Elden Ring Bosses You Should Feel Bad For Killing

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_Elden Ring _ is full of bosses that players love to hate and kill, but there are some that inspire feelings of guilt instead of triumph. This sounds a little odd, especially when the point of the game is to kill bosses, take their power, and become <a href="https://eldenringworld.com/">Elden Ring beginner guide</a> Lord. Yet, most of these bosses do not stand in the way of the Tarnished becoming Elden Lord. <img style="max-width:400px;float:left;padding:10px 10px 10px 0px;border:0px;" alt="" />

All Soulsborne games have bosses that players feel bad about defeating. A boss may have a sad backstory, or they were once a friend, or maybe they are too cute to kill. In Dark Souls, there is the boss fight with Sif. In Bloodborne , a Souls game players should not ignore , __ the aftermath of the fight with Father Gascoigne is crushing. Two very different bosses with different lore, but players feel terrible about killing them.

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And Elden Ring , the newest Soulsborne game, is no exception. There are some bosses that players will enjoy killing, whether it is because of lore or just the difficulty in the fight. But some of these bosses do not deserve to die. A mixture of lore and the physical state of some of Elden Ring ’s __ bosses are enough to make even the strongest Tarnished weep with remorse, and wish that they could've been allies instead.

Killing Elder Dragon Greyoll In Elden Ring Makes Caelid Sadder

Of all the dragons in the game, Elden Ring ’s big white dragon of Caelid is the least deserving to die. Not only is Greyoll referred to as the "mother of all dragons," but she is also unable to fight the Tarnished. Greyoll is stuck in that laying position. It is unclear if her size or those strange barnacle growths found all over Caelid prevent her from moving. Or maybe the scarlet rot has infected her and is slowly killing her. Whatever the case, Greyoll’s only form of defense is a roar that summons the nearby smaller dragons to her aid.

But Greyoll gets sadder. It is assumed those smaller dragons are her children who come to protect their mother. When the Tarnished kills the smaller dragons, Greyoll takes damage. Killing her babies kills her, essentially. It is a sad realization that leaves the player feeling numb inside and has them wondering if those runes and the new roar unlocked at Elden Ring ’s Cathedral of Dragon Communion were worth it.

Spirit-Caller Snail Is An Elden Ring Boss That Didn't Deserve To Die

The Spirit-Caller Snail is another optional field boss in Elden Ring that can be found in the Road’s End Catacombs and Spiritcaller Cave. This little guy summons spirits to fight on his behalf. Some of these spirits can be tricky to fight, but defeating the snail will banish all his summoned spirits. What makes killing the Spirit-Caller Snail so sad is he is just so weak. A few hits, and he is done, and watching him shake his head, desperately ringing that bell to summon his spirits is comical. Indeed, a pathetic sort.

Slaying Elden Ring's Majestic Ancestor Spirit Bosses Is Heartbreaking

Both the Ancestor Spirit and Regal Ancestor Spirit are two massive skeleton deer bosses. They are very pretty, and the music to their fight is heartbreaking and beautiful. Honestly, these two do not need to be killed because it is possible to find good gear and spells in Elden Ring without defeating a single boss.

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These bosses are located in two different areas of the Siofra River. Unlocking their boss room requires the Tarnished to light a specific number of braziers, interact with their bodies, and then be transported to a room where the Tarnished will face them. These two are so far from the main storyline that it could be easy to miss or forget they exist. After all, they are not harming anyone.

Probably the saddest part is discovered after the Tarnished defeat them. In their boss room are a bunch of animal spirits just walking around, minding their business. But when the Ancestor Spirits are defeated, the animal spirits appear to die as well. Nothing screams big powerful Tarnished like killing a majestic creature just minding their own business.

Dragonkin Soldier Is Another Pathetic Elden Ring Boss

Dragonkin are impressive and intimidating dragon humanoids, yet they are not very powerful. Two can be found in the Lake of Rot and Siofra. There is also a stronger variant called Dragonkin Soldier of Nokstella found in Elden Ring . It is implied that the dragonkin’s relationship with the underground cities of Nokstella and Nokron, caused their decline. They are described as "decrepit, pale imitations" of other dragons. __ Something about the dragonkin living underground caused them to never achieve immortality or know what real lightning is . Killing them is easy and maybe mercy, but it can still leave a bitter taste.

Rennala, Queen Of The Full Moon, Elden Ring’s Desperate Mother

Rennala is a boss with one of the saddest backstories. Once she was Queen of the Carian Royals, who ruled the Academy of Raya Lucaria, and wife to Radagon. Together, Rennala and Radagon had three children. Lord of Elden Ring ’s Volcano Manor, Praetor Rykard , General Radahn, and Lunar Princess Ranni. But Radagon left Rennala and married Marika; Rennala was left with a broken heart. Then Radagon and her children have all perished in some way, and then her academy turned on her, locking her away in the grand library.

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The Tarnished do not kill Rennala, but they do defeat her. When she is defeated, all she does is clutch the amber egg Radagon gave her before he married Marika. Rennala speaks of rebirth and starting anew like she is desperate to experience that. She offers the Tarnished a chance to respec their character, so she is a useful boss to defeat. But players will feel bad about hurting her.

Malenia, Blade Of Miquella, Is A Tragic Elden Ring Boss

As stressful and exhausting as it is to fight Malenia, she is another boss the Tarnished should feel bad for defeating. She and her brother Miquella were born cursed. An Elden Ring theory for why Malenia becomes a god helps explain the curse the twins were born with. However, the gist of it is Outer Gods targeted the twins in hopes of controlling them if they decide to take their mother’s place as god of the Land’s Between. Malenia is cursed with scarlet rot, which ravaged her body from the inside out and caused her to lose some of her limbs. She is the sickest boss in the game.

After releasing the Scarlet Rot in Caelid during her battle with Radahn, <a href="https://eldenringworld.com/">eldenringworld.com</a>; she was left unconscious. Her body was returned to the Haligtree her brother created to reverse their curses. Yet, while Malenia was unconscious her brother's sleeping body was stolen. If **<a href="https://eldenringworld.com/">Elden Ring guide</a> Ring ** 's lowly Tarnished never disturbed her, Malenia would have continued sleeping and waiting for her brother, who is not even there.

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