Melina Can Be Killed at the Very Beginning of Elden Ring

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Players first met Melina at the beginning of their journey in the open-world souls-like game Elden Ring. She’s a helpful NPC that acts as a guide and approaches while players rest at Sites of Grace to offer her guidance, help them level up and teleport them to key areas around the world. Melina becomes an NPC Summon further into the game, and I’m sure many players would have no idea that she can be killed. Recently the Redditor u/jdyhrberg discovered that you could murder the game’s one guiding light in cold blood if you’re feeling particularly violent.

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u/jdyhrbery posted a video to Reddit along with the caption, “Did you know you can kill Melina at the start of the game?”

The video starts with the player casting the Blood Flame Weapon and Fires Deadly Sin before approaching a Site of Grace and summoning Melina. The player skips through all her dialogue, and as she stands, Melina catches alight before dying.

With her last words, she says, “With thine eye dimmed, ye will be driven from the Lands Between. Ye will wage war in a land afar, where ye will live, and die. Well? Perhaps that might serve you in lieu of a maiden’s guidance,” and leaves a tree behind that heal the player.

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Of course, some players were immediately interested in participating in the unnecessary bloodshed, while others were curious about the tree spell she casts as she dies. Redditors began to realise that you can summon Meline to fight during specific boss battles, and if defeated, she will leave the same tree behind, which heals players. This a good tip to know if you’re struggling, but not