Who is Rick soldier of God in Elden Ring
Rick soldier of God is a fictional modded boss character created by the Elden Ring modding community to offer a challenging new fight for experienced players. This augmented version of the existing in-game boss Soldier of Godrick does not exist in the base Elden Ring title, but has been brought to life through fan mods.
Creating a Worthy Modded Adversary
Soldier of Godrick is encountered early in Elden Ring as an optional mini-boss, acting mostly as a skill check for new players. As Godrick the Grafted‘s humble soldier, he is considered the easiest Demigod and thus not a satisfying foe for veterans on repeat playthroughs. This likely sparked the creation of the Rick soldier of God mod to transform Godrick‘s soldier into a deadly force.
While details may be scarce on Rick as an individual character, the intent with this mod seems clear: take one of Elden Ring‘s most unthreatening enemies and push him to menacing new heights. Through altered stats, expanded movesets, and increased aggression, the once-mundane soldier becomes a God-slaying juggernaut worthy of the player‘s greatest armaments and skill. This elevates a formerly forgettable fight into a must-see mod showcase.
Augmenting Soldier of Godrick into his Ultimate Form
Comparisons between the original soldier and his overhauled Rick incarnation showcase the breadth of alterations made to increase difficulty. While concrete details on stat changes are unavailable without analyzing the mod files themselves, observations of the Rick variant in combat highlight certain upgrades:
Greatly Expanded Health Bar: While Soldier of Godrick can typically be felled in a few hits, Rick appears to have 10x the HP. Surviving extended exchanges will severely test players‘ damage output and resource management.
Damage Output Rivaling Demigods: Rather than posing only a moderate damage threat, Rick‘s attacks chunk half or more of players‘ health bars even with heavy armor. His power approaches late-game enemies.
Diverse New Moveset with Chained Combos: Rick has a plethora of new moves including charged thrusts, wide arcs, even holy & lighting incantations to augment his sword skills and aggressive AI. He seamlessly chains moves too, stunlocking careless opponents.
Increased Speed, Agility, Poise: Despite heavier armor than his namesake, Rick repositions faster in combat, tracks player movement better, and does not flinch easily to players attacks thanks to immense poise.
This stacked combination of upgrades makes Rick soldier of God an intense enemy certain to humble any Elden Ring veterans who take him lightly. While one mistake could be survived against the modest regular soldier, overconfidence here may just land players a hefty death sentence.
The Allure of Overpowered Creations to Elden Ring‘s Modding Scene
Elden Ring boss mods that dramatically increase difficulty prove popular for offering seasoned fans fresh challenges. A scan of endorsements and downloads shows 222k favorited the Malenia boss mod ‘Malenia PLUS‘ which has over twice her health and damage. Rick soldier of God sees a modest but respectable 12k endorsement tally in its early days, indicating enthusiastic reception.
Fans eagerly test their skill against these intensified modded bosses and share their triumphs with the community. One testimonial reads: "Not gonna lie, I raged pretty hard getting the hang of Rick after beating NG+7 vanilla bosses consistently. 250 deaths later, this is one of my proudest wins" (RickFMZ). Videos document Rick crushing even optimized builds wielded by top players. Clearly this mod delivers on its intention to intensely test veterans; for some, attaining victory over its overtuned challenges becomes a badge of honor.
An Endless Font of New Horrors from the Mod Scene
Elden Ring player creativity continuously unveils new boss mods with scary implications. Alongside Rick are similarly buffed interpretations of other existing foes like the Avatar, Pumpkin Head and Cemetery Shade. Ever more lethal moveset mashups emerge too – Maliketh the Black Blade gains combos inspired by Slave Knight Gael from Dark Souls 3 for a profoundly perilous dance indeed. WithBuild flexibility to tinker extensively via mods, expect player innovation to yield an endless tide of new ultra-powered horrors for us to be humbled by.
Just like fans relish Rising to the formidable trials presented by FromSoftware‘s expansive Elden Ring roster, mod content like Rick soldier of God pushes difficulty beyond the base game‘s limits. These player-created gauntlets let veterans test themselves against intensified versions of old foes once thought conquered, or completely original movesets unlike anything we‘ve faced prior. If we crave continually proving our skill against ever mightier enemies, it seems the modding community shall happily provide them in spades.
