The only problem is that Iron Pineapple would have to be able to Elden Ring Runes complete Ranni The Witch's quest in order to find Tiche's ashes. It wasn't until jumping through its many hoops and reaching the boss that unlocked Tiche Iron Pineapple that Iron Pineapple realized he couldn't call for help, thus preventing the possibility of gaining Tiche making the entire excursion worthless.
"I probably spent the longest time on that Godskin Duo," Iron Pineapple stated. "For a while, I was convinced that if I just healed effectively enough and was lucky with my attack patterns, I could make it. Of course, I eventually employed the torch that causes sleep instead."
It's not surprising that Iron Pineapple also used the Mimic Tear, which acts like a duplicate of your character and is regarded as one of the most versatile of Elden Ring's summons after its nerfing in the 1.03 patch. Iron Pineapple spent much of his time in a pacifist mode focussing on other sources of damage however, when push came to shove it was not easy not to notice the potential to design a custom sidekick. As such, he resorted to making use of his Mimic Tear to defeat many of the difficult, end-game bosses.
"I knew that the Mimic would be very powerful right from the beginning, and I made the conscious choice to not to play it for the sake of diversification," Iron Pineapple said. "It was a lot of fun to highlight the different areas of strength and niches of the summons that are available in the game and treat the problems as puzzles to be solved rather than just winning through raw stats. In the end, I was slightly disappointed with how powerful the Mimic remains, even after the changes."
Iron Pineapple's pacifist play is another example of the ways Elden Ring retains the strategic openness of its Souls predecessors. With the right tools, abilities, and resources to your disposal, it's possible to beat the game with nearly every tactic that is in the book. Sure, you might hit an obstacle there and then. Iron Pineapple sure did. However, if there's any lesson to learn from an Elden Ring playthrough, it's that everything is possible with a bit of cheap Elden Ring Items stubbornness.
