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@lewispooper3138

Жыл бұрын

Video is titled greatest boss fight yet I didn’t see slave knight Gael in the video? Misleading title?

@EndymionTv

Жыл бұрын

@@lewispooper3138 Y’all seem to love Gael. I think he’s great too but yeah. Maybe I’ll explore him in a future video

@KratosisGod

Жыл бұрын

@@EndymionTv I have more respect for Gael than Gwyn honestly the man had been alive since the war with the ancient dragons and managed to outlive everything else in the world he wasn't born with power but acquired it through hardship just as the player does and at the end of world it's Gael who is finally able to find something we've only heard about in the entire series as he assimilated the original dark soul the last remaining lord soul that came from the original fire but the fact that he never did any of it for power but for the blood to help the painter create a new world makes him very unique in the world of dark souls where most npcs are just looking out for themselves hell gwyn started the cycle of linking the flame because he was afraid of the age of dark he did it for himself, the fact that Gael is willing to sacrifice himself so that another world can be created makes him one of the few heroic characters in the souls series.

@EndymionTv

Жыл бұрын

@@KratosisGod He was a great fight for sure. He’s a great boss too. His arena is unconventional too. It’s dope

@artoriastheabysswalker362

Жыл бұрын

My favorite boss has to be between nameless king and artorias the abyss walker because of there lore, fighting styles, and there areas

Favorite fight in Dark Souls is probably Gael. All the cool lore aside, I feel like that fight mastered the fight against the sword wielding enemy by being both challenging and epic but also fair while not relying on artificially difficult through absurd damage numbers or cheap one shots.

@EndymionTv

Жыл бұрын

Fair enough. I think Cinder because of what it represents. But there are fights that are more mechanically heavy of course. Friede, Gael hell if we go outside the trilogy even bosses like The First Hunter or Sword Saint are better. But nothing hits me like knowing I’m fighting myself & every past version of myself in a fight at the end of an era. Thanks for watching

@Shura31412

Жыл бұрын

Gael is like the chosen undead or the bearer of the curse. An unnamed warrior who has one goal and no one will remember him. It's almost like he is FromSoft's version of protagonist.

@EndymionTv

Жыл бұрын

@@Shura31412 yeah he’s dope

@TimeToRelax199

Жыл бұрын

Touching the egg and revealing the end of the world, then you see the pygmy crawling, red hood is killing us hes eating us,behold the dark soul

@-Nihilus-

Жыл бұрын

@@TimeToRelax199 this series is a true masterpiece

Gael. Hands down. Though I agree Soul of Cinder is quite legendary, Gael feels (to me) even more impactful lorewise, his mechanics makes for an extremely enjoyable fight and is overall quite the spectacle to behold.

@EndymionTv

Жыл бұрын

Fair enough

@KratosisGod

Жыл бұрын

Gael is a legend, a slave knight who not only survived the war with the dragons but also outlived everything else and made it to the end of the world as the bearer of the dark soul.

@EndymionTv

Жыл бұрын

@@KratosisGod Perhaps I’ll cover his story in a future video

@benjaminsalinasstieg4935

Жыл бұрын

@@EndymionTv That would be awesome!

@alchemy5750

Жыл бұрын

My only gripe with Gael is that he was introduced too late for me to feel anything for him. I mean, when I first saw that the final boss is the hooded weirdo from the first DLC, I was disappointed. I later grown to love that bossfight and the lore too, but I think it would've been a better planning if we knew Gael from the very beginning of Dark Souls 3, and kind of grown to love him as a wise, helpful grandpa figure. Similar to why Gehrman was good in Bloodborne. It could've worked here too if he was a more impactful character, not only for the lore but in our journey too.

my favorite boss is the twin princes. I love the fact that they represent a choice for the player, they dont want to fight you, they want to be left alone and they try to convince you that linking the flame is a futile endeavor, and that you can choose to abandon your duty just like them.

@ACallBeyond.

Жыл бұрын

The cutscenes are top tier for sure, love that fight!

@bingusthegreat9733

Жыл бұрын

also the voice acting on lothric is amazing

@jasonbelcho8609

Жыл бұрын

Yoy can abandon you "duty" whenever you want

@MrTrueCaller619

Жыл бұрын

U got no choice though .

@jasonbelcho8609

Жыл бұрын

@@MrTrueCaller619 yea just stop playing

DS3 has so many good bosses. I would say DS3 has the highest ratio of good vs bad bosses compared to all other games.

@EndymionTv

Жыл бұрын

Only bad boss is Deacons. I guess. Everything else is *chefs kiss*

@lucascarracedo7421

Жыл бұрын

@@EndymionTv yeah it's us but you don't really see it coming until it happens. It has conceptual weight for sure, but zero baggage.

@EndymionTv

Жыл бұрын

@LZend Wolnir is pretty simple and the spectacle is effective. Great wood is a lot more ehhhh. Like I said mostly cause you can’t lock onto it’s arm which is stupid

@lahunica2726

Жыл бұрын

@@EndymionTv average or bad : Deacons, Wolnir, Cursed rotted great wood, crystal sage, Ancient wyvern, Oceiros, Iudex Gundyr, Vordt, Yhorm, Aldritch, with dlc : champion gravetender, spear of the church. No it has a lot of bad bosses, and the great bosses are often no as inspired as other games (giant knights for most of them).

@vonstroheim4163

Жыл бұрын

​@@lahunica2726 iudex, yhorm and vordt where not bad bosses wdym?

It's very difficult for me to pick one boss fight as my favorite in the entire catalogue of fromsoft bosses so I'm pick one in each game that I've played: Demon's souls - Flamelurker, The most difficult fight in this game a shame it's followed by the dragon god. Dark souls 1 - Manus, I know most people would choose Artorias but honestly manus's lore is just as tragic as Artorias Dark souls 2 - Ivory king, a very unique and enjoyable fight I wish more bosses were like this in ds2 Bloodborne - Gehrman, great ost and a very tragic character Dark souls 3 - Gael, what other way could would you expect Miyazaki to end dark souls but with a berserk reference Sekiro - Demon of hatred, The most unique boss in this game almost feels like a dark souls boss Elden ring- Starscourge Radahn, The most epic and heroic feeling fight fromsoft has ever created, rip Radahn and Leonard

@EndymionTv

Жыл бұрын

I don’t like demon in Sekiro because it’s like a Bloodborne boss. I think the best boss in that game is Sword Saint & Genichiro imo ( Genichiro fight where you stab him and he falls off the building )

@KratosisGod

Жыл бұрын

@@EndymionTv Genichiro is a great boss he's basically an in game check for your increasing skill by the developers First time most people won't be able to beat him second time you are almost equals and the third time you've surpassed him in skill its a great way to show growth of sekiro's strength without outright stating it, sword saint on the other hand is just too much and I'm not hating on the boss but he almost made me quit because I died to him more than I had died in the entire game previous to him combined still a great boss he tests everything you've learned in the game.

@dubsquad156

Жыл бұрын

My Favorite fight was Lichdragon Fortisaxx, I don’t know why it just tickled some kind of need I that I can’t explain

@dredgendorchadas6770

Жыл бұрын

Ds1: artorias Ds2: fume knight BB: the old hunter who turns into a beast (I forgot can't seem to recall his name) Ds3: gale or abyss watchers (just wish the watchers were a little more numerous) Sekiro: have yet to play ER: either rykard or Hora loux

@pingu4938

Жыл бұрын

​@@dredgendorchadas6770 Ludwig from Bloodborne

100% agree, SoC was such a great, challenging and fun fight. Not to mention it looked as epic as it was supposed to be.

@EndymionTv

Жыл бұрын

Exactly it’s awesome!! 🔥

Dancer or Twin Princes. Dancer just feels so alien but at the same time so fitting in Souls3 in addition to the off-beat OST which is a fantastic way to change the difficulty. And I mean, those echoing steps... The breathing when attacking... Twin Princes is the epitome of the lore and the final battle before the end. They actually engage with you in conversation instead of just standing in your way silently, which gives them the human touch and makes you feel for/with them. The SFX for their attacks manage to _just_ hit right. Lorians sword echoing through the room... Lothrics CSS... Lorians standing slam...

@chosenundead9740

Жыл бұрын

I honestly don't know. Both are such cool fights.

I still to this day watch ds1 fans react to his last phase. Hearing that piano in the second phase still gives me goosebumps. Soul of cinder is my favorite boss because I got my perfect Gwyn fight.

Objectively Artorias, it was the first "the From Software boss". Every great fight that followed used Artorias as a blueprint (speed, damage, large moveset, tanky, extremely difficult, "hyped" up with lore). Not to mention the fight was great fun!

@EndymionTv

Жыл бұрын

I liked Artorias but maybe I don’t love it cause of how I fought him. I walked in, used Iron Flesh & just traded blows with him til he died. Probably why I don’t regard him as high and that’s my fault IMO

@bilalahmed-bu7bi

Жыл бұрын

I'd argue false king allant was the first legendary dark souls boss

@godefroiddebouillon7769

Жыл бұрын

But Artorias itself follows the blue print of bosses like King Allant or The Penetrator. I think you overestimate the importance of Artorias in FS boss design decisions. It is an important boss for the community, because it was the first time a boss like that was presented to a large playerbase (DmS being too niche as an exclusivity), and it certainly influenced other developers, no debate; but From Software itself ? Nah, the blueprint was already there.

@reapercometh

Жыл бұрын

Artorias wasn't really tanky though.

@Ghorda9

Жыл бұрын

@@EndymionTv play the game again but limit your self to the zweihander or claymore without tanking, you'll notice different things when fighting bosses and dealing with mobs.

My favourite dark souls fight is Friede, the one I think is greatest is Gael. My favourite soulsborne fight is still Friede but followed by Horah Loux

@EndymionTv

Жыл бұрын

The Friede fight is crazy. Three phases, and she’s somehow more difficult on her own in phase 3 than with the father helping her in phase 2 just crazy

@funkemonke2152

Жыл бұрын

@@EndymionTv that kinda makes sense According to lore because she has killed hundreds of people in a single battle

@wyattgd

Жыл бұрын

Friede is my favorite fight in the series because of the intensity and just the general feeing the whole fight gives off And of course the ost is an absolute masterpiece

@decayedphoenix8865

11 ай бұрын

Id like Friede more if she didnt have so many damn phases. 2 makes sense, but *3*, all with their own heslthbar? This isnt Cuphead, please stop

Its kinda funny,that I died to VORDT(yes,Vordt) one time,but never to Soul of Cinder.But that only shows that a boss doesnt have to me horribly difficult and tedious(yes,I am looking at YOU,Malenia and Godskin Duo) to be great.

@EndymionTv

Жыл бұрын

Malenia sucks lol idc what anybody says she doesn’t fit into Elden Ring imo she’s a Sekiro boss

@decayedphoenix8865

11 ай бұрын

​@@EndymionTvBro facts I hate malenia with every fiber in my being

DS3 was my introduction to the Souls franchise. I remember spending hours in my first playthrough struggling against the bosses, but none of them were as time consuming as SoC. I spent weeks trying to figure out it’s attacks and the timing, but I couldn’t manage to beat him. It took me nearly a year on and off to finally beat him.

@EndymionTv

Жыл бұрын

At least you never gave up!

@TwelveToesMcGee

Жыл бұрын

Well done man, the whole point of these games are perseverance. Doesn't matter if you died 5, 50 or 500 times, you still beat him. Same as me, same as the guy who best him first try. 10/10

@OrphanCrippler1

Жыл бұрын

lmao weeks? a year? dude wtf

@gabrielgustavson22

Жыл бұрын

Same here, DS3 was my first. I also didn't realize burning undead bone shards would increase the amount of hp/fp i got from estus until I reached the Nameless King. Meaning I made the game needlessly more difficult for myself as i made my way through Lothric castle, fighting the twin princes, and Archdragon peak. I beat the Nameless King on my first attempt after upgrading my estus.

@voxistaken

Жыл бұрын

@@gabrielgustavson22 the nameless king was the only boss to make me rage quit. Took me a while to figure out the timings for both phases.

I spent the last few weeks as I ground out some of Elden Ring's last bosses thinking back to the Soul of Cinder. It represents so much about your experience and how it is shared with the Souls community only to wrap that essence into the lore by cycling back to Gwyn. All those playthroughs, all the lore, everything souls has to offer given back to you in one final encounter that is emotional for no reason than being what it is and means. No long winded diatribe. No cinematic cutscenes to explain. Just you and the consequences of the ages you and so many others are destroying by continuing Gwyn's quest to keep the age of fire. To keep playing. It's simple and it feels like the From team created this boss just for you, personally. Like a big thanks and goodbye all wrapped up in a flaming sword and three lingering piano keys. I don't get the people who were like "Soul of Cinder was lame, too easy" - it's like these people went hollow in real life to not see more in this fight. It might be the best boss fight I'll ever have in a video game.

@EndymionTv

Жыл бұрын

Beautifully said, it’s an amazing boss fight. I’m glad I’m not the only one who thought so 🤘🏻🔥

@ambidex5383

Жыл бұрын

Well said!

This and Gael are my favorite bosses in all of fromsoft soulslikes, along with champ gundyr. I love that the soul of cinder practically represents each playstyle you could have chosen during your run, along with the Gwyn reference. I've seen many call SoC just a spell phase Gwyn but if we're being fair, those are the people that consider Radagon better than SoC.

@EndymionTv

Жыл бұрын

Radagon is annoying to fight lol

The soul of cinder is undoubtedly my favorite. I under stand why people think it'd Gael, and don't get me wrong Gael is great, but the soul of cinder stands for more. It's the culmination of everything, every character you and millions of other players have made, and the ost is simply perfect.

@EndymionTv

Жыл бұрын

Gael is amazing too but yeah Cinder is the end. Gael is great tho as well

soul of cinder sl1 was the hardest challenge ive ever done in any souls-like, and i enjoyed every second of it while soul of cinder may be easy on a normal playtrough, boss difficulties scales completly different on low vigor runs and soc is definitely the hardest or 2nd hardest boss to do on an sl1 run in ds3 soc has such a huge variety of moves that its hard to learn to read everything but at the same time its really fun when u learned all of it, the presentation, the moveset, the lore, the music everything in this fight is perfect i absolutely agree with you

@tyranidswarmlord9722

8 ай бұрын

Ayeee a fellow Onebro. SL1-wise Soul of Cinder is difficult but fair. Unlike the demon twin fckers who can just go die under Black Knight weapons, so bullshit RNG with their Phase 1.

When i heard plim plim plom it sent shivers down my whole body. Its amazing how something so small added to the fight can change how you feel about it overall.

@EndymionTv

Жыл бұрын

Yep I agree

I still think Sister Friede encapsulates everything I want from a souls boss. Atmosphere is top-notch first phase is challenging at first but very manageable once the gimmick is learned, phase 2 is the ultimate 2v1 fight with the epic fire & ice theme that looks so gorgeous and of course the surprise 3rd phase is a great "gotcha" moment that hits you with the brutally punishing warrior type boss I expect from Fromsoft.

Absolutely beautiful video. Put so many of my thoughts and feelings into words. Truly, Soul of Cinder to me was the perfect ending. The sense of finality. The awe and spectacle. It all makes for something I’ll never forget. We end, just as worlds fade. However memories are eternal

Wow, fantastic breakdown of this great boss fight! The quality of your content, your commentary and analysis (and yes the new microphone sounds great!) is just getting better and better! I’m always looking forward to seeing your new videos, well done!!

As i was watching the video i was really hoping you would talk about the Soul Of Cinder and then you did, thank you so much for that. The Soul Of Cinder boss fight was a mirror to my soul confronting me about what i can or can not achieve,taunting me for 5 days straight until i beat him. This fight made me re evaluate myself and my many flaws as a character. It is a character building moment in real life. When i am in doubt of my self i always think back to the time i managed to beat the Soul Of Cinder and get a boost in confidence. 100% best boss fight in the trilogy.

Midir will always be my favorite. The presentation and arena were perfect and his moves were so cool. DS3 definitely has the best bosses in a From game and probably of any game ever.

@EndymionTv

Жыл бұрын

Agree Ds3 has such quality fights

@nurfathirobi8615

Жыл бұрын

Midir music change from "faithful" and "duty" at first phase and then change to "fanatical admiration" on the second half. It's give me goosebump when i realize Midir doesnt need us to mercy killing him. He still hold his purpose and fight for it till very end.

@Zippadeedoodab

Жыл бұрын

Midir is the best dragon boss of all time.

@grimreefer213

Жыл бұрын

Sekiro I think is their best game but as far as souls games I think DS3 has the best bosses. DS3 has some amazing bosses, Midir among them. But i’m biased towards Sekiro because it’s the best combat by far and has some amazing bosses in its own right. Mechanically the bosses are more fun than any souls game, and they’re incredibly well balanced

@jeisonloh_97

Жыл бұрын

Agreed, it was something that I personally found lacking in Elden Ring (I love ER btw).

This is going to sound weird, but my favorite boss of the entire series is Vordt of the Boreal Valley. There's just something about him that just feels truly, uniquely 'Dark Souls'. He's this colossal beast cloaked in a veil of frost with barely any semblance of humanity, yet he's clearly still human, someone who was tortured and tormented into this grotesque form. DS3 was my very first souls game, and Vordt was my first real boss (I know Iundex exists, but he wasn't that impressionable on me during my first run) and just walking to what I thought was going to be the exit of this castle turning out to be a fight with this behemoth of a guard dog was nuts for the little souls noob back then. His cutscene and that shrill cry will always give me chills. I know he's not a difficult boss, and his moveset consists of him running around and bonking anything vaguely resembling a living being, but just his presentation and the lore afterwards wasn't able to be outsone by any other boss in the series. Also his music is absolutely fantastic.

Soul of cinder is basically fighting all of the players in the souls community into ONE CHOSEN GOD

Even after replaying Demon's Souls (PS3), Dark Souls 1, Dark Souls 2, Bloodborne, Dark Souls 3, Sekiro and Elden Ring multiple times, Soul of Cinder still holds up as my favorite boss. I'll never forget the intense emotions I felt when I fought them for the first time, the moveset being and amalgamation of the character builds, the incredible presentation and the whole second phase is just amazing, it's a perfect conclusion to the Dark Souls series (with the Ringed City being a nice epilogue). The fight is still very enjoyable but what it means for the series (and to me) is what makes it truly special, every time I beat DS3 after replaying the previous games again I feel kinda empty as I listen to the remix of Gwyn's theme slowly fade away, even if I know that I'll still come back to do the same thing again and again because I just love these games so much lol

@EndymionTv

Жыл бұрын

You explained it exactly how I feel about it too. It’s a beautiful fight and a great end to the series. I love these games & I’m happy people are enjoying it as much as I am making these videos 🤘🏻🔥

@D4C_

Жыл бұрын

@@EndymionTv Same, man! As a huge fan of the series I love to see more people get into the games and experience these amazing moments like I did. Love your content, keep up the great work :)

@EndymionTv

Жыл бұрын

@@D4C_ Thank you for watching in the first place 🤙🏼

You should make more videos about your favorite bosses from this series, the videos you make are amazing.

I still think Gael is the best fight in the game. He's the final boss of the series. Like us, he went through everything we saw. The war with the dragon as a slave, the decay of lordran, the building of lothric, all of it. He found the painted world as a home, a place only meant for misfits. He left that same painting to find someone to burn it away, and sought the dark soul, an item we have heard be spoken about throughout the games, for his lady. He went to the end of the world, to the ringed city, to find it. And he found it, after devouring everyone left. In the end, only one person truly noticed him. He was a nobody to the world. It's the same as us. We rise from our grave, defeat the lords of cinder, and travel to the end of the world ourselves. But now, in the pile of ash that was the old world, stand 2 people, 2 nobodies who outlived all others. Past the gods, the lords, and the heroes. 2 nobodies fight, at the end of the world, for the most powerful artifact of the series. That's why I love Gael's fight so much.

Great video, hope to see the channel grow. keep it up!

@EndymionTv

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching & leaving a comment. Anything helps, even liking the video. 🤘🏻🔥

Love how the Soul Of Cinder has no dialogue, not even in the beginning of the fight, he just picks up his sword and starts swinging, he really is about that type of timing

Damn. Your passion is oozing out of this video. I LOVE IT!

That's kind of what From aspired to achieve. Miyazaki says in an interview that he regrets that Gwyn's fight went the way it did, because he wanted to make the player use everything learned during the journey.

@EndymionTv

Жыл бұрын

And he redeemed himself in Ds3!!! 🤘🏻🔥

Bro…thank you. This was a beautiful video.

@EndymionTv

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! 🤘🏻🔥

I am so glad you explained the lore, it's like you put into words exactly everything i could feel in that moment into words.

Beautifully put 🤘💕

@EndymionTv

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching 🤘🏻

I realy enjoyed the video. Actualy your commentary made me spill a tear because sure as hell you got the point why I play games like this. Thank you to show me there are more people who understands. Shame I only played Dark Souls 3 (yet), but my favorite was the Soul Of Cinder boss fight too. When I first meet with the Cinder, I immediatly felt what you described to us in the video through the music and the fighting style from the boss, when he uses everything to stop us. But Oceiros, The Consumed King is colse to me too. That boss was the one who literaly made me cry the whole fight until I put an end of he's miserable madness. This game is art.

I've been loving your videos man. Keep it up

@EndymionTv

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching it means a lot 🤘🏻🔥

A story has a beginning(DS1), middle(DS2), end(DS3) and SOC is the final chapter that will bring that series to a close by the swing of the protagonist's weapon of choice.

Cameron Cornish said it best on the Soul of Cinder's battle and music "Three notes... Just three... And everything came flooding back. We left the asylum... Fought through Lordran's broken and twisted world... Struggled against Ornstein & Smough... Found the four great one's souls... Saved Oolacile from Manus and The Abyss... Cried because of Sif... Then found Gwyn as the hollowed and abandoned god... We awoke in Drangleic... Sought out four great souls again... Discovered Vendrick as a hollowed and broken king... Sought out the crowns of three kings from different ages... Received Vendrick's blessing to break free of the curse... Fought Nashandra for the throne... Then left the kiln with Aldia to find a cure... We were born again in Lothric... Hunted down and returned four great souls that linked the fire from their ages to their thrones... We were sent to the kiln of the first flame... We journeyed up a familiar path to an open area... In the distance we saw a flame with a single knight standing guard... We fought this knight only to realize this knight was all of us... Every single player who has ever linked the flame... This knight was a mage, a priest, a spearman, a thief, a warrior, and a pyromancer... A valiant fight that ultimately led to us being the victor...... But In a desperate attempt to stop us, the knight rose once more with flames pouring from every part of its body, bringing back the raging soul of a god from a long forgotten age... The three notes played... And... We were broken... We wanted to stop fighting... We no longer wanted to link the flame, kill this knight, be the chosen undead, the bearer or the curse, or the ashen one... We just wanted someone to sit by the fire with us... And for the first time ever, we felt someone who understood our pain really could join us by the bonfire.... Ultimately though, the final strike was made and this ancient soul fell for the last time... The husk of a god finally put to an uneasy rest; lost in the annals of history just like his son, his knights, and his kingdom... We went to the bonfire... And our fire keeper stood there smiling... Grasping the flame like an infant, she allowed the fire to soon extinguish... "Darkness will shortly settle... But one day tiny flames will dance across the darkness.... Like embers linked by lords past." Standing beside her, the world fades to black as we see the final shred of light die away... "Ashen one, hearest thou my voice, still?..." Thank you, From Software for letting this series end as gently as the first flame did. We will never forget this immense gift you've given us."

hey man, nice video and editing keep that quality up bro :)

YES FINALLY SOMEONE WHO SEES THE GREATNESS AND PERFECTION OF SOUL OF CINDER!! great video my guy

Every once in a while i comeback to watch this video, and man i am overcome with emotions always:sadness, pride, frustration, relief. Even tho i,as a cursed undead, through all the games had a meaningless trivial journey to keep the cycle going a little longer,, the glory ,i gained from clashing against these mighty bosses with steel and magic, is an everlasting token that will linger on forever in my heart. The journey is over, the fire truly fades.. i guess this is way of things but maybe one more try "a foolish ash grabs his Onyx blade and once more tries for deep down he can't move on and accept the guidance of a golden grace"

Gael is hands down the best boss in souls games. Not even taking lore into account the fight itself is amazing and no other boss had me engaged like Gael did. It's the only one that I would like to forget just to learn and experience it all again

@EndymionTv

Жыл бұрын

Y’all are really making me wanna make a Gael video 😂

Interesting video and thoughts, well done. Cheers 🎶✌

enjoyed this very much. Great memories indeed 👌

this video is perfect. thx !

I loved Soul of Cinder. The final climactic battle at the end of an era, with him pulling the most amazing cinematic moves and switching things up a lot. And that theme actually brought a couple tears to my eyes. I thought to myself that i didn't want this to end, not yet. This has to continue. And yet here i am, it must be done. Though i also derive a lot of satisfaction from beating bosses after several failed attempts and i fought Soul of Cinder right after Gael, beating him in one try. I think this actually made the moment more powerful. The decisive move to end the game, the atmosphere, the experience. It must be put to rest. Because that which is beautiful, is also fleeting. It is a strong contender for best boss fight, but honestly i can't ever decide which is the best one. Especially Dark Souls 3 brings a lot of good ones to the table.

@EndymionTv

Жыл бұрын

Ringed City alone has all amazing boss fights. Demon Prince is amazing, Midir is crazy and Gael is great. Then I enjoy Twin Princes a lot too.

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I think the fight that had most impact on me was Gherman. I entered his graveyard of the garden with intention not to wake up. Upon the start of the music, tears started to pour from my eyes and basically the whole fight I was not only fighting Gherman, but also trying to holding back all emotions that came with that tune (I was all but shaking). Once I defeated him I felt sadness and sorrow and when Moon Presence risen up I started to feel anger. I had only 1 vial left for that fight, I couldnt really think clearly and reasoning was not in menu that day, this fight was driven all by my emotions and in that moment (I don't say I didn't feel that before, but this time it was much more amplified), in that aggressive Beasthunter Saif dance of a madman I felt like cursed, insane and out of control like any other hunter I met across my walkthrough and lost it. Ludwig, Father Gascoine, Henryk were one of the most prominent of all and why am I better than them? Why should I not lost it too? I consumed my last vial only to be smacked by Moon Presence to the same amount of health I had before usage and I decided fuck it. Im going all in. Was it luck his attack didnt hit me? Or was it my skill? I can't say. I only remember from that fight, that I knew that there is no time for any thoughts besides one: me or him. So I dashed towards, evaded his attack, used fast attack with Saif transformation then went with heavy attack and then I won. Or did I?

@DRKLRD-kv4cm

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Such a Deep comment, and then there's me, Just waiting for a damn PC porting with 60 FPS.

@PurpurealRose

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@@DRKLRD-kv4cm So do I. Can’t wait to experience Yharnam again but with more fps and on my pc.

I would like to share my story for this series because of this video. Back in 2021, I was watching some game stuff with my friend when a teaser for Elden Ring appeared. My friend started getting hyped for this, when I asked "What is Elden Ring and why are you excited." This led to him talking about the dark souls series and how he got into it. Couple of months later around November, I bought Dark Souls Remastered and loved it. I remember the days when I grinded the bosses and fought through the game (with the help of my friend at most parts). After finishing it, I felt a great accomplishment afterwards, yet didn't think much on it after beating Gwyn. I started Dark Soul 2 afterwards, and my friend joined me for a bit, but couldn't handle the difference between 1 and 2 style of gameplay. I continued on and beat the game, really liking how it turned out, despite it being referred to as "The worst Souls game". Though even after beating that one, it still felt like something was missing when I ended it. Then I started Dark Souls 3. I loved it a lot from the gameplay, setting, and lore. My friend joined me in helping me a bit with some bosses. While playing the game, Elden Ring came out, and I decided to play it alongside my friend and see how it was. As I was playing Elden Ring and loving it, some itch wouldn't leave me, or more so, feeling. I felt a connection to Dark Souls 3. I had a huge motive to go back to it, even when Elden Ring was at it's best. After beating Elden Ring, I sat there and thought for a while, about how through this whole game, I never once forgot DS3. So I booted it up and kept on my current playthrough, while my friend stuck to Elden Ring. I still remembered how to play and the area I was in. It wasn't until Nameless King that I realized, I missed DS3 and wanted more for what it had. So I kept fighting, and killing bosses, absolutely loving what it brought to the table. After beating almost all the bosses, even the DLC, I came to the final boss, Soul of Cinder, and I was in love. From the arena, to the combat mechanics and strategies, it was amazing, even for being a bit easy. As I was beating it, I felt this rush of accomplishment, that I have almost done it. Then as I cleared his health, he plunged his sword into the ground. I was wondering why he did that, then the song shifted. The soft melody that I had heard once before rang in my head again, the sound of Gwyn's return. I felt this huge rush of emotions, wondering why I was feeling this way, and in the middle of fighting, I started crying. It was hard to feel this way and not many games make me feel this emotional, even a game about combat and dying over and over. I felt joy and sadness at the same time. A joy that I have almost done it and how this boss is the culmination of all players and ourselves, yet sadness for how it is almost over and nothing more to see from this series of Dark Souls. As I swung my sword, chopping down the Soul of Cinder, the thought came to me "It's over, but why does it feel sad." As a sat there in silence, tears from my eyes, I thought of the hardships that I went through, dealing with bs boss mechanics from each game, the difficulty of the games and how many hours and nights I took to get to this point, and what it gave me. I sat at the last bonfire of my first playthrough of the Dark Souls trilogy, knowing how much one game has given to me. To me now, I still cry hearing Gwyn's revived theme. Knowing that a change of song can make my own mind burst to tears in an instant. That is what cemented this game into one my favorite games. I am still going through the souls games. I am currently on my last game, Bloodborne, which was one of the only games that made my buy a console just for it. I am really enjoying it so far with how unique it is like Sekiro. Although all souls games so far gave me a big satisfaction after completing them, nothing has come close to Dark Souls 3. That is why when I beat Bloodborne, I want to go back to Dark Souls 3. Even playing every single Soulsborne game, I still have that feeling. That feeling that makes me want to complete Dark Souls 3, and finally come to the conclusion of what game is my favorite of all time. Thank you so much for reading this comment, I felt that I needed someone to read this. I hope you have a wonderful day!

@Dark_Spectral_1610

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What a touching story, and rare are the players who have such a strong emotional connection to their favorite games. You melted my heart, just bravo. And glad to find a buddy who loves Dark Souls 3, not like those Bloodborne fanatics (even though it's a masterclass game, it's almost always its fans who are the first to start the fight in BB vs DS3 debates) . And have an amazing day too, and keep enjoying going back to Dark Souls 3 as many times as it takes !

Slave Knight Gael. For me the fight with the most emotional weight. While I cared about Yhorm more than about Soul of Cinder. Soul of Cinder feels like a placeholder boss because I am not emotionally invested in his character. You cant expect me to care about the character if I am not emotionally invested.

@EndymionTv

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But Soul is us! But I understand lol

@lewispooper3138

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@@EndymionTv he’s not It’s not like he has any of your equipment from past games

@meowtank

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@@lewispooper3138 The spells, movesets, and phase changes are representative physically of all past players and lords. However, not as obvious, so is his armor but not really that much. You could see his armor as a warped version of the chosen undead character's canonical armor (cover art and trailers), but even further than that it could be a warped manifestation of all characters ever made that linked the flame. If you compare the images, the chosen undead's elite knight armor is what the Soul of Cinder's armor looks like, down to the detail, just heavily worn, burned, and warped.

@lewispooper3138

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@@meowtank I never used anything he used

@andreamicheli2575

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@@lewispooper3138 He is talking in general you really wanna tell me you never used a GS, an UGS, a curved sword or a lance?

Sister Friede and Father Ariandel is my all time favorite DS bossfight. Great mechanics, epic cutscenes and fantastic voice acting, difficult fight, really cool characters, elemental effects and animations, the way the battle arena changes when it catches fire, and the surprise third phase, not to mention the deep lore of the flame and rot in the painted world that literally mirrors the lore of the entire Dark Souls series and reflects From Software as the painter of that world and new paintings (games) that will come.

My favorite boss was Orenstein and Smough this boss felt so hard to me it took weeks to beat it. Something about that boss room the musical score and the feeling like the game was cheating by using two bosses at once felt a permanent mark on me.

Amazing video

@EndymionTv

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Thank you!

Another thing that I noticed in SoC phase 2 is that he has a knock up combo that shares similarities to Manus's knock up combo, who is the final boss of the Dark Souls DLC and has arguably one of the best boss fights in the whole trilogy. Not sure if it's just a coincidence or an actual callback but still, such an incredible end to a legendary series.

The way you described Soul of Cinder lore reminds me of Pokémon Trainer Red. He's suppose to be you in Mount Silver, with a three starters at their highest potential. With other pokemon you would see throughout your adventure. You fight him, on top of that mountain, with no one else but the both of you. A dangerous location, does he beat you? Or vice versa? Nobody knows, but you. You're not just fighting a regular trainer, you are fighting a legend, you. Hence the full title, Legendary Pokémon Trainer Red.

When the music hits I get chills

Dragon rider from ds2. Count to 6, off the Cliff! But seriously, you put a couple pieces together I missed and your video gave me chills when Gywn’s theme first played.

Finding my favourite boss in Dark Souls 3 is like trying to a needle in a haystack when the needle has nearly the identical colour to the hays. Abyss Watchers, Pontiff Sulyvahn, Twin Princes, Nameless King, Soul of Cinder, Sister Friede, Demon Prince, Darkeater Midir and Slave Knight Gael are all contenders for that spot. But ultimately, Soul of Cinder just slightly squeezes into the position of my favourite boss in the game. It's almost perfection. His moveset variety, balanced difficulty, the classic FS flower field arena, visual storytelling, soundtrack and lore just make him so good.

As much as I love the nostalgia trip that it provides letting us fight the embodiment of the "chosen undead" and "gwyn" ... I kinda wish they stuck with the original draft of having Pontiff Sulyvahn being the "Eclipse King" Final Boss. Or maybe have a dynamic final boss shift depending on which ending you want? -Defeat Sulyvahn to link the fire -Help Sulyvahn to snuff out the Soul of Cinder and usher in the Dark Age -Slay them both to become the lord of hollows. Honestly think it would be really cool to have a boss fight _presented_ as two powerful opposing titans fighting **eachother** while you the player are just a nuetral third party scrambling to survive amidst the chaos. Kinda like the Abyss Watchers but on a much grander scale.

Gael followed by The Nameless King. The first time we met Gael, he was just this pathetic looking man, eager to help us along the way but of course when we meet him at the end, he’s an absolute monster, the opposite of that old man we met so long ago. The Nameless King was hyped up as Gwynn’s firstborn son, immediately I think that he has to be a badass. Him flying in on a dragon sealed the deal for me. He lived up to the hype. If I have to mention other Soulsborne games. The Super Londo Bros, Manus and Artorias in DS1, Alonne in DS2, Cleric Beast, Gehrman and Ludwig in Bloodborne, Owl (Father) and Glock Saint Isshin in Sekiro, Starscourge Radahn and Mohg in Elden Ring. Haven’t played Demon’s Souls yet…..

Everytime I hear the transition to gwyns ost in the soul of cinder’s ost I get chills down my spine for several minutes. I’ve never had something do that to me before and that’s why it’s one of my favorite ds trilogy osts

Good pick, i remember pontiff Sullivan has the best arena to fight and the nameless Kong, thats also perfection

I recently played the games and learned the lore/stories which came to me at a time of great loss. I went through a struggle of holding on to someone I used to be in a greater happier time. Soul of cinder to me is of extreme significance to me as he’s a manifestation of something that is fleeting and no longer belongs, not in vain but to make room for a new time. Rekindling and clutching on to the flame prolongs that inevitable process. Even if what comes after is unknowing and dark, it is what comes after not what is or was before that should be embraced

Made me emotional for the first time ever in my life

I truly love the SoC boss fight. When the score hits during the second phase, I feel like the whole theme of "letting go" just strikes the player, as if the Soul of Cinder itself is so desperate that it's trying one last shot against you, but it is a fight that you'll eventually win The score is melancholic, you're using so much energy to achieve what many would consider a bad ending, but it's all about letting go (in my opinion of course)

My favorite souls boss was the Nameless King. He’s very tough, and it took me 50+ tries to beat him, but it was worth it.

When they hit us with the plin plin plon, i bawl my eyed out.

The lore behind each boss is essentially what made me love Dark Souls in the first place, you are pretty much a nobody challenging literal Gods, of course it's going to be hard, slaying demons puts you on par with the Black Knights, which are pretty much one of the toughest enemies in the first game, slaying dragons puts you in the same ballpark as the Gods themselves, the only ones capable of defeating the immortal Dragons, and defeating the actual Gods is a feeling like no other, you are the one above the Gods, the strongest, the most legendary champion in all history, nothing hits harder than your first Dark Souls experience! I was actually surprised when I was struggling in Lothric Wall on DS3 on my first playthrough, being a DS veteran on the first level sounded like a piece of cake, instead I was fighting a battle of attrition with the first level itself, going guerilla style, battling through hordes of enemies or dueling imposing knights, little by little, advancing through the level, barely made it to the end, finished the area fatigued and beaten up, pulled through by the skin of my teeth, only to realize that it was only the beginning, there was so much more to come, the introduction of DS3 was epic for me, and I've played DS1, DS2 and Demon's Souls before it!

Even past all the emotions that come along with Soul Of Cinder, the boss is just a masterpiece. The way he moves and strings attacks together without making it unfair(until a certain combo in the second phase imo) is perfect. A perfect example of a well balanced boss.

I ran a play through of DS3 with my little brother who was a big fan of Gwyn. When we got to the SoC I told him that this is a boss he needs to fight alone. I didn’t give him any context. Eventually he beat the first phase and when the music changed and phase shifted into the next, he was physically shaking. He got caught by the move with the 5 consecutive swings and he died, he had a big smile, his breathing was shaky but he was really happy. It was at this moment I thought to myself, “Yeah this boss is something else” XD

orphan of kos such a challengeing yet balanced fair and fun fight

Soul of Cinder is my favourite fight in Ds3, and one of my favourites in the series. My only issue with him is that he's severely under-tuned, but that doesn't matter when you fight him in challenge runs, which is where I started to respect the fight the most.

nameless king for sure, that dude took me forever but when i finally did it i felt like i was on top of the world

“I’m looking at you ds2” *fume knight burnt ivory king, and sir alonne legit being goated ds2 bosses, and fume being one of the hardest bosses in trilogy*

I love the SoC fight. I believe I speak for 99% of the community that I felt a pang of sadness when I heard Gwyn's theme play again. But I wish he had more build up. More NPC dialogues and item description stuff warning us about him. Hell, even something as obscure as an NPC saying something like "beware the manifestation of past lords." I'd be more than contented with that. That's what I don't like about SoC. He literally entered the intro cinematic and the next time we saw him, or even knew of him, was at the finale.

@EndymionTv

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I was so set on getting the armor set on the cover of the game, and then I see Soul and I was like wow Miyazaki really did put the final boss on the cover of the game lol

@RommelStorm

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@@EndymionTv Oh yeah I forgot he was literally on the box. But other than that there was no mention of the guy. Still, I love his build transitions and general fight and is definitely in my top 10 DS3 bosses.

Shout out for using the claymore

Slave Knight Gael.

@EndymionTv

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Every comment says Gael lol fml

@liquidrufus

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@@EndymionTv Yeah I see that. 🤣 Base game it's Soul of Cinder without a doubt.

good video. Souls of cinder is definately a great fight. I think i like Gael the most. The music is great, its challenging and fair, has a great arena, and he has fantastic lore. Godfrey is my second favourite fight for just being really fun and having also great lore.

My favoritr boss fight is the tutorial soldier of goldrick, i am stuck in this boss. He has crazy atacks and the music.. everything about this boss is perfect.

5:48 The nameless king has also been hinted at since the first dark souls game. People used to think that the firstborn was actually Solaire lmfao

@EndymionTv

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I think the king’s name is Faraam. Based on the Faraam armor set from DS2

My hardest boss was gravity!! That boss is EVERYWHERE!

I like Abyss Watchers the most actually, kind of unpopular opinion i guess . But Flame of Cinder is probably Nr.2 for me, great vid as always.

@EndymionTv

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Abyss Watchers is dope. I love their lore. The idea they would tear down entire civilizations if they showed even a sliver of the Abyss in them is so interesting & crazy. Thank you for watching! 🤘🏻🔥

@johnnyscifi

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Farrons undead legion!!

@mihal1570

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@@EndymionTv thanks you for creating enjoyable content to watch! Yes, their lore is just so interesting and intriguing, the Abyss generallyis such a cool concept, i wish we could have seen more of that :(. Another thing i love how its a actually a well executed gank battle (rare in souls games😂), and ofc the amazing OST and cutscene on top of that!

Probably gotta be Sir Alonne, the fight isn't to tough, yea he's agile and hits hard, but has a very readable moveset, since it's not a boss fight, it's an honourable duel. Not to mention the fact if you manage to nohit him, you don't kill Sir Alonne, he commits sepukku infront of you. Such a unique and satisfying ending.

The fight against soul of cinder, after i beaten dsr and ds2, was my greatest feeling i had in a videogame

My nr1 favorite fight of only Dark Souls games? Sister Friede! 3 phases of absolute nerve-wrecking, fast-paced, blood pumping action. Amazing OST, varied move-set, second phase even throws in another enemy with his own move-set and the third phase even changes up Friede's own move-set a bit.

@EndymionTv

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She’s amazing for sure. The “Lady Maria” of Dark Souls 3 for sure. Love FromSoftware & their incredible detail when it comes to their “human woman” fights

The fight is essentially the most epic cutscene in history. Without one single word...

It took me a lot of time to master this fight, even more time than Gael and Midir because of my brain bugging everytime he shoots that freaking lazer beam and changing the range of the attacks in each fase. I had a lot of fun fighting it.

Fun Fact: we basically got this design for him by accident, because model for soul of cinder comes from cut NPC that was tied with cut eclipse sacrifice mechanic, Bandai even made fountain for SoC when he was still an NPC.

Gael is a character that, from what I understand, has literally followed the player to the end of the world. I struggled with Gael but his lore stuck with me.

I love the fights where you literally dancing with your enemy where game always holds you on the edge and every single hit coutns.

@EndymionTv

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Yep I’m currently playing through BloodBorne again and that’s how that game feels too. And since Ds3 was after BB you can feel the influence that’s what makes it so great

I found SoC fight dry , it didn't had any special element to it other than same as Gideon ( Like in Abyss Watcher fight they have something unique same as in pontiff and dancer ) . Also Malenia was awesome boss with her waterfowl attack giving us tint of skill requirement . But it doesnt mean we cant have different opinion . Btw awesome video

Goddamn, this video made me tear up. Take your like good sir. This was incredible. And I agree, the boss itself not only was an experience, it was an allegory of the franchise, the community, the players, and ending the cycle that tied down the endless possibilities of the devs, haha. If they just kept making dark souls games, they'd probably wouldn't have made other games like sekiro, bloodborne or elden ring.. this is why I think, we came to term that dark souls was ending. even if they kept making games it wouldn't be exactly like the first dark souls game we played, we can't relive our first moments experiencing something.. that's why, this entire game, its a way for us to not only come to terms but accept that the cycle we would've wished to never end, is actually ending but in a not a bad way, it is as you've said. there's light in endless possibilities, and creativity to bring different gaming experiences. while never forgetting dark souls, deep within our memories.

Yes, the Soul of Cinder is one awesome fight. It has every ingredient to be the best boss fight, story-wise, and gameplay. I couldn't forget how my emotion stirred when I first heard the notes of GWYN, and suddenly the Soul of Cinder began to use all the move set of Lord Gwyn. I have enjoyed this Boss Battle so much, I learned his move, his four rotating martial skills... Defeating him for the first time is "elation."

I've saw a guy cry when the music changed to Gwen's theme

@EndymionTv

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Honestly doesn’t surprise me in the slightest you could play Gwyn’s theme at a funeral and it would work 😂

In my opinion Slave knight Gael is best boss fight 🥇

@EndymionTv

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Fair enough & that’s okay that we have different opinions

@soulsbornepgamingchannel3755

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@@EndymionTv I do think soul of cinder is great boss fight though and very memorable!…yes we all have different opinions and likes 👍🏾 love your channel 😎👌🏾

@EndymionTv

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@@soulsbornepgamingchannel3755 thanks for watching! 🤘🏻🔥

@soulsbornepgamingchannel3755

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I also love lady Frieda boss fight ,lady Maria from bloodborne and the nameless king is brilliant aswell I also love the knight artorias boss fight and from sekiro it has to be isshin sword saint which is probably my favourite from that game along with owl father

Dark Souls 3 is the peak of FromSoft boss design and you can't change my mind.

This guy knows why the curtains were red in that poem a guy wrote over 100 years ago.

My personal favourite fight in Dark Souls is the Twin Demons, and my favourite from Elden Ring is Mohg. But the greatest is without even a quarter of a smithereen of a doubt Gael. Soul of Cinder is a callback and thats cool, but Gael is something new, and something thats been around since the very beginning. Even besides him being a slave knight who were a legion around before even the Fall of the Dragons, Gael is a fellow undead, like you, and he hasn't transcended or joined a great hive mind like the undead in the Soul of Cinder, he's still just an undead, he hasn't even gone hollow yet. Undead go hollow when they lose hope or fulfill their purpose, and Gael's hope to see a new age has kept him sane for the ENTIRE AGE OF FIRE. In the fight against him, he has been consuming the Pygmies, as the furtive Pygmy is long gone, and the blood of the Dark Soul isn't in one place. When we go to the future, Gael has spent eons just eating humans, and by the time you fight him he's finally eaten the last of them. His plan is to unite the blood of the dark soul within himself, and for you to kill him, with his blood becoming pigment for a new painting. This is why he hollows in phase 2, his purpose was to usher in a new age, and when he sees his blood, he sees the new age. Another detail is that after Gael hollows, he begins fighting like a human again, on 2 feet and using more complex weapons and attacks like his crossbow or his spin attack. Him becoming more human after hollowing has so many interesting lore implications that I can't even begin to discuss. Gael is the perfect end to the series, his fight shows just how desperately the age of fire clings to relevancy, it wont even end if the world is nothing but ash. Its the culmination of one man's plan to finally bring down a system that kept him a slave for so long, and its the culmination of the series as a whole.

The final boss was truly the Entity of Dark Souls itself.

Princes soul of cinder pontif sullivan slave knight gael storm king seriously can’t pick a favourite outta em just below them the hypnotic dancer