{"id":1271349,"date":"2026-03-11T19:52:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T19:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ewgYiJb3bFnQHogEh3kZid"},"modified":"2026-03-11T19:52:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T19:52:10","slug":"one-of-elden-ring-nightreigns-returning-dark-souls-bosses-launches-into-the-stratosphere-halfway-through-the-fight-to-hide-that-he-gets-replaced-by-a-second-smaller-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/one-of-elden-ring-nightreigns-returning-dark-souls-bosses-launches-into-the-stratosphere-halfway-through-the-fight-to-hide-that-he-gets-replaced-by-a-second-smaller-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"One of Elden Ring Nightreign&#8217;s returning Dark Souls bosses launches into the stratosphere halfway through the fight to hide that he gets replaced by a second, smaller guy"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>Prolific FromSoftware dataminer Zullie the Witch is back with another interesting piece of Elden Ring Nightreign esoterica: The version of Dark Souls 3&#8217;s Nameless King you fight on foot <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JRq-0ezS9Iw&#038;ab_channel=ZullietheWitch\" target=\"_blank\">is different than the one riding the dragon<\/a>, and FromSoft had to get creative with how it hides the transition.<\/p>\n<p>In the first phase of his boss fight in DS3 and Nightreign, the Nameless King rides a dragon, dismounting to continue on foot in phase two of the battle. According to Zullie, the dismounted version of the Nameless King is over a third smaller (35%) than his mounted counterpart, a striking discrepancy when you see them both side-by-side.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-video\" data-nosnippet >\n<div class=\"video-aspect-box\"><iframe data-lazy-priority=\"low\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JRq-0ezS9Iw\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This is likely meant to accommodate aesthetic and mechanical hurdles FromSoft encountered in development. I&#8217;d wager that Little King just looked dinky perched atop his big old dragon, while Big King was an awkward fit for the moveset they had created.<\/p>\n<p>In Dark Souls 3, the switcheroo is accomplished through a cutscene transition, the sort that would not fit with the pace of play in Nightreign. Instead, FromSoft just had him jump <em>really high<\/em> to disguise the swap\u2060\u2014105 meters (345 feet) in the air, obscured by the boughs of the &#8220;Spirit Shelter,&#8221; that giant ghost tree hanging over the end of day boss arenas.<\/p>\n<p>I always dig learning about <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/heres-whats-happening-inside-fallout-3s-metro-train\/\" target=\"_blank\">the shortcuts developers use<\/a> to make their games work, and Zullie the Witch has a well-earned reputation as one of the foremost experts on FromSoftware&#8217;s development processes outside the company itself. She recently revealed that those tree giants stomping around in the distance in Nightreign are actually among <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/those-shadow-giants-in-the-distance-in-elden-ring-nightreign-are-over-2-miles-tall-almost-as-big-as-the-erdtree-and-nobody-even-mentions-them-in-the-game\/\" target=\"_blank\">the biggest dudes FromSoft has ever created<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"e26420c9-7147-4a38-ba1f-7d5297cc4312\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"Elden Ring Nightreign tips\" data-dimension48=\"Elden Ring Nightreign tips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:603px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:100.00%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"YWMDSKvmzh7vYnFSTFALBA\" name=\"nightreign door\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/one-of-elden-ring-nightreigns-returning-dark-souls-bosses-launches-into-the-stratosphere-halfway-through-the-fight-to-hide-that-he-gets-replaced-by-a-second-smaller-guy.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"603\" height=\"603\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/elden-ring-nightreign-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"e26420c9-7147-4a38-ba1f-7d5297cc4312\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"Elden Ring Nightreign tips\" data-dimension48=\"Elden Ring Nightreign tips\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>Elden Ring Nightreign tips<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Start your run right<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/elden-ring-nightreign-tier-list-best-character\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Nightreign tier list<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; The best nightfarers<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/elden-ring-nightreign-rune-farm-best\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best Nightreign rune farm route <\/strong><\/a>&#8211; Level up fast<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/elden-ring-nightreign-best-team-compositions\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best Nightreign team comps<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Squad goals<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/elden-ring-nightreign-best-relic-rite\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Nightreign best relics<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; The rite stuff<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/elden-ring-nightreign-bosses-nightlords-list\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Nightreign bosses list<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Every Nightlord<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/elden-ring-nightreign-remembrances-quests\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Nightreign Remembrances<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; All character quests<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/action\/one-of-elden-ring-nightreigns-returning-dark-souls-bosses-launches-into-the-stratosphere-halfway-through-the-fight-to-hide-that-he-gets-replaced-by-a-second-smaller-guy\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prolific FromSoftware dataminer Zullie the Witch is back with another interesting piece of Elden Ring Nightreign esoterica: The version of Dark Souls 3&#8217;s Nameless King you fight on foot is different than the one riding the dragon, and FromSoft had to get creative with how it hides the transition. In the first phase of his boss fight in DS3 and Nightreign, the Nameless King rides a dragon, dismounting to continue on foot in phase two of the battle. According to Zullie, the dismounted version of the Nameless King is over a third smaller (35%) than his mounted counterpart, a striking discrepancy when you see them both side-by-side. This is likely meant to accommodate aesthetic and mechanical hurdles FromSoft encountered in development. I&#8217;d wager that Little&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/one-of-elden-ring-nightreigns-returning-dark-souls-bosses-launches-into-the-stratosphere-halfway-through-the-fight-to-hide-that-he-gets-replaced-by-a-second-smaller-guy\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1271350,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[23,748],"class_list":["post-1271349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-action","tag-games"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>One of Elden Ring Nightreign&#039;s returning Dark Souls bosses launches into the stratosphere halfway through the fight to hide that he gets replaced 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