Even a casual glance at the magnificent form of one of Elden Ring's best-known players, Let Me Solo Her, is enough to humble the strongest Tarnished. However, even he struggled with one of FromSoftware's most formidable foes, Bloodborne's Orphan of Kos.
Let Me Solo Her first rose to prominence in the Elden Ring community in April 2022, when he took on the role of a loincloth-clad jar-headed messiah, bringing much-needed aid to the countless players grappling with the hit RPG's most infamous optional boss, Malenia, Blade of Miquella.
By his own estimation, since then he has played for over 1,200 hours and fought Malenia thousands of times. His efforts earned him legendary status in the Elden Ring community, resulting in FromSoftware sending him an actual sword in recognition of his contributions.
In a new video, Let Me Solo Her explained that after finally giving in and picking up a PS5 to access the Elden Ring Nightreign playtest, he was finally able to play the fan-favorite Bloodborne... and even he, a FromSoft veteran, had issues with some of Bloodborne's most infamous boss encounters.
After coming to terms with the drop in framerate — Elden Ring is 60 frames per second (fps); Bloodborne is 30 fps — the heavy atmosphere, and dying to the werewolf in the clinic (a common experience for many), Let Me Solo Her took us through his entire Bloodborne journey, including its DLC.
"Finally, I met the Orphan of Kos. Every Soulsborne game that has a DLC always has that final boss where they feel so overwhelmingly powerful," he said. "We had Promised Consort Radahn for Elden Ring, Slave Knight Gael for Dark Souls 3, and Manus, Father of the Abyss for Dark Souls 1. And Orphan of Kos was that boss for Bloodborne."This boss took me more tries than any previous boss fights, and even had me exploring Chalice Dungeons to farm Blood Vials and bullets off stream, just to replenish them," Let Me Solo Her added (thanks, GamesRadar+). "He's definitely the hardest boss in Bloodborne for me."
Also struggling with Bloodborne's toughest bosses and looking for strategies that work? Check out IGN's Bloodborne walkthrough, which covers all main areas of the game, as well as optional areas, boss battles, shortcuts, secret items, and more... including tips on how to put the Orphan of Kos down for good.
