Bayle The Dread - Close Look

[@isca141]

Tarnished:This dragon is missing heads Placidusax:You Should've Seen The Other Guy

[@sigmamaverick9215]

honestly makes me mad that we don't have the opportunity to interact with Placidusax by idk, bringing Bayle's heart to him in exchange for his nuke.

[@gangzilla5716]

@@sigmamaverick9215 If Placidusax see him bring his rival's heart to him, he'd have gone straight into phase 2 like Fumed Knight in DS2. Nothing good gonna come from who bring you your greatest enemy's heart.

[@cyam1768]

​@@gangzilla5716 He would probably thank and congratulate you. Placidusax had the other ancient dragons and drake warriors hunt down and kill Bayle's descendants, Dragon Communion was created for this purpose. The dragon priestess was an ancient dragon who turned into a priestess to help drake warriors in the hunt for Bayle, which is why she motivates anyone to climb the peak and fight it. So yeah, Placi is not a "I wanna do it myself" kinda guy.

[@sigmamaverick9215]

@@gangzilla5716 that would be amazing tho. I would love that.

[@shehzadrafey4982]

@@gangzilla5716 that kinda reminds of happy gilmore with showing chub that aligator.

[@GMan345ism]

The position of the heads look like Bayle was trying to escape Placidulax's grip. That means Bayle actually lost the fight and tried to escape with a missing leg.

[@Undadawg2x]

I believe bayle snuck Placi, they fought for some time, bayle was losing so he tried to leave and ripped of the two heads shown here escaping but also losing some limbs and his wings

[@brillywinsen6526]

That's what i thought! The direction of placi's heads indicate that he's trying to prevent bayle from escaping

[@GMan345ism]

@@brillywinsen6526 That's what he get for fighting a dragon that can teleport.

[@catta4491]

Bayle: *running for his fucking life* Placidusax: "FIGHT BACK BITCH! FIGHT BACK!"

[@warriorwatch2406]

I doubt it was at the end of the fight. Since if Bayle was in a position to, through sheer force, take off two of Placidusax's heads, then I don't think he was losing at that point in the fight. If I had to guess I'd assume Placidusax lost his heads earlier into the fight when Bayle was mostly intact.

[@SirStoneyOfBow]

I only noticed one of the heads during the fight. The detail is outstanding and the lore explaining the battle for power, to usurp Placidusax and their brutal confrontation is just epic. What a boss fight this was.

[@PhoneyLoki]

Placidusax vs Bayle, injury-wise, is like Luke losing a hand vs Anakin losing an arm and two legs

[@tageru1541]

I love how he has been ripped apart so badly but is still being a force of nature. He is even wearing Placidusax's 2 ripped off head's as a trophies and crowns. He also grows 2 pair of new wings made out of red (or more like orange) lightning. Bro is a chad ngl.

[@Warzak77]

"A terrible harbinger of destruction whose challenge to the ancient Dragonlord ended in grievous mutual injury"

[@notdante1151]

So Placi gave Bayle heads... Them fanfic gonna go crazy on this!

[@NulliHaxVT]

This dragon already crippled, imagine what will it do if it have all of it's limb

[@kimlee6643]

Coolest dragon fight in a videogame. Insane spectacle.

[@ManlyPicnics]

Honestly, would've been baller if after the Communion With Bayle, any time you used a Dragon Communion Incant, you sprouted spectral wings like he does here.

[@Gigann1602]

I cannot express how hyped I was when I summoned Igon for this fight. I wanted to fight Bayle all to myself but when I heard Igon's voice actor along with the music, it made the overall fight absolutely incredible.

[@MeNoSleep1850]

His wings are ripped to the bone, he has exposed flesh wounds all over his body, missing one leg and still he can put up a hell of a fight.

[@oliverlarosa8046]

There's something so uniquely intimidating about a creature that clearly isn't invincible, that is clearly mortally wounded, but that just won't fucking die regardless P.S: Had absolutely no idea a couple of the Dragonlord's missing heads were stuck into him. That's so sick

[@bongjai]

So bayle lost the left leg, both of his claws/hands, gashes all over his body and severely damaged wings. Placidusax lost 2 heads, tip of its tail, right rear wing and gashes all over the body.

[@ChihiroOfAstora]

CUUURRRSSEE YOOOUUU BAAAAYYYLEEE

[@CrimsonUltrafox]

You vs the dragon she tells you not to worry about.

[@RanDoomPuff]

Is it just me or does his face look like a dragonkin soldier? I think it would make sense considering hes the "first drake" for the reason to actually be he used to be human but managed to get extremely strong through dragon communion.

[@AgentB-0711]

I don't know about yall but Bayle's lore makes me appreciate placidusax even more as the dragon lord

[@mon0lithic629]

man I love Monster Hunter

[@RedVelvetReaper]

That's wild. I didn't realize Bayle has Placideusax's heads on his back. You don't really get to see his back all that much in fight.

[@RhythmVaolence2]

This is my favorite boss from the dlc so far. I was in awe. The whole quest was great imo. Igons character was so awesome as well.

[@rjjustine9283]

I think this was my favorite dragon / fromsoft boss fight ever

[@gustavosampaio5859]

This dude is amazing! I heard theorys that was Granssax or Godfrey that cut Placidussax's heads of, but no, was Bayle the Dread, missing link of Ancient and Modern Dragons!

[@chrisfrancis4572]

He wears Placi’s severed heads as a trophy holy shit

[@Blockvard]

Damn now you made me regret selling my big box 😢 love this game!

[@pimpchimpin9904]

Do you think you would be able to see if the corpse that holds Nanaya’s torch has anything on their forehead

[@rachnussouldrinkerlibraria5640]

I personally believe that the magmawyrms produced by dragon communion are based on the form of bayle, by devouring other dragons, one grows closer to the form of bayle

[@Chooie6]

Seeing how beat up he is I wonder if there would ever be a fight with Bayle in his prime

[@Mantiscular12]

Wonder who took his leg off

[@dreadlock375]

definitely Placidusax. They both seemed to have severely messed each other up

[@lordofthecookie8555]

It's revealed that it was Placidusax who wounded Bayle. Opposite happened, Bayle is the reason Placidusax is missing heads, you can see them bitting into Bayle still after they were torn off.

[@noi6a]

placidusax probably

[@Mantiscular12]

Looks like something bigger munched off his leg.

[@cookiebaker2660]

Bayle, The Guts Drake.

[@a.r.h9919]

Wonder if bayle was born a malformed ancient dragon that lacked front limbs and other traits which he inherited into the drakes

[@soltanalosmi475]

HM loves to make us fight bosses that are not in their prime and he does this throughout his games it’s a fun unique prospective to show they we’re just some weak characters we can’t face the true power

[@Dackarer]

This is one of the coolest boss in the game

[@ShadyOakMinistries]

Just like Captain Ahab. Missing a leg.

[@jacobniemann4756]

Ancient dragons have 4 wings and 4 legs. Dragons have 2 wings and 2 legs. Bayle has 2 legs and 2 wings... but is unique in that his wings are jointed in the opposite way to other dragons implying Bayle had clawed "paws" or maybe even fists (DeS Dragon God style) on the ends of his wings rather than the batlike wingclaws of other Dragons. I wonder if this anomaly is what makes him a Drake or if he is just a mutated Dragon and all the Placidusax worshipping "good dragons" call Bayle and his brood the Drakes to differentiate themselves from them... hence why we see two seemingly normal dragons fighting at Jagged Peak, the Jagged Peak dragon is likely one of Bayles "Drakes" either protecting him or maybe helping hunt food for his crippled master.

[@wolfmoe7398]

I didn’t wanna fight home because he looks like Godzilla. Then I thought “screw that, I dont want to fight whatever fought him”. Then after losing twice I had the realization “IF I CAN BEAT KING GHIDORA I CAN DEFEAT GODZILLA”

[@Sr.Frívolo]

His face reminds me of Megatron

[@mchollow508]

Not sure if placidusax is the same but Bayle standing up is hella tall, like towering over the other dragons.

[@V1nnykat]

My homie Igon absolutely hates this guy, you should hear the way he talks about him behind his back.

[@Paintbrush12]

They had absolutely no right to cook this hard for a new dragon boss.

[@michaelblevins1651]

You can see three of Placids heads stuck to Bayle’s body

[@Undadawg2x]

Two

[@just_decibelio4605]

Yup, that's Destoroyah

[@adgsdfgsada2032]

the head resemble alot with the desight of dragon god from demon soul but the body, that just dracula XD

[@galihfss]

The best dragon ever made by fromsoft

[@SpookSkellington]

Shame we're not getting another DLC, i really wanted to see prime Placidusax with all 5 heads as a boss. Barring an actual outer god, that'd probably be the strongest thing we can fight.

[@mainshowdown]

Can you take a close look at Needle Knight Leda's 3d model?

[@allthenamesiwantedweretaken]

BAYLE!!! *VILE BAYLE!!!*

[@danksmeme698]

*_CURSE YOU, BAYLE!!!_*

[@ScarecrowXDD]

One neat little tiddbit I like about Bayle's moveset, is how sometimes, he acts surprised that he's missing limbs. For example, during one of his tail-swipe attack, he'll try to put weight on his missing leg and stumble a bit in surprise.

[@jontuxen2724]

He's very smart too because he also use his tail to support his left body as a leg

[@sigmamaverick9215]

@@jontuxen2724 All ancient dragons are smart, just like he is. Most dragons are too, but to a lesser extent. He's just malding so much he doesn't realise he's basically vader without cybernetics now.

[@dinolover]

​@@sigmamaverick9215this, bayle is smart, smarter than most humans, he's just also so pissed and full of seethe and he literally forgets he's a cripple

[@negative6442]

@@jontuxen2724 He's gotta have some INSANE upper body strength to keep his torso above the ground like that perpetually too

[@WiseViper39]

@@negative6442Adreneline is one hell of a drug, and when ur bones ae showing and your limbs are missing, and you’re constantly fighting for your life, I dount it ever wore off.

[@MuffinYoBusiness]

WITH A HAIL OF HARPOONS!!!

[@knighthunter5333]

BAYLE, VIAL BAYLE

[@jaredbremer941]

WITH EVERY LAST DROP OF MY BEING!!!

[@Dominikzz569]

CURSE YOU BAYLEEEEEE !!!!!!!!

[@popdrip7448]

BAYLEEEE

[@SleepyEternal]

WAAAAAAAAAAAAH

[@jamesnorman9160]

Man, he might have taken two of Placidusax's heads, but the Dragon lord messed him up in return. But Bayle is still so angry he's still dragging himself towards you and trying to shank you with his broken wing bones and unleashing massive bursts of fire/lightning breath and magic in turn. And the sheer spectacle of him powering up for phase 2 and unveiling his new wings.

[@justanordinaryguy._.7399]

But the fact it's not just Placi vs Bayle. It's Placi and his dragons vs Bayle. Bayle is a challenger coming into his domain.

[@fuwamiusagi]

@@justanordinaryguy._.7399 bayle wasnt alone, he had his own drake brood

[@posterpaster1980]

​@@justanordinaryguy._.7399 no, It's just 1v1 with Bayle ambush Placidusax

[@mukaonline3]

And my boi igon craft dragon slaying harpoon , drag his broken body with missing leg climb up the mountain to yell at dragon god and try to kill it with toothpick.

[@kamantariq2513]

​@@mukaonline3a giant Harpoon is imbeded in the giant Grayole dragon. You also find 3 or 4 harpoons on said dragon.

[@samuelvibritannia4831]

The horns, jaws, eyes, sooo well done, he really feels and looks like the demonic dragon god he is.

[@Altus_Akdevan]

Yeah, he is a dragon after all

[@venomark7883]

Placidusax is the Dragonlord while Bayle is the Satanic Dragon

[@ett375]

Looking like destroyah.

[@numbersbubble]

he's face looks similar to dragon god's from demon's souls

[@Bigtwinkissac209]

well lore wise he’s BASICALLY THE SATAN of dragons

[@krizzy334]

So that's why Placidusax is missing 2 heads.

[@loblo5542]

Placidusax is missing three heads. When you look at his severed necks, there's three. So he originally had five heads. Even though talisman depicts it as four.

[@BelldandyMan]

He's missing 3, actually

[@skullhead1O1]

as others stated he's missing three, my guess is he ate the first head and ripped off the other two after placidusax retaliated, bro was a gigachad of a dragon

[@victorvillegas911]

Yes Sherlock, that's why

[@quynhphannhu7175]

​​@@loblo5542he probably missed a head a long time ago before the creation of the Old Lord Talisman. He an Elden Lord he probably fight alot of other creatures and dragons before Bayle. Though Bayle the one that inflicted the most damaged to Placidusax.

[@KKKuma]

They gave us Dragon God + Midir then also CURSE YOU BAYLE! What a battle.

[@TuxedoCrow]

Even though they were both grievously injured, and Placidusax lost half of his heads, looking at the severity of Bayle's injuries I cant help but think that he was the overall loser of that confrontation. Guess thats why he was the one who ran. Goes to show how strong the lord of dragons was in his hey day.

[@senpie6639]

If they ever make a new DLC, I would love to see the prime versions of Placidusax and Bayle

[@quynhphannhu7175]

Well not exactly half of Placi head, Placi model show he originally has five even though the Old Lord Talisman depicts him with four heads. I guess Placi lost one of his head a long time ago before the creation of the Talisman. Placi is an elden lord, he probably fought all matter of beast and dragons alike before he fought Bayle, though Bayle probably the most dangerous out of all of those Placi have face against.

[@wattamugen4055]

yeah its really notable when he does the big move to show his phantom wings. That added wingspan really makes you think how much larger and menacing he was when he still had all his limbs. I'm guessing his arms were similar to the other ancient dragons since he just has the stubs of the forearms left now.

[@minezweeper2976]

In the end Bayle doesn't have enough balls to keep fight to the death against the lord of dragon.

[@Zero_DW990]

​@@senpie6639From would never do that. It is not their way of doing things. Also Miyazaki already declared that SOTE will be the only expansion for Er

[@redfox9446]

The first thing I yelled before getting wrecked by Bayle was: They have a balrog?!!

[@Bro-dot-]

Just makes me want a proper Middle earth action game like souls even more.

[@lemonlordminecraft]

Interesting, the first thing I yelled was "BAYYYYYYLE"

[@trevorvanderputten7430]

Truly a fair comparison.

[@Sakira198]

Even better. They have a bal*smaug*

[@Saqr-rv6lb]

+1​@@Bro-dot-

[@midgard9057]

"Curse you Bayle! I hereby vow! You will rue this day! Behold, a true drake warrior! And I, Igon! Your fear made flesh! Solid of scale you might be, foul dragon... But I will riddle with holes your rotten hide! With a hail of harpoons! With every last drop of my being!" - Igon, The Drake Warrior

[@Danksforbreakfast]

What a chad, I wish after his quest he was available as a Spirit Ash that would be our hype guy in our journey to becoming Elden Lord.

[@the_infinexos]

"FILL YOUR LUNGS WITH BLOOD AND THUNDER"

[@ridhonuhannad]

​@@Danksforbreakfastnah bro, Igon tanky asf and have powerful incantations

[@JohnDarkSouls895]

@@the_infinexos WHEN YOU SEE THE DREAD BAYLE

[@boochaca7957]

one thing that make me laugh about this is the description on the drake warrior helm says "From birth, drake knights speak not a word."

[@tooru-kun4178]

i love how demonic he look compared to other dragons in general, and he's for sure one of tge most gory too with all the exposed flesh and bones

[@sigmamaverick9215]

both Fortissax and Placidusax have exposed flesh, but their's is gold opposed to Bayle's red. In fact, Fortissax is basically flayed alive.

[@tooru-kun4178]

@@sigmamaverick9215 I know but Bayle is super flashy and has bones exposed completely. Forty and Placy have a stony look so the effects is less impactful

[@sigmamaverick9215]

@@tooru-kun4178 he *seems* gory, but outside of being horribly mutilated, isn't that much worse.

[@Deathwhisper2]

Makes one wonder, how dangerous this dragon would have been at it's peak. We are essentially fighting a cripple, and he still gives a hell of a fight.

[@funk3nst3in]

bayle is a drake. possibly wyvern-esque but wyverns tend to be more "feathery". as we see in dks1 valley of drakes the creatures are bipedal with supporting wing forceps. idk if that structure works through all fromsoft games but its the closest analogy bayle has to a description. iirc placidusax engaged in a kind of crusade against "lesser" dragons to kind of "purify" the race and bayle didnt really like that

[@marclenraymagdaraog691]

At Most probably not as strong as Placidusax's since he technically lost to him, took 2 of his heads though. Both are at a stalemate but I think Placi was winning since he's still in a better state than Bayle.

[@sixzero2733]

i mean he wouldnt have his bone shank since he would still have his wings so he would lose a weapon

[@FalcoMoment]

Bayle isn't a Dragon, he's a Drake or Wyvern. Dragons have 4 legs and a set of wings on their back. Bayle had 2 legs and then his wings were attached to his sides like a bird.

[@evilcorpguzma4289]

@@FalcoMoment Igon calls him a dragon, all the base game drakes are called dragons that drop dragon hearts that ancient dragons specifically do not, and then they randomly swapped to calling them drakes for like 2 dragon fights in the DLC so I don't think it really matters for the sake of the ER universe

[@QuestionableObject]

Love the touch that Bayle basically is doing his own form of dragon communion, feasting on the flesh and hearts of his weaker kin to regain his strength, letting him sprout those communion wings. Shame we don't get to have a wings communion power.

[@kullervo3289]

There's a really neat theory about how Bayle is an artificial dragon made by the Nox (by John is a Mimic I think?) and part of it was that the best they made were the Dragonkin Soldiers who look... very similar to Bayle in a lot of aspects, but could only do Cold Lightning but Bayle has Fire Lightning... And its been said Placidusax made Dragon Communion to challenge Bayle but it might have been a bit backwards, since bayle has been eating his kin... So maybe thats where he got the Fire Lightning.

[@mathewklatil5455]

@@kullervo3289 NPC straight up tells you Plasci made the communion and why he made it. Its not speculation territory, the dragon communion history is one of the clearest parts of the lore.

[@neutralplayeroflol5722]

​@@mathewklatil5455 the communion is basically "Fuck you Bayle and the rest of your lesser kin"

[@thecommentguy9380]

Those wings are not communion, they are part of his powers. Like all ancient dragons can shape weapons with their lightning, Bayle could shape a new pair of wings with his limited power over it This power and his immortality may also hint that he is part ancient dragon or at least descended from one

[@QuestionableObject]

@@thecommentguy9380 Source??

[@ileiad]

I'll never get over how epic this boss fight was. Igon's passionate war cry, Bayle flying in the second phase, the change in music. It's something else.

[@armintor2826]

The fact that you had to scale to the peak of a storming volcano littered with broken bodies to fight the ancient dragon is honestly peak fiction

[@invictus_1245]

Igons dialog more than makes fun of having to summon him in every attempt

[@Igon-drake-warrior]

And It couldn't have been done without the tarnished a true drake warrior

[@LautrecOfCarim]

Seeing any footage of Bayle that is not accompanied by Igon screaming just feels incomplete. Heh.

[@WhysoCiri-ous]

CURSE YOU BAYLE!

[@ramolossparaplegique9707]

I HEREBY VOW! YOU WILL RUE THIS DAY!

[@Ssosmooth69]

YOUR FEARS MADE FLESH!

[@psf_dioufmaulana3040]

BEHOLD A TRUE DRAKE WARRIOR, AND I, IGON

[@mrbones9332]

SOLID OF SCALE YOU MIGHT BE, FOUL DRAGON.

[@precautiousparasite3794]

BAYYYYYYYYYYYYLE!

[@handbanana4899]

It's honestly impressive he can hold onto a title like "the Dread" after being reduced to a cripple.

[@yanli111]

I think his state is a little more than “cripple” tbf. Missing a leg and both wings destroyed, I think the equivalent in a human would be a “triple amputee”. He’s literally only got one leg working properly lol

[@Suiberis]

He's also using his exposed, broken bone as to impale you with. That's honestly both gruesome and horrifying

[@arceuse1999]

@@yanli111 And he just fucks you up anyways, what a badass

[@notanymore1]

​@@Suiberisinteresting way to spell horrifying but alr

[@Suiberis]

@@notanymore1 Mistyped since my cat jumped on me. Thanks for the correction

[@SaxSlaveGael]

0:13 That transition 😳

[@HungVu-tf3rx]

Bro tryna eat me with that stare XD

[@mohammad1.45]

Sax slave gael my beloved ❤

[@amberhernandez]

It's gawddamm CINEMA, I tells ya!! C I N E M A!!!

[@Perfectionado]

I audibly fucking gasped when I saw Lord Plassys missing heads stuck to him. WOW.

[@Devcorp15]

And with all this damage to his body, we still can’t forget how old he is I mean he fought placidusax and is still here today without any time shenanigans, and still finds a way to beat my ass

[@lordbalthosadinferni4384]

Well time probably passes a bit differently in the Land of Shadow, that's very frequently the case with FromSoft- but you're still right. Old man's gonna get these two-leggers off his lawn so he can go back to eating his lesser kin.

[@pizdosic]

His body is so messed up by the tim le we get to fight him and yet he's still so tough. Makes you wonder what he was like at his prime!

[@Undadawg2x]

That’s a lot of these bosses

[@AtomicPineapple23]

Would’ve loved to see the fight between him and placidusax at their peak. Just by looking at the two of them now you can imagine the carnage it caused

[@TheFifthBanana01]

Probably unstoppable, it’s why it took a god-like dragon to cast him down.

[@Peagaporto]

@@AtomicPineapple23 Can you imagine the freaking light show that fight was? Pure fire, blood, thunder and lighting.

[@venomark7883]

And remember when you go to Farum Azula the first time and be like "WHAT THE FCK HAPPENED IN THIS PLACE?" And hearing about Bayle and Placidusax's VIOLENT AND GORY FIGHT THAT WOULDVE REDUCED FARUM AZULA INTO A GIANT MESS OF A CATASTROPHE and looking back at it again, I think we now know why Farum Azula looks fcked up beyond, it's because of these 2 dragons who caused the whole area to become a cataclysmic event that literally tore Farum Azula apart into pieces

[@JKA.X2]

Dude I was WAITING for this video, Bayle is one of the bosses I’ve been trying to get a closer look at for days. Everything about him, the torn wings, the bone talon, the tail curled under his side to support his weight due to his missing leg, he’s just SO metal and he’s my favorite fromsoft bossfight. Bayle has officially dethroned Midir as the best dragon fight in the soulslike games.

[@destinydude8028]

Exactly what i said. Midir has finally been dethroned.

[@mida05g]

True

[@biggreen216]

Yeah bayle is fucking incredible. They nailed everything about him. I cant decide who is better between him and midir, both are absolutely perfect.

[@LuM4rex]

I still prefer Midir, Bale has too many special effects and in the end he resembles Midir, but Midir himself was like nothing else and hit differently when the game came out. Plus, I think Bayle is too aggressive for such a huge creature, almost approaching the size of Midir's ramzers, but that's just me.

[@BIG_GUY420]

Bayles not even a dragon, he's a big drake. Midir best dragon.

[@riteshG9]

Bayle's boss fight is 10 times better just because of Igon's screams in the background. VA really conveyed Igon's unyielding willpower and unsatiable hunger for that dragon heart. Truly peak. Curseee Youuuu Baylllleeeee...

[@are3287]

yall actually summoned him?

[@TheMoonman4]

@@are3287 don't do that bro, YOU'RE the one that missed out

[@OneNationUnderPug]

I like how his name is a pun like the Dark Souls DLC Dragons. kalameet-Calamity Sinh- Sin Midir- Murder Bayle- Bale(which means an evil of great destruction)

[@EryadeBeyond0825]

So Placidusax is Flaccud Sacks?

[@amberhernandez]

​@@EryadeBeyond0825The first part of Placidusax's name is "placid," which can mean peaceful or non-confrontational. That can be either a testament to his reign as Dragonlord, or an indicator of his status beyond time. Even when we enter his arena, Placidusax waits patiently for us to confirm if we truly wish to fight, allowing us to approach before descending to duel with us. He's non-confrontational, so far as he won't instigate the fight, be he'll sure as hell finish it. As for other dragons, Lansseax can be interpreted as "Lance," which is akin to the "Spear" part of the Ancient Dragons' Lightning Spear. She also loved Vyke, a prominent spear wielder, if I wanna stretch that. I interpret Fortissax as a fourth-wall pun, considering Fortissax's Lightning Spear requires 46 Faith to cast. Fortissax = Forty-six = 46. That's just me, though :P

[@lunchsimulator3995]

@@amberhernandez I always interpreted Fortissax's name as being a pun on fortress. In the lore he was known as "The Mightiest Boulderstone," which implied that he was as indomitable and unyielding as a rock. In game he ruthlessly defends Godwin's body, enduring his deathblight affliction like a living wall of stone for the sake of protecting his friends remains On a side note, both Fortissax and Bayle are the only two dragons in Elden Ring that we know of to posses the title of "Dread," which implies that Dread is an important and prestigious title in draconic society, and that Bayle's betrayal led the Fortissax being named the new Dread. That, or it's just any old title given to particular powerful dragons.

[@StarlordCoffee5]

@@amberhernandez I believe I picked this up in a Vatii video but the Ancient Dragons names are all latin, with the "Sax" translating to "stone" which makes perfect sense cuz their whole deal is their skin is literal rock. Same thing like you said with Placid, being "calm" and "Forti" in Fortassax translating to "Strong", the Mightiest Boulderstone. I just thought that it was interesting that Bayle, to my knowledge, isn't latin which works as he made the drakes and lesser, non-stone dragons Edit: after a google "Lansse" is indeed "Lance", and Senessax is "Old Rock"

[@the_Red_Star]

Midir always sounded a bit like "Meteor" to me.

[@dumbname1961]

here for the mandatory: CUUUUUUUUUUURSE YOUU BAAAAAAAAAAAAAYLEE also i never Realized the 2nd head of Placidusax were being there, cool detail.

[@theirodyessy9473]

I didn’t even notice Placidusax’s heads during the fight

[@Beyonces_Granny]

Wait what where

[@MDMarcus]

​​@@Beyonces_Granny 0:34

[@pracitus]

​@@Beyonces_Granny did you watch the video?

[@Khann_2102]

​@@Beyonces_Granny0:33 Starting from here you can see it, Salahudinnnn

[@Beyonces_Granny]

@@pracitus i missed it and then saw it, couldnt be asked to delete lmaoo

[@calkui]

I do wonder if, when in phase two, bayle use the heads of placidusax to caste his new set of wings. The new set doesnt match the placement of the severed ones, but match the placement of the heads of placi. And considering stones scales make ancient dragons timeless in effect, it wouldnt be a far strech to say that bayle summoned the strenght of placi with lightning

[@TheKing-qz9wd]

His horns wrap around his skull to protect his eyes, maybe make it harder to reach his nose, and he may be relying on the thickness of his forehead if these are indeed ramming adaptations. His back is effectively lined with teeth, his tail ending with a club. Bayle seems adept at fighting other dragons and giant life forms, albeit moreso defensively. Perhaps that's why he made the horrible choice to strike at Placidusax?

[@Zythryl]

I can’t get over how aggressively chicken-shaped he is. I love him!

[@torshec8634]

Maybe pulling a Seathe while your entire race was waning and challenging Placidusax was a bad idea.

[@gorb688]

It’s clearly not that bad an idea, as per his hearts description, he’s going to come back again, and he’ll keep on doing it until his rage is fufilled

[@lemonlordminecraft]

@@gorb688 In what language? The English description mentions nothing of Bayle's return.

[@reklov6638]

@@lemonlordminecraft it does when you look at the incantations the heart gives you

[@warriorwatch2406]

@@reklov6638 It doesn't, all it says is Bayle's fire will one day consume the body and soul of the one who ate his heart.

[@AtomicPineapple23]

Bayles design doesn’t scream to me that he’s the reasonable type

[@felixcote1697]

His design was already fantastic, but carrying both Placidussax heads on him is just wicked

[@A7XKoRnRocks1]

His second form with the wings was probably one of the most badass things I have seen in From Soft games.

[@Benz37091]

That and the fking laser beam with nice vfx. menancing feeling

[@mhmdfdhl8122]

That jagged jaw and sharp chin looks identical to ancient dragon, cool details that implaies he's once part of it

[@thecommentguy9380]

He's more or less the father of all drakes according to Florissax stating all drakes of his bloodline are to be sacrifices for dragon communion after his betrayal. And considering he also has lightning, it means he's the precursor to modern drakes while still retaining his ancient dragon heritage

[@DarkDeathMarine]

I mean hell, in phase 2 he literally rages so hard that he makes himself an ancient dragon( 4 wings), just without the extra arms.

[@thecommentguy9380]

@@DarkDeathMarine that's likely one of his few lightning armament as ancient dragons can shape weapons or even body parts (like Placidusax's lightning claws) out of lightning. And since Bayle needed to take flight, why not lightning wings? Though that's only possible because of his partial heritage as ancient dragon, we know this because only ancient dragons can wield lightning

[@theneef174]

​@@thecommentguy9380drakes and lesser dragons. And with greyoll being the mother...

[@thecommentguy9380]

@@theneef174 Bayle definitely can take more than his size

[@anonisnoone6125]

1:17 this part of the ost hits so hard. I wish it was longer.

[@Akiraspin]

Bayle is likely heavily inspired by GRRM's two most notorious dragons in his A Song of Ice and Fire series; Balerion the Black Dread, the largest and most powerful of the Targaryen's dragons, and of course the depraved and insane wild dragon known only as "The Cannibal" who killed and fed on other younger dragons and was never once tamed by the Targaryens.

[@icetide9411]

The fact he managed to fight against THE dragonlord and not get absolutely obliterated is a testament to say the least. Sure Bayle is missing almost three limbs because of it, but he managed to kill two of Placi's heads. Considering the heads are suggested to be separate thinking entities that work together (they are notably distinct from one another, pretty sure Zullie has a vid on it), that's an insane feat on its own. Only one other head had ever managed to be killed, and that was seemingly ages beyond ages ago.

[@devinguy]

The fact that he uses his tail to prop up the side of his body the leg is missing from is so badass.

[@thetsarofall8666]

Bayle is so fucking interesting to me. His arena has square sections carved out of the rock, almost like bayle dug himself spaces for spectators should he rematch with Placidusax. His form suggests hes more closely related to the drake style dragons, instead of the ancient style dragons. Perhaps the first, a new breed, which would explain why him and Placidusax fought. A rising challenger of a new breed of dragons seeking to dethrone the ancient ones. His near demonic look i dont know if its natural or due to his insane consumption of other dragons. As another commenter noted, he seems to be performing his own form of dragon communion, feasting on other dragons so he might regain not only its flight, but his power. While writing this, i realized something: bayle is the dragon's equivalent to lucifer. A powerful dragon that tried to fight the most powerful, only to be smote down, broken. Sent down to earth below from heaven above (farum azula). That at least explains his look symbolically.

[@GrieveIV]

This design goes so hard. Really is a dragon beat to all hell and still going strong, possibly as strong as he was going before. I also like that the wing with exposed bone is outputting the electricity. Like normally it’d probably flow down pathways in the wings to come out while flying or with a wing swipe, but now. All that energy is just flowing out. And it’s on command too.

[@TheDanteswoman]

So, at one point placidussax two heads decided to chomp down bayle's body, but he's just evade so sharply that it snaps the head from Placidussax's body. Talk about badass

[@awesomennio]

So, I actually fought a heavily wounded dragon. Now, imagine him in his prime😦 Curse you, Bayle.

[@thegreatdraco3923]

Dragon literally too angry to die.

[@fermyonds]

obligatory CURSE YOU BAYLE!

[@kibikiwi175]

I love that he's a "wyvern style" kind of dragon, he only has four limbs (mythology and Monster Hunter fans will know what I mean), it shows he's not a typical regal or elder dragon, not with many wings like the ancient dragons, he's just some lowly wyvern who fought his way to the top and became a god-like being by being an absolutely brutal, savage beast.

[@todd3143]

i think he’s a little more special than a wyvern type dragon. acting as a bridge between the ancient dragons the likes of gransax and the modern wyvern types the likes of greyoll, bayle has, or had, 4 wings and 2 legs. you can see evidence of his 2 other wings through the gaping wounds on his back, shown around 2:15. then, from these wounds, sprouted spectral wings. i believe that these were wings that he lost to placidusax and he resummons them to try and secure victory (and survival). being the first ancient dragon to have 4 wings and only 2 legs probably was what alienated him from the stock, leading to his betrayal. another interesting thing i noted was how greyoll descended from bayle. bayle lost 2 wings, so he passed down the trait of having 4 limbs to the modern dragons, but how? who was his mate? and i think the most likely candidate is actually senessax, an ancient dragon that is sleeping and not hunting bayle, unlike florissax or placidussax. just a theory tho

[@aquagamez1415]

Lowly wyvern? My man Bayle here is the FIRST Drake. Father to all others after him. Man here lost both wings, both hands, a leg, and sustained many injuries. Sure, he may be mortal, but he ain’t lowly.

[@kibikiwi175]

@@todd3143 I don't see any evidence of those wounds being related to lost wings, he would clearly have an extra set of shoulders if he used to have wings there, look at 2:48. As much as I love he idea that he was unique for having four wings, I think they'd make it more evident if that was the case. The spectral wings seem more like a superficial ascension to the status of the four-winged ancient dragons. They also overlap with his actual arms, so I think the spectral wings are meant to be what his two actual arms used to look like. His design is very intentionally meant to harken back to a more primitive form of dragon, as you said, he was the ancestor to many, if not all, wyverns.

[@kibikiwi175]

@@aquagamez1415 not every creature has to be born into power. I meant that the wyverns are lower, more primitive forms of the ancient dragons, they evolved with less limbs, lost their stone scales and lightning powers, and Bayle has a closer look to those lesser wyverns, which makes his legendary power all the more impactful. He held his own against the literal lord of all dragons and vassal of a god.

[@CL-jq1xs]

@@kibikiwi175 Bayle has lightning though

[@entityuntombed]

I couldn't have Imagined how Fromsoft would top Midir in this DLC. Absolutely peak boss design all around. Made me feel like a true dragon slayer.

[@georgiykireev9678]

Definitely a worse fight gameplay wise though

[@berkankilic912]

@@georgiykireev9678 Not really he is alot more engaging then midir imo.

[@georgiykireev9678]

@@berkankilic912 I just found him really frustrating personally. No room to breathe, until I found Igon's summon sign and won first try because I finally had openings. A tendency to shove me around with his massive collision box and do the down breath attack after I was completely powerless to get away. For me, subjectively, it was just not a fun boss. Hard? Yeah, no doubt about that part. Call it skill issue if you want, but it was 2 hours I will not look back on fondly

[@gluelake]

​@@georgiykireev9678he has multiple punish windows, allowing you to even full charge heavy with a collosal sword. 2nd phase is much tighter, tho punish windows still present. If you're lucky you can even stance break him twice in a row. In this regard he's no different from Midir, but you have to be much more mindful of your positioning.

[@natharoonytoony6632]

​@@georgiykireev9678looks like someone didn't learn the moveset of the boss and thinks they have any right to complain. Couldn't be me. Also get the lightning and fire resistance talismans that are maxed out and you'll have a better time

[@aarovit4257]

CURSE YOU, BAYLE! I HEREBY VOW! YOU WILL RUE THIS DAY! BEHOLD, A TRUE DRAKE WARRIOR! YOUR FEARS MADE FLESH! SOLID OF SCALE YOU MIGHT BE, FOUL DRAGON… BUT I WILL RIDDLE WITH HOLES YOUR ROTTEN HIDE! WITH A HAIL OF HARPOONS! WITH EVERY LAST DROP OF MY BEING!

[@demonicxfire]

The most Lord of the Rings like boss they've ever created

[@bernoulli7]

facts lmao he looks similar to the balrog

[@Jakov-or7fp]

​@@bernoulli7so that's what He reminded me of

[@kamuraidragonsbane]

Wow... After looking at this video, I didn't realize how messed up Bayle really looks. The Dragonlord was absolutely serious in retaliation.

[@QuestionableObject]

Ah he isn't "wearing placidusax's heads like a scarf" like I've seen some people describe, its more like the missing heads are death-gripped into his flesh from Bayle wrenching himself free.

[@teero121]

its amazing how technically primitive their games are but also simultaneously among the most beautiful ones because of lighting and art direction

[@mesemell]

I wish I could see this majestic creature in his prime.

[@TheActualMrLink]

Damn, he’s a THICC boi.

[@杉乃かふん]

The strongest wyverns fly without wings. Would phantom wings be a prayer close to the various aspects of the crucible?

[@portalmanHUN]

He's eating other dragons. A dragon doing dragon communion. That's how he gets the wings.