This Goldfish Is Better Than You’ll Ever Be At Elden Ring

Malenia is a name that still strikes fear into the hearts of many an Elden Ring player, but the legendary boss has met her match in the form of a plucky goldfish. Tortellini, under the guidance of Twitch streamer and YouTuber PointCrow, just managed to defeat the dreaded warrior in her first phase, seemingly without breaking a fishy sweat.

How is Tortellini capable of such a feat? According to PointCrow, a lot of coaching has helped Tortellini master the controls of Elden Ring, and depending on its position in the tank when it swims across controls mapped to the game, it’s able to take on Elden Ring bosses with aquatic grace. “Depending on where Tortellini is in the tank, he’ll press a button on a controller which will control Elden Ring,” PointCrow explained in a stream (via GamesRadar).

Malenia has been one of the biggest measuring sticks for skill in Elden Ring, and her almost undefeatable presence in the game eventually led to the rise of Let Me Solo Her, the barely-dressed player who became legendary for defeating the Blade of Miquella single-handedly. Let Me Solo Her’s most recent challenge involved the use of a PC mod to populate the entire world of Elden Ring with Malenias.

In other Elden Ring news, the game’s first DLC expansion was announced in February. Shadow of the Erdtree is “currently in development,” and there’s no known release date yet for the expansion, which will be released for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam.