Dark Souls 3 - The Beauty of the Abyss Watchers

[@aidanhendricksen4832]

What I really wished they would have done was to add an abyss watcher for every phantom you bring into the fight

[@McGeistly]

I wanted this. This would have made the coop a lot more fun. I helped quite a few people with this boss because it is my favorite, and I thought the same thing. I think I fought this on my own, but I want to go back to it now, again and again.

[@Biojack222]

@@McGeistly my first time fighting the abyss watchers my friend really wanted to play with me and help and it turned the fight into a joke and ruined it for me. If they added this feature It would be a lot better and co op wouldn't ruin the fight.

[@swooty2805]

with like 6 ppl vs 9 abyss watchers lol

[@robertdicke7249]

@@McGeistly It is so stupid that the bosses cant be reset. From software being idiots for not considering the potential people might play for and actually, dare I say, enjoy the boss fights. May I have the nerve to suggest that I might be busy going to work and school and dont wanna start a new game every time I wanna fight the nameless king solo. Somebody once told me that it makes fighting the bosses more special cause you have to come a long way to fight them. My very reasonable response being that this cant be the case as I dont ever take the time to redo the entire game to do the one thing i wanna do, so its less special cause I never do it. If I did redo the game and got to that boss I would more likely be pissed I had to commit the time to somthing I dont wanna do in or to get to the relatively short lived thing I did wanna do. The REAL reason for having to redo the entire game to fight a boss solo is cause they dont want you to fight the boss solo. What they want you to do is be a phantom which less people like myself would do if resetting the bosses was an option. Rather then giving you a good reason to be a phantom, like a unique experience(as in not a 4 times easier boss fight but one that actually challenges you in a different way), they instead manipulate players into doing so should they dare decide they prefer to only a handful of late game bosses. I find it hard to understand that they make this work of art game that is so fun to play and then decide to ruin the potential enjoyment in order to accommodate this trash excuse for a pvp experience. An experience I ONLY take part in if i wanna do some boss fights. Overall I enjoy the game less and play alot less then I otherwise would all cause of the garbage pvp ruining my ability to go and play the portions of the game I want to play.

[@patata1369]

You: Bringing the max ammount of friends you can to the fight The abyss watchers: Are we the deacons of the deep or we're a bit confused right now?

[@joshhawkins4752]

The amount if times the “friendly” abyss watcher has just gone free for all and killed me

[@bronzekilla]

The "friendly" abyss watcher isn't friendly per say, he's just out for blood, (maybe yours too)

[@trackernivrig]

bronzekilla Yeah, he’s taken over by the abyss, so he attacks anything he sees. The abyss watchers were sworn to destroy anything afflicted with the abyss, so that’s why they attack each other. At least that’s how I think the lord works.

[@thomasclowater9471]

he's not friendly, he's a mound maker

[@trackernivrig]

Thomas Clowater The mound makers are influenced by the abyss?

[@rjkudwa225]

Tracker Nivrig Mound Makers used to be able to invade during a bossfight snd attack either the player or the boss.

[@Raelycta]

A detail about their music I saw someone comment. In the first phase, there’s 3 different choirs, all in mess, with no union. But on the 2nd phase, there is only one choir, unified. This change on the choirs simbolizes that in their final moments, the abyss watchers fought together.

[@prettygoodpootis5133]

This:

[@yt_kuurroo2492]

Yah

[@bsh819]

woah

[@hamzashinwary4215]

woah, I was moved to tear by this.

[@toddhoward841]

"The best boss in the franchise" Pinwheel was in dark souls 1 dummy

[@nevergonnafindme5778]

So was Bed of Chaos

[@TheAshingBLaze]

And the Kapra Demon

[@siehtmandas5300]

The best boss is obviusly pontiff

[@Khornecussion]

*R A T T L E M E B O N E S*

[@MatheusSilva-cf4jw]

I think you meant the last giant, right?

[@moonsalibi]

And you didnt even mention the best part: They teach you, the player, that they are still human. Their poise is not infinite, and their backs are exposed if they are alone after finishing a combo. These are just, people. People who have been horribly twisted, mind you, but people nonetheless. In a world where everything is so alien, so monsterous, so unexplained, its the little things you do know that make the world so much deeper. Also the Farron Greatsword is AMAZING because not only does it usalize the boss moveset, it innovates on it in a way that makes it feel its own. You arent just somehow doing everything the boss could, you are using the tools from a defeated foe in ways that are inspired by their attacks, but not exact. The parry, the latter hits of the L1 string, the way that R1 and L1 share a combo string leading into some really cool things. Abyss watchers, for me, were my reason for buying the game. The rest of it is amazing too, but they are what drew me in. My first character was dedicated to being a continuation of the watchers, I made up some bs fanlore for them and everything. Before the final fight, I did the collapse emote infront of the throne where you put the Watcher's ashes. Usually, when I play a souls game, I like to get to the part where im wrecking ass as fast as I can. But with the watchers, I just couldnt NOT take a moment to pay respect. All hail the Old Wolf of Farron, and may the Abyss Walker guide your path.

[@spieler4983]

Never have I seen a comment that I respect more

[@courier5156]

Welcome to the pack my fellow watchdog and may you always show your legions etiquette before every battle HAIL THE GREAT WOLF

[@ZaCloud-Animations___she-her]

Very cool. I'm curious, what WAS the fanlore you came up with? :3

[@moonsalibi]

@@ZaCloud-Animations___she-her Its been a while since I first came up with it (and I didnt write it down for some reason, probably because I was too busy playing the game) but I remember the basic structure of it: Long story short, Rose (the character), is not technically an abyss watcher. She never made contact with the blood, and as such, did no go absolutely bonkers like the rest of them. She was killed by them regardless, but her body ended up at the start of the game, rather than any other normal grave. So, she has vauge memories of being an abyss watcher, and belives she still is one, hense the reason she uses their armor and weapon. She also only used embers on second phases of boss fights to stay in-line with the true AWs. Like I said, some real BS fanlore, because I know next to nothing about the actual lore.

[@ZaCloud-Animations___she-her]

@@moonsalibi , Hey, it's cool. Using one's imagination is a GOOD thing. Enjoying a fictional work for what it is is great, but so is finding your own individual way to enjoy it too. :) Thanks for sharing.

[@Carla_Valjeta]

fun fact, they all look the same because they are a legion. they are only fighting each other because they are trying to remove the abyss in the other watchers, because if you look at the cloak of the chest piece you can see the abyss' taint on it ^^ thought I would throw that out there for you.

[@Uniquenameosaurus]

I like to think that their collars go so high up that they just don't know they're killing their own friends.

[@radioface4997]

Uniquenameosaurus If you buy the Undead Legion armor from the shrine handmaden, equip the set, and zoom in on your character's face. You will likely notice that the collar only comes up to his(or her) nose, and that he(she) is either wearing a mask or the faceplate of his helmet.

[@helmutstein1178]

Marie Thomson no one mentions how the abyss watchers could be pulled straight out of bloodborne....

[@justinvelo4420]

Marie Thomsonjust about everyone who plays darksouls and watches yourube probably watches vaati too

[@smileyfacism]

Can you please, slowly explain to me like I'm a 5 year old, what your comment was supposed to mean EXACTLY? I'm not trying to be rude but I'm completely lost and I feel like you have valuable input on this.

[@THExRISER]

2:41 What in the name of Arotrias have I just walk in on?" Artorias' fanclub!

[@canadianorange9676]

Hahahahahaha.

[@DragonaxFilms]

"Twenty times longer than my patience" That line defines Dark Souls better than anything else I've heard.

[@alwaysaw3s0m35]

DragonaxFilms so his patience is abou 85 meters long or what?

[@0023-j1l]

Always Aw3s0m3 smh

[@bramvanhees8630]

Git gut

[@theretroguy4218]

20x0=0

[@ImpassiveTomb]

I asked my cousin if he liked Dark Souls better than Skyrim and he said, "Yea because its retarded hard." That's the best definition I ever heard.

[@TT-hw6ie]

“Can I take a hit?” *Looks at health bar* No no you cant

[@Dualbladedscorpion7737]

Thats me every goddam time.

[@DanMarq]

sometimes my healt bar is full so I think I'm safe and I end up getting hit with a 20 slash combo

[@renotary3490]

@@DanMarq im trying to beat the bass watcher for 2 days now it took me 6 hohes and I still didnt beat him, but tomorrow is the day ill beat him

[@DanMarq]

@@renotary3490 those took me a full week of daily trying probably 8 hours in total just beat them yesterday but the are after them is straight cancer

[@Tomatosaladz]

Has full health* HP bar:"Nope still can't take a hit."

[@PolythenePam0451]

The best part of Abyss Watchers is *THE* realisation. "Wait, his hat kinda looks like... his fighting style is sorta- OH MY GOD."

[@bassblowbackrecords8932]

I assume my boy Artorias?

[@MegaestoyalpedO]

>Open video >See HP bar >Close video

[@acidpain6059]

IKR!!!!!

[@user-fh6te2fc5w]

if you dont level vigor you deserve to get one shot by that invader that just parried you

[@funnyvalentinedidnothingwrong]

@@user-fh6te2fc5w That invader probably has some dumb meme kit to 1-shot parry you anyway.

[@funnyvalentinedidnothingwrong]

@Undead Crusader Hey, I respect Fighter. If it weren't for him I wouldn't get so many wannabe parry god casuls trying to meme my 2h Greatsword r1s.

[@goliathgamez3851]

MegaestoyalpedO ikr I mean I’m no pro at DS3 only played it a few hours but when I got to the abyss watchers I tried once failed miserably went back explored somewhere else came back and tried 2 or 3 times and killed it. So 30 times is crazy

[@Arno_vanZyl]

"As far as Dark Souls is concerned, maybe the door is the boss." Died. Ded. Can't.

[@trustypatches8372]

It's sad a scrub can say this

[@tannerkelley2865]

KO B fuck off

[@andrewchilds8886]

Well in all honesty it would be hilarious if there was a boss fight where you go to open the door and then the door just shoved you back and it’s a giant with a door as a shield

[@2tooful]

Andrew Childs there’s an enemy like that in dark souls 2

[@xeviusUsagi]

probably the funniest part of the video xD

[@alfreddrewes9362]

The Abyss watcher fight perfectly represents the expression "The enemy of my enemy is my friend."

[@jimijenkins2548]

That or the enemy of your enemy is still your enemy and wants to kill you.

[@OneLastJellyGuy]

“Coolest cut-scene in Dark Souls”. Father Ariandel: “Friede, get me my FLAIL”

[@McconneIIRet]

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

[@bloxxerhunt1566]

@@McconneIIRet no joke REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE was the coolest cutscene in dark souls

[@McconneIIRet]

@@bloxxerhunt1566 Everytime I die, I watch that cutscene cause it's lovely.

[@hotshotroom964]

WWWWWRRRRYYYY

[@jacobcardinal8041]

A truer shot was never loosed.

[@maximuslee5670]

Whenever I fight the Abyss Watchers, I do the Etiquette gesture before fighting him as he is an honourable fighter.

[@martk647]

Did that but got sword in my chest real quick.

[@vittocrazi]

@@martk647 from the darkwraiths outside the room

[@martk647]

@@vittocrazi If i am late for my duel with abyss watcher..they will stab me in the back..but all is fine now..i just defeated sister friede..but i am still feeling empty.

[@darkprincibr]

What's the best gear for the scenario. The most beautiful. Because we all play fashion souls

[@ohgodnotagain4072]

Agreed

[@Dr.JonathanCrane]

smough armor

[@sarneus117]

Was there even a point to gear? I didnt realize this until after my 2nd play through but all the bosses 2 shot me regardless of the heaviest armor and resistance rings i wore. I haven't tried the naked play through but im willing to bet its about the same.

[@BidiguiloChefao]

Sarn in any armor you get 50% resistance, the only change is damage absorption. If you have no armor, you’re gonna take more damage.

[@sarneus117]

Dmg absorption and poise, If u got 50% dmg absorption, maybe its just my thought process from different games, but I would think u would get 50% dmg reduction against said type of dmg. Instead it appears to not have changed. And i think we all know poise was almost pointless. Maybe it negates 50pts of dmg. I could see that, which is still basically worthless for all that weight lol.

[@metaltom2003]

The other thing that makes this fight interesting is that the third one isn't necessarily an ally as much as he us a wild card. At times, he attacks the other two Watchers, at other times he attacks you alongside his bretheren, temporarily making it a 3 vs 1 encounter.

[@savchukLP]

If I remember correctly the "red yed Watcher" only attacks you, if you attack him first

[@mohamedmahmoud4045]

Kawasavski if you're too close to him when he spawns he could also attack you but returns to attacking the other watchers once they hit him

[@mustysmells817]

Also any attack he throws is viable to hitting you as well. When he does the lunges and dashing attacks it might hit you too so you have to be careful.

[@alzhanvoid]

Mallrat82 He's like an Aldrich. You can hit eachother, and there's always a chance the bastard decides to randomly backstab you. Also they pay no attention to their swings and hit you all the time.

[@originalfinalslasher]

Asan Ali This comment is underrated

[@mithren1358]

Amazing how he didn't even touch on the music, even another thing the Abyss Watchers did right.

[@amazedalloy]

Moonlight butterfly should never be used as an example of good design

[@megashark1013]

I don't think he did use it as one.

[@justadude3001]

Agreed its the worst boss in any darksouls game

[@sheogoraththetrickster8700]

@@megashark1013 3:29

[@davidpotts7116]

Amazed Alloy he used it as good design in its creativity, not because it was fun or a good boss in general

[@PD5K]

Waiting for that landing like WTF

[@artemissnow6051]

My first time beating the Abyss Watchers, I orgasmed... It was just a beautiful, satisfying boss fight.

[@arnaeus7448]

What the fuck

[@brando2624]

More like a pain in the ass

[@jm7100]

@@brando2624 what lmao this fight was so easy

[@Valiguss]

My penis is unbelievable small but honestly this was the hardest dark souls bosses of all time for me, I beat the entire artorias of the abyss bosses first try basically. I just finished dark souls and it was easy as hell, I beat almost every boss 1st try, but that’s probably because black knight greatswlrd 6 shot dragonslayer ornstein

[@LordDathka]

Well that escalated. Nobody needs to know what makes you orgasm.

[@bigboss7681]

You just stumble across artorias' fanclub, and get slain by the edgy cosplayers

[@andrewchilds8886]

if i go to a comic con, i want somebody in an artorias set and 5- 10 abyss watcher cosplayers

[@joshuagraham61]

Holy crap people like a creepy cool boss in a depressing video game? You mean people arent constantly laughing all the time???!!!!!! THEY LIKE LORE??!!!! NO FUCKING WAY!!!!

[@icy_dew370]

salt

[@lordfarquad8913]

Wo W calm thy virginity

[@thatmotivatedchris6749]

Chetfromgoodsprings nice XD

[@sleepyespurr2922]

I would love to hear your thoughts about Pontiff Sulyvahn as I think he is technically the big bad of Dark Souls 3. Using some wierd flame to dominate what's left of Anor Londo, purging the Darkmoon Knights, cursing people into beasts, etc. He also has Aldrich, the giant man-eating slime of a Lord of Cinder thay he seemingly uses as a weapon of mass destruction and his cult of corrupt Way of White Clerics. Sulyvahn's a busy guy.

[@lemeres2478]

While pontiff might be the overall cause, the ultimate boss of every dark souls is simple- human failure. You are always team B- the big, important, noble man has failed due to some weakness. Often, it is a moral weakenss (the brothers were willing to sacrifice the world so they could have eachother, the king is afraid of his wife, and god overestimated his ability to handle things). Everything else is a symptom or just more messes to add to the pot.

[@bigfrogs4207]

at first i thought he was pretty cool but then i played dark souls 2 and then i realized that he was just a worse version of darklurker. a much worse version. lore wise he's interesting though

[@fuzzinator9523]

hooked on a theevan fuck darklurker the bosses in dark souls 2 don't have shit on 3

[@thesun5275]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha *inhales* hahahahahahahahahahahahaha No If we want to get into the lore of shit the biggest bad of them all was Gwyn who ruined the world and set it on a course of destruction because he was too much of a bitch to let the world be swallowed by darkness like nature intended. I will give him credit that Pontiff did a lot, but so did the Lothric family, hell, they wound up plunging their entire country into a civil war because the pillars became split on the decision to remove the holy church's power and move to sorcery with the scholars.

[@anoldbeggar9742]

SleepyEspurr he's not a bad guy he's just trying to protect us from the bullshit PvP area

[@bearlyhardley]

I feel like Bloodborne does a great job of replicating this kind of dynamic and strategic boss fight more consistently.

[@JingMitsuyamaCH]

It helps that the Lady Maria fight is a harder version of the Abyss Watcher fight. But man Hunter bosses were my favorite, it felt like a duel to the death

[@shades4385]

That's because it didn't try to replicate it. It released first.

[@Sheoll6]

The Pthumerian Descendant, Martyr Lugarius, Gehrman, Mergo's Wet Nurse, Keeper of the Old Lords, etc. Bloodborne has the best bosses in the Souls Series, change my mind.

[@ching1081]

@@Sheoll6 Mergo's would be better if she wasn't so easy.

[@Sheoll6]

@@ching1081 She's not easy if you don't go in absolutely overleved like most people did because of how easy to farm is the path to her! If you go in without farming at all you really have to chip at her health. Also she's still an amazing boss.

[@inthecellar_1705]

First playthrough, die 3 times. Second, 20, too cool to end.

[@SMIGET]

InTheCellar_ exactly! I got way to cocky my second play through trying to get 4 hits in at a time

[@sergeantsilly5239]

This is fucking true. Needed like 5 times for the first win and now I´m currently in ng+ and I cant beat them.

[@chillyconmor]

got him on my 4th try first time then my 2nd try my 2nd time. it wasnt ng though, it was just a new playthrough

[@christianboi7690]

My first play through I beat him first try with no potions. Second play through it took me like 5 or so attempts. I was a little lucky the first time I played though. I had no idea that there was a boss that close to the bonfire and I drank all of my potions beforehand. I spent the whole time running away and letting the npc deal with him until I was absolutely sure I could get a clean hit in and I kept on dodging like my life depended on it.

[@diptoprovas7090]

I thought the drone was just noise from my ps4 lol

[@suchoritrahman9225]

I'm sorry but more than half of the credits of this boss design goes to the music. Goddamnit its so fucking amazing!

[@smol_hornet613]

As much as I agree with you, I think that a big part of the reason why Dark Souls 3's bosses are so much better is because you're not *supposed* to be able to memorize their patterns like in the previous games. That's one of my biggest complaints for DS1, actually, since the bosses' combos were so on-rails that I could eventually tell their entire combos (the few there were) from the first split second of the initial attack. Fighting the same foe on a second playthrough usually felt more like a chore than a battle, since the opponent hardly had anything unique and clever to surprise me with. Pontiff is one of my clear favorites because of this, since he is such a blatant exception to this silent rule. Everything he does to kill you feels dynamic and non-scripted: he can change his patterns as he sees fit, and can continue a combo whenever he thinks it'll give him the upper hand. It makes me feel like I'm not fighting some generic monster, but an actual, competent fighter.

[@davex5969]

And that's a great thing because it gives you some kind of situational skill, not a dodging and attacking script, and I think that's a behaviour picked up from Bloodborne bosses, which are erratic and hard to predict.

[@Pixeliarmus]

exactly , what i love the most about this game is some of the enemies attacks are unpredictable. Pontiff was my favourite so far

[@AizadJamil98]

I agree with you but if that's the case then I feel you should appreciate dancer more, his moves and fighting style, combos, really were amazing. He didnt do the same thing over and over. As much as I liked Pontiff and Dancer, I would still say that Abyss Watchers is my favourite boss.

[@Simply_A_Crow]

Aizad Jamil ...Dancer is a woman.

[@mustysmells817]

Fucking Champion Gundyr lmao. That kick is almost unpredictable.

[@XoRandomGuyoX]

Dark Souls 3 has several instances where enemies with glowing red eyes will fight anything and everything, like they're hollowed by the Abyss. The Abyss Watchers have that in the first phase with the third Watcher. It plays out for players too with the Mound Maker covenant. Then you have the basic instances of different groups of enemies not liking each other: Dark Wraiths will fight Ghrus, Black Knights will fight almost anything, Demons don't like Skeletons or Mimics, etc.

[@angellara7040]

XoRandomGuyoX demons really don't like mimics

[@yjaeger3605]

Yeah, mimics didn't hold the demon's beer

[@jcdenton2332]

But usually things w red eyes have been takin by the abyss

[@melon4345]

When i played dark souls 3 for the first time i didin't know i could use undead bone ashes at a bonfire until the nameless king

[@g_893]

Lel

[@skoogadoo]

And that's why you read item descriptions

[@pascalvautour2774]

Oh shit, thanks for that! XD

[@deadhookerproductions1068]

One sec nameless king i just gotta *glug glug glug glug glug glug glug*

[@shottafrmdasiders2936]

@@deadhookerproductions1068 🤣

[@rickh4601]

I love the Abyss Watchers, sometimes I die on purpose just to fight them again they are so fun

[@dianethehunter8527]

Dude I can relate

[@DankSlayer_Ornstien]

It's my primary spot for leaving my summon sign as a sun bro.

[@Famygdala]

I don't know about peace. I just felt a grim satisfaction followed by loneliness.

[@jesterbomb123]

Famygdala that's how i feel after every boss I fight, I'm like YES! and then it is followed buy "how many times" how many hours" "send help"

[@TyrantsRemedy]

Grant us fries lord mcromnalds

[@NabsterHax]

Only thing I'll make a small comment on is that I wouldn't necessarily describe memorising enemy attack patterns as bashing your head against a brick wall. Memorisation certainly is a big part of Dark Souls combat. In fact, the process of going from finding an enemy impossibly difficult to beat, to dancing around them like they're nothing is what makes the game so addictive. But as I've played more Dark Souls as they came out I've realised that you can completely skip the initial step people often make of "Oh, looks like I can attack! Oh whoops, he did a follow up and now I'm dead. How was I supposed to know that???" You certainly can learn by making lots of mistakes, of course, but if you're patient with each new encounter, you certainly can "play it safe" and make far fewer trips back to the bonfire. The key is just being super patient studying attacks while focusing entirely on defence, until you're sure you can spot safe openings. Even the most difficult souls bosses can be beaten in very few tries like this. Of course, this playstyle is completely unintuitive. For most people, the quicker the threat is dead, the less attacks they have to dodge and the less chance at making a mistake, they think. Which is true, except it is 10x more likely that you're going to make a mistake with an attack, than with defence. Attacking requires a lengthy chunk of time, depending on your weapon, usually requires you to be positioned right next to the boss, and locks you in an animation. Defending requires watching the boss and timing a roll. Even healing at the right moment is harder to get right than dodging, especially in the later games that give bosses specific attacks to punish running and healing. Speaking of which, of course, as the games have advanced the designers have put in specific traps on enemies to prevent the same offensive strategies that worked previously. But for the most part, dodging is still just as easy (or EASIER if you stomached Dark Souls 1 with mid or fat roll). Basically, I just wanted to clear up the idea that combat is somehow trial and error. Nearly every mistake you can make in these games comes from a false and unfounded assumption about enemy capabilities (carried over from other action games or even previous souls games). And while dying is an inevitable learning experience, it's not the only way to git gut.

[@Setalaa]

>Small comment >Four paragraphs

[@DaJodad]

Yet such a good analysis!

[@queenmave3218]

And yet I still can't do nameless king after 4 hours lol

[@canadianorange9676]

Ok,this is a smart man. I hope your having a great life m8. 👍

[@fenixgray2758]

5:14 Actually, the abyss watcher that is you "ally" is just corrupted by the abyss, and is wanting to kill everyone.

[@alzhanvoid]

Fenix Gaming017 He still acts as an ally, so therefore to us the player he might as well be one.

[@raduortelecan7309]

So, an ally can take a short break and stab you in the ass a couple times... it's cool, right?

[@alzhanvoid]

@@raduortelecan7309 Well, yes that's how most allies are. Especially if friendly fire is a thing :v

[@xshullaw]

@@alzhanvoid Red-Eyes is crazy shit in all cases. I tested this with the blue Lothric Knight in the High Wall area, if you agro him then run out of his range, he will attack other enemies. Same goes for the Watcher, except it's done here to show off a story point.

[@raduortelecan7309]

@@alzhanvoid well, thank God the souls series doesn't have friendly fire. Imagine the trolls, my God...

[@ssduo5574]

The coolest cutscene goes to Hawkeye Gough shooting Black Dragon Kalameet.

[@scrufflesde-brickashaw333]

That was one of the coolest moments for me too, even blind he sniped that shit with ease, really showed how strong those knights were, and how small you actually are

[@eliasbonafe9236]

The coolest cutscene goes to Filianore's one. No doubt.

[@mirrorman503]

Abyss Watchers's second phase cutscene.

[@brianfrommars]

My favorite is Yhorm, not for his fight itself, but for the lore behind him. Yhorm was the king of a land that did not want him. A land where Yhorm’s people had been tortured and killed. The humans of that land saw him not as a leader, but merely a warrior strong enough to protect them. Despite this Yhorm fought valiantly to earn the trust of these people. He even went as far as to give them a sword known for killing giants, for if he ever failed to accomplish his job in linking they fire, they will be able to kill him. Yhorm fought for their trust, yet when it was time to link the flame, everyone burned to ashes. Was Yhorm not worthy of the flame? Was a giant not supposed to link the fire? All I know is that even through tireless work for the kingdom, he failed in every way they said he would... “Yhorm, old pal...” Siegmire

[@canadianorange9676]

I'ma be honest, I love his lore to. I just wish seigward didn't die after the fight... RIP onion bro😞

[@_greenrunner_]

1:52 Gael would like a word with you, mister uniquenameosaurus

[@Sentient_Potato-]

cant wait to fight him just killed demon prince

[@ColdNorth0628]

*give me it, that thing, YOUR DARK SOUL*

[@MikhailPashkovski]

Dont forget cutscenes of Sister Friede.

[@noriakikakyoin4430]

Ludwig's second fase cutscene is great too, also when Gehrman stands up.

[@thekween9037]

definitely have to go with friede on this one.

[@chingybaboo786]

The Music in this fight was sensational

[@matthewcoyle4131]

Pontiff is relly funny because you can summon 3 npcs to gank him sooooo hard. I know it's frowned upon but man is it fun to do once.

[@ronanvankessel6329]

Matthew Coyle you can gank every boss with 3 npcs

[@Julka-xk8cz]

mildir?

[@this_is_a_youtube_channel1025]

Artorias the abysswalker FUCK THAT

[@rowelljrdetorres1512]

probs the only boss fight better done solo

[@thatlonelygiraffeinc.6989]

Wait, you could summon for Pontiff? Fuck, I wish I knew that!

[@masterofjubal7561]

When i heard that voice, i knew the youtuber was someone who would use an animated character with a finger pointing up every time he told his opinion

[@babbage___]

This is too damn real KEKW

[@absolute0pygmy]

You forgot to mention two of the things that help the Abyss Watchers fight feel more like an even-ground battle: Abyss Watchers can be parried AND backstabbed. You can play Abyss Watchers like it’s a player battle. You can run in with no armor, a buckler/parry glove, and a dagger, and parry nearly every attack INCLUDING his second phase.

[@golden6743]

Wait, you can parry?! Omfg i feel so stupid.

[@Generalmacka]

It’s kinda like gwyn but an actual fight

[@DustyDustington89]

Dark souls 3 is amazing. My only pet peeve is the ridiculous enemy tracking and enemies attacking you through solid objects that aren't breakable. Other than that great game and great video man.

[@ikbeckly385]

Darius Norris thats an issue with all of the Souls games lol

[@LukaGruby]

I killed the tutorial boss easily, but died for the first time on the high wall of lothric, before the dragon, because some guy with a shield impaled me while I was drinking estus through a 2 metre stone wall lmao

[@lelong2437]

Getting hit through walls is an important *feature* that adds to the Dark Souls experience.

[@NinjapowerMS]

Pretty tolerable on this game because Dark souls 2's enemy tracking was just horrendous man

[@failtolawl]

Clearly, if u were "GUD" then that wall would have stopped that attack.

[@koreancowboy42]

The Abyss watchers are so graceful on their attacks. I love them so much as a awesome boss fight is so cool. Also I run sellswords as my first weapon then have a black Knight great sword as backup if the enemy has alot poise. And I use lightning spell to buff my sellswords, next spell is great heal since it's my back up when I'm out of flasks.

[@meat1703]

for me, the dancer is the most beautifull boss, when i first fought her the music that ensued as you were fighting as well as the flames building up in the enviornment was fucking amazing

[@biscuitlord2614]

Dancer and Abyss Watchers are my favorite DS3 bosses

[@vittocrazi]

@@biscuitlord2614 for me it was the abyss watchers and the twin princes.

[@mirrorman503]

I fought her before Vordt, so now i hate her.

[@meat1703]

@@mirrorman503 🧢

[@chronicallyartsy]

It's been a long time since I've desperately wanted to go back and play a boss again. These guys were just on a whole different level of incredible.

[@DedikateSSB]

The Abyss Watchers are my favorite boss from any game ever made, hands down. They are the perfect challenge, they have good music, they have (probably) the single best cutscene in all of dark souls, they look amazing, the concept is perfect and the most important thing, the gameplay. The gameplay is flawless, i love every single thing about it. This boss is perfection. Imagine fighting 2 nerfed artorias's and then having 1 nerfed artorias team with you... it's amazing.

[@theorangeman9147]

To this day, these boys are better than 95% of the bosses in Elden Ring.

[@bennemeth625]

I wish these guys were harder, they have such a low health pool the fight is over in less than a minute :/

[@kewldude251]

Yep. Finished it in my first attempt. I was surprised when I started fighting the 2nd form, but even that didn't last as long. Now Sister Friede? Well...

[@calarakien]

Sister Friede's scythe is fucking sick. other highlights of a similar style in the series is Bloodborne's lady maria(i count bloodborne as a souls game, even if it's technically not), and DS1's Artorias.

[@rzNeedsABmw]

which is why i use cheat engine + agression mod + Health x2. it gives all bosses Bloodborne level health pool and makes the fight just more fun and not just who kills who first.

[@richarde98]

Mihir Modak Sister Friede 1st Phase... ez. 2nd... ez. 3rd... bitch.

[@cartertufts0401]

I'm doing my first STR build, and I killed the fiery watcher in 6 hits with a +4 heavy great club (I don't remember my STR stat). I was so sad. I've killed every boss in one try, and got help on vordts because he's boring and I wanted to get it over with, the deacons for the same reason, and Wolnir because I can never beat him and he can suck it for all I care. And yes, pontiff first try without a single parry, and only one estus sip.

[@ambitiousjokester]

I've said it before and people get so salty about it, but the reason the abyss watchers fight and cutscene feel so awesome and fresh is because it's very very similar to bloodborne. Even the way the boss introduces itself. Kills something, looks down, looks up, bows/salutes or whatever. That's every humanish bloodborne boss right there.

[@TheLastSliceOfPie]

literally one boss in bloodborne does that

[@ambitiousjokester]

TheLastSliceOfPie you might need to replay bloodborne Almost every boss that has a cutscene follows the "violent action + slowly turn to look at the camera" build up Father Gascoigne Vicar Emilia Moon presence That frozen king dude who's name I can't remember Mergo's wet nurse is a bit different because its slightly less violent, but still follows the pattern The fiery version of the cleric beast (who's name I also cant remember) And etc.

[@gavinwitman3097]

AmbitiousJokester I’ve never played Bloodborne and abyss watchers are my favorite boss but I love every boss having to do with Artorias or the abyss

[@klauslaci5907]

I had a Gascoigne PTSD when i saw that cutscene but i defeated them pretty easily

[@itzpayday1238]

The abyss watchers also look more "bloodborney"

[@BlackTearDrop]

Runtime on my phone has this video at 40 mins. I feel cheated. You owe us 30 mins of abyss watchers fangirling.

[@makalesoederhuysen6810]

Hardly “need” to memorize any enemies attacks, the game has a rhythm to it especially dark souls 3. If you can learn that (or if your subconscious learns it) than you’ll be fine.

[@catsukisubaru3715]

he probably levels dex, just ignore it

[@0NodMan0]

*_1:24_**_ Ok meow you've done it... Dark Soul 4 will now have "Boss Doors"... Way to give em ideas mang..._*

[@TheGreatThicc]

If only there would be a Dark Souls 4... *cries in Hallow*

[@radiofrog]

"Oh this is probably the door leading to the b- OH FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK"

[@andrewchilds8886]

you open the door then you see another door, then the castle collapses as a knight with a giant door shield and a tower for a spear so you run and run all the way to a bonfire

[@hezechiahjones8365]

What about a door mimic? Like, a large humanoid thing like the mimic and when you go to open it you'll be pulled into the door and chomped. If you hit it before opening it, it'll stand up and use the door as a sort of shield and attack by doing shield bashes. There could be variants that use dual doors (for areas where there's double doors). The reward for killing them would be progressing through the level, or access to a room with an item in it, etc.

[@scalyfoot8142]

*Ulgoth, the Mimic Queen*

[@Kiginsworth1010]

This is one of my favorite bosses in the soulsborne series, when push comes to shove, it's 2 highly trained awesome murderous assassin's duking it out. It's amazing. It's such an amazing boss, it has the right amount of health, health, and movesets. And my surprise when he had a second health bar. It was the best humanoid boss I've ever killed in the dark souls games. And the lore about them, MMMM. It's amazing

[@thread631]

why is there like 30 minutes of nothingness

[@imannam]

and no one talks about it

[@camgirl76]

right wtf=@@imannam

[@masondowd9591]

its the abyss

[@lachlanstacey6300]

@@masondowd9591best answer, embrace it rather then question it 😄

[@gammothguy4866]

Why does KZbin say this video is 40 minutes long and when I click on it it’s 11 minutes I don’t understand

[@selfsustainedautocannibalVampi]

I was wondering the same thing

[@magatsuzer0853]

Same

[@wither5673]

can confirm that abyss watchers was one of the coolest gaming experiences iv had in a long time, hearing the sword clashes, seeing swords all over the place outside the door....and the soundtrack wen you fight them.....

[@ericmotta1]

level up your vigor will ya

[@Nocturne33]

Only pussies do

[@lolmaker3286]

@Dio Brando leave him be he is a narrow-minded casual

[@ashikjaman1940]

insanity Beats Just dodge m8

[@christianboi7690]

When I first saw that door I didn’t have any potions left and was almost dead. I thought “this is too close to a bonfire to be a boss fight so what the hay” I had summoned a guy from the bonfire who loved backstabs. I watched the cut-scene and realized that this was an actual bosfight. I was so scared. I didn’t have any estus left and I was one hit away from biting it. Needless to say I just ran. I ran away as much as I could and dodged when I needed to. The summon kept on backstabbing and I turned around to shoot a magic bolt every now and then. I thought that I finally beat him and then “Boom!” He gets all big and scary. So I just ran and ran and he was agroed on me the whole time.so the summon was never in much danger and he just kept backstabbing and stuff. So that’s how I beat the abyss watchers on my first time with no potions almost no health and a single summon. I know that it’s not that impressive being as I only turned to attack a few times, but I thought it was a fun story.

[@Gr33nOfGrundleburg]

Remember to git gud. That helps.

[@RandemFellow]

Also, mind the shitty hitboxes.

[@fulgurtempestuouswrath]

Those words git gud... *inhales* those are the words that taunt all dark soul players that is until the understand what git gud does to you

[@thefairpolitician]

"a lot of people dont like parrying" a lot of people should learn

[@bigfrogs4207]

parrying is BORING. breaks the flow of the fight. i get by without it and im better off for it.

[@radiofrog]

I've played like 300 hours of the Dark Souls series and I still suck ass

[@FunnyGym2243]

"The coolest cutscene in Darksouls" Have you fought smough and ornstein ???

[@lordtachanka785]

*coughs in ludwig*

[@locustman2300]

@@lordtachanka785 yes, the coolest *dark souls* cutscene

[@lordtachanka785]

@@locustman2300 eh potato patato

[@tbone551]

The guy just jumped off a balcony, nothing too special.

[@davidclout6286]

Him: I must have died to the Abyss Watchers 30 times. Me: Casul.

[@cr3izien392]

well, he was wearing stained pants after all :D

[@7drag0n]

what a *_casul_*

[@underdog105]

Yeah. Everybody knows the pros die 40 times just as a warm up.

[@muminpappan7522]

How Dare you insult the Pontiff

[@haroldtoledo870]

FluffyCobra yehXD

[@mismis3153]

How dare you defend the embodiment of cancer

[@77poptart20]

Mismis315 are u new too dark souls still having trouble to pontiff

[@sheogoraththetrickster8700]

@@77poptart20 boi everyone had trouble on pontiff. Parrying isn't easy.

[@traytonsorensen8352]

Sheogorath The Trickster me *runs through the whole game at level 15, killed pontiff first try* yes we all struggle

[@Amed-cz3ih]

My best Boos I use his sword and clothes all the time 😅

[@ricardoramirez9111]

@TastyChekenKFC lmao I'm sorry but your comment kinda made me laugh a bit, no disrespect at all I'm sure u are trying to look out for him but let's be honest armour isn't really all that important in fashion souls, I usually wear anything to make myself look cool in the game because most of the time it doesn't make much of a difference, sure poise it good but rolling is more fun, also simply having a good hp pool is better than having godly armour, so I'm sure he will be fine and when u play dark souls again try playing it as fashion souls

[@Krainz337]

@Legend Of The West you Can do nameless king naked if you want if you have a crossbow. easiest boss I fought. at certain range he just walks slow towards you all the time

[@Krainz337]

@Legend Of The West well I did him with a arbalest +10. he is easy with this weapon.

[@hamzashinwary4215]

I am the bone of my sword. Abyss watchers are guardians.

[@dahedgehog1888]

Dude, abyss watchers are really cool, and an amazing fight that led me to break a controller, but the best is the gael fight, that is such an amazing fight with some pretty awesome lore behind it, but abyss watchers have the best intro cutscene, I can't lie

[@Ithinkso11]

Almost all the fights are packed with lore. The Abyss watchers, like Artorias, became overwhelmed by the Abyss and after, only fought it in a corrupted state. They’re all infected by the abyss sort of, so they are endlessly trying to purge it from one another.

[@jacobcardinal8041]

Virushockwave Abyss watchers are so much easier than gael and artorias though. I mean, you can literally parry and backstab them lol.

[@tbone551]

Jacob Cardinal when was easy a not fun boss fight? I would rather play games instead of mowing a lawn. Easy can sometimes be fun.

[@notispaul9583]

bro forgot to cut the footage

[@Plz8662]

I thought it was just me Dude I settled in for a long video of my favorite boss & got blue balls wtf is that about

[@WakeUpUniverse66]

This boss fight is one of the most memorable because my testicle still hurts.

[@nathanielriddle496]

Hearing the name four kings reawakened a legitimate primal fear in my heart and i can only remember how many hits my Havel armor would take

[@ExactlySandwich]

My favorite aspect is that whether or not you choose to side with the red-eyed Abyss Watcher (the one most affected by the Abyss) reflects upon you, the hero. You would side with the *_Abyss_* if it meant even a slight advantage? Or would you cast away reason, and fight three Abyss Watchers in the name of honor?

[@finiteinfinitus9301]

abyss watchers my absolute favorite for the exact reasons you've mentioned. ahhh the notion of eternal battle with oneself..!

[@originalfinalslasher]

Abyss Watchers are my favorite boss. I love the music, love their combos, love their armor, and love the fight

[@MFIBCN]

The beginning of AW's theme is from Artorias's own theme!

[@Jaquaveontavias]

Tried watching it despite not playing dark souls 3 yet. Got to 1:56 screamed NONONONO and turned phone off. This is too cool! I have to experience this alone.

[@ascended313]

Shadow Fox so did you play it?

[@Mussul]

... and never heard a word from him again

[@Jaquaveontavias]

@@Mussul whoops lmao

[@Jaquaveontavias]

@@ascended313 yeah I beat it

[@j4101]

When you walk in on a fight club free for All

[@oenzowns]

i searched for a lore video and i'm leaving, but definitely not disappointed with what i just watched. nice video dude!

[@heathenly_aesthetic7233]

It brings me joy to see more people appreciate the Abyss Watchers for what they brought to the story and gameplay. Good choice, fam! 💙

[@blackhand1959]

I was actually very surprised that I killed the abyss watchers on my first try then again i did watch the patterns and attacks a few hundred time before hand

[@oidvin_3287]

Other bosses that gives u a friend to beat the boss with, like in the abysswatchers:Burnt ivory kingEvery boss with a phantom

[@Felix.Fictus]

thats dust... or probably ash.... NOT SMOKE! sorry that just bugged me

[@Uniquenameosaurus]

Yeah I was way too committed to the "this smoke cloud doubles as a... well smoke cloud" joke.

[@fuzzinator9523]

Uniquenameosaurus it wad worth it

[@bob513993]

Thumbnail on my home page said 41 minutes, click on the video and it becomes 10. My disappointment is immeasurable.

[@hollyannabobanna]

Your lack of vigor disappoints me

[@MathMasterism]

You can get the 2nd abyss watcher to fight the 1st. All you need to do is position yourself so the 2nd abyss watcher's sweep attack accidentally hits the 1st. This will cause the 1st abyss watcher to aggro on to the 2nd. This will however make the 3rd abyss watcher a wild card.

[@danieltreshner4955]

The Third Abyss Watcher (Red-eyed) will attack the boss unless the Second Abyss Watcher (Non-boss) hit its first. The Abyss Watchers will go after whoever hit them last.

[@cheeznite1985]

Abyss Watchers is the most anime fight in dark souls.

[@blackpyro91]

Gael would like to have a chat with you about that.

[@Kosmic949]

@@blackpyro91 Yeah, like everything goes apeshit in the second and third phases. Especially with that sick crossbow sword slam combo he has.

[@blackpyro91]

@@Kosmic949 got flying homing skulls that turn into a barrage of lightning as you're panic rolling.

[@Kosmic949]

@@blackpyro91 Basically, the most epic way to end Dark Souls imo

[@icecrownpoint]

*Lady Maria of Astral Clock-Tower.*

[@dafresnokid]

The pontiff is so hard!! "Holds block and right."

[@jasonhymes3382]

The abyss watchers are so hard!!! *rolls forward and backs stabs for 25% health*

[@razenfazen2760]

I've beaten them today and legitimately screamed as laud as I can ,because of the satisfaction. You are very right and they are my favorite souls boss!

[@halo4xgamer]

The Abyss Watchers soundtrack was fucking beautiful. It sounded so sad for some reason.

[@RandominityFTW]

I...I didn't know more abyss watchers spawned. I claymored his face off and left disappointed. Such an awesome buildup, but it went nowhere. Looking forward to this on NG+. Personally, I blame myself for being ridiculous and fighting dancer before this.

[@radiofrog]

Maybe you were over leveled if you were able to take down the dancer before these guys

[@RandominityFTW]

Eh, yea. That should be a built in assumption for the fact that I beat Dancer first. I'm not so crazy good that I can beat her while running around naked on a fresh character, that's for sure.

[@ripxip]

Does anyone else's video say 41:58 minutes long before clicking on the vid?

[@ESparendro836253]

I love the Abyss Watchers, but clearly the best cutscene is when we "See how Gough hunt dragons"

[@frankieballou3262]

that entire fight caused me emotional pain you could tell that the abyss watchers were cursed with death from the cutscene alone then the lore confirmed it

[@Banditt_Red]

The Abyss watchers was THE stand out fight for me in dark souls. The one I always look back on and remember how I felt when I finally beat them

[@garyyates1772]

man: breathes slightly Uniquenameosaurus: It CrEaTeS mYsTeRy AnD iNtErEsT

[@BBoy4040]

Thumbnail says 41 minutes but it's only 10??????

[@kisukoev]

the only 2 bosses that are similar to the abyss watchers are the ivory king (DS2) and the shadows of yharnam (bloodborne), but only if you use the shaman's blade or whatever it was called

[@redsol3629]

I was in pain during this fight, the music shaped the tragedy of these warriors trapped and driven mad.

[@remlezar2693]

I'll never forget the moment when I first beat them. I stood up, went outside to smoke a cig while listening to glorious domination. That's probably one of my favorite dark souls moments

[@aBANDIT.]

yep my favorite if I wasn't obsessed with s.t.a.l.k.e.r id be obsessed with these guys

[@devinburns2535]

Pontiff's not as hard as everyone makes him out to be

[@drewm8502]

Pontiff took me abt 5 tries and i kid u not abyss watchers took 50+

[@vaskopoh9512]

Everyone has different experiences 53 dancer deaths

[@Yoshikage-Bowie]

First playthrough, only Soul of Cinder and the DLC left and every boss under 5 attempts.

[@matasovich3446]

no one: the good abyss watcher: *HERES A LITTLE LESSON IN TRICKERY*

[@remy6978]

ds3 was so amazing! ds3 was actually my first dark souls game, and my friend told me to read the lore of all the bosses and get an understanding of the story before i do anything. knowing the past of all the bosses made the game so influential, and when i bought ds1 and beat gwyn, i literally cried.

[@lachlanstacey6300]

your god damn fu*king right ( when refering to the Abyss watchers as best boss ). Ive watched this video quite a few times and still enjoy it so great work.