Bayle The Dread - Close Look

[@isca141]

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

[@sigmamaverick9215]

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

[@gangzilla5716]

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

[@cyam1768]

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

[@sigmamaverick9215]

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

[@shehzadrafey4982]

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

[@ScarecrowXDD]

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

[@jontuxen2724]

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

[@sigmamaverick9215]

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

[@dinolover]

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

[@negative6442]

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

[@WiseViper39]

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

[@MuffinYoBusiness]

WITH A HAIL OF HARPOONS!!!

[@knighthunter5333]

BAYLE, VIAL BAYLE

[@jaredbremer941]

WITH EVERY LAST DROP OF MY BEING!!!

[@Dominikzz569]

CURSE YOU BAYLEEEEEE !!!!!!!!

[@popdrip7448]

BAYLEEEE

[@SleepyEternal]

WAAAAAAAAAAAAH

[@samuelvibritannia4831]

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

[@Altus_Akdevan]

Yeah, he is a dragon after all

[@venomark7883]

Placidusax is the Dragonlord while Bayle is the Satanic Dragon

[@ett375]

Looking like destroyah.

[@numbersbubble]

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

[@Bigtwinkissac209]

well lore wise he’s BASICALLY THE SATAN of dragons

[@jamesnorman9160]

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

[@justanordinaryguy._.7399]

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

[@fuwamiusagi]

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

[@posterpaster1980]

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

[@mukaonline3]

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

[@kamantariq2513]

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

[@krizzy334]

So that's why Placidusax is missing 2 heads.

[@loblo5542]

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

[@BelldandyMan]

He's missing 3, actually

[@skullhead1O1]

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

[@victorvillegas911]

Yes Sherlock, that's why

[@quynhphannhu7175]

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

[@TuxedoCrow]

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

[@senpie6639]

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

[@quynhphannhu7175]

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

[@wattamugen4055]

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

[@minezweeper2976]

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

[@Zero_DW990]

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

[@tooru-kun4178]

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

[@sigmamaverick9215]

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

[@tooru-kun4178]

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

[@sigmamaverick9215]

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

[@ileiad]

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

[@armintor2826]

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

[@invictus_1245]

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

[@Igon-drake-warrior]

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

[@Deathwhisper2]

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

[@funk3nst3in]

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

[@marclenraymagdaraog691]

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

[@sixzero2733]

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

[@FalcoMoment]

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

[@evilcorpguzma4289]

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

[@KKKuma]

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

[@SaxSlaveGael]

0:13 That transition 😳

[@Riguma-b0ru]

Bro tryna eat me with that stare XD

[@mohammad1.45]

Sax slave gael my beloved ❤

[@amberhernandez]

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

[@QuestionableObject]

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

[@kullervo3289]

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

[@mathewklatil5455]

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

[@neutralplayeroflol5722]

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

[@thecommentguy9380]

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

[@QuestionableObject]

@@thecommentguy9380 Source??

[@redfox9446]

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

[@Bro-dot-]

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

[@lemonlordminecraft]

Interesting, the first thing I yelled was "BAYYYYYYLE"

[@trevorvanderputten7430]

Truly a fair comparison.

[@Sakira198]

Even better. They have a bal*smaug*

[@Saqr-rv6lb]

+1​@@Bro-dot-

[@Perfectionado]

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

[@precautiousparasite3794]

BAYYYYYYYYYYYYLE!

[@LautrecOfCarim]

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

[@Valkyrie7894-o4v]

CURSE YOU BAYLE!

[@ramolossparaplegique9707]

I HEREBY VOW! YOU WILL RUE THIS DAY!

[@Ssosmooth69]

YOUR FEARS MADE FLESH!

[@psf_dioufmaulana3040]

BEHOLD A TRUE DRAKE WARRIOR, AND I, IGON

[@mrbones9332]

SOLID OF SCALE YOU MIGHT BE, FOUL DRAGON.

[@JKA.X2]

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

[@destinydude8028]

Exactly what i said. Midir has finally been dethroned.

[@mida05g]

True

[@biggreen216]

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

[@LuM4rex]

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

[@BIG_GUY420]

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

[@midgard9057]

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

[@Danksforbreakfast]

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

[@the_infinexos]

"FILL YOUR LUNGS WITH BLOOD AND THUNDER"

[@ridhonuhannad]

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

[@JohnDarkSouls895]

@@the_infinexos WHEN YOU SEE THE DREAD BAYLE

[@boochaca7957]

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

[@Devcorp15]

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

[@OneNationUnderPug]

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

[@EryadeBeyond0825]

So Placidusax is Flaccud Sacks?

[@amberhernandez]

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

[@lunchsimulator3995]

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

[@StarlordCoffee5]

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

[@the_Red_Star]

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

[@theirodyessy9473]

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

[@Beyonces_Granny]

Wait what where

[@MDMarcus]

​​@@Beyonces_Granny 0:34

[@pracitus]

​@@Beyonces_Granny did you watch the video?

[@Khann_2102]

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

[@Beyonces_Granny]

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

[@pizdosic]

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

[@Undadawg2x]

That’s a lot of these bosses

[@AtomicPineapple23]

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

[@TheFifthBanana01]

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

[@Peagaporto]

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

[@venomark7883]

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

[@Zythryl]

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

[@A7XKoRnRocks1]

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

[@Benz37091]

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

[@felixcote1697]

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

[@mhmdfdhl8122]

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

[@thecommentguy9380]

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

[@DarkDeathMarine]

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

[@thecommentguy9380]

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

[@theneef174]

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

[@thecommentguy9380]

@@theneef174 Bayle definitely can take more than his size

[@TheKing-qz9wd]

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

[@riteshG9]

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

[@are3287]

yall actually summoned him?

[@TheMoonman4]

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

[@anonisnoone6125]

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

[@icetide9411]

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

[@devinguy]

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

[@GrieveIV]

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

[@calkui]

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

[@torshec8634]

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

[@gorb688]

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

[@lemonlordminecraft]

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

[@Reklov.66]

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

[@warriorwatch2406]

@@Reklov.66 It doesn't, all it says is Bayle's fire will one day consume the body and soul of the one who ate his heart.

[@AtomicPineapple23]

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

[@dumbname1961]

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

[@TheDanteswoman]

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

[@kibikiwi175]

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

[@todd3143]

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

[@aquagamez1415]

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

[@kibikiwi175]

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

[@kibikiwi175]

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

[@CL-jq1xs]

@@kibikiwi175 Bayle has lightning though

[@entityuntombed]

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

[@georgiykireev9678]

Definitely a worse fight gameplay wise though

[@berkankilic912]

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

[@georgiykireev9678]

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

[@gluelake]

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

[@natharoonytoony6632]

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

[@terrestrialtoker]

Yes! Ive been waiting for this one! And the close up of the Placidusax scarves and the 2nd phase was just icing on the cake, awesome vid!

[@56yhgg]

Now this entrance, the arena and this boss overally is just peak epicness

[@demonicxfire]

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

[@bernoulli7]

facts lmao he looks similar to the balrog

[@Jakov-or7fp]

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

[@Akiraspin]

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

[@kamuraidragonsbane]

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

[@thegreatdraco3923]

Dragon literally too angry to die.

[@GMan345ism]

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

[@Undadawg2x]

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

[@brillywinsen6526]

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

[@GMan345ism]

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

[@catta4491]

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

[@warriorwatch2406]

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

[@MomoHiraisan]

To see his bones fully exposed, his left leg missing, and the giant gashes he got around him…really makes you wonder how brutal the actual fight was

[@blizzardgaming7070]

I love how this guy is basically Baleyrion the Black Dread from Game of Thrones. This is a truely great dragon fight.

[@vey_4227]

Love how he actually the one that fight placidusax and the one that injured him

[@Thissentenceisfalselosers]

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

[@yanli111]

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

[@Suiberis]

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

[@arceuse1999]

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

[@notanymore1]

​@@Suiberisinteresting way to spell horrifying but alr

[@Suiberis]

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

[@mesemell]

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

[@awesomennio]

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

[@teero121]

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

[@V0RTA]

Tattered wings, lost a leg, still fights like a legend.

[@Luismayer77]

I LOVE that you are uploading these as I beat them lol, last night I killed Bayle and now you upload this, Life is good

[@kaiser9598]

the image of those glowing wings spreading is one of my favorite things ever

[@fermyonds]

obligatory CURSE YOU BAYLE!

[@kebabruh]

For a dragon, who attacks viciously and is the most aggressive, he has suprisingly calm face.

[@Nitnert1]

Bayle having 2 of Placidusax's heads around his neck is metal as fuck

[@aarovit4257]

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

[@MexicanGeronimo]

Bayle is so mad he forgets he’s missing most his limbs during the fight

[@chumunga648]

I feel bad for Placidusax. He lost two heads to Bayle and another in a tragic jetski accident

[@thetsarofall8666]

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

[@tanjeeschuan4999]

Also, horns. Maybe he has ties with the crucible?

[@ohmielevisope4237]

I can't help but think how Bayle would look in humam form. When i was fighting him all i could think about was that he looked like Destroyah.

[@EldenmugLaw]

Tell anyone but Neflix they gonna put The Rock as the drake

[@loblo5542]

I think Bayle participated in Ancient Dragon Communion. He ate the hearts of Ancient Dragons he slayed. Even though it's speculation, I think it makes sense given that he uses flame-"lightning" and sprouts another set of wings like Ancient Dragons.

[@quynhphannhu7175]

While i like this theory, i don't think ancient dragons have hearts, none of the ancient dragons in game drop hearts and if you check their corpses they seems to lack flesh and blood in generals, their corpses either just petrified or broke apart like statues. They probably not even actually alive in a sense, they seems to make entirely of gravel stone which give them immortality

[@loblo5542]

@quynhphannhu7175 Or he gorged upon their corpses, I suppose.

[@creeperYT9824]

@@quynhphannhu7175 ohh like how in ds1 when gwyn strikes the dragons they break apart, so bayle is basically seath but if he lost

[@quynhphannhu7175]

​@@creeperYT9824 Bayle is Seath if he not an Int built and is angry as fuck.

[@creeperYT9824]

@@quynhphannhu7175 agreed

[@armchairmaster]

Now just imagine, Igon went toe-to-toe against the only dragon capable of challenging their god, got horribly injured, and decided to go back for round two. Igon is an S-Tier character, easily.

[@knighthunter5333]

Well I guess we found where the other heads of placy are.

[@jooot_6850]

BAYLE THE DREAD..! YOU SHALL HAUNT ME.. NO LONGER...

[@QuestionableObject]

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

[@AnthonyMielnicki]

If anyone is wondering, all five heads of Placidusax are now accounted for: 2 left on his body, 2 on Bayle, and the last one crashed through the wall where the Godskin Duo is

[@TwistedFeetMH]

Nice! This will definitely help me making a fanart of him. Thanks!

[@admiralcat3809]

Bayle: "If Placidusax were to grow back his heads, it might cause me a little trouble." Tarnished: "But would you lose?" Bayle: "Nah, I'd win"

[@bluestrike1259]

Close enough. Welcome back Midir🤌🏽

[@PhoneyLoki]

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

[@braxtonalan927]

Local Dragon Literally Too Angry To Die

[@Brando853]

Thank you! It's exactly the video I was waiting for :)

[@whatsnewbois9814]

"BAYEL! VILE BAYEL!"

[@midgard9057]

Bayel?

[@eyelessjess8330]

CURSE YOU BAGEL!! 🥯

[@SirStoneyOfBow]

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

[@TheActualMrLink]

Damn, he’s a THICC boi.

[@Raze394]

If you think about the fall of lucifer in comparison with the fall of bayle, bayle is literally just dragon satan.

[@timelineenjoyer]

Officially the most bad ass looking FromSoftware monster yet

[@jevmenyt3422]

this is where that "i dont make gross designs" comes into play, for such a mutilated creature with multiple wounds, fromsoftware manages to give it a threatening look, focusing on how this creature's hatred is so strong it will power it to continue fighting with all of its will using what little he has left instead of focusing on "blood blood violent", looks like a veteran where the wounds have healed in whatever inconvenient way they were open, even leaving the biting eternal heads of his nemesis still stuck to his own body, even improvising a new combat style with its crippled body I wouldnt be surprised if other studios would rather have a dragon with gaping wounds gushing blood arround instead. Bayle truly looks like a beast of legendary tales, something worthy of being called "the dread" "the tyrant"

[@emperordalek102]

those damages done to him must have been beyond painful. i assume he can still fly. how is he still alive

[@senpie6639]

I think he can only fly for a short amount of time before it drains his energy

[@emperordalek102]

Damn poor bayle.

[@brillywinsen6526]

You can thank placi for messing him up so bad

[@suwatsaksri6534]

Bayle is too angry to die

[@Xgenstudioz777]

​@@suwatsaksri6534 Lmao, that's true even when all that's left of him is his heart

[@notdante1151]

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

[@BuffoFesss]

I hope this makes people undewrstand that Placisudax had more than 3 heads

[@brillywinsen6526]

Makes you wonder where his 3rd head went Placi still have 2, bayle has 2, so where's the 5th one?

[@Khann_2102]

​@@brillywinsen6526Maybe he lost it in a fight way before Bayle got the other 2

[@brillywinsen6526]

@@Khann_2102 hmm... maybe that's the reason why his talisman only depicted him with 4 heads?

[@Khann_2102]

@@brillywinsen6526 Yeah that's one of the theories so far

[@khoiduong8783]

@@brillywinsen6526 Placi probably could've killed Bayle right then and there if he had his fifth head

[@NulliHaxVT]

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

[@dizzy2531]

First phase reminded me of Shin Godzilla, like how Plasidusax was based on Ghidorah.

[@inspectorwhoreacts]

I was thinking Destroyah

[@imperiallray7933]

I wish we could have gotten his left arm as a lighting colosal sword

[@杉乃かふん]

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

[@portalmanHUN]

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

[@tageru1541]

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

[@davidturnage971]

YOU SHALL NOT PASS!!

[@blastchambers2150]

So metal, Placidusax's heads are still biting into Bayles body after all this time and being ripped off. I wish I could have seen that fight between the two of them.

[@МохнатыйПупок-ц5м]

0:45 - ... a Placi's heads?

[@Idiots4257]

Yes that placidusax had 4 heads but then Bayle and placidusax fought, both getting injured in the process. That’s why when you fight placidusax he has 2 heads instead of 4

[@johng29]

Placi bit into Bayle with two of his 5 heads and Bayle ripped them off while they were biting him. When Ancient Dragons die they actually turn to stone instead of fading to mist, that's just a gameplay mechanic. So when Placis heads died while biting Bayle, they turned to stone still biting him so Bayle is forever stuck with them on his hide.

[@tameflames]

Then: "Imagine Placidusax in his prime!" Now: "Imagine Bayle in his prime."

[@senpie6639]

Wonder how powerful and dangerous both prime Placidusax and prime Bayle are before they become like this

[@pamafa3147]

I like to imagine Placi grabbed Bayle and started shocking him with lightning or torching him, two heads on his back, one of each wing and one grabbing a leg. But then Bayle manifested his wings of pure fucking spite and flew off so hard that body parts from both dragons came right off

[@IJWLI]

Imagine palcidusax with 5 heads. Shooting lazers with each one of them..... And Bayle almost got him

[@sigmamaverick9215]

four. the talisman depics him with four. He prob lost his fifth long before.;

[@Insanabiliter_In_Linea]

Easily the most metal boss fight Fromsoft's ever done. Was honestly almost disappointed that I fought him late and it only took me two tries. Damn it felt good though. Out of all the bosses in the DLC which leaned heavily towards spectacle, I'd say this one balanced the spectacle and fairness of the fight the best. It's an absolute visual treat, with so many flashy effects and crazy moves, but it's still very readable, it's not too difficult to dodge his attacks once you get used to his patterns and there aren't any that feel like the boss just decided to press the big ol' "FUCK YOU" button and wipe out your entire health bar in a nigh undodgeable flurry of attacks, unlike a certain _someone_ that may or may not be currently making me look like I've never played a video game in my life.

[@mon0lithic629]

man I love Monster Hunter

[@codybender5332]

Phase 2 , he grows wings . This implies 2 things. He is most likely an ancient dragon, as he has 2 sets of wings, or becoming one by tyrannical lust for power , possibly by consuming other dragon hearts and evolving . He does seem to lack arms like the ancient dragons, so it makes sense to me that he is more closely related to the regular dragons The second thing his phase 2 could imply is mentioned in his spells flavor text , “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.”. Maybe this means his heart is immortal. And his second phase may imply he was regenerating his body and would have been full power again later . The heart mentions it being Biatrial, a joining of the hearts 2 atriums and enlarged growth, although that is normally caused in people because of underlying health problems, I don’t know why Bayle’s heart was this way .