Elden Ring’s Let Me Solo Her player receives special, real-life sword

Elden Ring’s Let Me Solo Her saga has reached its natural conclusion: Bandai Namco and FromSoftware have sent the real player a real sword.

On Wednesday, Klein Tsuboi — the person behind the infamous Let Me Solo Her account in Elden Ring — posted an image on TwitterHe was presented with a gift from Bandai Namco, FromSoftware and Bandai Namco. Some were included in the box. Elden RingThemed items include a message from the publishers and developers as well as a wood portrait of Malenia and, perhaps most important, a sword.

The message — which features a drawing of Let Me Solo Her’s character — congratulates Tsuboi on their 1,000th Malenia kill (a milestone they hit in May). The sword simply says “Rise, Tarnished” on the blade.

In their tweets, Tsuboi thanked Bandai Namco and FromSoftware for the gift and recalled almost giving up on during their first Dark Souls boss fight, Ludex Gundyr — the first boss in Dark Souls 3. Tsuboi thanked Soulsbourne members who were crucial to the Let Me Solo Her project.

For those not in the know, Let Me Solo Her became famous for waiting outside of the Malenia boss room — Elden Ring’s hardest fight by a mile — and waiting for players to summon them. When they’d appear in other player’s games, they would be nude except for a pot on their head, and their two katanas. Then, there was Let Me Solo Her’s schtick, which is in the name. The host player should not be involved and just let Let Me Solo Her go their way. They would likely kill Malenia, and cause minor damage. Any attempted help from the host resulted only in defeat.

Many people copied Let Me Solo Her and created a PC mod. They were immortalized in folklore. Elden RingPlayers from all over the globe. So, all these months later, it’s nice to see Bandai Namco and FromSoftware acknowledge not only Tsuboi’s skill and tenacity, but their willingness to help others fell the most difficult boss in an already difficult game.