Shadow of the Erdtree Full Playthrough ⚔️ #10: COMMANDER GAIUS

[@mediarare2386]

It is somehow funny when the boss music starts and the boss is just now running into view: "Wait, don't start the music without me."

[@silversalamence10]

The Patreon ad reads get more creative and BASED with each passing episode and I'm here for it.

[@DanielCarpenterMusic]

Luke didn't need to worry too much about the sniper, it was just an evil spell that freezes him!

[@Hideshiseyes18]

Imagine reading a comment on a video game content creators playthrough video that references a separate unrelated podcast about an obscure Debbie Reynolds role from a Disney channel original movie that came out 25+ years ago and immeadiately getting the reference. The internet is too deep.

[@thegeckogecko7824]

"Both were as elder brothers to the lion..." so Timon and Pumbaa. Got it.

[@insaincaldo]

Meerkat Mesmer is really funny, with his affinity for snakes.

[@mattball8622]

Luke at 24:54 has massive 'dad who's kid has said something rude but very funny' energy

[@diegolopezpresa9719]

The Hand Rhyme was strangely wholesome

[@TheRivieraKid]

"What the fuck?" Ah the favourite line of every Souls player.

[@imajica1863]

Ray Sunshine, Dancer of the Bear-eal Valley

[@mr.mephitis2492]

Nice.

[@suddenlyboop1815]

"Don't put your mouth on it!" Is exactly the reaction that I had. Bell indeed... 😂😂😂

[@MrMessyy]

Huge credit to Luke for consistently releasing a weekly highlight on a Monday. Do you know how difficult it is to elevate a Monday?!

[@vacuumdiagram]

One of the few things to make me go - aha, it's Monday! - and it's a good thing!

[@Xris_Kinder]

I am astounded at Luke's ongoing nature to underestimate the worms, and adjacent worm like enemies; worm face, worm appendages, generally wormy nature, etc.

[@jmgriffee]

"What just shot me with beams in the bushes by the worms?!" - today's candidate for Most Interesting Sentence Never Before Spoken

[@blarg2429]

Sounds like something out of Mad-Libs.

[@BetweenTwoFires8]

Love the Bricriu shoutout😂

[@dee...]

Chungo bungo bango bines, in the darkness is Ray Sunshine.

[@windofhorus666]

Ray Sunshine and that red dress are such a great combo! 💃

[@blarg2429]

💃⚔

[@TwoMoreThan4042]

I know one of the magical things about these games is that some bosses seem a breeze while for others it's a wall. That beings said, Commander Gaius took me like three days. Well done, Luke!

[@tgb6823]

Gaius has gotten A LOT of nerfs.

[@TheRivieraKid]

Lol my original comment got deleted for mentiining Gaius was nerfed, fucking hell!

[@DreadWulfie]

Luke enjoying that one piece of dialogue from Ymir, and me thinking "yep, the Welsh really know how to roll their R's".

[@NemoTheShark]

Well done on fighting Gaius, Luke! Just beat the final boss of the DLC myself yesterday, so now I can relax with Luke's shenanigans 😄 I really liked the zoom effect every time Luke leaned forward (great editing), and the awesome finger creeper poem 🤩

[@MrFutago87]

35:22 I'm getting the urge to try and find someone who can make that hand into a plushie so I can send Luke one of those.

[@dustinmillar120]

"I know all about Miquella, but tell me what you know." Honestly sounds like someone who doesn't know anything but doesn't want to admit it haha

[@bryanellis459]

"I've never seen so many monsters ask you if you wanted to dance, they're looking for necromance...elden lord in reeeeeddddd..."

[@tino9718]

First time I saw how far away Commander Gaius starts now! Before that one update a while back you barely had time to do anything before he crushed you into the wall. Nice change there! The best thing about him is the two very rewarding areas you reach from here though.

[@bensheekey1399]

13:20 insert avatar secret tunnel meme

[@cerosis]

What a thoughtful rhyme

[@davidhollowelljr949]

I'm LOVING "Hey, groovy gang," lmao

[@LostOmin]

‘You can imagine hugging the bottom of a big boss’ -Luke 2024

[@SodPassionGaming]

For me, "Let the duke know I've rung his dangling bell" takes it for me. Sounds like a euphemism for giving someone head when they're asleep.

[@martmcclary8477]

Commander Gaius' special attack: Spiral Cutting Ham. I'll see myself out.

[@AlanSmithee-r3t]

That fire knight in the rafters is pure evil!

[@LoZfan03]

"this seems like it'd be much harder if I was trying to dodge and roll" yes....yes it was😭

[@AngelBeatYunara]

...Of course you absolutely curb stomp Commander Gaius. He gave me so much trouble! Thank you for that catharsis. Also, the Dancer was a lot of fun to figure out on my rune level 1 run.

[@TwoLeftThumbs]

Jeez! That cut to the Elden Ring trailer was funny but it made me jump out of my skin.

[@vacuumdiagram]

Same! 😂

[@Jraice]

Is that an early cologne commercial?? Nah, it's just beautiful Ray Sunshine in a dress galloping along the beach. Gorgeous. ❤

[@gwts1171]

You need hands to hold someone you care for You need hands to show that you're sincere When you fear nobody wants to know you You need hands to brush away the tears

[@FonzietheCapybara]

Looks like there was some underestimating happening near the worms' home turf, looks like you might have to update the saying to near underestimate the worm, or anything near a worm

[@jarjaracroft]

luke walking into a place and becomes the literal embodiment of 'why is there boss music playing'

[@z31drifterlf]

Luke just casually destroying yoda.

[@danieldevaney2290]

Thank you for numbering your videos this time around. Just.......thank you.

[@markymarkminusthefunkybunc1894]

"Hans bubby" is what came straight into my mind 😂

[@SodPassionGaming]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who missed that. They're typical laid out right in front of you or on an enemy, but that one is just in some random cave you can easily miss.

[@Icam_here]

love the dancer outfit Luke put Ray in, also a nice touch on the editing when Luke leans into the screen it zooms in Commander Gaius was my least favorite optional boss on the dlc, nice to see Luke destroy him

[@orionshadow7]

Nice "Why is there Boss music?!" moment. You should clip/short meeting Gaius :) lol

[@thejason755]

Time for my weekly updating of my list of things to do in the dlc. 9:17 great idea going after the demi-human queen’s guard’s before taking her on. I went the cowardice route and shot her with my crossbow from the aft of the coffin. Took me forever, but the katana i got was worth it to fill out my katana collection.

[@nikkianzalone2914]

shout out to ray sunshine having his red dress moment

[@jedfromyourlocallibrary]

The slant rhyme of look and Luke from the hideous hand ☺️

[@SnapGrapplePop]

My favourite ongoing series on YT! I wonder if Luke already has the next Soulslike games planned out. I’ve heard very good things about Black Myth Wukong

[@doubletoked7054]

Only fantastic part of Mondays~ Thanks Luke!

[@zombieham904]

It's so interesting to me that the guide you're following got you to skip the main entrance of the Shadow Keep!

[@daianabarlow1589]

yesssss it's monday i can watch a new luke video

[@jiubboatman9352]

Count Ymir gives me a Q from Star Trek vibe.

[@vacuumdiagram]

Yessss!

[@_b1ack0ut4]

I spent daaaays on Commander Gaius lol, he took me forever because my character has like, no vigour, no armour, and is made for mid range battle and then you come in and just absolutely trounce him lol. Very well done!

[@lurick]

3:00 - om nom nom nom faces!

[@Giga-lemesh]

Let's goooo! First new episode after I got caught up

[@Abbyryan2030]

I am amazed by your style in this game. Gaius took me something between 10-12 tries before I got him on new game. (Only 6 on new game plus). And I was using mimic tear +10 as well as a fully leveled up holy weapon and massive shield

[@stealthykelp]

I love all the different weird babies you have encountered lately 😅

[@TheGreatGoddessFreya]

Star-Lined Sword. The most fun I have ever had in a FromSoft game. That skill is bonkers fun.

[@javedshhhh]

Hey dude, love the channel and the content. I look forward to these videos every Monday! 🤌🏽 any more randomisers planned?

[@orionshadow7]

Hey look, Luke fighting Yoda :) Call 'im Eldenwalker :) Lol 😂

[@michaelmeandros551]

Yay it's Monday again!

[@ethanliddle9008]

"I could see hugging the bottom of a big boss" - Luke 2024

[@warlock257]

Wow, you had a much easier time with Gaius than I did! Definitely going to want to go to the north west for a big haul of fragments

[@chriscaine7643]

...Boar? Tornado? Boarnado!

[@doctorstrangepants6706]

Luke is gonna have the BEST time if he explores the back left of Gaius's arena!

[@memespawn]

Why are any of us doing this, when we know that we're going to die? I think there's a value in friendship, in compassion, in touching the lives of those around you & helping those who need it - the ripples of your actions reaching out to others, who create ripples themselves and so on.

[@SDinOZ85]

Like the dolphins, Luke abandoned hands.

[@colkent2193]

Gaius caused me so much trouble, I think it took me about 30 attempts in total. I had to go away and level up and find more Skaddu Fragments... which was slightly annoying because at the back of his boss arena there's a load up on the hill.

[@TaymusPuffinLord]

"i bet it would suck if I was using moonveil and rolling" my flimsy caster build agrees. This guy took me longer to beat than the final boss

[@Michael-su3ln]

Wow that was such a quick boss fight! Good work, took me forever😅

[@MrMBinder]

24:54 - I lol'd, this will never not be funny to me.

[@Twenty_Third_Nerd2347]

I think Commander Gaius is the funniest boss in the DLC purely because he can make the giant pig fly, specifically to kill you. Also unsure if you saw my suggestion on the last video, but I am very excited for you to see what’s behind the castle :)

[@cookiedudegaming]

5:18 Why was the first thing to cross my mind "Dobby with a lightsaber!"

[@beshadowedchaos1832]

luke at 5:00 to about 6:10 is basically fighting an evil more gangley Yoda lol

[@sambarnes6265]

Was watching this episode while cooking and happened to be looking away at 23:46 and could have sworn that last word was “rear”

[@pjuels]

A Polter Stone is just a poltergeist into hard rock

[@hansolochewbacca4260]

Should we tell Luke that those weren't snake-men or shield him from the face-eating truth? Great video nonetheless!

[@AidanRatnage]

Do you not recognise the wisp/orb form Siofra River Well? They're right at the bottom with all the blue ghostly ancestral followers. The Bloodborne monster is more obscure, it's called a cemetery shade and is in some catacombs in the base game.

[@IvanMyr1]

The thing at about 3:00 is nightmare fuel, and also is an enemy i somehow never encountered

[@lucasceccattolcc]

damn jump scare at 10 min lol

[@recognizerarcade]

What version of "Vampire Killer" has Luke been using for this series? I love me some high quality Castelvania music!

[@melvinkachere8782]

Haven't even watched it yet. Have a like!

[@MJ-kc8iz]

I was charmed by Pensive-Hand until he became petulant at the end of his lovely recital. Hie thee, Hand, back to patreon for a stream-ly unguent to sooth thy rankled spirit!

[@coyoteartist]

Wow, flashbacks to fighting King Bulblin on Lord Bullbo.

[@Jo_Jo_Valentín]

I started playing this dlc after ya started this series and omg the amount of smithing stones is indeed unreal lmao. I ended up with like 30-40 something of each regular stone by the end haha

[@jennypaxton8159]

Nothing like accidentally making a funny double-entendre, realizing it, and completely cracking up about it.

[@frodobaggins7710]

Luke did much better against Gaius than I did, and I also came to him after he was patched

[@Jatrick_66]

I used Moonveil for this boss and can confirm it was tough as nails!

[@nathan_allen]

36:20 is that the firelink shrine theme next to the fake bonfire?

[@Zoso14892]

"Extravagantly wasteful" is exactly how I felt about that place. It looked so foreboding on the map, it was massive and could have been something pretty cool, even if it was just a series of interesting fights. Instead it's a huge chunk of wasted potential. Don't get me wrong, that puts it in the minority for the DLC, but it still bugged me.

[@travisspaulding5835]

You have now faced 2 of the 3 bosses that I personally found to be the hardest from the DLC: 3. Evil Sunflower 2. Commander Gaius 1. ?????????

[@ExcellentU]

I'm so glad (for my own sake) that they patched Commander Gaius. Originally, if you died to him the first time, he'd be waiting for you directly in front of the boss door. And in the time it took for the Spirit Ash summoning animation to run its course, he would already be ON YOU. Now, after the patch, he starts the fight much further away from the boss door. And I'm so glad they changed that because I struggled with this boss more than any other boss in the entirety of the base game. Just because the first few seconds after entering the boss room there was zero time to get on your horse or summon backup.

[@CodexVsTheWorld]

The fact that Commander Gaius isn’t named General M. Boarson is incredibly disappointing.

[@lisaghost91]

Ring his big bell ❤

[@jaxon_the_nerd]

Awesome

[@Sirfinchyyy]

6:10 Oh no you just killed Yoda.

[@RosenXOnline]

As someone using moonveil and rolling and doding. Yes, the Gaius fight was Hard.

[@bringmemyflail1321]

1 finger ruin! Ah ha ha. 2 finger ruins! Ah ha ha. 3 finger ruins! Ah ha ha.

[@arandomelle484]

Luke Westaway for Poet Laureate! Do it, you clowns!

[@Skapologist]

37:02 Oh no, Yuri is on ice

[@mgw3133]

bat pacifism is what the caped crusader wishes he could achieve

[@ka-mai]

What in damnation are those beach spider hands??

[@SodPassionGaming]

We'll find out soon if he goes after the bosses I'm thinking of(TL:DR that's just a common enemy in Elden Ring, they're everywhere)

[@thejason755]

58:12 one last thing before the video’s done: you remember that “o mother” gesture you got at bonny village? And you remember that statue of Marika before Gaius where you found the scadutree fragment? I want you to go perform that gesture in front of that statue. Thats how you reach the second finger ruins. Just gotta fight two tree sentinels and a beast from the stars and you’re right there.

[@colynrobinson212]

Really could have cut that down to be more direct and less of a command, considering you don't fucking own this person

[@clairet-rex]

Might wanna be a little less spoiler filled, my friend - he might not wanna know what lies ahead!

[@malakengago-pc]

I hope the next ad read just rhymes at the very end