Elden Ring Lore - Igon: The Broken Drake Warrior

[@nemesisundead83]

I swear the voice actor who played Igon 20/10 performance he did not need to go that hard but sure glad he did

[@Jontae4288]

Hilarious

[@Psychx_]

Can somebody pls get ahold of the dude's social media handle to let him know that the community is still baffled by his terrific performance?

[@cgzepp]

​@@Psychx_ apparently someone did already, there's a kotaku article about him

[@Psychx_]

@@cgzepp excellent!

[@ApplePi3.]

Imagine if he didn't go that hard. He'd just be some other naf NPC and we probably wouldn't even care about his story.

[@NastyMick]

LOCAL MAN LITERALLY TOO ANGRY TO DIE.

[@xboxemoji4773]

Sounds about right 😂

[@ChaoticHarmony431]

I love how he hyped you up then introduces himself as if he is your side kick. 20/10 voice acting, Igon is easily one of the best Soul’s character to date.

[@Igon-drake-warrior]

Well to be rather blunt i am ina way simply assisting the Tarnished, a True Drake Warrior. I was simply not strong enough

[@errorcode9542]

​@@Igon-drake-warriorat least in my case a tarnished send up to the peak by you Thus bayle fell by a hand guided by you Felled two drake warriors

[@zacharydobbins6267]

I just love that he calls us a true drake warrior, he shares the glory. A true jolly cooperation

[@mellowlando2017]

Dudes be afraid to moan, but I be up in my girl’s ear like 2:47

[@brimcolton42]

Facts 😂

[@House_of_Green]

I was jealous before I realized he was in pain 😂

[@TheHarrisontemple]

​@@House_of_Greenthe hello kitty girl got him.

[@chocobro___]

LIKELY EDGE AHEAD

[@MarcoticsTV]

thats crazy

[@rotinasemroteiro]

Igon was not the most useful with his attacks, but oh yeah, he made me feel so motivated with his words that it was the most awesome partnership ever. Even after dying six times, I was still thinking "LET'S GO, MY FRIEND, WE CAN DO IT!!!!". 😂

[@H4nn3ss-U]

If it wasn't for Igon, Bayle wouldn't be this iconic tbh, this dude literally hypes the fight a hundred times

[@rotinasemroteiro]

@@H4nn3ss-U absolutely! If I had him following me through the entire game it would've been a lot less stressful. I need a mod with Igon motivating me in all battles. 😂

[@Igon-drake-warrior]

Greyolls roar applies a debuff to Bayle, and I actually do quite a bit of poise damage allowing the Tarnished, a True Drake Warrior to get a critical attack

[@justinscaffidi3570]

“Do you not remember? Conjure your past! How once you were! When fear was yet foreign to ye!” He even gives imo a legitimately great quote about overcoming your anxieties,worries,fears,etc. Igon truly is the 🐐.

[@Psychx_]

BEHOLD, A TRUE DRAKE WARRIOR - (and I, Igon)! YOUR FEARS MADE FLESH!

[@theenderdestruction2362]

Its like "oh yeah im also here"

[@jamesnorman9160]

The fact that Igon's patched-together gear is clearly scavenged shows that he was a nobody who became a somebody via Dragon Communion, and his gear cobbled together from dragon bones and whatnot show that scavenger mindset, using everything you can find to your own advantage. And he clearly was doing well at the whole Dragon Communion thing, until he went after Bayle of course. But it's great that this character who only has about 15 minutes or so of screen time still went for it with his voice acting: the actor himself has even said in an interview he didn't even realise Bayle was a dragon until he got far enough into the script. I hope he realises just how much we all love this character now. And with 'You shall haunt me no longer!' you can hear the sorrowful choke at the end, like Igon's finally fulfilled his life's purpose and can die in peace.

[@ApplePi3.]

Literally gave every last drop of his being to defeat Bayle.

[@void.sawyer]

The implications of that line...

[@JamesJJSMilton]

He literally died hating on Bayle. His last words were being a hater.

[@pilotmanpaul]

Igon is the true bro. Homie gave it his all even in my NG+ and Level 220 save where no amount of Scradutrees will stop you from getting one shotted. Big W for Igon and Ansbach.

[@iRondanye]

He still does mad damage in ng+3, which what i went thru the dlc. He was basically taking 5% with one shot. Which is a lot.

[@333hunnit8]

@@iRondanyedamn I finished the DLC on NG 2 and definitely wasn’t easy but I was level 260 fragment level 13 I went to base to get all the trophies took me 2 more runs now I’m running DLC on ng 5 ima be okay right ? 😂😂

[@darkwolf988ify]

I killed Ansbach in the library.

[@MrPsych77]

If you are gonna set out to do something. Remember igon. Just because your body is broken is no reason to stop trying to kill a legendary massive dragon

[@HighPhoenix1754]

I will. I will.

[@Pookiesty]

I love how during the fight he literally implies hes your sidekick. What a CHAD

[@kingcrab7837]

WITH A HAIL OF VIDEOS! WITH EVERY LAST DROP OF LORE!

[@Tarnthewarrior]

YEWAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!! ELDEN RING! YOU SHALL CONTRADICT US NO LONGER!

[@CDio-vr3bx]

An interesting detail I found completely by accident was using golden vow to try and heal him he'll ask you to stop your cruelty. Additionally in one of the furnace golems we see a drake head sticking out. Its possible Igon was once a hornsent who lost everyhing in the crusade and waa forced to scavange. When he saw a drake killed by some of messmer's forces. He took the heart and became a drake warrior

[@joedimperio9842]

BEHOLD!!!! A TRUE DRAKE WARRIOR!!!! AND I IGON!!!!

[@chonklonkthetonk9513]

YOUR FEARS MADE FLESH!!!

[@a_random_lizard]

SOLID SCALE YOU HAVE, FOUL DRAGON!!!!

[@joedimperio9842]

Just got back from a weekend camping trip to see my fellow IGON enthusiasts 💪 love to see it!

[@matheuslopes5287]

@@a_random_lizard I WILL RIDDLE WITH HOLES YOR ROTTEN HIDE!

[@thelastknight6519]

@@matheuslopes5287 WITH A HAIL OF HARPOONS,WITH EVERY LAST DROP OF MY BEING!

[@rafenelson7230]

Im glad we finally know that the ancient dragons are the ones who started dragon communion because now it actually makes sense why there's an ancient dragon corpse in both communion churches. They weren't the sacrifices but were actually priests who guided the process ! Really cool lore revolation tbh

[@Jamushu]

I do think *_"From Hell's Heart, I STAB AT THEE!!!!!!"_* might've been a bit too much. *"WITH A HAIL OF HARPOONS!!!!! **_WITH EVERY LAST OF DROP OF MY BEING!!!!!!!!"_* Was the perfect compromise. Delivers the same message with the same intensity while also being uniquely Igon's. *Richard Charles Lintern **_DEFINITELY_** understood the assignment.* This is probably the best modern Moby Dick reference to date now.

[@murderycatdoll1380]

Igon is such a Legend lol I Laughed so hard the first time hearing him curse and Scream xD That Voiceactor surely had fun but too a sore throat lol

[@justsomeotherguywithamusta6810]

The first instance of dragon communion is actually using ancient dragons hearts (rock heart) probably Florisaxx provided the early early drake warrioir with dead ancient dragon hearts.

[@IncoisaRadio87]

Igon is carried so hard by that voice performance. If he were just another softspoken fromsoft NPC, his speech wouldn't have hit so hard, but the way he bellows the whole thing really sells him as an obsessed madman, willing to climb his way up the jagged peak with broken, gored legs, cobble together harpoons from the scales and bones of dead dragons, and chop off his own finger to give to the Tarnished so that they could summon his very soul, that he might find absolution. For other NPCs like Ansbach, the quiet dignity sells it, but Igon lacks that dignity, and you can feel his deranged fervor in every word. I wouldn't have it any other way.

[@caiuspollard3843]

Bayle, the dread: *exisiting* Igon: and I took that personally

[@Igon-drake-warrior]

Well he also left my arms and legs a bloody ruin. I may be driven by revenge but I get the joke

[@byronjones4635]

Icon’s voice actor made the Dragon Communion storyline more interesting than even the main storyline of the game. His passion had me fighting Bayle with every fabric of my being!

[@iRondanye]

CUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURSE YOU BAYLE!!!!!!!! the ultimate npc all of soul's games. Nothing can peak his vengeance. His lines, and the Power Of A Drake Warrior. We salute you Igon.

[@Igon-drake-warrior]

I salute to you back all the True Drake Warriors out there

[@Wolfy1012]

In Igon and Ansbach, FromSoft gave us the peak of NPCs. Ansbach, who's honor and devotion persisted beyond the manipulations of a god, and Igon who's hate transcended let him remember who and WHAT he was, to the release of death. Both VAs did phenomenal work and these characters added a level of connection to the DLC that will be hard to beat for any other game.

[@hhowdy]

Dude Igon is such a cool character for no reason. He’s a one off character in a bigger story that somehow excels in being as memorable as the main story line. AND is SOMEHOW better than most main protagonist in story’s be it a movie, game, or book nowadays 😭. He’s literally become one of my favorite characters ever, and i’m super inspired by him in my story telling. I knew watching this video was a good idea (most of the videos you made prior to the DLC were topics I already knew a ton about for a really long time). But this is new content, and you might talk about something I missed or further elaborate on something, and you did. Learning Igon was basically a nobody picking scraps of supplies from battlefields and one day coming upon dragon communion finding a new purpose and even becoming a more remarkable drake warrior than the drake warriors themselves is insanely compelling and admirable. I noticed his bow was scuffed up so I knew he made it himself. But this is what you further elaborated on for me. Running in his tradition of working with scraps it’s just goes so much more hard knowing he made his very own bow out of raged rope and the bones of the drakes he’s hunting. And his own arrows out of dragon scales. His pure hatred for this being called Bayle is immediately captivating. And as his short story unfolds you like him even more. This entire character is just oozing with such great story telling. He even reminds me of Guts a bit. And I’ve saved the best for last and is what basically carries this character and excels it off edge X10 to why it’s just so memorable and not like any other NPC in the entire game… Richard Lintern’s performance is by far the best voice acting I’ve heard in a while and ever. He had absolutely no reason to do a 50/10 performance. To learn that this was his FIRST VIDEO GAME ACTING I want to see more of him man. He’s quickly become one of my favorite actors to see how much passion and soul he’ll give for a performance. And to know that he doesn’t even know why they chose him because he felt his auditions were bad. Thank GOD they did, crazy how the decision of just one person can change everything. As someone who has a lot of these types of screaming, feral, brittled with rage characters in my story I feel I loved this and it appealed to me more than most people. Not that obviously people haven’t seen the incredible voice work but I just love the angry warrior archetype. I have about 5 of these guys in my story. I had an idea for a character once a kind of guide with a lamp that lead some of my characters through swamp. I’ve changed this to fit one of my other characters who is now inspired Igon heavily. Think the opposite of Ansbach and Igon combined but mostly Igon. He doesn’t particularly hold a grudge against a dragon like Igon. But he does hold a grudge against a princess that he used to serve that issued in a coming of age dragon who destroyed the soldiers entire home.

[@danwright4384]

Another thing I wanted to mention: In my opinion I think igons "CURSE YOU BAYLE!" is on par with Gut's scream of "GRIFFITH!" from the 1997 anime. You can really feel his rage, but also desperation - he knows this is his last chance to defeat Bayle and die a warrior, with you fighting on his side. The voice acting is amazing and honestly makes this fight with Bayle that much more intense!

[@Enderhunter531]

Igon, what an inspiration. Despite it all, he is still willing to take his revenge against his main enemy.

[@Shag781]

My Igon was a badass hero, he traded with Bayle at the very end, that was amazing to see

[@jeremiah5511]

First time i heard igons voice i knew from then on that dude was gonna be cool. And then i went into the boss fight And i knew he was the coolest man i have ever heard in my life.

[@Douge11]

I think it’s extremely important to note that Bayle inflicted his same injuries on Igon. Bayle is wounded all over, missing his left leg, and both of his front wing-claws. Igon’s crawling model is missing his left leg, and his hands are wrapped in bandages, with his bow mentioning damage too

[@herrzyklon]

Every single aspect of Igon and his quest is a callback to Captain Ahab and Moby Dick, in my view

[@sphixion]

That fight with Bayle and Igon was sooooooooo fun. I died so many times just so I could keep doing it.

[@denifromdiscord]

i wish i noticed the Summon sign in the arena man, love this guy

[@kizaruthegreat]

easily the best voice actor of fromsoft followed by gyoubu the demon and patches the hyena.

[@Brunhaam]

*When your wife makes you eat healthier....* CURSE YOU KALEEEEEEEEE! (keep it going)

[@shad03void99]

When the chips are no longer crispy: CURSE YOU, STALLLLLLLLLEEEEEEE!

[@averybishopmartin6964]

When the bucket you were using has a leak in it: CURSE YOU, PAIIIILLLLLLL!

[@Ennahdee]

When you're stuck in a queue of ravenous beasts: CURSE YOU BLACK FRIDAY SAAAAALLLLEEE!!!

[@mattsherman4964]

Dogs when they see the mail man: CURSE YOU MAAAAAAAAAIIIIILLL

[@jbernsthemetalhead]

When you’re a farmer and your big bundle of Hay comes undone CURSE YOU BALEEEEEEEEEE!

[@jasonheath7045]

I will never fight Bayle without summoning Igon

[@mobius-q873]

That is the rule of igon

[@josephdellavecchia7828]

I am a sucker for the classics, and I would I have loved that as his final line

[@RetroVideoGamer23]

Oh hell yes, I was hoping for Igon and you delivered, thanks!

[@Writh811]

The full sentence for the "hell's heart" moment in Moby Dick is "Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale; to the last I grapple with thee; from hell's heart I stab at thee; for hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee." It feels like Miyazaki printed it out and dropped it on a writers desk and said "rewrite this and make it about a dragon." I like to imagine Igon's energy from his speech encourages my tarnished who proceeds to shout Ahab's lines replacing "whale" with "Bayle" It does describe what pretty much happens for melee lol.

[@loopseeker]

my fight with bayle was sick igon staggered him and i was able to run up in time to deal a finishing critical. it was so fuckin cool

[@battlericky17]

6:58 one of my favorite moments in the dlc

[@crypticloki4458]

Igon made me think *I* had beef with Bayle

[@mansgotplans]

His voice lines here sound odd to me but also very hard It seems odd to me because it feels like those lines fit so perfectly into parts of the bayle them, someone made a video with his lines put into it like that and it feels like at certain parts it was intended

[@jaymitsu1731]

Anyone ever notice the parallels between Bayle and Mohg? They look very similar with their twisted horn design, both of their species have gotten sacrificed for an Order and built up resentment towards said Order, and they both embrace their true blood with the wings in 2nd phase? I’m sure there’s more connections out there too

[@samm845]

I love Igons just like "oh you beat up those dragons? we're best friends now"

[@yayita2788]

my dude i love your videos! they keep me company after work, so thanks you and greetings from argentina!!!

[@square-table-gaming]

Thank you!!!

[@Morgobbo]

6:37 I feel like this speech right here IS him cutting off his finger pouring his memory of him before he knew fear

[@twurlywurly6720]

I'm so happy you're still making these 😊

[@square-table-gaming]

Can't stop won't stop

[@Hoarahchadtheallgrabbing]

Please I wanna lore video about the lamenters found in the frozen gaol of Charo,s Hidden Grave

[@TheZoobZoobs]

Igon...the greatest best friend and hypeman any Tarnished could ask for. And Bayle, the boss fight that made all the BS in the DLC worth it. If you want to get a good feel for Igon, just put his voice track beside Hornsent when you summon him to Messmer's fight.

[@godsspartin117]

RIP Igon our friend and fellow drake warrior. From now on when I hurt myself I’ll fall to my knees and cry out The pain The exquisite pain! Bayle! Vile Bayle! O terror incarnate! There is life in me yet! I will soon feast upon your heart! Mark my words! You too shall know fear! Uaaaaargh! Then the waiter will say sir I realize your soup was too hot and you burned your mouth but please get up. Lol

[@NOISEBORNE]

Alternative title: Elden Ring Lore - Igon: The Main Character

[@BazookaHDZ]

the best voice acting ive heard in a very long time

[@wondergirl3333]

Love igon but he’s such a drama queen. When I first found him screaming about his destroyed limbs I thought he wanted me to put him out of his misery. Booped him and he immediately stood up and fought back, with those very same broken arms and legs.

[@Igon-drake-warrior]

I was there all the lore seems to be here, good job

[@engineer985]

I have never read word filled with such hatred since 40k novel.The man is broken.What keeps him his alive is pure hatred for Bayle .I liked him the moment I heard his word.

[@ph4ra0h84]

I wish he could’ve become spirt ashes, so I could take him with me for every drake hunt.

[@CashmereCloud]

One thing I would love to know in the DLC is who took Mohgs body and brought it to the Divine Gates. Miquella has cut his body parts off. So he could not do it himself. Ledas group was far behind Miquella and none of them had a wheelbarrow with Mohg in it (Ansbach would not be pleased). And we don't really see any Miquellas servants that could carry that body. Maybe the hornsent, but how could they get to the Lands Between to pick the remains?

[@jakelee8789]

I've thought of this too and perhaps after we defeat Mohg and touch the withered arm at that moment he's body was also magically teleported straight to Micquella... It's a good question

[@CashmereCloud]

@@jakelee8789 Ansbach did say that the body was absconded and taken to Miquella. Sounds like someone transported the body. Hard to be sure in FromSoftware games.

[@bleeem]

its the "dont think about it too much"

[@DanCantCook]

I’m sure it’s been brought up before, but Bayle the Dread is likely a reference to Balerion the Black Dread from George RR Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire.

[@AegisKHAOS]

Finally, the true star of the DLC! With nothing but anger, spirit, and a hail of harpoons.

[@sdogg]

GOAT tier side character. Oh, and - CURSE YOU BAYLE!

[@enby_kensei]

Once you learn or figure out Igon's whole backstory, that line "Behold a true Drake Warrior. And I, Igon" hits so much harder. Igon sees himself in the Tarnished, a better version. He sees strength in them that he never had. They inspired him to, in his own way, pick himself up and keep moving forward in order to achieve his goal. Rest in peace, brother Igon. May thy harpoons forever fly true.

[@eRpeGiee]

For me too, Voice Acting Igona is the best ever. And the best part is that it was Richard Lintern's first appearance as a voice actor

[@zarodgaming1844]

love how a man screaming into the microphone from a story stolen from someone else is " the best voice acting i head in gaming "

[@square-table-gaming]

Funny how that works

[@alsafyche]

it's good acting, but bad for my sleepytime playlist

[@ApplePi3.]

I'm sorry to be one of those ppl trying to get others to check out their channel, but I got AI to make a song using Igon's voice lines as the lyrics and I really really like it and want to share it with other Igon fans.

[@HellYeahGaming]

Igon is BY FAR my favorite character in the DLC. Any time I find myself having to describe my dislike of something I now think back to him for inspiration. And no I don’t think directly quoting Ahab would’ve been too on the nose, I don’t think there’s such a thing as “too” on the nose for Igon.

[@MrPuddle30]

Perfect little line at the end lol cool of them to add Ahab to Elden ring

[@RichardMcCrory_Neph]

A mug with Igon is necessary, STG. To complement my Oracle mug lol 😂

[@square-table-gaming]

That's a very good idea

[@TheFruitofTruth]

Dude definitely wasn’t just earning a paycheck when he voiced Igon

[@thebigbingbongboss8777]

One of my favorite fromsoftware npcs what an absolute legend also very well made video good job

[@square-table-gaming]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@hussainalkhatem299]

I don't remember where, but I remember someone describing Igon as "a man too angry to die".

[@alexandermorgan5958]

Classic Igon. If you're still open to video suggestions, could you try taking a stab at the fly sickness? I actually thought that was what was happening to Igon when I first found him, as I had no idea who Bayle was.

[@square-table-gaming]

Definitely something we're looking into!

[@KingDugan]

A man of sheer will.

[@icards7986]

Mandatory CURSE YOU BAYLE!! Have a wonderful day.

[@square-table-gaming]

Appreciated

[@A-1-Sawce]

Mt favorite part of Igon is that he's also a smelly, drunk hobo in cut quests

[@IceCold85]

I did the same emote when I went back down the mountain to see Igon 😢

[@bjornrosenzweig8535]

Man I feel so devastated that I've never summoned him...I didn't even realize that there is a summon :(

[@alsimmonshellspawn6021]

Drake and dragon lore seen to be separate from the high will the fingers the treets the gods and the demi gods

[@Archontasil]

WITH EVERY LAST DROP OF MY BEING!!

[@pauloeduardodiasdasilva6721]

WITH A HAIL OF HARPOONS!!

[@danwright4384]

One of the first times I fought Bayle, I summoned Igon and he died. I was genuinely heartbroken at that moment as I thought Igon was so badass. Luckily, I ALSO lost that fight. When I eventually did beat Bayle (it took me several tries!) Igon was with me. When he said "You shall haunt me no longer" I felt such a sense of relief for the poor guy. What an amazingly written NPC - one of the best in any Fromsoft game in my opinion. BTW, will you guys be doing the Lamenter anytime soon? I recently completed their gaol and am quite interested in hearing their lore.

[@square-table-gaming]

He's on the list!

[@vincentlorusso689]

Igon is the most likable badass in the Land of Shadow.

[@falionna3587]

Think why he lacks armor is that the order of the drake knights is too long past it's prime to be able to manufacture armor and weapons for it's order.

[@SentientDMT]

Even if Igon isn't the best spirit companion attack wise, he's by far the best hype man. "Curse you Bayle!!!!!" 💪🏻😎

[@chrisdiokno5600]

One of the truest chads

[@Asterati]

Igon is the reason I killed Bayle on my first try. He's the best hype man and I couldn't let him down!

[@ZepoBepo]

CURSE YOU BAYLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@kevinbacon8254]

Who's baylee?

[@kevinbacon8254]

Who's baylee?

[@kevinbacon8254]

Who's baylee?

[@huynhyurivanvladamir7978]

Yay glad to see your new upload

[@square-table-gaming]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@noamias4897]

4:02 that as true for the VA aswell lol

[@mattsherman4964]

I was so excited for this video! CURSE YOU BAAAAAAAYYYYYLLEE!!!!

[@schmoozemoose26]

Igon is the answer to the question, "What if we put Captain Ahab in Elden Ring?"

[@schmoozemoose26]

Lol, I hit on Ahab before the Moby Dick section of the video.

[@mysteriousvenus1410]

in my fight igon got the last hit and im really happy at that, after everything he deserved it

[@dynasty33677]

I thought the dragons technically have a human form and the ancient dragon - man is the human form

[@square-table-gaming]

Only an ancient dragon can take humanoid form from what we know. Man are not dragons but can become them through Dragon Communion, but even then it's either a humanoid dragon or a Magma Wyrm.

[@j2jizzi651]

My favorite character of the whole game

[@starscourge_blackfyre1471]

Bayle should have been harder, especially if you call in igon. Everything was exceptionally done on this boss except for the difficulty. I got him done 1st try.

[@tyrgannusgaming6657]

Liking this video, WITH A HAIL OF HARPOONS

[@elijahherstal776]

Find someone who loves you as much as Igon hates Bayle.

[@crowsjourney4352]

The hype man himself is here!

[@moemen375]

Bayle is still alive according to his incantations