketh memorable is his sense of duty to protect the golden order. He fights not for malicious reasons, but to protect. Like a soldier fighting for its entrusted home.

[@TheRealCrowOkatagi]

So long time soulsborne fan, and can verify godskin duo was one of the few bosses I could not first try solo, had to use mimic tears, and farm up another 15-20 levels in order to win.

[@tacticallemon7518]

8:47 the funny thing is, they’re supposed to be able to wake each other up but for some reason, the enemies nearby (mainly the one under the floor) bug that out

[@ILoveMethanol]

Elden ring was one of those things where your parents buy you the present you asked for but than your dad reaches into his bag and pulls out the ps5.

[@ImTrans-Former]

Great video my man

[@lapistmacir1014]

If you position your character just right you can see Maliketh's model is under the tattered rags when he's in disguise.

[@eetfuk3571]

aight lad, I just discovered your channel literally today. I gotta say that this is an amazing video, I am entertained. subscribed!

[@Orwaha]

Lmfaooo had to hit subscribe so you can feel something since the wife and kids. Had me rolling bro. Awesome videos on this channel.

[@tavastian3288]

Bosses are hard in all souls games unless you realise they are designed like Mega Man bosses and each one has a profound weakness. Like sleep spell and weapons put godskins in coma for easy victory

[@fobbitoperator3620]

Remember your top-shelf videos from Destiny 1 & 2, had no idea you made videos from Elden Ring. This was fantastic as usual. Keep the videos coming!