What I love about the second phase is that it is likely how Gwyn fought in his prime. When we faced him in the original, he was a shell of a man; a god totally stripped bare of his power, all of it gone to fuel the dying flames. His moves are standard and can be easily parried. But here, Gwyn’s spirit is resurrected with the full might of the souls amalgamated into the Soul of Cinder. He is able to summon his bolts of lightning again and deliver absolutely devastating slashing combos with his mighty fire imbued blade. I like to think that this final match gave us a glimpse of what The Lord of Sunlight was truly capable of in his prime.
@@filippopaolillo2006 fuck this lothric knights, I can pwn them even with bandit knife but why mobs are much more tough then fuckin bosses?? Lol u know how I passed Abyss Watchers?? FUCKING DARKWRAITH PASSED THE FOG WALL AND JUST OWNED THEM SOLO!!! MOB! DESTROYED A BOSS!! SOLO GOD DAMNIT!!!! Dark Souls III is bullshit tho.
Happy Mask Salesman purely because its a game we played so long ago and a theme that was as great as gwyns is used in the last fight against the soul of cinder
2:29 I'd imagine that that was Gwyn's go-to combo that he'd do all the time back when he was in his prime and wasn't wasting away in the Kiln of the First Flame.
This fight was so wild when you think about it contextually. The soul of cinder is supposed to represent you, the past player, or in a broader spectrum, man falling into the abyss as well. It’s a form of dual writing that incorporates philosophy
soul of cinder is genuinely one of my favorite boss fights of all time. the fact he gives respect to every single playstyle someone had, from the straight sword users, to the curved sword wood grain ring power within users, faith/spear users, and sorcerers, it's just so amazing. all of it leads up to one of the best redos fromsoft ever made, i want to think this is how they really wanted gwyn to be in dark souls 1. a test of the player's skill, where any playstyle can be rewarded rather than a simple parry check. well done fromsoft, well done.
@@laurentiuspyoIt’s only completed by being able to fight what is essentially Gwyn at full power here in DS3. Without this and the lore implications Gwyn is quite disappointing.
You can tell by the way this boss fights, that he is the combination of all the past Lords of Cinder. This means he is Gwyn, Lords of Cinder we never met, and US (the Chosen Undead from DS1, and our characters from DS2) His melee fighting style is that of Gwyn's, he wears a suit of heavy armor that STRENGTH characters wear, he dodges like a DEXT character, he casts sorceries, pyromancies, and miracles. In a strange way, this boss fight is like FromSoftware saying "thank you" to their fans...by giving them a super hard final boss and fucking them in the ass XD
The Soul of Cinder is amalgamation of Lords of the past Gwyn, the first Lord of Cinder, The Chosen Undead DS1, The Bearer of the Curse DS2 Which means that throughout time, there has been so many Lords of Cinder that have come and gone, that the Soul can wield any weapon and all forms of magic And the fact that the Soul is performing the techniques of Gwyn, means that even after countless millenia, somewhere in there, he is still very much alive Even after death, he is still protecting the age of fire which he began, refusing to let the fire fade
Also, the thing where he uses his flame sword to keep you in the air, then slams his sword into the ground, reminds me of Manus when he slaps you upwards then downwards.
Watching this again and thinking how the hell did i beat this boss.... i remember being out of estus and the boss having like a quarter of health. My hearth was pumping so fucking fast dodging every attack. Damn the adrenaline. Feeling adrenaline sitting on a chair playing a VIDEOGAME. Thats means is a fucking good game.
DKS is the only game that make my hands sweat I remembered playing against Fume Knight and Sirl Alonne in DKS2 NG+7 or 8 my character is max level wearing the heaviest armor and still they kill me with 2 hit and me doing little damage.
Hes kicking my ass, idk why ppl think dancer and Aldrich and pontiff sulvahn are so much harder, I find him way harder than all those bosses......hes got a huge move set it seems and he never stops attacking
I finally beat him, once I realized when he pulls out that curved sword/pyromancy just stay away until he switches swords again. And in the 2nd phase u just gotta stay the hell away from that 5 combo health destroyer when he winds up his sword get away and when right after he detonates the fire explosion go in for a hit or two rinse and repeat....hes such a fun boss though, so well designed!
I never noticed before in the past because I didn't have an HD TV but Soul of Cinder is resting in the exact same position as a player does when they are at a bonfire. Only when ready for battle he pulls out the blade that is essentially the bonfire how fucking awesome. This just further cements that the Soul of Cinder is not only an amalgamation of the previous ones that re kindled the first flame but also the player character from the first Dark Souls game along with Gwyn. It's such a personal moment for most Dark Souls players and it only builds and serves to the moment of arrival to this location. Who thinks the Soul of Cinder would make a great guest character in the Soul Calibur series?
@@Darth1Marik definitely, I have a Sharp CRT and carrying it into my room was hell. Felt like my fingers were gonna fall off. Might try a run of DS3 on it after reading this. Seems playable aside from some blurry text that I've seen with CRTs and HD games
In this case One thicc all knowing boi. This isn't a real fight. He knows everything, the first time you come across the amalgamation, that's the real fight.
I remember fighting him, seeing his moveset that is the same as a players moveset, and I was like "this is a cool boss" and then the piano kicks in, and i was like "wait, that sounds familiar" then he did the Iconic jumping attack, and i died cause i was too busy freaking out that they made him Gwyn
It's truly sad. The man who gave everything to protect his flame, even his very soul, and at the end of the world, after god knows how many other souls kindled that flame, his soul still burns within it.
I remember 2nd Phase Soul of Cinder grabbing me by the neck and blasting me off into the distance and i was like "Hey... wait" and then he leaped at me while "Plin plin plon" played along. One of my favorite gaming moments ever.
Easily my favourite boss in DS3. The aggressive, yet elegant, move set, his wonderful arena, the multiple phases, the fact he is pretty much an improved Gwyn in phase 2, and the PVP feel to the fight gives it a dynamism I never felt in any other fight so far (I feel like Gehrman might equal him though).
This fight was probably one of, if not the best in the game. The music, setting, boss appearance, and the way he switches between attack made for such a fun fight, and in phase 2, those 3 piano keys, and the way they begin attacking lets you know that shit just got real. Absolutely great fight
I'm not sure if you picked up on it but the soundtrack for phase 2 is gwyn's theme. And the soul of cinder uses almost the exact same fight moves as gwyn. Really awesome ending.
CommyCarl 54 but this don't make sense,soul of cinder it's just the ashes of the past flame linkers, him don't have conscience or think, its just a empty body with the past linkers skills
I've never really thought that the final boss you face is the manifestation of the strongest beings that fought for the right to link the great fire, all while using a Bonfire as a weapon. Shifting from sword, to spear, curved sword with a ninja flip ring equipped, magic casting with pyromancy included, to the very familiar fighting style of the First Lord of Cinder, just to stop you from linking the fire since it is the guardian. It is the one most challenging opponent that must never be underestimated at all times since it can buff and heal like you would do.
After all the very worst monster in game, in any game, is you. The player. You killed thousands, slaughtered entire nations, destroyed families, burnt cities to the ground. All for the stories you could tell. To others and mostly to yourself. Highest kill counts ever.
@@anirbanbhattacharya9185 wait hold on how are we monsters in that god forsaken world ? Almost everyone in there that you kill is a monster in some way and we are just the undead and unkindled, also it's worth noticing that their world is about to end soon and by linking the flame you're just delaying the inevitable
First half of the fight: Final boss is intense, super cool with its varied and mixed movesets, and more than likely has kicked your ass a few times. Second half: Two old enemies duke it out for the fate of the world.
I played dark souls 3 before 1. And when I looked back on this boss battle I realized how many moves you learn from dark souls 1 comes up in this boss battle. Sunlight spear, push, and all those are here, from the first game and when I realized this I was like “damn… the soul of cinder truly is the hollow you play in the first game”
coldnar Kill them all! Kill them all! Kill them all! Kill them all! Kill them all! Kill them all! Kill them all! (Chant gets slightly faster) Kill them all! Kill them all! Kill them all! Kill them all! Kill them all! Killthemallkillthemallkillthemallkillethemallkillthemallkillthemallkillthemall
That feeling when the first piano note hits on Cinder's second phase... chills everytime... I just beat Ds3 and man it was amazing. It was epic. I dont even know what to say, I'm just so sad it's the last time we'll be in a world of Dark souls again most likely. Thank you From Soft for a spectacular game. It was beautiful.
You know the soundtrack by itself is Feels Souls enough, but there's just something about that music combined with the Soul of Cinder's struggle to keep going that just hits you where it hurts.
After playing so much Elden Ring it’s crazy watching a player tank 3 hits from an end game boss and not get stun locked into oblivion and need to immediately heal
I love it when he switches weapons for a different class. Makes me feel like he really is an amalgamation of previous warriors that linked the fire. And 2nd phase is a stronger version of gwyn. It's like cherry on the top
the impact for DS1 player when soul of cinder change his move similar if not the same with Gwyn, is just right in the heart. the game brings you back to an old memories of a duel, a duel you fight with an old friend long ago.
This fight actually just brought me to tears after not touching this game for so many years. God bless fromsoftware for one of the best final bosses i’ve ever experienced
Nice job in getting to the ending and finishing it! i tried Dark Souls 2 ........ not my game and it is GODLY beyond me also to every single player who finished ANY Dark Souls game...... you earned a massive thumbs up and a hug :3 good on you mate!
I finally beat the first game less than a week ago and jumped right back into NG+. Also, Dark Souls 2 is an incredibly disappointing sequel to the first game, and a lot of it has to do with artificial difficulty not present in the first game (strength in numbers instead of interesting movesets, ridiculous tracking, etc.). It's by no means a bad game, but if it isn't your thing, I'd still give Dark Souls 1 a go (and I hear Demon's Souls, DS3 and Bloodborne are also amazing). It's the hardest game I've ever played but it's also completely fair 99% of the time, unlike its sequel.
DS2 is the only one I've beaten so far. 😆 I've been playing Dark Souls Remastered but I'm having a difficult time with it. Regular enemies do so much damage that I get killed more by them than the bosses. To me I found DS2 to be easier.
It's kind of insane how many different moves this boss has. Remember in the first 3 souls games most bosses had like 3-4 melee attacks and 1 or 2 ranged or AOE attacks. SOC has 5 different weapons and he has like 6-8 different moves with each of them. Not even Elden Ring bosses have such versatile moveset. Although God knows what they are cooking up for the expansion as I'm writing this.
Demon souls: a slug on the ground Dark souls 1: a glorified torch hollow Dark souls 2: Sad tree man Dark souls 3: A complex amalgamation of souls of all the most powerful warriors who had made the sacrifice to preserve the current world order, culminating in a climactic and difficult final fight. Aka _G O D._
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Man this fight hits different when you had an irl friend who was insanely in love with DS1 that didn't live to see DS3...
sorry for your loss man
i bet they were with you, cheering you on as you beat the game
My condolensces...
Sorry to hear that
May the flames guide thee... Apologies for your loss.
It's hard to take the ending seriously with that ridiculous armor
Looks like a Fat Onion, XD
lol
Its Catarina armor
it's the Catarina helm only lol the armor is from that big ol fat guy in the first are lol and the gaunts and leggings I have no idea lol
Anthony Schlaff I call it onion knight armor
this proves that onions will make you cry
Onion May Cry
You fool! You dare question the onion knight, that’s what they did.
@@evolthemartianalien7491 Featuring Seigward from the Onion May Cry series
@@sir5554 and Siegmeyer from the prequel, Onion may cry 3. Even his daughter makes an appearance
What I love about the second phase is that it is likely how Gwyn fought in his prime. When we faced him in the original, he was a shell of a man; a god totally stripped bare of his power, all of it gone to fuel the dying flames. His moves are standard and can be easily parried. But here, Gwyn’s spirit is resurrected with the full might of the souls amalgamated into the Soul of Cinder. He is able to summon his bolts of lightning again and deliver absolutely devastating slashing combos with his mighty fire imbued blade. I like to think that this final match gave us a glimpse of what The Lord of Sunlight was truly capable of in his prime.
Beautiful brother
This is exactly it. This wad the vision. And it makes me cry every time.
And he's still easily parried and piss easy lmaoo
@@ardaoguzhan8181
He cannot be parried.
Even his jump swing mimics gwyn’s opening slash almost identically
Dark souls at the beginning: press W,A,S,D to move
Dark souls seconds later: ok now kill god
@Calebe Eco extreme DS notes be like:
*Final boss ahead of nightmare fog*
There is a note!
*press WASD to move and lMB to attack*
It IS a JRPG.
God u mean random lothric knight who is much harder than Artorias or Gundyr?)
@@emperorofdarkness6113 lothric knights are pretty easy, use a broadsword with 2 hands and you would kill them without any problems
@@filippopaolillo2006 fuck this lothric knights, I can pwn them even with bandit knife but why mobs are much more tough then fuckin bosses??
Lol u know how I passed Abyss Watchers?? FUCKING DARKWRAITH PASSED THE FOG WALL AND JUST OWNED THEM SOLO!!! MOB! DESTROYED A BOSS!! SOLO GOD DAMNIT!!!!
Dark Souls III is bullshit tho.
the feels when Gwyn's theme kicked in holy shit
I know right xD
true
yep
Happy Mask Salesman purely because its a game we played so long ago and a theme that was as great as gwyns is used in the last fight against the soul of cinder
Unreal. I got massive goosebumps.
The god of the world and it got beaten by a fat onion that drinks on the job
Riznat Nakh What a lame way to die
Gotta suck...
Must be in lord heaven or something watching that fat ass onion and be like:
"... .l. ..."
R/RAREINSULTS
Even fat onion is op undead
lmao, you made my day bruh 😂
thought you could outsmart an onion huh
YOU CAN'T FOOL AN ONION
EXACTLY
[meanwhile, in a well]
naked dude: fuck
“Well, alls well that ends well”
Pepe Dong you mean THE onion
2:29 I'd imagine that that was Gwyn's go-to combo that he'd do all the time back when he was in his prime and wasn't wasting away in the Kiln of the First Flame.
Nothing like getting hit by that combo for the first time
This fight was so wild when you think about it contextually. The soul of cinder is supposed to represent you, the past player, or in a broader spectrum, man falling into the abyss as well. It’s a form of dual writing that incorporates philosophy
it represents u and i think it also represents how gwyn fought
2:30 is the best part. He gets hit with the combo as soon as Gwyns piano kicks in. Love it. I advise to watch it from 2:25 to hear the build up.
Borbalicous love that
Sadly, haven't played DS1 but I totally love the notes syncing
@@Alexb0y99 Bruh
@@donchopeexd3516 haven't played any dark souls games but I enjoy the lore and gameplay 🤣
@@theabyssmaleye Give it a try, it has been one of the most successful games and sagas this past decade.
All hail the Giant Onion, great Lord of Londor.
+GTrain81 Ya!
Lol
Onion one... What is wrong?
Cutest reply ever.
go go onion bro
jack
Armor Shrek vs Soul of Cinder.
Fernando Morales WELL FUCK...
Favorite food of Shrek vs Soul of Cinder
Soul of Cinder would not survive lol...
Shrek fought against Ultra instinct shaggy....
Epic final battle at the end of time
shrek would have been a very different movie if the SoC was its antagonist :V
soul of cinder is genuinely one of my favorite boss fights of all time. the fact he gives respect to every single playstyle someone had, from the straight sword users, to the curved sword wood grain ring power within users, faith/spear users, and sorcerers, it's just so amazing. all of it leads up to one of the best redos fromsoft ever made, i want to think this is how they really wanted gwyn to be in dark souls 1. a test of the player's skill, where any playstyle can be rewarded rather than a simple parry check. well done fromsoft, well done.
Nah I think gywn was better being a weak boss tbh
@@laurentiuspyo Nah
@@laurentiuspyoIt’s only completed by being able to fight what is essentially Gwyn at full power here in DS3. Without this and the lore implications Gwyn is quite disappointing.
Me: taps my brother
How he explains it to mom: 2:30
Lmao that’s a good one
xD
The only thing that kept me from crying is
*THAT GODDAMN A R M O R*
Ironic, considering
@@mikeowens3927 *ONIONS MAKE YOU CRY*
It looks pretty badass actually. It makes you look stronger
Onions have layers
Bully Maguire: “Gonna cry?”
You can tell by the way this boss fights, that he is the combination of all the past Lords of Cinder.
This means he is Gwyn, Lords of Cinder we never met, and US (the Chosen Undead from DS1, and our characters from DS2)
His melee fighting style is that of Gwyn's, he wears a suit of heavy armor that STRENGTH characters wear, he dodges like a DEXT character, he casts sorceries, pyromancies, and miracles.
In a strange way, this boss fight is like FromSoftware saying "thank you" to their fans...by giving them a super hard final boss and fucking them in the ass XD
The Soul of Cinder is amalgamation of Lords of the past
Gwyn, the first Lord of Cinder, The Chosen Undead DS1, The Bearer of the Curse DS2
Which means that throughout time, there has been so many Lords of Cinder that have come and gone, that the Soul can wield any weapon and all forms of magic
And the fact that the Soul is performing the techniques of Gwyn, means that even after countless millenia, somewhere in there, he is still very much alive
Even after death, he is still protecting the age of fire which he began, refusing to let the fire fade
Achillez I beat him first try lol "super hard"
He's nothing to do with ds2 he's the player from ds1
How can Cinder have the chosen one's spirit as a part of him if the player never played dark souls 1?
Also, the thing where he uses his flame sword to keep you in the air, then slams his sword into the ground, reminds me of Manus when he slaps you upwards then downwards.
Watching this again and thinking how the hell did i beat this boss.... i remember being out of estus and the boss having like a quarter of health. My hearth was pumping so fucking fast dodging every attack. Damn the adrenaline. Feeling adrenaline sitting on a chair playing a VIDEOGAME. Thats means is a fucking good game.
DKS is the only game that make my hands sweat I remembered playing against Fume Knight and Sirl Alonne in DKS2 NG+7 or 8 my character is max level wearing the heaviest armor and still they kill me with 2 hit and me doing little damage.
Hes kicking my ass, idk why ppl think dancer and Aldrich and pontiff sulvahn are so much harder, I find him way harder than all those bosses......hes got a huge move set it seems and he never stops attacking
Damn I beat it on co-op I could never do this shit offline
I finally beat him, once I realized when he pulls out that curved sword/pyromancy just stay away until he switches swords again. And in the 2nd phase u just gotta stay the hell away from that 5 combo health destroyer when he winds up his sword get away and when right after he detonates the fire explosion go in for a hit or two rinse and repeat....hes such a fun boss though, so well designed!
@@kalki6554 sister friede and darkeater midir were even harder for me. . Sister friede is my hardest boss, her third phase is insanely hard....
I never noticed before in the past because I didn't have an HD TV but Soul of Cinder is resting in the exact same position as a player does when they are at a bonfire. Only when ready for battle he pulls out the blade that is essentially the bonfire how fucking awesome. This just further cements that the Soul of Cinder is not only an amalgamation of the previous ones that re kindled the first flame but also the player character from the first Dark Souls game along with Gwyn. It's such a personal moment for most Dark Souls players and it only builds and serves to the moment of arrival to this location.
Who thinks the Soul of Cinder would make a great guest character in the Soul Calibur series?
No HDTV? So you played this on a CRT? Sounds quite comfy actually.
@@pentexsucks43 Ya it was a 32 inch Sony Wega. Fucker was heavy AF
@@Darth1Marik definitely, I have a Sharp CRT and carrying it into my room was hell. Felt like my fingers were gonna fall off. Might try a run of DS3 on it after reading this. Seems playable aside from some blurry text that I've seen with CRTs and HD games
Soul of Cinder.. in Soul Calibur?
Yeah I can see that being a good fit
One of the best final bosses of the series.. He is relentless and accurate... Its like fighting a better you... oh wait..........
Who would win?
An amalgamation of the souls of the greatest warriors in history.
or
One thicc boi.
The thicc onion boi, without doubt
well take away the cool aid and i would say the amalagmaion. he chuged those down like it was sugar water.
In this case One thicc all knowing boi. This isn't a real fight. He knows everything, the first time you come across the amalgamation, that's the real fight.
Thanos
amalgamation of all onion bro of dark soul
I remember fighting him, seeing his moveset that is the same as a players moveset, and I was like "this is a cool boss" and then the piano kicks in, and i was like "wait, that sounds familiar" then he did the Iconic jumping attack, and i died cause i was too busy freaking out that they made him Gwyn
nerfthegamer good memories m8
Technically it's recycling an old boss, but that's a damn epic way to do it.
Herman Urus imo its more of a homage then a recycle. recycle would be like the maneaters to thr belfry gargoyles
The soul of cinder is you from the first game.
belfry gargoyles? so you're trying to say that the gargoyles in undead parish was original in itself?
Good fight. Terrible fashion souls tho :(
Glitchfest Gaming Terrible dodging skills to
he is using armor souls
what a casul
Meta players may favor high fashion, but for players on the battlefield, that which keeps them alive is fashion enough.
He looks more cute than to be feared.
shut the fuck up you goddamned nerd
2:31 such a badass combo
Them putting the “plin plin plon” in for his second stage when he’s like Gwyn is amazing
Who would win?
- A very manly, badass, definetely not casual Dark Souls player.
- Three note-thingys
Not casul
PLING PLING PLONG
THREE NOTE THINGS!! Man, I shed a tear when I hear Gwyns theme. It brought back a crap ton of memories.
6 notes actually
to add insult to injury, the guy looks like a freaking *onion*
Siegward, the Grinch of Cinder.
XD!!!!!!!!!
His second form, it's seems that only Gwyn's essence remains to protect the flame.
It's truly sad. The man who gave everything to protect his flame, even his very soul, and at the end of the world, after god knows how many other souls kindled that flame, his soul still burns within it.
I_Cant_Draw that’s because the lord souls were found In the flame to begin with
@@i_cant_draw5095 fuck gwyn
I_Cant_Draw shows just how strong he was. Gwyn in his prime was Possibly the strongest individual in souls world.
I_Cant_Draw its all Gwyn’s fault tho. He led world into an utter hellhole because of his greed for power...
I remember 2nd Phase Soul of Cinder grabbing me by the neck and blasting me off into the distance and i was like "Hey... wait" and then he leaped at me while "Plin plin plon" played along. One of my favorite gaming moments ever.
When Gwyn’s theme came on, you knew, you knew you were fighting yourself
0:58 that's neat thing you did, right there. Your roll caused the camera to sync with the boss' heavy attack, and we see the lance twirl with you.
PaszerDye 0:56
PaszerDye hallelujahd
Nito indeed.
He was actually locked on
Easily my favourite boss in DS3. The aggressive, yet elegant, move set, his wonderful arena, the multiple phases, the fact he is pretty much an improved Gwyn in phase 2, and the PVP feel to the fight gives it a dynamism I never felt in any other fight so far (I feel like Gehrman might equal him though).
blowskiol mine is gael
He is ds1 player character
For me Gael and Nameless King
For me, the top 5 are:
1. Champion Gundyr
2. Slave Knight Gael
3. Yhorm the Giant
4. Nameless King
5. Soul of Cinder
My list.
1.Abyss Watchers
2.Gael
3.Nameless King
4.Sister Fried
5.Darkeater Midir
6.Soul of Cinder
Ashen One... hearest thou my voi-
holy shit, are you wearing an onion on your head?
LOL
This fight was probably one of, if not the best in the game. The music, setting, boss appearance, and the way he switches between attack made for such a fun fight, and in phase 2, those 3 piano keys, and the way they begin attacking lets you know that shit just got real. Absolutely great fight
Damn. That armor is badass and it's helmet is so cool! The way he swings his Weapon is amazing!
Soul of Cinder is good too.
He's you
@@assassinofvenice8430 i wish i could do those sick looking combos
I really love the transition in soundtracks once you get to the second phase of the fight
I'm not sure if you picked up on it but the soundtrack for phase 2 is gwyn's theme. And the soul of cinder uses almost the exact same fight moves as gwyn. Really awesome ending.
It’d be really cool if the boss slowed his movement when you wear Solaire’s armor like the chosen undead remembers you and is trying to hold back
CommyCarl 54 but this don't make sense,soul of cinder it's just the ashes of the past flame linkers, him don't have conscience or think, its just a empty body with the past linkers skills
@@paulodybala9196 still be a cool feature and it would definitely make us cry even more
Agediho yeah but still make no sense
They coulda done better with this tbh, like Soul of The Pygmy
What makes you assume i didnt kill solaire ? That would ruin roleplaying
I've never really thought that the final boss you face is the manifestation of the strongest beings that fought for the right to link the great fire, all while using a Bonfire as a weapon. Shifting from sword, to spear, curved sword with a ninja flip ring equipped, magic casting with pyromancy included, to the very familiar fighting style of the First Lord of Cinder, just to stop you from linking the fire since it is the guardian. It is the one most challenging opponent that must never be underestimated at all times since it can buff and heal like you would do.
After all the very worst monster in game, in any game, is you. The player. You killed thousands, slaughtered entire nations, destroyed families, burnt cities to the ground. All for the stories you could tell. To others and mostly to yourself. Highest kill counts ever.
Only difference is SOC seemed to have run out of estus lol
Anirban Bhattacharya pontiff sulyvahn: are you challenging me?
@@anirbanbhattacharya9185 wait hold on how are we monsters in that god forsaken world ? Almost everyone in there that you kill is a monster in some way and we are just the undead and unkindled, also it's worth noticing that their world is about to end soon and by linking the flame you're just delaying the inevitable
@@anirbanbhattacharya9185 mmmm, maybe in Bloodborne , but in Dark souls nah.
First half of the fight: Final boss is intense, super cool with its varied and mixed movesets, and more than likely has kicked your ass a few times.
Second half: Two old enemies duke it out for the fate of the world.
I played dark souls 3 before 1. And when I looked back on this boss battle I realized how many moves you learn from dark souls 1 comes up in this boss battle. Sunlight spear, push, and all those are here, from the first game and when I realized this I was like “damn… the soul of cinder truly is the hollow you play in the first game”
2 years late reply and irrelevant but is that dragon age origins on your profile pic. Kinda looks like it.
Kill one, and you're a murderer, kill a hundrad and you're a hero, kill a thousand and you're a king.
Kill them all and you're a god.
Hundrad
Poor hundrad
coldnar Kill them all! Kill them all! Kill them all! Kill them all! Kill them all! Kill them all! Kill them all! (Chant gets slightly faster) Kill them all! Kill them all! Kill them all! Kill them all! Kill them all! Killthemallkillthemallkillthemallkillethemallkillthemallkillthemallkillthemall
GPJ 8001 Edgy
I like this one better:
To kill for yourself is murder. To kill for your government is heroic. To kill for entertainment is harmless.
bullshit battle how the hell we supposed to fight when we cant see through our goddamn tears smh
Leviathan. Nice.
CRY SOME MORE
GIT GUD
the transitions from Short sword to Curved sword to Spear to Staff and to Greatsword with Gwyn's moveset made me shed a tear
That feeling when the first piano note hits on Cinder's second phase... chills everytime... I just beat Ds3 and man it was amazing. It was epic. I dont even know what to say, I'm just so sad it's the last time we'll be in a world of Dark souls again most likely. Thank you From Soft for a spectacular game. It was beautiful.
You know the soundtrack by itself is Feels Souls enough, but there's just something about that music combined with the Soul of Cinder's struggle to keep going that just hits you where it hurts.
CUTE armor
+FoonG 2ne1 Thanks!
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Lady Maria ❤️
@on yx fucking neck beard
Kawaii >_< Lol
2:30 I came
I saw
I came
I saw
I praise the Lord
And break the law
....And the onion smothered the black sun.
After playing so much Elden Ring it’s crazy watching a player tank 3 hits from an end game boss and not get stun locked into oblivion and need to immediately heal
This guy went thicc armor. ER has tank setups that let you get similar results.
@@susejtsirhc4202 Nah, ER bosses are just poorly scaled
I love it when he switches weapons for a different class. Makes me feel like he really is an amalgamation of previous warriors that linked the fire. And 2nd phase is a stronger version of gwyn. It's like cherry on the top
At the end they said "Ahhh, our onion Lord" LOLOLOL
Mr. Sleepy No they didn't
Mr. Sleepy I WILL NEVER GIVE IN TO ONION. POTATOES FOR LIFE!
Ah that big chungus profile picture. Unfunny people will be unfunny forever, I guess.
Soul of Cinder, ha nothing is as strong as the Soul of Onion
This fight had excellent difficulty, punishment, pacing, and was a fair nod to series veterans. This is my favorite boss in the game.
"Baby Smough vs Soul of Cinder"
Great fight. This is exactly how I fought this boss on my first run. This vid saved me time from going through another run. Thanks
2:30 legit goosebumps.
You didn't even dodge the wombo combo....
Sean Bone with this boss the 95% of my deaths was for dont Dodge the wombo combo
How to avoid wombo?
@@whyisblue923taken getting away from he
whyisblue923taken wtf its easy dodge that........................
@@whyisblue923taken run the opposite direction as soon as you see the telegraph
The memories of Gwyn Lord of Cinders
so sad :(
This hits different after playing the other soulsbourne games, as this boss here represents the final end of all things.
2:52 "I heard that you're a filthy casul"
2:55 "Begone heathen"
You should’ve mikir countered him every time he does thrust attack
"Wait a minute, this isn't Sekrio..."
5:17 = ULTIMATE Victory! :)
PRAISE THE SUN 🙌 ☀️
For those that don't know this boss is like a frankenstein's monster of the original Lords.
Gosh you ALMOST timed up the song perfectly between the stage 1 to stage 2 transition
Soul of Cinder: "I'm The Best Boss!"
Slave Knight Gael: "Hold M'Lady's Painting"
Did anyone else parry out of reflex?
i did once shortly after the music kicked in. Instantly i switched to a lord Gwyn boss fight and died for it
I know it seems so easy to parry when you cant
The Soul: Not this time.
When that piano is synced with Gwyn's juggling attack: So Fucking Epic
the impact for DS1 player when soul of cinder change his move similar if not the same with Gwyn, is just right in the heart. the game brings you back to an old memories of a duel, a duel you fight with an old friend long ago.
When I heard the piano I immediately started parrying
This fight actually just brought me to tears after not touching this game for so many years. God bless fromsoftware for one of the best final bosses i’ve ever experienced
2:30 the shit just got real
"Capua!! Shall -I- begin?"
Listening to the music and realizing it resembles lord Gwynn’s boss fights from Dark souls.......really hits my Soul.
Nice job in getting to the ending and finishing it! i tried Dark Souls 2 ........ not my game and it is GODLY beyond me also to every single player who finished ANY Dark Souls game...... you earned a massive thumbs up and a hug :3 good on you mate!
I finally beat the first game less than a week ago and jumped right back into NG+. Also, Dark Souls 2 is an incredibly disappointing sequel to the first game, and a lot of it has to do with artificial difficulty not present in the first game (strength in numbers instead of interesting movesets, ridiculous tracking, etc.). It's by no means a bad game, but if it isn't your thing, I'd still give Dark Souls 1 a go (and I hear Demon's Souls, DS3 and Bloodborne are also amazing). It's the hardest game I've ever played but it's also completely fair 99% of the time, unlike its sequel.
@@AmanojakuPenguin mate if you think DS2 is unfair then stay way away from Demon's
@@AmanojakuPenguin no no majulas the best
DS2 is the only one I've beaten so far. 😆 I've been playing Dark Souls Remastered but I'm having a difficult time with it. Regular enemies do so much damage that I get killed more by them than the bosses. To me I found DS2 to be easier.
I love the background song of this fight. The most deadliest fight and such a sweet song.
1:58
I love how synchronised that was
when i herd gwyns theme i was mind blown, awesome way to end dark souls 3. well done fromsoft
character class = taichi panda ?
Unfair fight, he couldn’t see you through the tears.
It's kind of insane how many different moves this boss has. Remember in the first 3 souls games most bosses had like 3-4 melee attacks and 1 or 2 ranged or AOE attacks.
SOC has 5 different weapons and he has like 6-8 different moves with each of them. Not even Elden Ring bosses have such versatile moveset. Although God knows what they are cooking up for the expansion as I'm writing this.
Gwyn: remember son, dying is gay.
Soul Of Cinder: yes father...
Nameless king is gwyn son
I love the way the boss uses all of our signature moves from DS1
Who will win?
A soul made of all the heroes who linked the first flame?
Or...
*One faTTy Boi*
When I played this for the first time, I literally started crying when Gwyn's theme started playing. Holy shit, I love Dark Souls.
So this is where atomic samurai's sunset move referenced
It's cool to see a boss so proficient in so many fighting styles considering what he is.
The boss that delays every single hit
*laughs in nameless king*
@@dumpsta-divrr365 him to
2:30 holy shit my man got combo'd on
In my opinion this is the best boss in the entire soulsborne series
It’s so cool how the music synced with the gameplay at 1:23 and 1:27. This fight is amazing!!
Demon souls: a slug on the ground
Dark souls 1: a glorified torch hollow
Dark souls 2: Sad tree man
Dark souls 3: A complex amalgamation of souls of all the most powerful warriors who had made the sacrifice to preserve the current world order, culminating in a climactic and difficult final fight.
Aka _G O D._
One of the best boss fights of all time and never gets old ;)
This game still amazing, thank you Fromsoftware! 🤩❤We need more game like this 😎
2:31 he got you so badly:-(
1:54 I didn’t expect the backflip 😭
This is easily my favorite fight in the entire serris.
2:31 i really wish my firelink greatsword has the movelist, so i can bash and kill gank squads
Ringed Knight Straight Sword.
LT + RB
Moves very similar and does a good bit of damage with good stats.
Once the Soul of Cinder starts pling pling plonging: "how many times do we got to teach you this lesson old man?"
So far dark souls had been the only game that could give me the adrenalin rush.
This hits different when you realize that’s your ds1 character
"Video games can't make you cry with three notes!"
Soul of Cinder: *plin plin plon*