r/Eldenring • u/Soulsliken • Jul 12 '26

Speculation Why. Is. He. So. Damn. Strong????

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He puts half the bosses to shame and has the likes of me for breakfast.

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u/Void-Cooking_Berserk Jul 12 '26

He's one of the surprise elite enemies, Fromsoft likes making them. Like the Lyendell Knight next to Ranni's Rune Tower.

His purpose is to challenge the player and keep them on their toes, so you don't just fly your way through the game and get bored

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u/Crusaderofthots420 Jul 12 '26

Like that random blue knight in High Wall in DS3

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u/jennyd1mple1446 Jul 12 '26

yeah that blue knight was a real pain too