| Starscourge Radahn | |
|---|---|
 Radahn, mindless and impaled with numerous spears. He is riding Leonard (bottom center). | |
| First appearance | Elden Ring (2022) |
| Created by | Hidetaka Miyazaki |
| Voiced by | Pip Torrens |
| In-universe information | |
| Race | Demigod |
| Spouse | Miquella the Kind (consort of) |
| Home | Redmane Castle |
Starscourge Radahn (also called General Radahn) is a fictional character from the 2022 action role-playing video game Elden Ring developed by FromSoftware. A demigod, he functions as both a prominent figure in the history of the game's fictional universe, the Lands Between, and one of its main bosses. Radahn is first encountered in Caelid, a once-verdant area that has been reduced to a red, highly-toxic wasteland by a fellow demigod, Malenia the Severed, in a last-ditch effort to defeat him. In the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, Radahn reappears under the name Promised Consort Radahn as the final boss.
"Conqueror of the Stars", Radahn was formerly one of the most powerful warriors in the universe, able to halt the stars themselves in place using gravitational magic. During the Shattering, an immense conflict for control of the shards of the Elden Ring, Radahn battled Malenia to a standstill in the Caelid wilds. While the battle was ultimately a draw, with Malenia incapacitated, Radahn was rendered mindless after he was infected with Scarlet Rot, both a crippling toxin and an Outer God contained within Malenia. Radahn has been reduced to a wandering, cannibalistic husk, with warriors attempting to defeat him and preserve his honor through the regular Radahn Festival. When defeating Radahn all the stars he has been holding back will start to fall and with the stars bosses called astel there are multiple of these bosses that fall with the stars.
Defeating Radahn, while optional, is required for the player to obtain one of the game's Great Runes, shards of the Elden Ring necessary to proceed the storyline. It is also needed for the optional quest of Ranni the Witch, who requires the stars to begin moving again in order to fulfill her destiny.
Radahn's lore and first boss fight were praised by critics, who were impressed by the scale of the first fight and Radahn's tragic backstory, calling him one of the game's best bosses and characters, and the Radahn Festival one of the game's most memorable events. Hidetaka Miyazaki also revealed the first encounter with Radahn as his favorite boss battle. The second battle has been called one of the hardest bosses in FromSoftware's history.