We’ve already seen Elden Ring finish with level 1 characters, even without a single blow from the bosses. We also saw world speedrun record holders finishing in under 18 minutes using various glitches in the game. But we didn’t see anyone finish the game from start to finish, killing all the bosses they needed, but without attacking anyone throughout the game. That’s what happened.
That’s exactly what Iron Pineapple does. Elden plays Ring from start to finish, but he doesn’t attack anyone on the way to the bosses or the bosses. It’s a completely pacifist game. He is not even allowed to directly harm enemies using any attack or capability.
He escapes from normal enemies by running and hiding, allowing them to fall off cliffs or heights where necessary, but does not use a single weapon during the game. He also doesn’t use the shortest possible way to finish the game, for example, ending Ranni’s quest chain to access the magic or spirit he needs. But let me tell you, there’s a disappointment waiting for him at the end of it, you can see why in the video.
Iron Pineapple has progressed throughout the game by summoning various spirits and finding out which one works best in bosses. All he does is use clever mechanics and keep spirits alive with healing and buff spells. Some get poisoned by the Boss with Scarlet Rot, others use more creative methods to kill the boss. It’s especially impressive that radahn figured out how to kill him.
The narration and editing of the video is also great, there are some very enjoyable jokes in it, so you can watch it without getting bored and take your hat off to iron pineapple’s creativity. It’s funny to see a character of this kind running around in a dress. In fact, if you have bosses you hang out with, you can also use the tips you get from 🙂
This video is also important to show how open Elden Ring is to creativity and how it rewards fresh thoughts.