Top Ten Worst FromSoftware Gimmick Bosses

[@krenbenz6991]

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[@traeirby]

I can’t thank you enough for the kind words and I’m so happy that you feel that way about the channel! 😃 Stay tuned because I’ve got soooooo much more stuff coming!

[@kaspies8150]

stop glazing

[@thinkingsoutherner9911]

I think MaX0r said it best about Micolash during his Bloodborne review: “Let me tell you something: the humanoid bosses in this game are, paradoxically, the most dangerous. But Micolash is a psychological hazard that will hurt you personally. This boss literally feels like cut content , because the fight centers around chasing him and his direction depends on RNG, making him an actual speedrun killer. When you corner him he uses -one attack- and then you chase him again where he gains the power to insta-kill you. God forbid you’re hit by that, because that’s ten minutes gone.”

[@traeirby]

Yep, I agree lol

[@chrislevack405]

I dunno, I think "penis face" sums Micolash up nicely.

[@isaiahanderson5292]

You can actually make him go into the 1st room when ever he’s standing in front of it if you go the long way around and come straight at him

[@sariathebrave5259]

Honestly I genuinely enjoy fighting Micolash. He isn’t that hard. I recently did him BL4 (video on channel if interested) You can manipulate his movements if you know where he’s gonna be after he jumps in the mirror. His Auger of Ebrietas can easily be strafed around and Call Beyond is just learning the timing to dodge. You can also hit him out of doing it by shooting him with bone marrow ash while he’s charging it up. That being said however, on my first playthrough I fucking hated him. Like what in the scooby fucking doo is this fight? Run run run run run etc omg what were the developers thinking?!? I grew to like him though once I figured him out. He’s a frustrating boss for sure but very satisfying how he whines like a little bitch once you kill him.

[@cheatcode436]

You forgot to include the million edits he put over the video.

[@ShadowProject01]

Don’t forget; Myazaki offically apologized for the Bed of Chaos. Yeah Bed of Chaos is actually *that* bad.😂

[@traeirby]

ALL TRUE

[@Wolf-oc6tx]

@@traeirby In my opinion the floor collapsing is probably what made it a awful boss fight because, it took a bunch of difficult yet fair elements and made them unfair.

[@ExaltedUriel]

I don't know if you're referring to the same thing, but in the Design Works interview he also said that the Bed of Chaos was his "greatest regret", lol (at least in terms of DS1's development)

[@jgkitarel]

@@ExaltedUriel It was clearly not properly play tested, as I bet that this one was one of, if not THE, last completed before they had to finalize things for launch, meaning they ran out of time. And Japanese companies are... insistent on meeting deadlines for a complete game. The boss is so clearly in the alpha stage it isn't funny. And yes, it is the WORST boss fight in the Soulsborne series of games. Now, the worst Souls game? DS II, hands down. Granted, they had ambitious plans for it, too ambitious, and what seemed to be a lack of a central plan from the start, and that is what wrecked it. They ran so far behind that they had to put Miyazaki in charge to go over everything and put together a playable game from it. The DLCs were far better designed for a reason, they were smaller and the development team could go over their environments and bosses and give them the love they needed. If you want an idea of what they were looking to do for DS II, look at Elden Ring. That was the scale they were attempting.

[@ace-smith]

@@jgkitarel lol almost none of that is correct. bed of chaos has an unused alpha model of "crawling bed of chaos", implying lots of changes were made to the fight during development. and miyazaki wasn't involved with ds2. yui tanimura is the person they brought in to go over everything and make a playable game; the guy _before_ tanimura is the one who bit off more than he could chew with the plot

[@AndroxineVortex]

Rykard is how you do a gimmick boss. It's essentially the same as the Yohrm fight but the weapon you use is flashy and fun, and the arena is just awesome.

[@traeirby]

I won thousand percent agree Ryland is freaking awesome!

[@berryamv2296]

I didn’t like Rykard tbh. But I do think yhorm was pretty cool

[@wander7984]

i disagree but i see your point, it does looks very cool

[@enman009]

Rykard is the only great gimmick fight on the series. It has some dangerous attacks and his big sword slam, where he cast skulls, makes for a dynamic fight.

[@themasquerader101]

I just realized that Rykard is just the cursed rotted greatwood and yhorm put together. Like literally. Right down to the butt slam splash AOE

[@anon6952]

Drip Lord Wolnir exhaling his vape juice through his eye sockets

[@traeirby]

I gotta say he is one cool looking MF

[@hellogoodbye3786]

​@@traeirbyhis lore is also incredible cool as well as his his sword. Yep that's about it.

[@hamzakhairi4765]

"Can you think of any boss you break down their jewelry they die" Sauron!

[@traeirby]

🤣🤣🤣OMGGGGGG you’re right, he’s the number one boss that dies when you break his jewelry!!!

[@ShadowProject01]

@@traeirbyyou forgot one more little tidbit about Wolnir’s jewelry; if you don’t break the bling on his word arm and the fight carries on long enough for him to draw his sword out…good luck hitting that last braclet. If you are a melee player it’s out of range until RNG decides he does an attack the bring his braclet down to your elevation. And even caster struggle because his wrist bobs and weaves constantly causing any spell projectile to miss a good deal. Boss was just all kinds of ass😂

[@mickeybat5816]

Andross from Star fox? Lol

[@thex6992]

​@@ShadowProject01I always got one shot by the dark fog when I took too long to fight him, the sword wasn't that much of a problem, but the whole fight having a time limit because he pushes you too close to the wall and you can't escape the fog made me so mad every time lol

[@nayyarrashid4661]

It just not that. If you are an expert at dodging and think dodging will get you through Wolnir can drag you to the edge of the arena if you took too long. And then it becomes almost impossible once he starts his fog attack it is over.

[@rollernkg68]

Ok so I don't think anyone explained the four kings boss in the comments so let me try to be the first: So the gimmick in the fight is that it spawns an infinite amount of kings, one ever 40 or so seconds. However, the boss is programmed so that there's a limit of only 4 kings being able to spawn in the arena, requiring at least one of them to die for the next one to spawn. During rhe fight, offscreen there's a single main king who takes damage each time one of the kings you're fighting takes damage. The gimmick is that the king has 4 times the health of the kings that spawn in the arena. HOWEVER, the "true" king actually has a little more than 4x the health of one of the regular kings, which is why sometimes you need to kill a 5th king if you didn't stab any of the first 4 while they were in the middle of their dying animations because that damage still counts towards the main boss's healthbar. However there's also a weird thing where thing where the true king can take more or less damage than the main kings, which can result in such silly situations as for example 16 kings, or more commonly 3 kings

[@traeirby]

Oh wow! I actually was not aware of some of that! Thank you so much for sharing that I appreciate it!

[@rollernkg68]

you're welcome! if you wanna get a bit more info on the 16 kings thing, I think Limit Breakers made a video on it?@@traeirby

[@craigauclair4026]

I actually heard about that.

[@dontkickmychick6076]

Why, like genuinely who thought this was a good idea necessary enough to be implemented into the fight. Like I mean it's a cool quirk of the fight but what the hell

[@topichu970]

@@dontkickmychick6076 its not an aspect they made intentionally, its just a result of how various mechanics interacting in unintended ways for example, one of the ways to do more damage to one king than to the main health bar is sweet spot damage not being accounted for

[@CloseUpLover]

Hitting the tree in the nuts seems like a squirrel souls

[@traeirby]

😂 squirrel souls needs to be a thing

[@RoseyCakess]

Praise the nuts Wait....

[@_reignzzx6742]

with wolnir, the bracelets keep him from being dragged into the abyss. so when you destroy them he has a little meeting with the funny abyss hand

[@traeirby]

I knew that the bracelets kept him out of the abyss, but you just put the idea in my head of him getting manhandled by Manus the whole time he gets pulled down there and now I can’t stop laughing about it!

[@jgkitarel]

He owed The Four Kings money and his bracelets were what was keeping him from having to pay them.

[@joncheetham7358]

Fromsoft fans: we grumble about every individual aspect of the games, but if anyone asks us what our favourite series is, there isn’t a shadow of a doubt what we’d say. Another S-tier video brother! Popped up on my yt just in time to fold the laundry while watching 🙏

[@traeirby]

♥️ thanks for the kind words! I’m glad you enjoyed it!

[@procow2274]

You might be surprised

[@zacharyhuhn8366]

That’s fans of every other video game too.

[@wanderingsystem9674]

Hex: “Fun” fact about Micolash is that he is also the most annoying boss to fight in the Bloodborne card game. They truly encapsulated the gimmick of “endlessly chasing this a*hole” by making his pasive ability being to infinitely restock monsters in the monster deck if the players do not defeat them, effectively delaying the game indefinitely. Because the Bloodborne card game is competitive and players have an incentive to not cooperate even if they fight the monsters together, this can lead to some obnoxious and unnecessarily long games. Not even anolog games can escape shitty gimmicks.

[@traeirby]

OMG THERES A BLOODBORNE CARD GAME?! Also, that’s crazy that he’s similar in the card game 😂

[@Davidbiscou]

Not one Dark souls 2 boss here, we eating good boys.

[@traeirby]

That’s right! And honestly on my current playthrough of dark souls 2 I do not expect my mind to change on this lol

[@fandomuniverse]

People like to hate on that game, but I love it

[@zacharyhuhn8366]

@@fandomuniverse More like people think it’s much worse than the other fromsoftware games, which it is, but I still think it’s an amazing game.

[@fandomuniverse]

@@zacharyhuhn8366 my favorite is DS3, then DS2, then ds1, cus that's the order I played them in.

[@fandomuniverse]

@@zacharyhuhn8366 also to me DS2 has more replay value due to bonfire ascetics

[@duckshuntjj6318]

Funny story about wolnir, one time me and my friend broke his last two bracelets at the same time and it only did the damage of one breaking. We were left scrambling trying to hit his face for the last stretch of the boss fight.

[@traeirby]

OMG that's crazy lol

[@evelinetheoofdemon6003]

Fun fact about the Dragon god: you can actually tank a punch from him if your healthbar is beefy enough. It's pretty funny watching him trying to one shot you and just failing :)

[@traeirby]

😂 ok next Playthrough I’m going bonk tank

[@NexusKin]

I pumped Vitality all the way up to 50 to actually increase my Item Weight Limit to carry everything, so by the time I faced the Dragon God, my health bar was really big even in Soul Form with the Cling Ring. I just tanked his hits and used Moon Grass to heal.

[@billcahill2110]

There is a back to the room you fight Gwyndolin in. He actually doesn’t run forever.

[@traeirby]

That’s right, but I am not patient enough to wait for that 😂

[@x__thesickest6388]

Top 5 Fromsoft OST's "Mikolash drinks his own pisss"

[@traeirby]

🤣 🎸 🤠

[@JoJoJo20233]

Undertaker and phycho mantis first 30 seconds already a 10/10 video 🔥🔥🔥

[@traeirby]

❤️❤️❤️

[@TRD-lg5pj]

Miyazaki himself said that he doesnt like the bed of chaos, so at least there's a good chance we'll never have to see something that bad again

[@traeirby]

This is true

[@alessandromazza4557]

Even worse for me, the Ancient Wyvern apparently glitched out and died by itself before I reached the top, so I didn't even get the satisfaction of that plunging attack

[@traeirby]

🤣 damn you FromSoft!

[@uniguy2126]

This video feels like it’s from 2012 and I’m all here for it

[@traeirby]

😃👍

[@JimMcNutty]

No ads plus you just rambling on like you lost your mind. I like.

[@traeirby]

😂♥️👍

[@sangdrax5352]

Not a boss fight, but that asshat wizard in Elden Ring that you have to chase through the tower while he snipes you.

[@kamilszewczyk6771]

There is a similar fight in dark souls 3. You chase the big hat wizard in the cathedral of deep, but this one seems to be a bit less aggressive.

[@leahthegeek9677]

The freaking crystal sage that teleports constantly while his goons are chasing your ass and the hands curse you. Uh I hated him.

[@TheWonkster]

This has been placed in front of my eyes, and I liked your funny words, videogame man. I will be back for more. Also there are a couple of pretty clear routes down to Nepenthes around the sides, I grind it for money when I get bored of the big walker.

[@traeirby]

Alright! I’m glad you enjoyed the new video! 😀 yeah after some experimenting I finally figured out a way down lol

[@iknn19]

Call my bosses bad again and i will find you

[@traeirby]

🤣👍

[@enman009]

To think that Rykard is the only great gimmick fight, where the gimmick is actually consistent with the rest of the game and has more complexity than other gimmick fights in the series. I guess it only took them 6 games of trial and error before getting it right.

[@traeirby]

😂 for real, also I love rykard too what a cool boss!

[@julienmccallin1848]

I would say the Divine Dragon is the first successful gimmick boss but yeah Rykard is great

[@Hopeful_Husker]

My favorite wrestler gimmick was “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan just bringing a 2x4 with him and going “HUUUUUUUUH!” Surprised that no DS2 boss made the list, but great video!

[@traeirby]

Oh yeah hacksaw is a LEGEND! awesome gimmick! And yep, I could not think of a bad gimmick boss in Dark Souls 2 lol

[@littleyoman]

the four kings also have a gimmick with their sword, basically the tip does the most damage and the closer you are the less damage you take

[@traeirby]

Oh wow that’s a pretty cool thing that I was not aware of. Thanks for sharing that valuable tip!

[@nayyarrashid4661]

That also make its easy to strafe around them. Those sword swings are so easy to just walk around if you get close enough. The only boss of which I am not scared to get up and personal. For the rest I tend to run but generally nowadays I tend to call Beatrice. For uptil NG+2 she is pretty reliable and I am not really into new game plus cycle except the first time because of how it ends.

[@huntresswizard569]

​@@traeirbyeyyyy thats a knee slapper intended or not

[@EJaDav]

Funnily enough I didn’t have any problems with Micodash, until a Call Beyond. I got his running down and could easily train him to phase 2’s room. I’d just always get one shot 😢

[@traeirby]

Yes, he is a scum bag

[@huntresswizard569]

he parried me a solid few times with the ebrietas..... now i have a +10 simons bowblade on me at all times for cheesing that sucker

[@idok333odikay]

Wolnirs bracelets are the only thing keeping the Abyss at bay. When you destroy them the Abyss claims him. Yeah. It’s a dumb gimmick, but it’s got Lore behind it

[@traeirby]

Yeah, I agree. It's not the best boss fight, but it is a very cool boss with a very cool story!

[@quint3ssent1a]

Most insulting thing in DS3 is that there are many gimmick bosses, and they set up like that so it's infinitely harder to fight them normally (without gimmicks.)

[@traeirby]

Yeah man that’s 100% true it’s weird that DSR has some of the best boss fights in the entire series but also some of the shittiest ones lol

[@thex6992]

​​@@traeirbyDS3 has the worst boss of all time for me, who is a copy of old monk (Kinda innovative back then ngl and he returns as a invader in all DS games) which is halfight, he's insanely ass and unfair, depending on what player you get straight up impossible because they lag and take no damage... Almost made me throw my controller right through my tv screen every single run.

[@nayyarrashid4661]

​@@thex6992That has more to do with fact that players who are there are basically abusing the game mechanics and secondly they are cheaters. There was a time when someone like me had to turn off the online to get through this area. I only fight human player two times and that was enough for me. I wanted to finish the game not trying to waste my time with those die hards...

[@asetto15]

The Bed of Chaos, by itself, took the last ~10 minutes of a 35-minute Top Ten video. Yes, I agree with this, and yes, it really is that bad. Amazing video Trae, well done, awesome song too.

[@traeirby]

Thank you so much for the kind words! I’m happy that you enjoyed it! I worked sooo hard on this one 😂

[@zacharyhuhn8366]

Nah it isn’t nearly that bad. In fact it’s good

[@kingdamazo7266]

Wolnir wasting my time by making me chase his wrists around the area for 5 minutes makes me feel so much catharsis as I send him plummeting to the depths of the Abyss, jaw bone agape in a silent ghost of a scream.

[@traeirby]

Preach on brother! 🙌

[@xMaugrex]

Maybe not specifically a boss, but I can think of an enemy archetype that doesnt like you smashing their jewelry too much: a lich. Those bone bois are effectively just puppeting their body while their souls are tucked away nice and safe in whatever pot, necklace, spoon, etc they feel like using as a phylactery.

[@traeirby]

Oh wow! I was not aware of that!

[@QuantumTelephone]

I love this dudes humor. Every bit and joke does the bare minimum to be funny. It's junk food humor.

[@traeirby]

🤣 glad you liked it!

[@DoomPhoenix13]

Best trick to Nepenthes that makes his fall trivial is the fact that you can hug the corners of the man beams around the map, and if you do so it trivializes the missiles, keeps the enemy shots off you, and can generally let you fall at almost full speed so it messes with it's tracking. As for Micolash... poison daggers, my beloved.

[@traeirby]

Omg yess poison daggers FTW Ill have to try that nepenthes stray next time!

[@soundninja0]

I cant believe i actually laughed at some of these jokes i was NOT expecting to laugh at the asylum demon being called sexy

[@traeirby]

Hey, I know I’m no Carlos Mencia, so I’m glad that you did laugh at some of those jokes 😂 also, I would slap the hell out of that ass 🥵

[@johnnyd.1004]

There are no bathrooms in the Nightmare of Mensis. Of course he drinks it.

[@traeirby]

Fair enough

[@amaeo5170]

I mean, having watched a bunch of Ymfah's Dark Souls challenge vids, the easiest way to deal with Bed of Chaos is to just use the binoculars to look up, then chuck firebombs at the boss from behind their barrier. The devs left just enough of a gap at the top of the twisted net of branches to allow bombs to be thrown over.

[@traeirby]

I will be trying this next time!

[@JustAGayIntBuild]

Honorable mention: Half light; imagine the gimmick literally being the average host who is so afraid of the "evil red man", that he just summons phantoms constantly -despite literally using cheat stats, and still feels the need to run away and call his friends. And after all that you get absolutely nothing, and even the friends he summoned get completely ripped off, by giving them cool tools that are "parent locked". I don't know about anyone else, but at least the Curse Rotted Great wood has something of use. Ring City was filled with interesting enemies, and they chose this to be the opener to someone as cool as Slave Knight Gael 😬

[@traeirby]

Very well said! Considering how poopy this boss is, I’m going to make room for it on another list I’m working on!

[@TasTheWatcher]

Dragon God. Bed of Chaos. Ancient Dragon. Miyazaki, how many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?!

[@traeirby]

I don’t know, but maybe it’s time to break out the cane

[@jajasking9652]

Ancient dragon is not even a Boss, but is an abysmal fight anyways In fact, you just listed my 3 most hated bosses made by fromsoftware, specific order: 3: bed of chaos 2: ancient dragon 1: dragon god

[@MildlyConcerned]

Can we get an honorable mention for the dark souls 1 hydra? It’s not technically a boss, but trying to his that last head is a chore and is just a waste of time

[@traeirby]

I agree even as a mini boss He’s an annoying little piece of crap.

[@zosozoso6760]

Really enjoyed the video Trae! Lots of funny moments and the ending was gold. Also, everything Trae said about Micholash is true!!!

[@traeirby]

I’m so glad to hear you say that you enjoyed the new video! And thank you for commenting on the ending! You’re the first one to even say anything about it and I thought it was such a funny idea. I couldn’t wait for you guys to see it!

[@budiisnadi]

I'm fighting that bracelet boss right now. The worst part is not the fight itself but the runback to his arena.

[@traeirby]

Oh man yeah, that's a bad run!

[@AtreyusNinja]

Dark souls 2 confirmed best game of fromsoftware, best souls 2 no worst gimmick bossfight in this amazing game

[@JellyJman]

Can't argue with the facts, Best Souls 2!

[@traeirby]

🙌

[@traeirby]

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[@vbrant2705]

Hell yeah. Royal Rat Vanguard and Executioner Charriot 🙌🏻.

[@glowingjoystic7597]

I can't say how good this timing is. My life is a big mess but this brought so much joy and happiness back into it. Everything will be alright thank you for the laughs

[@traeirby]

I’m so sorry to hear you’re going through a rough patch! I’m very happy to hear that this video brought you a little relief, please feel free to free to join the discord, we’re all super loving and supportive!

[@sturdymars]

It's High Lord Wolnir's moo moo farm! Great video man

[@traeirby]

Thanks man I’m really glad that you liked it!

[@procow2274]

Moo moo? 🐄

[@rubensjunior8586]

My god, it's so crazy...but back in the day Bed of Chaos almost made me quit the game, for real

[@traeirby]

I feel you man! It’s one of the most frustrating, tedious, annoying things I’ve ever encountered in a video game!

[@rubensjunior8586]

@@traeirby Definitely! And it's not like the place sugarcoats it, Lost Izalith is laaame xD

[@CursedShinobiClown]

Gimmick fights are underrated, everyone just wants to every boss to be artorias again

[@traeirby]

I agree, demons souls has some fantastic gimmicks, as does Elden ring and dark souls 3!

[@zacharyhuhn8366]

I honestly like them, if they’re done like twin princes and bed of chaos, but I hate bullshit gimmicks like summoning Velstadt, or teleporting in order to continue spamming magic.

[@ShadowNight808]

Gimmick bosses are so hit or miss with me and it annoys me. Some of them are interesting ideas executed poorly, and some of them are just bereft of any creativity and feel like padding (ancient wyvern i'm lookin at you). I genuinely think the bed of chaos has a really cool design ( I LOVE that the real boss is just a weird bug and around it is a sad humanoid tree reflecting the mistakes and feelings of the witch of izalith, with the chaos power sealed away and unleashed through the fight) BUT the boss fight itself is so poorly realized and executed and an unfair pain in the ass to fight, it's vomit icing on the shit cake that is izalith as a zone.... I feel like Rykard Elden Ring has kind of the perfect storm of cool design + cool boss arena + cool covenant/npc's tied to him + cool zone that makes his gimmick fight still feel so good and satisfying.

[@traeirby]

Very well said, I completely agree with all of that!

[@BiggieCrescent]

Opening up Paper mills in Fromsoft game worlds is crazyyyyyyyy 😭🙏 but hilarious. First time checking out your content, I hope you can keep up the good work!!!!! 💯

[@traeirby]

🤣🤣🤣 it just came to me while I was writing the video that there are so many tree bosses in these fromsoftware games that are so stupid lol

[@BiggieCrescent]

@@traeirby That's low-key true though, especially with how tree focused Elden Ring is it makes you think about how many Fromsoft trees there are 😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jasonlindahl2287]

What was worst is the first time I went for a plunge attack on the wyvern I missed and it was so gay

[@traeirby]

Never missed the plunge but I've seen it missed by a summon...BRUTAL

[@raid3n496]

Love your channel,i really enjoy these old school videos❤

[@traeirby]

❤️ I’m so glad you’re liking the channel!

[@Ricard1807o]

I relate to the point about four kings' ranged magic attack being a pain in the ass. It was bane of my existence for quite some time, and I'm sure on melee runs it still will cause me problems and need a workaround. BUT, I found a way to beat it out whilst still continuing to do damage at range. The depth perception of it is tricky, but if you manage to dodge it to the right as it approaches you from ahead, you can then sprint in a semicircle around the back of it (so you'll be covered by it briefly on your screen) and sprint the opposite way, then it gets confused and takes a bit to turn around giving you time to fire 1 or 2 bow shots before it comes back around. When it comes after you again, you can do that trick again! this time dodging in front of it (towards the camera and a bit to the right) then circling around it. rinse repeat. then on its final approach if you keep kiting it then it will disappear and you just continued doing damage without having to sink time waiting it out I don't like having to sacrifice the ring slot in this fight, because I'd love to fight four kings with ninja flips enabled, but to do that it means I have to lose out on half my damage from RTS so it isn't worthwhile to swap it out

[@traeirby]

Wow, that's cool that you figured that out! Battle tactics! 🔥

[@NYBLAZER]

Dog this video is hilarious! Your delivery is great and I fuck with the standing green screen format. Subbbbbeeeddd

[@traeirby]

😃 hell yeah! That’s the kind of response I’m happy to get! So glad you enjoyed watching!

[@icetide9411]

The worst part about the Great Wood is that it is such a COOL DESIGN CONCEPT that is totally wasted. A massive skeleton that a disgusting rotted tree thing has parasitically grown inside and now puppets the skeleton? That's unbelievably cool, but instead it just... Makes it unable to stand right.

[@traeirby]

🤣🤣🤣

[@PashaSever06]

That's some old School KZbin video here... I subbed

[@traeirby]

😃 glad you enjoyed it!

[@Loodvigg]

What sucks about the Ancient Wyvern is that it can randomly decide to flap it's head around just before you plunge attack it, making it so you miss entirely and fall to your death. Now you have to do the runback again. Fun!

[@traeirby]

Only an evil scumbag would design this boss

[@Wraggle3000]

Good fuckin job friend. These vids are honestly just getting better and better. I hope to show your shit to more and more people and have it pay off, but ty for the content. It produces quite the comedic effect.

[@Wraggle3000]

Also apologies for only rarely showing up lol, I do keep up with the channel and I do appreciate it.

[@traeirby]

Thanks you so much for the feedback! I’ve been working hard on improving with every video and it’s such a good feeling to hear that I am! ❤️

[@traeirby]

No worries bro! I know life be lifin’ sometimes 😂 it’s great to hear from you again!!!

[@ghostyuki-kfpinquisitor1038]

For Wolnir, its less the jewelry breaking that kills him as much as him getting dragged into the abyss when they aren't protecting him. My main issue is if you break 1-2 bracelets too fast and knock him back enough, he'll charge forward and probably insta kill you with the vape

[@traeirby]

You know, I completely forgot about the fact that he can just rush forward and Insta kill you like that it’s been a while since I did it. Oh man that crap pissed me off so bad when it happened to me

[@ncrtrooper7246]

I remember when i failed a no death run in DS3, against the fucking wyvern, i did the plunging attack and for some reason it didn't registered, i just slided and died from the fall

[@traeirby]

Geez! I would have flipped out

[@leahthegeek9677]

Yup. Not registering the attack happened to me 2 times before killing it.

[@zacharyhuhn8366]

That’s the only reason I died 8 fucking times to the boss lol

[@zachgorecki3700]

There’s only a couple ways of redeeming the Elden Beast fight: let you use Torrent and let you summon Miriel who uses some kind of comet azur/black flame death beam because Miriel fucking rules… unlike this fight. Also, let us pet Torrent, dammit. Awesome video dude 😂

[@traeirby]

I 100% endorse your strategy to fix Elden Beotch! Also I’m glad you liked the video 😀

[@traeirby]

Also torrent petting needs to be in the DLC

[@zachgorecki3700]

@@traeirby (I forget how commenting works sometimes) FUCKING RIGHT?!? He’s such a good spirit steed or whatever.

[@raptorxrise5386]

Hint: try to keep distance between you and the boss. His sword swings have such a huge recovery time you can run in, attack, and move back. By staying just a little bit away from it the beast is far less likely to run away and more likely to attack with its sword , which are also the easiest attacks to dodge. Its not perfect but in my experience the EB isnt nearly as bad as people say and i think the reason is people stay close to it for too long, which is why it moves away all the time

[@dnkestptt]

You might just be one of the fucking funniest dudes on this platform hands down. Every single joke and bit hit me like a freight train 😂

[@traeirby]

Well, I can tell you one thing man that means a lot to hear. I sincerely appreciate you saying that and I love getting feedback! I worked really hard on this video and it was actually more agonizing and difficult than any video I’ve ever made so I’m really glad that it worked for you and that you enjoyed it!

[@satanicfemboyneet]

I clicked on this video because i saw micolash, there is no thought behind my eyes. Everytime i hear people describe micolash like a bratty bastard i become incredibly joyous.

[@traeirby]

😂

[@berserkalita7855]

"Dickolash" is what really got me XD

[@traeirby]

🤣

[@yurinoworry]

Already loving this one right from the intro, Trae!

[@traeirby]

❤️ Glad to hear it!

[@8E_3T]

I think it's important to note that the Four Kings' weapons all deal more damage at their tips than their bases. I don't remember if they have another damage type that applies like, halfway down the weapon, or if they're just coded to deal more damage with certain parts of their weapons.

[@nayyarrashid4661]

And that's a deliberate thing because once the other kings appear they always keep enough distance from you and won't rush you down like mobs. Another reason why you should take them down quickly.

[@traeirby]

Good info!

[@Glitchedsoulsborne]

Trea irby I just found your channel and had to subscribe. this is hilarious! I got about 2 minutes into your video and new i had to Crack a beer and sit down for the show! "Try doin that to lady Maria's jewelry" bahaha thanks for the upload man!

[@traeirby]

😃 I’m so glad to hear that you enjoyed the video! It’s really my goal to make entertaining stuff!

[@Prodig3yXunleashed]

This is funny as shit, I dig the standing green screen setup it isn't used enough. Im subbing I want more souls veteran Bob Ross

[@traeirby]

Hell yeah man I appreciate your enthusiasm and your feedback and I’m glad to hear that you really enjoyed the video!

[@Calum79]

Banger video, keep up the good work king!

[@traeirby]

Thanks buddy! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jameskirk8274]

I don't have many notes. But perhaps my biggest one is that you said the Asylum Demon is more sexy than that Vanguard Demon, and I couldn't possibly disagree more. Vanguard is like almost something mainstream monster-f*ckers write fanfics about, whereas that Asylum Demon is just kinda thicc.

[@traeirby]

Hmmm, I want to thank you for enlightening me as to what other types of horny there are out there

[@thex6992]

Well since you and all of us now know about Elden Beasts childhood trauma he never healed from, can we really blame him for hiding in a giant tree and running away from us? He probably thought you were his dad seeing you from afar :( I hope there aren't any giant squirrels on the tree tho...

[@traeirby]

🤣 🐿️

[@SilverwingedBat]

Armored Core 6's Ice Worm is still the best FromSoft gimmick boss imo

[@traeirby]

BIG AGREE on that one buddy! ice worm kicks butt!!!

[@RigidRL]

Woah i thought youd have way more subs, this was a phenomenal video!!

[@traeirby]

Thanks! Hopefully this video will help change that number 😂 I’m glad you enjoyed it!

[@lonestargrizzly4936]

The entire dragon area in ds3 is incredibly hard those serpent boys are our of control

[@traeirby]

Yeah man those snakes are buck wild

[@RealMarvellousChester]

Spot on with this video! You had me laughing most of the way through! 😂 definitely worth a sub!

[@traeirby]

That’s fantastic! I’m happy to hear that the new video was cracking you up! That was my number one goal!

[@alero_172]

Bro you are funny as hell, hope your channel blows up 🙏🙏

[@traeirby]

Thank you so much for the kind words and support!😃❤️

[@alero_172]

@@traeirby for sure man, keep it up!

[@shellyirby9828]

Awesome job! I can definitely tell where the extra time was spent. This is your best video! Keep it up! ❤

[@traeirby]

Well thank you so much. I’m really glad that you can tell that I am making improvements! ❤️ also, what is that in your profile picture I cannot tell 😂

[@shellyirby9828]

It's a heart shaped river rock from a hike we went on .

[@Enlightenedbydark]

10 THOUSAND SUBS! Congrats, man!

[@traeirby]

Thanks bro 😊❤️

[@Shmurt007]

Hey brother hope all is well. I’ve watched all your videos and love the content, from an outside perspective it’s somehow feels different than the other videos like these in the best way possible. I will be apart of your journey to see u grow!

[@Shmurt007]

To add, I would 100 percent keep the face cam on

[@traeirby]

Well thanks man. I’m glad to hear that you’re enjoying the videos. I’m always hard at work on the next one! You’re support It super appreciated!

[@traeirby]

Oh yeah thank you I appreciate the feedback!

[@kaimamoonfury1335]

I hate how many enemies will use epileptic seizures against you. A lot. It's not a boss thing, but it is a gratuitous and annoying gimmick.

[@traeirby]

True

[@hydrophobia936]

Micolash is by far the worst boss that From has ever made. He runs away constantly, has instant kill attacks, and just takes forever to kill.

[@traeirby]

And I actually heard that he drinks his own piss for real

[@TheRealCHIMShady]

@@traeirby big if true

[@zacharyhuhn8366]

Never fought him, but he’s the boss I’m least excited to fight

[@ladylunaginaofgames40]

23:50 Let's not forget he's also cheese-able by bringing poison knives to toss at him in phase 2 at the balcony area. Also one-shotting him

[@traeirby]

Any and all micolash cheese is supported by this channel

[@ladylunaginaofgames40]

@@traeirby ngl, I will subscribe if you literally make a video on how many ways you can cheese Micolash. Cus fuck Micolash

[@randychristensen1028]

Great video Trae! Your song at the end freaking killed me 😂

[@traeirby]

Thanks brother I’m glad you enjoyed the video and I’m really glad to hear you enjoyed the song too! I worked hard on it!

[@ErosXCaos]

DS2’s Covetous Demon is an underrated Gimmick Boss, whose gimmick is unknown to most, because he’s a giant slug that is easy to kill; the strip grab attack. He’ll slurp you up into his mouth with his giant wet tongue, there you up and spit you out naked. All your gear back in inventory. No weapons, armor or rings are on you! My baseless theory is that a dev liked this grab attack idea, but the team decided that the boss it’s attached to couldn’t be strong, or the grab would be un-fun. Imagine if Fume, Ornstein & Smough, or Melania could do that. Players would revolt! Unfortunately for my buddy Covetous, he got turned into a big blob boss that people kill so fast, that barely anyone knows his grab attack could’ve been the stuff of nightmares.

[@traeirby]

I see what you mean, and wow, I didn’t know about the covetous demons mechanic of removing your armor and stuff. I just wanted to make this list about bosses that have a specific gimmick to defeat them not necessarily bosses that have an interesting mechanic, I actually have a list in the future planned that is going to have the covetous demon on it!

[@nayyarrashid4661]

And the covetous demon was rehashed into one of the most disgusting enemies in DS3. Now those are much more fun.

[@themasquerader101]

I cant wait for the day when Fromsoft makes a game that is equally hard, fair, and engaging

[@Tortuga2223a]

Elden Ring has always felt super empty to me.

[@themasquerader101]

@@Tortuga2223a I definitely agree, but I've recently been planning my playthroughs a little bit and it's made it way more fun. But yeah when i was collecting everything on my highest level character it was pretty tedious to say the least.

[@zacharyhuhn8366]

They have, ds3

[@themasquerader101]

@@zacharyhuhn8366 Wrong. Ds3 has the same unfair bs that all the other games have. Which is fine honestly, because oppressive difficulty and unfairness is an inherent part of their design philosophy. I just think it could be even better if they cooled the hell down a little sometimes 😅

[@leahthegeek9677]

Also, the ancient wyverns fire attack can knock you off the plunging attack arena right before it brings its head into submission. Yes. It happened to me 2 times. And for some god freaking reason it didn't register the attack 2 times as well and I just fell to my death. I was so about to give up and just chipping away at its hp until I died halfway through.

[@traeirby]

Omg what a bastard boss

[@ErrorNamenotfound-mx7bv]

At least micolash becomes hilarious if you play benny hill

[@traeirby]

Very good point 😂

[@Smanning91]

❤ finally algorithm showed me a really cool channel - good job man !

[@traeirby]

I'm so glad to hear that you enjoy it! Thanks for putting a smile on my face with that comment 😊

[@ItsAnOcean98]

this video kept making me piss myself at every chance, great video bro lol

[@traeirby]

That’s fantastic to hear more than anything! I’m really happy to hear you enjoyed ! I wanted it to be fun to watch an entertaining and it doesn’t have to be taken that seriously 😂 I think that concept has escaped a few people lol

[@Meadmon]

Loved the Micolash drinks his own piss song!

[@traeirby]

🤣🤣🤣 HE HAD IT COMING

[@DarkDemonicDating666]

Such an underrated content creator, I love the humour and the dead pan sarcasm. I bet this guy is the guy that makes you laugh like a little bitch on a sesh night out. Keep it up fella 💪

[@traeirby]

Thank you so much man I really appreciate the feedback and I’m glad that you’re enjoying the content on the channel! And I assure you, I am trying to improve with every single video, so I absolutely plan on keeping this up for a long long, long, long, long time!

[@DarkDemonicDating666]

@@traeirby I love it mate, please don't change the way you put videos together, it might not be cinematic or Fox pictures, but it's charming as fuck and I and many others love it 👌 Can't wait to see the new content, I love the ranking videos so much. Take care man. Thanks for making me laugh and smile ✌️

[@traeirby]

@@DarkDemonicDating666😊

[@drebear5708]

Just started the video and I thought that initial skit was going on for to long, then I remembered he’s canonically a gooner

[@traeirby]

Thank you

[@droneage1138]

I mean, like, they could’ve made us make that Wyvern run twice, couldn’t they 🫠🤷🏻‍♂️

[@traeirby]

🤣 hell yeah! That would be the shit

[@TheLordSanguine]

I’m noticing a distinct lack of “burnt ivory king pre-battle Gank”

[@traeirby]

Yes you should be, I have a special video that he is going to be featured in planned for the future!

[@Thisisaweirdthing2makeusdo]

Love what you do trae ❤

[@traeirby]

Aw thanks! 😃

[@supergarbagedaypodcast]

Dope as usual Trae!

[@traeirby]

Thanks my friend it’s great to hear from you and I’m glad that you enjoyed it!

[@PastaMaster115]

Me: *looking through the chapters to see what bosses you included* "Oooh I see you saved the best for last!"

[@traeirby]

😂😂😂

[@Dootie_McCool]

How tf does this channel have fewer than 10k subs? Great vid as usual brother. Also Bed of Chaos toilet paper when?

[@traeirby]

❤️😆 I sincerely appreciate the support and happy to hear you enjoyed the new video! As far as the toilet paper? That needs to happen! 😂

[@ShaggyToad1]

I'm amazed Mytha from DaS2 didn't make the list. Given how stupid the idea of destroying random ass windmill to stop poison inside an arena, poison that works like toxic in other games, poison that heals the boss, really is.

[@traeirby]

Don’t worry shaggy I actually have that boss planned for a totally different video!

[@jajasking9652]

Nah, is more of an area gimick ( which is true that's really stupid ) But then you fight her by normal means, and she is an alright fight, though in SL1 It must be really shitty because her hitboxs are really bad

[@saketbakshi4235]

i like how there isn't a ds2 boss on this

[@traeirby]

👍

[@rigorm136]

Ds2 was one big gimmick boss