Highlights

  • Hidden beneath the terrifying armor of Elden Ring's Divine Beast Dancing Lion are two human models operating the suit, making it less frightening.
  • Fans have criticized the Divine Beast Dancing Lion for bad camera angles and hitbox issues, requesting changes from FromSoftware.
  • Despite the challenging difficulty, players appreciate the boss's creative moveset and dynamic background music.

The Divine Beast Dancing Lion has given plenty of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree players some terrible nightmares, but under the armor, it simply has two human models operating a suit, making it significantly less terrifying. The Divine Beast Dancing Lion is considered one of the most difficult bosses in the Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, with some going to the extent of calling it one of the worst-designed FromSoftware bosses of all time.

As is the case with every FromSoftware game, the difficulty level of Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC has been a talking point since the expansion's release. Despite the initial reception being positive, the reviews of Shadow of the Erdtree dropped to mixed as players expressed their reservations about the expansion's steep rise in difficulty. And one of the prime reasons for that has been the Divine Beast Dancing Lion. Criticized for bad camera angles as well as the hitbox, fans have been requesting FromSoftware to make changes to the boss. Amid that, a new video has revealed a funny aspect of the boss fight.

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Popular Soulsborne Youtuber BonfireVN has dissected the character model of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree's terrifying Divine Beast Dancing Lion, revealing to fans what's under the hood. The video reveals that the Divine Beast Dancing Lion is in reality simply two human models carrying the suit. In the front part, a model is standing and holding the lion's head with their hands.

Elden Ring's Divine Beast Dancing Lion Seems Much Less Terrifying To Fans After Dissection

What makes it quite ridiculous is that all the animations of the head are performed by the hands moving it in a specific way which is far from what anyone would've expected from a horrifying monster. In fact, Elden Ring players noted in the comments section that they initially thought it was a grafted abomination.

The back part of the model is even more hilarious, as it has a human model kneeling down to represent the Divine Beast Dancing Lion's hind legs. The video goes on to show the boss fight with the dissected model, and while it doesn't necessarily make the boss fight any easier, it certainly takes away all the intimidation for players who have been struggling to take down the Elden Ring boss.

While the Divine Beast Dancing Lion is considered one of the most frustrating bosses in the Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, fans have not shied away from praising certain aspects of the battle. For instance, its creative moveset has gained a lot of appreciation, alongside its background music which switches based on the element the boss is using. With the game's difficulty becoming such a major talking point that even Bandai Namco had to intervene and give tips to Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree players, this dissection would surely give many players a psychological edge over the boss.