The Secret Boss That Made Dark Souls Perfect - Dark Souls 3

[@EvanExplains]

It has been a while, but the videos are officially back!

[@davids9164]

He is like safijiiva from monster hunter world

[@23Butanedione]

Money hungry

[@xLonelyKiing]

Glad their back man, good content 👌

[@kaint8974]

Was wondering if your opinion on the hardest dragon boss was changed with the addition of bayle or not

[@nonstopnate.]

2:35 Touching again on the pure spectacle that is Gael, I find it so poetic that your first confrontation in DS1 is a Hollow with a broken sword, just for the final boss of the series to be a Hollow with a broken sword.

[@cinimini4854]

I remember back when the DLC was released, Midir was considered the probably hardest boss fight so far features in a Souls-like. The first attempts are incredibly difficult and crushing, especially when you're unaware, that you're supposed to focus on his head. But looking back I feel like all that difficulty was somewhat overblown. He is one of the hardest bosses to face at your first try, but he is incredibly telegraphed, perfectly consistent with his hit boxes and he still gives you room to breathe inbetween combos. One of my favorite fights in any Soulslike til this day, and by far the best dragon. Love him.

[@emixam6947]

Gotta agree, I hold the same opinion about nameless. My hardest fight has always been Friede.

[@maxburrill6192]

We had Orphan of Kos by that point. Midir was never the hardest.

[@IronChief13]

Or you are a Monster Hunter player and first try Midir because it's literally a Monster Hunter boss

[@blizzardcrow3051]

Honestly a big factor in Souls fights was intimidation. They were so hard until you beat them the first time, and all of a sudden you knew you could take them down.

[@drpepp.]

​@@maxburrill6192 orphan if kos is easy wtf?

[@Chavez568]

In the Elden Ring DLC when I saw Putrescent Knights arena I WAS TERRIFIED THAT MIDIR WAS GONNA SHOW UP

[@venomoz1523]

My first thought was "damn this reminds me of Midirs arena" lol. Wasn't ready for a mutated Orphan of Kos riding a horse to come at me

[@fast_cyper8324]

i kinda came to an realization that midir fire to laser attack is a referance to shin godzilla atomic breath scene

[@quillu6379]

Did shins concept come out before midir?

[@fast_cyper8324]

@@quillu6379 yeah, atleast before the dlc

[@poofle999]

Sorta, the original godzilla in some of the later toho studio films had a lazer beam so its been around for over 50 years

[@TheBrixHub]

​@poofle999 true, but this specific laser attack looks very similar to the design of Godzilla's atomic breath in Shin Godzilla from 2016. From how it begins as fire, but then condenses into a laser beam, and how the laser burns out and Midir collapses, it all feels similar :)

[@akw94926]

my one successful attempt at midir was by far the most fun I've ever had fighting a boss, when everything goes right and you've learned his attacks properly, it almost feels like a dance

[@firetitan19]

yeah he’s totally not one of like 12 other bosses in the game that have a dance

[@kharnifex]

The most annoying part was invaders getting into the boss room

[@nayyarrashid4661]

​@@firetitan19That's the thing. Midir rhythm is totally different than other bosses in the game. Other bosses are not like that. Getting used to his rhythym is half the battle for new players.

[@cedricswicegood8885]

This but literally both gael and midir, I just loved fighting them so much.

[@NerdOracle]

The Mouse that slays the Lion

[@Deadgye]

Demon princes was one of my favorite bosses of all time. I got myself summoned to help dozens of people through that fight. I probably fought them a triple digit number of times.

[@gs32621]

were talking about midir not demon prince 😭😭

[@G59Reigns]

dude slave knight gale is still one of my favorite fights to this day

[@alexandremontesinos7876]

Gael is too easy though. Equip story teller staff and press r1 to win

[@BellXllebMusic]

Yes, magic is easy mode, we know

[@G59Reigns]

@@alexandremontesinos7876 never played any souls game using magic making the game so trivial and boring i only play deprived from the beginning and just go from there using melee only

[@alexandremontesinos7876]

@@BellXllebMusic yes restricting yourself to not using what the game gives you is "normal mode"

[@alexandremontesinos7876]

@@G59Reigns "guys sorry our game is too easy so please play it level 1 no equipment and barefist to make it hard otherwise our game is boring"

[@gregorymifsud5389]

thank you ... dark eater midir is the best dragon fight fromsoft has ever done ... expected dragons to follow similar animations in elden ring tbh

[@evansarver2989]

Kalameet, sinh, midir, why is it always the dlc’s that provide the greatest of dragon fights!

[@alexandremontesinos7876]

Because you paid 40$ just for them

[@rskid777]

They need to give something for that dlc proce baby

[@crayven]

Because you know that the player by that point know the game and you can expect of them to deal with a more challanging Dragon fight.

[@venomoz1523]

And now Bayle

[@LucieOne]

He just so happened to be a dragon, but Midir is one of the greatest bosses. Period.

[@Garl_Vinland]

Extremely tedious and annoying raid boss

[@broccolin]

Come back to this comment when you know what good boss design looks like.

[@Aiden-iy9du]

wtf lmao no

[@Junomybeloved]

Counter point Slave knight Gael

[@LucieOne]

@@Junomybeloved Gael is even better than Midir, but they're both great bosses at least imo.

[@jeronym894]

I really hope that Shadow of the erdree will have dragon boss on level of Midir. Thats my only wish.

[@debater452]

Elden ring already had one Placidusax

[@shiroufan5401]

@@debater452yeah I like Midir but he’s not that amazing I feel like he’s hyped up so much because he’s cool

[@DankMemes-xq2xm]

@@debater452 Placidusax is far too easy, undertuned.

[@debater452]

@@DankMemes-xq2xm Midier is unironically easier

[@TheCrimsonFacker]

​@@debater452 seriously, it was like playing a toned down monster hunter world final boss fight

[@justsomejerseydevilwithint4606]

Darkeater Midir is also the first dragon boss that I know of to use an attack that is a laser fire breath that explodes after it hits, something that Capcom has used a lot since.

[@EggscellentTree]

Not a dragon , but amygdala did it first

[@justsomejerseydevilwithint4606]

@@EggscellentTree Not a lazer breath, just a lazer, in that case.

[@yourdad5799]

A lot. Only Safi'jiiva uses that. Namielle has something kinda similar too but that's it

[@justsomejerseydevilwithint4606]

@@yourdad5799 Namielle's focused water line that bursts from the ground qualifies IMO

[@aPopcap]

Gogmazios actually featured a sort of beam like breath that results in explosions afterwards, and a few others have beam breaths prior to MHW, though the only thing that comes to mind prior to Midir's breath attacks where it starts as flame before focusing is definitely Godzilla movies, So Gog Was before Midir

[@Vexalon-q3v]

midir is my favorite dragon fight there is. his lore is amazing and tragic too his entire race murdered but he was saved and raised by the gods while he was a infant and after the war Gwyn built the ringed city for the pygmy as a reward and gave Midir the task to defend it and owing to his immortality as a archdragon to eternally fight against the dark. but the city is just a fake its not a reward its a prison for the pygmy that fought in the war but was not given any thanks or recognition for doing so. and with Midir defending the city by swallowing and eating the abyss corrupting him and turning him mad continuing his duty long after the gods had perished/left

[@wordofmouth7679]

And now we have Bayle. 😅

[@EvanExplains]

CURSE YOU BAYLLLLLLEEEEE

[@Vicooper.]

VIIIIIIIIILE BAYYYLLEEEEEE​@@EvanExplains

[@LBOEIDOW605]

Yeah Bayle takes the crown

[@AlsoLizard]

Difference is, I couldn't beat Midir my first try 😂

[@jaytico5835]

@@AlsoLizardand cant beat bayle first try either..

[@legocreep9956]

CURSE YOU BAYLE!!

[@crumblycookie3518]

I HEREBY VOW YOU WILL RUE THIS DAY !!!

[@junkyard7013]

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

[@Destinight]

YOUR FEARS MADE FLESH!!!

[@chickenchuggets6395]

SOLID OF SCALE YOU MIGHT BE FOUL DRAGON!!

[@AreRicX]

BUT I WILL RIDDLE WITH HOLES YOUR ROTTEN HIDE!!!

[@ViknutTrontin]

Now bayle is the best boss dragon ever.

[@mG_Rc00]

Hell no

[@orendamusic7577]

Nahhh hes not even the best in ER, camera too jank and his hitbox too bad If they fixed that then maybe

[@JtotheMeezy]

Siding with OP, the lore and spectacle of Bayle is just so *good*

[@traktorholik]

Its not... Its too easy cause you can just hit his tail for full dmg

[@yaboyhuntee]

awesome video, midir has always been one of the coolest and most visually pleasing bosses and you did him mad justice in this. the hype his phase transition alone had, I thought it would be hard to top it. And like 3 weeks ago I'd of said no elden ring dragon could hold a candle, but now I think Bayle might finally gave midir some competition for the top.

[@yodel96]

Playing through ringed city for my very first time right now.. those angelic demons who shoot lasers at you are absolutely horrifying

[@ScrodumHat]

it really is amazing that fromsoft perfected dragon combat with midir and then went on to make a bunch of mid tier elden ring dragon fights

[@chickenchuggets6395]

CURSE YOU BAYLE!!

[@justinalexander5959]

Midir felt like the first time we actually got to fight one of the " Ancient Dragons" that existed in the time of Gwyn. Though corrupted by Dark, his strength never faded.

[@Xsteel7]

If this video came out today, it would be Bayle. That is the greatest dragon fight that Fromsoft has ever made.

[@sorathesapphirestar8107]

idk. i still think midir takes it.

[@xlgapelsin6173]

​@@sorathesapphirestar8107Would say a tie. Bayle is Elden rings Midir

[@FatherShark45]

Full disrespect, I simply disagree.

[@SGKestrel]

It would still belong to Midir, as he was the progenitor for how all the dragons would come to be fought in ER. Midir broke the mould for how Dragons behaved. Dragons previously were stationary and were punished greatly by hugging their hind legs and smacking them. The first thing Midir does when you try it is to stand upright om his hind legs and punish the player by flaming in a 360° angle to catch anyone below him.

[@sorathesapphirestar8107]

@@SGKestrel yeah bayle is pretty much another midir. that’s why imo he’s not as good. everything he does, midir did before.

[@blizzardcrow3051]

I adore Elden Ring, and Bloodborne is my favourite game ever made, but The Ringed City is the peak of Fromsoft design. World design, looping levels, a million incredibly well hidden secrets, the best and most interesting weapons of any of the games, best fashion, and of course, the bosses. Halflight is hit or miss, but at least he's creative, but the rest of the bosses fire on all cylinders. Best duo fight in the Demon Prince, even beating out Orenstien and Smough, Gael being a perfect thematic conclusion to the series, as well as a perfect fight and having its own narrative buitl through just the gameplay, and the grreatest dragon fight of all time. Better than Fatalis and Alatreon, better then Placidusax, better than the Ender Dragon, better than every Dragon Age fight, and honestly one of the greatest boss fights ever in general.

[@BlacklistedSoup]

The bosses and the world design was top tier but man did the areas suck

[@ramrodbldm9876]

Kid gtfo with your high school essay, no one's reading this garbage😂

[@ramrodbldm9876]

I never heard of orenstein, you would think since you're a know it all that you would ve capable if spelling but, I guess not.

[@eggdog1051]

@@ramrodbldm9876 you yourself misspelled "of" bruh is not that serious

[@andrewwebster9779]

Alas as much as midir was held to the highest regard when it comes to dragon bosses, it now comes to none other than "BAYLE THE DREAD" who's boss fight has now solidified himself as my personal greatest dragon boss in gaming

[@SGKestrel]

What made Midir stand out as a dragon boss was the fact that it felt like you were fighting an actual dragon - something that would be implemented with all the dragons in Elden Ring. Previously, dragons mostly remained stationary and you just hugged their hind legs and smacked away until they flew up and landed again - with Midir you were greatly punished by doing this. Midir was agile, ferocious and felt "alive". + his OST is one of the best in the Dark Souls-franchise.

[@catchfirecomics]

Wait, are there really people comparing Gael and Elden Beast? Cause the Elden Beast fight sucks.

[@shini1908]

I like elden ring more then dark soul 3 and the elden beast has nothing on gale

[@ididntaskverified3663]

Rose tinted glasses

[@dwhite-mann5399]

Yeah it would be a lot better if we got Torrent for the second stage chasing the Elden beast was so annoying

[@kiranikib42]

im an elden beast defender but im not an idiot. even tho i call gael overrated he is leagues above elden beast every day of the week

[@ninetailedara3802]

Gael died too easily for me.

[@JimGryp]

I need to go back and try again solo Midir and Gael. Felt they were too much for me back then.

[@joshemfinger]

It always struck me as fascinating that there was a chapel/altar right above that cavern. Whatever that cave is, it’s considered sacred and revered by the Pygmy. This only further feeds into the theory of it being the same place of origin, where the furtive Pygmy discovered their own flame.

[@galaxydragon1234]

Well we now have a new contender CURSE YOU BAYLEEEE

[@GodofWelding98]

I summoned some random dude with Ledo’s hammer and a loin cloth. I spent the entire fight healing and running. he did all the work. That was the best boss experience I have ever participated in

[@TifffanyTaylor]

Have a video on my channel of me 1v1ing Midir. Face him. Go toe to toe with him. Only lock on to his head and 1v1 him. It's an absolute gangster fight. & beyond epic

[@Realmohg]

Bayle might take it for me now

[@TheCriiss180]

I killed midir with the dragon slayer from berserk, when my friend find out he feared me(was soul level 120)

[@-Tetsuo-]

*Bayle has entered the chat*

[@hichopoch4960]

Not even remotely close to Midir both lore wise and hype of the battle

[@revengance4149]

@@hichopoch4960 nah I prefer Bayle

[@Hussain888]

@@hichopoch4960 nah I prefer Bayle

[@Andy_Rose90]

Taking him down for the first time was so satisfying. It felt like a real accomplishment back then.

[@matesak4617]

BAYLE, VILE BAYLE! O, TERROR INCARNATE, THERE IS LIFE IN ME YET!

[@Ipavaiva]

Shoutout to Gael, Friede, Nameless and Dragonslayer armor(and Pontiff)(and Twin princes), but Midir is still my favorite DS3 boss (also Demon prince) (DS3 has too many good bosses)

[@UselessNekoGang]

Should've had a whole section dedicated to his theme. It's goes so damn hard!

[@devinburns2535]

I'll never forget the first time I got him to half hp and he unleashed the abyss for the first time. Still gives me chills to this day

[@tomd5069]

Bro had that Shin Godzilla atomic breath before it was cool.

[@Speakzzz]

I almost ran past Midir on my first playthrough on the bridge but my friend was screaming on discord telling me to kill them now so I could fight them as an official boss and I’m SO GLAD I did

[@fading-sun-studios]

Plin plpn plpn in the bg 😭

[@jdogzerosilverblade299]

"You will never find our greatest secret" Fromsoft underestimating their player base since day 1

[@samk4065]

FS has never underestimated their player base. That’s like, the whole structure of their games..

[@jdogzerosilverblade299]

@@samk4065 myazaki was shocked that someone beat dark souls 3 no hit shortly after it was released. he underestimated his player base. it is not to a huge degree but they do to an extent.

[@TangyTelevision]

Here we are, 4 weeks late with Bayle EASILY taking the top stop from midir with an upset no one saw coming

[@philosophyofiron9686]

I’ve always thought of Midir as an amalgamation of all of the tragic bosses and NPCs we encounter throughout the series, and his theme song as the forlorn elegy of all of them. He is Sif 2.0, he is Manus, Father of the Abyss, and he is a hollow- every mad hollow we ever met, and everyone who ever succumbed to the curse and lost themselves. He is Gwyn, and he is Old Hero; a “great soul” that still gleams with sedimented vestiges of strength and finesse accrued throughout a valiant and steadfast bygone legacy in pursuit of a grand ideal, subordinated now to a blind will that strives on emptily, irrespective of the degradation and ultimate loss of purpose and meaning, and drives the husk that it still commands to flail on senselessly and defiantly until finally put to rest by the player. When I drop down that baleful chute and the song starts up, it always kinda feels like this is From saying, “This is it; this is Dark Souls.” It’s your whole journey, embodied in one being and synthesized into a single conflict. That’s why he has such a deep well of attacks and fights so madly. That’s why he has so much HP.

[@blitzbreaker072]

I remember first facing him and was scared shitless when he was charging at me. But after fighting him countless times I got his every moveset down and was able to beat him on my 25th try. It was one epic as hell boss fight and then helped others out to fight him. Maaaaan were those the glory days.

[@SushiLid_]

Evan you make great vids man fr, I’m always excited to see your next topic

[@endofitall666]

Honestly, I like your style a lot. It reminds me of early vati, who was making videos for the passion of the lore. Nowadays, you can tell he is doing things to be the "fromsoftware guy", like playing armored core and other titles from the dev. It's plainly visible that money and necessity overtook his passion into his typecast. Keep this going, and don't you dare go hollow. . .

[@baddonkey6876]

After vaati talked about midhirs past as a protector, i felt like that kid who had to kill ole yeller

[@josetomascamposrobledano4618]

Post ER DLC comment here. Bayle was great, I have been a “Let me solo him” sign many times… but Midir is better. Both are great and Igon shall forever be remembered man… but Midir is a secret best boss in the series contender.

[@ProffessorYellow]

I been repping midir on reddit for the oast couple weeks and this vid shows up. Wild

[@ramrodbldm9876]

You haven't been repping anything you don't own/ work for/ or design midir, so you're just a fangirl

[@ProffessorYellow]

@@ramrodbldm9876 you saying I own Midir? Sorry but I don't. Or edit that I guess idc. And I'm talking about on "best souls boss posts". What are you smoking on?

[@JahIthBer]

Midir is the goat dragon fight

[@Zayamad]

I never found him that hard, but you will die a few times while you learn his pattern. Baiting his comboes while hugging his face feels very threatening before you realize it's the safest place to be. He is a blast to face regardless.

[@TheGvidzix]

Oh I remember fighting this guy first few times, hitting his body and thinking - god his hp is not going down. Great boss design!

[@benruniko]

I fought my very first dragon in the early 90s in Angband. Gotta say, they are an experience in any good game!

[@L3X1899]

I think the reason that most people found him difficult/impossible when he was first discovered is because by the time ringed city came out, those people were already on NG+4 or even NG+7, which would have meant he'd have way more health and would be hitting far harder than he would have on a fresh file, it only took me two tries to kill him, which would have been one if I hadn't gotten greedy at the end

[@yeeessimusprime3422]

And now we’ve got BAYLE!!!!!!

[@timmyturner6448]

God the Majula theme in the background brings me back man I’m reinstalling ds2

[@goodkiid543]

This was such a fight . Single-handedly the boss that had me actually rage in DS3. I almost quit the game during this fight and this was after I beat everyone else 😭 but I was too stubborn to let anything in this game live

[@hydrierterteev6062]

The question is what kind of dragon bosses shadow of the erdtree can bring, and if they are able to take the crown.

[@ibrahimatiyeh9608]

Its a strong contender!

[@NagaSadow97]

Yeah, I think Midir might be cooked on this one. Still my most favorite fight and theme though.

[@ibrahimatiyeh9608]

@@NagaSadow97 i mean placidusax was already better than midir in my opinion, but bayle is just one of my favorite fights in general

[@NagaSadow97]

@@ibrahimatiyeh9608 Idk it's kind of a toss-up in several aspects, but over-all I think Midir is still better than Flacidusax. Plus, even though it doesn't mean anything at all, someone had them fight and Midir wiped him.

[@juankamehameha]

Midir was the first time I had to pull out a great shield. Excellent boss

[@azukimindauki]

Walking out of Midirs and Nameless Kings fight gave me the exact same rush of accomplishment that I recieved after defeating Fatalis in MHWIB solo. Its such a nice feeling and such a rush to learn all the mechanics in the fight and just WAIL on the opponent trying to take your life. Im so sad to have never played a souls earlier in my life, these games are incredible.

[@ramrodbldm9876]

Tell me you live in your mother's basement and never done anything in life without telling me 🤡

[@kevinmiller8985]

Even if I know for being a novice at FromSoft games, I still want to actually sit and enjoy Dark Souls III for the fact the atmosphere of that game for me is what I’m into.

[@Blade23445]

I know I’m a little late to this but I found this too funny to not post. Bayle the Dread: “Imma end this whole man’s career.”

[@whalewaffle2771]

do you think we gonna get a scaly boy in Shadow of the Erdtree?

[@SylvesterAshcroft88]

Midr was truly terrifying, not just because it was difficult, but also because of the pure spectacle of the fight. There are a few similar fights in Monster Hunter, but nothing has that kind of atmosphere, except for maybe Shara Ishvalda, as that was absolutely nuts, or even Fatalis.

[@IronChief13]

Ceadeus Dalamadur Valstrax Ahtal-Ka Shagaru Magala Vulva Taroth Raging Beachydios Alatreon Fatalis Narwa the allmother Gaismagorm

[@ITzDark]

I spent so much time on the PS4 version of DS3 fighting Midir. Not sure if I was on NG1 or +2. I even had to respec and change my build because Magic spells or moonlight greatsword was not cutting it. Had to use the washing pole katana with lightning damage to have a better chance of winning. The fight took me 7 minutes. Not gonna lie, the boss was a test of skill and patience. Glad I got to experience Midir. I’m not fighting him again.

[@NerdOracle]

Appreciation for Midir's fight, despite design decisions that some would proudly declare to be shortcomings, is in my opinion parallel to a child's love for dinosaurs. You have to be in awe of the Dragon. The very idea of a Dragon. To love Midir's encounter. This is because he is the essence of a real and brutal struggle against a mythical monster that is as much a force of nature as it is a ferocious beast. No dragon in all of Souls delivers that feeling as well as Midir. Drakes, Wyverns, Dragons on bridges, decaying dragons, wounded dragons, hollow wyverns, Wyverns that die from one clean hit to head, stationary dragons with predictable attacks, dragons locked in a cage. None of them deliver on the feeling of REALLY FIGHTING a dragon one on one (or one on two, but that hardly matters). Even Sihn and Kalameet suffer from design limitations that may make them more tolerable fights as a whole, but detract from the allure of a true dragon. You might as well be fighting giant birds. Midir is simply *built* *different* And he's built RIGHT

[@lolwateva53]

Funny how this was released a few weeks before the dlc, which now imo hosts my fav. boss fight of all time. Bayle. The midir fight I was hoping to see in Elden Ring finally happened

[@jaynguin]

17:50 Midir will always have a special place in my heart. But no the honor of THAT title goes to Grigori from Dragon's Dogma.

[@shooters1251]

I never did beat Darkeater Midir in my Dark Souls 3 playthrough. Given that I finally beat the Shadow of the Erdtree's final boss yesterday and that really stretched the limit for the amount of difficulty I could handle, maybe I should give Midir another try.

[@Tiky505]

i thought it was champion gundyr?

[@BR-pw9kv]

i knew i recognized that voice! took me roughly one second

[@justrandomstuff6828]

I remember giving up on Midir my first time, but after I watched some videos about him and his story, my heart sunk, he's the loyal protector of this city, raised by the gods to battle the abyss, and yet he's still corrupted by it, who knows for how long has he been suffering? I always kill him nowadays, his poor soul needs resting

[@EdyeGuevara]

I am so happy that my favorite boss in dark souls 3 gets so much praise from the community. ❤️

[@Crunjer]

did not realize what the channel name was when i clicked the video and got jump scared by his voice. Did not know Evan ventured into dark souls content.

[@TheMineA7]

Midir walked so Placidusax could run. Whats better than one hyper beam? Two!

[@TheRealJohnux]

Midir ran, so that Placidusax can be obese.

[@rigorm136]

Midir ran so Placidusax could crawl

[@dracopo8862]

Placidusax is relatively easy compared to Midir

[@nayyarrashid4661]

Kalameet walked so Midir can run and Placidusax can sit on this ass.

[@valentinvas6454]

@@dracopo8862 Yeah but Placidusax is terribly injured when we fight him. His movements are like an old man's and he has 3 missing heads. Maybe Shadow of the Erdtree will give us the best Elden Ring dragon fight.

[@InsaneGreatsword]

18:41 Are there people that think Elden Beast is a good boss? You’re wrong You’re very very wrong

[@Malisteen]

midir is great, though I do think Bayle has managed to surpass him.

[@Lowlf]

CURSE YOU BAYYYYLLLEEEE

[@BlackLegSanji66]

Ringed City releasing is my favorite Fromsoft memory.

[@AlefSousa017]

Midir still is, to this day, the boss that took me the longest to beat in any Souls game. It must've took me a whole week of playing a couple hours daily to beat him, but also no other boss has ever felt as rewarding to beat, I was literally shaking when I finally got that last hit on him. With that said: Do I think it's the hardest boss in the series? Not at all. Once you actually learn him, he's not that hard. There are many other bosses that feel and are actually harder, but even then, none of them took me as long to beat as Midir, so he'll always have a special place in my heart. Kalameet itself feels harder than him, not to mention some of Sekiro's and Elden Ring bosses (I'm still going through the DLC tho lol).

[@Frank_TheLegion]

Hope we get a fight like that in shadow of the erdtree

[@Ps3luvr260]

Midir is great but Gael is the best boss they’ve ever made. Full stop.

[@AmazingChest]

absolutely love midir, top 5 dragons of all time.

[@EvanExplains]

The chest has spoken!

[@gamerhex7335]

I'd also like to point out, in almost every area in the Ringed City you can find Midir just, stalking you at a distance. He's also THE last dragon. After killing him, his kind is gone forever. Makes killing him all the more sad.

[@N3oma]

Midir is such a cool boss, the first time I fought with was with some Randoms I met online n we formed an rpg esk party to beat him. One was a heavy tank one was a mage a d one was a ranger

[@NerdOracle]

The Midir salt and hate in the comments fuels me, keep it coming plebs Best Dragon Encounter in Gaming history

[@EtheonStarWanderer]

Midir is an amazing boss fights, and one of the most impressive in all the souls games. Funnily enough, the first time that I encountered him I defeated him second try and underleveled. I went once alone against him and only managed to do like 20% of his life before dying, then the next try I saw the summoning of the NPC and I thought let's try that. The NPC got obliterated in 15 seconds, and I in those 15 seconds I had only dealt 8& of Midir's life at most, like barely noticeable. Obviously I thought I was done for, since we you summon bosses health increases accordingly. But since playing souls games require you to have one simple mindset: "learn while you fail", I did just that. I managed to defeat the boss in that one try. Like I was honestly impressed and my original thought at that time was that the boss is actually really easy, it's simply visually stunning and impressive but one of the easiests fights in the DLC. Subsequent walkthrough of the game have proven that I must had activated ultra instinct or something, because it's a boss that I still struggle by this day when I reach him. I don't struggle that much, but it does give me a hard time.

[@ThatUnrealGamer]

May need to redo this video with Bayle from the DLC. Amazing fight.

[@EvanExplains]

CURSEEEE YOU BAYYYYYLLLLEEEE

[@dhruvpatel2602]

can't wait for you to rank bayle the dread the absolute smacker dragon boss darkeater midir looks like a kid in front of him.

[@badmoonris1ng476]

Bayle definitely did it better, but regardless of how salty some of these comments are, Midir is still a solid second place, he walked so Bayle could run

[@Some_guy_and_his_games]

nah he’s Mid-tier

[@stuartmccleary]

It was Midir to me. But now he is second to Placidusax. That emp nuke slow-‘mom animation blew my fucking mind. I mean that’s not even mentioning him teleporting all over the fucking place and being beaten to the brink by Bayle

[@theboxiestcat6910]

I get why people think he's hard but I don't really think I struggled with him at all. It's to the point now where I can consistently no-hit Midir. His attacks are really telegraphed and you can most definitely go underneath him. But never go for his legs. When he stands up to do his fire attack downwards, walk to his tail. The fire doesn't reach you and it's just a bunch of free hits on his tail. The only attacks that are kinda intimidating are his lasers but unless you stand directly in the path of it, they're pretty easy to avoid.

[@westfall19]

Bayle the Dread takes the title now. Absolutely epic dragon fight.

[@Anonymous-mg8bu]

Nah midir better

[@Tory-JJ]

The background of midir is where the first war and flame.was made Thats what we speculate lore wise. Matches cutscene on ds1

[@Foxhavingfun]

Midir now screams CURSE YOU BAYLE

[@jamesbaxter8734]

The only other boss I enjoyed in DS3 as much as Midir was Nameless King. Such great fights - hard, but worth it, and a ton of fun in the end. Worst/hardest was Friede. I never want to fight her again.

[@RampageRich]

First playthrough I did of ring city I somehow beat Midir on my first try. I was running a strength/faith build. Second run through running a dex build I took forever to beat him.