In a surprising twist that has the internet buzzing, Elon Muskâthe billionaire entrepreneur known for building rockets, revolutionizing electric cars, and buying entire social media platformsâhas found himself bested not in a boardroom or launchpad, but in the virtual arena of an unforgiving video game boss battle.
During a live-streamed gaming session on his platform X (formerly Twitter), Musk joined a team of seasoned gamers to play Elden Ring, the notoriously difficult action role-playing game known for punishing even the most experienced players. It wasnât long before things took a dramatic turn, not on Mars or in a Tesla factory, but inside a digital dungeon.
Musk, who has previously spoken about his love of video gamesâciting titles like Deus Ex, Mass Effect, and Overwatchâseemed confident at first. âItâs just pattern recognition,â he remarked at the start of the stream. âI build rockets. How hard can this be?â But within minutes, the challenge proved to be more brutal than expected.
The boss in question? Malenia, Blade of Miquellaâa name that sends chills down the spine of any seasoned gamer. She is infamous for her elegance, lethality, and almost supernatural difficulty level. While Muskâs teammates attempted to offer guidance and support, the billionaireâs character fellâagain and againâeach time to more brutal blows than the last.
Viewers watched as frustration began to set in. âWhat is this nonsense?â Musk exclaimed during his fifth attempt, visibly annoyed. âHow is this even fair?â The comments section exploded, with thousands of users chiming inâsome offering advice, others roasting his performance mercilessly.
After nearly an hour of failed attempts, the moment came that now lives in internet infamy: Musk rage quit. Mid-fight, he tossed his controller aside, declared âI have companies to run,â and abruptly ended the stream.
Gamers across the internet wasted no time turning the episode into memes, highlight reels, and reaction videos. âWhen the boss fight is harder than launching a Falcon 9,â joked one user. âNASA: approved. Malenia: denied,â wrote another. Even Muskâs own companies werenât spared, with jokes flying about Tesla designing a ârage-proofâ controller.
Despite the loss, Muskâs venture into the gaming world has sparked a broader conversation about the challenges of live-streaming, the unforgiving nature of Elden Ring, and the very human side of a man many see as nearly superhuman.
Whether Musk will return for a rematch remains unknown. For now, he remains undefeated in spaceâbut very much defeated in the Lands Between.