With over 6,600 hours on PS5 alone, Elden Ring player claims to have more Malenia and Consort Radahn kills than nearly anyone – and has quietly been uploading videos for years

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree final boss Radahn stares into the camera, holding a sword in each hand.

The FromSoftware fandom is a uniquely devoted bunch. From Demon's Souls to Elden Ring, fans of this particular flavor of action RPG have pulled off some absurd self-imposed grinds, challenge runs, and secret hunts.

I've learned to respect their dedication, even if I'll never share it despite loving these games myself. But to this day, my response to some alleged FromSoft feats is true disbelief. People do, after all, make things up on the internet. We should all doubt things online a little more. So when I learned of a Japanese player claiming to have killed Malenia and Promised Consort Radahn, respectively the most difficult bosses in Elden Ring and its Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, tens of thousands of times, I had my doubts.