OK, so its time for me once again to return to the Dark Souls universe and do a slightly different post than normal as in this list I will be taking a look at the most disappointing and underwhelming bosses form the Souls series.
Now, for this list I will be strictly looking only at the bosses from Dark Souls 1-3 and not Demon Souls mainly because I haven't played that game myself. However the purpose of the list is to look at the bosses that promised to deliver much and ending up delivering very little in a way of challenge or even fun.
So, with that said let's start the list and take a look at the lamest of the lame in the Series (from 1-3!).
10. Old Dragonslayer (Dark Souls 2)
So, to start off the list is this boss from Dark Souls 2 (we might see alot of bosses from this game on the list!) Old Dragonslayer, who is virtually identical in appearance to Ornstein from the original game. Now this boss looks every inch as cool with very similar armour and even his moveset has a cool look to it as he uses a mixture of spear attacks and even dark magic to mix things up a little, so it has the makings of a potentially great boss fight.
However on the surface that's about as good as this fight get's as the actual challenge of this fight is VERY underwhelming as Old Dragonslayer really is a bit of a pushover, especially with NPC summons you can demolish this boss in under a minute! So, to say that I found him to be disappointing was kind of an understatement as Ornstein was a great challenge from the original Dark Souls and one of the most memorable bosses in the game. However here we are strictly given a neutered version of that boss, which is a real letdown.
And what's more disappointing is this fight has an excellent soundtrack as the theme for Old Dragonslayer has got to be easily one of the very best in the game as its a really engaging and powerful one. Its almost as if the composer was told we are getting another Ornstein fight, so they were excited and composed a great piece of music to go with it however in the end the fight just didn't cut it, so despite the music you really felt shortchanged. But I do have to say having recently replayed the game I was killed by the OD four times with only one summon, so I guess he's not entirely straightforward!
So, Old Dragonslayer is indeed a big letdown and should have been way better a fight than it actually was and as such deserves its place at No.10.
9. Demon of Song (Dark Souls 2)
At No.9 is Demon of Song from Dark Souls 2, who appears in one of the game's toughest and most frustrating areas, the Shrine of Amana. The Demon of Song itself is a creepy weird looking demon frog with a skull like face that has arms coming out from the side of its mouth and has a long tail. It also pulls forward its skin to cover its face, which shields itself from damage and its exposed face is really its only weakspot.
Now the main thing that's disappointing about this boss is the sheer hell you have to go through to actually get to it as the Shrine of Amana is no joke whatsoever. This is because the area is filled with dangerous enemies, such as priestesses that cast homing spells at you, Archdrakes who try to club you to death with maces and strange man-lizard hyrbid creatures that leap out the water and lash at you.
So, when you finally reach the boss you are like...is that it?! Is that what I went through all that hell for just to get to such a lame bosses as this??? The boss design to be fair does look pretty interesting if just a tad grotesque but it is one of the more original looking bosses. But its moveset is unbelievably naff and uninteresting as it just leaps about and tries to hit you with its long arms...and that's about it!
So, yep Demon of Song definitely belongs on this list as one of the most disappointing bosses in the series especially considering what you have to go through to get to it and for that alone it deserves its place at No.9.
8. High Lord Wolnir (Dark Souls 3)
At No.8 is one of the rare disappointing bosses from Dark Souls 3, which had some of the best and most memorable bosses from the entire series but this boss sure ain't one of them. And High Lord Wolnir is especially underwhelming given the high calibre of bosses in the game overall it just felt like this boss was filler for the game.
As for the boss himself, High Lord Wolnir is essentially a giant skeleton that has dark powers and can summon skeletons at will to defend himself. Wolnir can also emit dark mist, which can be quite devastating and wipe out a player very quickly if they aren't careful and on top of that he also has a massive sword, which can cause alot of damage if you get hit by it.
And the problem I have with this boss is that there is very little challenge to him and his moveset is pretty dull and I myself very rarely died to this boss in the game infact I think only died once the whole time I fought him and that was because I was standing too close to him when he launched one of his mist attacks. The boss does have a pretty sinister look of course as a giant skeleton and the dark setting does a bit of creepy atmosphere but apart from that this boss offers precious little else.
So, this guy definitely is one of the more underwhelming bosses from Dark Souls 3 and while Deacons of the Deep is just as easy a boss at least its good fun at the same time (well for me anyway). However, High Lord Wolnir is just a load of meh and as such certainly deserves a place on the list here at No.8.
7. Gaping Dragon (Dark Souls)
At No.7 is this boss from the original Dark Souls game, the Gaping Dragon, who is a giant dragon with what can only be described as having a vagina for a face (well a vagina with teeth!!). This boss however is actually surprisingly optional even though it drops the key to the dreaded area that is Blighttown, you can still access Blighttown from Firelink Shrine, so you don't have to fight him here.
As for what makes the Gaping Dragon so disappointing??? Well, it simply comes down to being one of the most pre-occupied bosses in the whole game as it appears to be more interested in itself than you as a foe! I mean the thing just moves around and occassionally leaps to attack you but for the most part it just buries its head in the ground and scurries about! Now surely they should have come up with something better than this as a boss??! Again to me this boss just feels like a bit of filler before you move on with the game but as I said before at least he is optional.
So, yep the Gaping Dragon despite its cool design is definitely one of the more disappointing bosses in the original Dark Souls, the potential was there but for me it was just squandered and we were left with a very underwhelming challenge and just a nothing boss that deserves its place at No.7.
6. Burnt Ivory King (Dark Souls 2)
So, at No.6 is this guy from Dark Souls 2 (yep Dark Souls 2 again lol!) the Burnt Ivory King, who is a bosses from one of the DLCs in the game, which is called funnily enough the Crown of the Ivory King.
Now to be fair before I start, I do have to say that this guy is one of the coolest looking bosses in the whole game and his moveset is pretty slick and his weapon is even pretty cool looking. Also what's worth mentioning about this fight is the very cool entrance to it as you take a big plunge down into the arena where you will fight the boss. However the real challenge of this fight comes in the lead-up to the boss's actual appearance as you have to fight off a series of burnt ivory knights before the Burnt Ivory King appears and these knights keep coming through portals, which need to be sealed off. In order to do this however you need to recruit four Loyce knights to help you seal these portals up and without them this fight can be very difficult.
As for the boss himself however, the Burnt Ivory King as a challenge is a bit of a joke especially with summons as I found that I could finish him very quickly with the three NPC summons that are available for this fight. In fact this boss fight with summons can be one of the funniest to take down because they can basically overwhelm him very quickly with a series of slashes and pokes that massacre the Ivory King in a matter of seconds!
So, basically this fight has a very cool and epic feel to it when you start but as the fight goes on and you fight the Burnt Ivory King, despite his cool appearance and badass looking weapon, he is a very underwhelming boss as a challenge, which is a pity. Now perhaps without summons he is much tougher but with summons this guy is a real pushover.
So, for me the Burnt Ivory King should have been a much better boss fight that it actually was (well for me anyway) as it had all the makings of a really cool fight but it just didn't live up to expectations in the end and for that it deserves to be placed here at No.6.
Right, so that's it for the first part of my list and I will be back soon with Part 2.
So, see you soon...
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