Hilarious Elden Ring Clip Shows Player’s Failure To Be Useful in Co-Op

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With Elden Ring having so many enemies to battle, co-op can be a valuable tool when taking on some tougher foes. Unfortunately, one Elden Ring player’s summoned co-op partner took a tumble before a boss fight even began.

This is hardly the first co-op fail inElden Ring. While plenty has been said about the encounters with the legendary Let Me Solo Her, other online team-ups have not gone nearly as well. For instance, two players were impaled by the same Cleanrot Knight attack and thrown to their deaths, while three others were tossed off Mt. Gelmir by the Fallingstar Beast. The latest co-op fail is a bit different, though, as it happened before the enemy was even fought.

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The clip was posted by Reddit user panasoniclizard, and it documents the gamer’s attempt to be a “worthy cooperator” — a reference to Dark Souls’ Solaire of Astora and his love for jolly cooperation. In the video, the player walks through the fog wall with their ally, with the Frenzied Zealot’s health bar appearing on-screen once they reach the other side. While the two gamers were likely planning to battle the boss together, taking it down with ease, panasoniclizard accidentally ended up being a useless co-op partner.

Immediately after walking through the fog wall, the Elden Ring player jumped forward and into a dark hole. They likely expected the boss arena to be a short distance down, when in reality a bit of platforming is needed before the fight actually begins. As such, this hop led to their demise, with the player falling for a few seconds before hitting their ground and dying — getting a view of the boss as they fade to ash. Not only is the footage funny because they are