The ULTIMATE Battle Royale of Animals - Elden Ring

But how would Miriel fare against the other creatures of Elden Ring? In this video, you can see him placed in a battlefield that includes everything from dragons to the dreaded rune bears. At first, it’s almost wince-inducing to watch: While everyone is going ham on each other, poor Miriel just chills. He doesn’t attack, even as multiple enemies gang up on him.

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As if protected by Marika herself, though, Miriel ends up surviving that initial battle precisely because he chose peace over violence. While everyone else was busy taking up arms, the AI seemed to slowly forget about anything that wasn’t moving. The result of the first battle ends up being a tie, but more importantly, Miriel gets to walk away a little scraped up, yet alive.

Does that seem like cheating? You belong in the Leyndell sewers, my friend. Miriel showcases his dominance in the second round where, might I add, every enemy is actually a tougher version than the ones present in the “tie” round. The power boost ends up betraying all of them, though, as the finalists end up killing each other, leaving only Miriel behind.

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It reminds me a lot of those classic Mario Party and Smash Bros. videos, in which characters like Luigi emerge as the victor by not playing the game at all. Truly some galaxy brain shit.

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As BjornTheBear’s video continues he stages further deathmatch variations, including one where everyone is scaled to the same power level. The Turtle Pope doesn’t always survive, but let us never forget that Miriel is the moral victor here.