Iron Fist Alexander Is Your Best Friend 

everytime I beat Elden Beast, I like to imagine my character holding the flesh & shard of Alexander, looking fondly at the remains of a friend and thinking "we did it, we became the strongest, together."

After Radahn fight Alexander : you are a mighty champion~ Tarnished who has died maybe 100 times and needs to spam summon to win : mister...you are the true champion here

It's actually really cathartic having his questline end the way it did. Unlike most soulsborne NPCs where you feel bad leading them towards a death you had no control over, there's some fulfillment in helping someone realize their life's goal despite you being the direct cause of their death. He went fron someone who faced much self-doubt over their capability as a warrior to someone who takes pride in dying as one at the hands of the warrior he respects the most. I don't think Alexander would have it any other way.

Dude. The first time I heard Alexander yell out “Hello” was probably 1am and I had my headphones with Dolby Atmos on… which means it really sounded like someone was yelling from the real world. Holy dick balls it scared the heck out of me. But then he and I became best buddies :)

We should all aspire to be as courageous as Uncle Alexander, for "All vessels are destined to one day break. But the great Alexander lived as a warrior to his last."

Siegward and Alexander, the unsung heroes of our battles. We both find them in a little bit of pickle or stuck and it's always beginning of great friendship... Your only friendship in these worlds

I can’t forget that first interaction with Alexander. When you first find him in a pit. I had not seen a warrior jar at that point and thought a human was stuck in a jar. Imagine my surprise when I finally understood the jar was the one talking to me.

Blaiid and Yura also gave me the “brothers in arms” vibe . Especially when shrabiri says to the tarnished “why the long face ?” It’s one of the few times where we actually get to see how the tarnished feels outside of the choices we make for him/her . No matter what choices you make in game , your character will always be sad finding Yura possessed by shrabiri

It breaks my heart to defeat Alexander in Farum Azula and if he didn't drop one of the best talismans in the game I wouldn't. It's like they make you love these NPCs in their games and then make you kill them 😭

I'm honestly so sad that our fight wasn't a fully fledged boss fight. like out of all npcs we meet i think alexander deserved it the most

Alexander is like the solaire or the sigward of Elden ring. A person who is a genuine friend to you in this cruel world

RIP Alexander, greatest Warrior Jar of them all, the most honorable Fighter of the Lands in Between and such a rare Gentleman amongst all the Combatants

I actually just heard the rare alexander dialog after 430+ hours

Alexander: "Help me im stuck" Also alexander 3 seconds after: "what are you doing step tarnished?"

Alexander : you are the greatest of champions I am honoured to lose to you Me : I just summoned Tiche and stood back, my guy you are the true champion, I do what is necessary to progress

Imo the dead jars at the erdtrees are those that fulfilled their original purpose. To transport the dead to the trees

the spirit of the onion bois lives on in alexander

I’d like to direct anyone, who wants to feel the feels, to a video called “an elden ring story- a warrior within” great story telling and makes you truly appreciate Alexander as a Warrior and comrade. Love this video for the lore side of Alexander. Praise the Champion!

Alexander really is the closest thing we get to a friend in this game, he arguably has the best ending in the game. He dies happy and proud, as any warrior jar should be

The only Rival /friend that gave me joy throughout the game experience. ✊Long Life Iron Fist Alexander , the Best Campion at all Time✊

Thanks for the help, Alexander. We took down Radahn and the fire giant together. Couldn’t have done it without you. I took down the elden beast with your talisman equipped to make sure you had one last battle alongside me. We did it. Together. The greatest warrior jar of them all, and a true friend.

Man I would love if they had an ending where you mend the Elden Ring with Alexander’s Innards and thus begins the Age of the Jars, where the jars can feel safe and undisturbed by poachers, and ofc we would become their Potentate

I really hope they explore more of the pot boyz in the next elden ring game, they are such a cool concept, even a clay pot can become a great being if they want too, just like us, made from fragile meat and bones.

The end actually made me cry dude, he was actually the friendliest character I’ve ever met

If we lose to Alexander, he should become Elden Lord

We need a DLC quest to reforge Alexander as an iron jar through collecting the flesh of warriors so he can help us against the endgame bosses

I actually cried, when I fought him. I thought I’d see him again later, but when he died I couldn’t stop bawling my eyes out :,( By far Alexander is one of my favourite characters

Alexander became my absolute favorite character, the very moment I helped him get him bum out of that hole! It broke my heart when the final portion of the quest happened..... Ugh I wish they made a summon just for him that we could call upon.. (yes we have the little jars spirit summons but I want my Alexander spirit summon... ;; )

Let's just say I wasn't... prepared to cry...

R.I.P to tye greatest jar warrior and friend the lands between have and will ever know,the one true champion

After the Beating Radahn, the dialogue he says makes me deathly sad. I wish there could’ve been an emote or something that would make him feel a little better. I am NOT sentimental about a pot

One video about Blaidd and Iji, and their dark fate ? Those guys were good friends, but ended so bad. Who's responsible ?

When you think about it he is technically one of the characters that you talk to and doesn't try to kill you half way though and challenges your and doesn't try to murder you without warning

Alexander is a pot with great warriors inside him, so he gives us a pot to wear, because he considers us not only a great warrior, but a hero.

and the fact his talisman he gives us is so powerful, it really is likely players will use it to become stronger themselves, and that piece will live on with us. Just as the piece we give to jar bairn lives with them.

Man, I kinda wish From soft wouldn't always kill the characters I like in their games. Though some of these stories were actually really well told in their own subtle way. Alexander and Blaidd where easily the most likable characters in this game. As far as what the beliefs where around being a true stalwart warrior that these tales drew from I can't say it wasn't portrayed too unfairly. These tales where meant to inspire bravery and conviction and teach people how to be light hearted as well as strong good people. These two characters showed the best of these qualities that made me love the old poems and stories that our game drew from and is set in. They where truly loyal and worthy allies that I would count as my friends. Each earned an honorable place in the weaving of their fates. Something any true warrior could ever ask for is an honorable life and in many cases an honorable death, as we see in characters like Radahn. (Still one of the coolest bosses they ever made In these games) In Alexander's case it was precisely because he grew and bettered himself because of us and because of this fire in a warriors heart the olden stories are so fond of. After seeing these rather bitter sweet questlines to their conclusions it actually spurned me all the more to earn my own place as Elden Lord at the end of the game, so as to see that none of it was at all in vain. If the importance of honor is a thing in this game for characters lorewise, and to me as a player the way it is here, they surely earned a place at my roundtable when all is said and done.

Alexander the Best wifu

What is also interesting is that the perfumers don’t look like they’re sum sorts of undead their body don’t look like they’re decaying they still look human ...

Brain Blessed would have been the perfect cast for Alexander

Of all the things I looked up before playing this game Alexander wasn't one of them, but I immediately loved his personality, and every time, I accidentally ran into him hyped me up. But when I came across the last few times I knew a show down was coming and it broke my heart especially the fact that he exploded. I literally yelled. Why could he just come with me to the end?

I'd love to see Alexander's VA react to his lines for the first time. "OK, I like him so far...Oh, God, WHAT do you want me to say?"

I love the parallels that the Great Jar Alexander’s narrative draws between his kind, the living Jars, and our kind, the Tarnished. As we see again and again, to simply exist outside of the Erdtree’s dogma of life is a fundamental affront to the Erdtree itself. Yet despite this life finds its own ways to continue to exist, and even to defend itself against whatever threatens it. It’s obvious that the life cycle of living jars evolved from the tarnished whose flesh fills their hulls. And while they share a common need to defend themselves against a world that is hell set against ending their existence, the Jars must do so without the Erdtree’s a ability to turn their runes into strength. So of course our Cuz’s had to develop their own way to become strong enough to confront the threats within lands between. Just like we fight enemies and gather runes to rest and have our maiden concert them into strength, Alexander’s journey plainly mimics this. The twist being that without a grace to rest at Alexander relied on us to pass his runes, or as it’s known more broadly in video games - his experience, on to Jarbairn, the next Great Jar. And so like that Jarbairn becomes his uncle while also being something a bit more, to continue the cycle and protect his people such that their own way of life can continue. The part that really gets me is that just like how we can’t complete our journey without Melina, The Great Jar Alexander cannot continue his without us. And this is just a beautiful way to prove that Elden Ring is not about our destiny to become Elden Lord, it’s about the friends we meet along the way.

I always morn for Alexander yet praise his warrior spirit and smile at his attempt to better himself each time he falls

He's been reborn as Let me solo her. A great champion, as he wished to be.

"I thought I could fix my cracks in this mountains fire, but it's only lukewarm here." "My brother in arms, I'm human, and I can WALK across this lava, I could have told you that."

He's more than a friend... A brother

Finally got to one of your vids early. Not months later. I will stuff the learnings here into my innards

rarely do i not keep alexander’s shard in my talismans lineup, and never has it left my inventory

“It is the nature of a thing that matters, not its form.“

1st time: So you are Siegward in this game. Also how did you managed to get stuck ? 2nd time: You should have warned me about that dogs and that abomination of chickens scatter around this hellhole. 3rd time: You were literally a tank in this fight. Along with Blaidd. 4th time: How !!? 5th time: Please speak a little bit faster bcz that Wyrm does not look very happy. 6th time: Onwar-Wait I cannot summon Torrent !?? 7th time: I can not have happiness, can I ? Literally cannot have an NPC friend that still “alive” in this GOTY.

i couldn’t fight alexander i could box with every other enemy but alexander was where i put down my sword

This is by far your best video yet. You gave it such deep meaning and the way u ended with baby jar dreaming is 👌👌👌🏽

I swear to the outer gods if they kill jar-barin in the dlc I will riot

As I near the end of my first play through in Elden ring, the only boss left to kill is melania , the world feels so empty and alone, everyone has died… except my trusty sword Smith and my spirit tuner…

Jar Alexander's story made me cry, the presentation of his story in this video has me feelin it too man

I had his shard in my Talisman slot the entire rest of the game, even when a better one could have been used in the situation. I also did his and Hoslow’s quests right the first time and got to see Jar Bairn consuming both Alexander and Hoslow. I cried

I love the direction this video went. It really gives love to the beautiful writing of FromSoftware and Miyazaki's vision of his characters. Rather than just sticking to the lore, this time we're shown what we do have in this crumbling world, and why it matters.

Most of the npc quests in the game hit me in the feels in some way but god Alexander and Melina straight up had me in tears.

Alexander is much like greirat, don’t do the quest line and save yourself from the tears

I hadn't even given the pots around the Erdtree Avatars any thought, so you pointing it out and explanimg it kind of blew my mind.

I really loved Alexander. He's a ray of sunshine in the gloom.

Yes indeed he is, thank you for noticing.

Genuinely the best npc in all of fromsoftwares games. Fight me.

stepjar I'm stuck 😔

This footage of the fight with Alexander is amazing great job

There are some NPC's who I'd consider friends in The Lands Between. Alexander, Blaidd, Iji, Nepheli, Boc, Hewg, and Roderika. But Alexander really stands out as like, the friendliest friend around. Blaidd is very reserved, Iji and old kind man, Nepheli doing her own thing, Hewg being surprised that I'm still alive and Roderika being sad. But Alexander? Even in his saddest moments, he does his best to cheer himself and me up. He's being a pal, very bro like, and even in the end, he's doing his best to make good of a bad situation.

There are few things greater than to die a warrior's death. To Alexander!

People like to fight for Ranni, Or the frenzied flame or melina. But I fight for none other than Alexander, because he showed many of us that even the impossible can be done and that a warrior is within us all

Alexander carried me in the fire giant fight

Thanks to the developers for creating a character that my young nephew adores. My nephew is only 7 so he cannot see all the game, but the bits I show of Alexander he loves. He especially loves Alexander mending himself in lava!!

I know it may be a little premature...but i think that the little jar will become our second friend warrior in a DLC

In the souls games, siegmeyer from dark souls one gives a good resemblance of alexsander,though they may not be the exact same their personality to help you and treat you like a freind never chages,same with siegward in darksouls three,all three are brave kind hearted warroirs who help you in battle and you either way you put it each one you help and they help you in return...but it's like alexsander says "they lived a warroir to their last" and each one will leave the scar of friendship within all they meet...and all three show dominance by running in battle and yelling their name and makeing it known

HE SHALL LIVE ON IN OUR HEART AS IRON FIST ALEXANDER, THE WARRIOR JAR

Damn. That ending brought a tear . Tis nothing just got sand in my eye ! 😭

Alexander's quest is to fulfill the dreams of the fallen warriors within him who wanted to be great. He's very selfless, none of it is really for him or his benefit; thats why his confidence is so shaken, he knows he can't do it but he's trying for them. I think that's why he ultimately decides to take us on in battle, he can't satisfy their goals, he'll surely die trying, so what better way to go out then by the hand of a friend who fought at your side. Alexander, the little jar, and Boc are too pure for that cruel world!😭

i always think of Alexander as that super cool grandpa/uncle who was a vet back in the day and now is just a tough, caring, funny and chill person

Feels like a reoccurring event from Dark Souls! In Dark Souls 1 we became good friends with Siegmeyer and everytime he was in a tussle we were there to help him out. From the time in Sen's Fortress to open the gate to him being stuck in Anor Londo and being cornered by the Silver Knight. We slowly began to steal his confidence and in the end he wanted to be a good friend and sacrifice himself for us within Izalith. Yet again we steal his confidence just like we do with Alexander. Then in Dark Souls 3 we do the same thing to Siegwyrd as we did to Siegmeyer. We became good friends with long outstanding nps and I would love to relive every single moment with these memorable npcs

The bloodborne ost at the end really kicks in, funny how the lore of gehrman (an old friend by your side) is similar to alexander.

Did not know about the Gaal Tunnel meeting, I found him in the other spots....Now I got to have another full playthrough....Thanks!

I only saw Alexander at the very beginning, & The Festival. Did not see him after that. He must have gotten sidetracked, found a jar-maiden, & fathered some baby jars. May he live a long, prosperous life, & become that "pot 'o gold" for an eternity!

I like how you said that Alexander ran after 1 hit from radon and we did all the heavy lifting while in reality i just stayed in the back the whole time letting all the summons do the work and to top that off Alexander got the final hit.

I've heard that the jars aren't poached by erdtree guardians, but are made to collect and deliver bodies to the trees. It's marked on the wax seal on the pots. But they seem to gain personality and get sidetracked with sidequests as Alexander does, possibly from picking up one of the grace-given, gaining the heritage of fallen Tarnished to achieve the goal of overcoming the gods.

In my first place of Eldon ring my first interaction with Alexander was actually in the Gael tunnel and that was How I learned of the Radahn Festival. After the festival though, I never saw him again

Has anyone ever realized that the reason you get the shard of Alexander after his quest but the warrior jar shard before is because he consumes rahdan after our battle with them. It says in the description that a red haired champion as a part of it.

I've managed to give Bloodborne a pause, but Gehrman's music in this sparking it up once again. Amazing video as always, though!

«Prepare to Cry (and Laugh)»

I ended up doing his questline without even knowing, truly one of the best NPC's fromsoft has ever mad

His finnal speech " lend me strength" makes me sad and proud of him

This was good! Thank you!

Man... I just cried

Oh I loooved the jars, Alexander made me so happy as did Jar Bairn, coz.

This legit made me cry

And I would've gone into any battle Alexander needed me for. And I will now go into any battle my lil Coz Bairn needs me for. Love these 2 🙌❤️

Alexander should have had a boss battle health bar.

I loved alexander man really gives me solaire vibes man😭😭

Isn’t kindly, like, kind? Nice?

Ahh Alexander you will be always on my head and as my talisman

Wholesome Jar man is wholesome.

He's like a modern Pokémon rival! 😀

Shards of Alexander help me beat Elden Beast... Thx Alexander, you may think you're not but you're one of the greatest honorable Warrior in The land's between history.