Think about, after two grueling waves in Elden Ring Nightreign<\/em><\/a>, you and a few comrades attain the boss<\/a> on the finish of the second night time and take him head-on, with surprisingly good outcomes. It\u2019s nearing the midway mark of its well being, and earlier than Crucible Knight goes into its aggressive secondary section, one other well being bar populates on the display screen. It\u2019s the hungry, hungry Golden Hippopotamus<\/a> right here to spoil your scorching streak. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n There\u2019s nothing extra demoralizing than Golden Hippopotamus spawning in the midst of an Elden Ring Nightreign<\/em> boss combat. The Golden Hippopotamus, a subject boss who first appeared within the Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree<\/em><\/a> DLC, is a large hippo with the horn of a rhino and the ferocity of a pitbull. It solely has three assaults \u2014 Hippo Chew, Hippo Rush, and Fanged Cost \u2014 however they\u2019re all relentless, capitalizing on its velocity and measurement to power gamers to repeatedly dodge. Particularly robust is the cost assault, which sees gamers get chewed up and spit out in a protracted animation that ends in devastating harm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n It hurts merely to see the Golden Hippopotamus seem, which is clearly not good for group morale. Immediately, everyone seems to be getting sloppy, all our vigor is gone, and now we\u2019re pressured to cope with a brand-new assault sample from our unique enemy, alongside a brand-new boss rampaging round us. Every thing will get immediately more durable, as if the sport sensed issues have been a bit too simple for us and determined to throw a curveball \u2014 like The Director<\/a> mechanic from Left 4 Useless<\/em><\/a> or one thing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Picture: FromSoftware\/Bandai Namco<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n This hippo stinks, and I don\u2019t like him, however I\u2019m additionally not alone. In truth, I\u2019ve realized followers have been calling this abomination a nuisance for the reason that Shadow of the Erdtree <\/em>growth (which, full disclosure, I didn’t get round to).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n In his unique kind from Erdtree<\/em>, the Golden Hippopotamus is a problem for completely completely different causes than in Elden Ring Nightreign<\/em>. For one factor, he greets gamers in a cramped room, one which doesn\u2019t allot almost sufficient sq. footage to gracefully combat a hippo-sized enemy and keep away from all its large swinging assaults. For an additional, because of the tight area and erratic motion, the digital camera additionally turns into an enemy, because it wildly clips into partitions and doesn\u2019t focus too properly on the locked-on boss. However most of all, the Golden Hippo\u2019s moveset entails spawning golden quills from its again and taking pictures them at you want arrows. Seems, in Erdtree<\/em>, this hippo has extra in widespread with a hedgehog or porcupine than a rhino or pitbull. (What\u2019s worse is that different variants of Golden Hippo with out golden incantations present up three extra occasions all through the DLC.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cThat is the one boss that doesn\u2019t allow you to breathe, he all the time has you cornered,\u201d one participant mentioned in a YouTube Quick<\/a> that includes a streamer\u2019s showdown with the Golden Moo Deng in Shadow of the Erdtree<\/em>. \u201cHated preventing this boss however felt so good lastly beating it,\u201d one participant mentioned in a remark. \u201cYeah, simply beat the fats hippo at stage 130, so annoying and I\u2019ve seen 3 of them,\u201d another person vented.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Picture: FromSoftware\/Bandai Namco by way of Polygon<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n In the meantime, in Nightreign<\/em>, some have described<\/a> Crucible Knight and Golden Hippopotamus as \u201cthe worst Day 2 boss.\u201d There are even some who\u2019ve expressed<\/a> frustrations getting the duo after already defeating the Historic Dragon boss, a troublesome boss battle by itself. \u201cAfter it dies, a NEW multi boss combat begins with Crucible Knight + the hippo?? You don\u2019t get your revive bars reset, so it\u2019s fucking brutal for those who misplaced any on Historic Dragon (which individuals will).\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Though gamers would possibly come throughout a Golden Hippopotamus roaming Nightreign <\/em>by itself, I\u2019ve solely ever seen it present up throughout my fights with the Crucible Knight. But when the tag-team champions of Nightreign<\/em> have been to ever present up for me after defeating an Historic Dragon? I\u2019m afraid I\u2019d must want my pals luck and briskly run into the storm till I wound up again at Roundtable Maintain. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/platform.polygon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/golden-hippopotamus-elden-ring.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400\"\/)
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