Weapon Expert Reacts To Elden Ring Swords and Heavy Weapons | Part 2

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Our favourite weapon expert, Matt Easton, of Schola Gladiatoria, is back on IGN to react to even more weapons! Matt is an all around sword, historic weapon and HEMA expert, and today he'll be taking a look at IGN's Game of the Year for 2022, Elden Ring.
From the rapier like Bloody Helice, to the absurd Axe of Godfrey and the deadly Nightrider Flail, Matt breaks down just how realistic these weapons are, how they're used and what they could be inspired by.
Matt Easton is a Historical European Martial Artist, Antique Arms Dealer, and owner of the fencing club Schola Gladiatoria.
#EldenRing #IGN #ExpertReacts
00:00 - Intro
00:42 - Bloody Helice
03:23 - Nightrider Flail
06:50 - Axe of Godfrey
08:34 - Dark Moon Greatsword
10:30 - Ghiza's Wheel
11:15 - Hoslow's Petal Whip
14:16 - Closing Thoughts

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@SentinalSlice Год назад

It helps that the axe of Godfrey originally belonged to a guy who was like 9 feet tall and ripped.

@lemmingrad Год назад

And a detail he wouldn’t notice is one of the axe heads is broken. Am slightly dissappointed the player example doesn’t use the Ash of War to turn the heavy attack into a stomp, I’m sure he would find it amusing and not sure if he would know if there is a martial art that utilizes stomps.

@slxcelxfegaming Год назад

@@lemmingrad Touch grass

@LongFingerL Год назад

@@slxcelxfegaming has adin Ross and dying light 2 clips ,tells others to touch grass. How bout you touch a girl and stop being so salty.

@disnark Год назад

Are you asking if there is a martial art in which humans utilize ground slams. Because “stomp on a dudes head and chest when he’s prone” is something literally every culture in history has done.

@Urd-Vidan Год назад

@@LongFingerL goddamn, take a like.

@abhaysharma5024 Год назад

Damn they got patches reviewing weapons 😭

@ceral1871 Год назад

😂

@ShadowProject01 Год назад

Bro….😆

@willzjohns556 Год назад

😂😂😂

@ieshi23 Год назад

Bro why you gotta do him like that?

@javiacuna3987 Год назад

💀💀💀

@NilsRolandHallberg Год назад

Missed opportunity to show him the actual Urumi.

@rubentorres8433 Год назад

Great minds think alike

@toreymccleskey2848 Год назад

Haha just thought "this guy is gonna freak when he sees a Nox Flowing Balde

@dusty111 Год назад

Same with the Katar

@dogs-game-too Год назад

Agreed!

@creamofthecrop6743 Год назад

He’s a weapons expert not a toy expert

@jamesaditya5254 Год назад

He respects the fantasy setting of the game so much, and honestly that made the content more enjoyable than a lot of other experts reacting to video games. My guy straight up fall in love with the Helice despite of its ridiculous design. Please do bring him back, From Software has plenty of weapons in their catalogue of games to nitpick

@reporterid Год назад

Matt has a keen sense of context (he always says that it's one of the most important things when talking about something) so he's able to understand that something impractical in the real world can make sense in a fantasy setting.

@WeyounSix Год назад

My favorite thing is this guy takes the world that the swords take place in seriously as a part of their story and that is really cool

@caseydia3957 Год назад

right like he appreciated the moonlight greatsword despite them showing a character 2 handing it he's a fun dude

@Blessed_V0id Год назад

Unfortunately most people don't consider it cool. Maybe they are busy looking for ways to wipe out eachother like colonies of ants

@caseydia3957 Год назад

@@Blessed_V0id the moonlight greatsword would be great for that

@reporterid Год назад

@pongopea Год назад

keep bringing this guy back, he's great

@1IGG Год назад

Matt has his own YT channel and it's fun. Schola Gladiatorae.

@Psycorde Год назад

Have fun binging

@GeneralTheGuy Год назад

It's a shame wild strikes wasn't used on the flail, very representative of maintaining momentum

@staLkerhu Год назад

The sad thing is you can't really use any kind of AOW on flails with useful/powerful movement (sword dance, spinning slash). Why? ...

@benucho3016 Год назад

@@staLkerhu you can use lions claw on flails though 💀

@ngotemna8875 Год назад

@@benucho3016 Ah yes, the ol' reliable flail technique: doing a flip

@Mystic-Midnight Год назад

@@ngotemna8875 lions claw got me through malenia phase one consistently :)

@ThreeGoddesses Год назад

@@staLkerhu im pretty sure wild strikes is flail compatible

@KarnBlueEarring Год назад

1:25 "This is a fantasy setting, so I'm not going to worry about that." Man I'm love the way he approaches this topic. It has always annoyed me, in these types of videos, that experts were taking those fantasy weapons at face value. This guy is appreciating the fantasy-aspect of it, commenting on the creativity of it, instead of talking it down as merely unrealistic and useless. We know it is unrealistic; it's fantasy. Thank you for seeing that.

@dingdongspaghetti Год назад

it's hilarious to me that someone would click on videos about a real-world expert speaking on short clips from a video game and then get annoyed when they point out that something is inaccurate or unrealistic, that's literally what they're here for lmfao

@Nat_the_Chicken Год назад

@@dingdongspaghetti Well, pointing it out is one thing. Right before this he said something like "I'm not sure how on earth you would make this thing," so he _did_ point out how unrealistic it would be to see it in actual medieval combat. He just didn't spend his whole time looking at it complaining about how they could ever come up with original ideas for weapons in a fantasy game (which limits the amount you get out of the criticism as a viewer), he did his best to compare it to things he was familiar with, and guess about the most effective way to use it. Pointing it out isn't an issue, it's ruthless criticism and refusal to even consider it in any other light which is annoying, because it kind of misses the point of the video.

@Jono793 Год назад

Matt: if you're going to hold a greatsword in each hand, why not wield a halberd in each hand? Or a pike in each hand? Elden Ring: Yes! 😅

@ShadowProject01 Год назад

The pike in each hand…meta pvp poke build matchup flashbacks…(shutter)

@shanedillis153 Год назад

Halberd dual wiled is one of the best for pvp double spears is actual cheese in pvp

@falcoon_f_zero9450 Год назад

If I've learned anything about Elden Ring players is that they must always dual wield everything they find, no matter how silly it looks. Halberds, scythes, even pillar sized greathammers.

@SophiaLilithUwU Год назад

@@falcoon_f_zero9450 elden ring player are not concerned with petty questions such as "should we really dual wield this?" we simply do. :)

@luciogabrielveras3589 Год назад

Meta pvp is so historically accurate

@lamthejamman5468 Год назад

Should’ve shown him the Nox Flowing weapons, would love to see what he would think of them.

@gogogo123454321 Год назад

Hopefully a Part 3 with those, that would be great.

@strangewolf1261 Год назад

That thing basically IS an Urumi.

@SophiaLilithUwU Год назад

@@strangewolf1261 there even is a weapon called urumi in this game

@TheGayling2 Год назад

The thing about the bloody helice (corkscrew blade) is that in game it has a passive bleed effect on the weapon so it actually kind of makes sense when considering that the cyclone knife leaves a wound that is very difficult to treat.

@justinthompson6364 Год назад

Pretty much anything that would leave a particularly nasty open wound gets bleed. Case in point with Ghiza's Wheel and the petal whip

@devinspencer1678 Год назад

Fun fact: that cyclone knife is a war crime 😆. Triangle daggers are forbidden in the Geneva Convention specifically because they are difficult to treat

@Rogsnutle Год назад

@@devinspencer1678 No

@Sinhsseax Год назад

@@devinspencer1678 Mohgstein does not care about your Geneva Convention.

@TheElefanteBranco Год назад

@@devinspencer1678 Stop spreading misinformation. It's not fun nor a fact.

@22Mathers Год назад

They should have showcased the larger weapons being wielded with 2 hands.

@Lucas-qo5go Год назад

yeah why were they dual wielding a unique sword? they didn't show off the weapon art either. seems like a missed opportunity to get his opinion on some cool fantasy elements of the weapons

@Adlore Год назад

this channel always makes this same mistake

@FigglersFacts Год назад

2X Watchdog’s Greatsword or Rotten Staff is 🐐🐐🐐

@DankestOfMoons Год назад

@@Adlore Just no care or thought put in, bare minimum of required content for the reaction. Literally ign defined Lmfao.

@carythacker8049 Год назад

@@Lucas-qo5go why are we surprised? it's ign lol

@delphidelion Год назад

Let's not forget that these characters have godly levels of strength

@silverjohn6037 Год назад

If the weapon weighs more than you do, it would stay still well your body moves around;).

@delphidelion Год назад

@@silverjohn6037 E = MC^2 my dude. Energy counters that. There is a reason crossbow gets heavier when you set it. The energy is converted to potential energy which contributes to the weight.

@zeppie_ Год назад

@@delphidelion a drawn crossbow doesn’t become any heavier than just the bolt and crossbow alone. Tension or impact can be expressed in force just like gravitational force, yes, but the similarities end about there

@MrWizardjr9 Год назад

@@zeppie_ it actually might be slightly heavier because gravity does pull or rather cause space time to push on energy. hot object are slightly heavier than the same object with the same mass cold

@SophiaLilithUwU Год назад

@@delphidelion nice argument unfortunately big axe go "whomp" :)

@Dujma Год назад

Can't wait for ep.10 of this when we get to the ringed finger

@lencysoup Год назад

@@jordanfringe_1 lol

@layerp Год назад

@@lencysoup you've also been selected to "acknowledge your prize"!! Ffs man these bots are annoying

@user-kx4cf7iy5u Год назад

mmmmm

@kylejohnson3889 Год назад

@@layerp RU-vid and fb and the internet as a whole should make a universal app that blocks all bot accounts and their activities

@bombomos Год назад

The bubble horn

@oviekpolugbo4227 Год назад

Funny he mentions the urumi, it's actually in the game.

@vocwubsy8374 Год назад

My favorite part is that he gives the strength benefit of a doubt, acknowledging that these characters are incredibly strong

@leurunner4764 Год назад

It does help that, like in most modern fromsoft games, it is acknowledged that one can use the respective games currency to aquire quote:"Inhuman Strength".

@hcostaco Год назад

suggestions for the next episode: great move set and style to analyse: - zweihander - uchikatana - rivers of blood - godskin peeler - double scavenger sword (with parry ash of war) - flowing curved sword fun options: - nox (urumi, hammer and sword) - magma whip - family heads - ringed finger - hand balista - visage shield / one eyed shield also, if possible, do a special episode for the ashes of war. they are the best for this type of videos because of how they modify the weapon usage. wild strikes, barbaric roar, sword dance, unsheathe, etc. great series!

@hagalazrune1410 Год назад

Nice , Patches talking about weapons!

@olivur_1459 Год назад

Hoslow's Petal Whip is a sick weapon in the game lol

@liamobrien9186 Год назад

This is one of the most in depth expert reacts I've ever seen, please keep continuing this series!

@GeoGyf Год назад

The indian Urumi was the basis of the flowing weapons of the Nox Dancers of Nokron and Nokstella eternal cities in Elden Ring.

@pawsouth2897 Год назад

there's also an actual Urumi in the game. Even called that

@1IGG Год назад

Always a fan of Matt doing those reactions.

@lepurpleboi3266 Год назад

So a funny thing about the Urumi is that is actually in Elden Ring and is a whip.

@SakiIsSaki Год назад

the Godfrey axe is infact broken in this form, if we got in game brand new it would actually be double sided which makes it way more wild!

@dragonfable66 Год назад

Iirc the phantom of Godfrey uses the Axe in its full double headed form….. we never get to use that tho

@brianbumble Год назад

Truly a weapon selection of a Game of a Year.

@samuelwinn796 Год назад

9:20 Matt discovers the meta

@Dogflight1477 Год назад

Can't get over how he mentions the modern corkscrew being meant to cause huge blood loss and not that the Bloody Helice has that exact same function remarked in its description (which even showed up on screen!)

@mr.watson3237 Год назад

This is a great video! Kinda weird that part 2 was recommended before part one. Lol

@WAHegle91 Год назад

They should have shown him Prelate’s Inferno Crozier or the giant finger. It would have been interesting to hear his thoughts on those lol

@Pluto137 Год назад

Tis cool that he thinks about the fantasy side and not analyze , rather than just say it dumb. Also talking about the movement along with the pain stick design

@reporterid Год назад

@finalbreath15 Год назад

The thing about the flail too while spinning it, is that a fixed chain would not spin properly, it would get nudged side to side and the chains would get twisted, it would need to be altered a bit to make that motion

@KayoMichiels Год назад

1:47 Brothers at arms: Reforged: Challenge accepted!

@jordanfringe_1 Год назад

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@AlexHyena-dv4mb Год назад

wish he’d talk more about the Dark Moon Greatsword than how the player has decided to wield it

@infantiltinferno Год назад

Give him some slack. It's kinda like watching a keyboard review where someone is typing on the bottom side of a comically oversized keyboard. Sure, you could talk about the switches, but honestly, _why are you typing like that?_

@Nat_the_Chicken Год назад

There isn't much to say about the sword itself, tbh. "It's... a really wide greatsword" pretty much sums it up. As a HEMA expert he's at least as interested in the technique of using the weapons as he is in their design, and "how would you effectively use this weapon" is how he approached everything in the video. For that one, it wasn't an incredibly innovative design, and they happened to show him a clip of it being dual-wielded, which is indeed practically ridiculous.

@Null_Experis Год назад

He doesn't know that the blade is made of light and it's an extremely light perfectly sharp sword. It's only possible to wield because it's so light.

@danioshea Год назад

The "corkscrew" shape you mention isn't actually that hard to make, Matt - augers and twist drills are made in much the same way. The difficulty comes in sharpening the damn thing, although it isn't clear how sharp it would be. You're right that the heat-treat would probably cause some hard-to-predict warping, though!

@captplanet8688 Год назад

Can't wait to see what he says about the grafted blade greatsword and blasphemous blade

@saudade7842 Год назад

Love to see Matt on this channel, great pick!

@itdogodownbruh6094 Год назад

disclaimer: as someone who does blacksmithing you definetly can make the bloody helice by twistng cold metal, although it wouldnt be very strong or particularly useful as a sword you would definitely be able to make this sword

@Bruno-cb5gk Год назад

really liked his approach, looking at the weapons within their fantasy context

@ElSolRacNauj Год назад

The fact that the Qatar and the Urumi were mentioned, appear on the game, and weren't reacted feels criminal

@riekanicholas20 Год назад

To make the bloody helica, you could simply forge the blade like a traditional blade to begin with and than you would heat up the the blade for the "twist" and turn it until you reached the desired twist ratio, finally you would coat the exposed core (and ONLY the core) with a type of fire clay (like the kind used for katanas) before finally heat treating the edge

@nobi3460 Год назад

1:15 "causes huge blood loss quickly" this game has fried my brain

@zeallust8542 Год назад

Episode 3: Show him the real life weapons he mentioned, that actually happen to be in the game.

@Page-bv9td Год назад

It makes me so happy that he was so pleased with the bloody helice. It's one of my absolute favourite weapons.

@gluttonyfang6674 Год назад

Even IGN got invaded by Patches, this guy is everywhere!

@alexkaen1701 Год назад

A couple of these weapons are specifically Bleed weapons, which matches up with the historical and real world weapons mentioned (Cyclone, blade whip, etc)

@JavenarchX Год назад

That cyclone knife made me feel ill

@rlowethewitch8417 Год назад

"...a pike in each hand." Quick, someone show him an average day in the Colosseum!

@dawnweaver2529 Год назад

If you didn't know the Bloody Helic has a Cutting Sweep attack on its Super move

@Em022 Год назад

im glad they got Matt. He's super knowledgeable of swords and stuff.

@Max35P Год назад

7:38 "how could anybody use an axe of this size?" just put 50 points into strength and you will be fine

@geminiistu Год назад

You should've showed him weapons wielded in 2 hands as well plus the weapon art, also there is an Urumi (Nox Flowing Sword) in the game as well, show him that!

@veiddimaddur8354 Год назад

Nice to see Matt Easton getting the recognition he deserves

@hououinkyouma5539 Год назад

12:12 Pretty sure there's also a weapon more closely based on the Urumi

@jauneork278 Год назад

Take into consoderation that the guy using the whip can lifte 15 inch thick 10 by 30 feet solid steel doors. So the power behind his whip swings and swings in general are nutso. Take into consideration that a real life grizzly bear. One of the worlds most dangerous creatures. Is legitimately one of the absolute weakest things in the game can be killed with a few dagger swings.

@isabellam1936 Год назад

This person knows what they’re talking about. So many people on RU-vid don’t regarding weapons and how to use them.

@wellurafastizio Год назад

I'd love to see the sword expert and the gun expert react to Remnant: From the Ashes before the sequel comes out!

@IlConteSky Год назад

They really thought duping, powerstancing and avoid using the Weapon Art of the Dark Moon GS was a great idea to showcase the most iconic weapon of the entire franchise to the weapon expert. And obviously him talking about the Urumi didn't ring any bell. Classic IGN...

Год назад

12:14 you can get Urumi in elden ring xD

@MilkandCookie1 Год назад

You have to see the boss that holds Godfrey’s axe, then it would make sense. Then missed the cool part of the wizard sword or moonlight great sword

@minilabyrinth Год назад

Please do a part 3! Include bows and crossbows and throwing knives

@smokinggnu6584 8 месяцев назад

12:23 there's an Urumi in the game as well.

@TheJedaiHero9000 Год назад

Dark Moon Greatsword is, without an Abso-fraking-lute doubt, one of my Most Absolute favorite Greatswords in Elden Ring!!!!!

@Mote. Год назад

Matt Easton is great. I've been watching him for a long time.

@francescofavro8890 Год назад

certified matt easton innuendos in this video, nice work.

@revxlutionz-i-1497 Год назад

Ive watched the the Witcher video and fell in love with this man. And now he reacts to my most fav game atm? My day cant get any better.

@kalashniconb6459 Год назад

Cracked up when he mentioned dual-wielding halberds, like thats not the pvp meta rn haha

@OG1Donut Год назад

those are dual lances, dual halberds are kinda mid if you only use the dual wielding moveset.

@YoshLovesYou Год назад

Regarding the Bloody Helice: What if the "Corkscrew" were a sort of sheath, with a locking mechanism in the handle? Inside the corkscrew would be an estoc!

@icetide9411 Год назад

"... and causes huge blood loss quickly..." It's ironic how this is weirdly accurate

@unnamedfool2039 Год назад

Now am thinking about weapon expert react to enemies/minibosses/bosses moveset

@DinChaddle Год назад

You shouls show him the prelate's inferno crozier. Would blow his mind.

@dogs-game-too Год назад

You should link his page in the description

@r3v01t_6 Год назад

Ain’t no way. Patches is out here reviewing weapons!

@JigInsane Год назад

Wonder what he'd think about Ivy's Snake Sword, The Ivy Blade or Valentine, from Soul Calibur.

@tristancallahan8189 Год назад

To be fair 7:40 the one who that acts was made for in elden rings floor was literally massive to begin with

@LoliFoxQueen Год назад

funny that you mentioned the Urumi as that is in elden ring

@Rusticity_ Год назад

"How would you block with it?" Tarnished rolly pollying around like a chad- "Am I a joke to you?"

@PsionicCavalier Год назад

The Ghiza's Wheel is literally the Whirligig Saw from Bloodborne.

@willzjohns556 Год назад

My favourite weapon in BB

@Elodeme Год назад

That corkscrew blade looks like someone attempted to weaponize a ice drill

@bar1barian877 Год назад

Matt Easton's channel is awesome

@SkibidiSam2014 Год назад

4:10 surely im not the only one who heard this

@dwerical Год назад

Insanely cool

@BurgerwithPeanutButter Год назад

The approval for Hoslow's Petal Whip brings me great pride, as it has been my weapon of choice.

@canadiangopnik7007 Год назад

show him the Hand Ballista and the cannon shield

@mrpolskija Год назад

That corkscrew sword looks like a down sized core drill you'd use to go ice fishing and drill a hole in the ice! :)

@Gank-SquadUK Год назад

7:37 Because they levelled strength stat mate

@dangerousperson9278 Год назад

in the scene with the whips, what armor is being worn?

@Echo_419 Год назад

1:44 I'm sure Ilya Alekseyev of That Works could pull it off!

@FangXL Год назад

2 sticks connected by a flexible bit? So the first flails were nunchucks?

@Burstintears Год назад

7:47 well thats about goddamn right

@SuperRito Год назад

12:58 we all wish we had a decent amount of shaft 😉

@jcml7198 Год назад

The fashion in this video is fire

@stefanestarman3239 Год назад

Matt Easton the coiled sword was forged on That Works channel.

@Somnusrei Год назад

I'm just happy that he gave my babies, Hoslow's Petal Whips, a glowing review.

@j.jonahgameson7992 Год назад

is there a video of him reacting to „for Honor“ gameplay? i‘d like to see that

@thesequeltoobama7030 Год назад

‘Why would you hold a greatsword in one hand?’ *laughs in power stance*

@shadowthoughts7959 Год назад

First Sword: Death by Jousting (thrust hard and twist on contact)

@darklustgamingchannel4535 Год назад

Bloody helice can deffo be made, just do it in more than one part, weld and temper accordingly

@lornemiller3489 Год назад

You've clearly never done any of those as every step would make the others harder

@ezpickenz7326 Год назад

The bloody helice is doable take a small tapered auger a sharpen the tip with a hilt

@Josh-th7tm Год назад

"When you've got a decent amount of shaft, there's certain things you can do with it.."