I think my favorite bit of this fight is in Messmer's introduction. At first his tone is dissmisive and haughty, calling you a stray mongrel that dared to enter his house. But then once he gets a good look at you, his tone shifts to one of suprise. He's prolly thinking "A tarnished made it all the way here? How?"
Considering how long he’d been in the Land of Shadows, he probably has little to no idea of what’s happening in the Lands Between so he sounds confused upon seeing us and wonders if his mother resorted to having graceless Tarnished eligible for lordship.
@@VictorIV0310 he got abbandoned by marika in the lands of shadow,and forced himself to fulfill his duties,so he most likely doesnt even know about his half siblings. NGL im actually surpised he even knew who a "tarnished" was
@@ll-ll5gtMarika has to be one of the parents in history. Bitch literally abandoned and subsequently made her children suffer trauma just cos she was a bigot.
@@reign1594 an older brother? that feels odd given his red hair (which seems to be more of a thing with Radagon's children). for Marika to be his mother and for him to be Radahn's older brother does that mean that Messmer is actually a son of Godfrey?
It’s hinted that Messmer is blind at the start - he’s in the darkness and the snake’s eye is the first thing that we see, note it’s sticking its tongue out too (snakes are deaf, they bring in the scent via their tongue) so the snake is sensing you on Messmer’s behalf
@@mayh3m589 which shows how much stronger they are. To be able to live, let alone fight in this kinda world and come out at the top - Malenia is the considered the strongest demi-god and Messmer was charged in purging the Realm of Shadows, just shows the godhood they have.
@@brahmcross I am pretty sure that the eye was there to avoid his soldiers/men to rebel against him and to make him look normal because the moment they realise that there's this dude that looks awful and has a snake growing inside him, on top of the fact that Marika abandoned them, it's basically free for all. He'd be dethroned and killed (especially since the Snake is considered blasphemy as we saw with Rykard and his clan)
@@mohamedalkawkabi8079 yea its malenia that wants to burn the erdtree yea it malenia and she wields destined death and she also gives you torrent at the start of the game
@@camdogg Exactly, same as Morgott. People born outside of grace who wish to be blessed with light so much they are willing to suppress themselves, using their outer god powers only as the very last resort to serve the golden order
Same. I thought I could settle with Radagon, and Malenia Blade of Miquella until Messmer showed up. "What about the snakes?" THE SNAKES ARE PART OF HIS CHARM
@@gabrielamartinezmendez6354 and the curses makes them even more menacing. Also, Radahn don't have gigantism, he himself makes his size larger with gravity magic so him can be stronger and reassemble more Godfrey
@@corvo_und6No, radahn suffers from gigantism due to the curse given by the giants, he uses gravity magic to control his weight so he can ride his horse and defeat the stars
@@gabrielamartinezmendez6354 can you say from where did you learn that? I've never seen anybody or anything talking about Radahn and giants before, I would like to see it if that's really canon, sounds interesting
this fight is honestly the best fight ive seen so far in the DLC its fucking intense as hell and keep in mind that messmer isnt a shardbearer either which only shows how strong this guy really is
from the perspective of someone who doesn't play these games but watches the latest boss battles for cinematic appreciation, this wasn't as cool as most of the base game fights. malenia, ramadingdong, the giant uhh snake boss thing? the berserker guy with the lion shoulder armour or some shit? the desert giant guy, the astral endboss, the enchanted librarian woman - those were all much cooler
@@hansolo631 well from the perspective of someone that actually plays the game, even if its not cool in a cinematic way, is cool in a mechanical and gameplay way, its a really fun fight.
Really enjoyed fighting this guy, had to go light load to dodge some of his attacks, but imo the the coolest boss ive fought so far is Bayle the Dread. Had to bring out my mimic for that guy 😅
Marika is one of the worst mothers there is, she only used her children as tools for her plans And without a doubt Mesmer so much that they promoted him and took marketing from him and they already told us that he would be an incredible boss and probably the best of the dlc, even if he was not the final enemy, he is the great villain of the story and the one responsible for the destruction of that kingdom, he proved to be a very powerful semi God who is on par with malenia and radahn
And people will still simp for her because she's hot and taller than us. 😑 Edit:might us well add in the fact that every artist tends to draw her in a more sexual way that leaves her body more exposed, which attracts more people to her.
@@gabrielamartinezmendez6354 Honestly though holding a God to human moral code is kind of weird imo. Seeing the thousands of years go by probably desensitizes a God a bit lol Still, not a very nice God.
Ranni, at least, is loyal to thee. When she becomes the new goddess, she still calls you her lord. Though I'm surprised the ending to the main game has no effect on the dlc.
Felt like his phase 2 was almost easier. I learned his snake combos and punished with chilling mist. He just kept proc’ing frostbite and that dropped his HP down quick. The snake combos gave me so many punish opportunities it felt scripted whooping his butt that way.
@@someguy4405No, you don't understand, mate-- the snake is part of the appeal! Are you even truly goth if you don't have an abyssal serpent or two in you
Elden Ring is not a souls game, it's an open world RPG. Souls games aren't just defined by bosses they're also defined by the metroidvania game design which Elden Ring doesn't have because it has open fields and you travel with a horse. Boring ass game I want Fromsoftware to make another Souls game.
@@Redd-Monarch ranni? she is just as redhaired as her brothers radahn and rykard....miquella and godwyn are the only blond ones (if you exclude the omen children)
2:22 I don't know why, but I love how heavy the spear sounds, it's like you can feel its weight. I also like how when Messmer falls to one knee, his snakes fall with him.
Watching the trailer, I expected the fight to be peak, but no, this boss fight transcended everyone’s already high expectations. That second phase is absolutely insane.
@@ll-ll5gtThis boss is literally just cheap 1 shot moves in his second phase. Nothing is particularly fun about that. before you jump your horses and say “Git Gud”. I have come close to beating him so many times, he just spams that snake field move like 2 times in a row. Cheap boss.
@RaidenJaeger-rg9nd He must then go to the township's prison. It is very empty there. The Father of the Abyss will kindly give him a quiet home... Or to the Painted World, he shall go for true disconnection from the rest of the world...
Fromsoft didn't have to make Messmer so hot. Not to mention his voice and the way he sexily slurred some of his dialogue... He almost moaned the "bereft" part. The things I will beg him to do to me would set any form of activism back to the stone age.
@@aviniciussouza100 In the germand translation he literally say "Damn you, Marika." Translations are of course not always accurate, but I am pretty sure, he curses Marika.
@@doza183bro I’m over level 300 and Messmer is still hard as hell. I’m on ng+ lvl 385 and I had to use a mimic tear while using +10 ruin greatsword (I have 99 strength) and it still took like 20 tries. Phase 2 is actually easier, at least it was for me. I kept dying on phase 1. I still died a few times on phase 2 tho.
@@eltigre9744 not to make me angry? Lol what are you talking about? Of course I know that. It tells you at the beginning of the dlc, and I DID collect some of them. Messmer just does a ton of damage.
Yo Shirrako making a statement here, Mad respect for not spamming mimic and rushing out boss footage, Fight looks SOO much better when its just you the player fighting head on.
Всегда буду вызывать помощь игрока если есть такая возможность. Тратить время если с 5 раза не победил босса это дорогое удовольствие и пустая трата времени.
@@Fusible_1 само собой. Но игр, в которые я хочу пройти огромное количество и если я буду пытаться проходить всех боссов сам я потрачу время, которое мог бы потратить на другие игры. Вот например в воскресенье планирую начать играть в PERSONA 3 RELOAD. Это очень большая игра, работа отнимает много времени и не хватает на игры.
@@_deal_shot_7456 скажу честно, лень. Не будь здесь возможности призывать помощь я конечно бы сам с боссами сражался. Я и так половину боссов сам и завалил. Просто мне ещё в компании других игроков ещё интереснее с боссом биться. Плюс жалко время - честно.
@@tonydang1832 He was sent to kill graceless in the land of shadow but just like Malenia he has a curse (that being his serpents) so Marika left him there in the Land of Shadow. (theres more to this thats just the reason why hes there and not in base game)
Just beat him, truly an S tier fight. The visuals, the music, the clearly telegraphed moves makes him on of Fromsoft’s bests. Messmer is joining the greats, up there with Artorias, Gael, and Ludwig.
Actually phase 1 is more chaotic, less time for healing. In the second phase there's enough time to heal after or before serpent attacks cast, it's very predictable
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
@@ThisIsGlitch I should have worded it differently. You can fight messmer early but recommend to go to other places first. I’m not saying you are rushing the game. Sorry if I targeted U. My English is not great sadly
I find it fun is the fact that of all Marika's kids he did not try to kill Tarnished BECAUSE they are gunning for Elden Lordship. But because he considers them berefit of light and hence, he refuses to bow, even if he ACKNOWLEDGED the Tarnished as claimant to the Lordship and pulled a case of malicious compliance instead of outright denial, like, say, Morgott
He has some of the hardest lines in any From Software game without a doubt “O’ lightless creature, embrace thine oblivion, as shall I.” “Mother, wouldst thou truly lordship sanction in one so bereft of light?” and of course “Those stripped of the Grace of Gold shall all meet death in the embrace of Messmer’s flame.” Overall a flawless boss and probably the best in the entire game in my opinion.
Probably one of the best bosses bosses in a souls game. I love the cutscene where the snake just appears right in front of you. The second phase is also amazing with the giant snake attacks
@@ll-ll5gthow is midra peak? Lame arena, boring move set. And annoying as fuck with the amount of delayed attacks and the fact you have to beat “little me” every time you have to reset.
I think Messmer is my favourite Fromsoftware souls boss ever. The main reason I think he topped Gael for my favourite is because, unlike Gael, Messmer was hyped and anticipated SO MUCH before his fight, and before even the Full DLCs release. Not only does he meet those already incredibly high set expectations, he fully exceeds them to an absurd of delivery. Like, I can’t think of any other boss that was as hyped as him that also became as quickly iconic as him other than Artorias from Dark Souls 1’s DLC. The buildup, the setup, to these bosses set such a high precedence for what is an incredible boss, that it is almost as important for making a meaningful “moment” as the amazing moveset.
The truth is, it didn't bother me that Mesmer was not the final boss, but that he was a repeated boss being radahn again, at least they could put something more original like godwin But that doesn't take away from the fact that Mesmer was the best boss in the entire But that doesn't take away from the fact that Mesmer was the best boss in the entire DLC
nah, the final boss is great and fit story-wise too. The cinematic trailer of the base game has him too so it makes sense story-wise that he'll be the final boss
When I am playing the dlc tomorrow, I won't use any blessings and will play it level 139 just to fight messmer underpowered and enjoy his fight for hours.
@@outerheaven4384 gael and midir only have one health bar, and they're still considered one of the best bosses in the series,so I don't think one health bar here will really be an issue.
@@iamrolfie3755 counter point : his second phase seems a bit too overwhelming with multiple serpents attacking at once and he has more health than most late game bosses in the base game. ( if you disagree, fine. But at least be a bit polite and don't be an asshole. Have a nice day, young sir)
@@joshualing5667yeah man I wish people would be more polite and less asshole. I don’t know why they get all rude and start cursing u if ur thoughts don’t align with theirs. Truth be told that’s a sign of immaturity.
Fun fact: At 0:30, if you don't wear any helmet, your tarnished will put on a surprised face. This facts is kinda pointless but it's just cute to see our tarnished going: 😳
So... He has Marika's Scarseal in his eye. I think he loves his mother very much, but he's just shy. Or she just sealed his power with pure hatred, but disguised it as care and affection.
@@ll-ll5gthe loves her but in his final moments he realizes he doesn't. Because why would he? She abandoned him , forced duties upon him alone , his entire army fought and died for 100s of years in a war which ultimately means nothing as marika shatters the Elden Ring anyway AND THEN the only gift he had from her (the seal of his eye) needs to be broken since we push him to his limit. He has nothing but contempt for Marika , but who doesn't? Yet another victim of her pointless "plans".
@@Moody.Smiruai im pretty sure marika plucked his eye out so that she can give him her eye seal,so tecnically i wouldnt consider that a kind gift,unless he really needed it desperately
@@Moody.Smiruai i think he still loves her,think of it as an unconditional love. Messmer deep down knows marika is a terrible mother,he deep down know he got abbandoned,yet he still fulfill his duty to prove and make himself feel he is worthy,he just wanted some recognition from marika i think,just like every child has a need to prove themselves to their parent
cinematography did a good job showing the twist that his eye wasn't actually a snake's eye but marika's rune. in the starting cutscene, his pose only lets you see the bottom of the pupil, making it look like just a slit pupil, it isn't until he's about to remove his eye that you get a proper look at it and notice is a symbol of marika
@@Vergil_Sparda69 i replayed every souls game with dlc before shadow of the erdtree since dec 2023 and i can say that messmer and bayle i preffered over gael messmer is my fav but both are just slightly better than gael bayle on the other hand is a fuck ton better than midir
Fun fact: there was a single cut line of dialogue from Messmer's opening speech. He said "Miquella spoke of thee" in between calling you a mongrel intruder and noting that you are Tarnished. So, Miquella told him that a Tarnished was coming his way.
I absolutely love the VA who played the voice of Messmer man. His calm demeanor, along with his calm but firm voice when he speaks, it definitely matches with how he looks, i love it 🔥. Its almost sinister to hear him say that those who lack the grace of gold will meet their death by the burning embrace of his flames. Messmer could've easily overtaken the Lands Between and overthrown the golden order and all the followers of the Erdtree. His ruthlessness and chaotic nature that he embraces is truly a force to be reckoned with. Had Marika not seal the abyssal serpent within him and abandon him, he likely would've been completely taken over by the abyssal serpent that scorns him, and would likely burn the Lands Between down to ash. Truly one of my favorite bosses of the DLC, despite how relentless he is and nearly 1 shotting me and stun locking me alot of the time lol
So the Abyssal Serpent Shawn is 2 serpents? Or Shawn is just the name of one of the Abyssal Serpents? Never realized there was more than one serpent’s coming out of him until now. But I know he calls one Shawn of Light.
That's crazy how fast he beat him, i recorded my successful attempt and it took over 5 minutes without the cutscenes. It made it look so much more even and cinematic though
I think my favorite bit of this fight is in Messmer's introduction. At first his tone is dissmisive and haughty, calling you a stray mongrel that dared to enter his house. But then once he gets a good look at you, his tone shifts to one of suprise. He's prolly thinking "A tarnished made it all the way here? How?"
Considering how long he’d been in the Land of Shadows, he probably has little to no idea of what’s happening in the Lands Between so he sounds confused upon seeing us and wonders if his mother resorted to having graceless Tarnished eligible for lordship.
@@VictorIV0310 he got abbandoned by marika in the lands of shadow,and forced himself to fulfill his duties,so he most likely doesnt even know about his half siblings.
NGL im actually surpised he even knew who a "tarnished" was
@ll-ll5gt Lore says he was like an older brother to the "lion." That's radahn obv
@@ll-ll5gtMarika has to be one of the parents in history. Bitch literally abandoned and subsequently made her children suffer trauma just cos she was a bigot.
@@reign1594 an older brother? that feels odd given his red hair (which seems to be more of a thing with Radagon's children). for Marika to be his mother and for him to be Radahn's older brother does that mean that Messmer is actually a son of Godfrey?
Messmer: You shall be taken by the Abyssal Serpent, filthy Tarnished
his snakes on his shoulder: :3
Yea they are so cute :3
bruh now i cant unsee it
:3
:3 theyre just happy to be there
:3
It’s hinted that Messmer is blind at the start - he’s in the darkness and the snake’s eye is the first thing that we see, note it’s sticking its tongue out too (snakes are deaf, they bring in the scent via their tongue) so the snake is sensing you on Messmer’s behalf
Makes sense, his eyeball had no cord attached and inside it was snakes. Kinda nasty. His face fits like Malenia's tho
Malenia was blind too what a coincidence... 😂
True, his eye was basically glass when he crushed it. Unless I’m missing out on the lore that the gods have crystal eyes or something.
@@mayh3m589 which shows how much stronger they are. To be able to live, let alone fight in this kinda world and come out at the top - Malenia is the considered the strongest demi-god and Messmer was charged in purging the Realm of Shadows, just shows the godhood they have.
@@brahmcross I am pretty sure that the eye was there to avoid his soldiers/men to rebel against him and to make him look normal because the moment they realise that there's this dude that looks awful and has a snake growing inside him, on top of the fact that Marika abandoned them, it's basically free for all. He'd be dethroned and killed (especially since the Snake is considered blasphemy as we saw with Rykard and his clan)
“Messmer, much like his younger sister, bore a vision of fire.”
Lore hounds rejoice
I dont know who's his younger sister?
@mohamedalkawkabi8079 It's implied to be Melina
@@mohamedalkawkabi8079 We can reasonably assume it's Melina, and she wields Destined Death because it was her curse for being born of that pairing.
@@tTaseric Mallenia or Melina the maiden?
@@mohamedalkawkabi8079 yea its malenia that wants to burn the erdtree yea it malenia and she wields destined death and she also gives you torrent at the start of the game
Voice actor killed it.
He did indeed
Yeah I thought his voice sounded weird in the trailer. Im glad they changed it because he sounds so much cooler now
mongrel intruder
Have you already heard Igor when you summon him for the Bayle fight ?
@@BlackHood325 yes
"Mongrel Intruder"
Dude's really the reincarnation of Gilgamesh
Haven't seen you in a while
Holy shit man it's been years, hope you're doing good and enjoying the dlc
Can y'all stop faking it . We know you haven't watched his videos
Can y'all stop faking it . We know you haven't watched his videos
Literally what my brother said when he got to this fight
can we talk about the phase transition? its really cool how he hesitates when ripping out his own eyes, it sells how painful doing the act is
Also the quick reveal that his pupil wasn’t slitted like a snake’s, but is actually the shape of Marika’s rune
wasnt even about the pain i think its more like hesitating to be graceless as the seal is the reason he isnt a monster
@@camdogg Exactly, same as Morgott. People born outside of grace who wish to be blessed with light so much they are willing to suppress themselves, using their outer god powers only as the very last resort to serve the golden order
This is probably one of the most attractive souls characters I'm not gonna lie. His voice, hair and face are beautiful
I feel you
Same. I thought I could settle with Radagon, and Malenia Blade of Miquella until Messmer showed up.
"What about the snakes?" THE SNAKES ARE PART OF HIS CHARM
Probably because he’s the only (male) boss in the Elden Ring franchise that looks remotely human lmao
@@amongdaeGodfrey?
Real
Radagon truly knows how to make a menacing looking child, that man genes is something else 😭
Yes, but their children are born with curses, radahn with gigantism, malenia with scarlet rottenness, and now mesmer
@@gabrielamartinezmendez6354 and the curses makes them even more menacing. Also, Radahn don't have gigantism, he himself makes his size larger with gravity magic so him can be stronger and reassemble more Godfrey
@@corvo_und6No, radahn suffers from gigantism due to the curse given by the giants, he uses gravity magic to control his weight so he can ride his horse and defeat the stars
@@gabrielamartinezmendez6354 A better example would be Miquella, bro can never grow up to adulthood
@@gabrielamartinezmendez6354 can you say from where did you learn that? I've never seen anybody or anything talking about Radahn and giants before, I would like to see it if that's really canon, sounds interesting
this fight is honestly the best fight ive seen so far in the DLC its fucking intense as hell and keep in mind that messmer isnt a shardbearer either which only shows how strong this guy really is
For real.
from the perspective of someone who doesn't play these games but watches the latest boss battles for cinematic appreciation, this wasn't as cool as most of the base game fights. malenia, ramadingdong, the giant uhh snake boss thing? the berserker guy with the lion shoulder armour or some shit? the desert giant guy, the astral endboss, the enchanted librarian woman - those were all much cooler
@@hansolo631 well from the perspective of someone that actually plays the game, even if its not cool in a cinematic way, is cool in a mechanical and gameplay way, its a really fun fight.
Really enjoyed fighting this guy, had to go light load to dodge some of his attacks, but imo the the coolest boss ive fought so far is Bayle the Dread. Had to bring out my mimic for that guy 😅
@@hansolo631 Nobody gaf about you
How nice that her son would curse her upon his demise. Then again Marika is the worst. Other then that. That boss fight was truly amazing.
Marika a hoe why she got so many kids??? 😭
Marika is one of the worst mothers there is, she only used her children as tools for her plans
And without a doubt Mesmer so much that they promoted him and took marketing from him and they already told us that he would be an incredible boss and probably the best of the dlc, even if he was not the final enemy, he is the great villain of the story and the one responsible for the destruction of that kingdom, he proved to be a very powerful semi God who is on par with malenia and radahn
And people will still simp for her because she's hot and taller than us. 😑
Edit:might us well add in the fact that every artist tends to draw her in a more sexual way that leaves her body more exposed, which attracts more people to her.
@@gabrielamartinezmendez6354 Honestly though holding a God to human moral code is kind of weird imo. Seeing the thousands of years go by probably desensitizes a God a bit lol Still, not a very nice God.
Ranni, at least, is loyal to thee. When she becomes the new goddess, she still calls you her lord. Though I'm surprised the ending to the main game has no effect on the dlc.
"Mongrel Intruder."
How quickly my attitude changed. From: "Okay Itachi", to: "You are a made, thing..."
There is only one character that says the word mongrel and his name is Gilgamesh
@@fragiskosgianniotis5465 and a guy named caster from a novel named shadow slave
@@abodqusay5176 don't know the guy
What is the full quote?
@@fragiskosgianniotis5465 Cringe comparison
I AND MESSMER KILLED EACH OTHER AT THE SAME TIME AND I DIDNT COUNT FUCK MY LIFE
Omg I know, I keep dying when he gets to half health because the cutscene doesn't trigger until he gets to finish his combo :(
@@OblivionNova479i think it's a good thing cause his phase 2 are much worse
Happened alot when I foight malekith lmao
@@KyNguyen-jk4wj Honestly Idk sometimes I do really good on his phase 2 but sometimes not.
Felt like his phase 2 was almost easier. I learned his snake combos and punished with chilling mist. He just kept proc’ing frostbite and that dropped his HP down quick. The snake combos gave me so many punish opportunities it felt scripted whooping his butt that way.
the voice, the beauty…smash, next question.
Bro not even lying, im down bad for this messmer guy. More like messmerizing right? Haha…i need him.
women will really forgive a snake through the body if he's got low vocal fry smh
@@someguy4405 i am a man but go off man
@@someguy4405No, you don't understand, mate-- the snake is part of the appeal! Are you even truly goth if you don't have an abyssal serpent or two in you
@@NAVEENBALACHANDRAN the goth when the doctor exorcises their abyssal serpents (their tapeworms are being removed)
Messmer: "You picked the wrong house fool. Tarnished? Ooooh."
"THOU'ST CHOOSE THE WRONG KEEP, FOOL!!!"
If you look closely into his empty eye socket at 4:06 you can see a mass of serpents and their glowing eyes
Damn you have good eyes
Glowing? WHERE😭
@@Domihockeyrockyits difficult to see them, but you can see tiny red dots glowing
@@diegorios1916 oh damn
Literally the first thing i saw when he removed his eye is the serpent inside in him @@DESTINED2912
This is the first time I've seen this guy die
good luck
Theres a pretty good video on youtube showing off how to dodge all of his attacks. It helped me beat him
You roll 👍🏼 @@smitty215able
Yeah bloodhound step and blood venomous fangs were so good it made the fight doable
In the embrace of messmer's flame
He is smaller than i thought, he looked giant in the trailer
Manlet
bruh he’s like 15 feet tall
He hits like a giant for sure
I think he’s roughly the size of Melania if not slightly taller so closer to Morgott
“Messmer the Impaler. You’re shorter than I expected.”
looks like "Let Me Solo Her" will change his name to "Let Me Solo Him"
He's pretty easy.
@@kim-xo lol, okay sure buddy. There's always one of you around.
@@thenickfoxxnah legit he's hard but not as much as malenia
@@thenickfoxx it's just my opinion , nick ✌🏻
@thenickfoxx he's easier than that Centipede scorpion butterfly chick for sure
You know a soulsborne boss is badass and strong when they're left handed.
Artorias
Raime
Ivory King
and now Messmer joins the party
Ludwig from bloodborne is also left handed
@@fellascallmethedrinkI'm still enjoying battling him. He's the main reason I still have Bloodborne installed on my console.
Ivory chad
Elden Ring is not a souls game, it's an open world RPG.
Souls games aren't just defined by bosses they're also defined by the metroidvania game design which Elden Ring doesn't have because it has open fields and you travel with a horse. Boring ass game I want Fromsoftware to make another Souls game.
@rover5058 by that logic ds3 isn't a souls game since it's not a metroidvania in any way shape or form
the way he says bereft making me act up
yea same
i like how in his 2nd phase he starts to look like Radagon and Malenia more than first phase lol
He is definitely his mother's child
@@softsounds8453fathers child. The only Demi gods that are like marika are ranni and Miquella
@@Redd-Monarch I'm talking about his appearance
@@Redd-Monarch Ranni is Rennala's child though.
@@Redd-Monarch ranni? she is just as redhaired as her brothers radahn and rykard....miquella and godwyn are the only blond ones (if you exclude the omen children)
2:22 I don't know why, but I love how heavy the spear sounds, it's like you can feel its weight. I also like how when Messmer falls to one knee, his snakes fall with him.
I love how the tarnished just turns around when Messmer insults him like « Who tf said that ? »
Watching the trailer, I expected the fight to be peak, but no, this boss fight transcended everyone’s already high expectations. That second phase is absolutely insane.
best boss fight in the dlc,one of the best in fromsoftware history
This fight is so mid it's honestly sad.
@@Buch0u_1 how so
@@ll-ll5gtThis boss is literally just cheap 1 shot moves in his second phase. Nothing is particularly fun about that. before you jump your horses and say “Git Gud”. I have come close to beating him so many times, he just spams that snake field move like 2 times in a row. Cheap boss.
@@ll-ll5gtnot even close lol
He's so messmerizzin....
The mental asylum is that way my good sir 👉🏢
@@azrieldalusong5042 thank you sir, I'm on my way😻💖
@@azrieldalusong5042 but the aslume is already full, sir
@RaidenJaeger-rg9nd He must then go to the township's prison. It is very empty there. The Father of the Abyss will kindly give him a quiet home... Or to the Painted World, he shall go for true disconnection from the rest of the world...
@@EldritchObserver3301 is there a lore reason?
who else thinks the snakes kinda cute
A shame they don’t have any attacks and are just a static design on his character. Or is it a relief, considering the DLCs difficulty?
@@VictorIV0310they do have attacks
@@Pacifica_909I was referring to the two orange snakes on him in his first phase unless I missed something.
@@VictorIV0310 phase two they attack you
Messmer's snake is kinda cute
Fromsoft didn't have to make Messmer so hot. Not to mention his voice and the way he sexily slurred some of his dialogue... He almost moaned the "bereft" part. The things I will beg him to do to me would set any form of activism back to the stone age.
Absolutely based as fuck. He already had my attention from his looks, but then
“Mongrel intruder.”
And from there he had my allegiance.
Bruh you're down bad LMAO. You're about to surpass Miquella's thirst for Radahn.
You should go touch some grass🌱🌱
And I should too lol, he a snacc🙈🎀
You weird asf
Alright yall wtf is going on ☠️🙏
0:55 When the theme started You KNEW shit is about to get serious
Imagine being such a terrible parent that your child uses their dying breath to curse your existence. Way to go Marika
.... I have the feeling he was cursing the Tarnished while apologizing to Marika for his failure.
@@aviniciussouza100 In the germand translation he literally say "Damn you, Marika." Translations are of course not always accurate, but I am pretty sure, he curses Marika.
The voice actor did a fucking stellar job
Jesus that bass drop at 1:06 goes hard
That phase two transition might be the most hardcore I've seen in a long time playing FromSoft games.
“mongrel intruder” that’s a violation 😭 bro roasted us harder with 2 words than margit’s entire script
His eye....THAT LOOKS LIKE MARIKAS SCARSEAL!No wonder he has only one eye.
Its a dark souls reference
His eye is literally a sideways darksign
@@TheAdaoo7it looks more like Marika’s rune
@@TheAdaoo7 wtf lol its clearly marikas rune, she created this to seal the serpent inside messmer
Bro went into berserk mode in round 2 and ended the boss in 2 minutes.
Yea but he prob level 300 tho 😅
@@doza183 and? why use a dirty twink build in a dlc where the bosses can kill you by sneezing.
@@doza183bro I’m over level 300 and Messmer is still hard as hell. I’m on ng+ lvl 385 and I had to use a mimic tear while using +10 ruin greatsword (I have 99 strength) and it still took like 20 tries. Phase 2 is actually easier, at least it was for me. I kept dying on phase 1. I still died a few times on phase 2 tho.
@@eltigre9744 not to make me angry? Lol what are you talking about? Of course I know that. It tells you at the beginning of the dlc, and I DID collect some of them. Messmer just does a ton of damage.
@@EldenLord78 but u still dont know when ur high level in the dlc its actually harder, bcs the dlc scales on that lil layman
Yo Shirrako making a statement here, Mad respect for not spamming mimic and rushing out boss footage, Fight looks SOO much better when its just you the player fighting head on.
Всегда буду вызывать помощь игрока если есть такая возможность. Тратить время если с 5 раза не победил босса это дорогое удовольствие и пустая трата времени.
@@KILLER90DMWait, don't you play games to waste time tho technically?
@@Fusible_1 само собой. Но игр, в которые я хочу пройти огромное количество и если я буду пытаться проходить всех боссов сам я потрачу время, которое мог бы потратить на другие игры. Вот например в воскресенье планирую начать играть в PERSONA 3 RELOAD. Это очень большая игра, работа отнимает много времени и не хватает на игры.
@@KILLER90DMно хотя бы ради финального босса можно сделать исключение и самому пройти, не?))
@@_deal_shot_7456 скажу честно, лень. Не будь здесь возможности призывать помощь я конечно бы сам с боссами сражался. Я и так половину боссов сам и завалил. Просто мне ещё в компании других игроков ещё интереснее с боссом биться. Плюс жалко время - честно.
So its confirmed by Messmers Kindling that Melina is his sister... how intriguing.
Imagine a Orstein and smough like battle where we fight malenia AND him at the same time 😅😅😅 BUT your Mimic tear gets the OG power levels it had
Wait what ? Explain this
Of course they are brothers since they are children of marika, in general all demi gods are children of marika and half-brothers
so what's Messmer's story? Where was he during the events of the original game or why was he in this DLC area?
@@tonydang1832 He was sent to kill graceless in the land of shadow but just like Malenia he has a curse (that being his serpents) so Marika left him there in the Land of Shadow. (theres more to this thats just the reason why hes there and not in base game)
nah putting the phase transition in the thumbnail 2 seconds after the dlc came out is crazy
Fucking for real, hate these inconsiderate youtube jerks.
Yeah it's not right
Why does the tarnished stand around doing nothing for more than 2 whole minutes while Messmer monologues and powers up?
Ya boi is a gentleman and they want the challenge
Anime's rule
You haven't seen this happen before in Souls games?
Tarnished enjoy challenges they can't die until stripped of their grace again.
So why not make it more memorable?
Tarnished has stomped out two elden lords, a death rune wielding Malekith, and the elden beast. This is all a joke to him at this point lmao
Not only is this guy awesome as hell, his OST is probably one of the best ones Fromsoft made, especially that begining!
Just beat him, truly an S tier fight. The visuals, the music, the clearly telegraphed moves makes him on of Fromsoft’s bests. Messmer is joining the greats, up there with Artorias, Gael, and Ludwig.
totally agreed
one of the greatest bosses fromsoft has ever done
His skin care game is stronger than his health bar lmao
he is very serpentine in nature, i'd imagine he sheds his old skin regularly, leaving beautiful smooth brand new skin in its stead
Bro is so ungodly beautiful and icky at the same time.. the voice tho
After beating him. I'm actually so glad he only has one Healthbar....Phase 2 is chaotic af even for half a bar
Actually phase 1 is more chaotic, less time for healing. In the second phase there's enough time to heal after or before serpent attacks cast, it's very predictable
0:12 GILGAMESH
What?
In Fate Stay Night, Gilgamesh refers to humans as mongrels lol @@Thunder_Roy
@@MiracleCloverwhich, if you think about it, Messmer is Alter Gilgamesh
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Messmer is now in my top 4 favorite bosses in this game, his fight is fun as hell, his ost is insane, and his lore is great too.
That's a lot more than eighteen inches.
I wasn't expecting fighting mesmer this early on the dlc, quite the surprise
TBH that means you are rushing the DLCs, which IMO is not a good thing but is allowed so you do you
@@best_mate456 wtf
@@ThisIsGlitch I should have worded it differently. You can fight messmer early but recommend to go to other places first.
I’m not saying you are rushing the game. Sorry if I targeted U. My English is not great sadly
@@best_mate456 its alright, i thought messmer would be the final boss, got me by surprise when i entered shadow keep
Same
Anyone else notice how the music cuts out if Messmer lands the grab? Honestly makes the attack even more menacing.
I find it fun is the fact that of all Marika's kids he did not try to kill Tarnished BECAUSE they are gunning for Elden Lordship.
But because he considers them berefit of light and hence, he refuses to bow, even if he ACKNOWLEDGED the Tarnished as claimant to the Lordship and pulled a case of malicious compliance instead of outright denial, like, say, Morgott
He has some of the hardest lines in any From Software game without a doubt
“O’ lightless creature, embrace thine oblivion, as shall I.”
“Mother, wouldst thou truly lordship sanction in one so bereft of light?”
and of course
“Those stripped of the Grace of Gold shall all meet death in the embrace of Messmer’s flame.”
Overall a flawless boss and probably the best in the entire game in my opinion.
THE VOICE!!!
Probably one of the best bosses bosses in a souls game. I love the cutscene where the snake just appears right in front of you. The second phase is also amazing with the giant snake attacks
one of the best fromsoft has ever done
Bros messmerising
Messmer could be the best boss battle in the DLC
Yea cause its definitely not the final boss.
He is. For sure. Just a little off note but fuck midra, one of the worst bosses
Messmer, Rellana, and Bayle are the best bosses in DLC. The final boss is a let-down.
@@Softnwet12 midra is peak what are you on
@@ll-ll5gthow is midra peak? Lame arena, boring move set. And annoying as fuck with the amount of delayed attacks and the fact you have to beat “little me” every time you have to reset.
I honestly feel bad for him. He was cursed from birth, told to wage war in another realm and abandoned by his own mother.
I think Messmer is my favourite Fromsoftware souls boss ever. The main reason I think he topped Gael for my favourite is because, unlike Gael, Messmer was hyped and anticipated SO MUCH before his fight, and before even the Full DLCs release. Not only does he meet those already incredibly high set expectations, he fully exceeds them to an absurd of delivery.
Like, I can’t think of any other boss that was as hyped as him that also became as quickly iconic as him other than Artorias from Dark Souls 1’s DLC. The buildup, the setup, to these bosses set such a high precedence for what is an incredible boss, that it is almost as important for making a meaningful “moment” as the amazing moveset.
at first it felt impossible but once you get it it’s the best fight in the game. haven’t finished the dlc though so I may take this back
Well he is damn easy. Killed him second tried with ice dragon breath spam lol
@@HuyGaming96 such a fun way to play bro
the best boss in DLC ngl.they dropped the ball with the final boss
The truth is, it didn't bother me that Mesmer was not the final boss, but that he was a repeated boss being radahn again, at least they could put something more original like godwin
But that doesn't take away from the fact that Mesmer was the best boss in the entire But that doesn't take away from the fact that Mesmer was the best boss in the entire DLC
@@gabrielamartinezmendez6354 Godwyn is dead. Goner for good. You need to let it go.
nah, the final boss is great and fit story-wise too. The cinematic trailer of the base game has him too so it makes sense story-wise that he'll be the final boss
@@samuel.jpg.1080pnah. It’s fan-service and an ass-pull
@@tarkovsky97I dont get why yall keep saying this…so was Radahn but Alexander ate his flesh allowing him to go to the shadow world.
Should've given him a separate health bar for phase 2. I wish this masterpiece of a fight was longer 🔥🔥🔥
When I am playing the dlc tomorrow, I won't use any blessings and will play it level 139 just to fight messmer underpowered and enjoy his fight for hours.
@@SlippySoulsthe blessings are there for a reason, you'll get one shot otherwise
@@GravitonLance I don't care I want 24 hour impaling session with the messmer
@@SlippySouls no, you can't handle the 18 inches of Mesmer, stop before it's too late
@@SlippySouls😂😂😂😂
1:40 goes hard🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
The voice acting in this is insane
I just beat Messmer..... HOLY LORD. An amazing but insane fight. I almost cried when I won
For real
0:21 No lie, that startled me.
thats the best boss right there.
edit: wow 100 likes thanks!
Wish he would’ve gotten a second health bar.
@@outerheaven4384 gael and midir only have one health bar, and they're still considered one of the best bosses in the series,so I don't think one health bar here will really be an issue.
@@joshualing5667
That argument is dogshit. He shoulda had a second health bar
@@iamrolfie3755 counter point : his second phase seems a bit too overwhelming with multiple serpents attacking at once and he has more health than most late game bosses in the base game.
( if you disagree, fine. But at least be a bit polite and don't be an asshole. Have a nice day, young sir)
@@joshualing5667yeah man I wish people would be more polite and less asshole. I don’t know why they get all rude and start cursing u if ur thoughts don’t align with theirs. Truth be told that’s a sign of immaturity.
One of the best boss FS ever made. Had a lot of fun
Second phase not so much but first phase yes
@@user-pk4tl2fk3nsecond phase was very fun imo. All attacks were avoidable, he left lots of openings, and everything was very fair
"Mongrel Intruder"
Me:yo is that you,Gilgamesh?
Messmer: No, but he sounds, oddly familiar...
"I will not suffer"
*Proceeds to rip his eye out
Messmer is the most fun I have ever had in a souls game
Agree
This should have been the final boss, not the disappointment that was Radahn which we've already fought in the base game.
My favourite boss in the DLC. Everything regarding Messmer was perfection.
🎉❤ 10/10
This fight is the Slave Knight Gael of Elden Ring.
What a great boss man,messmer didnt disappoint,favourite dlc boss and my 2nd favourite boss ever.
2:56 - Try finger, eye hole.
Messmer may take the title of my new favorite Fromsoft boss.
Fun fact: At 0:30, if you don't wear any helmet, your tarnished will put on a surprised face.
This facts is kinda pointless but it's just cute to see our tarnished going: 😳
So... He has Marika's Scarseal in his eye. I think he loves his mother very much, but he's just shy. Or she just sealed his power with pure hatred, but disguised it as care and affection.
upon his death,he curses marika,so i guess on one side he still loves her,but on the other he hates her for abbandoning him
@@ll-ll5gthe loves her but in his final moments he realizes he doesn't. Because why would he? She abandoned him , forced duties upon him alone , his entire army fought and died for 100s of years in a war which ultimately means nothing as marika shatters the Elden Ring anyway AND THEN the only gift he had from her (the seal of his eye) needs to be broken since we push him to his limit.
He has nothing but contempt for Marika , but who doesn't? Yet another victim of her pointless "plans".
@@Moody.Smiruai i think we can all agree that marika should be given an award for the worst mother of the year
@@Moody.Smiruai im pretty sure marika plucked his eye out so that she can give him her eye seal,so tecnically i wouldnt consider that a kind gift,unless he really needed it desperately
@@Moody.Smiruai i think he still loves her,think of it as an unconditional love.
Messmer deep down knows marika is a terrible mother,he deep down know he got abbandoned,yet he still fulfill his duty to prove and make himself feel he is worthy,he just wanted some recognition from marika i think,just like every child has a need to prove themselves to their parent
cinematography did a good job showing the twist that his eye wasn't actually a snake's eye but marika's rune. in the starting cutscene, his pose only lets you see the bottom of the pupil, making it look like just a slit pupil, it isn't until he's about to remove his eye that you get a proper look at it and notice is a symbol of marika
messmer❌
messmore✅
This is like a Dynasty Warriors game except you have to play as a grunt enemy versus the player
my favorite boss in the dlc for the moment
Absolutely my favorite boss, aggressive attacks but has clear openings
I love that, whether intentional or not, the black streaks in messmers fire in his intro look like the shadows of dancing snakes
Idk if anyone noticed but in Messmer's eye socket you can see a serpent writhing around
This was such a fun fight, probably the best dlc boss FromSoft has ever created.
I think he's pretty close but gael is way better for me
@@Vergil_Sparda69 i replayed every souls game with dlc before shadow of the erdtree since dec 2023
and i can say that messmer and bayle i preffered over gael
messmer is my fav but both are just slightly better than gael
bayle on the other hand is a fuck ton better than midir
@@AryanBora-k9i I agree Bayle is significantly better than Midir. Messmer barely edges out Gael.
His voice gives me the tingles.
I wonder how crazy an Unalloyed Messmer mod would be
Don’t even wanna think about it yet
Fun fact: there was a single cut line of dialogue from Messmer's opening speech. He said "Miquella spoke of thee" in between calling you a mongrel intruder and noting that you are Tarnished. So, Miquella told him that a Tarnished was coming his way.
I absolutely love the VA who played the voice of Messmer man. His calm demeanor, along with his calm but firm voice when he speaks, it definitely matches with how he looks, i love it 🔥. Its almost sinister to hear him say that those who lack the grace of gold will meet their death by the burning embrace of his flames. Messmer could've easily overtaken the Lands Between and overthrown the golden order and all the followers of the Erdtree. His ruthlessness and chaotic nature that he embraces is truly a force to be reckoned with. Had Marika not seal the abyssal serpent within him and abandon him, he likely would've been completely taken over by the abyssal serpent that scorns him, and would likely burn the Lands Between down to ash. Truly one of my favorite bosses of the DLC, despite how relentless he is and nearly 1 shotting me and stun locking me alot of the time lol
And the whole time i thought this guy was Miquella in the trailer...
How?
Man this is one of the hardest bosses ever
Yeah, can't even reach his second stage yet
this one should be the final boss, bruh that radahn fight is so fucking lame
Best boss I’ve ever experienced in my whole life, not even kidding. This game is magic.
So the Abyssal Serpent Shawn is 2 serpents? Or Shawn is just the name of one of the Abyssal Serpents? Never realized there was more than one serpent’s coming out of him until now. But I know he calls one Shawn of Light.
Best fight in the game by far! Just wow! Peak from start to end!
His attacks reminds me of Orochimaru.
Iguro Obanai!
wow... who would ever thought a snake based character would remember of a snake character?
His tone in trailer are better imo
I disliked it in the trailer, he sounded like a spoilt rich kid. This fits the tone of his character and the game better imo but agree to disagree
@@A.H.goose1Indeed. It grew on me as it made him sound sullen, weary and tired which makes sense if you get the gist of his lore down.
That's crazy how fast he beat him, i recorded my successful attempt and it took over 5 minutes without the cutscenes. It made it look so much more even and cinematic though
I love how even the snakes are tired in the phase transition