I had found the unused bear traps and was talking about them to another modder, Dropoff, who had been looking into dummied out objects already and was able to tell me what maps had leftover placements for them. I realized from there that they seemed to have a connection to the Vulgar Militia, which made sense, all things considered.
Does this BearTrap remind of Mortal Shell ?? 😂 Soooo many players would get stuck and get wombo combo'd in Mortal Shell and almost exactly the same spots too ! I can imagine the Gigantic frustration in EldenRing if players got caught in that Archer + explody glowly rock columns areas 😂 with traps it would be kill-corridor-number-1 😂
Given the "They where almost even more annoying" from the thumbnail, I kinda expected the same. In hindsight, they're already tiny, any shorter and we'd have been fighting garden gnomes.
@@SpotterOtter Nah they are the cutest and your lock on still works. Plus the act of throwing the smoke bombs leave them open for attack for a very long window. Hellspawn would be the ones who can inflict health drain and have high poise and health outside Gurranq
There appearance is deceptive as well The first time I encountered these guys I was like Oh a hallowed soldier I'm just going to sneak up behind him here and Oh MY God OW!
The biggest mystery I have about the Militia is why they have an affinity for Bestial Incantations. They are the only enemy to utilize them in the game besides Gurranq, they can be found plentifully outside the Bestial Sanctum, and some of them even have their weapons infused with the power of the Rune of Death. I wonder if a few of them decided to serve Gurranq during the Shattering and he assigned them to protect two important locations (The Sanctum, where he resides, and the Forbidden Lands, which leads to the only path to reach the Rune of Death).
I think Qurrang teach them so they can protect the bestial sanctum also whenever there is a black gargoyle there is the vulgar militia like in the entrance of the consecrated snowfield
As they already scavenge the dead I figure they come across Those Who Live in Death on a semi-regular basis. Once in possession of some Deathroot they only need to take it to Gurranq to reap a reward. Do that enough and they're buddies with him.
Pretty sure they follow maliketh and he probably put them there for protection We can find a black blade kindred in both locations and the gargoyle black blade tells that they indeed serve him
The possible use of bear traps in Northern Caelid explains the rune bear fight in that area. It seemed odd that such a creature was in Caelid. Perhaps the militia were hunting it?
I like how the environments tell the story of each area. That would make that zone make more sense similar to the soldiers looking for the Beastman in Limgrave near Elleh.
@@KissyKaede kind of there is only one other of such kind of more feral runebear in the snowfield... granted it's a mimic tear. so this is the only natural one.
@@cladvahd6155 Is it like the crit from knocking someone off their horse? If so, funny thing about that, each hit triggers the assassin dagger talismans so you get twice the HP/FP back.
The first time I swung my sword while riding Torrent after getting jumped by these freaks and caught one of them as he leapt at me, he went flying like a golf ball. That was the first time I said "I love this game" out loud while playing Elden Ring.
I had a similar experience in the Gaol cave, when I noticed you had different critical attack animation against these runts. I just found it so comical that it alleviated my frustration at getting ambushed constantly by them.
The weirdest part of these guys to me is there smoke bomb "attack." It seems like it should have broken your lock on when they use it, or at least that would have made it more impactful. As it is, though, it just feels dumb when they use it but you can still clearly see exactly where they are because you've locked on to them.
I always took it as a sort of joke attack, like they’re doing this big jump and war cry while throwing a smoke bomb in an over the top manner but all it does is cause an extremely minor inconvenience to you that doesn’t make them any harder to kill at all.
I mean, when they are in groups the smoke attack always seemed quite annoying to me, since I wouldn't always have the greatest sense of where the enemies are, and what they are doing. With certain weapons though, and especially ranged attacks, the mist doesn't do much though.
I like that after making Scarlet Rot comeback into Souls universe, after making poison caves, after making giant bears with screams, after making golems with auto-locking arrows, after making Ordina challenge, after making FOUR different questlines in every of which we must see our close friend die - or be killed by us, after covering another Anor Londo in slowing Scarlet swamps and after the Malenia incident Myazaki turned to the bear traps and said "No. That would be too frustrating"
I find it funny that a lot of questlines in all of the souls games end with the npcs death. You spend all this time doing random abstract things that In a lot of cases have little effect on the story just to watch the npc die with 0 ways to save them. Even when the quest does have effect on the story it usually still results in the death of the npc.
These guys have given me an unreasonable amount of grief during my time in Elden Ring, it's both reassuring and frightening to know that they could have been even worse.
If it makes you feel better, I’ve given them enough grief for twenty players lol. It’s the best soul farm I could find before I got to albinaurics haha
They would’ve been much easier to kill if they were their original size. It’s their small stature that makes the really annoying to deal with and or shrug off, because they can just stand next to you and not get hit by a lot of atks because a lot are based to where they don’t swing below a certain elevation unless you unlock your atks, which in turn makes it easier for them to maneuver around you and get a lot of hits in and just be little annoying mosquitoes.
@@utisti4976 Some of them cast spells and have destined death abilities on top of using a bleed weapon that ignores shield. They probably gave the newbies more trouble than some others considering how much they could do for an early/mid/endgame enemy.
I legitimately thought the reason the militiamen were so short was because they were really smart demi-humans. No I will not tell you how I came to that conclusion.
When you said that the bloodstained bear traps behaved differently, the first thought that went through my head was that, once the regular bear traps bit the player, they would get the taste of blood and start chasing after you. No such luck, it seems.
Given that there’s a Runebear opposite of the path leading to the Great Jar, maybe the bear traps would’ve had a special interaction with it if you baited them to it? Granted, it looks like a fairly normal-sized bear trap, and Runebears are definitely *not* normal-sized bears, so I can’t see how it would logically be effective against them, but it’s just a thought.
It’s not that weird in the grand scheme of things. Plenty of other armor sets have to be resized to fit the player, although in fairness they're usually made smaller (e.g. Radahn's set), not larger.
my personal guess is that the regular bear trap would have just stopped you from moving, while the bloody one would have also cause bleed build up, while both could have also done small damage too
I feel like an easy way to fix the collision issue with the bear traps would be to simply have them shatter into pieces after their intended effect is complete.
I mean crappy skyrim was able to work bear traps properly and make them reusable. Fallout 4 had them shatter and become unusable. If bugthesda can handle it then from could.
@@throg4657 The issue is less of their ability to do it, and more of the time to make it happen. Games spend months, even years, developing the tools they'll need to make the rest of the game. When the bear trap was introduced, they found it wouldn't work with the existing tools, and would need to be specially programmed as a separate entity with its own class and scripts. That's usually a sign to leave ideas for later if there is time, and thus the bear trap remains forever on the maybe pile.
the beartraps seem interesting and all I can imagine is how they could've become something players could actually like craft, when you consider the utility they couldve had in some situations and especially in PvP it woulda been cool
@@jonsteward6608 oo yeah cause we already have a few spectral/phantom spells/aow's like the lure and spectral lance so I can see how it woulda been interesting to be able to lay semi-invisible little blood bombs that could do the same effect as stuff like the bloodflame stuff where it does buildup over time, that would actually work really interestingly also considering we had gotten stuff like trap spells in the previous games it seems to be entirely missing from Elden Ring so it would be nice in general to see if we get some trap spells in the DLC (though we do have stuff like rolling magma and magma shot which do sorta work like that one timed magma spell from the Ringed City DLC it's not really viable since Magma Shot from memory just disperses when it hits a target so you dont get to benefit from the AOE dmg and same with Rolling Magma fairly sure not to mention I doubt many people even know about these spells lol)
The pigs at Margo's Loft, eh? Damn now that brings back memories. The amount of times I spent giving those pigs a prostate exam must have been in the hundreds LMAO.
"even more annoying" what? :( i loved these guys, all their acrobatics and crazy laughter made them feel really unique, and their weapon drops are a lot of fun to use
Their elongated version is disturbing. But I feel like that would've positioned them higher in the enemies chart based on first encounter, adding the traps in the path leading to the giant jar now, that would be some serious Dark Souls kind of f*ck you.
@@IronBahamut It actually is, but got to the sideways area to take down the ballistas first tho, and entered in the building using the upper entrance. Kinda minimized it for me. Oh but on journey 2 those knights + erdtree avatar were a force to be reckoned with.
One thing I adore about these little guys is how the backstab animation has you utterly annihilating them like no other enemy I've encountered thus far. Almost burst out laughing the first time I saw it.
I know it probably would’ve been annoying as hell to have those bear traps in the valley, but I bet it would’ve also made the area much more unique and memorable. Too bad, seems like a missed opportunity.
I love the look of the Caelid ravine leading up to the Great Jar arena. It looks even more deserted than the surrounding lands and it has this secret, mysterious atmosphere to it, with the eye stones and all
Fighting those two giants over and over while trying to complete the Great Jar Championship is enough of a pain. Not having to deal with sudden smoke bombs and violent melee attacks is just fine with me.
@@danielwitt1793 I just kill them using a strike weapon. It's baiting the NPCS over the cliff without getting knocked off yourself that's the hard part! But I've legitimately beaten 2/3 champions in normal combat. They just spam spells and rot EVERYWHERE. They make Battlemage Hughes combat style look reserved lol
@@RolloTonéBrownTown If you've not beaten them yet then just go offline, means they cant pull builds from the online servers so they should be considerably easier to beat If you have beaten them then ignore that, and good job :D
@@kai_27-82 I was reading they pull the most cancerous character traits and these comprise the warriors your face. Makes sense cause them spam bleed and rot constantly. Except these guys have no stamina or fp to worry about! I was so angry when all I got was a better version of a talisman i already had. (Was playing as a light battlemage who didn't use much physical armour anyway!)
The Vulgar Militia symbolize the short kings that fight the real battles out there IRL. Notice how they all wear a massive crown that balances their height, and the lowkey drip beneath the battle scarred tatters that favor stealth rather than showing off. That's some real king shit no cap fr
@@gsc8713 "cope"? I will let you know that I am in fact 5'6.25" which is NOT short. Actually, the worldwide average size of human females is 5'3" and a study conducted by the American government authorities in human height posited that on average men prefer to be 3 inches taller than their partner, which makes 5'6" pretty much an IDEAL size which, by the way, I am ABOVE, as I'm 5'6.25". By the way, the use of the word "manlet" is defined as "a short, muscular man" (and I am not short) so I guess I must thank you for the compliment of being muscular although I am above 5'6" which isn't short.
The Golden Order really does discriminate against all nonhumans; Giants, Trolls, Those who Live in Death, Omens, Demi-humans, Misbegotten, and manlets.
Damn never noticed their faces look like that. Videos like these is why I'm really hoping for a Steam Bloodborne release. The amount of secrets and details that could be uncovered would be amazing, particularly coz of the unexplainable nature of cosmic horror.
I know you've heard this before but I can't tell you how much I appreciate your use of King's Field IV music. It's one of the most bewitching soundtracks I have ever heard, and having opportunities to listen to it while sharing your insightful tales breathes life into me.
I love/hate these enemies. They're super annoying esp with their traps but they were also great for farming runes early game when I'd need a bit extra after being transported to the beastial sanctum. They're easy to sneak up on (they splinter off from their groups and move slow when not agroed) and back stab with relatively low HP for like 1200 runes a pop. I'd use gold fowl foot and just Solid Snake them for a bit.
I imagine Zullie the Witch as a 4th wall-breaking omnipotent character who knows everything about the world but rarely gets involved in its happenings, sorta like The Watcher. 🤣
If it's not too much trouble would you mind seeing what happens if you kill Pidia before their quest is over. Since they are in a safe zone and can't be attacked otherwise. More specifically if it causes Seluvis to die as well.
the bear traps were likely cut to prevent more comparisons between elden ring and Mortal Shell. Everyone knows most FromSoftware games are just poorly made Mortal Shell clones.
Those little militiamen fit in so well in that cave leading to the Great Jar, like color-wise. They'd blend in perfectly. The face of them kinda looks like Patches too, so maybe it's a little reference that they would also use traps? I always assumed they were animated stone or metal because their defense is so damn high
Anyone noticed the place where you find the book of the golden order in the church, where you fight the golden spirit of Godrick, it has a very tiny dead priest sat on a chair suspended from the ceiling, so perhaps militiamen served a greater purpose than they do now
My favorite thing about them and the smaller demi-humans is the fact they can be knocked out of their jump attacks, sending them flying. It's oh-so satisfying XD
With as many times as I died trying to cliff-cheese the Great-Jars Champions, I'm glad that went ahead and did away with anything that went hand in hand with the giant archers on the run from the elevator
I like that they’re just tiny guys for no clear reason, and it explains why they excel at ambushes and traps - have to make up for every enemy being a giant to them.
I think it would've been cool to be able to learn the vulgar militia's tactics for crafting, making the poison and bear traps. But, I can see how this would have led to difficulties in development and in the full game, so maybe on the next one!
Zullie! I'd love a lore video or exploration as to how the puppets work and amber draught (and maybe Gideon's connection to Seluvis). I wonder if Fromsoft had more NOCs able to be made into puppets apart from Dung Eater & Nepheli? Keep up your amazing work!
I actually really like the tall lanky version of them. Theres just something about how creepy it looks, I wish they had something like that as a variant, maybe in the forbidden lands.
I had found the unused bear traps and was talking about them to another modder, Dropoff, who had been looking into dummied out objects already and was able to tell me what maps had leftover placements for them. I realized from there that they seemed to have a connection to the Vulgar Militia, which made sense, all things considered.
hi zullie
Wonder how they can cast Gurranq's claw, feel like there must be something there. Great vid, as always.
@@bigmacgaming5019 Hello
Does this BearTrap remind of Mortal Shell ?? 😂 Soooo many players would get stuck and get wombo combo'd in Mortal Shell and almost exactly the same spots too !
I can imagine the Gigantic frustration in EldenRing if players got caught in that Archer + explody glowly rock columns areas 😂 with traps it would be kill-corridor-number-1 😂
Hey zullie, could the adult/child models of the vulgar militia be some kind of way to get around model resizing or something like that?
Not gonna lie I was expecting "they apparently weren't always meant to be this small" to be followed by "they were originally even smaller".
Given the "They where almost even more annoying" from the thumbnail, I kinda expected the same. In hindsight, they're already tiny, any shorter and we'd have been fighting garden gnomes.
Same
These guys only come in two extremes "Less bothersome than a baby crab" or "Absolute hellspawn"
The latter is me attempting to parry literally everything that can be in the game. It works all the time, 50% of the time 😎
The latter of the two are the smoke bomb users.
@@SpotterOtter Nah they are the cutest and your lock on still works. Plus the act of throwing the smoke bombs leave them open for attack for a very long window. Hellspawn would be the ones who can inflict health drain and have high poise and health outside Gurranq
There appearance is deceptive as well The first time I encountered these guys I was like Oh a hallowed soldier I'm just going to sneak up behind him here and Oh MY God OW!
@@SpotterOtter the latter ones are the ones are the god damn snowfield catacomb
I had no idea they were such cheerful looking lads under the hat- big goblin energy
but not that big
@@FFKonoko big energy in a small package. Just like my
@@FFKonoko -phone.
They're always laughing and guffawing too, the jolly little scamps
@@Level_1_Frog oh i thought you're going to say dick
The biggest mystery I have about the Militia is why they have an affinity for Bestial Incantations. They are the only enemy to utilize them in the game besides Gurranq, they can be found plentifully outside the Bestial Sanctum, and some of them even have their weapons infused with the power of the Rune of Death. I wonder if a few of them decided to serve Gurranq during the Shattering and he assigned them to protect two important locations (The Sanctum, where he resides, and the Forbidden Lands, which leads to the only path to reach the Rune of Death).
That has to be it. They found another being shunned by the world and joined him
I think Qurrang teach them so they can protect the bestial sanctum also whenever there is a black gargoyle there is the vulgar militia like in the entrance of the consecrated snowfield
They guard all the places associated with the tune of death
As they already scavenge the dead I figure they come across Those Who Live in Death on a semi-regular basis. Once in possession of some Deathroot they only need to take it to Gurranq to reap a reward. Do that enough and they're buddies with him.
Pretty sure they follow maliketh and he probably put them there for protection
We can find a black blade kindred in both locations and the gargoyle black blade tells that they indeed serve him
The possible use of bear traps in Northern Caelid explains the rune bear fight in that area. It seemed odd that such a creature was in Caelid. Perhaps the militia were hunting it?
I like how the environments tell the story of each area. That would make that zone make more sense similar to the soldiers looking for the Beastman in Limgrave near Elleh.
It's also a unique runebear model unlike any of the others in the game.
@@KissyKaede kind of there is only one other of such kind of more feral runebear in the snowfield... granted it's a mimic tear. so this is the only natural one.
Can i say these dudes have the best backstab animation, just plunging your sword straight through them and pinning them to the ground
Try the colossal hammer crit from the front.
It's so funny of an animation. Just two enormous bonks on them.
@@cladvahd6155 i never did collosal hammers but thats awesome as hell
The Tarnished does the same thing to the paraplegic Albinauric women, which I thought was a bit much until I went through Ordina.
@@cladvahd6155 Is it like the crit from knocking someone off their horse? If so, funny thing about that, each hit triggers the assassin dagger talismans so you get twice the HP/FP back.
@@Necrapocalypse
Yeah, I think it's the same, however I am not sure, since it's technically still a normal reposte? This calls for some testing.
The first time I swung my sword while riding Torrent after getting jumped by these freaks and caught one of them as he leapt at me, he went flying like a golf ball. That was the first time I said "I love this game" out loud while playing Elden Ring.
I know who you are, Bullroarer Took. You can't fool me.
Was gonna say, the Tolkien influence in Elden Ring is not lost on us.
I had a similar experience in the Gaol cave, when I noticed you had different critical attack animation against these runts. I just found it so comical that it alleviated my frustration at getting ambushed constantly by them.
@@doomguy19931 wat
this guy hasn't read the hobbit, everyone point and laugh!
Seeing their face without the mask made me burst out laughing
When you accidentally open the front-facing camera.
They're quite freakish
They are bri'ish for sure
@@SophiaLilithUwU lol "top of the morning guv, how about a spot O Bleed?"
Average British person
"They are hated because they are short."
Society.
Oddjob has entered the chat.
Compact
@@Jerboa-q6t is that the Vulgar Militia that beat the Tarnished ON STREAM?
Short ppl are adorable tho
The weirdest part of these guys to me is there smoke bomb "attack." It seems like it should have broken your lock on when they use it, or at least that would have made it more impactful. As it is, though, it just feels dumb when they use it but you can still clearly see exactly where they are because you've locked on to them.
I mean, if you add the beartraps to it, having bear traps hiding in the smoke would have made much more sense
I always took it as a sort of joke attack, like they’re doing this big jump and war cry while throwing a smoke bomb in an over the top manner but all it does is cause an extremely minor inconvenience to you that doesn’t make them any harder to kill at all.
I mean, when they are in groups the smoke attack always seemed quite annoying to me, since I wouldn't always have the greatest sense of where the enemies are, and what they are doing. With certain weapons though, and especially ranged attacks, the mist doesn't do much though.
I thought the smoke prevents crimson flasks uses
@@blubber8510 I'd say it makes it easier cause now I know I'm being ambushed.
I like that after making Scarlet Rot comeback into Souls universe, after making poison caves, after making giant bears with screams, after making golems with auto-locking arrows, after making Ordina challenge, after making FOUR different questlines in every of which we must see our close friend die - or be killed by us, after covering another Anor Londo in slowing Scarlet swamps and after the Malenia incident Myazaki turned to the bear traps and said "No. That would be too frustrating"
I find it funny that a lot of questlines in all of the souls games end with the npcs death. You spend all this time doing random abstract things that In a lot of cases have little effect on the story just to watch the npc die with 0 ways to save them. Even when the quest does have effect on the story it usually still results in the death of the npc.
@@Racc-Kun_YT "Guess i'll die" -Any From NPC
@@DestroyDEI king's field 1(their first game) literally has a corpse 10 seconds away from the start. Fromsoft in a nutshell.
Scarlet rot comeback? Another anor londo? You make no sense, at all.
@@morbidcorvid9294Scarlet rot is comparable to toxic in Souls, at least mechanically. That's all I got
These guys have given me an unreasonable amount of grief during my time in Elden Ring, it's both reassuring and frightening to know that they could have been even worse.
If it makes you feel better, I’ve given them enough grief for twenty players lol. It’s the best soul farm I could find before I got to albinaurics haha
These guys were easy, what do you mean?
The initial reaction to seeing their size is what gets you, not the actual enemy themselves.
They would’ve been much easier to kill if they were their original size. It’s their small stature that makes the really annoying to deal with and or shrug off, because they can just stand next to you and not get hit by a lot of atks because a lot are based to where they don’t swing below a certain elevation unless you unlock your atks, which in turn makes it easier for them to maneuver around you and get a lot of hits in and just be little annoying mosquitoes.
@@utisti4976 Some of them cast spells and have destined death abilities on top of using a bleed weapon that ignores shield. They probably gave the newbies more trouble than some others considering how much they could do for an early/mid/endgame enemy.
@@shallowglaive7892 Especially since the camera is bad enough in this game without making enemies a weird size.
Meeting these guys the first time made me laugh hysterically. They murdered me while I was giggling "its just a lil guy"
SAME THING WITH ME ITS SO FUCKING FUNNY 😭😭😭
I’ll never forget the first time I saw a tiny little man waking around outside the Bestial Sanctum and how he kicked my ass.
I remember killing the first one and thinking "1000 runes?? New farming spot!"
Then instantly getting killed by the jumping attack of another one
I legitimately thought the reason the militiamen were so short was because they were really smart demi-humans. No I will not tell you how I came to that conclusion.
I think it's a reasonable conclusion. They are about the right size. I thought they were demi-humans like Boc also.
That could also explain why they use bestial incantation
@@BaronessAnicca But demi-humans don't use bestial incantations or am I wrong?
@@kuppa391 Beasts are beasts, even in the lands between.
@@kuppa391 Some of them can use sorceries, so having ones who could use incantations isn't that far fetched.
When you said that the bloodstained bear traps behaved differently, the first thought that went through my head was that, once the regular bear traps bit the player, they would get the taste of blood and start chasing after you.
No such luck, it seems.
that would be so from soft
Like Bruce from Finding Nemo?
Mimic Bear Trap lmao
@@astronautical1060 like sharks, yes
Lol like the nuclear dentures in futurama
The idea of being trapped in a ravine with those guys swarming me is not something I would like to experience...
from the beast incantations, to having such great looking armor set, and an iconic laugh to seal it off. these guys rule so much
You know you're a badass when you pull out your sword ready to attack after stepping on a bear trap lol
Given that there’s a Runebear opposite of the path leading to the Great Jar, maybe the bear traps would’ve had a special interaction with it if you baited them to it? Granted, it looks like a fairly normal-sized bear trap, and Runebears are definitely *not* normal-sized bears, so I can’t see how it would logically be effective against them, but it’s just a thought.
I did try using both bear traps on actual bear enemies, just to be sure. Unfortunately, there's no evidence of a special interaction planned for them.
Likely to make it harder for you to run away lol
The irony of running from a bear only to end up getting yourself caught in a bear trap....
@@conspiracypanda1200 New irrational fear acquired, thanks
I always found it weird that you could wear their armor. An unused bigger version that would have also dropped it makes sense.
It’s not that weird in the grand scheme of things. Plenty of other armor sets have to be resized to fit the player, although in fairness they're usually made smaller (e.g. Radahn's set), not larger.
You always wear armors of people who are bigger than you (boss sets). Why not vice versa.
their armor set is amazing
Video: let’s talk about these little guys.
Actual video: ey, bear traps!
Noice!
my personal guess is that the regular bear trap would have just stopped you from moving, while the bloody one would have also cause bleed build up, while both could have also done small damage too
I love these guys, their armor is one of my favourites, it reminds me of the Sunset Armor from Ds3
I like the name "Low Soldiers." Has an ominous ring to it
Can't believe Jerma had to turn to a life of vulgar militiaing
*crickets*
I love their backstab animation with swords. It just looks so brutal
Playtesters: "Man, these vulgar militia guys seem a little off, is there anything you can change?"
Miyazaki: "Lol, make them manlets."
Miyazaki sure knows his playerbase
more like
"players are a bit weirded out by fighting a militia of parents and their children"
"Ok, remove the parents."
@@stationorange no? ok, guess not
@@FFKonoko funniest thing i've read all month
@@stationorange Spotted the manlet
I feel like an easy way to fix the collision issue with the bear traps would be to simply have them shatter into pieces after their intended effect is complete.
Or simply make them not have collision
I mean crappy skyrim was able to work bear traps properly and make them reusable. Fallout 4 had them shatter and become unusable. If bugthesda can handle it then from could.
@@throg4657 The issue is less of their ability to do it, and more of the time to make it happen.
Games spend months, even years, developing the tools they'll need to make the rest of the game.
When the bear trap was introduced, they found it wouldn't work with the existing tools, and would need to be specially programmed as a separate entity with its own class and scripts.
That's usually a sign to leave ideas for later if there is time, and thus the bear trap remains forever on the maybe pile.
the beartraps seem interesting and all I can imagine is how they could've become something players could actually like craft, when you consider the utility they couldve had in some situations and especially in PvP it woulda been cool
Very cool lil item. I'd like to see um make it into the game in DLC.
Same thoughts I had, lol. I'd love a whole update for things like this.
A sure fire defence against Runebears? That would have been nice.
Or a blood incantation or spell. A phantom trap to make stealth builds a little more viable. Could slow speed, or slowly bleed opponents.
@@jonsteward6608 oo yeah cause we already have a few spectral/phantom spells/aow's like the lure and spectral lance so I can see how it woulda been interesting to be able to lay semi-invisible little blood bombs that could do the same effect as stuff like the bloodflame stuff where it does buildup over time, that would actually work really interestingly
also considering we had gotten stuff like trap spells in the previous games it seems to be entirely missing from Elden Ring so it would be nice in general to see if we get some trap spells in the DLC (though we do have stuff like rolling magma and magma shot which do sorta work like that one timed magma spell from the Ringed City DLC it's not really viable since Magma Shot from memory just disperses when it hits a target so you dont get to benefit from the AOE dmg and same with Rolling Magma fairly sure not to mention I doubt many people even know about these spells lol)
Love these guys, gave me as many runes as the Pigs in Bloodborne gave me Blood Echoes.
The pigs at Margo's Loft, eh? Damn now that brings back memories. The amount of times I spent giving those pigs a prostate exam must have been in the hundreds LMAO.
@@faridar-rizq826 Exactly. Sometimes you want some extra blood vials or armor and you want it now lol
Yeah the ones near the bestial sanctum are over 1000 a pop and have extensive numbers. Great farming.
They also have dogshit poise and can be r1 spammed to death in 1v1s
"even more annoying" what? :( i loved these guys, all their acrobatics and crazy laughter made them feel really unique, and their weapon drops are a lot of fun to use
yea i thought they were cute, angry little monkey boys - but they are definitely annoying to fight in groups sometimes :')
Ratio.
@@keztannis6848 god forbid someone like something you dont
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Thanks for always giving me enough time at the end of a video to like it and pause, so I don't have to suffer another ad.
Their elongated version is disturbing. But I feel like that would've positioned them higher in the enemies chart based on first encounter, adding the traps in the path leading to the giant jar now, that would be some serious Dark Souls kind of f*ck you.
I know right?! I'm kinda upset it's not there since I don't remember any area in Elden Ring that has a true Dark Souls fuck you like that
that area in the Haligtree with the two ballistae, Erdtree Avatar and two Miquellan Knights is a pretty big "fuck you area"
the alburniac wolfback archers are also a f*ck you
@@IronBahamut It actually is, but got to the sideways area to take down the ballistas first tho, and entered in the building using the upper entrance. Kinda minimized it for me. Oh but on journey 2 those knights + erdtree avatar were a force to be reckoned with.
@@IronBahamut bruh, did you forget the path with four or five revenants?
One thing I adore about these little guys is how the backstab animation has you utterly annihilating them like no other enemy I've encountered thus far. Almost burst out laughing the first time I saw it.
I personally love these funky lil guys.
I love the backstab with my giant axe
Great animation
Yea those midgets add a good amount of enemy variety
@@fabi3790 Man the backstabs are BRUTAL. Basically pinned these fuckers to the floor with my swordspear lol.
As soon as I hear a song from King's Field I know the video is going to be a fucking banger.
Something about them always reminded me of vultures. So them being scavengers of battlefields makes perfect sense.
The traps were such a novel concept, when I saw the bell traps in Patches' cave in was exited to see more like them
I know it probably would’ve been annoying as hell to have those bear traps in the valley, but I bet it would’ve also made the area much more unique and memorable. Too bad, seems like a missed opportunity.
Knowing Elden Ring, the bear trap was probably a one-shot
I don't hate them, I just found them funny.
Especially when you PLANT THEM THE F' DOWN WITH YOUR WEAPON.
the whole atmosphere of your channel and videos and your choice of music hits something bittersweet in me that i love to get lost in
That's definitely the magic touch of the king's field soundtrack
Imagine a entire group of people hated because they were born short. Sounds like reality.
Love learning new things, be it cut content or new lore, even beyond platinum and multiple playthroughs.
Thanks, Zullie!
0:11 5’11 vs 6’00. I’m sorry it was just too easy.
I love the look of the Caelid ravine leading up to the Great Jar arena. It looks even more deserted than the surrounding lands and it has this secret, mysterious atmosphere to it, with the eye stones and all
Miyazaki saw how well Mortal Shell did bear traps and said "We'll let them have this one."
Helllll yeah, back at it again with the Kings Field IV ost 😩💕
Fighting those two giants over and over while trying to complete the Great Jar Championship is enough of a pain. Not having to deal with sudden smoke bombs and violent melee attacks is just fine with me.
As long as you fight in close proximity to the Great Jar, neither archer can hit you. I always skip them.
@@danielwitt1793 I just kill them using a strike weapon. It's baiting the NPCS over the cliff without getting knocked off yourself that's the hard part!
But I've legitimately beaten 2/3 champions in normal combat. They just spam spells and rot EVERYWHERE. They make Battlemage Hughes combat style look reserved lol
@@RolloTonéBrownTown If you've not beaten them yet then just go offline, means they cant pull builds from the online servers so they should be considerably easier to beat
If you have beaten them then ignore that, and good job :D
@@kai_27-82 I was reading they pull the most cancerous character traits and these comprise the warriors your face. Makes sense cause them spam bleed and rot constantly. Except these guys have no stamina or fp to worry about! I was so angry when all I got was a better version of a talisman i already had. (Was playing as a light battlemage who didn't use much physical armour anyway!)
crazy how much work is put into something that was cut
The Vulgar Militia symbolize the short kings that fight the real battles out there IRL. Notice how they all wear a massive crown that balances their height, and the lowkey drip beneath the battle scarred tatters that favor stealth rather than showing off. That's some real king shit no cap fr
Manlet cope
Total bruh moment tho
@@gsc8713 "cope"? I will let you know that I am in fact 5'6.25" which is NOT short. Actually, the worldwide average size of human females is 5'3" and a study conducted by the American government authorities in human height posited that on average men prefer to be 3 inches taller than their partner, which makes 5'6" pretty much an IDEAL size which, by the way, I am ABOVE, as I'm 5'6.25".
By the way, the use of the word "manlet" is defined as "a short, muscular man" (and I am not short) so I guess I must thank you for the compliment of being muscular although I am above 5'6" which isn't short.
“Haha make one small! Wait… that’s pretty good let’s keep it”
I've never said it before, and I'll say it again. "Love 'em or hate 'em, opinions don't matter to child soldiers."
You've never said it before but you'll say it again? :v
You what's not short? The appreciation we have for your content 🙂
The Golden Order really does discriminate against all nonhumans; Giants, Trolls, Those who Live in Death, Omens, Demi-humans, Misbegotten, and manlets.
Sounds like the Imperium. Perhaps the order isn't so bad after all.
why do you all hate short men so much?
Love the use of the Kings Field 4 music, such a clunky but atmospheric game.
That thumbnail looks like he's about to go oi bruv it's chewsday innit
They seem to be the kobolds of the elden ring universe
Those enemies big would be a nightmare
Always a pleasure Zullie I love the information
Damn never noticed their faces look like that.
Videos like these is why I'm really hoping for a Steam Bloodborne release. The amount of secrets and details that could be uncovered would be amazing, particularly coz of the unexplainable nature of cosmic horror.
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I know you've heard this before but I can't tell you how much I appreciate your use of King's Field IV music. It's one of the most bewitching soundtracks I have ever heard, and having opportunities to listen to it while sharing your insightful tales breathes life into me.
I love these little dudes! Where is the Vulgar Militia ending???
LET MANLETS... TAKE.... THE WORLD!
I look forward to mods where all these traps are placed. I’m a console player, but i enjoy watching people play mods
I love/hate these enemies. They're super annoying esp with their traps but they were also great for farming runes early game when I'd need a bit extra after being transported to the beastial sanctum.
They're easy to sneak up on (they splinter off from their groups and move slow when not agroed) and back stab with relatively low HP for like 1200 runes a pop. I'd use gold fowl foot and just Solid Snake them for a bit.
Holy crap, imagine the runback to the Knights of the Great Jar if there were bear traps
Horrifying. Its already bad enough they didnt give us a stake
I imagine Zullie the Witch as a 4th wall-breaking omnipotent character who knows everything about the world but rarely gets involved in its happenings, sorta like The Watcher. 🤣
Randy Newman's "Short People" begins playing in the distance...
If it's not too much trouble would you mind seeing what happens if you kill Pidia before their quest is over. Since they are in a safe zone and can't be attacked otherwise. More specifically if it causes Seluvis to die as well.
Fromsoft removed the beartraps so I couldn't stick their stupid little heads in them.
the bear traps were likely cut to prevent more comparisons between elden ring and Mortal Shell. Everyone knows most FromSoftware games are just poorly made Mortal Shell clones.
I like these little guys, they are a great source of early runes and their armor is nice too.
Interesting AF, as always, Zullie. Thanks.
Ah yes, the Manlet faction. Wish they'd stop denying my application
Those little militiamen fit in so well in that cave leading to the Great Jar, like color-wise. They'd blend in perfectly. The face of them kinda looks like Patches too, so maybe it's a little reference that they would also use traps? I always assumed they were animated stone or metal because their defense is so damn high
Anyone noticed the place where you find the book of the golden order in the church, where you fight the golden spirit of Godrick, it has a very tiny dead priest sat on a chair suspended from the ceiling, so perhaps militiamen served a greater purpose than they do now
Dang that would have made the run back to the Knights of the Great Jar a nightmare
1:03 it seems me and the militia have something in common.
My favorite thing about them and the smaller demi-humans is the fact they can be knocked out of their jump attacks, sending them flying. It's oh-so satisfying XD
Thanks for giving us another great video Zullie.
So this is what it feels like when a boss sees the player characters. Its like swatting a fly or a cockroach.
scorned for their size, alas, such is the fate of those who bear the manlet curse.
I thought the helmet covered their whole faces, I didn't even realize these things had such a dorky grin. That's adorable.
I freaking love how they're wearing tall helmets to help them look larger than they are, it sounds adorable, funny, and sorta of sad in a way...
Yo zullie the songs you always pick for these are hecka rad and ur doing great
With as many times as I died trying to cliff-cheese the Great-Jars Champions, I'm glad that went ahead and did away with anything that went hand in hand with the giant archers on the run from the elevator
I love your videos zullie always looking forward to an upload
I like that they’re just tiny guys for no clear reason, and it explains why they excel at ambushes and traps - have to make up for every enemy being a giant to them.
Their armor has some of the best flavor text, it makes them sound like some Saturday morning cartoon.
I assume that every time a trap was set off it would lead to a Grab move from a Vulgar miltia off to the side
I want a mod that gives these little guys a whole vocabulary of colorful metaphors.
I think it would've been cool to be able to learn the vulgar militia's tactics for crafting, making the poison and bear traps. But, I can see how this would have led to difficulties in development and in the full game, so maybe on the next one!
Zullie! I'd love a lore video or exploration as to how the puppets work and amber draught (and maybe Gideon's connection to Seluvis). I wonder if Fromsoft had more NOCs able to be made into puppets apart from Dung Eater & Nepheli? Keep up your amazing work!
These Videos makes my Day better. So informativ and interesting. I don't Play Elfenring but watch every Vid.
these short kings gave me so much exp in the early to mid game. 😅
This is reasonable. Every time I see one of them I get really really upset about how short they are. Damn them.
I remember laughing my ass off when I first backstabbed one of these guys, it has to be one of my favorite things to do in this game
I actually really like the tall lanky version of them. Theres just something about how creepy it looks, I wish they had something like that as a variant, maybe in the forbidden lands.