After braving the dangers of Crumbling Farum Azula, players come across Maliketh, a protector of Marika, who may also be Elden Ring’s Beast Clergyman Garranq. He’s part of a gauntlet of five bosses—six if the Draconic Tree Sentinel in Farum Azula is to be counted—bookending the game, and, though he’s not nearly as difficult as other FromSoftware bosses, such as Sword Saint Isshin or Orphan of Kos, he can definitely be difficult to put down.

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Unfortunately, u/ChoppaVII never got a chance to land so much as a single hit. After traversing the mist, the player immediately summoned the Mimic Tear, which is a savvy move, as the Mimic Tear Ashes are perhaps the best summon in Elden Ring. However, two ill-advised dodge rolls sent them careening to their death in a hilarious stroke of bad luck, ending the fight before it could even begin.

Precarious ledges and fatal falls have always been a part of the soulsborne experience, but, while annoying, hazards in boss rooms can be downright infuriating. A very similar fate befell one unfortunate TikTok user who accidentally backed off of a ledge just seconds before delivering the final blow against Margit, the Fell Omen, a heartbreaking end to one of Elden Ring’s tougher boss fights. Additionally, one streamer endured an arguably more aggravating accident, inadvertently jumping off of a cliff in Caelid after downing a dragon.

Soulsborne veterans may recall a similar situation that could be set up in Dark Souls 2. The Dragonrider, one of the first bosses in the game, could easily be tricked into stepping off of the tiny platform on which he is meant to be fought. Perhaps u/ChoppaVII ought to return to the 2014 Dark Souls installment for a bit of cathartic revenge. The major difference between these two fights, however, is that Dragonrider is one of the easiest bosses in the Dark Souls franchise, while Maliketh is made of much sterner stuff.

Elden Ring is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.

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