A modder's guide to becoming Slave Knight Gael in Elden Ring

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The modding scene for FromSoftware's latest action-RPG, Elden Ring, is enormous. Players can add new bosses, who are mostly reskins of vanilla game enemies or bosses with a few added movesets, or even add new combat gear and accessories, either to add flair to the already magnificent combat system or cosplay as some of the most iconic bosses and characters from FromSoftware's previous games.

And what better way to enjoy the Elden Ring mods than cosplaying as one of the best bosses in the Dark Souls Trilogy, Salve Knight Gael, complete with his signature broken Greatsword, red blood-covered hood, and super-aggressive moveset?

Dark Souls 3 is home to some of the most creative and unique bosses ever created in a FromSoftware title. The base game features bosses like the Twin Princes, Soul of Cinder, Dancer of the Boreal Valley, and Nameless King. However, the Tokyo-based company kicked it out of the park with the quality of bosses that were added with the two DLCs for the game, with the likes Sister Friede, Darkeater Midir, and Slave Knight Gael being the highlight.

Slave Knight Gael is easily one of the most incredible boss fights ever created. As the final boss of not only Dark Souls 3 but also the series as a whole, he was the perfect way to end one of the best action role-playing game series. While the games that followed Dark Souls 3, namely 2019's Sekiro and 2022's Elden Ring, feature some genuinely remarkable bosses, nothing compares to the scale and quality of the battle against Slave Knight Gael.

Fortunately, playing as the Salve Knight Gael, complete with the boss' moveset, weapon, and armor, is finally possible thanks to a mod by creator "madao112" on Nexus Mods. Here's how players can install the mod for themselves