Dark Souls 3 Ringed City: Slave Knight Gael Boss Fight [4K 60FPS]

[@Shirrako]

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[@Gr33nOfGrundleburg]

Shirrako Love the armor you're using. The fashion souls is strong with this one.

[@andreacapuano585]

Shirrako the spam is strong with you

[@DenDrake5722]

Shirrako what ng where you?

[@hdss170]

Shirrako What is The name of your weapon???

[@Gr33nOfGrundleburg]

Josué Luna Domínguez Looks like a Pontiff Knight Curved Sword

[@rocketbirb7110]

That airborne crossbow barrage that ends in a front flip sword slam is quite possibly the most badass thing I’ve ever seen

[@blaakheart8]

Its kinda lame you get the weapons and armour but can't perform all the techniques

[@ASmartNameForMe]

@@blaakheart8 well that would be hard to implement

[@excusemewhatthephuck1090]

blaakheart8 it isn’t lame because moves like those are what makes bosses unique.... no reason for the player to perform them.

[@blaakheart8]

@@excusemewhatthephuck1090 but I want to

[@rectaalborween8471]

@@blaakheart8 Become a modder and implement them yourself :X

[@suiciniv1995]

"THAT'S what you were supposed to do when i summoned you to fight sister Friede"

[@lostrelos4670]

Lol sooo true in fact i was surprised when i entered the room after the 30th attempt wich drove me into summoning him and he wouldnt appear until second phase i was like wtf is going on gael are u broken or something

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@@lostrelos4670 He's supposed to wait until the second phase.

[@lostrelos4670]

@@TheStraightestWhitest I know this happened in my first playthrough i kept resetting cause i thought it was a bug lol

[@ambitiousheart5441]

666 likes.....

[@arceuslegend4605]

Sister Friede and Father BDSM

[@Frescko]

Gael is an absolute legend from a lore perspective. He was a Slave Knight aka cannon fodder for the mooks during the war against the everlasting dragons. He survived all the ages of fire up until DS3, and when you touch the egg your sent thousands if not tens of thousands years into the future and Gael is still alive, not only that but he’s also killed every human alive. How do we know he killed every human? Well he has the completed dark soul which every human contains a bit of. And on top of all of this he used his galaxy brain and planned the time travel as he knew a champion would go to the future and kill him only to then go to the past and hand the painter girl his blood. Absolute legend

[@Oryyyt]

lol galaxy brain indeed. respect

[@engelsarian2993]

Thousand of years, uncountable battles...and he is the real hero of this story.

[@joshuagleeson4776]

@@engelsarian2993 and nobody will ever know what he did to give life some fleeting chance of living free from the cycle that ultimately doomed it. Seriously, why couldn't we have an option to name the painted world after Gael? After everything he deserves that recognition at least.

[@engelsarian2993]

@@joshuagleeson4776 That's right!

[@bigbozza2754]

Sorry if this is a stupid question but when the player travels BACK in time to give The Painter the Dark Soul, is Gael alive at this point in the past? He would still be his regular self no? Something I’ve always wondered about

[@seiker9643]

4:56 that whole sequence gives me chills every time. The last two living things, fighting in a desolate wasteland sunk in ashes, the erratic swings of Gael, the cape whipping itself in response to those moves, the lightning falling from behind, the creepy sounds of the souls and the insane choirs along with the music in the background... this truly feels like the final boss for the series.

[@doomfanboy9413]

not the last two living things lmao you guys are all retarded

[@ezrasitompul6796]

I bet Shira is still alive during the fight lol

[@nolantreadway4706]

That’s ringed knight is still alive, I call him Fred

[@JackyBoneskull]

@@nolantreadway4706 Fred, carrier of a Titanite Slab

[@renanleandro5914]

The last two livings things, fighting in a desolate wasteland sunk in ashes. They are not particularly grandiose, the stories of their deeds are not written on the annals of any history, for there is no history left at all. They were both pawns during their tale, and yet, here they stand, at the end of the world, fighting so that someone, somewhere, in a different time, can create a new world, with what's left of this.

[@JohnMarsto2011]

"At the end of the day as long as there's two people left on the planet, someone is going to want someone dead." -The Sniper

[@malum1424]

*gunshot and heavy screaming*

[@zigzag3625]

I'am a black Scottish Cyclops -Demoman

[@Jampolo_OG]

"Then he used his fight money to buy two of every animal on Earth. And then he herded them all to a boat... and then he beat the CRAP out of every single one!" -The Soldier

[@sisusieni9510]

"She weighs one hundred fifty kilograms." -Heavy

[@numbjuhnu]

"You listening? ok.. Grass grows, birds fly, sun shines, and brother, I hurt people." - The Scout

[@LeSo117]

Everybody a gangsta until Gael whips out the Glock 18 Crossbow.

[@neesonBadass92]

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[@lecopshavefoundme9461]

Come to think of it, a semi-large amount of the old man fights in soulsborne have guns in them. Gehrman, Gael, and Isshin have guns (if you count Gael’s repeater)

[@valentinvas6454]

He probably inspired Isshin the Glock Saint too.

[@GOD-nx1yo]

Slave knight gael is a simp

[@Phloob_]

G o D slave knight gale has fallen to a underaged egirl

[@acharat6]

Slave Knight Gael's weakness was his humility. His desperate plan had one flaw: he thought that the chosen one would beat him easily.

[@declicitous1763]

“Ah shit man I’m going hollow, sorry in advance for destroying you if I do”

[@Bluecho4]

To be fair, Gael assumed if the Champion of Ash were strong enough to survive to the end of the world, he'd be strong enough to kill Gael. Moreover, he was counting on the Player Character being even more stubborn than Gael himself.

[@002f4dsw4]

I feel like Gael is kind of a representation of the player's journey through the Souls series, you gotta be as stubborn as that man to make it this far despite being destroyed over and over in your first game :D hollowing is giving up and never finishing the games

[@Brock_Lee501]

Gael’s plan was in no way flawed, you beat him eventually.

[@jackvambracetube]

​@@Brock_Lee501 the 30 corpses I left behind in his arena would like a word

[@alicematalice]

The first enemy in the first game is a hollow wielding a broken sword The final enemy in the final game is a hollow wielding a broken sword I’ll miss you, Dark Souls

[@nightmare3215]

Underrated comment

[@lowresSandwich]

We started out as a hollow wielding a broken sword I love dark souls

[@wahterr6281]

Unbelievably underrated comment.

[@daith_izumi]

WHAT THE FAWK!!!!!🤯

[@daith_izumi]

UNBELIEVABLY, INCREDIBLY, UNDERRATED COMMENT

[@garpu_9187]

When an enemy spams his combo and there is nothing to do: *initiate roll sequence*

[@Xhaato_]

I beat gael without rolling because the circle button is destroyed in my ps4 275 attempts with my claw build

[@bromomento3862]

@@Xhaato_ That must've been like hell.

[@bingitybong6518]

He’s a filthy R1 Spammer

[@adamnajami4902]

_cuteboy22_ how?

[@joule8878]

Adam Najami I mean it took 275 tries so it’s no surprise that he beat the boss

[@cinderluna]

This boss is the PERFECT ending to the series. Nothing will change my mind The world is dead and all that is left are ashes, the blood of the dark soul and two nobodies. It doesn't get better than that

[@Joawlisdoingfine]

cesar garcia How long will that world last?

[@jiggiedaz]

@@Joawlisdoingfine I'm pretty sure that world is Bloodborne, and I still play it soooo...

[@sonicdrip5972]

@Tyler Kadle but there's still life in Bloodborne, but in dark souls...

[@jhonny1416]

Theres a ring knight around there

[@jhonny1416]

Also that bitch who beats you with a corpse.

[@Embi-G]

Gael as Boss Fight: *THIS* Gael as a Ally vs Friede: ho ho ho Merry Christmas!

[@atahanakay]

This Gael when you are on naughty list

[@gaelgerald8122]

My name is Gael irl

[@jobaruyt4920]

@@gaelgerald8122 are you also a slave knight?

[@gaelgerald8122]

@@jobaruyt4920 yeah sure

[@VGamingJunkieVT]

To be fair, that was Gael before he took in the corrupting power of the Dark Soul.

[@archie3547]

I my opinion, this fight is flawless. As a conclusion to the Dark Souls trilogy, and as a fun and entertaining boss, it does everything right.

[@joshuagleeson4776]

As a final boss for the series, Gael would have had monumental expectations, and he delivered in every single aspect of what makes these games so great. Truly a perfect send off and a perfect boss.

[@eleventyeleven]

In my opinion, a perfect boss is one that makes you wish you never defeated it, because now you can’t enjoy fighting them anymore (until your next playthrough). I felt this as soon as I beat Gael, why isn’t there a boss replay system in souls game??!

[@just_cade]

Slave Knight Gael and Sister Friede are the absolute pinnacle of Souls bosses. We truly do not deserve the DS3 DLCs.

[@hitalick5999]

@@eleventyeleven there is one called bonfire ascetic in ds2 i wish they had implemented in ds3 aswell

[@dPlayer_5b]

@@eleventyeleven agree 100% im going through rn on another playthrough just to get to him and fight him, then let him kill me before my inevitable success, just so that I can fight him at any time.

[@DrPonk]

The fact that this man kicks your shit in with what is essentially a big-ass Broken Straight Sword is honestly inspiring.

[@janogabor7697]

With a broken straight sword and with his fucked cape.

[@HadiaVin]

the fact that lothric and lorian, two cripples, manage to kick your ass

[@Charles-A]

@@HadiaVin well, the potato conjures miracles and the mute one teleports and moves fast af

[@KhangNguyen-um4rg]

@@HadiaVin fuck those twos. I had enough of their teleporting bullshit so i just called 2 sunbro in and we whoop their asses

[@AlastorAltruistGaming]

@@KhangNguyen-um4rg meanwhile, in one of my older playthroughs of the DLC, I summoned a Sunbro… who did absolutely fucking nothing!

[@jahredharrison4069]

You ever fight someone so hard that your clothing, the weather, and the namesake of your universe all join your side?

[@kwamemwangs2173]

and still lose 🤣🤣

[@pillarmenn1936]

@@kwamemwangs2173 I mean he wanted to lose so technically he won lol

[@Proto294]

@@pillarmenn1936 "task failed successfully" the fight

[@littlesneets8026]

@@pillarmenn1936 wait, really? I don't understand

[@pillarmenn1936]

@@littlesneets8026 Gael's whole entire plan to give the painter the pigment of the dark soul was to have you kill him. He knew he'd end up succumbing to insanity and hollowing as soon as he completed his mission of finding the pygmies and the dark soul so he placed as many strips of his cloth and messages around the dreg head to lead you to the ringed city to eventually kill him.

[@nico4338]

If there are any people who don't think this is a fitting end to this series, maybe this will convince you: It's the end of the world, and the only two living beings left are two undead. The old gods who cursed humanity are long dead, and the curse is all that's left of their legacy. In order to claim the dark soul (the games namesake) you have to fight the last enemy...yourself. Gael is no god, no great warrior, not even a terribly important character. His fate is what happens to an undead with a solemn duty and nothing left to lose, in other words, the player. Once you kill him, you get your reward and it's done. There's nothing left in the whole world. It's all ash and death. If that doesn't scream dark souls, I don't know what does.

[@Spritus3241]

All the reputation of dark souls hinges on it's "difficulty", a merit that only pleases a minor demographic that doesn't require any extra challenge than high boss hp and hard hitting enemies everywhere. dark souls isn't that special, it's just a well built game with a few gimmicks like item based storytelling and resetting everything when you die (which is bog standard for pretty much everything, it just doesn't have an object tied to it). that said it isn't bad, it's just good, C-, pass. feel free to have your rage, i don't care, you perceive the game as you will and i'll be minding my own business passing time with equal and greater games.

[@dandazed5846]

Spritus Animation, Games & YTPs But... but the *LORE!* In all seriousness, I won't get down on my knees and try to convince you otherwise. You do you, and I'll just enjoy this gem of a game.

[@argen2949]

Spritus Animation, Games & YTPs like SUPAH MARRIO BRUHDAS 2

[@Ashalmawia]

+Spritus Animation, Games & YTPs Dark Souls "difficulty" is not really about hit points and damage. It mainly comes from obscurity (even misdirection) of important gameplay information, which is why it becomes easier and easier the more you play it. it's "easy when you know how" but it takes a while to know how. (I'm not 100% sure I like this concept, but I can't disagree that the end result is extremely fun and satisfying, at least once you get to the "you know how" part. it's a bit frustrating until you get there though.) other than that, it also has a huge number of ways to play, each surprisingly deep in its own way. (it's actually way more fluid than this, but you could say, maybe, pyro/mage/cleric/pure fighter * light/medium/heavy * shield/no shield for something like 12-24 base play styles (some of those are a bit odd though), and not including specific gear like weapons and rings)

[@Treyast]

Spritus Animation, Games & YTPs The game's lore is there for those who actually can appreciate a good game for the stories it tells, not those who want a game to spoon-feed them info or an easy fight.

[@Luceena]

The best part is when you finally win and there is no ending cutscene, you're just left alone on an ash covered world. Such a powerful ending IMO, no words or anything needed, you're the last survivor constantly wandering the ash wasteland.

[@genghiskhan910]

actually you're supposed to bring the pigment for the Lady to paint a new world

[@Celebrimbor965]

No way you don't know that you have to give the dark soul to the lady

[@scarsch1286]

You don’t have to give the Dark Soul to the Lady. You could keep it for yourself and bring it into one of your endings.

[@dami8875]

Honestly i like that the games never directly showed us what to do. Just some clues here and there, then you're off on your own to make decisions for yourself. You could help the NPCs and summon them in return, but you can also ignore them-- continuing your own mission without any assistance.

[@joshjames582]

@@dami8875 Yeah it's great how the two DLC tie in with one another. I happened to listen to her talk about "Uncle Gael returning" and knew what I had to do, but many players might overlook it, and either way you have an enjoyable experience.

[@oelaty9116]

*Hand it over, that thing, your crippling depression over the fact that this is one of the most beautiful moments in gaming history as it wraps up one of the greatest trilogies in all of gaming*

[@carlosg8103]

:)

[@EmoZix]

:)

[@carlosg8103]

@@EmoZix :)

[@davidhong1934]

:)

[@frenkhorsky7633]

:)

[@Adamanthillo]

He wasn't this strong against Friede. How many push-ups did he do? How many sit-ups? WHAT KIND OF JUICE DID HE DRINK!?

[@julesop3866]

The DARK SOUL*Energy Drink Version

[@Mordalon]

He had his vitamin D.

[@pokegen2000]

For you see, your not dealing with the average slave knight anymore

[@silverhand9965]

IaM He did ALL the pushups He did ALL the situps He drank ALL the juice

[@CODA96]

A slave to surpass Metal Gear!

[@goguisowo2898]

A servant more loyal than Gwyn’s Four A warrior more fierce than the Dragonslayer. A knight more resolute than the Abysswalker. The man who claimed the blood of the Dark Soul. The man who found a purpose. The man who completed his task. A man that rivals the legends of the Age of Fire Yet his legend will be written nowhere. History won’t remember him, nowhere in the annals shall he be mentioned. His name was Gael, and he served his lady well.

[@declicitous1763]

Well said my friend

[@jayelex2459]

But he didn't complete his task though. His purpose was to find pigment for the unnamed painter in ariandel, but as you can see he never actually got to give her the pigment.

[@doomer016]

@@jayelex2459 but you did

[@dinorex3464]

@@jayelex2459 Not quite. In Phase 2, Gael turns Hollow because he realises the Dark Soul is inside him, so despite knowing he will never return, he has fulfilled his purpose because he knows you are here to kill him, so you will deliver it to the Painter in his place.

[@tesalan2180]

Underrated comment

[@dinorex3464]

It took me an insane amount of time to realise his teleporting attack is literally him PUTTING DOWN HIS SUMMON SIGN to summon himself behind you and catch you off-guard. The Dark Soul literally made him weaponise the game mechanics.

[@KyleJordanGaming]

Confirmed: Gael is, in fact, *Him*

[@003thezg3]

Time stamp ?

[@KyleJordanGaming]

@@003thezg3I just rewatched and he didn’t actually use it in this fight. Dunno if it’s just RNG or maybe only triggers if you get too far away from him? When he does his exploding thing and shoots out all the red pac man things, they leave a little ‘gooey’(?) looking spot where they land on the ground and I think that’s where he teleports to when he does use it- so I guess you have to be near one of those maybe..? Man I dunno but I remember Zullie the Witch had a video about it. Pretty dope.

[@jasminelee1909]

I lost my mind when I saw it the 1st time because oh my god it's so fucking cool 😭

[@EarthwormShandy]

@@KyleJordanGaming Is there a link to a video of it actually happening then?

[@douglasdiggins8296]

You've come so far only to face what is essentially a background character in the most intense boss fight ever. Very Dark Souls.

[@mkzhero]

Intense? He's pretty easy tho...

[@Urlastnerve]

Mk.z you one of those, “I beat it with a drum set with earplugs and blindfold, while doing my taxes.?” Just messing with you bud. But I wouldn’t call him easy. There are definitely harder fights, and easier. But this guy is definitely a challenge. Yea you can beat him relatively easy with an over leveled fighter and op weapon. But this was one of my favorite fights in the series. It’s just a lot of fun. It really is intense, in spectacle and the over all energy of the fight and what it represents. Yea the difficulty isn’t maddening, but it’s even, just like every other fight in the series.

[@mkzhero]

@@Urlastnerveyeah, the fight does looks great, and is well made, yeah, but he's pretty slow, low damage and easy to read, so dancing between his attacks while swinging something fast is pretty easy, a slow weapon is trickier, but manageable too ( i did it with a zwihander). He also gives plenty of room to back off and heal up... Unlike the nameless king and Fride where its super tricky to heal up, they hit like a truck, and have unpredictable, quick attacks . Overall, yeah, he's not a pushover like some of the bosses (especially with summons), but definitely not hard.

[@tonktonk9874]

Fisrt sorry for my bad English It's depends on your souls experience.Ds3 was my first soul experience so i found the game very hard ( i literally spent 8 hours on Farron swamp),but after some research on internet i felt the game way easier.At the point Gael bossfight,i dont know i was too op or geal too easy,i just smacked him till death with 50 str and ledo hammer,went through ng+1 and decided to challlenge my self with a stock Greatsword,still beat him in 30 minutes,no struggle at all....

[@roroc.2944]

@@mkzhero Shut up, kid ;)

[@JLHoskins]

Fighting this guy's 3rd phase with 0 Estus is perhaps the most terrifying thing in Dark Souls history

[@fuckmedaddy373]

it truly is a large endurance test. if you make it to phase 3, you know how long it took to get there. okay maybe only minutes, but still, very long minutes.

[@3700rero]

@@fuckmedaddy373 Except you use the Sellsword cheeseblades and spam L1.

[@bbpoItergeist]

MR g37 R3K7 everyone spams L1 dumb ass

[@boliwijskisprzedawcakapucynek]

@@bbpoItergeist Not everyone it's not Bloodborne

[@sckecherten8304]

Dream chaser and the moment when you beat him on your first try, there is so much dopamine courseing through you that you may have a stroke

[@Charles-A]

*Mom, I'm being bullied at school!* Mom: "just ignore them" Dad: "tell your teacher next time" Your war veteran grandpa in a wheelchair: 3:34

[@brithemchildsplay7283]

The bullies were never seen again

[@kingcrazy4069]

This one made me giggle

[@whatthewhatthe9117]

“Tonight, Gehrandpa joins the hunt” [Loads gun with holy intent]

[@GDRunny]

"Gherman joins the hunt."

[@rain8767]

"grandpa pulls out uzi he got during his service as a commando"

[@masterelia3259]

even after elden ring, this still remains not only as my favorite from soft boss, but my favorite boss in gaming history.

[@ashcrow9233]

After Sekiro and Elden Ring Gael still best FromSoftware boss.

[@masterelia3259]

@@ashcrow9233 spitting facts🗣🗣

[@Hafisath]

Elden ring boss design makes me cry

[@yoba867]

@@Hafisath DaS 3 had one good boss before DLC and Nameless wasn't even THAT good, not in top 5 for sure. Midir and Gael are pure kino tho

[@LuM4rex]

@@yoba867 DS3 and Sekiro still have the best overall boss pack.

[@rickygowda7045]

me:give it to me that thing your crossbow.

[@Laerei]

Gael: *dies* Here you go...

[@eutriV33]

hand it over* and you can't have it it's my precious.

[@eutriV33]

@Hideki Tojo I think it's damage is enough and it's weapon art is a good finisher in PvP if you can manuel aim.

[@nathan24-_-2]

Hideki Tojo Because no one likes Gael using the crossbow

[@salvale9184]

His GS is a way better weapon imo

[@dragonboy0158]

*Remember guys, all of this happened because The Painting Lady refused to buy regular black paint.*

[@superspurgdale1925]

Yeah she needed this fucking fancy shit, does she also eat with a trident instead of a fucking fork?

[@the_infinexos]

@@superspurgdale1925 Probably, I mean you need to get a statue to slit its own fucking throat just so you can get an ordinary ladder to drop down

[@highfivemistertorque4537]

@@the_infinexos or use a fancy as branch to turn into a literary idea into phisical form just to extend a ladder down

[@blitzie66]

“starving artist” as if

[@barkyonyx424b]

probably has a throne for a gaming chair

[@KingFancy]

6:23 my god......

[@98Dreadboy]

King Fancy Where is your god now?

[@danwork1149]

King Fancy I remember when I first saw that move I thought it was the coolest thing to ever exist...

[@skyswordlegacy4446]

King Fancy where's your stamina now silly mortal

[@armintor2826]

Style

[@cjcalloway6087]

The fact he dodged all of that makes me hard

[@theorangeninja6486]

The subtle environmental storytelling here regarding Gael as a person and what he's been through is incredible. By this point, Gael has been fighting for tens of thousands of years, if not hundreds of thousands. He survived the entirety of the age of fire, fought in the war against the dragons, and now he's been on a quest for who knows how long to consume the dark soul of every human alive. His is a life of brutal efficiency and savagery, and we see that throughout the first phase. Endless warfare has turned him into a mere beast - He fights on all fours, he roars at you, he swings his sword wildly and with reckless abandon. He fights like an animal. And then when you come along, the first thing in thousands of years to make him bleed? When gael sees that the blood of the dark soul is spilling out of him, he knows that his mission is finally complete, and he *immediately* hollows, leaving nothing left of him but his most fundamental instincts. And then something interesting happens - He stands up, holds his sword properly... *And he starts fighting like a man.*

[@RandomPerson28337]

Another interesting point is hollowing turns the one that is being hollowed to dark version of themselves losing their humanity, however hollowing made gael regain his humanity in a sense as he fights like a man.

[@BeePee5]

Pretty similar to Ludwig when u put it that way

[@bazplayzyt6207]

i have a quick question, why is there a ringed knight out there?

[@pituvir2618]

It is said hollow's are humanity's true form

[@jstar3382]

@@bazplayzyt6207 They lived. They were strong enough to last through it all

[@GilgameshofBabylon]

By the gods, fear it Gael. Fear the Old Blood.

[@ScarletAlly]

Gael, dont fuck with the Blood.I dont want another fiery cleric beast in my city

[@starblack6745]

so damm true

[@hiatus9148]

Gilgamesh should have been the final boss.

[@CarlJohnson-mb7zf]

+Hiatus But then we'd never finish the DLC

[@tengopremium9637]

Bloodborne?

[@pigeon_mccoo]

Imagine if he had a move where he chugged an estus since he is an undead

[@Bubbadroid6502]

I’d actually like that. It’d be a reminder that he’s still human like you.

[@felipecosta-kv2fx]

If he could parry? Or even use dark sorcerys?

[@Phantom-el6oe]

@@felipecosta-kv2fx His lightning looks like dark sorcery

[@sopmodii1505]

@@felipecosta-kv2fx We saw Soul of Cinder parry...Please never again.

[@vulcan_nova]

He might as well. His health in the ten thousands.

[@clakedenclaken]

You know a boss is a natural at being a badass when he shoot you with his auto-crossbow during a somersault jumping behind you in a middle of a combo while loosing magic homing bloody skull everywhere. Whithout forgetting gaping hole remplacing his stomach. Edit : Forgot about the thunder hitting the area from the sheer BADASSERY

[@bilalahmed-bu7bi]

thats gael in a nutshell

[@DragonKnight90001]

Aww that move is my favourite

[@TehFlush]

Nothing personnel kid

[@carlos-zy7vx]

@@TehFlush *teleports behind you*

[@artillerydrago755]

@@carlos-zy7vx omae wa mou shindeiru

[@JeshuaMorbus]

The real homage to Guts. Rest in Peace, master Miura...

[@spleeneater9481]

RIP miura, guy was a legend

[@nikssu]

What?

[@yourewallsareveryconvenien8292]

@@nikssu Slave Knight Gael was inspired by Guts, a character and the main hero of a manga, anime and movies called Berserk. Few weeks later it was revealed that the author of the manga passed away on 6 may 2021.

[@jobaruyt4920]

@@yourewallsareveryconvenien8292 this is the worst year... R.I.P Miura

[@cheefqueef6494]

Especially if Guts continues on an endless journey without the guidance of Miura nor Griffith and survives until the end of the world. You get Gael. But add the Berserk armor.

[@KingTimmahB]

Gael: What's that smell? The sweet blood, oh, it sings to me.

[@Canqwertz1]

Hahahha nice one dude

[@chrisgennusa8588]

its enough to make a man sick

[@2185JTT]

Beasts all over the shop...

[@yamnbam4346]

JTT 2185 You’ll be one of them, sooner or later

[@deathserpent9747]

@ZerglerLive 1st same universe tho

[@Twocoolman115]

0:59 ah, he said it. He said the thing.

[@aymanelkadouri8235]

Hand it over that thing your comment

[@Ryu-iq5dp]

Hand it over, that thing, your miracle build. For my lady's memes.

[@shisaso2115]

Rip John DarkSoul

[@aidanchilders9043]

Most of the gods, deities, dragons, royalty and heroes in Dark Souls died like feral, half-crazed nobodies, clawing at themselves in the dirt. Gael is a feral, half-crazed nobody clawing at himself in the dirt, who stood up and died like a god.

[@t0q14s9]

Kinda like ludwig in bloodborne

[@lesogod8162]

@@t0q14s9 true

[@angsty_saint]

No he died a hero😢

[@nikotsapaliaris4919]

Yeah it's like poetry almost it rhymes

[@Anstreki323]

Cringe

[@confusedsausagetm871]

I’d like to take a moment to acknowledge what a stupendous job Mr. Stephen Boxer did voicing this character. The scream at 2:48 is so animalistic and raw and full of rage. Marvelous!

[@gehrman2727]

Two undeads fighting in a empty arena for something that does not matter anymore

[@Greendalewitch]

Zekthror 1130 Even at the end of the world, the two who are left still somehow find a reason to fight over a woman....

[@ashtongrey6755]

GT xD damn that comment just summed up the whole theme of dark souls which is hopelessness and pointlessness

[@aX0n777]

Lore noob confirmed

[@Hura_the_Blessed]

Its for a new world

[@randomguy6679]

Just like Dark Souls!

[@alariaaurora8456]

That jump into the air and using crossbow in 6:24 is the coolest shit I’ve ever seen in any souls game

[@zosyn6432]

“in ANY video game” I think you mean

[@alariaaurora8456]

@@zosyn6432 pretty much

[@davidmaseda7165]

Here you are. Man versus man. no gods, no prestigious knights, no legends. A slave knight, who wasn´t supposed to even stand a chance, and a unkindled one, unfit to link the flame completely. And yet, only both survived, only both reached the end of the world. There is no fancy cutscene, there is no final music, there is no shiny reward. The world is rotten, and nothing you do will fix it. Linking the flame, leaving it to die, becoming the new dark lord... Nothing will prevent the world to sink into ashes, ashes of innumerable cycles passing, of countless heroes linking the flame. Just ash co ering the world, just Gael finding each piece of the dark soul, and becoming corrupted by it every step. And now you are alone in the future. When you go back to our timeline, you know there is no future, there is nothing that you can do with this world... Except creating another world, and leaving this one to die. You give the dark soul's blood to the painter, and there it is. Countless attempts to save the world. Everything was in vain. You failed, but there is hope in another world. Bravissimo, From.

[@Romb772]

David Maseda But there is music

[@davidmaseda7165]

Touché

[@dannyboi5887]

Also that one ringed knight, he made it too. What a trooper....

[@ashtongrey6755]

That's really depressing to think about

[@trags3]

David Maseda You don't leave the current world to "die", you simply re-link The First Flame and the new era beggins, the reason you can travel back to the "old dark-time firelink shrine" is because all the bonfires are linked trough time and matter. So basicly you travel in to past in that part of the game, after linking the first flame it does not create a new world, it brings life and hope to the current one. If you take the flame away the dark age is to come... "The First Flame quickly fades. Darkness will shortly settle. But one day, tiny flames will dance across the darkness. Like embers, linked by lords past." Tiny flames will still remind the world of the old era, and bring hope that maybe one day, there will be enough souls again, to link The First Flame.

[@professorgrimm4602]

Closing the Dark Souls trilogy out with the player actually obtaining THE DARK SOUL is such a great move. Also, this fight is truly worthy of ending a series as great as Dark Souls.

[@Colonsworth423]

I guess it truly was a Dark Soul.

[@JudeEaley]

What's the dark soul i dont understand

[@damiensg1844]

​@@JudeEaleyit's one of the soul's that was spawned by the first flame and used by the pygmy lords to create humanity

[@renduks361]

​@@JudeEaleyFour souls appeared by the Tree. Soul of Light, Dark, Life and Death.

[@MrSeta]

​@@JudeEaleyThe dark soul is, well, you know what Humanity is in DS1? That's fragments of the dark soul. Gael obtained ALL fragments, and then we obtain it.

[@burritowyrm6530]

His sword must’ve been screaming AT RISK

[@cazmoken8181]

It is the risk!

[@Xhaato_]

Remember that gael sword is broken Imagine if the sword was good Btw sorry for bad english

[@Tigerman4545]

mathias UwU Well, the intact version of his sword is just the Executioners Greatsword.

[@YOUR_SELF.]

@@Xhaato_ shit no no no!

[@declicitous1763]

@@Xhaato_ your English was good

[@youaintready1006]

It kinda makes sense that Gael would be the final boss. By the time we fight him in the wasteland at the end of the Ringed City, Filianore is definitely dead and Gael is the oldest remaining character in the entire game (assuming you killed the Nameless King and Midir). His Repeating Crossbow description states that he has been fighting alone, on his own, against overwhelming odds on an endless journey. Plus he knows the ancient Way of White Corona miracle, which only DS1 characters knew. People are just upset because his character didn't appear at all until Ashes of Ariandel, so it feels gimmicky to have him as a surprise final boss. But the real reason Gael is the final boss of the series is because Berserk had an outsized impact on Japanese game developers who grew up reading and watching it in the 80s-90s. Miyazaki has admitted he loves Berserk and it's really easy to see its influences across the lore and storylines of the DS universe. Besides, we had already killed Artorias (i.e., Guts reference #1) and Miyazaki wanted us to fight a fallen Guts at the end of all things (because that's the most meta Berserk reference of all), so he made us fight Gael instead. Stage 1 of Gael is Guts in his Berserker "Beast of Darkness" form, hence the all-fours, beast-like fighting style. Stage 2 of the boss fight is Guts regaining a bit of his sanity as the Black Swordsman, wielding his repeating crossbow. Even the concept of Gael as a Slave Knight who served Gwyn (who looks just like the King of Midgard, by the way) and presumably the rest of the gods and their lieutenants (i.e., Dark Sun Gwyndolin and Ornstein, who are references to Femto and Griffith, respectively) lines up with Guts backstory in Berserk as an orphaned child who was raised to fight and kill his entire life without asking questions before he joined the Band of the Hawk and began to realize he could have a purpose and a dream of his own (i.e., the dark, gentle painted world that requires the Dark Soul). In Berserk, a constant question that Miura leaves unanswered is whether Guts will succumb to the evil inside of himself and use the Behelit he holds onto to make a pact with the Godhand. In Miyazaki's homage to Berserk, Guts/Gael has finally fallen to the darkness.

[@lukascostello2413]

My man woke up and chose to right an entire English essay

[@BushBumperBaker]

@@lukascostello2413 Ooga booga, me can't read so I gon make fun of u!

[@lukascostello2413]

@@BushBumperBaker when did I ever make fun of him. Just said that he wrote a long comment

[@autisticduck3071]

Sadly his crossbow does not obey the laws of physics at all so bad boss

[@lt.pickle6208]

Shit man knowing this it makes recent news of Miura even more sad. Rip to the legend

[@TheAdaoo7]

Another reason why this dlc is a fitting end. It has you fight the last of everything. The last demon The last remnant of the church The last dragon The last man

[@chaosrex1487]

God damn, and fittingly enough the man is the last of them all. We see the last pygmy die just before the boss fight.

[@fhearrbod858]

The last jedi

[@siegwardofcatarina100]

@@Cptsuccess what thing?

[@siegwardofcatarina100]

420 nice

[@Cptsuccess]

@@siegwardofcatarina100 the last jedi

[@ozera16]

I got to a point I memorised every move of his and would refuse to kill him coz it was so fun …. My fave boss in the franchise!!!

[@reefer674]

EXACTLYYYYYY. I would literary be fucking happy if i made a mistake and die. Just to fight him all over again. Such a fun, well made, badass boss. #1 fav boss in all the souls games

[@joshuagleeson4776]

I'd quit out at the end so I could fight him all over again lol.

[@cullenpinney2997]

I eventually felt the same way about orphan of kos

[@DemoniteBL]

I spent hours just putting my signs down in front of his boss fight, just so I could fight him over and over.

[@swordsfaith8761]

mine right now is the pontiff, although i havent fought midir and a few of the bloodborne bosses

[@EgorKlenov]

Best boss in Souls series

[@bonifacemartinez6830]

I couldn’t agree more

[@argonianguy6226]

Егор, не ожидал увидеть здесь :0

[@Los_Sensacionales]

Nah It's Isshin the sword saint. But all the others are correct too.

[@Future_Doggo]

I cant chose between ludwig and gael. THEIR BOTH SO AMAZING!!!!!!

[@thesnatcher3616]

@@Swellard6415. I liked your fight the best in Ds1.

[@coolbeans3635]

Slave Knight of Gwyn, Gaeltorias.

[@joekewl7539]

of Kos

[@coolbeans3635]

, the holy blade.

[@jeppekjrgaard5321]

Of the astral clocktower

[@coolbeans3635]

, the royal aegis.

[@joekewl7539]

And Smough

[@famtomerc]

3:49 "ah, you were at my side all along."

[@theberserkerarmor6511]

“My guiding dark soul..”

[@thebluhu2096]

"My true mission"

[@roiroije243]

@@theberserkerarmor6511 Wait a minute, you shouldn't be here

[@MrShant-ui9ht]

@@roiroije243 RUN

[@abuckarooboyo7104]

Even after elden ring This guy is still my favorite Gael is still the pinnacle of fromsoft bosses imo

[@atahanakay]

Dark souls 1:Artorias Dark souls 2:Weeb Artorias Dark Souls 3:Artorias Grandpa

[@damiank5976]

Bloodborne: grandpa with a scythe Sekiro:Artorias grandpa with a spear and glock

[@hellishbound5520]

Gael = Old Man Guts.

[@vanjaarsic1616]

@@damiank5976 Actually Owl has that Artorias flip.

[@LordSevla]

Actually the Abyss Watchers are the Artorias successors here.

[@Mo-ir3qz]

@@LordSevla they're probably referrencing the difficulty or the moveset idk, but I dont think the abyss watchers are the successor of artorias, more like followers or worshippers of artorias

[@ApexGale]

I fucking love how he starts by moving around like an animal on four limbs but then he finds his resolve and starts fighting you properly

[@LaserThemTheGirl]

Zenith Tempest ... Exactly like Ludwig

[@chufucachoo]

* And Knight Artorias, the fight also starts the same as Artorias in that he throws a dead body at you.

[@KarlismiSN]

He doesn't find resolve, rather he turns hollow in that moment as his purpose is complete when his blood is spilled

[@RandomPerson28337]

@@KarlismiSN no what that's the point hollowing has the opposite effect on him as if in death he finds new purpose.

[@VERGILGASM]

He has so much Humanity in him (Dark Soul is every human's Humanity in one), that he fights like a man when he Hollows

[@tonyofhousestark1511]

*2024* "What. still here?"

[@gunjanbharti7545]

Yes

[@donnovandalusong266]

Precisely

[@smirelesz]

no much to do outside these days.

[@bruhski136]

@@smirelesz hand it over, that thing. Your toilet paper.

[@RealMrSmile]

Yes indeed

[@HeyItsTheWykydtron]

The best fight I've experienced in any Dark Souls games. Very fair. No annoying minions, no giant sweeping tree, no old crawling giant grandpa with a metal bowl, no giant fire breathing chicken dragon that breaks the camera, just you and your character trading blows until someone falls.

[@MultiKillerontheroad]

You are lucky that he doesn't drink potions.

[@haroldsedit5181]

Omg 😂

[@MultiKillerontheroad]

@Franmaxplay we know what was the point.

[@jo-jk2sr]

If he was able to do so, I would cry in front of my tv 😭

[@youngedge746]

@@MultiKillerontheroad uninstall dark souls 3 after that

[@hope_pead]

Honestly I kind of wanted him to. He is an undead like us but has hundreds of thousands of years of experience. This boss should have been so hard that it takes you a week of gameplay to beat him. But then people wouldn't buy it I guess. I wouldn't mind making him 10x more powerful because, at this point, he is an antithesis to Gwyn, the most powerful character in the story.

[@jreaganmorganchannel]

People have noticed that the ethereal skulls are like bloodborne, but what they don't seem to notice is the lightning. Most of the lightning in Dark Souls is yellow, but lightning in bloodborne is blue, like the lightning in this fight

[@Ford_Everest]

Martyr Logarius!

[@andreaspadaccini948]

Coincidence? *I think not*

[@luttrellcaleb]

Hanzbow Shitada fitting for the fact of the theory bloodborne is the the world created from the ariandel painters painting I mean "bloodborne" i take that as born from the blood of the dark soul

[@Spritus3241]

have you considered its probably not miracle based lightning? and even then if its blue could it be soul lightning? that seems more fitting as it comes from his power not faith.

[@Albert_Lecter03]

I think its actaul lightning this time because gwyn’s and nearly everyone in Anor londo especially NK use lightning sun miracles. Since there some go striking without those red souls independently in the background. Just sayi’n

[@JillLulamoon]

The shift to phase 2 is one of the best moments in the series. I think only Ludwig the Accursed reclaiming his sword matches for me. The Dark Soul of humanity reawakens in all it's terrible power, and Gael, this old, abused, and forgotten hollow becomes the most powerful being the world has seen, matched only by you. A nameless Ashen One, unfit even to be cinder. A climatic final battle between two worthless beings at the end of the world, fighting over something that doesn't really even matter anymore. Fitting end to the series in my opinion. And I love how Gael stands on his feet, and fights like a knight, not a mindless monster like in phase 1. And Everytime Gael explodes and souls escape from his body. Like he has so much power it's literally tearing him apart. So cool.

[@KaIubka]

Gael isn't hollow though. He's just a mad lad

[@Joawlisdoingfine]

KaLubka Oh no he becomes hollow as the fight drags on. He becomes weak to the hollowslayer!

[@Ldenlord]

Ludwig is a lot harder though

[@Joawlisdoingfine]

Rith Panhapich Well that entirely up to both play-style and your own skills. You would be surprised how different other’s experiences are!

[@JillLulamoon]

@@Beppyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy Probably just a troll account. Honestly it was pretty funny to see this dude respond to a 2 year old comment lol

[@Brouhahaski]

5:08 that move was absolutely insane

[@lutherwells3522]

Does anyone else notice the fact that Gael is kicking the player's ass with a larger version of a Broken Straight Sword? Love the contrast between Gwyn and Gael. We first see Gwyn at the height of his power before the game even starts, before we finally fight him as a weakened husk of himself; while we find Gael as a lowly and humble slave before The Ringed City DLC, and we fight him at the height of his strongest using the power of the Dark Soul to fuel his abilities. While Gwyn/Soul of Cinder fought with a powerful blade and the miracles of Lightning, Gael wields a rusty, broken sword alongside the dark and a repeating crossbow never seen in the game before (shut up, Avelyn).

[@moonraven6145]

never thought of that actually, he's basically the complete mirror opposite of Gwyn

[@lutherwells3522]

To add to that: Gwyn, even as a hollow and as the first incarnation of the Soul of Cinder, fought methodically and carefully playing defense often against the player in what could be considered a "dance". Gael, on the other hand, fights savagely and completely on the offensive, so much so that comparisons to Manus and Artorias could be drawn since one was corrupted by the Dark (Artorias and Gael's 1st Phase) while another had been considered as a "father" or vessel for the Dark (Manus and Gael's 2nd/3rd Phase). Thinking about that now, I can see why people get mad thinking that Gael is a recycled Artorias/Manus combination. It may look lazy at first glance, but not all is seldom as seen. It seems like a smart move on FromSoft's part that Gael behaves much like Manus and Artorias because they are all influenced by the Dark in their own ways.

[@josephcole8102]

It's a corroded version of gaels executioner GS

[@lutherwells3522]

I know that, but it still looks like a giant Broken Straight Sword. I would guess that it plays into the symbolism of Gael's psyche, as the description of the Broken Straight Sword says, "Only the completely Hollowed would even consider using this as a weapon," and he's straight up kicking ass with it. Though he's not hollowed, he sure as hell is maddened by the power of the Dark Soul.

[@benjiusofficial]

Actually, Gael is just ZeroLenny after having been requested to do the all the souls and souls-likes. Drunk off the spice.

[@theglobgloofthegabgolab6727]

Allant. Gwyn. Aldia. Gherman. Gael. Isshin, kinda (Sekiro isn't really a souls game, juat fromsoft amd very souls-like) Every souls game ends with you killing an old man. Edit: a lot of people are saying Vendrick, though you seem to misunderstand that I mean the *final* boss, which Vendrick isn't, sorry if that wasn't clear.

[@lain2178]

Isshin.

[@ЛМорнингстар]

And Soul of Cinder

[@roiroije243]

Technically Soul of Cinder is you killing a shit ton of old men.

[@ЛМорнингстар]

@@ab-zj4kr Not only Gwyn.You kill Solaire,another Chosen Undeads,and gods which tries to link the fire.

[@ЛМорнингстар]

@Grim Reaper In-Game Description The Soul of Cinder is the manifestation of all Lords of Cinder that have pledged to defend the First Flame

[@victoryip2332]

A warrior so badass that even his cape is a weapon...

[@blankabs7056]

some heros whear capes badass warriors use it as a weapon

[@core-nix1885]

They're his angel wings...

[@johnniefinney3266]

This is one my favorite comments in the entire section

[@Hikarmeme]

Gael is the perfect example of a hard boss that doesn't rely on bullshit to be hard. He doesn't have a gank squad backing him up, doesn't have an instakill move that you need to run across the arena to avoid. He has an AOE cape, but the roll windows aren't vague. He has a lot of health, but he gives you good windows to attack, and has a cool moveset that's rewarding to dodge and predict. He's aggressive and unwavering, but you can still get a heal off if you play smart. You aren't expected to play perfectly, but you have to keep your focus until the very last swing. I wish more Elden Ring bosses were like Gael, especially Malenia...

[@Salciin]

Absolutely agree. I think Elden Ring is an awesome experience, but compared to Dark Souls the bosses are very lackluster

[@merimkastrat5846]

He also has a range weapon in case you try to be clever keeping your distance and shooting, or just simply running away. Following with using them simultaneously such as a front flip while shooting and slashing. And to make it interesting, no repeated attacks. He has 3 phases in a single boss fight.

[@AnimosityIncarnate]

Yup. I'm replaying DS3 soon as I beat Gael on my first attempt, and I feel I missed out on some of the spectacle, while getting ass whipped by midir for hours 😂 Such an intuitive fight, fast reaction time can carry with a very readable moveset!

[@majora919]

Yea all of Elden rings bosses are pretty easy, then there's probably the biggest jump in difficulty I've seen in the series when you get to endgame bosses

[@atif45602]

He wasn't that hard

[@minilink3371]

Honestly, this guy was the only Dark Souls boss that I enjoyed dying to and try to fight again.

[@liamobrien6903]

Same here, never raged once in all the 2000 times it took me to beat him.

[@EmoZix]

Lol true

[@bbpoItergeist]

MiniLink same and prince Lorain too.

[@rychier6994]

Fume knight felt this way to me and also ornstein and smough...

[@reaperleviathan4726]

@@bbpoItergeist This spot marks our grave, but you may rest here too

[@mrfigs7804]

The Orphan of Kos and Artorias had a baby and it's beautiful 😭

[@redhaziouche9972]

MrFigs I don't want to imagine that night

[@thedoudou900]

Redha Ziouche XDDD Too late for me :'(. Kill me plz

[@최진혁-y1i]

MrFigs from why not kos with maria?

[@MrSticksASMR]

We all saw, though, Orphan of Kos had no dick. So what, was Gael a test-tube baby?

[@최진혁-y1i]

kos has tenticle don't think it

[@childeater7327]

Hand it over That thing *your conniptions*

[@carlos-zy7vx]

Gib me conniptions

[@felipecosta-kv2fx]

For my lady's memes

[@bruhski136]

What? Still here? Hand it over, that thing. Your lumbago.

[@cptinvincible3223]

What? Still here? Hand it over, that thing. Your *_G O D D A M N P L A N_*

[@mdr1696]

Hand it over That thing Your memes For my lady's shitposting

[@DoctorWasabi96]

Coming here after beating the Elden Ring DLC, THIS is how you do a DLC. THIS is how you do a final boss. THIS is how you end a game. DS3 truly still is the GOAT and it's not even remotely close

[@cornmoss638]

Bloodborne as well of course, and I agree. The DLC was extremely disappointing (aside form a couple bosses, and the visual aspect)

[@DoctorWasabi96]

@@cornmoss638 As someone who isn't a huge Bloodborne fan, I do think it's DLC is amazing, and is a huge upgrade compared to the base game. Elden ring DLC was just.....there....The exploration was alright and consumed most of my 30 hour run time with it. However FromSoft games live and die by their bosses imo, and after beating everything, only 2 bosses were satisfying, the rest I was just glad it was over. Hopefully their next game is more in line with the Dark Souls design rather than the extremely flawed elden ring formula.

[@cornmoss638]

@@DoctorWasabi96 I loved the living FUCK out of Elden Ring, the DLC yeah was as you said, just there. I also agree with you on how only two bosses were satisfying kind of, those bosses being Bayle, Divine Beast (for some reason my favourite, I can't explain), Midra, Lord of Frenzied Flame and there were couple minor bosses I enjoyed. The rest were just throw aways honestly, however the thing that absolutely ruined the DLC was the final boss. Its not even the fact it was difficult and bullshit, it was everything else. Reused boss, not cool in any way, shape or form, lore is shit and it wasn't Godwyn which would have made more sense (yes I know his soul is dead, but we could fight his failed to be revived corpse).

[@TheRealSkulldozer]

​@@cornmoss638the final boss really soured the rest of the dlc

[@BlacklistedSoup]

@@DoctorWasabi96Elden Ring’s DLC was much better than ringed city.

[@nickalling2924]

A quote from a steam user that goes by the name KILL.A that pretty much fucks up my life. "I've seen many people talking about how someone nearly nameless as Gael being the final boss not only of the dlc, not only of the game, but of the series itself just ruinned everything. And I say that I partialy agree with that. Why? Well, having Gael as the final boss of the DLC is not so great I will agree. I myself and I believe that almost everyone was expecting some big name like pigmy or another god, so having a nobody slave knight was pretty... meh. But now, seeing the big picture, not looking only on the ringed city or dark souls 3 itself, but the soulseries as a whole, having a nobody slave knight as the final boss is just a masterpiece. You see... dark souls was never a history of conquest, or honor or of a hero saving the day... No, it is a melancholy history of a decrept civilization falling apart as time passes while nobody can't really do anything about it, other than watch and try something for no major avail. Now, what best way to finish such a sad and depressing history of a world once ruled by great and immortal dragons which waged war with mighty gods than having two nobodys fighting the last fight the world will ever see? A crazed nobody slave knight fighting a nameless undead in the end of the world while the entire world is already gone. A fight with no reason, the nobody slave is in a crazy blood rage and the nameless undead is just trying to defend himself, no major ideals, nothing to be saved, only two nobodys fighting over nothing."

[@onlyicedgarrett7791]

Nick Alling You're on the right track, but they're not fighting over nothing. The Slave Knight is fighting to claim more Dark Soul for his lady's painting. His lady is the only reason why he sought the Dark Soul. He knew the Soul would corrupt him, but Unkindled ones, Ashen ones, they're vessels for souls. If anyone could not only claim but deliver the Soul, it'd be the Ashen One. And so, Gael leads you through the Dreg Heap, helps you slay the Demon Prince, reach the Ringed City, reveal the Dark Soul by collapsing Filianore's egg, then claim the Blood of the Dark Soul.

[@Treyast]

Nick Alling um... No. They are fighting over the Dark Soul, the last known true lord soul in existence. If Gael won, then everything would be lost forever ( or until the flame fades naturally at least.) Gael isn't a nobody. He is arguably the most powerful thing in existence when you fight him as he has the most complete and least faded lord soul. You aren't a nobody, as you are powerful enough to kill all of the current lords even though you were never even supposed to make it past Gundyr. People everywhere have heard the legend of the unkindled and recognise (or sense?) That you are unkindled.

[@M1nus_p]

Pigmy was on the ground dragging itself away from Gael.

[@itsprod.472]

Well said, sums it all up

[@user-eq7zv4wh2s]

Then what's shira doing here?

[@IronStaff7]

Slave knight Gael is up there with the doom guy in my book. They both have incredible perseverance and don't let anything stop them from there ultimate goal.

[@Angelvvv55]

Like Guts from Berserk

[@bojngsrll8644]

Kratos

[@butternutter5712]

Also, so sad that old uncle gael became, this thing. From his dialogue and his action, he has no more semblance of sapience left. All he can think of is, gather more dark souls, gather more, for his lady.

[@hellatze]

Butter Nutter just like knight kirk.

[@Shinoyami65]

And now we're probably going to give Gael's Dark Soul to the painter, but she'll never actually realise whose sacrifice allowed her to paint a new world.

[@butternutter5712]

Now that i looks, this reminds me a bit of the fight with ludwig strictly from a concept point of view. As he starts he is nothing but a wild hunter of humanity no different to a dark wraith. But as he progresses through his phases his battle techniques become more advanced his swords strokes more intelligent and graceful. Visual story telling is everywhere, just go look for it.

[@rayiiirodriguez5523]

Butter Nutter Does anybody know who is the person Geal throws?

[@butternutter5712]

I think it's a group of pygmies who took the dark soul from the furtive. That's why gael is killing and eating them or something.

[@dutchbannger6503]

"Give me that thing, your Dark Souls III: The Ringed City DLC ™️"

[@ExhiledGod2]

"Hand it over. That Truth...your....Insight." "For my Hunter's Dream."

[@avimimus10]

Easily one of the coolest, if not THE coolest, bosses I've ever seen.

[@hellatze]

avimimus10 I think, the boss fight are clone of nameless king, friede, maria, and athorias. with a bit orphan of kos.

[@TheUltimaGhost]

A rehash of of bosses of the previous entries in the series is considered cool?????????

[@avimimus10]

Aye, he's basically an amalgamation of several previous bosses with the added bonus of an awesome boss arena.

[@avimimus10]

If the boss rehashes elements from some of the most awe-inspiring encounters in the series, then aye. Coolness is in the eye of the beholder. :D

[@hellatze]

avimimus10 not really, I mean this boss is cheap. lighting, humanity soulmass, same attack moveset, and thunder. I rather support champion of gundyr who use pure skill, not using too much cheap magic and diffrent moveset. compare this boss fight, looks rushed too much.

[@cam5588]

One thing that intrigued me the most in the souls series was why gwyn was so bent on stopping the age of dark But after seeing this boss I think I found my answer

[@AxisChurchDevotee]

Gael is like this since he has the dark soul within him. The age of dark itself isn't that bad.

[@IcyFire19]

@@lerx5799 Out of curiosity, what makes you think Gwyn and the other lords were once pygmies?

[@Ryn9116]

@@IcyFire19 I’m pretty sure in the opening of ds1, the only living beings we see until the middle of the intro(nito, gwyn, etc) are hollowed pygmies and the ancient dragons.

[@themercifulguard3971]

@@IcyFire19 All gods and humans started out as weak, petty hollows There are no “gods”, they were just lucky hollows who got OP souls by chance.

[@dinorex3464]

I remember being so close to beating him first try, but then he did the mid-air crossbow combo and I died because it was so epic that I forgot to dodge. One of the best bosses of the series.

[@josezuniga4814]

The jump at 6:24 looks like something out of an action movie

[@mehmetcaneren4042]

@@sartreplagiarizedmyunborns9104 are you high? Berserk is a show of clichés , some may find it boring or exciting but in the end its full of simple things we all know and expect. Such low grade things should not be compared to the grand lore of the Dark Souls.

[@sartreplagiarizedmyunborns9104]

@@mehmetcaneren4042 Hey answer me.

[@sartreplagiarizedmyunborns9104]

@Jonnathan Crane only brief segments of it on youtube

[@AllHailMe12431]

@@sartreplagiarizedmyunborns9104 You must've watched the 2016 CLANG edition.

[@mgc9965]

AllHailMe 1243 CLANG CLANG CLANG PUT YOUR GRASSES ON NOTHING WILL BE WONG

[@NickNarkotiks]

Anyone else find funny how that The Painted World of Ariamis was technically the first stage to be designed in Dark Souls 1, and that once you find the blood of the dark soul in Dark Souls 3, that the painter makes a new painted world to finish off the series? Just a small thought I had.

[@cipmaster1]

Its not necesarily the same painter, we dont have clues to say that

[@pillarmenn1936]

@@cipmaster1 that's not what he was talking about. He meant that the game started with a painted world and the series ended with a painted world

[@maxmodeIRL]

it makes sense that Guts would be the final boss of Dark Souls

[@XavierMoralesDeathcore]

my thoughts exactly

[@starblack6745]

true

[@arujofied]

maxmodeIRL holy shit I never thought of that! Miyazaki, you sly devil

[@deadaccount9025]

i thought the same thing

[@trslim6032]

I was thinking the exact same thing.

[@realsupercobble]

The best fight in all of SoulsBorne. There is no question. It is absolute PEAK FromSoft. Everything about Slave Knight Gael is perfect, down to the last little details. His boss theme, his mechanics, his phases, his lore, his subtle storytelling, the arena, literally everything about Gael is perfection.

[@Hirat3]

This game is beautiful. The animations are so precise.. combat looks pretty much cinematic all the while he's controlled by an AI!

[@claude8149]

5:00 my most epic moment in a video game, i had the chills for the next hour over this single moment

[@ashenone8620]

I watched this moment about 20 times before 5:13. I will just frame from this moment. So also the soundtrack gives goosebumps.

[@morgen4]

Reminds me of the spirits killed by Voldemort that appear when he fights Harry Potter in episode 4

[@ElGordo23]

Saw a meme where he offers you a sprite cranberry

[@rangopistacho6928]

LINK IT

[@ElGordo23]

Rango pistacho kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYPJdZtpaMuUqNU

[@angryspacemarine6677]

Hand it over, that thing. Your sprite cranberry.

[@bruhski136]

Ah, is this the blood.... ...the blood of the Sprite cranberry?

[@carlosg8103]

lel

[@villelepoaho4105]

5:07 - 5:11 just perfectly sums up the epicness of this battle. Truly one of a kind.

[@thomaspereira1545]

For me it's 6:23

[@heytor870]

that echoed scream gave me chills

[@Danktorias]

Like Artorias, this badass legend of a boss would've never existed had Miura never created Berserk. Sad to see we'll never see the end to it. Thank you Miura, RIP. Edit: thankfully I'm proven wrong about Berserk never ending. It will still continue as Miura's assistants will bear his torch and keep the legacy alive

[@yourewallsareveryconvenien8292]

Artorias = Blue Gael = Red Get it?

[@Danktorias]

@@yourewallsareveryconvenien8292 I know that. I'm just saying that Gael is like Artorias because they're both inspired by Guts

[@NinjapowerMS]

Berserk would end but it won't be the same. His assistant can try but I doubt they can replicate his exact vision. RIP. Elden ring's tribute to berserk looking promising though

[@XArticSpartanX]

There's no confirmation of his assistants finishing berserk. Best to keep your expectations in check

[@TheSleepingSeer]

Dark fantasy as we know it essentially wouldn't exist without Berserk. It would still exist but it would be radically different

[@lakobause]

6:21 The moment Dark Souls went full anime.

[@justinchalifoux4424]

Then the shinobi executions came to be...

[@iksskan9147]

Nameless king has entered the chat

[@joshuagleeson4776]

Can't have cool shit without it being labelled anime can we

[@iaminsanity2238]

Well i mean, he IS basically Miyazaki's version of Guts

[@thomaspereira1545]

The coolest combo in the whole game

[@arnaeus7448]

No annoying repeated moves No overpowered damage or speed Great music Great arena Great moves Awesome boss fight 10/10

[@shard.bearer]

He has annoying repeating moves lol

[@OgblookTheWise]

@@shard.beareryou mean the sword swinging?

[@Triver24]

​@@shard.beareryou mean the orange burst?

[@collision5904]

​@@shard.bearer you mean you have a skill issue?

[@AltAccount-dz8rp]

​@@collision5904as someone who beat Gael multiple times at SL1 no hit, he's got a point

[@ShinyShandera]

A lot of people seem to think these two are fighting a battle that doesn't matter anymore and this couldn't be further from the truth. Gael fought for humanity. He is quite literally the champion of mankind for his pursuit of the dark soul. The sad truth however is that this journey corrupted him beyond being able to complete it. On some level Gael knew he would not be able to finish his duty which is why he enlists the aid of the chosen undead to carry the torch across the finish line for him. By going on this quest Gael ensured that humans would be able to live in a world free of the curse that was cruelly bestowed on them by unjust gods and give everyone a second chance at glory. The chosen undead winning this fight is the most important thing that could happen in the souls universe, literally everything depended on it.

[@superextremehappy]

I mostly agree with you, but I think there's a few things you got wrong. I think Gael knew from the beginning there was no way he could complete his quest alone. That's why when you meet him he's frantically praying in the cleansing chapel, he needs one stroke of good luck to be able to pull off his impossible mission. You're that good luck. That's why he sends you to the painted world to give Ariandel and Friede a kick in the pants. He knows only an unkindled can do it, and he wants to see if you're the one. That's why he has phantoms pointing you to the Ringed City from the Dreg Heap. It says on his soul description that he knew he would almost certainly never make it back. But that never mattered to him, because he's a slave knight, and all he knows is endless, hopeless battle until backup can arrive. He wasn't corrupted beyond being able to complete it, he knew from the beginning you would be the backup. He WAS driven insane, since it's probably thousands of years from when you see him in the chapel to when you find him at the end of all things, so he doesn't recognize you. BUT when he saw himself bleeding the black blood, he had a moment of clarity, and he realized that he did his job, and if that's the case then the one he's fighting is YOU, and all his work paid off. That's why he goes hollow after seeing the blood. humans go hollow when they have nothing driving them forward, that means despair OR relief. Gael is relieved, so relieved from thousands of years of unimaginable hardship that he goes hollow INSTANTLY. I don't know that it's the most important thing in the souls universe, but it definitely is a great contrast to the wasteland at the end of the world. With Gael's help, you're fighting to make sure that a new better world can be created. Gael's is definitely my favorite story in the souls universe.

[@kevinbeck8836]

his soul item description confirms all of this. Gael knew he was no champion and that the Dark Soul would likely ruin him

[@Gemidori]

This is one of the most glorious final bosses I have ever seen. It's such a beautiful culmination. At the very end of the world where there are none left alive, only you and an old friend remain standing. A friend trying to give life a final shred of time, to go out in dignity when the dark settles, and having become the embodiment of the Dark Soul to do it. Gael has become Dark Souls itself, and not only that, he fights just like how you would. There's no shame in battle now - no one's watching. No one will ever witness your final battle. It's just you, him, and the Soul of Cinder left in the world. Oh and a Fire Keeper if you're going for that ending.

[@twazza]

I’m pretty sure this is after soul of cinder

[@pituvir2618]

​​@@twazza in the timeline this is after everything but in our character's journy the last fight is the Soul of cinder canonically speaking

[@DrHAAAAAX]

First phase: Crawling on the ground like a depraved beast, grunting and swinging wildly. Second phase: Begins to stand upright, use tools like the crossbow, use sorceries and miracles. Voice changes to that of a human. And the Dark Soul is what separates the two. The essence of what it means to be "human". He must have been just like the pygmies or lords when they first found the Lord Souls. Notice in the DS1 intro cutscene, they were on the ground on all fours and they began to stand when they found the souls. Like it somehow "civilized" them. Coincidence? I think not.

[@imhulki463]

yjce that is pretty good

[@AlexOliveiras0]

Reminds me of Ludwig from Bloodborne

[@mrtaco7736]

Or you can look at it as though it's Guts in his Berserker Armour. When he first got it he gave into his urges and fought like a beast,but later he takes control and fights smarter.Although Berserk did also look at humanity so i'm not surprised Miyazaki used Guts as a model for the final boss.

[@KapitanPazur1]

Third phase: so awesome he will blow you away

[@bloomingdaemon]

So the darkness, the humanity... it's like the Monolith?

[@CanterlotCrusader]

How can this game be thought of anything less than a masterpiece and a work of art? The music, the lore, the actual challenging, but fair gameplay, amazing visuals, and amazing character/creature design.

[@felipecosta-kv2fx]

People don't take videogames serious

[@dunktasmic2854]

No matter who you are, you can't deny that this boss fight is one of the most visually stunning pieces of art in the history of video games. Legendary job From, you took your incredible franchise and went out with a bang.

[@dexinder4221]

Best boss design Best OST Best Arena Best effects Best moveset Best Dialogue Simply best boss figth ever made in a game!

[@BjornvirEldrusson]

I've been thinking about this as the final fight of the Souls series, and I believe it's the perfect fit. Gael is just like you, an accursed, nameless undead. He's hellbent on completing a mission that perhaps he doesn't quite understand, but he finds his own path. He goes from being a humble slave to the man who found the Dark Soul of man and devoured the Pygmy Lords single-handedly all to remake his world. Just as you go from being an unremarkable undead to defeating all of the Lords of Cinder and the manifestation of all previous Lords who linked the fire. Two nobodies that stop at nothing to end up deciding the fate of the world. I found myself wishing for an ending cinematic, but I realized that there was no point. The emotional impact of it all was simply me walking around the empty wasteland with a vague feeling of regret and emptiness, hearing only ash and dust blowing in the wind. My only thought was to give the painter the blood of the Dark Soul for the pigment, and in that, there was a little bit of hope left for a new world. Then I was like holy shit this is a video game lol...

[@Treyast]

Zekthror 1130 anri is 'nameless', horace is 'nameless', Lapp is 'nameless', basically all unkindled are, even though they have names. (I know lapp basically made it known they can't remember so they make up their own new names, but you get the idea.)

[@Anuojat]

See now THIS is what Gwyn feared, the power of the dark souls Greater than any other. The power of humanity itself, the power of Death. The power or mortality. Thus why the first flame was used to seal and contain the dark soul in all men. Unnatural, supressed... and thus a curse it was.

[@stevenlee3240]

I agree. The reason the Undead curse comes to the world and causes all of this mess because the Gods go against the nature of the world itself. Fire, no matter how brilliant, will always fade. They try to relight it, to keep their monarch stand which cause the downfall of themselves pointlessly holding onto that unnatural action and the world itself starting to crumble.

[@MrShant-ui9ht]

Well, not exactly, is more like the dark itself, not the dark soul necessary

[@stilyanspasov836]

2:49 that combo still gives me nightmares

[@bbpoItergeist]

Stilyan Spasov he sounds scary too

[@superstarpyromusic]

“GggrraraaAAAAARGG”

[@thePontiffsSnickerdoodles]

Bit late but you can easily run away from the combo if you pick up on the animation clues. If you can't put enough distance between yourself and gael you can always try to time your rolls to avoid taking too much damage.

[@Higoruuuu]

Fromsoftware developers should've watched this and relearn how to make a good final boss for a dlc

[@godcaoss]

Skill issue

[@mordyrsvideodumpster5097]

How it feels to chew 5 gum

[@velkielle7587]

Canned Autism stimulate your sens- DIES.

[@imhulki463]

Peaceful Land lmao both of these comments are golden

[@dannyboi5887]

How it feels to chew The Dark soul.... Stimulate your humanity.....

[@brokenkoelkass7611]

Dill Dildo's *SIMULATE YOUR SENSES*

[@thelittlecommando376]

Gael is like a new player in darksouls, at first just charging in like a animal, all foolish like until he dies one too many times. Then he begins to focus and does good... unless they make a hex build, screw hex builds.

[@NanayaShiki]

Hand it over. That thing, your The DARK SOULS™ III Deluxe Edition

[@alexwilson2227]

The music and atmosphere and then Gael's roar at moments like 5:08. Gives me chills man

[@ravnemagne9598]

I actually have a small theory about the unique lightning in this fight which might actually tie Dark Souls with bloodborne. So, the lightning is blue, which is unique since all the other lightning in the Dark Souls games has been yellow, but then you realize, all the yellow lightning has been directly linked to the gods through miracles or just ordinary divine weaponry. This lightning is blue because it isn't linked to the gods, since they are all long dead, and anybody who worships them or reads the miracles are also dead, which is also what might link Bloodborne into the Souls-universe, since the painting that will eventually be painted could evolve into the setting of Bloodborne, which also explains why the lightning in Bloodborne is blue, since there have never been any gods in that world. Thank you for coming to my TED-talk

[@IkKorp]

lmfao

[@AxisChurchDevotee]

This is... Acceptable.

[@SirDogeTheDog]

This is canon until vati proves otherwise

[@doominator-rw2fu]

Aren’t the old ones considered gods ?

[@SirDogeTheDog]

@@doominator-rw2fu I’m like 80% sure they are gods since they are based off of eldritch beings

[@silverwolf3625]

5:52 Heartbeat incrased by 200%

[@Mephileshomer]

When you think about it, Gael represents us as the player when we first pick up one of the Dark Souls Games: 1st Phase: Gael Swings in a frenzy feral mode, hoping to hit you. (The player when first starting the game in the first place) 2nd Phase: Gael begins to use more precise blows and timing, using magic sparingly. (The player in the middle of the game and after they have become a little more experienced) 3rd Phase: Gael uses precise blows, dodging our attacks and uses magic with great accuracy to his fullest potential. (The player when they have veteran experience with the controls as well as with the weapons and items that they are using.) Now that we are a veteran at the game, we soon realise we are fighting ourselves when we first played a Dark Souls Game. We went from a beginner to a veteran, and now it’s time for us to see how far our skills have brought us.

[@killkatgaming]

Underrated comment

[@Simon-S01104]

worse than true, I even noticed when I was playing Dark Souls 3, on my first try I was very flustered with attacks Then I learned, and soon after I learned everything I could know