Fromsoft's Best & Worst Dragons

[@candletype1a447]

Correction: That's not Tomoe before the Divine Dragon fight - it's some priestess. Whoops!

[@iamthehobo]

It's tomoe now

[@rubeng370]

I subscribed 😅

[@thwomp1542]

Had me absolutely baffled when you said it was Tomoe, thinking I missed some insane lore

[@The_Minds_Butterfly]

Maybe it is her. She was a okami and it seems like the lightning comes from the divine realm.

[@Jadizi]

Isn't the Elden Beast a dragon specifically a star dragon?

[@Caleb-zs8is]

A Scottish man talking about dragons makes me happy thank you for the video man. I think the reason why the dragon God is so different is because it was actually dead and was revived using a demon soul which is why it looks like a demon dragon hybrid. I still love the look of it though it's by far my favorite looking dragon in the soulsborne franchise. I also like the fact that you have to use large ballistas to actually be able to defeat him, he's just that powerful.

[@Silly_Illidan]

R u Scottish too?

[@Caleb-zs8is]

@@Silly_Illidan No, although I think I have some scotts Irish ancestors.

[@bobfred2729]

I’m Irish

[@totallynotkavak7128]

Yo, what’s up Caleb? Fancy seeing you here.

[@Caleb-zs8is]

@@totallynotkavak7128 If it involves dark souls and a Scottish man I'll always be here.

[@pockystyx4087]

it's funny how the Ancient Dragon almost feels like the perfect punishment for picking a fight with one of the only peaceful dragons in the series. "Oh, you wanna kill him? Guess we'll make it the worst experience ever then."

[@shawnmarcum8078]

Sound track is fire though.

[@erckupazo]

They should’ve made him not have the thing that makes vendrick easier then.

[@scorpiowarrior7841]

@@erckupazo They really shouldn't have. Vendrick is an awfully designed boss tbh.

[@TheLastGame666]

Placidusax's spectacle and reveal made me absolutely speechless, never felt It as much as I did with him.

[@HadiaVin]

the music always perfectly syncing into second phase with his first dive bomb gives me chills

[@Tosted]

Darkeater Midr went from being the most annoying boss in the whole trilogy to my favorite in a few hours. Nothing beat the feeling of getting to know his every move, truly feels like a dance - I'm always looking forward to my fight with Midr whenever I make a new DS3 playthrough. Nice video as always friend, seeing your Patreon list getting bigger every video is heartwarming - Get that bread bro!

[@terminator6431]

Same here with elden ring Secret dragon lord

[@candletype1a447]

Yep, Midir's a beast, he's so aggressive lol. And thanks man, all started with you - pretty sure you were my first ever Patron! Thanks for liking my stuff and sticking around bru 🤜🤛

[@abdalla8558]

So true, I hated him for months, then I upgraded my flask and killed him in few tries

[@chancetherappersburner6338]

Here's a fun fact about the Ancient Dragons in ER: They are literally made of stone and gold. Their scales are made out of stone and their "flesh" is made from gold.

[@chancetherappersburner6338]

@@ganjacomo2005 okay?

[@danieli-st5144]

Cool! Many sources in the game contain information that the scales of dragons are made of stone. And where is it written that their flesh is made of gold?

[@X-Vidar]

​@@danieli-st5144It's visible from their models, Placidusax in particular has a bunch of wounds and you can see the gold flesh underneath very clearly.

[@the_furry_inside_your_walls639]

@@X-Vidar You can see it on Lansseax and Fortisax as well. Both of their wings are made of gold(implying that they're made of a softer form of flesh than stone scales), and Fortissax's body is riddled with open wounds where you can see the gold flesh beneath his rotting scales.

[@noobslayer1196]

@@chancetherappersburner6338 don't be such a redditor, jesus christ. dude just wanted to say it's also in dark souls you fucking prude.

[@Chilli_Tea]

Midir's animations are fantastic, really does feel like an angry abyssal consuming dragon. Sick fight

[@iamthehobo]

Hated midir until I learned to attack the head

[@morganjace1327]

Fortissax has my favourite theme from the entire Elden Ring OST Fortissax has my heart, it's such a fun fight (even underlevelled)

[@akechijubeimitsuhide]

I just wish we could hear the whole theme when fighting, but it's 5+ minutes and either Fortissax dies too fast or we get deathblighted very fast XD

[@dvdivine1962]

There's is nothing fun about the ancient dragons in elden ring especially one that annoys with lightning every two seconds.

[@jeremykeelermusic3153]

@@dvdivine1962skill issue

[@dvdivine1962]

@@jeremykeelermusic3153 average fromsot meat muncher when you don't enjoy unceremoniously smacking the legs of a giant boss you can't see: Midir is better than the sorry excuse of dragons in this game.

[@Beepers559]

@@jeremykeelermusic3153I mean to be fair not everyone is going to have fun with fighting the ancient dragons, some might have fun with them and some might not, it’s personal preferences and there’s no shame in not liking dragon fights.

[@zkila]

gonna have to update this list for bayle now

[@KahlevN]

This is my favorite breakdown of different types of "Dragons": 2 back legs, wings that double as front arms = Wyverns 4 Legs but no wings, stocky = Drake No wings, multiple limbs, snakelike but can fly = Long/Ryu 2 Huge wings, No legs, feathered = Quetzalcoatl 2 Front legs, no wings, snakelike body behind legs, can't fly = Lindwurm Bipedal and upright = Dragonoid Snakelike body with no limbs/wings = Wyrm 4 legs, 2 wings = Dragon

[@The_Minds_Butterfly]

To quote a article i found. "The simplest way is to count the number of limbs: A dragon has four limbs and two wings. A drake has four limbs and two wings. A wyvern has two limbs and two wings."

[@BaWitda]

An important thing about wyverns: The distinction between wyverns and dragons is not based on mythology. It originally came about from British Heraldry, and then was formalized in D&D when Gygax was looking for sources. If you look at medieval art, dragons often had two legs and two wings, or four legs and no wings, or pretty much any arrangement of wings and legs the artist liked. So if a modern setting has dragons with two legs and two wings, it's not really doing anything wrong (unless it's explicitly based on D&D). There's nothing wrong if they want to, D&D is absolutely a valid source of inspiration, but no setting is obligated to follow that definition.

[@wingedflyingforce5139]

No, it came from old french standards adapted by the Normans into middle British heraldry and a BIT of British mythology outside of heraldry. D&D did NOT formalize it, but modern times formalized the usage of the word "Dragon" to mean anything we want to lazily apply it to. D&D had dragons like the og shadow dragon as a "wyvern" and og gold dragon depicted as a "lóng" which people who simply echo the cause without doing research don't usually know. Back then, those wyverns in art and heraldry were NOT directly translated as "dragon" as we do modernly. They were at best "draco" which back then was read as "large serpent". While dragon does DERIVED from draco & ancient Greek "drakón" the meaning of dragon at the time was more narrowed to the creature the British would adopt into things like British heraldry. Of course modernly in fiction no artist is wrong in what they call a "dragon" just like we can whatever we want a "unicorn" and it be right. No one ever follows d&d, nor uses d&d as a basis. And it's funny many who claim to play d&d don't actually know a lot about d&d which I find funny. Who says they aren't following said British heraldry? Plus sometimes when you want to emphasize something in your world, having dragon separated like it was from the other dragon beasts who already have their own name seems like the sane & logic choice to do, no?

[@Dracoward]

I wouldn’t say I felt terrible for killing greyal, though it was pretty sad, I consider it a mercy killing. Think about it, you’re cursed with longevity with little strength to move to the point you’re basically fused to the ground by crusty fungus. That’s not living; that’s a hell.

[@SrTNick1]

Agheel is pretty high up there for me. Riding at it on Torrent in the middle of this lake gave me huge high fantasy vibes and I loved it.

[@anonisnoone6125]

I love that Elder Dragon Greyoll is a massive dragon just laying on the land. It looks so majestic and it's the one reason y I don't ever wanna kill her due to how ancient and mysterious she is. But I really wish she could fly and attack u. It would be so cool to see her just dominating the sky with her size. A shame that Malenia's ego got hurt so she nuked the entire place. I wish there was another elden dragon that could've been in the game and maybe a hidden boss that could actually attack u.

[@Humorousfellow]

Malenia’s ego wasn’t injured. More like she lost control.

[@asdergold1]

​@@Humorousfellow Lost control because her ego was hurt, yes?

[@xXLunatikxXlul]

​@@asdergold1 True. Millicent kind of makes it clear at the end of her quest line.

[@TrueNamelessOne]

​@@Humorousfellow We don't know that. It's more likely that it's her ego, as she keeps harping on about how she never lost, which is arguable, given that the rot isn't actually her power.

[@raptorxrise5386]

@@TrueNamelessOne 1. The reason she nuked radahn is because they were in a stalemate. Something malenia cannot win due to her body literally falling apart. 2. She was never defeated before her boss fight. She is absolutely correct about that. (honorable or not she did survive the fight and basically sealed radahns fate) 3. It is her power she inherited it from the outer god of rot but it belongs to her now.

[@viktor_v-ughnda_vaudville_476]

Yessssss!!! Recently found your channel and I love it!!! Lmk if you ever need artwork

[@candletype1a447]

Thanks man, and I'll keep you in mind for artwork!

[@SovereignDrop]

43:01 I always interpreted it as her dying from heartbreak after watching you kill her children in front of her one by one.

[@cyberizeddm1179]

Huge W for including Valstrax in the beginning montage. Monster Hunter does dragon-like creatures like nobody else.

[@boggle4763]

Now with SOTE Bayle just outclasses every dragon

[@WorldBeater123]

Sinh is the Slumbering Dragon from the DS2 DLC was my favorite dragon fight for a long time. At the time, it really felt like you were fighting a real dragon. From the time you enter when he rises up and spews flame everywhere to when he’s soaring through the air and landing at various places in the area. Sinh just felt like he moved and acted like a real dragon would. Epic fight

[@wingedflyingforce5139]

Wait, so what dragon is your favorite now?

[@Ironica82]

Sometimes I get frustrated when people complain that dragons fly too much. Like, yo, why would a flying creature spend a lot of time on the ground where it keeps getting injured instead of trying to fly up and kill you from the air?

[@Hostefar]

to be fun to fight

[@SolareoE]

@@Hostefar💀

[@eveexeTV]

@@Hostefar why would a flying creature that's not flying be fun to fight?

[@Hostefar]

@@eveexeTV how would a flying creture that constantly in the air in a melee based game be fun to fight

[@SirYappington3]

@@HostefarLiving nerd emoji

[@bloodswan]

The nameless king's wyvern is pretty sick. Also, I kind of liked the ancient dragon as well. The divine dragon from sekiro is absolutely memorable and all of Elden Ring's dragons are pretty wonderful; I just wish Placidisax had a better boss run. Dark Soul's 1 dragons were pretty meh for me and I am not up to the Dragon Eerie yet. Just started DS2 last week. Great video man!

[@the_furry_inside_your_walls639]

Placi's boss run isn't actually that bad if you get the site just beneath the bridge to Maliketh's fight. The parkour path to Placidusax is right outside of the building you go into to get to the elevator that leads to that grace.

[@___AVARICE___]

​@@the_furry_inside_your_walls639its not bad compared to other souls games but compared to other ER run backs it sucks. You gotta pass through 4 shitty beastmen and i find i always use at least 1 flask doing it. Not terrible, just annoying

[@the_furry_inside_your_walls639]

@@___AVARICE___ It really isn't that annoying, though.

[@Sam-uk4mb]

The part in the Placidusax boss fight where the music stops and he calls forth the huge bolt of lightning was genuinely awe inspiring. one of my fave moments in any FromSoft boss fight

[@onsnoreleave8674]

This video coming out before SOTE is a shame. I'm kind of sick of dragons being in every medieval setting but Bayle is just so different, spectacular and fun. Top 5 boss imo.

[@novemberbravo6194]

*Another* one?? I meant what I said last time, about the prodigious rate at which you’re producing these videos, but this is just bananas. Given the speed that you’re turning them around, there is *no way* they have a right to be anywhere near this good. You’re just a seriously impressive individual, my friend. I don’t know how you do it, but it’s truly incredible, regardless.

[@candletype1a447]

Aw thanks man, you're too kind! I actually have another vid already made too haha, but gonna wait until next Friday to drop that!

[@novemberbravo6194]

@@candletype1a447 Wow, that’s amazing haha! I hope that this doesn’t come across as disingenuous, but I just wanted to say thank you so, SO much for all the awesome content you make to share with us, and for being such a beacon of relentless positivity. After having watched pretty much everything you’ve posted, I’ve come to see you as one of a select few channels that I would happily watch and recommend, regardless of the type of content you produced, simply because of the positive vibes that you put out into the world. The fact that you take the time and effort to make all these awesome videos, at such a high rate and of such quality, is just downright… *inspirational*. And I don’t know if I can think of a more sincere compliment than that. Also, I find your accent thoroughly soothing to listen to - I’d love to hear more cameos from your sister as well :D All the best, and congratulations on your continued growth and progress. Keep ‘em coming!

[@candletype1a447]

@@novemberbravo6194Wow, I think this must be the single most lovely comment I've ever received; you even managed to get a in a complement for my sister haha! Thanks so much man, you've put a big smile on my face and it mans a lot to me when I see people liking my stuff this much. Top guy!

[@novemberbravo6194]

@@candletype1a447 Trust me, the pleasure was all mine haha! I can’t wait to see what else you come up with!

[@Reinoiro]

Really thinks he's DJKhaled making anotha one after anotha one

[@kyleharrison713]

The Aqua Teen insert just got you a sub, freakin love that show! Also cool vid.

[@heavenz3857]

I’m glad your videos got recommended to me bcuz you are by far my favorite soulsborne channel, keep up the great content bro🙏🏽

[@eisteebastard7565]

0:10 DRAKENGARD ACKNOWLEDGED! Good vid already

[@the_eku_2]

Honestly I'd even sit down and hear you talking about the best & worst staircases or sth. Really just love the accent.

[@bonkchonk8352]

i hope that in the elden ring dlc we get to fight gransax it would be amazing to see how they manage to include such a large dragon while still making it a fun fight in elden ring style

[@Spoopy_man]

It's impossible to adapt such a big enemy as a boss.

[@mayday2237]

Signh the slumbering dragon is one of my favourite dragons in the series, definitely the most underrated

[@chadderbug7587]

I have kinda fond memories of Midir. He took me a whole weekend to beat, constantly tossing my controller either which way of my room and inevitably made me break something (that being my school laptop). But, eventually, he went down with that mighty riposte and I could have not been happier. The challenge of these games are spectacularly rewarding. I dunno how my life would have been like without these masterpieces of game design.

[@remon.d8341]

Your life without those games would be at least including a working laptop ☑️

[@griffendesai2039]

Fun fact! You can kill the red dragon with the dragon bone smasher by timing an r2 to hit the dragon right before it passes over the first section of bridge in 1-2. Ive only ever played original demons souls so idk if this works in the remake. Way cooler than shooting it with arrows.

[@shiroamakusa8075]

The Hellkite Drake will leave the bridge if you run into the gatehouse with the bonfire and won't come back until you reset the area and run over its spawn trigger near the bridge entrance on the other side again. You also can't kill it with ranged weapons as long as its perched, once it hits half health it'll just regenerate back to full HP.

[@teacup390]

As always, cheers for your videos, really enjoy watching them and for sure keep them coming🙂

[@candletype1a447]

Thank you buddy, I appreciate the support!

[@EKk8819]

Dragon God part was my favorite part of Demons minues Storm King boss. On PS5 those 2 fights were pure terror!

[@Heywhatsupmyman]

The secret to DS1 red dragon on the bridge is this: it attacks when there’s enemies on the bridge, if you kill the enemies with a bow before you step onto the bridge, red dragon doesn’t attack when you cross. But only if you’re coming from behind, if you kill all the enemies with a bow from door to the lower Undead, it’s attack is delayed a bit, you can manage to get to the stairs on the bridge before it attacks. TLDR; kill enemies before going on bridge, behind or head on

[@dmcx-tv2308]

Wanna know what else is iconic but underrated in the FromSoft games: Spiders! Best and Worst Spiders when?

[@candletype1a447]

Hmm, now there's an idea!

[@rhyswyatt2905]

The first time you actually see Midir is as soon as you get into Ringed City, I believe just as you walk out of the first bonfire, you do a 180 and you see Midir in the distance clining onto a mountain, observing you

[@kevinoneil5120]

I watched "Dragonworld" when I was a kid, and hearing a Scottsman talk about dragons just brought back so much nostalgia.❤

[@Beepers559]

2:13 I mean to be fair every wyvern is a dragon, but not every dragon is a wyvern, at least as far as I know.

[@God_of_Bacon]

every ape is a monkey but not every monkey is an ape or something like that

[@roketatararda]

I don't know if you can count king of the storm as a dragon boss but his design and him helping nameless king with his moves that make it look like he is helping his master is a really cool idea.

[@Ziggy-ki6tz]

Whats more disturbing about Oceiros 's design is that it's character model is actually carrying its child Ocelotte which was turned invisible and at the beginning of the first phase he crushes his own child and screams 'Ocelotte'

[@1993Redemption]

I wish there were some small drake enemies in the souls game other than the blue ones in dark souls. Those things were so cool to learn how to fight and eventually farm. They were reasonably tough, smaller enemies that gave u a decent amount of souls and occasionally a dragon scale

[@C3lticlord]

I love Sinh and the lore behind him being a peaceful dragon worshipped in Shulva but then the Drakeblood knights show up trying to steal its blood to gain immortality. But during the battle Sinh gets pierced by that giant spear and his body shoots out tonnes of poison that destroys shulva and infects everyone there

[@SonKunSama]

DS3's and ER's dragons have been outstanding experiences (except Ancient Wyvern ofc). Can't wait to see what Miyazaki and his companions cook up for the next one!

[@seraaron]

Midir is like an early example of an Elden Ring boss fight

[@Al-ji4gd]

@@ganjacomo2005 None of the ER dragons have cheesy delayed attacks or are any more aggressive or faster than Midir, pal.

[@mornmorn4367]

​@@Al-ji4gdthey were talking about bosses in general not dragons specifically

[@raptorxrise5386]

@@ganjacomo2005 How are delayed attacks "cheesy"? And im fairly certain delayed attacks are not a new thing to ER.

[@grimm3995]

​@@raptorxrise5386they are, and by cheesy I think he means just cheap difficulty with no substance

[@raptorxrise5386]

@@grimm3995 What does any of that mean? What makes a certain difficulty "cheap" or "with no substance"? Delayed attacks just mean you have to pay more attention to the timing of your roll. How is that in any way bad?

[@DiscoFinalBoss]

I find cutting off Kalameet’s tail more challenging than the fight itself. Not to say Kalameet is easy, he’s challenging enough but getting that tail is a nightmare solo.

[@codman4372wx]

I was NOT expecting drakengard in the first 15 seconds

[@TitaRussellTrails]

Just beat Granblue fantasy relink. The devs definitely had a conversation about “should we have an awesome dragon fight or an awesome human fight for the final boss” “why not both.”

[@xdurch0]

CURSE YOU, BAYLE!!!!!!

[@markgruner5812]

Bolt of Placidusax has got to be the coolest looking boss move, 2 headed dragon god just dropping a lightning nuke

[@simonealcazar816]

31:59 Btw that’s not Tomoe

[@candletype1a447]

Ah shit, who is it?

[@simonealcazar816]

@@candletype1a447 Nobody knows. It’s just someone lady. Tomoe body is rested in Ashina Castle so it can’t be her.

[@hisholiness4537]

Malenia is Tomoe

[@simonealcazar816]

@@hisholiness4537 No she is not.

[@kurros1270]

Bloodborne technically has a dragon if you count Ebrietas.

[@shadypielover]

We don’t lol

[@jimmydoyle8771]

The worst dragon in Elden Ring is the first one you fight in Farum Azula. The one where you cant lock onto their legs, unlike every other dragon in the game.

[@t-mango2491]

I love ancient dragon, it’s HUGE and it hits like it, I always felt that it was the pinnacle of what a dragon ought to be, and fighting one on a battlefield would be intense!!

[@thenewguyinred]

You forgot about the Nameless King and the Dragon he rides on. Sure you only fight the Dragon on the first phase, but it’s still worth at least an honorable mention.

[@TheYodelingViking]

Looking forward to see if we get any great dragons in Shadow of the Erdtree DLC in June.

[@estebanquintanilla9426]

the elder dragon boss fight in ER i feel isn't a true boss fight; i feel it's us as a player giving her one last fight so that she doesn't suffer from the rot but dies a warriors death like all the other dragons; it's a gift of mercy that only we can do.

[@letusplays1]

Placidusax also used to have 4 wings but it might have been six I can’t remember

[@invictus_1245]

This is entirely limmys fault but I cant help but hear the "purple burgler alarm" clip every time you say purple, and cant help but notice you using the the limit breakers helmet in your ds3 clips. Back on topic I love all of the elden ring ancient dragons they are so amazing, I love how they all grab lightning bolts from the sky for their attacks or lightning strikes them and coats their scales.

[@creakingskull7008]

Placidusax is the best King Ghidorah boss fight we have had in any game

[@Battleguild]

My personal favorite dragon in the series is Seath the Scaleless. While his fight isn't anything to wrote home about, especially after his curse build-up nerf. However his actions and presence can be felt throughout the entire trilogy, despite him being slain in the first game. So he gets a 10/10 for lore factor from me.

[@TrueAterLupus]

I'd pick ekzykes for my worst dragon in Elden Ring. While there are a lot of cool thematic things about its design, its arena and the way it attacks . it loses a lot of points because you either melt it because you fight it when you've leveled up a ton, or its just unfun to fight. The worst part is the attack where it just breaths rot down and floods what feels like a square mile up with rot cloud. The tell for the attack is reletively easy to notice, but if you are under it when it starts, good luck getting out. If torrent decides to not want to do the running start, good luck getting out. It wouldnt be so bad if it A) Spread a little slower B) didnt spread as far, or C) didnt melt your healthbar on its own before afflicting the rot on you (Kinda like the valiant gargoyle poison). If you have any good fire/bleed attacks, he goes down pretty easily though, especially if you can get around his head being so high off the ground.

[@sephirothhthemadman2379]

My favorite is the nameless king's dragon mount... not really its fortissax lol.

[@yeturs69420]

Theres a theory i really like. If you look at the pre-human animals, like way way back, the biggest predators were big birds, big cats, and snakes. In more modern, human times, we combined all three into a mega beast. A creature with the body of a big cat, the head and scales of a serpant, and can fly like the big birds too. Add fire in too, because fire is scary

[@mus7681]

love your videos man

[@bknight3391]

While Adula looks very much like the other non-ancient dragons, there's nothing quite like seeing her cast Moonblade at you for the first time and the sheer panic as you try to figure out what the fuck is about to happen to you.

[@frankiebueller376]

I love you CANDLE Type 1a

[@magicalgirlanime]

Ooo who would I pick as my favourite, Fortissax or Midir... I think I'd go for Fortissax but it's a damn close one. Kalameet is worth a mention too.

[@DeadFieldofFlowers]

Imo no dragon can beat dark eater midir he was not your usual cool looking but stupid dragon with only fire claw stomp and bite attacks he did all of these with so much more and way more mix ups and he would definitely kick your ass a couple of times before you beat him

[@leonard8194]

A part of me feels robbed we never got to fight placidusax in his prime. Still my favorite fight in elden ring so far though.

[@CamdenSilcox]

Anyone know the name of the dragon and/or game at the 18 second mark? The large long-necked white one with 3 people standing in front of it?

[@FrankD.Hall1986]

The name of the game is The Legend of Dragoon

[@CamdenSilcox]

@@FrankD.Hall1986 yep, just looked it up, that's the divine dragon from legend of dragon, thank you

[@FrankD.Hall1986]

​@@CamdenSilcox Glad to help

[@neonkbfalcon]

as you decided to not include a distinction between different dragons which is fair the ones that appear are wyverns which have 4 limbs being 2 legs 2 wings, dragons have 6 limbs being 4 legs 2 wings, drakes have 4 limbs only legs and can't fly, wyrms have no limbs but can still fly, lung dragons have 4 limbs are snakelike and can fly

[@thinkingsoutherner9911]

32:00 Never realized that woman was supposed to be Tomoe. How’d you figure that out?

[@asdergold1]

It's not.

[@thinkingsoutherner9911]

@@asdergold1 Figures

[@BigPerc17]

Lmao the frog when you say Robut made me giggle

[@prxnce6588]

Midirs boss fight arena is also literally where rhe pigmy inherited the flame. That one intro cutscene from ds1? Thts the one, your beating a giant fucking dragons ass in the cavern in which the first humans arose

[@Zinlain]

while technically you dont HAVE to use stealth, the Old Hero fight is much easier if you silence your character as he is blind and relies on hearing to guide his attacks.

[@PCFrenziedFlame]

Hopefully the DLC gives us more dragons and more information about Placidusax

[@Ghasthund]

I hate Midirs fight almost primarily because it feels like you’re supposed to fight it with friends. I’ve beaten him twice, once with summons on my first attempt, and the second by myself after several hours of attempts. When I had people with me he was really fun, this rampaging behemoth being taken on by a party and finally being put to rest after millennium of servitude. My second attempt was hell, his moves don’t feel fun, his range is awful, his constant jumping around was cancer inducing, the only part of him that takes decent damage being his head made positioning actual ass to pull off. I enjoyed 0 seconds of all of the attempts it took me to beat him the second time.

[@thebuddah1253]

I bet shadow of the erdtree will give us an even better dragon than Plasidusax. Dont quote me but I would put money on it.

[@turgidbanana]

Placidusax is always such a fun fight for me.

[@amphibianenthusiast1887]

A note on ds3 dragons in general, their heads are their weak points, which makes fighting them far more interesting, as it promotes fighting the dragon head on instead of just hacking the legs

[@zeroattentiongaming820]

Fuck me why is it I'm only now realizing how much I want to fight a mecha dragon in AC 6?

[@Tundra-Zero]

I remember before finding him, I had a grace named "dragonlord placidausax" and telelported to it, then without warning he just fell on my head 😂

[@kevinoneil5120]

I would have picked the first unnamed ancient dragon you fight at Farum Azula as the worst. For all the cool visuals and spectacle, the fight itself is a miserable one where it seems to have endless poise, it often keeps its head out of melee distance, and focusing on its legs really hinders your ability to anticipate its next attack because Fromsoft camera 😂

[@mb-rc4zu]

"Darkeater Mahdick- uh Midir"

[@HaHa-d5y5u]

This is fun video about great games

[@kyleharrison713]

My guess is Placidusax cut off two of its own heads with his beam attack.

[@imannam]

Kalameet also has a banger theme let's not forget that

[@AlsoMeowskivich]

poor granny greyole She didn't even do anything to anyone, just wanted her kids to be safe from the rot and wound up being eaten by it herself. But at least her children made it out alive.

[@sambeen3466]

Honorable mention for nameless king's dragon from ds3? Definitely not one of the best dragons but it has a pretty unique look and I think it's cool as a first stage of a great boss fight.

[@candletype1a447]

Have to be honest, I forgot all about the Nameless King's Wyvern!

[@Salamonki-n4n]

If Elden ring DLC is a memory i hope we get a prime placi to fight (or atleast try)

[@QuantumTelephone]

I love how you put more stank on that accent than smoughtown

[@tylertwinkletips1745]

I could probably Google it, but I want to hear it from the Candle's mouth, or, wick or something. What is a Candle Type 1a?

[@candletype1a447]

It's taken from the lyrics to a song called "Interstellar Boredom" from an awesome German metal band called Alkaloid! The song is part of a series of songs about building a Dyson Sphere, and I thought the term Candle Type 1a was extremely cool sounding when I heard it come up in the song. I think it's a type of supernova or somethin. Don't exactly know though haha

[@twosadcows4549]

Thank you for putting the frog in...all I heard was ribbet lolol

[@candletype1a447]

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[@darthshard8967]

midir, decaying rot dragon, dragonlord, kalameet and sinh are my favorite, honestly its nearly impossible to remember the names of elden rings dragons cause their names are very samey

[@Guyy_1]

I'd still say Midir is the best, Placidusax is undoubtedly cool but he's easier and more tedious than Midir. His double laser attack looks scary but is easier to dodge than Midir's phase 2 super laser because the former has no aggressive tracking whereas the latter does. His entire phase 1 is kind of just an Espinas beat on him until he wakes up kind of thing which I don't think should be as long as it is. And then the constant downtime in phase 2 where placidusax is just in the sky or pretending to be a cloud just make the fight a little boring imo. I prefer the constant unyielding combat and aggression Midir puts up against you

[@qasderfful]

Every Dark Souls DLC added the best dragon in the respective game. Here's looking forward to Shadow of the Erdtree special dragon fight.

[@ErosXCaos]

Dark Souls 2 enjoyer here, hi! Your assessment of its Dragons is very close to my own. Couple things. Ancient Dragon isn’t a Dragon. Don’t ask me about the deepest lore. What I can tell you is, the King’s brother Aldia experimented on numerous living beings. Transforming them. Like, The Great Lord Freya was a spider he kept in a a cage in his study, until it grew up and broke out. The broken cage is still there. The Ancient Dragon is another such experiment, this time on a Giant. Ask yourself, why does it drop a Giant Soul, and not a Dragon one? That’s why. Lastly, from a gameplay perspective, my opinion on Sinh and Guardian Dragon flying more than is enjoyable, is probably a design decision that’s meant to lure the player into making mistakes. Giving you short windows to do damage might lead you to go all-in, and spam attacks, exhausting your stamina, and open for a counterattack. Enjoyment-wise, it’s a subjective one about the design. So I’m not saying you’re wrong. Just why I think it’s interesting. To be fair, Ancient Dragon is a dragon, in terms of this list, for sure. Just pointing out what might be fun lore to learn. Good video. Liked. Subbed.