Can ANY Boss Survive Igon The Drake Warrior? - Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree DLC

In this elden ring video I'm testing if igon the drake warrior can survive any of the strongest dragon bosses in elden ring.
To test this I'm putting igon from the shadow of the erdtree DLC against every dragon in the game, and I'm gonna give him one new draconic skill each time he manages to defeat one of the dragons.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:40 Agheel
1:42 Smarag
3:28 Ekzykes
5:25 Borealis
7:51 Adula
11:06 Fortissax
14:07 Lansseax
16:09 Dragonkin Soldier Of Nokstella
18:50 Theodorix
20:54 Greyll
23:01 Draconic Tree Sentinel
24:48 Senessax
27:00 Ghostflame Dragon
30:06 Elder Dragon Greyoll
33:31 Placidusax
38:16 Bayle The Dread
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[@user-en4qj9to8l]

CURSE YOU BAYLE !

[@BjornTheBear]

I hereby vow

[@Abyssalbookwyrm]

You will rue this day!

[@horten2148]

Solid of scale you might be, foul dragon

[@coldheart1c327]

Behold, a true drake warrior!

[@user-en4qj9to8l]

⁠@@BjornTheBearand I, Igon! Your fear made flesh!

[@Ares-so7jb]

In a parallel universe: CURSE YOU IGON! I HEREBY VOW THAT YOU WILL RUE THIS DAY! BEHOLD: A TRUE HUMAN WARRIOR AND I, BAYLE, YOUR WORST FEARS MADE FLESH! SOLID OF SKIN YOU MIGHT BE, FOUL HUMAN...

[@BjornTheBear]

Lmaoo

[@CrackedButterBread]

BUT I WILL INCINERATE YOUR FLESHY HIDE, WITH A RAIN OF LIGHTING, WITH EVERY LAST BONE LEFT IN MY BEING!!!

[@TheKing-qz9wd]

@@Ares-so7jb Solid of spirit. "AND I WILL BURN TO ASH YOUR VILE SKIN, WITH A HAIL OF LIGHTNING! WITH EVERY LAST BREATH IN MY BODY!" I think that's the optimal way?

[@badrbattioui]

Fun fact: igon is simply bayle given voice but he is actually talking about placidusax

[@Cathart1c]

They are definitely different sides of the same coin

[@ManlyKiri]

That end was full of emotion from Igon, but Gideon screaming "HELP!" for every lightning bolt hitting him was too much for me to take 🤣

[@BjornTheBear]

😂😂😂

[@cerberus6400]

It's not Gideon... that sound clip is Vegeta from Dragonball, Bjorn just adds that to whenever Gideon gets beat up.

[@nihil7271]

Bayle really did a no-hit run against Igon 💀

[@BjornTheBear]

He did lol

[@Roaming22222]

lore accurate battle

[@gustavl3107]

Looked as if Bayle hates Igon just as much as Igon hates him :o

[@ThefrenziedMercury]

​@@gustavl3107I mean, Bayle has likely had time to adapt to all drake hunts.

[@trilord5002]

Bayle : two words . No Diff.

[@mphilleo]

I don't know...after a number of those stop-and-stare moments, shooting the bow up close, holding a shot for no reason, or using the Dragonclaw incant at distance, I'm thinking more than Igon's legs got messed up by Bayle.

[@BjornTheBear]

Lmaoooo

[@diooverheaven6561]

Hey Igon might just be getting senile hunting Moby Di... I mean Bayle!!!

[@weskintime4177]

He does say that each of his limbs lay in a bloody ruin so maybe Bayle broke (not removed) his arms

[@arridueldes9843]

Its the dragon madness setting in, all those new spells and dragon hearts were messing with him.

[@chickenhouse2831]

Yeah I thought he seemed like an idiot.

[@HideAndSeekAlone]

For a lil archer fella Igon sure does get confused by his bow lol

[@BjornTheBear]

Lmaooo he does

[@darthplagueis13]

I wonder if just having a bow and incants but no melee weapons is a problem for the AI.

[@memedreampotato3380]

@@darthplagueis13 It is yeah The ai aint built for using ranged things at all, the soldiers that use crossbows and bows actually have 2 sets of ai for this reason but normal npcs and mimic seem to be missing this 2nd ranged combat ai

[@memedreampotato3380]

Its due to the fact he only has 1 arrow type equiped, you can see that the bow animation is playing but the games ai cant figure out what to do due to him having 1 arrow type only and the bows lacking a melee animation

[@etherealstreamer]

So out of all the dragons in Elden Ring, he only loses to the Dragonlord and one of the Ancient Dragons from the base game, as well as the Dragonlord and Ancient Dragon from the DLC. A true Drake Warrior after all.

[@BjornTheBear]

Indeed

[@senskrad5860]

And considering he shouldn't really hunt Ancient Dragons since Drake Knights only killed, well, drakes, you could say he is even better

[@somersaultinggiraffe1901]

Bayle is not the Dragonlord. In fact, he challenged Placi for the title and got beat up so hard he was sent to the shadow realm (literally)

[@dragondan26]

Probably could have killed Fortissax if he didn’t stand in the instant death mist

[@etherealstreamer]

@@dragondan26 Yeah. That's a probability thing at the end of the day. He might win 5 out of 10 fights and lose the other 5 due to standing in the Deathblight at some point.

[@TheEndlessCycle]

Gideon: "I used to be an adventurer like you,till I took an arrow to the knee. Also...i still need help!"

[@BjornTheBear]

Lmao

[@TheSsjJoker]

Theory: igon is or was a Dovahkiin in a past life or timeline lol

[@jeffcarroll1990shock]

​@@TheSsjJokermakes sense. I've played Skyrim before and I can tell you that his genuine anger towards dragons can only have been accumulated by being the Dragonborn.

[@TheSsjJoker]

@@jeffcarroll1990shock had to be lol Makes me wanna start a new character and call him igon😅

[@Darkness-us3vt]

Fortissax finally won something.

[@kingzandinie]

death blight ftw💪

[@YisusTV556]

😂

[@user-ro5ju9vv7v]

“For the first time in forever”

[@mralabbad7]

With a deathblight TKO 😂

[@Draidion]

Cuz nothing else other than humans are affected by his main attribute

[@NetherStray]

Igon, the broest of bros. Introduces _us_ as "a true drake warrior" because he knows he can't do it alone.

[@BjornTheBear]

True story

[@SimonSenaviev]

And Sir Gideon Ofnir, the All-helping!

[@BjornTheBear]

It's him

[@Khorne5006]

I guess this finally explains why it seemed like Igon's contribution felt super inconsistent during my Bayle attempts. It all depends on whether his AI decides to actually shoot his bow or just stare down the dragon.

[@BjornTheBear]

Basically yes

[@girllord78]

It is either his PTSD kicking in and he just freezes or he finally gets his shit together 50/50

[@derricktitley3784]

Yeah during half my bayle runs he was useless but in my last run, he came in clutch after i screwed up timing and blew through 6 of my heals within about a minute. He ended up doing almost a third of bayle's health and got the last hit in right after he divebombed igon and igon managed to dodge by the hair of his teeth. twas an awesome thing and very fitting with that final dialogue.

[@NikemanBOOM]

He's too busy monologuing lol

[@diooverheaven6561]

​@@derricktitley3784i can't say how he did when we fought Bayle as we first tried him

[@notthirdreich9075]

The Gideon appearance was an incredible plot-twist!

[@BjornTheBear]

Unexpected

[@Narouto-uk4xo]

I was like "obiously Gideo and Igon will fight each other one day" But Gideon to come to HELP was a suprise Now Bayle shall haunt no longer Igon with Gideon's HELP

[@rastapig1]

they fcked him up lmaooo!

[@jeffcarroll1990shock]

@@BjornTheBear After asking for help for so long, he decided to lend a hand himself.

[@gangzilla5716]

He even landed the final hit on Bayle.

[@droskibaby00]

Its funny igon spams the greyoll roar when he constantly yelling in all his dialog. It make sense that would be his favorite move 😂😂

[@Lenardicus2]

40:20 "HELP, HELP, HELP, HELP, HELP, HELP, HELP, HELP, HELP, I NEED HELP!" absolutely tore me.

[@avoicefromtheshadows2745]

It is 3:30 am and I am trying to hold in my laughter and to not wake everyone up.😂😂

[@DanielSmith-zs9cd]

That ending was one of the most unexpected and incredible fights I’ve seen. Gideon coming in to assist Igon and immediately screaming “I NEED HELP” while Bayle charged him was hilarious lmao

[@BjornTheBear]

😂😂😂

[@LucHernadez]

“Ah I’ve knew you need Help!, I have come to Help”!!! 💀

[@BjornTheBear]

Much love for Gideon

[@jeffcarroll1990shock]

@@BjornTheBear Since when have you cared about Sir Gideon? You keep throwing him into the meat grinder While giving the soldier of Godric Omnipotent status despite the fact he's categorically weaker than Gideon.

[@tezereth]

@@jeffcarroll1990shock Rick is the god of soldiers of course he's more powerful

[@jeffcarroll1990shock]

@@tezereth "Rick" is a fan-made character using the Soldier of Godrick model found at the stranded graveyard.

[@cerberus6400]

@@tezereth Rick isn't real, he's in your head. It's been twelve years since the accident Tezereth.

[@insertfunnynamehere8984]

'Bayle?!' 'Nah he gave you the wrong address sorry'

[@tazumajz2940]

"Damn, that's a really big fire ball coming my way.... so anyways Ima take this bow shot." What a chad

[@BjornTheBear]

😂😂😂

[@thebluehood35]

Dayum the Ancient Dragons did shine in this one, but poor Lancy tho. Speaking of Ancient Dragons, you’re kinda missing 2 guys (Ancient Dragon Man & Florissax) Fortissax managed to score a W for once, wasn’t really surprised with how his battle with Senessax turned out and Placi clutched it once again. And yea, that Bonus Bayle round was just comedy gold after noticing the twist.

[@godofdeathking950]

Most or all of the fights igon was going to use the bow but said “Nah lemme use the dragon incantation against them”

[@BjornTheBear]

Lmaoo

[@shermanwilliams9248]

Only to use the bow at every possible moment in melee range 😂

[@KingDodango]

DTS: "I harness the Red Lightning of the Ancient Dragons to serve Leyndell and the Erdtree!" Igon: *M O N C H*

[@emilolekullmer230]

Igon is the single best NPC in any game ever

[@BjornTheBear]

He's really cool

[@tranquoccuong890-its-orge]

he is the Captain Ahab of Elden Ring (and Bayle the Dread is his Moby Dick)

[@clarentknight]

As much as I love his voice lines, Solaire still takes the cake for me

[@executioner_ecgbert884]

Maldron the assassin is still my favorite NPC

[@spiraljumper74]

⁠@@executioner_ecgbert884Maldron and Jester Thomas really popped off in the DLC’s. I feel like they both had a ton of personality without ever speaking a word.

[@geogecko137]

Elder Dragon Greyoll's Bros were like: Error 404 - Fire not found lol

[@arridueldes9843]

Her boys are not the brightest, but they are good kids, help look after their sick mama

[@gustavl3107]

13:40 Unfathomably rare Fortissax W Also, probably the most fun DLC/base game crossover event yet! Most of the bosses in the DLC are way overtuned to battle anything bar Malenia or Maliketh, but Igon going up against all the dragons is just enough to be exciting :)

[@kaiju3646]

Fortissax deserved it, lil bros been the underdog since day one but remains one of the cooler dragons in my opinion

[@DuncanMaisonneuve-kk3vf]

13:48 while watching this I said, “Watch him get deathblight”. I didn’t actually think he would!😂

[@BjornTheBear]

Lmaooo neither did I

[@somebody4094]

he is as dumb as a stone he is full of moments in which he remains perfectly still ignoring everything that is happening around him, it was quite foreseeable that by chance a cloud of deathblight would arrive on his head and he wouldn't even think about staying still inside it otherwise he would surely have defeated the dragon

[@CausalViewer23]

BAYLE YOU SHALL HAUNT ME NO MORE

[@themanwithaplan2711]

Did anybody else notice that when Placidusax was doing his Lazer attack, Igon just stood there staring at him confused as hell? It looked like he was watching him make his sandwich at a Subway before immediately getting shot backwards 10 feet.

[@arridueldes9843]

much like most of us first time we saw it man was in awe...or maybe just thinking "Bayle survived TWICE this?"

[@NetherStray]

Igon's ai seemed to have trouble at several points yep, definitely had moments of "...Bow? Bow. ....Bow...? Bow--" "CURSE YOU DRAGON--" and he resets to normal.

[@unnamed3575]

*In placidusax hous* Knock knock >who's there Igon >Igon who? I gon curse you BAYLE!

[@genghiskhan6809]

SOLID OF SCALE YOU MAY BE FOUL DRAKE!

[@brillywinsen6526]

Placi: so you hate bayle too? Okay you may enter

[@dovahkiin2206]

Ah, I knew you'd NEED HELP. I don't NEED HELP.

[@Mr._Galaxywide]

Gideon: "I guid others to a treasure I cannot poses."

[@BjornTheBear]

💪💪💪

[@dragonlordplacidusax9413]

Now now, Igon.... don't bite the hand that feeds you.

[@BjornTheBear]

Lmao

[@Decaposaurus]

I've noticed that the AI used for human sized NPCs aren't working all the great and this video highlights it. Numerous times in this video, Igon just stood there without moving. This has happened with many of my summons in the game too. They have an obvious target, but don't go for an attack or sometimes bring out their weapon, then just put it back away.

[@BjornTheBear]

Yes the AI in this game is by far one of the worst ever

[@Decaposaurus]

@BjornTheBear just recently tho with the DLC. I never noticed it happening before. You would know better than me though given you make these videos.

[@BjornTheBear]

It's always been like that lol. They mostly have no clue at which distance to use what and when to roll

[@pfcblint3171]

saw it most in this video since Igon has that great bow he could be using at a longer distance and instead at the same bow effective distance decides to use a melee dragon incant instead.. =(

[@TheBoiMyers]

@@BjornTheBear I think it's at its worst with Gideon Ofnir and Igon so far. Gideon seems to forget he can dodge and Igon seems to forget he's fighting at all. Imagine what Gideon would be capable of if he actually used his roll.

[@KGilliam91]

Put this guy with Rick and they’d sweep the main game & DLC

[@Cobregn]

That last fight was the thing we never knew we needed but in fact yes. We needed HELP

[@thekirbygamer]

I think this is the first time i have seen an npc die to the deathsmog of fortisax

[@somedudewithakeyboard5388]

Igon has magic and a Greatbow, the NPC AI basically gets flashbanged by its own existence lol

[@sythrus]

He is too badass to properly function

[@Crap_A.I_bird]

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!💦

[@mewopswisher5342]

It physically hurt me to see how much igon tried to pull out the slap on a dragon that wasn't even close by osmosis

[@maxwella.gamingps4631]

I have some requests: Can the most powerful tarnished duo beat DLCs bosses. Bernhal and Vyke vs DLC bosses (make them have all scadutree blessings). Puppet summons +10 vs main game bosses and DLC bosses. Base game npcs vs DLC npcs. Can the DLC bosses survive the lvl 713 starter class gank lol (no scadutree blessings). DLC bosses vs Ranni's faction. Iji, Blaidd (strongest variation), and add Seluvis as well with some Carian spells (like the ones Preceptor Miriam has) and Moongrum (because Renalla would definitely send him to back Ranni up lol) Can the DLC survive the assassins? Alecto and all her assassims vs DLC bosses (add Baleful shadow to back them up)

[@masonstewart6232]

Eventually, do Igon + Florissax vs every dragon. I think that'd be interesting

[@GirGirGirGir160]

intro goes crazy cuh 🔥🔥🔥

[@WildArmACF]

A threat he is, but our boy really needed us to tank for him. Awww. Gideon made a friend. I hope they work together in future vids.

[@lerombus6020]

You’ve single handedly make me love Gideon with all these videos. That twist at the end was beautiful. True cinema.

[@BjornTheBear]

He's a good boi after all

[@sparknetultragaming]

Love the video, man. Keep up the great work.

[@YT_Hotspots]

Bayle to himself: Huh, Not even a scratch baby! 💀

[@kimrodrigues4901]

This gotta be one of my fav videos from this cannel

[@velonian5154]

38:45 "With a hail of- GYAAAAAAAAAAAGH"

[@tcdtboc8551]

That got me good😂

[@TheHandofDestiny]

Beautifully cinematic ending

[@BjornTheBear]

💪💪💪

[@Narouto-uk4xo]

In 3:36: geez that was good sync In Theodorix fight, it was at some point personnal. I mean Igon screaming with his dragon "CUUUUURSE YOUUUUUUU VILE DRAGON !!!!"

[@genericusername9299]

I have two suggestions for battle videos -all drake hunters vs bosses -Count Ymir and the duo of Jolan and Anna vs bosses

[@DrewBoivie]

Fortissax really is the Glass Joe of Elden Ring boss fight montages. But now we know how he got that 1-54 record.

[@user-en4qj9to8l]

Every army coalition vs furnace golem please 🙏

[@kingzandinie]

furnace golem wins 😭

[@gangzilla5716]

It would still win

[@user-en4qj9to8l]

@@gangzilla5716 no if they have a battle plan

[@ghoulbuster1]

Nah, I'd win.

[@stormgilson7109]

dude, the number of times i yelled "you've got a bow!" at this video is nuts. good work

[@DuncanMaisonneuve-kk3vf]

So you know how there’s a giant dead dragon next to the grand altar of dragon communion? Would it be possible to do what you did with Greyoll and Great Jar and then have it fight the dlc bosses? It could even have some of the new attacks the doc drakes have like the lightning roar and melee combos.

[@kingzandinie]

nah that one vs gransax

[@derricktitley3784]

Zullie the Witch did an upscale of it. Its just a giant Drake from the dlc. shouldn't be hard.

[@gangzilla5716]

​@@derricktitley3784 It would crash the game

[@grimm3995]

@@gangzilla5716 no? its compareable to gransax in size and she upscaled to make him without crashing

[@RealFlorazon]

"Help" Help" HELP!" 😂

[@BjornTheBear]

Help

[@KaedNinescarred]

Damn this sure highlights the difference in Boss aggression between the base game and DLC

[@Ron_Jambo_]

Gideon finally realized that he didn't need help, but instead *WAS* the help others needed to slay their demons 😂

[@Liftinglinguist]

Sir Gideon's new beat is really sick!

[@MeNoSleep1850]

Igon and Ekzykes roaring to one another was epic

[@DeoAsh]

Igon : I'll riddle your thick skin with my Harpoons Fortisax : Have you heard about our Lord Saviour, Godwin?

[@ruen1423]

That victory yell made me yell as well when I finally sent Bayle off the mountain! Can't wait to see Igon again in NG+.

[@SikeNawGaming]

Damn, Igon is pretty tough! 😂🔥

[@danterik9781]

I like how he lost to the Ancient Dragons only except Lanseax, lore wise make sense, he was meant to hunt drakes, not his employers 😂

[@Diogenes68]

Bro got the Rick, Soldier of God treatment 😂

[@strade601]

That unintended dodge while standing still at 23:47 was cold af

[@DS-wl5pk]

Did not expect that collab of the ages, he truly did NÉED HELP

[@BjornTheBear]

He really did

[@mystycassaultunholyendings3619]

"Godwyn never loses." -Fortissax

[@GilbertVonArphostein]

Gideon offering help was the best part.

[@LethalEagleSW]

Your hide will be riddled with holes!!!

[@droskibaby00]

Gideon screaming help help help for each lllightning strike sent me to the E.R 😂😂😂💀💀💀

[@BjornTheBear]

Lmaooo

[@Qahnaarin-xp6dz]

Bayle, no hitting Igon is crazy 😂

[@gubus2494]

Igon slaughtering all of Greyoll's spawn was a sight to behold

[@asherd4420]

Bayle fr doing his NG+7 Igon hitless speedrun

[@dagogogoch]

12:20 how did that completely miss 😭 13:10 TWICE 😭

[@user-mf8ss8tp2z]

BAYLE just accidently got the no hit run.

[@Anthonthephoenixearl]

Good old Gideon firing off those rapid helps

[@shazamcawdwell3426]

Lmaoo i was about saying in my head the whole video imagine a gideon and drake warrior duo and got my wish at the end

[@artie6551]

Bayle really got him traumatised.

[@grimm3995]

bjorn i have a recommendation, the grand drake in the dlc versus every boss, only problem is the game might give out against some bosses but it would be sick

[@TheBoiMyers]

Just thought of a cool vid idea: Can ANY boss survive the Strongest Tarnished? (Sir Gideon Ofnir and Hoarah Loux)

[@WeakerWeakest]

5:55 my bro was really walking to work

[@alexmelling5261]

Requesting new Demigod battle Royale (add Messmer, Melina and your mod Ranni, switch base Radahn for Consort Phase 2 so Miquella gets to start :)

[@jonathonbridges9625]

Dude, he learns the incantations of the dragons and dragon kin he kills!

[@iainkilcar7463]

Also never realised bayle was literally attacking you with his broken wing bones.

[@TheMerryWolf]

Igon: *takes dragon lightning bolt to the face* Igon: TIS BUT A SCRATCH

[@jesuslube6299]

Drake Warrior: “High five?” Every boss: “No.”

[@necrorafa]

Now I would like to see so bad a round of Igon and Sir Gideon against Placidusax

[@shinytentacles6242]

Fortissax really had enough and decided to just shut down igon💀🙏

[@OrgBrent]

You should do a "Can ANY Elden Ring boss beat Mohg after he beat the allegations?" video where you scale Mohg to DLC stats, for our lord of blood.

[@akechijubeimitsuhide]

I wonder if (non-scaled) Radahn and Mohg team-up could beat their unholy fusion

[@gangzilla5716]

@@akechijubeimitsuhide Not a chance

[@Ron_Jambo_]

​@@gangzilla5716Idk man it will be rng at the end of the day, radhan meteor + mohg's nihil could do the trick if timed properly

[@RustyhairedAlp9575]

Is Igon acquiring new dragon abilities as he kills them?

[@BjornTheBear]

Yes

[@merchantotin6266]

You know I don’t think it’s ever out right stated how Igon wound up near the grace near the Dragon Pit. Judging by his condition it would be safe to assume either Bayle or one of his followers would have tossed Igon to where we find him but I think it was likely Bayle seeing that Igon is determined to kill him. Perhaps such a great impact damaged Igon’s mind a tad bit which could explain his AI’s poor critical thinking skills. (Just my autistic brain’s way of rationalising how bizarre Igon’s battle AI is, only enhanced by seeing him here. Still smarter than my Mimic who spams buffs in the corner 😂)

[@Harl3inger]

For how wonky his AI is, Igon won a large number of close bouts. Also, what an upset to go from being no-hit by Bayle, to crushing him alongside Gideon. I guess he really does need a second drake warrior to face him.

[@JesseNightingale]

Is Igon like Gideon the more dragon comunion spells you unlock the more he knows? Cause isnt it kinda implied with the end of his quest we summon his literal soul to help us kill Bayle? So like his soul being connected to ours gives him the knowledge we have?

[@TheLordGojira]

It looks like Igon was sometimes getting locked up by his AI not knowing what to do with so many options?

[@diegocantu9853]

Imagine a team up of Igon, Vyke, Elanora, and Florissax/Ancinet Dragon Man against all the bosses

[@C0RN_CUBE]

the fight with Ekzykes isn't over until the rot goes away or he dies from it

[@StenchSniffer]

I love the implication that Igon goes back to the dragon communion alter after every fight

[@BjornTheBear]

😂😂😂

[@1odie2]

"CUUUUUUUUUURSE YOOOOOOOOOOOOU- fouldragonnnn."

[@draw2death421]

I love how he gains the attacks of the dragons he kills. Thats a cool detail! Tho you missed a dragon! Crag dragon. You can find them in the crag area before Bayle. Theres like 3 of them. And how Gilbert came to help too? Awesome

[@BjornTheBear]

Glad you enjoyed

[@draw2death421]

​@@BjornTheBearyou missed crag dragon tho!

[@gangzilla5716]

It's Gideon.

[@draw2death421]

@@gangzilla5716 i was refrencing Elden Ring Abridged. In it its a gag that the demi gods call gideon Gilbert