Elden Ring Director Hidetaka Miyazaki Reveals His Favorite Boss

Everyone has that Elden Ring boss they really enjoyed facing off against, even if they kicked your butt over and over again, including the game’s director and From Software CEO Hidetaka Miyazaki. 

According to the latest Xbox Wire Japan blog post translated by, Starscourge Radiahn is his favorite boss. IGN. As for why, the famed director cites Radahn’s alluring design as a character in The Lands Between as well as the festival surrounding him. 

“It’s tough to decide, but I’d have to say Radahn,” Miyazaki said. “As an individual character, he’s really alluring, and I really like the Radahn Festival situation. There’s a literal sense of festivity and exuberance, but also a unique tinge of sadness and loneliness.” 

He said when he first brought up the idea of Radahn and his festival, “no one on the team took it seriously,” which is extra funny considering this boss is Miyazaki’s favorite. Radahn was his second favorite boss, and he also mentioned Rykard, Lord Blasphemy, Godrick and the Grafted. Aside from the Caria Manor 12finger spiders (which still gives me the heebies), he also stated that one of his favorites designs is any design in the game. 

“Spider Hand is one of my favorite designs,” Miyazaki said in the Xbox Wire Japan post. “It’s something you don’t want to even look at because it’s so horrible. I wonder if the way to overcome your issue is to face it head on and beat it.” 

I was more of a “oohp, there’s one of those hand spider things so I’m going to turn around now” kind of player. 

You can read more about the Elden Ring mod, which allows you to party with bosses such as Malenia. Game Informer’sFind out our Elden Ring review and why we gave it 10/10. Check out this composer who covered Elden Ring’s main theme in 15 different styles after that. 

[Source: IGN]

What’s your favorite boss in Elden Ring? Please leave your comments in the section below. Mine is Dragonlord Placidusax because of that one move – you know the one – that’s so pretty.