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An Elden Ring player beat the game with a build inspired by the lone Soldier of Godrick. Since its 2022 release, FromSoftware's critically acclaimed open-world game has offered users a variety of branching customizable playstyles to suit their specific tastes, with fantasies ranging from the trusted knight with a sword and shield to powerful spellcasters with esoteric specialties. With such a rich collection of weapons and magic, one player took the opportunity to create a character inspired by one of Elden Ring's first and most beloved boss fights.

For context, Soldier of Godrick is the boss in Elden Ring's optional tutorial dungeon. While he may have his own boss arena and an orchestral soundtrack to go with it, the Soldier of Godrick is, in truth, not much more a threat than any of the other grunts the player would have had to defeat as they made their way through the first dungeon. Due to the ease of the battle in contrast to other FromSoftware games' tutorial bosses, the Soldier of Godrick became an inside joke within the community, which led many players to purposefully exaggerate the difficulty of the fight to poke fun at the soldier.

While the Soldier of Godrick pales in comparison to the rest of Elden Ring's boss fights, his lackluster abilities also fostered a sizable fanbase who were taken in by the lone soldier's underdog story. One such fan, Reddit user None_existent0, took it upon themselves to beat the game with a build inspired by the Soldier of Godrick, with the player using only the basic Soldier armor pieces and armaments throughout the playthrough. The Soldier of Godrick run took 50 hours to complete, with None_existent0 stating that they also defeated several difficult optional bosses, such as Malenia and Dragonlord Placidusax, along with all the main bosses.

Though this wasn't the first time a devoted player cleared the game as the Soldier of Godrick, fans still celebrated None_existent0's run, with users commending his rise to the Elden

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