After finally completing Dark Souls, I can say that it has easily become one of my Favorit RPGs, and I can not wait for Dark Souls III to come out. There are quite a lot to enjoy about Dark Souls. The combat, the levels, the characters, even the story (Or what incredibly little of a story there is). But I think the best part of Dark Souls has to be the boss battles….. Sometimes. There are some good bosses and there are some… less than spectacular bosses. So, today, I want to share with Du all the bosses from this game that I like and dislike. Now, of course, this is my opinion. Du may have a different opinion on these bosses than I do, but just remember. Also, no DLC bosses. No Artorias, no Magnus, and not that one dragon whose name is hard for me to remember. This is my opinion. So, try not to get to angry about this. So, with that said, let’s start the Liste with the worst bosses (Or at the least, my least favorite)

#5: Chaos Witch Quelaag



Yes, I sagte it. I do not like the Chaos Witch Quelaag. Everyone online sagte that Quelaag was a nearly impossible boss that took a lot of time, patience, and determination to beat. Me? I just found the fight boring and took too long. Throughout the fight, Quelaag would constantly spit lava at you, which would stay on the ground for a while before fading, and all Du could do was just run around her, while she kept swinging her sword. All this fight made me do was wait for a chance to hit her. It could take just a few seconds, but it could also take five minutes. For me, it was usually the latter. I know that this is a very loved boss on the internet, but I just found it boring and kept asking myself throughout the fight “Are Du dead yet”? Granted, it could be worse….. like the other four.

#4: Pinwheel



Now, what are this boss’s attacks…….. Honestly, I do not know. All I know is that he can copy himself and shoot some magic at you. Other than that, I have no idea what this guy can do. And why is that? Because this is the easiest boss in the entire game, and let me tell you, I never thought I’d have to use the word easy to describe ANYTHING in Dark Souls. But that’s the only thing I can use to describe Pinwheel. He’s pathetically easy. For me, he died in literally four hits. FOUR HITS! With every other boss, I had to strategize my attacks and wait for the right moment to swing, schaukel and dodge just to survive. Not with Pinwheel. I just walked right up to him and went with the genius strategy of hitting him until he died… riveting.

#3: The Four Kings



Honestly, I thought after another boss fight where Du need to fight Mehr than one boss (Will get to that later), I thought the Four Kings would be a lot of fun… I was wrong. Instead, the Four Kings was all kinds of obnoxious. Throughout the fight, they will feuer these magic waves at you, which deal a lot of damage, and the worst part is that they do NOT go away and they are heat seeking, so the best thing to do is to just take that magic wave like a man, because if Du don’t, Du will never be done with it. And it doesn’t help that the Four Kings constantly comes at Du with sword and huge magic blasts to harm you. And Du gotta Liebe it when the guys gang up on Du and constantly stab you. It’s just SO much fun. And the worst part is how Du beat them. Du have to kreis around them and just stab them when they swing. So basically, Du gotta get as close as Du can to the enemy in a game that taught Du that getting close to the enemy can get Du killed. What kind of screwed up logic is that?!

#2: bett of Chaos



Oh my god…. Du seriously can’t screw up a boss as badly as this. The bett of Chaos required Du to do three different things. Du need to go and cut off the weak spots on each side of the boss, and then Du need to kill the boss from inside. However, that’s easier sagte than done. Getting to the first weak spot isn’t too hard. But after that, it’s all downhill from here. The bett of Chaos will then grow arms and a large magic blade. The bett of Chaos will than begin to swipe at Du with it’s hands while at the same time trying to stab Du with it’s blade. And while this is happening, the goddamn floor is falling underneath you, and if Du fall down that hole, Du will be rewarded with an instant death. And if that wasn’t bad enough, when Du die, Du have to go back to the bonfire that is five Minuten away right outside of Lost Izalith. That means that Du have to walk through the lave, the tunnel, past the feuer breathing goblins, past that big brown thing with the mouth on oben, nach oben of it’s head, and down the slide just to get another shot. And after Du destroy the Sekunde weak spot, Du then have to actually fall down the damn hole. So basically, Du now have to jump down a hole, which before this, would result in your death. And it still will if Du miss the branch. And once you're finally inside the bett of Chaos, what is the boss's true form? A larva….. that dies in one hit……. Did I mention that this is the dumbest and most disappointing fight in the game?

#1: Capra Demon



Screw this boss. Screw this goddamn boss. There is no good thing about this boss. He sucks no matter what Du do. This could either be an incredibly annoying fight oder one of the easiest in the game. It could be annoying because Du are gegeben no warning before the Capra Demon rushes at Du and kills you. Not to mention, his machetes do a one hit kill. And if Du can dodge that attack, you’d better watch out for the two demon Hunde he has, which will attack Du right after he’s done. So not only do Du need to worry about his one hit kill swipe, but Du also need to watch for the dogs. And since Du are in such a small area, dying is not that hard. But, like I said, this can also be incredibly easy, because if Du run up the stairs, the Capra Demon will be too slow to catch up for a bit, giving Du enough time to kill the dogs, and if Du fall once the Capra Demon is at the top, he will follow and be stunned for a bit, giving Du enough time to strike before Du repeat the process again. This boss was such a useless pile of crap, that they actually reused this guy again as just an enemy in the Demon Ruins. That’s how much this guy sucks. I had Mehr fun fighting the damn Hydra, and that was a mini-boss. When the mini-boss is Mehr fun than a real boss, Du failed miserably.

Okay, now, with that out of the way, it is time for us to Bewegen on to the better bosses in this game

#5: Asylum Demon



Sure, some may say that the Asylum Demon is very easy. Sure, he’s not as pathetic as Pinwheel (Thank god), but he is still very easy. However, he is hard enough to give the player a challenge. First time Du meet him, Du aren’t supposed to fight him. Du have to run away and try to avoid dying. This is because Du don’t have a weapon. And Du NEED one. When Du meet him again, that is when the real fight starts. What I like best about this boss is that it sets the player up for bosses in a way that is easy to learn, but still has that Dark Souls challenge to it, letting Du know that this is as simple as it gets with this game, so be prepared. Sure, he’s no (Insert later boss on this Liste here), but hey, I like the challenge…… I just wish they didn’t recycle this boss…… TWICE!

#4: Gaping Dragon



There are two ways that this game tries to instill fear from the bosses to the player. The first and most obvious, difficulty. And trust me, we’ve seen that a lot Von this point. And then…. there’s design… And the Gaping Dragon has plenty of those designs. OH MY GOD, look at this thing. A dragon would have been bad enough, but now, this thing has a mouth FILLED with sharp teeth. Jaws would be jealous. Not to mention, the fight is pretty fun. Though… it’s a bit too simple. Just dodge his charge attack, strike, and avoid his slam attack. I heard he had an attack where he vomits and it damages your armor, but in my playthrough, I never experienced this fight. So what makes it so good. Obviously. The Design is freaking terrifying. And I can tell they were going with that kind of design. And that’s what I like best about the Gaping Dragon. His Design made what was just a usual fight for me so much Mehr fun. I would have been pretty bored if it wasn’t for this boss being so well designed. Even the worst bosses have great designs….. Can’t say that saved their boring, frustrating, and just awful fights, though.

#3: Dragon Slayer Ornstein and Executioner Smough



Throughout the game, Du have gotten used to focusing on one-on-one boss fights (Except with the Gargoyles and that crappy Capra Demon fight). Du have been learning hard to do your best when fighting bosses and would do you’re hardest to beat them… so naturally, when we all came across Ornstein and Smough, we all got our asses kicked. What makes this so much harder is that Du now have to fight two bosses at once. And I mean two full bosses. With the Gargoyles, the Sekunde boss didn’t come until later in the fight and their health was halved. And that Capra Demon just used enemies. Not Ornstein and Smough. They are both fully formed bosses with a totally filled health bar, and they do not mess around. They both have different strategies for fighting. Ornstein is not as strong, but is so much faster and uses electricity, whereas Smough is slower, but a much heavier hitter and can reach Mehr distances thanks to his size. So, after Du kill one, you’d think that would make the fight easier….. Right? Oh, I wish. No, if Du kill one, not only do Du greatly piss off the other, but they become even stronger. If Smough dies first, Ornstein will pray to his soul and will grow to the size of Smough, giving him the same strength and reach like Smough. If Ornstein is defeated, Smough will just straight up kill him to take his electricity power. Oh, and if Du die, Du have to do the whole fight over again. But trust me, the satisfaction Du get from beating this boss is so incredible, that it makes this boss fight so incredible.

(WARNING: SPOILERS FOR THE GAME’S FINAL BOSS)

#2: Gwyn, Lord of Cinder



Throughout the entire game, Du have been ringing bells, collecting souls, and dying and being revived, you’d think Du were in a Happy baum Friends episode (... Why did I make that reference). But when Du make it to the final area, The Kiln of the First Flame, Du will see that it is filled with ashes and burned stone. And when Du make it to the end, what Du will find is Gwyn. Throughout the game, Du were made to believe that he was a large god like deity with immense strength. Instead, he is a man the same size as you, who is weakened from giving his soul to the flame. And in the fight, he is easily the most aggressive boss fight in the game, hitting Du with his hardest and fastest attacks. Du NEED a good shield for this fight, cause he will drain your stamina fast in this fight. However, throughout the fight, the Musik isn’t some epic Musik giving off the final battle. Instead, it is a very soft and saddening theme, emphasizing Lord Gwyn himself as a man who used his soul to keep the First Flame lit for a short time, and trying to keep Du from putting it out (Which Du actually can do in one of the endings, just to make it even Mehr depressing). I have to say, for a final boss, it’s not bad.

Before we get to number one, I should talk about the other bosses from the game. Why? Cause shut up. Let’s do this.

Taurus Demon



Very threatening and a good challenge. Though, with the Pin Resin Du get a few Minuten before, he’s kinda easy. Even easier if Du kill the archers on the tower behind Du first.

Ceaseless Discharge (Gross)



Pretty easy and very interesting on how he attacks you, after stealing the treasure on a dead body (Theorized to be his dead sister), but a bit too slow. Also, running to the exit for him to jump at the ledge, making Du stab his arm is very well thought out

Seath the Scaleless



Too dull and boring, and that cursed spike attack can go straight to hell

Moonlight Butterfly



A lot like the number one boss, only not as cool. I still do like how they made is saddening that Du are killing a creature whose Home Du are invading. Very well done

Gargoyles



A pretty interesting fight…. I JUST WISHED THEY WOULDN’T FREAKIN’ JUMP ME!

Iron Golem



A very threatening looking fight at first, and very annoying when he keeps knocking Du off the ledge…. And then Du realize that he can’t stand a stab in the ankle and then he becomes a cry baby and falls on the ground taking a rest… Hey, that should be a new thing. I used to be a threatening boss, until I took a sword to the ankle…. On Sekunde thought, that really sucks. Forget about that

tausendfüßler Demon



I understand how he could have been threatening, what with the lava and the lunging attacks…. But I had a phantom helping me, so it was kind easy. Fun, but easy

Gravelord Nito



If Du can look past the annoying skeletons that help, than this is a pretty fun boss fight. I really do enjoy rushing at him and stabbing him… even though he took slightly Mehr hits than the Asylum Demon. Also, Nito’s Design belongs on a Metal album cover

Hydra



Is this a boss? A mini-boss, sure, but a boss? Well…… That hole Weiter to him can go to hell….. and I really hated that water attack he shot at Du before Du could even see him through the trees…. And the Ice Golem things were really unnecessary- Are Du sure this is a boss

Hellkite Dragon



Again, is this a boss? Well…. at least killing him was satisfying, what with this guy dominating the bridge most of the game.

As for Gwyndolin and Priscilla, I’m not a heartless monster, so I never tried to attack them. And I don’t want to post anymore pictures because I’m almost at my image limit. So, let’s Bewegen on to number one. And for those who have played Dark Souls… Du all know who it is.

#1: Great Grey Wolf, Sif



I Liebe this boss… It’s perfect. This boss fight perfectly describes Dark Souls in a way I didn’t think was possible. Where do I start (The fight itself, obviously). Sif jumps around the area as much as possibly, wielding a giant sword in it’s mouth to swing, schaukel at Du with. You’d better have a good shield and lot’s of stamina for this fight, because let me tell you, it’s quite the challenge. And trying not to lose stamina during this fight, timing the right time to strike to avoid a huge sword to the face is very satisfying…. until Du get him down to one health box. Once Sif is almost dead, he will begin limping, looking injured as he continues to fight, despite that he swings his sword in a much weaker way and can barely stand. And when Du finally kill him, Du may notice that, unlike the bosses before, Du do not feel satisfied. Instead, Du feel empty, like Du did something wrong. And indeed, Du did. Sif is nothing like most of the bosses in the game. Some of the bosses fight to protect something of theirs because they are not willing to give it to a human, while others attack Du just for their own sadistic reasons. Sif is nothing like that. Sif only wishes to protect the grave of Artorias, who died protecting Sif years ago. Now Sif sits Von Artorias’s grave to protect it, and seeing as Du wish to rob the grave obviously isn’t something Sif wants. He doesn’t want to fight, but since Du wish to steal from Artorias’s grave, he has no choice but to stop you. And what makes it Mehr heartbreaking is that killing Sif isn’t an option. Du HAVE to do this in order to beat the game. And what I think is the best part about this boss fight is that this shows Du that this isn’t just a game where Du can be a cool and powerful knight, killing everything in your way. This shows that their are consequences for killing something. Sure, the Moonlight schmetterling did it first, but Sif did it better. It shows that Dark Souls isn’t a game that is happy in the slightest. This is a game about the world ending, people dying, and when the endings themselves are bittersweet, no matter which Du choose, it’s amazing that out of all of this, Sif is the saddest it gets. And that is what I think makes this the best boss fight in Dark Souls. Can they oben, nach oben it in Dark Souls III? Who knows?

well, there Du have it. Did Du enjoy the list? Tell me what Du thought of it. With that said, I will see Du all Weiter time