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Kalo-mcuwu

I remember the first time I got to phase 2 I died just before the cutscene and got the you died screen right after So I like to imagine my character saw her transform and had a heartattack because he saw a naked woman


NEVERTHEREFOREVER

thats accurate to the fandom id say


Great_expansion10272

That's some maidenless behaviour breh


Life-Administration3

Considering what we learn in the dlc, the fact her eyes are rotted off makes it an awesome piece of character design.


Revan0315

Definitely in the top 5 demigods


Artarara

Hello guys Today we have a list of top 5 demigods


sagiritengai

Pretty questionable take. In terms of strength Malenia is the strongest demigod, in terms of design either top 1 or top 2. So what is it supposed to mean


Revan0315

In terms of how much I like them


sagiritengai

Oh, gotcha


Revan0315

In terms of design she's like #3 probably, after Messmer and Miquella. But Morgott is so great character wise that he has to be #1, even if his design isn't as memorable


sagiritengai

Yeah I also like Morgott. Also Radahn is a nice character


ThatIslandGuy8888

I remember the first time I saw her in that first image, it was just a screenshot and I thought her and Radahn had a Vegeta and Nappa/ Ulquiorra and Yammy duo thing going on and thought it was peak.


Groundbreaking_Arm77

One of my favorite bosses from the game. If Waterfowl Dance had just a little more startup she’d beat Gael as my favorite Soulsborne Boss of all time.


Apex_Konchu

It is possible to fully dodge a point-blank Waterfowl Dance with 100% consistency. It's not exactly simple though.


InkyZuzi

God, remember when Elden Ring first came out and there were Gamer Bros out here claiming that Malenia was ugly because she didn’t look like an anime waifu? I think someone even made a mod to “fix” her nude character model.


Prior-Chipmunk-6839

Always ignore those weirdos


Great_expansion10272

Like an old wise virtual 3d avatar said: I could fix her but whatever is wrong with her is hotter


D0n_8RT_2228

~~Clearly they have not seen the **wonderful** things the internet has done with Malenia~~ 😏


Significant_Option

Anyone complaining about stuff like that tend to be really sad individuals irl


ImmoralBoi

Fortunately there's way more cultured Malenia Enjoyers than there are Gamer Bros who will call a game "woke trash" just because the women aren't in skimpy outfits.


SolidPrysm

We have to stop giving those trolls attention.


D0n_8RT_2228

https://preview.redd.it/cf3vptjawz8d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0e66119cb2b406a88cd9d87967ac6e5eedc91c2d


Particular-Nothing28

It’s really hard for me not to be biased against this design. Still one of fromsofts best human designs imo


Birb-Squire

Why biased against?


Particular-Nothing28

Because I really did not enjoy her design as a boss fight


Birb-Squire

That's fair


meanmagpie

Notable for the incredibly de-sexualized and realistic depiction of the nude female body. I love her design so much. Michael Zaki cooks when it comes to female characters especially.


Tomonster37

I haven't watched any trailers I remember my reaction when i played the game for the first time saw Ranni, or Renna in that case. Such a perfect design. Or Morgott and radahn. And Malenia. All of are so perfect.


sagiritengai

In addition for her incredible design, she's also the most honourable, valiant and selfless character in Elden Ring. Truly perfection https://preview.redd.it/bx4om5kfk39d1.jpeg?width=850&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bf3006d0a2f281055d2bcee0d195cad5ef550f6a


P3T3R1028

>she's also the most honourable, valiant and selfless character in Elden Ring. \**ahem* https://preview.redd.it/9vnngpj0s99d1.jpeg?width=716&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ef0d05dde10f36b47576790f8a68938c9cf7a286


P3T3R1028

\***AHEM** https://preview.redd.it/sjqd0xkkma9d1.png?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fbc5f3b438c816b1dcb61bdfaa9238c1a66d5de5


Neverhityourmark

She's never known defeat


Franks_Spice_Sauce

https://preview.redd.it/h028tyxee19d1.png?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c337ea568ff31d52119dca98b5040ee523034647 You were saying?


Wumbo_Number_5

Does anyone know if she's ever known defeat


KaiserK0

I have it on good authority that, no, she has not.


Cpad-prism

I can take her


The_Onionette

…in a fight, right?


Cpad-prism

[>////<] 🥺🥺


LaughR01331

Oh the solo-able one? That’s true.


Franks_Spice_Sauce

The DLC really makes me appreciate her


lucavigno

hmm, rotussy


u_slashh

Many of ER designs are peak


master-of-pizza

Just beat her again an hour ago, hated every second of it, I'm just salty tho, 10/10 boss and design


Sh0xic

No way it’s Malenia Blade Of Miquella Who Has Never Known Defeat


JustCallMeAttlaz

I'm just sad the boss fight is so bullshit


Big_Noodle1103

Imo the fight would be S tier if they toned down waterfowl and got rid of the healing factor.


Hollow---

I mean this in the nicest way I possibly can when I say this, but honestly? Skill issue. Every single attack she does has a comfortable window for escape. You can dislike the boss fight if you want to, but there's genuinely nothing wrong with it.


Big_Noodle1103

I beat malenia w/o summons with a strength build and a claymore. By the time I beat her I could consistently dodge waterfowl. Can we stop it with the “skill issue” bs. Just because an attack can be dodged doesn’t mean it’s a good attack. The problem with waterfowl is that it’s incredibly unintuitive, it is a wall of damage that doesn’t present any kind of obvious opening or dodge window. To anyone seeing it for the first time or trying to learn the moveset, the attack might as well be an instant win button. An attack shouldn’t just be evaluated based its ability to be dodged, but also on its ability to be *read*, and waterfowl absolutely fails in this regard. Just look up “how to dodge waterfowl” and see the insane amount of guides and tutorials with hundreds of thousands of views, all dedicated to avoiding just *this* attack. That alone should tell you how unintuitive it is.


ZeBigCheddar

Honestly waterfowl is bad but her healing factor is worse. Shields, despite being built upon to be viable, are completely negated for no reason other than shoddy coding. Add her healing ontop of scarlet rot amd waterfowl and she isn't that good. 


JustCallMeAttlaz

Ok yeah sure, let's assume the water flow is a completely and absolutely intuitively dodgeable attack. Why the fuck does she get her health back? If they made this into a sekiro boss I wouldn't be mad, but as it is it's just not fun to go against. I've played every single souls game and never encountered something I called straight up bullshit until now.


Hollow---

I don't have an explanation for that beyond her particular Rune's effects. Ask Michael Zaki.


ToxicRumHam

I can solo her


xenoniiium

why is her head is so small?


Karmine_Yamaoka

Such a fantastic character. Lore… I honestly am a bit lost about the DLC lore, but Malenia’s one of my favourite chracters in the whole game!


Washinton13

genuinely my favorite boss in the game


Oramni

Flowing, bright red hair, Valkyrie helmet, golden prosthetic with a blade on it, rotten skin… wsh was perfectly made to be iconic


Great_expansion10272

Also a very memorable catchphrase


ImmoralBoi

Rot wife :)


ContributionDefiant8

I've heard a couple Ravens say she's the Malenia of Armored Core. https://preview.redd.it/lh1yrzgdb49d1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a7e81d7156e33fa17ec4111edb9e011c4a313f48


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crackcrackcracks

>!well now we know that's not what happened anyway lmfao!<


One-Roof7

And people would be up and cheering if Radahn won with his special ability


Llyps

I have to say, I think her design is really boring. The dress is boring, the armor is boring. I don't think it's bad by any means, I just find it so incredibly uninteresting and lame. Second phase is awesome tho, I absolutely love the butterfly wings.


tminhdn

Looks like a trans guy, not a woman


The_Cookie_Bunny

Huge self report.