It seems that one among Shadow of the Erdtree’s bosses is definitely even extra fucked up than you already thought it was. When most individuals took on the Dancing Lion in Elden Ring’s new enlargement, they in all probability thought that it was roughly what it seems to be, a creature that’s concurrently regal, tragic, and horrifying, in that method that so many FromSoftware bosses are usually, but it surely turns on the market are much more layers to it. That’s as a result of that boss shouldn’t be in truth a lion in any respect, however is as an alternative simply two guys in a go well with.
As reported by PC Gamer, a YouTube channel known as BonfireVN used mods to strip away numerous layers of the Divine Beast Dancing Lion, solely to search out out that the mannequin is actually composed of two dudes. Very similar to the puppeted Chinese language lion costumes you would possibly see at a parade, there are only a pair of fellas holding up the entrance and the rear, and for as gnarly because the completed product seems to be, it’s really even stranger watching them in motion on this stripped-down kind.
The man on the entrance absolutely has his head within the big lion’s head, however what is usually obscured within the ultimate incarnation of the battle is that his arms are additionally clasping the edges of the lion’s face, particularly its jaw. In different phrases, he not solely leads the cost, however he’s controlling its maw, and the roars you hear from it are presumably his. You possibly can see this within the cutscene if you first set off the battle, however in any other case it’s fairly onerous to make out when all the pieces’s in movement.
The poor man within the again is one other, sadder story. His one job is to be the ass of the lion. He doesn’t get to do a lot however comply with the top. Often he’ll get flung as a tail whip, or provide his again as a soar pad for the man upfront, and the worst half is that he does this on all fours. He’s hunched over trying immediately on the floor and his arms are bunched into fists as he actually white-knuckles the encounter. To make issues even worse, he’s bought a sack over his head. He’s simply form of the most deeply pitiable man within the Land of Shadows. In the event you thought you hated your 9-5, I’m positive this dude’s bought it a lot worse.
BonfireVN’s video not solely strips a lot of the ornamental aptitude that obscures the 2 puppeteers, it additionally exhibits the battle on this kind and it’s form of hilarious. Once more, the man within the entrance is totally liable for the aggression and assaults, that means that you simply simply form of get to observe the man within the again fly by way of the air, skid towards the bottom, and twist and switch like loopy simply to maintain up. The man within the again strikes way more like an animal than the man up entrance, and it’s neat seeing how their animation and motion kinds have been blended into this singular entity.
The video is actually only a nice showcase for FromSoft’s animators. It’s deeply spectacular watching how fluidly the animations unfold on this degree, so if something, you need to give the video a glance simply to pay some respect to the crew that clearly labored onerous on the battle. However principally, pay your respects to the lion’s ass. No person desires to be that man, and it’s typically thankless work.
