Bayle The Dread - Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree OST Official Soundtrack Original Score

[@Qiuvox]

Special Igon Dialogue Mix: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4HOh4ZmnMurmLc 1 Hour Version: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJepl4GBhLWUiZY Full Album Playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLbNT78Q7M14wvk7L_owzjhAW8S_aIHkSR 1 Hour Version Mix Playlist kzbin.info/aero/PLbNT78Q7M14ztHq30ydKDJf7r6EN8_YwD

[@Bayle-the-Dread-Dragon]

@@Qiuvox CURSE YOU IGON!!!

[@AltAccount-dz8rp]

@@Qiuvox thanks but i already had the 1 hour version in-game

[@ashesq9528]

L l l. Lol 0​@@Bayle-the-Dread-Dragon

[@Qiuvox]

Haha good one bro 😂 ​@@AltAccount-dz8rp

[@redmijuara-un4ez]

@@Bayle-the-Dread-Dragon igon: CURSE YOU BAYLE!!!

[@Commander_Spyke]

Find yourself a girl who loves you as much as Igon hates Bayle.

[@MMAddict39]

Nah man that's Kendrick levels of hate

[@AR-bj5et]

I do, she's called Florissax

[@fatoduragon5622]

the alternate version of find someone who loves you the way Genichiro loves ashina XDXD

[@Richard-et3wi]

@@MMAddict39 Sukuna on Yuji and Doflamingo on Law levels of hating

[@masonstewart6232]

​@@AR-bj5et My man 😎👍

[@Ali_Al_Saachez]

I love that Igon crawled up a mountain with no legs just to call Bayle a bitch 😂

[@mooncaller.7022]

A true hater will go to unimaginable lengths. I love Igon for that.

[@GrayMatter337]

and then he fuckin rips his soul out so it can TAG IN WITH A STEEL CHAIR OH MY GOD!!!

[@ampotat9018]

You're understating it by a lot, I'm pretty sure his arms were also broken (he talks about his limbs being fucked), and he literally just takes a finger off and gives it to you so that you can summon him to THEN call Bayle a bitch. Best NPC ever, thank you Miyazaki

[@yoitsjonmac188]

All my homies curse bayle

[@troggdorthesecond]

And not to mention, somehow made his way halfway up the mountain before you did. On HORSEBACK 😂

[@pablobelmo1408]

The virgin "using summons is cheating" vs the chad "CURSE YOU BAYLE!!!"

[@kokotomenance344]

I hereby vow! You will rue this day!

[@reesespieces8173]

@@kokotomenance344 I used Igon for the fight as well, and killed Bayle like 3 tries later and I'm pretty sure Igon is straight up immortal. I looked, the guy doesn't even have a health bar. I don't think he can die lol

[@carmacksanderson3937]

@@reesespieces8173 Actual "too angry to die" moment, what a legend

[@MetroidEnjoyer4714]

@@reesespieces8173 he can actually die he's just very tanky.

[@Astar72439]

@@reesespieces8173 i spent like 3 hours trying to solo him before i caved for igon, HES SO SICK THO. he died for me, and has badass dialogue when he does

[@TheJayTex]

We can thank Bayle for not having to fight a 5 headed Placi

[@AnimatedTerror]

hoarah loux still messed him up, that’s the reason he’s in farum azula in the past. That’s the reason hoarah loux became a tarnished.

[@zhormanganner5531]

@AnimatedTerror sorry, it should be clarified; Horah Loux wasn't alive while Placidusax was Elden Lord. Horah Loux fought the giants and was then banished to the outlands by Queen Marika, where he became Tarnished.

[@TheJayTex]

@@zhormanganner5531 ya, I believe placi was waiting in farum Azula for his god to return

[@AnimatedTerror]

@@zhormanganner5531 wait was it the battle with the giants that made him a tarnished? I coulda sworn he fought placi after the fact and that's what made him tarnished. It was the ultimate battle and after that horah loux had no further ambition and thus became tarnished. Is that not how that went?

[@TheJayTex]

@@AnimatedTerrornah he fought the giants for Marika and when he had won, she cast him out because she didn’t need him anymore

[@pliablebones]

I absolutely love that Igon is literally just Captain Ahab

[@lunchmeat9118]

Holy shit i didn’t even consider that until now but it makes so much sense, that’s awesome

[@franciscoramadhan9156]

@@lunchmeat9118 the whole questline is a moby dick reference, did you see those thunders on you way up?

[@bruuze1258]

@@lunchmeat9118 there's a reason why he doesn't use arrows, but HARPOONS

[@Grxblrg5757]

You can tell because he SPLIT YOUR LUNGS WITH BLOOD AND THUNDER!!!! WHEN YOU SEE THE WHITE WHALE!!!

[@ultimaT]

CURSE YOU WHALE!

[@arachlm2751]

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

[@louiskitching8806]

With this theme, that speach hit hard lol

[@FreyjaThAwesome1]

Whenever igon yelled about harpoons I went “what harpoons?! That’s not a weapon bro! You have a bow!” So when I turned in his bell bearing I was popping off

[@biggilus_jiggilus8345]

GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH! BAYLE THE DREAD!

[@scrimblo9494]

I was usually dead before he announced my presence

[@happymoomoocow]

I don’t use npc summons unless it’s mandatory for a quest but igon was so determined to kill this dragon I had to

[@lbcyber]

Bloodroses are red And worth 800 runes Gonna murder Bayle dead WITH A HAIL OF HARPOONS!

[@Qiuvox]

Special Igon Dialogue Mix: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4HOh4ZmnMurmLc

[@midknight4302]

Truly a CURSE YOU BAYLE! moment.

[@lukabeglarishvili2254]

𝙒𝙄𝙏𝙃 𝙀𝙑𝙀𝙍𝙔 𝙇𝘼𝙎𝙏 𝘿𝙍𝙊𝙋 𝙊𝙁 𝙈𝙔 𝘽𝙀𝙄𝙉𝙂!!!

[@ThePhantomKing]

Fun Fact: GRRM based Bayle and Igon off of Moby Dick and the Captain that was hunting him. Unless you already knew that cause you mentioned harpoons.

[@TheActualMrLink]

An original comment! Praise be! :D

[@dumbsterdives]

bayle using the bone of his destroyed wing as both a walking cane and a goddamn spear is so unbelievably cool

[@Qiuvox]

Special Igon Dialogue Mix: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4HOh4ZmnMurmLc

[@heitormedina7098]

Its a fucking old man beat you up!

[@DirtyBobBojangles]

It's called a talon bone

[@derekjohn7535]

@@Qiuvox Spamming the same shit in every comment you can wont bring you much further homie..

[@LucidFlameX]

Thanks to Zullie the Witch, I learned that he leans on his tail to get around as well. Big fella is making the best of what he has.

[@tibaronmagnus3672]

Honestly such a cool design for a dragon, just looking at the injuries both Bayle and Placidusax have, I can only imagine the absolutely titanic clash between those two. Also gotta love how Bayle just looks so chunky lmao

[@GamerSix66]

Bayle is a freaking MONSTER my guy I love him

[@masirmaiwansd6576]

kind of looks like a mix between mohg and a frog, and it can still do stupid shit that somehow rivals placidusax's lasers whilst looking sick.

[@dood6647]

did he fight Placidusax?

[@Stereo-hb2lo]

​@@dood6647yep, the dragon priest lady at the grand communion altar tells you about the fight

[@Hjjkkllgg]

@@dood6647 you can see one of placidusax heads biting into bayles neck

[@elalexsantos3150]

This is the only boss i used a summon for, not because I was struggling for hours, but because Igon was begging me to call upon him. And I do not regret that decision at all.

[@zacharyperlee4179]

"BAYLEEEEE!!!!!!!"

[@SpookyM0aiMan]

"BAYLE! VILE BAYLE!!!"

[@god_gamer_sieg6110]

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

[@MeNoSleep1850]

"CURSE YOU BAYLE!!!!!!!!"

[@joshuamadison4066]

I regret not doing it myself. I thought he would still show up afterwards in the arena area regardless.

[@an_intruder5677]

When I was expecting a dragon fight I definitely wasn't imagining Placidusax and midir's fusion

[@doot7730]

Bayle: "you thought midir was bad? You thought placidusax was bad?! HAH HANDLE THIS NOOB-" (Bayle probably

[@kingzandinie]

@@doot7730 imagine that the Bayle vs Placidusax fight is why Farum Azula is all broken (totally not the massive tornado in the middle)

[@talalogy]

@@kingzandinie now that u mention it, it could very well be a decent theory

[@Krosstic]

@@talalogyI mean it says in the lore that they fucked eachother up so bad that they were both mortally wounded, stands to reason a fight that barbaric probably broke apart the floating city

[@kaygeo]

Better than both by miles, less of a chickenshit than Placidusax and doesn't just arbitrarily have like 5x as much health as everything else like Midir :P

[@notbrandon721]

As a person playing with a Dragon Incantation character, this whole questline leading to Bayle the Dread was very satisfying.

[@Stereo-hb2lo]

Agreed

[@tonytan5945]

As a person not playing with a dragon incantation character, this questline was still very satisfying.

[@drabulusdael9329]

@@notbrandon721 as someone who is roleplaying as guts, this questline was also very satisfying

[@Calvin_Coolage]

Dragon cultists won so fucking hard in this DLC it's unreal.

[@NaturalGarethFan]

As a dragon cult enthusiast (and a self-proclaimed slayer of all dragons, even the Ancient Dragon from DS2), this storyline was peak

[@calamitousenigma9052]

This fight singlehandedly made Igon one of my favorite characters in the entire game. The way the VA delivers his lines as you take down easily the coolest boss in the entire game makes it an unforgettable experience. Rest easy, Igon. You may have been the broken drake warrior... but you were also the best drake warrior.

[@InsaneReaper961]

Honestly, Igon was very pathetic when I saw him at first and nothing happened. Then I was interested when he appeared on the Peaks as I was climbing. Then I summoned him for Bayle, and I realized he was a Moby Dick reference and my respect for him increased by several magnitudes. "CURSE YOU BAYLE!"

[@matthewthomasgaming3812]

Igon and gyoubu are tied for having the most crazy English VA’s

[@Jhas14ducks]

Honestly Bayle is tied with Messmer as my fav souls boss ever After beating the dlc I wouldn’t be suprised if people disagree with me on this but Messmer should of been the final required boss and Bayle should of been a secret boss (similar to midir) Just would of made finishing the dlc feel so much better

[@JasonTodd01]

So funny thing, I killed Igon, So I didn't get to experience that lol

[@Jhas14ducks]

@@JasonTodd01 shame on you for killing a defenceless old man in pain

[@KogasaTatara514]

This is the guy who fucked up Placidusax. I came into the DLC hoping for a bit more dragon lore but not expecting much.. Boy am I glad to be wrong.

[@charcharman1]

They fucked each other up

[@scrappy8494]

is this actually the dragon that messed up placidusax?

[@deepsoul8034]

@@scrappy8494yes, his talism say the had a really nasty fight that left both with fucked up wounds.

[@KogasaTatara514]

@@scrappy8494 yep! The two had their fight, left each other with grievous wounds, and Bayle eventually fled. It turns out this is actually what started dragon communion, too. Bayle's offspring became the modern dragons, who the ancient dragon cult hunted and ate the hearts of as an act of vengeance for Bayle's treachery.

[@scrappy8494]

@@KogasaTatara514 hell yeah that’s awesome

[@lemonnomel7505]

i jsut fucking love how angry this boss is and how angry his theme is and how fucking metal his build up is

[@mujin3074]

and igon is even angrier at him

[@lemonnomel7505]

@@mujin3074 BAYLE! VILE BAYLE! O TERROR INCARNATE! THERE IS LIFE IN ME YET! I WILL SOON FEAST UPON YOUR HEART! MARK MY WORDS! YOU SHALL KNOW FEAR! UAARRGGHHH!

[@halfmettlealchemist8076]

@@mujin3074CURSE YOU BAYLE!!! 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Qiuvox]

Special Igon Dialogue Mix: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4HOh4ZmnMurmLc

[@blizzardgaming7070]

I love the way he glares at you, I can just imagine him thinking "You DARE attack ME you little ANT?!"

[@unwornseal159]

When he went into his 2nd phase I was so hype I was screaming. Probably one of the best non cinematic phase changes ever. He's so sick, easily one of my favorite bosses in the game

[@dbean5174]

FR. It was like the nuke move on Placidusax where it create such a cinematic experience but turned up. Like the explosions and when Bayke is flying and smashes down in a nuke not only in one move but multiple.

[@Stereo-hb2lo]

This + the music picking back up sold this fight in my top 3 favorites for the dlc

[@dbean5174]

@@Stereo-hb2lo agree. I find the tension that the ost makes is great but I feel they could use a bit more melodic lines and rhythms. Sometimes it feels like it just won’t stop which fits the Boss in how it is continuous chaos but maybe it’s just me feeling like there could be something else added

[@momame8258]

I love when they sync up the phase 2 transitions with the music, there’s a lot of them in ER bosses

[@bananananananabatman8999]

i got him down to like 500ish health and let Igon get the final blow, and he did it WHILE BAYLE WAS CHARGING AT HIM WITH HIS GRAB ATTACK. HE SHOT A GREATARROW DOWN BAYLE'S THROAT AND I NEARLY JUMPED UP AND ROARED ALONGSIDE IGON WHEN IT HAPPEND.

[@popkhorne5372]

Know why i love Igon already, aside from his lines and delivery ? Guy was a nobody, a coward, a guy who pillaged dead bodies on battlefields. But one day he communed with dragons, and he made it his mission to hunt and kill the scions of bayle, like the communion demands. But that chad didnt stop at the small ones, he went to the big daddy himself, lost his legs, and still didnt give up. Even in spirit he curses the Vile Bayle and lives on to fight him once more, at our side. Zero to hero.

[@Ulqui_210]

Igon is the definition of a man of sheer fucking will.

[@jocosesonata]

@@Ulqui_210 *_Indomitable Human Spirit_*

[@geordiejones5618]

He's a lot like us, "a Tarnished of no renown," embodying the spirit of one who will never surrender.

[@theenderdestruction2362]

@@geordiejones5618 if we somehow were like miquella and marika then i can imagine igon as our other half, one a silent menace never fearing another a rage filled fearful being who screams constantly, and for once we wont throw away our other half

[@SuperKamiGuru-w4q]

​​@@theenderdestruction2362So that's why this Dragon fight seems so satisfying and complete with Igon. The ultimate Dragon as two sides of the same coin join forces. One is silent, fearless, challenges anyone or anything on his path, able to burn the heavens and flood hell with the demons' blood if needed; the other screams his lungs out, screams filled with rage yet also filled with fear - silent he isn't, but equally as brave for facing his fears and the challenges presented before him. God... so perfect.

[@Tubematez_official]

I love those four hits at 00:42 so much

[@xanderduncan9885]

Glad I'm not the only one who loves it

[@Bababoogeyman456]

Literally the best part and if you ever listen to classical musical and find more tell me please

[@knightz7874]

@@xanderduncan9885 souls and dokkan lover a rare sight lmao

[@SolitaryPilgrim]

@@Tubematez_official I’m so happy someone else loves it, probably one of the best songs in souls history

[@MrAleHalen]

I love them too!

[@Gnome-Hunter]

I will say it, Igon is the best and most badass summon I’ve seen so far in a souls game. His quotes and him not dying after 3 hits love that man

[@connormalik3934]

He took so many hits in my fight that I thought he was just unkillable until he died one run

[@calamatuz]

​@@connormalik3934same lmao

[@segarrin3315]

hey bro how do I summon igon??

[@kozukitonio740]

igon was just doing crazy damage with his bow from range and then came in melee later. he seemed invincible but most the attention was on me

[@mahfuzannan8270]

Siegward against Yhorm the giant?

[@craftc1725]

I'm so happy this boss wasn't spoiled for me, absolutely amazing fight.

[@Qiuvox]

Couldn't agree more!

[@AydenMartinez-iv3jt]

Climbing Jagged Peak (blind) before reaching the boss itself was one of the most chilling moments in gaming for me.

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@@AydenMartinez-iv3jt First the wind picking up, then that crazy storm blowing in, then the skies going dark. Holy shit was his entrance phenomenal!

[@alilweeb7684]

Saame, couldn't believe my eyes when i first saw him. What a fight!

[@DigitalHaze65536]

@@AydenMartinez-iv3jt That was one of my most favorite moments also. Doing it blind meant you kept wondering if that next spirit spring was going to be the last, but it just kept going up. The graphics and sound (thunder) were amazing as well. Compared to real thunder, games, movie, tv, ext. often sound so weak, and of course you can't replicate its true sound with our little speakers. But within our limitation, I think the sound team did the best sounding thunder I've ever heard out of speakers.

[@crolt-yl2mp]

I wanna scream all my anger because of how hard Bayle's move to avoid, but someone else in the arena is angrier

[@Qiuvox]

Special Igon Dialogue Mix: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4HOh4ZmnMurmLc

[@HoomansJudge]

The transition of minute 2:57 from how the violin comes down and only sounds and then raises everything suddenly makes me imagine that at that moment he launches his lightning attack before dying, GOD IS SO PEAK THIS FIGHT

[@danielt.9586]

@@HoomansJudge You mean the cello?

[@bbking5306]

Couldn't agree more

[@fishthefish1063]

It's a cello and viola duet fun fact!

[@GmB_-vz5qm]

This is no mere dragon... This was the bane of my existance, and my now favourite boss in all souls.

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

He's by far the most difficult boss in the game in my opinion.

[@GravitonLance]

@@TheStraightestWhitest what about the final boss of the dlc?

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@@GravitonLance Pretty easy.

[@maartenquick6188]

You mean he was the Bayle of your existence?

[@belisarius6949]

CUUURSE YOU BAYLE

[@jynxx_b]

THE FUCKING MOMENT HE GREW THOSE WINGS AND THAT MUSIC HIT WAS GOLDY

[@Maestro_DNeo]

Thank you so much for that man, Bayle’s theme is one of the best of the DLC for me

[@Qiuvox]

It really is until u listen to this one kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4KVfXp7pt6pms0

[@godly_potatoe69xd19]

@@Qiuvoxthat and romina’s theme

[@consumerjtc5835]

Divine beast pops off so hard though.

[@Qiuvox]

Special Igon Dialogue Mix: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4HOh4ZmnMurmLc

[@electrickzito3436]

there is something abt this ost that i loved soo fkn much, it took me aout 1-2 hours to beat Bayle, and for me, its now THE best Dragon fromsoft has ever made

[@TheVnmus]

Agreed , Im struggling to beat him NG7

[@kaiky_g22]

@@TheVnmus yea I’m on ng+7++ as well, all attacks are hit kill, mostly 2 hits

[@reesespieces8173]

Midir is definitely still marginally better but Bayle is excellent. Best boss in the DLC so far. I haven't fought Messmer yet tho

[@Based1889]

​@@reesespieces8173In no way is midir even coming close to bayle lol, he's miles above midir.

[@shadysorkin9214]

@@reesespieces8173 Nostalgia is powerful in this one. Bayle is better than Midir in almost every way.

[@vepaS]

Igon's VA did not have to go so hard but boy am I glad that he did

[@Qiuvox]

Special Igon Dialogue Mix: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4HOh4ZmnMurmLc

[@mauauauauaua14]

i heard he injured his vocal cord a bit to record the lines so yeah he did have to go that hard Igon's VA: "Please miyazaki stop" Miyazaki : " HARDER HARDER HARDER CURSE BAYLE HARDER" at home "CURSE YOU MIYAZAKI"

[@aryandey3012]

This boss fight was just a masterpiece. The entire feel of jagged peaks, the lore of Bayle... the one who fought The Dragonlord Placidusax and cut his heads and Igon's questline and then finally when you reached the summit, you face Bayle The Dread along with Drake Hunter Igon (marvellous voice acting.) and this wonderful music to top it all. Really enjoyed this part of DLC.

[@Qiuvox]

Special Igon Dialogue Mix: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4HOh4ZmnMurmLc

[@venomark7883]

And the fact Bayle once betrayed Placidusax and ripped off some of his heads and Placidusax responded back by tearing off his leg and shredding his wings and Bayle ran away after that knowing he couldnt fight back and right after that Placidusax basically issued an order for the Dragon Communion to hunt down the lesser dragons which Bayle was in charge of

[@SpookyM0aiMan]

Placi is an absolute badass he beat the shit out of bayle and put a bounty on his head for the rest of his miserable life

[@venomark7883]

​@@SpookyM0aiMan he didnt put a bounty on Bayle's head but for the descendants of Bayle, the lesser dragons/drakes

[@Ron_Jambo_]

@@venomark7883 You realize they are only "lesser" dragons in the eyes of Placidusax, right ?

[@venomark7883]

​@@Ron_Jambo_ Yah, after Bayle fled Placidusax started the dragon communion and used Bayle's kin (the drakes/lesser dragons) as a sort of sacrifice by using their hearts to make sure Bayle doesn't return and made it so that the dragon communion only hunts the lesser dragons as a symbol of "fck you" to Bayle wherever he is

[@kaiwatson7923]

They both did serious damage to one another, placi is absolutely shredded

[@Skibbutz]

I adore the detail that Placidusax's 3 missing heads can be found still wrapped around Bayles body with their heads still biting into his flesh. A real testament to how violent their battle was that even years the conflict Placis heads are still strangling and biting him after death

[@thatnoctutnallizard4600]

Omg I didn't notice that but that's awesome!! He also limps with his tail acting as a leg sense his left one is missing

[@FBI-wn2qo]

Really? Where are the heads at on his body?

[@Skibbutz]

@@FBI-wn2qo they're on his back, one of them is clamped onto his left shoulder

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

Bro ripped the Dragonlord's heads off and left them there as trophies. What a BOSS!

[@yoriavila4308]

​@@TheStraightestWhitest Placidusax tore of his leg, one of his arm/wing so that Bayle couldn't fly, and other injuries I haven't seen yet. Essentially, in favor of losing a couple of heads, the dragon lord crippled Bayle.

[@phantasmalphoenix2990]

Is it just me or did Bayle have one of the hardest buildups of any Souls boss besides maybe Gael or Isshin(then again I haven't foughten and defeated any major bosses besides Rellana and the Dancing Lion so im sure i have much more to see)

[@lakuita5910]

I have fought every major boss in the DLC. Nothing compares to Bayle except for maybe the final boss.

[@HeevaEgo]

@@lakuita5910 there is one. There’s one boss that could equal the others’ buildup. Although the buildup is more quiet and subdued, let’s just say it’s more maddening and unnerving

[@norath6970]

What boss? ​@@HeevaEgo

[@lakuita5910]

@@HeevaEgo The spectacle of Bayle is what takes it for me. I fought who you're referring to and he's a close second.

[@jonasfadi8213]

​@@HeevaEgometyr mother of fingers

[@KingdonIV]

3:00 Even after being consumed, the throbbing heart of Bayle continues to resist its subjugation, never weakening. One day, the fire within will consume the very body and soul of its Communion devourer. *One day.* - Bayle’s Tyranny Item description

[@ottoia9126]

This ost is SO *GRANDIOSE* it's just!!!!!! SO heavy-hitting, and SO menacing while being beautiful and waltz-like

[@imannam]

That's the "dance of death" principle that applies to so many of Fromsoft's Boss themes from the DLCs of Dark Souls 2 onwards

[@PBrrtrn]

My dad would have loved this boss fight. He was always a Tolkien nerd and a huge fan of fantasy dragons, so we used to play Spyro when I was a kid and he really liked seeing all the different dragons in the game. He wasn't big on videogames but I would always show him when a game had a cool dragon in it and he'd get really excited watching me fight it. Obviously when I first played Demon Souls and got to the Dragon God, I called him over to see and he was in disbelief of how much games changed and how cool it was. He really went "Man, that's a badass dragon!" and for some reason I really liked that, it was very dorky but adorable. From Soft games immediately became his favorite and I would always show him the dragons in the games. Even when I got my own apartment I would send him screenshots and he even came over a couple times to watch me play Dragon Shrine in DS2. We'd laugh because I would go "Man, that's a badass dragon!" every time a dragon was on screen, and there's A LOT of dragons in that level lol. One of the very last conversations we had back in 2020 was while he was in the hospital and I couldn't visit him, but I would text him every day. I was playing Sekiro back then, so I sent him a few screenshots fighting the Divine Dragon and despite being very weak at that point he loved it. He was a joyous man to the very end. I cried that night reading that conversation we had through text, going over his message over and over: "man, that's a badass dragon!!!" I would have loved for him to see this, knowing him, the instant he saw Bayle he would have jumped from his seat and said: 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!

[@KalatNero]

Thank you for sharing this, and I hope you're doing okay these days

[@snickpea97]

You're killing me with this story over here, that's extremely precious. dude was a real actual member of the Ancient Dragon cult

[@threemeters1425]

CUUUURRRSSSE YOU, *BAAAYLE!!* I HEREBY VOW! YOU WILL *RUE* THIS DAY!!

[@maxm7389]

BEHOOLD A TRUE DRAKE WARRIOR, AND I IGON!!

[@kryvexi]

YOUR FEARS MADE FLESH

[@erikmkir5567]

SOLID OF SCALE YOU MIGHT BE, FOUL DRAGON, BUT I WILL RIDDLE WITH HOLES YOUR ROTTEN HIDE WITH A HAIL OF HARPOONS!!!!

[@Rheagos]

WITH EVERY LAST DROP OF MY BEING

[@Archontasil]

NYYAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!

[@lil_jay9120]

Actually almost cried from how insanely epic and perfectly designed this boss was. Midir you have been dethroned without a shadow of a doubt ER is truly Miyazaki’s Magnum Opus

[@alilweeb7684]

I legit did cry WHAT A FIGHT LADS

[@matthewthomasgaming3812]

This is just if midir and placidusax had a baby

[@pennygirl015]

I think nostalgia still puts midir at the top for me but that probably won't last long this boss is so good.

[@100yrs7]

Nah midir still peak I’m sorry

[@lil_jay9120]

@@100yrs7 never asked lil bro. Glaze DS3 and the older games as much as you want. The system has peaked with ER for now

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Easily my favorite fight along with Messmer and Midra. Bayle transcended every dragon fight Fromsoft had done, literally a peak boss fight.

[@Qiuvox]

One of the best. My fav is messmer so far

[@Splainte]

1:03 That part is pure insanity, love it 🔥🔥🔥

[@Qiuvox]

Special Igon Dialogue Mix: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4HOh4ZmnMurmLc

[@Zachattack-nu7lr]

I have no idea why, but Igon's CURSE YOU line makes me imagine Bayle and Igon having a Perry and Doofenshmirtz dynamic. Igon: A drake? Bayle: *Wraps Placidusax's head around his neck* Igon: BAYLE the Dread?!

[@Ron_Jambo_]

LMAOOOOOO I can picture Bayle with a fedora like Perry

[@joaoandrade4474]

Underrated comment XD

[@Qiuvox]

Special Igon Dialogue Mix: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4HOh4ZmnMurmLc

[@konsta3220]

Bayle had the best buildup of any boss in series my god! Meeting Igon, the great dragon communion site, the promise to devour the heart of Bayle, facing more and more dragons along the jagged peak and finally the storm rising as you ascend! Incredible stuff!

[@dinorex3464]

For real. Every single dragon in FromSoftware's DLC got a crazy build-up (Kalameet, Sinh, Midir...) and yet Bayle managed to top *everyone.* Probably my favourite Souls dragon ever to date.

[@Tulip_bip]

the ascent up the jagged peak is so cool

[@AzraelSoulHunter]

Senessax could have been cut though. That fight is garbage.

[@dinorex3464]

@AzraelSoulHunter Sadly agree. "Hey, let's take a dragon and make sure EVERYTHING" it does is an AoE."

[@Ceyronn]

Bayle is the best dragon in fromsoftware history without a doubt. I'm sorry Midir, I love you but you have to give that crown to Bayle.

[@TheRealFredbearPlush]

Midir theme still a banger no brap

[@talalogy]

@@TheRealFredbearPlush Midir fought us out of despair he was just tired from the Dark abyss and needed someone to finish him off. While BAYLE IS LOATHSOME Drake king of a dragon that fights us out of hatred and disgust he sees us like insects that need to be squashed

[@Amber_the_Floof]

Fully agree there

[@mingQWERTY]

Both are fantastic dragon fights but Midir still has the crown imo. Bayle's camera is a little too messy. If that's tweaked then yes, Bayle can take the spot. I'm not saying Bayle's a bad fight, far from it

[@xshangheighx]

Placidusax is better because (lore...Bayley ran from him and I'm biased)

[@rieJW]

I love that Bayle looks like a cross between Demon Prince, Balrog from LOTR and Toho’s destoroyah

[@Matt-is9zt]

lol when I saw the 4 wings I too went oh my goodness this is destoroyah

[@dinorex3464]

The face looks insanely similar to the Dragon God from Demon's Souls as well.

[@redglint6451]

Ikr?! I literally screamed BRO IS BASICALLY DESTOROYAH when i took a better look at him

[@Caluben]

When he enters 2nd phase and flies around the arena sending meteors after you, it reminded me of Meta Ridley from Metroid Prime 1

[@voidwilliakin923]

This boss was the equivalent of fighting a nuclear blast

[@pucciraskolnikov7266]

@@voidwilliakin923 "I think this is a nuclear bomb"

[@chadderbug7587]

It's such an odd theme. For a dragon character who's your typical purely malicious villian, even some lore that I found explains that he and Placi had a run in and both were majorly injured (Placi losing a head and Bayle his wings) and the spell description when you partake in his heart says that the anger still flows within it and will eventually consume your body and soul, it's still odd. I can feel the villiany in the theme but it cuts to a somber violin near the end parts of the 2 phases. It's oddly tragic considering the pure malice his character has.

[@GelyelFish]

It's definitely a weird fit, but the phase transition strings accompany the transformation perfectly. This scarred, burnt husk you're fighting regaining its status as Dragon... It's like a look at what might have been, had Bayle not tried to dethrone Placidusax. It doesn't follow the stated narrative very well, but I like that the music tells a story all its own, and one which is immediately recognizable in the context of a Souls game.

[@auchenai123]

I think it was very fitting , Bayle was not described as evil but rather dreadful and terryifing , and this scene gives this exact feeling , that you face a terrifying and really powerful creature that is beyond you , and now the dragonhunt reaches it's peak where you and Igon must give every drop of your being to defeat this terrible creature beyond the strength of men or dragon.

[@daeimos23]

@@GelyelFish perhaps it is a theme for Igon too, and the tragic feeling is a broken man finally conquering what broke him, as Bayle approaches his end

[@Hennichell]

I think it's also that Bayle was technically not a bad guy at first. He only went for Placi because Placi was pretty much the dragon version of racist and was purging Bayle's descendents for being "lesser". Of course he would be angry but also somber, his entire legacy is being wiped out and he couldn't even kill the guy who gave the orders.

[@Cheirus4212]

The racial cleansing only happened in response to Bayle trying to kill Placidusax, it wasn't a thing before

[@stateoftheruin4954]

A HAIL OF HARPOONS FOR HIS ROTTEN HIDE!!!

[@Qiuvox]

Special Igon Dialogue Mix: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4HOh4ZmnMurmLc

[@CheesyXan]

Straight to the workout playlist

[@Qiuvox]

Special Igon Dialogue Mix: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4HOh4ZmnMurmLc

[@TheRoomforImprovement]

Who came up with the idea to have a dragon use its severed wing bone as a weapon? Because they need a raise.

[@rangopistacho6928]

this is the best dragon fight in the series, the fact that bayle is somehwhat disabled but is even harder and stronger then midir means that if he wasnt disabled, he would be a fucking nightmare, the build up to his fight is the best build up in the series, I felt genuinely intimidated with the idea of approaching this boss fight, like this feels like im walking into the home of a fucking dragon godzilla also *CURSE YOU BAYLE*

[@Qiuvox]

Special Igon Dialogue Mix: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4HOh4ZmnMurmLc

[@lesocialistepessimiste8337]

3:08 GOOSEBUMPS

[@gablaz1018]

Everytime

[@Cbnuggets]

@@gablaz1018 You come around yeah

[@StuffAndAlsoThings]

Few moments in gaming are as hype as 3:28 kicking in right after he finishes his flying fire attack and you’re running towards him

[@adammclaughlin845]

Not one single top comment talking about how fucking beautiful this music is.

[@TheSoundSpell]

Maybe because, for soulsborne levels, it is kinda lame.

[@RedViIIain]

@@TheSoundSpell You are tripping

[@TheSoundSpell]

@@RedViIIain Compared to really epic tracks like the Fortissax theme, Bale just goes on and on without any high points. Like the elevator music version of boss tracks.

[@Bayle-the-Dread-Dragon]

​@@RedViIIainDon't listen to him

[@domonkosrevay9423]

What are you smoking lol​@@TheSoundSpell

[@xaphan_fallen_angel]

They really hyped this dragon up to be a massive deal with all the lead up to him. And dear god it paid off. I didn't expect them to go so hard. Plus a good dragon boss is a huge breath of fresh air after the average ancient dragon.

[@Y4WN]

bayle is aeriously one of the best boss around, I can proudly say that im simping for a dragon

[@justanormalqfb]

Technically...dragons can turn into humans so....

[@snekwithahatsnekwithahat]

​@@justanormalqfbBayle the dilf

[@Qiuvox]

We are going 1M views 🎉🎉🎉 Edit: We are going 2M 🎉🎉🎉

[@Undermekilt]

*GRAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH*

[@roger2599]

placidusax and bayle crippled each other and we're the ones who got to take the glory from both of them

[@andy6270]

Fighting bayle and getting some of the bayle roars and music timed in with his ultimate abilities just hits so damn hard. Helped on dozens of kills, I wish I could just re fight the boss my self

[@Alex-kq4tn]

Riding up that mount, with first 2 normal dragon bosses, then an ancient dragon boss, then all the dragon corpses to finally arrive at the top and see Bayle??? I mean this was just Epic. A true rival to Midir imo, doe Midir is still my little puppy :)

[@Venom_1462]

Bayle, Dancing Lion and Midra's themes hit so fucking hard!

[@publiusnaso9473]

Love how Bayle and Igon are a shoutout to Balerion and Aegon from GRRM. A dragon civil war is such a cool thing to reveal happened, and that Dragon Communion is just Placidusax using humans to get revenge on Bayle and his ilk. And Igon after his very own white whale, a black dragon.

[@rnf_mh]

the first dark souls already featured dragons betraying each other and using humans / trying to transform humans into dragons. Feel like until we exactly know what grrm did contribute we shouldnt just blindly attribute every minor detail to him

[@pillarmenn1936]

@@rnf_mh Considering he wrote the foundation that Fromsoft uses as a story, we can safely say he's done the characters at least if not the whole incest thing.

[@AnomalocarisWizard]

0:42 that small part of the song is absolute peak

[@Pestii]

Always gotta appreciate a good triplet

[@Elden-Bear]

3:08

[@itstonjohn3867]

WE CURSING BAYLE ALL 2024 WITH THIS ONE 🔥🔥🔥

[@Qiuvox]

lets gooo. also have u seen the one with his voice at pinned comment ?

[@luizdias5167]

At last, I found it - the beginning part is the very track used in the Shadow of the Erdtree Launch Trailer.... oh my fucking god, this is simply astounding!

[@Qiuvox]

1 hour mix kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJepl4GBhLWUiZY

[@Qiuvox]

Special Igon Dialogue Mix: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4HOh4ZmnMurmLc

[@zachfranklin6359]

After replaying the game a couple times I think Bayle is my favorite boss in the game

[@thenekodante8269]

2:31 the horns here are so crisp 👌😫

[@aceoffours9354]

@@thenekodante8269 crazy what decent sound mixing can do Also crazy what happens when you let certain instruments be featured instead of drowning it all out in a nonsense string run or an overzealous choir

[@thenekodante8269]

@aceoffours9354 it does encapsulate the chaos of the fight pretty well, though Def one of my top 10 favs

[@Joseph_mother]

Hornsent? Yeah, those horns sent me

[@TheCursedMoonWolf]

CURSE YOU, BAYLEEEEEEEEE! Going to keep hearing that line even in my nightmares lol, this boss took me SO MANY tries. Igon made it worthwhile though, what a chad of an NPC

[@Qiuvox]

Special Igon Dialogue Mix: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4HOh4ZmnMurmLc

[@sumyoutubeperson2647]

The indomitable human spirit versus the indomitable dragon spirit, what a sight to behold

[@Qiuvox]

Special Igon Dialogue Mix: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4HOh4ZmnMurmLc

[@CPU9incarnate]

WITH EVERY LAST DROP OF MY BEING!

[@Qiuvox]

Special Igon Dialogue Mix: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4HOh4ZmnMurmLc

[@joaoandrade4474]

Buildup 10/10 Story 10/10 NPC to summon 11/10 Music 10/10 Design 10/10 Transition to 2nd phase 10/10 Epicness 10/10 Seriously, how does this boss not count as a remembrance boss??

[@calamitousenigma9052]

It might as well be a remembrance boss, tbh. The Heart of Bayle can be exchanged for one of two rewards, just like every other remembrance (except for the DLC final boss, which has 3 rewards). Only difference is that the Heart can't be duplicated like a remembrance can, and that you do it at the Grand Altar instead of going to Enia.

[@rigby8701]

I associate any remembrance boss with anything having a special kill screen. Bayle has "Legend Felled" so it definitely counts.

[@Qiuvox]

Special Igon Dialogue Mix: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4HOh4ZmnMurmLc

[@KingdonIV]

@@joaoandrade4474 probably because homeboy needs no remembrance, he always will be remembered.

[@Lunay543]

Once I learned this was the mf who fucked up my Lord it became personal

[@CrimsonUltrafox]

"A TRUE DRAKE WARRIOR! AND I IGON!"

[@jonbaxter2254]

This song fucks hard, and Igon is the most ride-or-die guy I ever did saw in a game.

[@riohudson9612]

Bayle. A dragon so pissed off that he fights the lord of all dragons, loses three limbs including his wings, breeds an entire army of fire-breathing drakes, and just grows a brand-new pair of wings made of literal fire-lightning because Fuck if he ever loses that dog in him.

[@liamatte]

"Bayle!!!! Vile Bayle!!!! O` Terror Incar-nate!!! There is life in me yet!!!! I shall soon FEAAAST on your HEAAART!!!! MARK MY WORDS!!!! YOU TOO SHALL KNOW FEAR!!!!"

[@Takato2527]

If Bayle is so terrifying in his damaged state, ... I don't want to imagine his power back then.

[@erikrose2803]

Bayle is my new favourite dragon…ever! Coolest design, coolest theme, coolest lore, it’s all perfect!! Loooove youuuuuu BAAYYLEEE!!

[@jarrettbattle9295]

You know how much you have to hate someone, to climb a hellish landscape, just to tell them personally you hate them?

[@Jakem763]

The amalgamation of all the sounds during the second phase, the violin as he crashes back down, it’s truly a testament to what a gaming soundtrack can be. It’s like star wars level it’s absolutely absurd how high quality and immersive these soundtracks where from this to the soundtrack along with the fingers and then not to mention the tone approach to the shaman village with birds flying away to initiate the original Elden beast two cords in a calming yet haunting soundtrack was so good. I would have loved more lore from the dlc but besides that I think everything including music and atmosphere this game has blown me away at so many different sections it’s crazy

[@Ghostly3011]

The sheer fury behind Igons’s battle cry, “CURSE YOU BAYLE!” cannot be praised enough. Hats off to the VA, one of the hypest moments of the DLC

[@Aza_FIREBALL]

best boss in my opinion

[@highspy4045]

Me: actively getting slammed repeatedly into the ground Igon: Behold, a true drake warrior!

[@Qiuvox]

Special Igon Dialogue Mix: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4HOh4ZmnMurmLc

[@wafflefryss]

i’m pretty sure this is my favorite boss in all of elden ring, and his theme cements that declaration. Perfect for someone who’s entire life was defined by treachery.

[@thediamondcutter9185]

Igon went full Blood & Thunder on Bayle. Incredible, his VA deserves praise for his performance ffs.

[@Qiuvox]

Special Igon Dialogue Mix: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4HOh4ZmnMurmLc

[@donrojo828]

if you get a good look at Bayle’s body you can see two of placidusax’s heads biting into him. i love fromsoft.

[@generalr2d2thethird5]

Its crazy how much raw power is behind this soundtrack

[@LucidFlameX]

Bayle's buildup and bossfight were blindingly bombastic. New best dragon boss?

[@holdenlevine1903]

2:38 the brass is awesome

[@shslmahoushoujo]

Aegon the Conqueror was the dragonrider for Balerion the Black Dread. Igon the Drake Warrior feared yet still bravely fought Bayle the Dread. There is something SO perfect about this. And at around 1:12, you can hear the influence from Ramin Djawadi's Targaryen theme, it diverts rather quickly but for a moment, it's so clearly there. This absolutely has to be my favorite dragon battle FromSoft has created to date, the build-up, the tension of the climb as you witness all the dragon corpses, Igon's voice acting, the imposing presence, everything comes together beautifully. On top of it being a fun little ASOIAF reference. Top notch stuff right here.

[@Qiuvox]

Try the 1 hour special mix in pinned comment

[@Qiuvox]

Special Igon Dialogue Mix: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4HOh4ZmnMurmLc

[@darkforcekiller]

1:46 One of the most dramatic build-ups ive ever heard

[@sweetshalquoir6039]

really love the phase change drop out of the music for both him and placidusax, a really cool concept worth using for basically every big dragon fight

[@Qiuvox]

Special Igon Dialogue Mix: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4HOh4ZmnMurmLc

[@irwincardozo6713]

the mad violins in this piece go hard!

[@TheDoluz]

that part 1:03 , you can FEEL the rage and the pain, what an amazing piece.

[@G1antPurpleHipp0]

All jokes aside, this fight was a visual spectacle rivaling Regal Ancestor Spirit. His 2nd phase intro, nukes, and giant flying laser beam are a sight to behold

[@dexi600]

Easily my favorite boss from the DLC. The design, the theme, the lore, the spectacle, IGON, it’s all just, mwah, chef’s kiss

[@johnbongala6635]

I love how Igon just gives us a huge entrance like he has faith that we can bring Bayle down... And we did.

[@Redrekr]

Searched up Bailey got this, guess I have to listen to it 100 times now

[@kullervo3289]

I do wonder why Florissax comments that Igon reminds her of Bayle from the past.

[@Perkerupper_]

My interpretation is that the 1st phase is Igon's theme, or more accurately the theme of Igon's struggle with Bayle. The 2nd phase is all Bayle the Dread, forefather of the drakes. The vile, foul dragon of havoc and destruction.

[@zanemob1429]

Igon though broken in body and mind but never in spirit. Rest in piece dear friend. You've well earned it.

[@Qiuvox]

Here with Igon lines kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4HOh4ZmnMurmLc

[@zanemob1429]

@@Qiuvox I’ve already watched it like 30+ times lol

[@coslawstudio3001]

For a dragon, using Bayle this name is too majestic and epic