I made him turn my Moonlight Greatsword into the God slaying weapon he wanted to forge, but it was too slow to properly fight against the final opponents. Then when I went back to the Bastion, Hewg lost his memories... so I made him turn another weapon more fit for the task into a second God slayer: my old Moonveil I set aside when I got Moonlight. I Vergil'd Radagon and Elden Beast like a boss with the +10 weebmage katana. And my Mimic Tear's help.
@@Devin7Eleven When you figure out the fight it is piss easy. Like the spinny thing that shoots lasers, just ran circles around it and only rolled for the boss's attacks. Fight with just Radagon was a lot harder. The boss had all the rageworthy mechanics to the max. Countering about every misstep you make. Brilliant really. Absolutely brilliant.
it was super corny when i first heard but the fight is amazing and i dont even want to know who thought the mistake of having elden beast be after radagon was a good idea but oh well
That actually kicked the game down a whole lot for me. Going against Radagon gave me sweet nostalgia of going against Gwyn for the first time again. Dying to Radagon even though he is easy as I extend the fight as long as I can as it feels so badass, sad and gave me chills. Such a shame they had the Elden Beast afterwards, is there not an ending without the Tree Spirit? I really hope so.
@@soulation Why would you chase it? The thing swims back to you while you SHOULD be spending that gap to prepare spells and items. People had the same problem with Midir because they didn't learn that chasing down the large aggro-mad enemy is a waste of stamina.
I played Faith build and getting wrecked as every main storyline boss is resistant to Holy damage. We need to be as unholy as it get to murder god. Make sense
@@nguyendi92 Ironically the blasphemous blade is amazing on faith builds, and it does a number to elden beast and radagon. And its the blasphemous (unholy) blade.
For me it's so incredibly hard to decide ... Gwyn is such a sad classic, Soul of Cinder so epic with the callback and everything. Gehrman's theme so damn melancholic, Radagon epic af. I wish it was a bit more sad though! But good that we don't mention DS2 lol!
There's 2 specific moments in this game that I'm going to remember for years to come. The first is right at the beginning, when you step out into Limgrave for the first time to see the Erdtree off in the distance as the wind blows and soft music plays. The second is from this fight, specifically the moment when the Great Rune glows inside of Radagon's body and he glares down at you, right as this song hits its high point. What a game.
I was high as fuck playing for the first time. Stepped out from the cave of knowledge & just stood there watching stormveil castle far away, the big ass golden tree & the music at limgrave. Listen to it carefully & you will notice a creepy sounding violin under that soft music implying something else is going on in these lands & it ain't pretty
I love how this isnt *just* the main theme, its a more emotional and triumphant version. The brass and percussion is quieted down to let the strings and choir take the lead, and the darker, heavier sound of the original is replaced with a sense of knowing that this is the last obstacle in your path. The main theme is defiance in the face of impossible odds, this track is triumph over all of it.
This fight was 10x more amazing after following quest lines and reading the items for the lore of the game. To see him and a real golden order guy was awesome
I was so interested in his story and so convinced that the final boss will be marika (that it is kinda) that when the name popped up and the music started i was having goospumps for like 2 minutes.
If I'm being honest, Elden Beast should have come before Radagon Imagine this: You finally make your way into the Erdtree and a cutscene plays. You see Marika hanging from her cross with her body all broken, as if she has been fighting to keep herself in tact to prevent something from coming out. Then, you see a black substance envelop her entire body from a golden glow within her. As we all know, this is the final Great Rune of the Elden Ring The gigantic beast changes the environment, making it look like you have taken this fight to the stars. Then, the boss fight happens. After you inevitably defeat the Elden Beast, it crumples to the ground and it shrinks into a more humanoid shape. It rises and changes form until the cosmic shroud dissipates and you see Radagon. His back to you, he grabs his broken hammer to the ground and it is covered in a golden light as its broken pieces are replaced with rays of gold He raises it to the air as his body seems to mend itself from the damage that Marika had brought upon them for trying to contain the power of their Great Rune, albeit with the same shroud that the Elden Beast once took on. The Great Rune glows within Radagon as he turns toward you and points his hammer to you Though he does not speak, you can understand what this means. You now face Radagon of the Golden Order, the Master of the Elden Ring, and he wishes to be your final challenge to see if you are truly worthy of the throne
I just loved how Radagon walks towards you menacingly while this music is playing. Phase 1 was better in my opinion since Elden beast kinda came out of nowhere but it was pretty cool phase 2 anyway.
phase 2 is just spectacle imo. Not that hard, but constantly chasing him is kinda annoying due to huge hp pool. But nowhere near as bad as chasing Micolash.
It was the idea, that you suddenly figure it out that Radagon was only a toy of the Elden Beast, the corrupted bastard that took control over the lands between and force and empire of terror and pain!
Elden blob was unnecessary. Radagon would have very well filled it's role as the ring's puppet. Would have made even more sense, cause if the ring had an actual form, then why did it choose a vessel that could, and did fail it ?
This is the probably the best OST, along with a dramatic and climactic battle in darkness with Radagon's striking flashes of light. I wish they swapped the giant flying amoeba with this - I was so bored chasing after it, felt like I was running a marathon. Radagon felt like the true end boss with this intense and epic choir.
Radagon is the true final boss for me Every fromsoft finals boss were a human and that's a part of why they are loved moon presence and now elden beast are so boring. i dont understand why they didn't give radagon an epic p2 like soul of cinder
@@redyu77 The Elden Beast is a Kingsfield reference. The whole 'Large Dragon with Single Golden Eye' was the final boss of almost every single Kingsfield game that Fromsoft made back then.
Yeah the stupid ass phase 2 felt super lame. I would've found it way more epic if he had just morphed more or something and had enhanced attacks + new abilities. Idk why they think making some giant "monstrosity" to be the true final boss is a good idea when it just makes it feel pretty cheesy imo
@@marksterslysz Elden Beast is story-wise a fine final boss to the game but I honestly wished for a Phase 3 since it is the final boss, where Radagon/Marika could awaken and absorb the Elden Beast after we weaken it, ascending to actual godhood above Greater Will. So we could get to fight an unbroken Radagon/Marika with an epic music and the same environment as the Elden Beast's arena. That'd be peak af!
@@paganboy7 you think this is the extent my hatred? No,I just wrote how I felt about it,there's a difference between assertion of opinion and being condescending,loser.
"I doubt you could even imagine it That which commanded the stars giving life it's fullest brilliance The elden ring ooooooooohhhh elden ring Shattered by someone or something Don't tell me you don't see it look up at the sky it burns Arise now ye tarnished claim the throne and become elden lord"
@@hydrasent563 Elden beast isn't a great boss from a gameplay perspective imo, but most giant bosses are kinda meh gameplay wise. The thematics and visuals are amazing as always tho
Even when considering how out of his prime and fallen apart Radagon is by the time you fight him. This theme and his intro alone still makes you think you're standing in the presence of a god
@@mrxxsesshomaruxx9642 This is what I think, did Radagon even know we were there? Was he even alive or just a puppet of the Elden Beast during the battle? The lore of this game is engrossing lol.
I loved every moment of the final battle. Radagon was the ultimate man vs man battle I've fought with a controller. The brutality of his attacks mixed with the music, it genuinely flows like a dance of extreme violence AND I LOVE EVERY SINGLE SECOND OF IT To be honest, I think I lost a few attempts just standing in awe when his attacks matched the music. It's the best choice for a fight like this
Radagon wasn't...relevant enough overall to make him the true mastermind all of a sudden. With that 2nd phase you can feel that much larger powers are involved.
@@almightygoatbitch8065 Not confirmed what is their situation, if they are one after they were fused or if they were like that from the very beginning. And regardless, they are just tools to the Elden Beast. It controlled them, and it's pretty symbolic how it grabbed Radagon and turned him into a sword after he failed.
When i hear this music when a fight start, i harder fight againt my tears then the actual enemy. Then i realized this game coming to the End :( Why it cant be eternal. One of the Best game of my life.
0:00 Marika cracks the Elden Ring with a blow from the Gold Breaker hammer. 1:13 Radagon tries to repair the crack with another blow, but the ring shatters.
This bossfight was so bad ass. The music being the main theme. Radagon’s simple yet imposing design, the fact that he is smashing you with the same hammer that shattered the elden ring, the arena, it’s all fucking amazing.
@@TheTriforceDragon I figured. All the other titles I have played ended me right around the same by the first playthrough. I refuse to be like these scrubs duping themselves to 400+.
I naturally got to Godfrey at around level 90-100 and I was stuck on him for days. Moral of the story is don't be underleveled for the end of the game or else the bosses will push your shit in
This gets me almost emotional. Thinking about what a grand adventure we just went on, the places we saw, all the people we met, friends we made, the great evils we vanquished, and now it finally draws to an end. This is the battle of all battles. A battle to determine the destiny of The Lands Between.
I personally believe the similarity is a love letter to fans of the games, This game does really feel like a melding pot of all of fromsofts themes and ideas on making the souls games. We've got the jumping and sneaking of sekiro, The weapon arts of ds3, The powerstance of ds2, The intricate level design of ds1, And the crazy lore of bloodborne, And as homage to the game that fundamentally is what put fromsoft on the map and is the frame work of every game made by them since then we have the motifs of Demons souls.
@@eanquest3985 Many areas are very reminiscent of Demon’s Souls as well. Going through a certain area I forgot the name of, but it gave me heavy Tower of Latria vibes
Yes! All I hear is Demon Souls when Elden Ring theme plays. Honestly I think Demon Souls is better than all the Dark Souls games So I think it is a massive tribute to that game
Elden ring makes me hope for a fromsoft game which takes place in a high fantasy type world, filled with life and energy. Soulsborne games are always really sad and tragic, so I wanna be able to go into a coliseum with a raging crowd and take on an absolute monster of an enemy. Elden ring feels like a step in that direction, where the world is more epic than tragic
Nah. Elden Ring has the good balance. You need that contrast. A game that's only triumphant and flashy would be one you forget after a couple of weeks because it's got no soul: you didn't have to go through bitterness so it would taste too sweet.
You stand before the Elden Ring incarnate. Radagon of the Golden Order raises his hammer, ready to strike. A swift roll takes you out of its range. A fierce battle for the very fate of the world ensues, this one still able to be saved. You think of the blacksmith. Of the spirit tuner. The Twinned Tarnished. The sorcerer. The demigods that you have slain to get this far. The runes of the Elden Ring transferred to your soul to make you strong enough for this ultimate fight. With gritted teeth, you clutch your weapon, your seal, whatever it is that you hold. You let out a guttural roar of ambition. You will become the Elden Lord. With Radagon defeated, an endless ocean stretches out in all directions, Erdtrees spanning out like infinite pillars. A huge, celestial form emerges, the very being of Order-the Elden Beast. Mystified, but still holding firm to your ambition, you ready yourself for another battle. This one. This one, you know, will be the end. The End of the Order, but the beginning of your reign as Elden Lord. Arise, ye Tarnished. Ye dead, who yet live. Though the path be broken and uncertain, Claim your place as Elden Lord!
The elden beast isn't exactly will, but it's more like the host for the greater will. It acts on the greater wills behalf but it still has a mind of its own. Also as the tarnished, you travel to the elden ring to become the new elden lord. Not exactly take over, since Murika can't be usurped from her position. Murika is the statue you repair and also Radagon. Which is exactly why Radagon is attacking you because he doesn't want the tarnished to become an elden lord as it goes against the erd tree and golden orders laws. Not to mention, you commit the first sin as the tarnished by burning the erd tree, which is another reason radagon couldn't have you as elden lord. The reason the elden beast fights you is because the greater will doesn't want you to become the elden lord and instead place the rune of death back to where it belongs but with you as the lord it cannot do that. This games lore is ridiculous. And yet there still isn't an explainantion as to why Murika is also Radagon
I’ve played a lot of great games, but none quite gave me the experience Elden Ring did. Truly one of the greatest games I’ve ever played, and one of the greatest games ever.
And here we are, the boss gods pantheon: - King Allant, the Souls Sucker King - Gwyn, the Lord of Parryable - Gehrman, the Wheelchair Guy - Isshin, the Glock Saint - Gael, the Freaking Cool Fight Arena Guy - Radagon, the Hammer Guy Did I something miss?
When the main theme kicks in that you've been hearing in the menu for the whole game, it's a great bit of soundtrack design. I wonder which came first, the idea of Radagon's theme to be the main game theme or the other way around.
The best boss of all games. So balanced, so strong, intimidating and menacingly slow walking. No build is bad against this guy. In ng+ I just die to Elden beast so I can fight him again and again, so much fun
@@tastycookiechip The dude is made out of stone and bleed is way to over powered. Still, the damage of bleed weapons are enough to make bleed not necessary.
When I heard the song play off, 🤯 I was just sitting there like I don’t even care if I die cause I get to replay this again and again. Hopefully fromsoftware puts in a boss rush mode like in Sekiro. I’d def be playing this fight like crazy
Fighting radagon felt like fighting a fucking Olympian, it feels like fighting Zeus and Thor but they’re like the same guy! Although he’s completely shattered and a husk of his former glory you can’t deny that even then he feels like a god to be feared
Played elden ring without a single spoiler and this music playing when radagon held his hammer sent shivers down my spine and i died in seconds bc it was so godamn epic i couldnt focus in the game.
BRO WHEN I HEARD THIS I WASNT EVEN FOCUSING ON RADAGON. I was so fucking hyped up with this music and was letting him smack me around while going "holy shit this music"
Anyone else get reminded of Gehrman and Moon Presence from this fight? A tragic but overall kind figure just doing what he thinks is right, secretly being puppeteered by a higher force
I wish more games made the main theme also the final boss theme with some tweaks. It really adds to the finality of the boss and kinda makes you think about the journey you went through to get to this point. Fucking love this game.
Literally one of the best, and most meaningful boss fights I've ever played. Only to be followed by literally one of the most anticlimactic pieces of rot-tinged excrement they decided to make the ACTUAL final boss for some insane reason.
Loved the slow walking just like King Allant from Demon's Souls. Same theme too just without the organs and the added choir! (In Demon's Souls remake they did add a choir onto his theme though). What an amazing homage.
Radagon should've been the final boss and Ranni/Chaos endings should've been the only ones having you fight the Elden Beast considering the whole point behind them.
The Dance with Radagon is so goddamn well designed, the way his fight flows, maybe my favorite boss of the game, hard to pick on the first run though...
Gwyn has one of the most thematically fitting themes, SoC does the same while making a lil more epic… But this does the same thing, just better. It signifies the end of an age (both in game and the end of the world of Dark Souls) and a step towards a new future (whatever ending you chose + the new generation Elden Ring will inspire) Besides, the boss here is arguably the best. Literally just a gigachad with a hammer. What’s to hate?
Me the first time: *BONK Entering the second time: "Velstadt is that you?" *BONK Third: "That's funny you both have the same way to say hello!" *TELEPORT *BONK
the feeling is like when you meet the final phase of fatalis the mh bgm begins, it's the same feeling when you whooping radagon, it wants you to move forward without hesitation.
I can't really complain much about elden beast. From Software has a habit of making the final boss some weird "thing" that shouldn't exist. Gael and the soul of cinder, genichiro and lord ashina, moon presence and orphan of kos, Manus. They all seem odd to just "show up" at the end but when you read into it, they've been a factor the whole game
Then, one day, someone made it into the Erdtree. And he felt his bindings begin to break. And he could think again. He couldn't see, but he could at the same time. Perhaps a blessing. He felt so strange. But still himself. He could not sense even a bit of Marika any longer as his shattered body begin to change. He fell to the ground as himself. Broken into pieces, but somehow the most whole he'd ever felt. He thought on it. Was this one last boon from The Greater Will? His last chance to prove himself their warrior still? The thought did spur him so. He raised his hammer, the power of the Elden Ring glowing inside him, and he brought it down low.
Holy shit!!! Holy fucking shit!! This OST is hands down my favourite of all time! My entire body feels every beat and it's like something deep in me get powered up!
I love what seems to be the sound of a hammer striking against something in the background. It makes me think that the shattering of the Elden Ring was significant that it still echoes in this chamber years later.
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Godrick the Grafted Phase 1 (30 minutes version): ruclips.net/video/x1OfB1WS3Hg/видео.html
godfrey phase 1 is one of the best osts pls do that too
Rule #1 of Souls Games:
If they're human sized and they walk slow, _get ready for the fight of your life._
*Friede and Malenia PTSD flashbacks*
@@IKuzmos dont forget Artorias, Lady Maria and Gherman
@@yoboiaizen7731 Artorias human sized? ;)
Nameless King and Soul of Cinder
I wouldn't say so of Ofnir
*"GOD SLAIN."*
_This is for you, Master Hewg._
I had to kill him with the weapon I maxed out while Master Hewg still had his memories and called me his Lord ;_;
@@Cometzone12 I did so, too- but I did it with *Royal Greatsword,* as a tribute not only to Master Hewg, but to _Kentaro Miura._
I made him turn my Moonlight Greatsword into the God slaying weapon he wanted to forge, but it was too slow to properly fight against the final opponents.
Then when I went back to the Bastion, Hewg lost his memories... so I made him turn another weapon more fit for the task into a second God slayer: my old Moonveil I set aside when I got Moonlight.
I Vergil'd Radagon and Elden Beast like a boss with the +10 weebmage katana. And my Mimic Tear's help.
and as it turned out in my playthrough, the god-slaying weapon was a literal brick on a stick. a heavy +24 brick hammer
He forged not one but two godslayer weapons for me, dual wielding the dark moon greatsword and the helphen's steeple made master Hewg proud
I know... In my bones... A man *Cannot* kill a God.
*proceeds to kill a god*
@@RyuKaguya More like proceeds to become an even greater God.
I'm a God. How can you kill a God?
@@theobell2002 What a Grand and Intoxicating Innocence!
*takes out helmet*
I am no man!
I've played Elden ring without a single Spoiler, and when I've fought Radagon, all my bones on my body was chilling....
Then phase two ruins the whole journey honestly lol
@@dunhilyn bit of an exaggeration
@@dunhilyn No it doesn't. It makes sense with how the fight is since you're going against a sort of Lovecraftian God. I don't expect it to be "fair".
@@Devin7Eleven When you figure out the fight it is piss easy. Like the spinny thing that shoots lasers, just ran circles around it and only rolled for the boss's attacks. Fight with just Radagon was a lot harder. The boss had all the rageworthy mechanics to the max. Countering about every misstep you make. Brilliant really. Absolutely brilliant.
Yea when I heard that music kick in I was kicking and screaming with hype.
Honestly, I love that this has the same melody (save for some enhancements) as the main menu theme. It screams a sense of closure.
it was super corny when i first heard but the fight is amazing and i dont even want to know who thought the mistake of having elden beast be after radagon was a good idea but oh well
That actually kicked the game down a whole lot for me. Going against Radagon gave me sweet nostalgia of going against Gwyn for the first time again. Dying to Radagon even though he is easy as I extend the fight as long as I can as it feels so badass, sad and gave me chills. Such a shame they had the Elden Beast afterwards, is there not an ending without the Tree Spirit? I really hope so.
The Elden Beast fight would be much more tolerable if we can use Torrent. I swear half of the fight is spending running toward it.
Eargasm
@@soulation Why would you chase it? The thing swims back to you while you SHOULD be spending that gap to prepare spells and items. People had the same problem with Midir because they didn't learn that chasing down the large aggro-mad enemy is a waste of stamina.
'You have bested me. You are truly... the Elden Ring'
LMAO FFS
Every Elden has its Ring...
He doesn't say that
-Ralph Elder Ring
@@trashagent9304 Every Elden has its ring
Radagon with the hammer raised in the air looks so badass! I was more hyped fighting him than the Elden Beast.
The Elden Beast fight felt really underwhelming. Was more annoyed chasing it around with my colossal sword.
@@rognartvedte7906 Do it sl1 then baby boy
@@akaku9 Your comment does not make any sense. But I doubt you could beat the game with just colossal swords before it got a speed buff.
@@rognartvedte7906 lol good one
Radagon was also harder compared to the elden beast
Who would've guessed the most powerful being in the Lands Between was playing a faith build
I played Faith build and getting wrecked as every main storyline boss is resistant to Holy damage. We need to be as unholy as it get to murder god. Make sense
Faith AND Int
@@nguyendi92 I was... of a different faith... anyone want s'mores, they're so good you'll go mad!
@@nguyendi92 Ironically the blasphemous blade is amazing on faith builds, and it does a number to elden beast and radagon. And its the blasphemous (unholy) blade.
@@nguyendi92 gargoyle's greatsword with flame art infusion got you covered.
I thought Soul of Cinder, Gehrman, and Gwyn had the best final boss theme. THIS IS A MASTER PIECE AND A EPIC CLIMAX TO AN AMAZING GAME!
What about Isshin, the Sword Saint? His final boss theme was PHENOMENAL.
@@RobGordonJC i cant enjoy the music while fighting isshin. this boss fight is easier so the ost can be enjoyed more.
For me it's so incredibly hard to decide ... Gwyn is such a sad classic, Soul of Cinder so epic with the callback and everything. Gehrman's theme so damn melancholic, Radagon epic af. I wish it was a bit more sad though!
But good that we don't mention DS2 lol!
@@bighatastrea we don't talk about dark souls 2
@@bighatastrea I mean.. I think its safe to say that DS2 had a pretty weak soundtrack
There's 2 specific moments in this game that I'm going to remember for years to come. The first is right at the beginning, when you step out into Limgrave for the first time to see the Erdtree off in the distance as the wind blows and soft music plays.
The second is from this fight, specifically the moment when the Great Rune glows inside of Radagon's body and he glares down at you, right as this song hits its high point. What a game.
I was high as fuck playing for the first time. Stepped out from the cave of knowledge & just stood there watching stormveil castle far away, the big ass golden tree & the music at limgrave. Listen to it carefully & you will notice a creepy sounding violin under that soft music implying something else is going on in these lands & it ain't pretty
Indded, a superb masterpiece. A big one for me was also the meteoric comeback of Radahn: what a fight.
It's not a great rune, it's the elden ring
They need to play this when elden ring wins goty it's impossible to hear this and not agree
is the high point of the song 5 seconds in?
The most intimidating fromsoft final boss, no words just slow walking and health bar destruction
@Kyuku what does him being feminine have to do with anything? You know who he is right?
@Kyuku you're one of THOSE huh?
@Kyuku Lmao ur sad
@Kyuku seriously, why does it matter if he's feminine? I must be missing something here
@Kyuku cringe
I love how this isnt *just* the main theme, its a more emotional and triumphant version. The brass and percussion is quieted down to let the strings and choir take the lead, and the darker, heavier sound of the original is replaced with a sense of knowing that this is the last obstacle in your path. The main theme is defiance in the face of impossible odds, this track is triumph over all of it.
It's what we deserve since the time we came to the Lands Between.
Well said! You described it beautifully.
Radagon was probably one of my most favorite final bosses in souls.
that is until i reached phase 2 funny dragon man that keeps running away from me.
Let’s not forget near infinite floaty gold ball that shits out smaller gold balls!
@@jimmiepridmore1149
Honestly that attack wouldn’t be threatening if it didn’t get in the cameras way so I couldn’t see what Elden beast is doing
@@jimmiepridmore1149 That attack, Malenias dance, and Radahns purple meteors can all fuck themselves
Chase the space whale simulator
@@ChuchoRamirezH true, i'm pure melee build and that fight was hell to me
This fight was 10x more amazing after following quest lines and reading the items for the lore of the game. To see him and a real golden order guy was awesome
I was so interested in his story and so convinced that the final boss will be marika (that it is kinda) that when the name popped up and the music started i was having goospumps for like 2 minutes.
@@mefist8447 The cutscene when his hair slowly turned red and the realisation that the guy from the beginning was the final boss was masterful.
@@danielbumchuckle4321 would "he" technically be a she? cus radagon and marika are the same person
@@arcanumelite4853 i just assume that a god doesn't need to have a gender
@@mefist8447 shhhh, body Type A
Bruh most epic boss theme ive ever heard in all my years of playing souls games.
Same
should look up midir
I played all the souls game
@I hate discord furry logo i love those too but radagon hits me diff. Lol
@@thelonlydarkness probably because its the menu theme
One of the best thing in this boss is, when he AOE grabs you he does the exact same moves that he did in a trailer, smashing you with the hammer.
If I'm being honest, Elden Beast should have come before Radagon
Imagine this: You finally make your way into the Erdtree and a cutscene plays. You see Marika hanging from her cross with her body all broken, as if she has been fighting to keep herself in tact to prevent something from coming out. Then, you see a black substance envelop her entire body from a golden glow within her. As we all know, this is the final Great Rune of the Elden Ring
The gigantic beast changes the environment, making it look like you have taken this fight to the stars. Then, the boss fight happens. After you inevitably defeat the Elden Beast, it crumples to the ground and it shrinks into a more humanoid shape. It rises and changes form until the cosmic shroud dissipates and you see Radagon. His back to you, he grabs his broken hammer to the ground and it is covered in a golden light as its broken pieces are replaced with rays of gold
He raises it to the air as his body seems to mend itself from the damage that Marika had brought upon them for trying to contain the power of their Great Rune, albeit with the same shroud that the Elden Beast once took on. The Great Rune glows within Radagon as he turns toward you and points his hammer to you
Though he does not speak, you can understand what this means. You now face Radagon of the Golden Order, the Master of the Elden Ring, and he wishes to be your final challenge to see if you are truly worthy of the throne
Thats sounds awesome
Well said brother.
ya i also wondered the same Radagon got the personality...Elden beast just seems extra
Ah yes, the most powerful form of a creature possible.
He who has maxed out crafting, a true Elden Lord.
I just loved how Radagon walks towards you menacingly while this music is playing. Phase 1 was better in my opinion since Elden beast kinda came out of nowhere but it was pretty cool phase 2 anyway.
phase 2 is just spectacle imo. Not that hard, but constantly chasing him is kinda annoying due to huge hp pool. But nowhere near as bad as chasing Micolash.
and if you run up to radagon he just stands there lol
out of nowhere isn't really true, we see THE elden ring inside of Marika/Radagon
It was the idea, that you suddenly figure it out that Radagon was only a toy of the Elden Beast, the corrupted bastard that took control over the lands between and force and empire of terror and pain!
Elden blob was unnecessary. Radagon would have very well filled it's role as the ring's puppet. Would have made even more sense, cause if the ring had an actual form, then why did it choose a vessel that could, and did fail it ?
This is the probably the best OST, along with a dramatic and climactic battle in darkness with Radagon's striking flashes of light.
I wish they swapped the giant flying amoeba with this - I was so bored chasing after it, felt like I was running a marathon.
Radagon felt like the true end boss with this intense and epic choir.
Radagon is the true final boss for me Every fromsoft finals boss were a human and that's a part of why they are loved moon presence and now elden beast are so boring. i dont understand why they didn't give radagon an epic p2 like soul of cinder
He/She IS the final boss, Elden Beast is the story final boss, Radagon is the final duel against someone with a will.
@@redyu77 The Elden Beast is a Kingsfield reference. The whole 'Large Dragon with Single Golden Eye' was the final boss of almost every single Kingsfield game that Fromsoft made back then.
Yeah the stupid ass phase 2 felt super lame. I would've found it way more epic if he had just morphed more or something and had enhanced attacks + new abilities. Idk why they think making some giant "monstrosity" to be the true final boss is a good idea when it just makes it feel pretty cheesy imo
@@marksterslysz Elden Beast is story-wise a fine final boss to the game but I honestly wished for a Phase 3 since it is the final boss, where Radagon/Marika could awaken and absorb the Elden Beast after we weaken it, ascending to actual godhood above Greater Will. So we could get to fight an unbroken Radagon/Marika with an epic music and the same environment as the Elden Beast's arena. That'd be peak af!
This is final boss worthy
i mean its the final boss theme
God this meme is so outdated and just saturated that I don't even feel like wasting my time hating on it
Better Boss than what follows imo
@@jasrajsandhu1658 …but you did?
@@paganboy7 you think this is the extent my hatred? No,I just wrote how I felt about it,there's a difference between assertion of opinion and being condescending,loser.
Friendship ended with gwyn, radagon is my new best friend now.
You know your screwed when the menu theme starts playing
Truly breathtaking, what a boss, what a theme, everything was magical and outstanding
"I doubt you could even imagine it
That which commanded the stars giving life it's fullest brilliance
The elden ring ooooooooohhhh elden ring
Shattered by someone or something
Don't tell me you don't see it look up at the sky it burns
Arise now ye tarnished claim the throne and become elden lord"
Love the Radagon fight. The intro, the theme, the boss. Another top tier boss fight.
Elden Beast on the other hand...
Yeaaa, one way or the other, Radagon should have been the final challenge. Kinda deflated when Elden Beast showed up.
I mean radagon is more climactic, but elden beast is a great boss and looks amazing
Same feeling haha
@@hydrasent563 Elden beast isn't a great boss from a gameplay perspective imo, but most giant bosses are kinda meh gameplay wise. The thematics and visuals are amazing as always tho
Just like Gehrman and the moon presence
Turns out the journey ends as epically as it was first started.
I absolutely loved how this and the Elden Beast theme had motifs from final bosses in other fromsoft games. Overwhelming chills
I only noticed Gwyn's notes on the Elden Beast. What other motifs did you notice?
@@AbelMusa in Radagon’s theme they play a motif from King Allants theme
@@AbelMusa Radagon's theme is a direct reference to the Demon Souls theme. It has heavy inspiration from it.
Even when considering how out of his prime and fallen apart Radagon is by the time you fight him. This theme and his intro alone still makes you think you're standing in the presence of a god
Didn't radagon loose to rennala ?
@@thegk-verse4216 no
@@thegk-verse4216 They were in a stalemate essentially, then he relented when the two of them fell in love and the war came to an end peacefully
Is that the real Radagon or just his body being controlled by something else? Like The Greater Will or something.
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This is what I think, did Radagon even know we were there? Was he even alive or just a puppet of the Elden Beast during the battle? The lore of this game is engrossing lol.
I loved every moment of the final battle. Radagon was the ultimate man vs man battle I've fought with a controller. The brutality of his attacks mixed with the music, it genuinely flows like a dance of extreme violence AND I LOVE EVERY SINGLE SECOND OF IT
To be honest, I think I lost a few attempts just standing in awe when his attacks matched the music. It's the best choice for a fight like this
radagon should've been the final boss with 3 phases rather than switching to elden beast
True as that may be, I find it interesting that they gave the Elden Ring itself a backstory
Radagon wasn't...relevant enough overall to make him the true mastermind all of a sudden. With that 2nd phase you can feel that much larger powers are involved.
@@Leonhart_93 Radagon basically is the true mastermind, because Radagon is literally Marika
@@almightygoatbitch8065 Not confirmed what is their situation, if they are one after they were fused or if they were like that from the very beginning.
And regardless, they are just tools to the Elden Beast. It controlled them, and it's pretty symbolic how it grabbed Radagon and turned him into a sword after he failed.
Phase One should have been Radagon, Phase Two should have been Marika, and then Phase Three could have been them switching throughout the fight.
Love how Radagon has no dialogue, he just grabs his hammer and proceeds to smack you with it
This track really makes you feel like you re in the last combat of the game...and what a feeling it is.....
When i hear this music when a fight start, i harder fight againt my tears then the actual enemy. Then i realized this game coming to the End :( Why it cant be eternal. One of the Best game of my life.
Its best of 2022 hss to offer epsically what is the world is going through
It doesn't have to be over, brother. And maybe ... we will get DLCs.
All good things have a begining and end. And we must remember them well.....
i never doubt fromsoft when it comes to music, they never dissapoint
0:00 Marika cracks the Elden Ring with a blow from the Gold Breaker hammer.
1:13 Radagon tries to repair the crack with another blow, but the ring shatters.
The way the music starts as Radagon turns to face us is just too good.
This bossfight was so bad ass. The music being the main theme. Radagon’s simple yet imposing design, the fact that he is smashing you with the same hammer that shattered the elden ring, the arena, it’s all fucking amazing.
I love how Fromsoft uses the title theme (beginning) as final boss theme too (ending).
It reminds me of Final Fantasy 6 where the music from the main menu is actually the beginning portion of the Final Bosses theme
This theme is really cool to listen to while the boss stands still for you.
Really nice of him to let me get to phase two.
Serpent and Normal arrows for the win. XD
No I don't feel bad for cheesing him. I had fun using every possible exploit for Elden Ring. XD
@@matosz23 When I play in another run, i would use them =)
The way he looks back at us while holding the hammer up in the air.
The man was hyped up to be perfect and goddamn he was.
Despite being level 153, strong as hell, and still getting clapped by this fool and the elden beast; this epic tune inspired me to keep going 😂👌🏻
To be honest, 150ish seems like the level you will naturally reach if you do most of the main optional stuff.
@@TheTriforceDragon I figured. All the other titles I have played ended me right around the same by the first playthrough. I refuse to be like these scrubs duping themselves to 400+.
I naturally got to Godfrey at around level 90-100 and I was stuck on him for days. Moral of the story is don't be underleveled for the end of the game or else the bosses will push your shit in
I was 169 and STILL got my cheeks clapped.
Imagine being of the dudes that played ER at day one when no one knew anything… imagine them getting to Radagon and hearing this
This gets me almost emotional. Thinking about what a grand adventure we just went on, the places we saw, all the people we met, friends we made, the great evils we vanquished, and now it finally draws to an end. This is the battle of all battles. A battle to determine the destiny of The Lands Between.
Very curious that the main motif of Elden Ring is also the main musical motif for Demons Souls. I wonder why that decision was made
I personally believe the similarity is a love letter to fans of the games, This game does really feel like a melding pot of all of fromsofts themes and ideas on making the souls games. We've got the jumping and sneaking of sekiro, The weapon arts of ds3, The powerstance of ds2, The intricate level design of ds1, And the crazy lore of bloodborne, And as homage to the game that fundamentally is what put fromsoft on the map and is the frame work of every game made by them since then we have the motifs of Demons souls.
honestly the fog makes me think this world is connected to demon souls
@@eanquest3985 Many areas are very reminiscent of Demon’s Souls as well. Going through a certain area I forgot the name of, but it gave me heavy Tower of Latria vibes
Yes! All I hear is Demon Souls when Elden Ring theme plays.
Honestly I think Demon Souls is better than all the Dark Souls games
So I think it is a massive tribute to that game
Elden ring makes me hope for a fromsoft game which takes place in a high fantasy type world, filled with life and energy. Soulsborne games are always really sad and tragic, so I wanna be able to go into a coliseum with a raging crowd and take on an absolute monster of an enemy. Elden ring feels like a step in that direction, where the world is more epic than tragic
That sounds amazing.
Nah. Elden Ring has the good balance. You need that contrast. A game that's only triumphant and flashy would be one you forget after a couple of weeks because it's got no soul: you didn't have to go through bitterness so it would taste too sweet.
Their is hope in elden ring 😂 unlike ds
@@marcvesper he never said that it would be without bitterness. Just filled with hope as well.
Final fantasy
Kingdom hearts
Most rpg's
Destiny one
You stand before the Elden Ring incarnate. Radagon of the Golden Order raises his hammer, ready to strike. A swift roll takes you out of its range. A fierce battle for the very fate of the world ensues, this one still able to be saved.
You think of the blacksmith. Of the spirit tuner. The Twinned Tarnished. The sorcerer. The demigods that you have slain to get this far. The runes of the Elden Ring transferred to your soul to make you strong enough for this ultimate fight.
With gritted teeth, you clutch your weapon, your seal, whatever it is that you hold. You let out a guttural roar of ambition. You will become the Elden Lord.
With Radagon defeated, an endless ocean stretches out in all directions, Erdtrees spanning out like infinite pillars. A huge, celestial form emerges, the very being of Order-the Elden Beast.
Mystified, but still holding firm to your ambition, you ready yourself for another battle. This one. This one, you know, will be the end.
The End of the Order, but the beginning of your reign as Elden Lord.
Arise, ye Tarnished.
Ye dead, who yet live.
Though the path be broken and uncertain,
Claim your place as Elden Lord!
The elden beast isn't exactly will, but it's more like the host for the greater will. It acts on the greater wills behalf but it still has a mind of its own. Also as the tarnished, you travel to the elden ring to become the new elden lord. Not exactly take over, since Murika can't be usurped from her position. Murika is the statue you repair and also Radagon. Which is exactly why Radagon is attacking you because he doesn't want the tarnished to become an elden lord as it goes against the erd tree and golden orders laws. Not to mention, you commit the first sin as the tarnished by burning the erd tree, which is another reason radagon couldn't have you as elden lord. The reason the elden beast fights you is because the greater will doesn't want you to become the elden lord and instead place the rune of death back to where it belongs but with you as the lord it cannot do that.
This games lore is ridiculous. And yet there still isn't an explainantion as to why Murika is also Radagon
@@Naz34452 I just wanted to write what I was feeling during the boss fight lol
@@heartofonyx9763 same
Greatest comment of all time
Amazing how a soundtrack can make you feel so many emotions. Happened to me with Hollow Knight and now again with Elden Ring
I’ve played a lot of great games, but none quite gave me the experience Elden Ring did. Truly one of the greatest games I’ve ever played, and one of the greatest games ever.
This is Bayonetta music. You got Bayonetta music in my Souls game…And I can’t even complain.
And here we are, the boss gods pantheon:
- King Allant, the Souls Sucker King
- Gwyn, the Lord of Parryable
- Gehrman, the Wheelchair Guy
- Isshin, the Glock Saint
- Gael, the Freaking Cool Fight Arena Guy
- Radagon, the Hammer Guy
Did I something miss?
Don’t forget Soul of Cinder the PvP Meta Slave
And Old King Allant, the slugman.
The lovely soul of cinder: everyone's pvp build at lvl 700
King allant the 12th or he is known as false King allant the boss that is renowned for sucking levels from you if he grabs you
@@redseagaming7832 King Allant the Souls Sucker King lmao
Ah, the iconic theme song of the main character, John Eldenring
When the main theme kicks in that you've been hearing in the menu for the whole game, it's a great bit of soundtrack design.
I wonder which came first, the idea of Radagon's theme to be the main game theme or the other way around.
The best boss of all games. So balanced, so strong, intimidating and menacingly slow walking. No build is bad against this guy. In ng+ I just die to Elden beast so I can fight him again and again, so much fun
There are a few builds that are very bad against him. Bleed is one of them
@@tastycookiechip The dude is made out of stone and bleed is way to over powered. Still, the damage of bleed weapons are enough to make bleed not necessary.
YeahI had to change my Morgott's cursed gs build because of this fight :D
The best boss in my opinion is gideon ofnir
@@Xirenx Why? He is just an annoying magic spammer with estus
When I heard the song play off, 🤯 I was just sitting there like I don’t even care if I die cause I get to replay this again and again. Hopefully fromsoftware puts in a boss rush mode like in Sekiro. I’d def be playing this fight like crazy
Time to show what the Tarnished are truly made of
Hot DAMN this is up there with Gael for being a banger. It just screams "Hey tarnished, you thought you were fighting god like beings? lol"
The last battle, the final attrition, a last attempt at the Elden Ring.. This is the greatest.
Fighting radagon felt like fighting a fucking Olympian, it feels like fighting Zeus and Thor but they’re like the same guy! Although he’s completely shattered and a husk of his former glory you can’t deny that even then he feels like a god to be feared
The buildup to this fight, and everything we've sacrificed for this stage to be set, is both truly heart wrenching and profound.
This is legit a great workout video. I’m not even lying. It makes you feel like you can do anything.
the fact that this sounds like a more climactic and final version of the demon souls opening theme is just... it feels right.
This man really doesn't say a word, just starts bashing your head in with a golden hammer
He's smithing you into a better player every time he hits you with his hammer.
Elden beast never should have been in the game with a theme like this.
Skyrim main theme: finaly a worthy opponent, our fight will be legendary!
I hope the album will come soon
Fromsoft always hitting with the final bosses and their themes
Played elden ring without a single spoiler and this music playing when radagon held his hammer sent shivers down my spine and i died in seconds bc it was so godamn epic i couldnt focus in the game.
Radagon : *raises hammer and the main theme starts playing*
Me and the bois: "CHARGEEEEE."
BRO WHEN I HEARD THIS I WASNT EVEN FOCUSING ON RADAGON. I was so fucking hyped up with this music and was letting him smack me around while going "holy shit this music"
Anyone else get reminded of Gehrman and Moon Presence from this fight?
A tragic but overall kind figure just doing what he thinks is right, secretly being puppeteered by a higher force
At least moon presence wasnt as annoying as the Elden Beast
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At least the Elden Beast knows how to win.
@@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx This. The Elden Beast is a Lovecraftian God that knows how to not take shit.
I wish more games made the main theme also the final boss theme with some tweaks. It really adds to the finality of the boss and kinda makes you think about the journey you went through to get to this point. Fucking love this game.
Love the detail with the hammer in the background hitting the Elden Ring, and it shattering
*"I want that throne"*
When I heard this theme for the first time I went crazy
Literally one of the best, and most meaningful boss fights I've ever played.
Only to be followed by literally one of the most anticlimactic pieces of rot-tinged excrement they decided to make the ACTUAL final boss for some insane reason.
My dumb ass misread a boss name and went though most of the game thinking Radagon was the red wolf boss in Raya Lucaria.
loved listening to this while radagon beat my head in like the elden ring
Ah, I'm about to start work in 31 minutes and 31 seconds. Just what I needed!
Loved the slow walking just like King Allant from Demon's Souls. Same theme too just without the organs and the added choir! (In Demon's Souls remake they did add a choir onto his theme though). What an amazing homage.
Radagon should've been the final boss and Ranni/Chaos endings should've been the only ones having you fight the Elden Beast considering the whole point behind them.
Fighting this boss with this music was one of the most epic gaming moments ever. You knew you could die and try again, but you DIDNT WANT TO.
Master Hewg: Allow me to call you this, just once, before it end. My lord, for that is what you are.
The Dance with Radagon is so goddamn well designed, the way his fight flows, maybe my favorite boss of the game, hard to pick on the first run though...
Best theme FromSoft has ever made for a final boss. Change my mind.
Gwyn has one of the most thematically fitting themes, SoC does the same while making a lil more epic…
But this does the same thing, just better. It signifies the end of an age (both in game and the end of the world of Dark Souls) and a step towards a new future (whatever ending you chose + the new generation Elden Ring will inspire)
Besides, the boss here is arguably the best. Literally just a gigachad with a hammer. What’s to hate?
@@featdirty1127 Couldn't have said it better myself.
nah gwyn all the way baby that's why they are still using it PLIN PLON
Me the first time: *BONK
Entering the second time: "Velstadt is that you?" *BONK
Third: "That's funny you both have the same way to say hello!" *TELEPORT *BONK
Radagon should just have a phase two where he regains all his hp and his attacks become faster and have more combos
Elden beast was so anti climactic
Sir Gideon The Alllll Knowing LIVES. He is NOT dead.
the feeling is like when you meet the final phase of fatalis the mh bgm begins, it's the same feeling when you whooping radagon, it wants you to move forward without hesitation.
Similar to my head canon for the DS3 main theme. I too believe this to be the theme of the Tarnished rather than Radagon's
I can't really complain much about elden beast. From Software has a habit of making the final boss some weird "thing" that shouldn't exist. Gael and the soul of cinder, genichiro and lord ashina, moon presence and orphan of kos, Manus. They all seem odd to just "show up" at the end but when you read into it, they've been a factor the whole game
Soul of Cinder makes sense imo
They all make sense.
Then, one day, someone made it into the Erdtree. And he felt his bindings begin to break. And he could think again. He couldn't see, but he could at the same time. Perhaps a blessing. He felt so strange. But still himself. He could not sense even a bit of Marika any longer as his shattered body begin to change.
He fell to the ground as himself.
Broken into pieces, but somehow the most whole he'd ever felt.
He thought on it. Was this one last boon from The Greater Will? His last chance to prove himself their warrior still? The thought did spur him so. He raised his hammer, the power of the Elden Ring glowing inside him, and he brought it down low.
Holy shit!!! Holy fucking shit!! This OST is hands down my favourite of all time!
My entire body feels every beat and it's like something deep in me get powered up!
The menu theme sounds like you're starting an epic journey. This theme sounds like you're coming to the end of an epic journey
This is absolutely beautiful neo classic, I want the lyrics for the choir
I love what seems to be the sound of a hammer striking against something in the background. It makes me think that the shattering of the Elden Ring was significant that it still echoes in this chamber years later.
When I heard this bgm at final boss, I thought EldenRing changed game history.
Elden beast shouldve been the secret ending, Radagon deserved his own battle