Sonic is the Elden Ring PvP king, and only one thing can stop him Rock Paper Shotgun Support us Join our newsletter Visit our store Sign in / Create account If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Sonic is the Elden Ring PvP king, and only one thing can stop him I mean, Sonic is a glutton for rings News by Ed Thorn Senior Staff Writer Published on March 22, 2022 23 comments Elden Ring, an action-RPG with hundreds of armour and weapon combinations. Stats up the wazoo. An evolving PvP meta where players invade each other and fight for supremacy. Who rules them all? Sonic The Hedgehog. No, seriously - Sonic The Hedgehog. He's the PVP champ and there's only one thing that can stop him: a click of the fingers. For the uninitiated, Elden Ring has an online player-versus-player component. You're able to invade other people's worlds and engage in fisticuffs. Defeat them and you'll earn runes that help you level up, or Rune Arcs that act as buffs. As with all online competitive multiplayer things, metas emerge. People find the optimal concoction of clothes and weaponry that'll ensure they have the best chance of winning. And it turns out that it's Sonic The Hedgehog who's earned that crown in Elden Ring. YouTuber Marco Yolo birthed the blue hedgehog and it looks like there's nothing that can stop him. Sonic's secret? The "Lightning Ram" Ash Of War which lets you roll into players, not only hurting them, but shocking them a crackle of electricity too. It's proving a real menace in the PvP scene as there's no real way to deal with the charge; on both fronts. If you need any more evidence of Lightning Ram's reign of terror, here's another clip which shows two players flatten a poor soul. Bonus points for the cool emote at the end. you may not like it, but this is the current Elden Ring pvp meta pic.twitter.com/pGIv2iZueF- (@tylxx) March 20, 2022 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings You might be thinking: who can stand up to Sonic? The natural answer is Thanos, the purple dude from The Avengers. One player encountered one of his disciples, who clicked his fingers and spelt instant death. #EldenRing Was a good run… pic.twitter.com/xoWzonp2nG- ?? (@vlonechanclas) March 19, 2022 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Now I just need a clip of Sonic vs Thanos' disciple, as I'd imagine it would be a clash for the ages. They'd certainly best my character in seconds, who's wields a halberd and windmills it over their head. That's it, that's the only thing that's got them through the game. They still haven't encountered Thomas The Tank Engine yet, though, so their momentum could be stunted by his ominous toots. Have any of you dear Elden Ring readers discovered any cool PvP strategies or combinations or funnies? Have you encountered a Sonic or a Thanos, even? I'd like to know. More News Jack King-Spooner's next handcrafted game has a teaser demo out Judero brings chat and action in the Scottish Borders Alice O'Connor 17 hours ago 1 If you were hoping for any Overwatch 2 balance changes then you'll have to wait until season two The next season begins in December CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 3 The Dead Space remake will chuck random Necromorphs at you as you wander the Ishimura In space, no one can hear you proper bricking it CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 8 Valve register mysterious new Neon Prime trademark in the US It doesn’t seem to be for a particularly colourful Steam Deck CJ Wheeler 20 hours ago 11 Latest Articles What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Alice O'Connor an hour ago 21 Past Wordle answers Here's an archive of previous Wordle words Ollie Toms 2 hours ago 1 Wordle answer today (Saturday 15 October) Hints and the answer to today's Wordle word Rebecca Jones 9 hours ago Overwatch 2 hero tier list Which are the best heroes in Overwatch 2? Ollie Toms 16 hours ago Supporters Only You're probably better than me at One Many Nobody You go on without… uh, you? Sin Vega 17 hours ago Supporter podcast - The Nate Files episode 13: dry bones Bad science is also FUN science! Alice Bell 18 hours ago Japanese dating show Love Wagon has surprising parallels with Yakuza and Persona My new obsession Ed Thorn 2 days ago If you're hankering after Bayonetta 3, Valkyrie Elysium might be a good substitute It's not out on PC until next month, but the console demo has been a surprise charmer Katharine Castle 1 week ago 4 We've been talking, and we think that you should wear clothes Total coincidence, but we sell some clothes Buy RPS stuff here