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<\/article>\nThe order in which they are beaten is likely to factor into their actions and moveset. This one might even be mixed with the next category for an encounter like The Twin Princes of Lothric or the Witch of Hemwick.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n From has absolutely loved the \u201chey, you think you won, but you didn\u2019t, here\u2019s the real fight.\u201d trope throughout the years, and it has never been better realized than The Gargantuan Ape in Sekiro. You can watch YouTube for thousands of reaction videos, but essentially I hope we only get one of these encounters in Elden Ring so that the impact stays hot. If you expect every boss to come back to life with\u00a0new attacks and an electrifying soundtrack, it loses some of its surprise. While the Ape may hold the throne, Sister Friede is a better fight overall and keeps the player guessing through three entire boss battles rolled into one. We can count on one of these to happen, and probably with a badass that\u2019s pretty tough to take down even in the first phase.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Remember the Penetrator? Maybe not. How about the Pursuer? Animated armor suits with a big sword that impale the player and then throw them for a lethal long-range grab are lots of fun. Early screens indicate that a one-armed valkyrie-type might\u00a0be their successor in Elden Ring, complete with an attack that may curse or afflict the player if it doesn\u2019t instantly annihilate them. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Get ready to scream as your hitbox registers a big connect with this one when you appear ten feet away and\u00a0get thrown into a poison swamp. But at least this boss will probably be super freaking cool. What if they take the Pursuer theme to the next level here? Something half-baked in Dark Souls II was the fact that the Pursuer would sort of actually pursue the player. With an open world to work with, maybe this character actually hunts the player. That would be\u00a0awesome and super intense if they could pull it off!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n From Crossbreed Priscilla to Sister Friede (the best boss in all of Souls), From loves to give some of the leading boss women massive freaking instruments of death. With Priscilla and Friede, the recurring \u201cactions\u00a0in the snow giving away the location of the enemy despite their\u00a0invisibility\u201d mechanics are also present. A scythe-wielding, somewhat invisible boss in the snowy mountain lands that you can see their footsteps,\u00a0hear their movements, or witness\u00a0the kicking up of snow\u00a0to locate them before they slice you in twain is definitely going to happen here.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n If we look at final bosses, especially recent ones like Isshin, Gael, or even Gehrman\/Orphan, they tend to be the size of the player. Massive beasts are a sure thing to take down, ones that we can roll left or into over and over and stick with pointy things. However, the really scary\u00a0bosses are often the same size as the player and play by\u00a0some special rules. The fight will probably start normally, with the boss having several telegraphed but deadly melee combos and high mobility. Once we get the health bar down to 75% or 50%, that\u2019s when all bets are off, and they\u2019ll begin using ranged weaponry on top of an enhanced phase one moveset. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Gael\u2019s hyper fire handbow and Isshin\u2019s powerful pistol are likely to be echoed here in some fashion, though I doubt it will be the same type of weapon \u2013 perhaps a satchel of speedy daggers. Hell, poison daggers, let\u2019s really up the ante on this one. And then\u00a0phase three, when they\u2019re at say\u00a033% or so, will unlock hyperspeed and giant, unpredictable area-of-effect blasts. This is the phase where we\u2019re going to be gulping down all those consumables we save up over the course of the game. Interestingly enough, I think the difficulty of the final encounter hinges on whether or not there is a planned DLC. If there\u2019s going to be DLC, the final boss can traditionally be a very reasonable or toned-down encounter similar to Gwyn or the Soul of Cinder. If there\u2019s not going to be DLC, it will be an Isshin-tier villain. Am I actually saying we can predict whether or not there will be DLC based on the final boss difficulty? Yes. Yes, I am.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Storm Ruler. Legends have told of this weapon for centuries. They say you need to charge it up, and then you can take down everything from massive flying stingrays to angry, huge giants. Count on a (somewhat) impossible boss that can be defeated by a conveniently located item glistening in the room. Maybe they\u2019ll throw a wrench in the gears this time and have it be a bit more byzantine to get to the special item, like maneuvering Micolash\u2019s maze in Bloodborne. Hopefully, From leans in here and uses the Storm Ruler again as the key item to keep the theme really going.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Click here to watch embedded media<\/a><\/p>\n Deacons of the Deep, the Royal Rat Vanguard, Celestial Emissary, the list for this category is long. Essentially, the player is faced with a ton of targets that probably all look very alike. The lesser units respawn if killed, forcing the player to focus on the critical target or lose a war of attrition, or perhaps balancing things out for a longer but less intense encounter. What shape this takes in Elden Ring is unknown, but the setting is rife with possibility, and this is a favorite From trope, so I expect to see it for sure in some form. Some variants on this encounter include Rom the Vacuous spider, where the big target is easily identifiable rather than blending into the pack but still featuring an endless supply of dangerous minions.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The Fool\u2019s Idol. The Crystal Mage. Prepare to face a barrage of bolts or magical blades as you attempt to find the right target in a sea of clones. Maybe the \u201creal one\u201d has an identifiable attack or something in the arena that can help you identify it. Still, you\u2019ll probably have to use pillars or architecture as cover as you survive a hail of spells. Of course, after you find it, you only have a brief period to do damage before it teleports and spawns more clones to play the game\u00a0again and again, so make those hits count while you can!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n This boss is so freaking big, you can\u2019t see all of their massive form\u00a0most of the time, and they don\u2019t even fit on the screen! From the Old Iron King to High Lord Wolnir and even Midir\u2019s pre-boss stage, this boss will likely be bested by rapping their hands sternly as they place them down to peer intently at you before breathing something dangerous on you.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Click here to watch embedded media<\/a><\/p>\n It all has to start somewhere, right? Before players can level up or advance, there\u2019s often something nasty in the way. This varies greatly between games, but often there\u2019s a sort of checkpoint boss or large enemy that has some variables to defeating. Sometimes, you\u2019re not really supposed to beat this boss on your first encounter. Other times, you need to beat it to proceed with the game. What flavor this takes in Elden Ring is unknown, but its existence is almost a sure thing.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n What boss archetypes are you predicting\u00a0to see in Elden Ring? If comments are back working again, let us know there!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\nThe Fake Out<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
Sword Curse Impaling Armor<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
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<\/article>\nInvisible Snow Scythe Woman<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
The Final Boss: Player-Sized With A Dynamic Moveset<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
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<\/article>\nThe Gimmick Boss With Something In Their Arena That Kills Them<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
The Legion With Only One Real Target<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
The Shell Game Teleporting Mage<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
The Really Freaking Big Thing That Rests On A Ledge<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
The Tutorial Boss<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n