Yes, clever cogs, technically we all use our brains to defeat the Elden Ring. But that is only because we trigger the fancy appendages we call fingers. But for the streamer perikaryar, the fingers are only needed for movement: everything else is done by the power of the mind.

Before telling the story of Psycho Mantis, Pelikalyar had a master's degree in psychology and became interested in electroencephalography (EEG) as part of neuroscience. This device places electrodes on the user's head and identifies changes in electrical activity. I used this device once and could not figure anything out.

Pericall, however, has the right type of brain and has had this training for several months: because EEG is fussy. EEG is not good at identifying where a signal is coming from, but it is good at identifying when a signal is happening," Perri told our sister site GamesRadar+ (opens in new tab). 'Traditionally, this technology has been used to diagnose various brain disorders, like epilepsy, and for neuroscientific research. But more directly, the signals that this technology picks up are so specific that they can be mapped to specific behaviors.

Here she is kicking Rycard's butt with the force of her thoughts (and thumbs).

Since the early February clip, Perri has been training herself to recognize attack and recovery inputs in parallel with the device. According to her, "Attack is the image of pushing a heavy object forward. When the device recognizes a brainwave pattern along those lines, Peri's character attacks.

However, just aiming these two inputs from the brain waves can be tricky, and under some conditions it may not work at all: no matter how hard you try to imagine pushing a heavy object forward. When that happens, Perri says, "it feels like your brain is broken."

I must concede here that, yes, Perri is still clearly moving with his thumbs, and in some places it looks like a dodge roll. But next to this achievement, I am not going to complain about it. Because at least she might read it and send out a psychic bolt in my direction.

Surely, surely, enough with the absurd and admirable ways of defeating the Eldenring. Last week a guy beat this game at Bop-It (open in new tab). This streamer beat Margit to death with an acoustic guitar (open in new tab) and beat Soul Level 1's Marenia with a dance pad (open in new tab). These bosses don't get a break: according to Pelikalyal, the current goal is to be completely hands-free by the end of the year (opens in new tab). Who wants to be a demigod?