@@Become-Eggplant Halflight does it as well, but is terrible since he will parry you every time u attack him 2 times while holding the shield, so u just stand there doing nothing everytime he pulls out the shield unless u have big strength weapon
Do you realize the beautiful way in which fromsoft said thank you? They made Soul of Cinder a combination of all the character classes and gave him all character weapons, all the character stats like Dex and Strength and all that and gave nostalgia to all Souls players. Its so beautiful.
They thank you in the DLC more, by patches wishing a fine dark souls to you. Patches being the last of the old gods and you being the last human alive.
@@ddm_gamer you are ignorant lol, "oh ok i just looked it up and wiki is wrong i cant be wrong" try throwing black fire orb to another enemy and then great chaos fire orb and compare the damages. and then throw them at soul of cinder and see how they do the same damage instead of gcfo dealing twice more dmg than black fire orb.
Delayed combos, are so difficult to avoid Especially when enemies can either do delayed attacks in the middle of a combo, or they can do instant attacks, making them much harder to dodge
While playing ds3, I've noticed that there's always a trail or a line that comes from the tip of the blade when they attack. This is the actual hit box that you want to dodge. I try to dodge at the moment the trail appears. It's easier to spot on slashes with fire swords. But on different bosses, it may come from a different place. For example, Champion gundyr does not have the trail on his weapon, but on his eyes, parallel to the attack.
Idk for certain but I'm guessing for pretty much all of these people DS3 is their first. There's going to be some exceptions as you can see but I guess screaming is a bit out of character for those select few. Edit: I stand corrected, a great many of the people in the video recognised him lol
"That went straight through your torso! How are you immune?!" This is the fight that lets the players know how all of the bosses felt when they were rolling through their attacks the whole time XD
it's also ironic that the Soul of Cinder has the character from Dark Souls 1 somewhere in there, since they of all creatures know all about invincibility frames.
Well, at 286 I do exactly what the Soul of Cinder does (spamming miracles and spells and pyromancies, while charging in for heavy blows and then following it up with a parry or force if they go to retaliate) without any problems. My health's a little low but it doesn't really affect how I play that much so I'm not too bothered. So I don't think he's 700. Maybe 350.
@@KanekiKen-fc3qo fr tho. Like id understand if he tried to axt cautiously and that happened but he apparently just assumed it was nothing and kept trying to smacl cinder
@@masquerade3852 The only explanation that I can think of is maybe he was so frustrated from getting his ass beat so much that his brain just didn't process it.
@@littlemoth4956 i believe that most streamers, except for a few, are typically not as fast to pick up on things is because most of the time they’re interacting with their chat
The kiln of the first flame, this area really just says “this is the end” you can see the ruins of countless civilisations and the ashes of millions of people. The sun looms above eclipsed in the dark sign a pale remnant of what it was. Hundreds of gravestones and weapons litter the region. All you can see is death and the inevitable fate of all civilisations in the setting. And the boss represents this, he is the mage, the wanderer, the pyromancer, the priest, the knight. He represents every way of fighting the world has and every sacrifice that has been made to keep the fire burning. He is the soul of cinder born of the flame to protect the flame. And the music reflects this it is the might and pride of a thousand people’s, and the sorrow of unending loss and sacrifice in including the greatest of all the lords, Gwynn himself. He tests your skills in every way, he has magic and pyromancer, the miracle knight and swordsman. He has speed skill with unrelenting aggression. This is the flames final dance, the end of all things in this setting. And the soul of cinder will do anything to prevent the end. Just like Gwyn once did. A fitting end for a brilliant game.
Nat Grant-Haysey Epic... I almost cried when I heard Gwyns theme... "The Souls of all Lords before us... Our Dark Souls 1 character among them...(Pokémon invented fighting yourself first). He fought as all. A God, a Sorcerer, a Knight, an Assassin, a Cleric, and many more... This is final boss at it's finest. May he forever be remembered as a better Gwyn (At first I tried to parry... It was a mistake)." Rest in embers you magnificent bastard...
Ironic how we’ve sought safety at bonfires for so long, this bonfire just so happened to manifest itself a lord. We are *fighting* the bonfire, and that’s what makes this one of the coolest boss fights in the series.
You know, I really like this fight. A lot. It feels so different from any other boss, because it feels like a player, but without the weaknesses of a player. You can't cheese it with parries, stunlocks, or backstabs. It feels like it's on such a level playing field, yet simultaneously really heavily weighted against the player because of the adaptability, poise, and raw power of the Soul of Cinder. And that final phase wombo combo is just beautiful :')
I had a very different reaction to this. I thought he was super easy in his first stage and when he stood still I bowed to him, but then he nuked me. I was so stunned and confused until I heard “Plin plin plon” and I stood still and audibly went “Oh shit” and proceed to get my ass whooped
Soul of Cinder: I don't think so, knight player! *reduce my health back* try harder than that! Knight player: WTF! You can't do that! You're breaking the rules in this game!!!! Soul of Cinder: Too bad!!!!
Phase 1 your facing against yourself of the class you had in the first Dark Souls game alongside all of the classes in the dark souls game. Phase 2 your facing against the soul of gwyn.
Soul of Cinder is an amalgamation of previous Lords of Cinder such as Lord Gwyn and the Chosen Undead (assuming they survive and manages to link the flame in their world), and every other character who has ever linked the First Flame. This is confirmed by its Japanese name, Incarnation of Kings (Outachi no Keshin), as well as the description from the Soul of the Lords.[1] As such, it wields the combined abilities, weapons, and magic of its components, giving him tremendous power. So phase 1 is more than just the chosen undead
Ville Lepoaho, only it falchion mode fortunately. I was helping people fight him for a while and once he actually parried myself and the host of the world.
10:02 "Ok that went straight through your torso, how are you immune?" I feel like that's what every single darks souls boss asks. Like this fight even gave him the roll the player has with invincibility frames, just to give you a taste of your own medicine on how it feels. Awesome.
Malenia: I swung my sword in all directions, covering an entire area…how the fuck did you manage to avoid it by just doing a tuck and roll? Tarnished: Invincibility Frames
It's more than a reference, Gwyn is essential for the world building of all Dark Souls which extends to DS3. This wasn't a nod to the original DS1, it's more of a story element.
@@kukifitte7357 Unfortunately in the dark souls community everyone thinks everything is a reference to the older games, without realizing that it's actually a very crucial part of the storytelling.
@@belland_dog8235 Yeah... Dark Souls 3 final boss final phase being the boss of the first dark souls is a very fitting end to a trilogy. From the one that started it all, to the one that possibly ends it all.
Probably the most epic thing that happened when the second form occurred, I stood a few feet from him. Right when the "Plin Plin Plon" happened, I froze and immediately remembered gywn, I gasped... The AI for Soul of Cinder froze in place when I stood still. The moment I said "...Gwyn...!?" He proceeded to rush me, and we continued to fight.
This really sets apart the casuals from the actual lads. Gwyn will always be the first last boss we all didn’t want to fight, we didn’t want it to end.
Gwyn split his soul so many times, burned it alive, and still, it's willpower remains. Gwyn was a *GOD* for a reason. EDIT: I wish this boss was Flame God Flann
@@jackofastora8962 yeah but the Gwyn we fight in ds1 couldn't burn the flame longer so a replacement was needed so he had no power or anything in him anymore and if I'm wrong, did he have control over his mind or did he become a hollow.
And there you stand, at the end of ages, facing what you think it's just another fallen warrior... When the song starts and you both run towards the other, you realize this is not a simple knight. You're fighting a Legend... and then, a God. Just like the old times, huh?
Toprak Koç This is the same type of shit that's been narrated in all SoulsBorne games. What's the difference? It's somehow not cringeworthy when there's this monk speaking in a deep voice, but it is when it's a comment? It's both edgy regardless.
3:40 Did it become a DEX? 4:09 Did it just became a pyromancer? 4:20 IT BECAME A PYROMANCER!! 6:55 Oooh that sounds like Gwyn's theme... 8:43 THAT'S GWYN'S MOVE!! THAT'S GWYN'S MOVE!!
its even better if you realize the boss is supposed to represent everyone that linked the fire...meaning the players too, all the styles... mage, pyromancer, str , dex, faith builds, to me, the power within buff he does mid fight made me think "yep thats a player taking over for a second"
I've never played Dark Souls, but watching these rage montages, this is what I've surmised. Every DS boss: •10+ feet tall. •2 or more forms (health pending) •10+ attack patterns to confuse player •Can kill player with 3 or less direct blows •5x the reach advantage •Sustained purely by player's tears of rage Did I get that right?
you got that right even tho most bosses on the series are brutal they are well designed enough to the point where dieing to a boss very rarely feels cheap or unavoidable.
*Many of them assumed this was the end of hard bosses* *Sister Freida and Midir would like to introduce themselves* EDIT: I would like to bring notice to the fact I didn't mention Gael and many other amazing bosses in the DLC's... For that I apologize. They all are pretty amazing... These two were just trouble for me.
This boss is such a perfect final boss for the Soul Series. Phase 1 is the collected form of all who’ve kindled the first flame. Phase 2 is Daddy Gwyn back for one last Rodeo. Such great memories.
Yknow, I never played Dark Souls 1 or 2, but I can appreciate what this fight means to people. I love how its a representation of everyones collective history in the games and the builds/strategies they used, used back on them. Its just a great way do doing fan service for the final game in the series. I started with DS3, and Ive heard people say its not as good as 1 obviously, but I'll probably always remember it like how everyone remembers DS1. Just really great atmosphere and sense of accomplishment when its all over. It took me 6 months to muster up the courage to actually beat the game, and Im glad I did because it genuinely gave me more confidence when it came to playing other games with bosses. Actually, it made other games feel like a walk in the park (before rogue likes became mainstream, I should add)
I would highly recommend playing DS1 at least. DS2 as well if you end up enjoying the series, though go into that one with an open mind. In terms of sheer gamplay, DS3 is by far the superior game. Better combat mechanics, better boss movesets, just feels great to play. But in terms of character, DS1 is lightning in a bottle. The beginning half of DS1 is the greatest gaming experience of all time and I say that with full sincerity. Some cracks start to appear in the second half because the game got rushed out, but not enough for me to call it anything but a masterpiece of a game. Also, all 4 dlc bosses are incredible.
People are still asking to me why i love dark souls. Ds1 and Ds3 are for me two of the best games i ever played. Two Games a lot of feelings a lot of epic and sad moment.
Nightman Was Here in a way yes. But this a guy who's both died to him and studied his moveset over numerous of playthroughs on different characters to where I can beat him on my first try. Orphan's first phase is easy because it's parry and back stabs. It gets more unpredictable in phase 2 because of his erratic jumping attacks
I never found Orphan *that* hard. I mean he still beats me like 10 times per play through, but Ludwig and Laurence I found way harder. I die a lot more to them than I ever do to Orphan. But damn if he's not an awesome boss.
I was listening to the theme (Soul of Cinder), and when it started to sound like Gwyn, Lord of Cinder, i literally stoped what i was doing, and just sat for a minute...the memories taunt me
1st of all, I just wanna praise the phenomenal transitions that you make and incorporate into your video. Nearly seamless, you have some serious editing talent and a keen eye for the perfect moments to switch clips. Secondly, I'm just so happy that these players recognized the second phase's tribute to Gwyn. A few people I know didn't even see it at all, it was heartbreaking
When I fought soul of cinder I was getting goosebumps and chills. When second phase came in it made me cry a little because of how awesome it was. All those dark souls 1 memories unfolding all at once.
Holy shit i just realized why Iudyx has a coiled sword stabbed through him. Soul of Cinder uses coiled swords. He was a reject Lord of Ciner. Which means Soul of Cinder defeated him, and stabbed that very sword through him.
I remember first fighting him, it was another boss in another dark souls game, but when I heard Gwyns theme and saw his fighting style I immediately thought "Ah, Lord Gwyn, old friend, so we meet again."
Seeing this video made me appreciate reaching Soul of Cinder for the first time. Gwyn's theme got an emotional response from me when I first faced him, and hearing it again in DS3 really hit me. Damn those games were beautiful.
The whole theme of it having a wide variety of weapons and spells from those who've linked the flame was already great, but then it draws upon Gywn himself, the first to ever link the flame? Such an awesome fight.
@@MrImastinker Exorph. It says it in the little box on the left side of the screen. If you already realized who it was in some way than just ignore me.
It's been awhile but love to see this. Died to the Lance form a couple of times, died to Lord Gwyn form's street fighter combo as well, very nostalgic fight with lots of Feels.
It's so amazing of the detail that I slowly came to realize that this may actually be a previous protagonist fighting you..the sudden change of playstyle with magic, the Sorcery staff use animation from DS2, the rolling and backstepping, the DS1 backflipping even the parry! All tell-tale signs that this is no ordinary boss. I love this fight so much for that. Also, It's real nice to fight Gwyn Again. (His soul, technically)
So Soul of Cinder is all the classes from DS1 cause you're basically fighting yourself/others who have lit the flame. And so, the Soul of Cinder represents any player who had done that. Absolutely fantastic!
![Felix "Unfair" | [Stray Kids : SKZ-PLAYER]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Oswujxm2Ag0/mqdefault.jpg)
*Got parried*
Dude: "Cmon, That is not fair"
Gwyn: "Exactly"
💀
More like “HOW DOES IT FEEL?!”
Wish more bosses did that
@@Become-Eggplant Halflight does it as well, but is terrible since he will parry you every time u attack him 2 times while holding the shield, so u just stand there doing nothing everytime he pulls out the shield unless u have big strength weapon
Soul of Cinder: "Brother! This guy killed me!"
Gwyn: "Give me the controller."
Nice
*get's parried*
Vitor Poli haha 👌👌
Vitor Poli Parrying Gwyn is for noobs. 2 hand him like a man
@@eliasgibson4743 the way you phrase that sounds like your about to equip gywn as a weapon
"Should we try to parry you?" Nah pal this time gwyn came prepared.
Entropic King
in fact, *He Can Parry you now*
I'm pretty sure you can parry the second phase, but you can't riposte
@@jakeshadows9134 you can't parry his second phase
@@tonsillitismcgee 12:23 you sure about that?
Jelle10
Yeah, cause he wasn’t parried. Look again.
"He becomes a mage halfway through the fight"
Oh my sweet summer child, you wish that was the halfway point
Apart from the big combo the 2nd phase is a bit easier than the first
@@mjw-hk8jf the big combo is extremely easy to dodge
@@mjw-hk8jf Its a bit easier because its just one thing, first phase randomly switches between many different forms.
@@vanitasimpson The big combo also gives huge windows of damage to casters.
@@ManoredRed also has reduced health
Do you realize the beautiful way in which fromsoft said thank you?
They made Soul of Cinder a combination of all the character classes and gave him all character weapons, all the character stats like Dex and Strength and all that and gave nostalgia to all Souls players. Its so beautiful.
And Gwyn's track also sounds so epic and sad, like a real farewell song.
Made him freakin hard to beat though
Leo Flaskay hell no lol he’s pretty fucking predictable but he’s a nice farewell to the series
My favorite boss from Any game that i played the style the music the battle everything so epic. But hrs pretty easy i beat him in my third try
They thank you in the DLC more, by patches wishing a fine dark souls to you. Patches being the last of the old gods and you being the last human alive.
I tried to parry as soon as I realize the Gwyn's theme.
I was wrong
same
"Not this time"
He can parry you tho
@@ncrranger3299 yea he can in pyromancer phase in phase 1 and a repost in the spear phase and gwyn grab in 2ed phase
Glad they didn't ruined the bossfight by allowing parries tho.
Soul Of Cinder : * Has a spear *
Everyone : * Rolls away *
That's like when you see people in movies running away from the ferris wheel instead of around
Quite annoying to see them rolling in the same direction as he dashes with the spear. *and then complain*
Roll spammers. They never learn.
@@matiaspereyra9392
Meanwhile me: *aggressively rolls through the attack*
Me: *eats a bread roll*
"You cast pyromancy at me? I'll cast pyromancy at you, see how you like it"
Soul of Cinder: is resistant to fire
*use black fire orb*
@@ddm_gamer Well from my experience fighting him, I know he isn't bleed resistant.
He is the fire
@@ddm_gamer you are ignorant lol, "oh ok i just looked it up and wiki is wrong i cant be wrong" try throwing black fire orb to another enemy and then great chaos fire orb and compare the damages. and then throw them at soul of cinder and see how they do the same damage instead of gcfo dealing twice more dmg than black fire orb.
The fireball: does 415 damage
"Did you try to Gwyn me?" I love how English language works.
It works in almost all languages
English is an orgy of all languages
@@IronMaidenPilot It is a derivative of Latin, tho American English is a cocoffony of strange pronunciations and wordplay
It's the simplest and yet understandable speech, and therefore most useful and fun language
@@sathlasdalaraynidridlendar6875 it is not considerend a latin language
"He's doing the thing I'm weak against! Delayed. Combos."
My god I have never related to a dark souls comment more than that 😂
Dancer. I hate her just for that reason.
PONTIIIIIIIIIFF!!!!!!!
@@HandsomeGamerGuy Nameless King phase 2 broo
Damn right, fuck delayed combos :D
Take a shot Everytime I lose an estus because I think I can hit between an enemy's delayed attack
0/10 no scream when the gwyn theme started.
Haha, I hate how a few went "oh, this sounds very Gwyn-esque". *YOU THINK?!*
The one who they call Mashuo true XD
Crash Gaybandicoot here's a proper one ruclips.net/video/hUlBFDKGKUI/видео.html
Argentocba yeah I've seen it before and I loved it XD
Crash Gaybandicoot it's the best lol orgasm sounds galore
I think this boss need an second react version, from the people who scream like a child when the Gwyn's theme come up
i think so
Seconded
There's an Italian youtuber that actually screamed. His name is Sabaku No Maiku.
Everyone who Beat Dark souls 1 squealed like a school girl on crack when he turned into a gwyn hybrid.
@@thelazypaggy and died a second after with a "who fucking cares after this" face huehuehue
5:18
*Throws fireball at Soul Of Cinder*
Soul of Cinder: “I don’t want that!”
*Throws fireball back*
No! I don't want that! Give me the dark soul.
You gay
No you
I call it "Return to Cinder".
i call it, "inner peace".
I dun wunt it
2:07 "He's doing the thing I'm weak against. DELAYED. COMBOS."
This poor soul had no idea what Elden Ring had in store for him.
LMAO (looking at Godrick) 🤣
Margit is so good at this. His attacks will hold for like 20 seconds.
Delayed combos, are so difficult to avoid
Especially when enemies can either do delayed attacks in the middle of a combo, or they can do instant attacks, making them much harder to dodge
While playing ds3, I've noticed that there's always a trail or a line that comes from the tip of the blade when they attack. This is the actual hit box that you want to dodge. I try to dodge at the moment the trail appears. It's easier to spot on slashes with fire swords. But on different bosses, it may come from a different place. For example, Champion gundyr does not have the trail on his weapon, but on his eyes, parallel to the attack.
The elden ring design doc was just "what if we made every boss.. the nameless king"
Two kinds of people: "Holy shit this is Gwyn's theme, man!" and "ooh... nice piano."
three kinds, the third is the ones starting out in ds3, and think it's just second phase music
sadly most ppl in this video are fucking casuals who started on DS3 joining the twitch hypetrain.
And the fourths that start tearing up when hearing gwyn’s theme
@@AlaKasham and the fifth that start masturbating furiously while strangling himself hearing gwyn's theme
I hate ds3-only normies
I was expecting someone to start screaming when they hear Gwyn's theme.
Captain Ozannus me too
"best friends play dark souls 3" they screamed a lot with gwyn theme
Elajjaz did but unfortunately not to be found here
I think it's because most of us were too focused in *_trying not to die_*
Idk for certain but I'm guessing for pretty much all of these people DS3 is their first. There's going to be some exceptions as you can see but I guess screaming is a bit out of character for those select few.
Edit: I stand corrected, a great many of the people in the video recognised him lol
"That went straight through your torso! How are you immune?!"
This is the fight that lets the players know how all of the bosses felt when they were rolling through their attacks the whole time XD
‘How is he immune?’
They clearly don’t know Dark Souls bosses well, do they?
it's also ironic that the Soul of Cinder has the character from Dark Souls 1 somewhere in there, since they of all creatures know all about invincibility frames.
It's funny how most of them realised it was Gwyn right after SoC's grab attack.
Makes me believe they all parried the shit out of him in DkS1.
lion ester Who didn't
The game is all about exploiting weaknesses and openings, why wouldn't they?
@@THENemesisXX99 i dont know how to parry him so i did it
@@THENemesisXX99 i also didn't parry him, because I didn't use a shield and never learned how :/
@@CrucibleOfHate I like how I was basically you at some point but when I learned how to parry then I only parried every single enemy I could
3:38 “Did that guy just kamahama-mo-homa-homie-me?”
Yes, he do
The new girl with honking kamama-mo-homa-homie-me'sa
A kame, a hame and a send-him-home-to-mommy!
@@cmdr.lochagos TFS lol
Really wish that spell was viable in pvp...
Song when the boss is calm: *intense soundtrack*
When gwyn enters the fight: *calm piano*
EPIC SAD PLIN PLIN PLON HEA HEI HAA PLIN PLIN PLON, PLON PLIN HEIEEEE
@@Lizardkitmin heck yeah epic sad 😂
"Must be over level 700, with this build." Lol
Chris Wood juutas is the best
Okay im super close to level 802 and should i just start duping souls now?
If you haven‘t already reached it, just speedrun through the game and take yoels free levels
Well, at 286 I do exactly what the Soul of Cinder does (spamming miracles and spells and pyromancies, while charging in for heavy blows and then following it up with a parry or force if they go to retaliate) without any problems. My health's a little low but it doesn't really affect how I play that much so I'm not too bothered.
So I don't think he's 700. Maybe 350.
You‘re the first person to parry soul of cinder
"Not sure how i was supposed to know that was gunna happen" bro he threw lightning at the sky and you heard thunder. What you thought it was for show?
Im a year late but that's exactly what I was thinking. Like what was going on in his brain that he didn't know what was gonna happen xD
@@KanekiKen-fc3qo fr tho. Like id understand if he tried to axt cautiously and that happened but he apparently just assumed it was nothing and kept trying to smacl cinder
@@masquerade3852 The only explanation that I can think of is maybe he was so frustrated from getting his ass beat so much that his brain just didn't process it.
Bro streamers are dumb as shit. What'd you think would happen lmao
@@littlemoth4956 i believe that most streamers, except for a few, are typically not as fast to pick up on things is because most of the time they’re interacting with their chat
The kiln of the first flame, this area really just says “this is the end” you can see the ruins of countless civilisations and the ashes of millions of people. The sun looms above eclipsed in the dark sign a pale remnant of what it was. Hundreds of gravestones and weapons litter the region. All you can see is death and the inevitable fate of all civilisations in the setting.
And the boss represents this, he is the mage, the wanderer, the pyromancer, the priest, the knight. He represents every way of fighting the world has and every sacrifice that has been made to keep the fire burning. He is the soul of cinder born of the flame to protect the flame. And the music reflects this it is the might and pride of a thousand people’s, and the sorrow of unending loss and sacrifice in including the greatest of all the lords, Gwynn himself.
He tests your skills in every way, he has magic and pyromancer, the miracle knight and swordsman. He has speed skill with unrelenting aggression. This is the flames final dance, the end of all things in this setting. And the soul of cinder will do anything to prevent the end. Just like Gwyn once did. A fitting end for a brilliant game.
Nat Grant-Haysey
Epic... I almost cried when I heard Gwyns theme...
"The Souls of all Lords before us... Our Dark Souls 1 character among them...(Pokémon invented fighting yourself first). He fought as all.
A God, a Sorcerer, a Knight, an Assassin, a Cleric, and many more... This is final boss at it's finest. May he forever be remembered as a better Gwyn (At first I tried to parry... It was a mistake)."
Rest in embers you magnificent bastard...
That is pure poetry if I ever read any
It brought a tear to my eye.
Except, yknow, the dlcs LUL
Nat Grant-Haysey I know this is hella late but if you see the arena from outside, it's actually Gwyn's head...
7:04 the music and his combo just made everything awsome
really
Ironic how we’ve sought safety at bonfires for so long, this bonfire just so happened to manifest itself a lord. We are *fighting* the bonfire, and that’s what makes this one of the coolest boss fights in the series.
but why does it fight us
@@rvril because it is all of the other main characters in the dark souls games
@@rvril and all of the other lord of cinders
@@ghosty3494 but wouldn't they want us to link the fire ? so they should be chill with it right?
@@rvril linking the fire like ruined everything.
5:05
In Soviet Russia, Gywn parries YOU.
it's his revenge from DS1
@@andreataccone2564 ye
Lol I didn't even know he could parry you. This fight is awesome!
I think he supposed to also parry you in DS1, but it's a cut content
“That’s not fair” Gwyn every time in ds1
Rhapsody fighting the Soul of Cinder with pyromancy
My hero
Y'know what they say, fight fire with fire. :P
It's for all the "oh you pyro, you have it easy in this game"... Except him. Dear lord, him...
My dumbass tried to kill him with the black fire orb and 23 vigor and I actually fucking did it
Gwyn was weak to fire in DS1
@@firzen4829 Yeah but the Soul of Cinder isn't
You know, I really like this fight. A lot. It feels so different from any other boss, because it feels like a player, but without the weaknesses of a player. You can't cheese it with parries, stunlocks, or backstabs. It feels like it's on such a level playing field, yet simultaneously really heavily weighted against the player because of the adaptability, poise, and raw power of the Soul of Cinder. And that final phase wombo combo is just beautiful :')
Thesaurus Rex you can stublock him when you attack him enough or use lightning. On 1st phase but yeah 2nd is almost invincible
2nd is Gwyn and the majority was complaining about him being ez.
So whats the difference?
+Germandragon People said Gwyn was easy because he was parryable.
The soul of Cinder is not.
Thesaurus Rex it feels like a hacker with unlimited fp
+Thetia Gwyn was easy because you could dodge-stab him through the rock formations and he only had 5 or 6 moves.
I had a very different reaction to this. I thought he was super easy in his first stage and when he stood still I bowed to him, but then he nuked me. I was so stunned and confused until I heard “Plin plin plon” and I stood still and audibly went “Oh shit” and proceed to get my ass whooped
Pepelaugh.
Soul of cinder: Me ez? IAM THE GOD OF THIS WORLD.
Agree
lmao phase 1 is harder
My dude I blocked all their attacks while a sunbro beat them
It’s weird I never found him hard until NG+
"Fairwell soul of sinder hahahahahaha"
*literally the next second*
"No no, no no no no no no no what is this"
Soul of Cinder: I don't think so, knight player! *reduce my health back* try harder than that!
Knight player: WTF! You can't do that! You're breaking the rules in this game!!!!
Soul of Cinder: Too bad!!!!
Breaking the rules? Ooooh Jack. HE IS THE RULES!!
Phase 1 your facing against yourself of the class you had in the first Dark Souls game alongside all of the classes in the dark souls game.
Phase 2 your facing against the soul of gwyn.
I love how you face the chosen undead in phase one it's magical
Soosler
These lords of cinder didn't feed their soul to the fire.
@@frlfrl2098 yeah they did, that's why he fights like gwyn?
George Lopresti
Do you even read the comments?
Soul of Cinder is an amalgamation of previous Lords of Cinder such as Lord Gwyn and the Chosen Undead (assuming they survive and manages to link the flame in their world), and every other character who has ever linked the First Flame. This is confirmed by its Japanese name, Incarnation of Kings (Outachi no Keshin), as well as the description from the Soul of the Lords.[1] As such, it wields the combined abilities, weapons, and magic of its components, giving him tremendous power. So phase 1 is more than just the chosen undead
"A flame flickers the most, just before it goes out."
Very fitting
5:06 HE CAN PARRY YOU?!?!
He is we so technically he can do it.
Ville Lepoaho, only it falchion mode fortunately. I was helping people fight him for a while and once he actually parried myself and the host of the world.
Payback bitch
I have just found out too, it's awesome.
Ville Lepoaho In Dark Souls 3 Gwyn parries you
*The plin plin plon hits*
Gwyn: "Remember Me?"
*Soul of Cinder parries us*
Gwyn: "It's payback time."
He full circled the fuck out of us all X_x
10:02
"Ok that went straight through your torso, how are you immune?"
I feel like that's what every single darks souls boss asks. Like this fight even gave him the roll the player has with invincibility frames, just to give you a taste of your own medicine on how it feels. Awesome.
Malenia: I swung my sword in all directions, covering an entire area…how the fuck did you manage to avoid it by just doing a tuck and roll?
Tarnished: Invincibility Frames
I like how no one commented that flip was one of the old dodges.
Juntas did.
@Joseph Waters Ninja Blackflip and correct.
Dark Souls 3 has it aswell. Just as unused Content.
@Joseph Waters it was actually 50% but in the remastered it changed to 25%
Oh really nice I did not know that
@@KenoKei No, actually. I play Prepare to Die and it's definitely under 25%
*"Return from whence thou cam'st" intensifies*
Михаил Пашковский still stuck on friede,and i hear this dialogue like everyday now...
Mohib khan backstab + charged heavy + light spam
Night Flower parry the bitch
Soko, have fun parrying her on the third phase.
Lorewise,the soul of cinder kicked Frieda's ass too cuz she's unkindled aswell!
OKAY, GWYN PIANO, I FUCKING HEAR YOU!
That fucking killed me.
Everyone: parries Gwyn in DS1
Soul of Cinder: parries the Player in Curved Sword Phase
He really just gave us a taste of our own medicine
gotta respect the pure pyromancy build rhapsody has
Not even slightly
@@roytgoiys8173 don't be a hater.
Fun fact for those who don't know! Getting grabbed in the second phase activates a buff that makes Soul of Cinder hit considerably harder!
Wtf I did not know ? 😦
I know that, I was wondering from my darksouls I experience.
(My damage was 189)
"He grabbed me"
After that my damage went low.
(My damage was 98)
“Sounds a bit like Gwynn’s song” HMMMMMM
Plin plin plon
To be fair it's hard to hear the piano underneath the fuckery in the fight.
@@littleratfella6857 piano: kalm
fight: P A N I K
@@littleratfella6857 man, Im glad that I turned up the volume in gael point cuz the music was banger as fuck
I feel so bad for the ppl playing without knowing Gwyn is a thing.
Getting the reference just makes the fight 10x better.
Great job From Software.
It's more than a reference, Gwyn is essential for the world building of all Dark Souls which extends to DS3. This wasn't a nod to the original DS1, it's more of a story element.
@@kukifitte7357 Unfortunately in the dark souls community everyone thinks everything is a reference to the older games, without realizing that it's actually a very crucial part of the storytelling.
@@belland_dog8235 Yeah...
Dark Souls 3 final boss final phase being the boss of the first dark souls is a very fitting end to a trilogy.
From the one that started it all, to the one that possibly ends it all.
@@jetstreamlynn3156 unless usurpation of the fire becomes the Canon ending
@@belland_dog8235 It's both. Its a reference to the boss fight with Gwyn in DS1 and a crucial part of the storytelling. So they aren't wrong.
Imagine if you stayed near him when you finally beat him, he just grabs you and absorb your HP and then another phase happened.
“In fact this song kind of sounds like Gwyn”
He says as literally Gwyns theme plays
I remember dying because when I heard Gwyn's theme, I stopped in my tracks and lost focus on the boss.
So true, when the piano hits and the attacks are slower, I got hit many times inexplicably even though I could have dodged it easily.
*Top* *10* *Saddest* *Anime* *Fights*
Angel no,
*Top 10 epic endings*
stfu with this gross nonsense x.x
we basically kill ourselves as in the dk1 and then kill gwen the living god again...
Bill ma Gwyn*
Lol my username is Angel too what a coincidence
12:16
That was either the Soul of Cinder saying "And stay dead!" Or it was pointing down on Juutas
Probably the most epic thing that happened when the second form occurred, I stood a few feet from him. Right when the "Plin Plin Plon" happened, I froze and immediately remembered gywn, I gasped... The AI for Soul of Cinder froze in place when I stood still. The moment I said "...Gwyn...!?"
He proceeded to rush me, and we continued to fight.
This really sets apart the casuals from the actual lads. Gwyn will always be the first last boss we all didn’t want to fight, we didn’t want it to end.
Well… When the book ends… You can close the book. Or… Open it again and start at the beginning once more.
@@thetwinskull NG+ intensifies
“We didn’t want it to end”
Neither did Gwyn.
“Ok, that went straight though your torso!” said every dark souls boss ever
Gwyn split his soul so many times, burned it alive, and still, it's willpower remains.
Gwyn was a *GOD* for a reason.
EDIT: I wish this boss was Flame God Flann
Funny enough, dex builds would absolutely destroy gwyn, as evident by its scimitar form.
@@consumerjtc5835 but wasn't that gwyn only the old husk of his former self?
he make a horrocrux
@@Ash-lx7tt yeah only because he was using himself as wood yo burn the flame longer.
@@jackofastora8962 yeah but the Gwyn we fight in ds1 couldn't burn the flame longer so a replacement was needed so he had no power or anything in him anymore and if I'm wrong, did he have control over his mind or did he become a hollow.
And there you stand, at the end of ages, facing what you think it's just another fallen warrior... When the song starts and you both run towards the other, you realize this is not a simple knight. You're fighting a Legend... and then, a God.
Just like the old times, huh?
Stop. Too cringeworthy.
+I'M FAST AS F Boi Keep thinking you're an author.
Giants Giants Giants become unstoppable
Toprak Koç yeah all this dark souls poetry shit is getting cringeworthy and old now
Toprak Koç This is the same type of shit that's been narrated in all SoulsBorne games. What's the difference? It's somehow not cringeworthy when there's this monk speaking in a deep voice, but it is when it's a comment? It's both edgy regardless.
4:32 love how ironic this joke is
7:06 the timing was so perfect that I wet the bed
when those guys realize 2nd phase is basically gwyn..
*ah i see you guys are true souls player as well*
irvanCrocs DS3 was my first one so I didn't know who Gwyn was and I still haven't fought him I'm in the dukes archaive
3:40 Did it become a DEX?
4:09 Did it just became a pyromancer?
4:20 IT BECAME A PYROMANCER!!
6:55 Oooh that sounds like Gwyn's theme...
8:43 THAT'S GWYN'S MOVE!! THAT'S GWYN'S MOVE!!
I'M NOT EVEN MAD!
That was awesome
its even better if you realize the boss is supposed to represent everyone that linked the fire...meaning the players too, all the styles... mage, pyromancer, str , dex, faith builds, to me, the power within buff he does mid fight made me think "yep thats a player taking over for a second"
9:02 Excuse me? Were you trying to gwyn me right there? Awesome reaction xD
0:01 This, is my favorite boss in the game
Kinda fitting that the final boss of the base game is basically a freaking hacker/max level player.
Soul of cinder: jumps towards
Player: rolls
Me: tries to parry
“You wanna pyromancer me? I’ll pyromancer you!”
Soul of Cinder: is literally made of fire
I've never played Dark Souls, but watching these rage montages, this is what I've surmised.
Every DS boss:
•10+ feet tall.
•2 or more forms (health pending)
•10+ attack patterns to confuse player
•Can kill player with 3 or less direct blows
•5x the reach advantage
•Sustained purely by player's tears of rage
Did I get that right?
Some bosses don't have 2 fazes. But everything else you're on point
The second phase starts near the third game
And lasers.
The abyss watchers aren't 10+ feet tall, they're more of an 8 or 9 foot. There by happens to be several of them
you got that right
even tho most bosses on the series are brutal they are well designed enough to the point where dieing to a boss very rarely feels cheap or unavoidable.
*Many of them assumed this was the end of hard bosses*
*Sister Freida and Midir would like to introduce themselves*
EDIT: I would like to bring notice to the fact I didn't mention Gael and many other amazing bosses in the DLC's...
For that I apologize. They all are pretty amazing... These two were just trouble for me.
*muffled Gael theme plays in the distance*
*And the gravetender crying in a corner* ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Zeta Omega and Demon Prince is like:
*"Yo, im hard too... Right ?!"*
Shu Ouma Demon prince is actually a quite good boss if you ask me
Marko Pušić i agree, but he is not as hard as Gael or Midir, imo.
I love how everyone realized it was a Gwyn fight when he tried to grab you
This boss is such a perfect final boss for the Soul Series. Phase 1 is the collected form of all who’ve kindled the first flame. Phase 2 is Daddy Gwyn back for one last Rodeo. Such great memories.
"Should I be trying to parry you?"
Well yes, but actually... No
GaLm: "Okay Gwyn piano i fucking hear you"
Love it xD
5:05 I had no idea he could parry
I also had no idea
I knew he could, I remember this.
Disappointed that no one lost their shit when they heard Gwyn's theme.
Me: *fights the soul of cinder*
*In phase two*
Me: IS THAT GWYN’S THEME!?!?!?! 😨
Yknow, I never played Dark Souls 1 or 2, but I can appreciate what this fight means to people. I love how its a representation of everyones collective history in the games and the builds/strategies they used, used back on them. Its just a great way do doing fan service for the final game in the series. I started with DS3, and Ive heard people say its not as good as 1 obviously, but I'll probably always remember it like how everyone remembers DS1. Just really great atmosphere and sense of accomplishment when its all over. It took me 6 months to muster up the courage to actually beat the game, and Im glad I did because it genuinely gave me more confidence when it came to playing other games with bosses. Actually, it made other games feel like a walk in the park (before rogue likes became mainstream, I should add)
I would highly recommend playing DS1 at least. DS2 as well if you end up enjoying the series, though go into that one with an open mind.
In terms of sheer gamplay, DS3 is by far the superior game. Better combat mechanics, better boss movesets, just feels great to play. But in terms of character, DS1 is lightning in a bottle. The beginning half of DS1 is the greatest gaming experience of all time and I say that with full sincerity. Some cracks start to appear in the second half because the game got rushed out, but not enough for me to call it anything but a masterpiece of a game. Also, all 4 dlc bosses are incredible.
A spear pierced my heart when I fought the second phase and Gwyn's theme began playing.
A sunlight spear? Eh? EEEEEH!?
Man.. when i heart the three first notes of the piano i dropped my controller and starting crying like a little boy...
People are still asking to me why i love dark souls. Ds1 and Ds3 are for me two of the best games i ever played. Two Games a lot of feelings a lot of epic and sad moment.
souls borne WORD!
D. KZ ?
souls borne DS1, BB, DS3 are the best
souls borne
DS 2 ?! ;(
iiDeVilz 511 The scholar of the first sin is phenomenal for me.
Please tell me you're doing the DLCs next! :D
Aside from that, OH GWYN IT'S BEEN A LONG WHILE!
“Now he’s fighting a bit like Gwyn…and that sounds like Gwyn’s song”
Gee, I wonder why that is
"Ok, Gwyn piano, I f**ng hear you!"
When I saw this in my subscription feed. I just grinned and said "oh here we go."
*aw shit... here we go again*
13:12 *It's Over!!*
you just wait til Gael. I promise you that shit will scar you as much as Orphan of Kos did for me...
WHiiTExV3N0M
Orphan is the most difficult boss in the hole Souls series..
iiDeVilz 511 him and Gael are equal in difficulty. However Gael's attacks are more predictable than Orphan's.
...making him easier...?
Nightman Was Here in a way yes. But this a guy who's both died to him and studied his moveset over numerous of playthroughs on different characters to where I can beat him on my first try. Orphan's first phase is easy because it's parry and back stabs. It gets more unpredictable in phase 2 because of his erratic jumping attacks
I never found Orphan *that* hard. I mean he still beats me like 10 times per play through, but Ludwig and Laurence I found way harder. I die a lot more to them than I ever do to Orphan.
But damn if he's not an awesome boss.
I was listening to the theme (Soul of Cinder), and when it started to sound like Gwyn, Lord of Cinder, i literally stoped what i was doing, and just sat for a minute...the memories taunt me
Designer: Trust me, your thumbnail is going to be a masterpiece!
Everyone: Boss Boss Reaction Reaction
It is cool tho
1st of all, I just wanna praise the phenomenal transitions that you make and incorporate into your video. Nearly seamless, you have some serious editing talent and a keen eye for the perfect moments to switch clips.
Secondly, I'm just so happy that these players recognized the second phase's tribute to Gwyn. A few people I know didn't even see it at all, it was heartbreaking
9:51 "uh.. wah, woah, WOAH! .....what the fuck?" best summary of the entire Dark Souls series yet.
The Soul of Cinder, is Us players who have mastered the game.
Love when they all realize they're practically fighting gwyn
Literatlly fucking no one said anything about the: "Plin, plom, plun...". I literatlly fucking cried with that.
When I fought soul of cinder I was getting goosebumps and chills. When second phase came in it made me cry a little because of how awesome it was. All those dark souls 1 memories unfolding all at once.
the Gwyn theme that came on when I was playing fucking scared me, memories, so many bad memories came back.
Memories of the GRAB
Holy shit i just realized why Iudyx has a coiled sword stabbed through him. Soul of Cinder uses coiled swords. He was a reject Lord of Ciner. Which means Soul of Cinder defeated him, and stabbed that very sword through him.
Darth Vader but way shittier Holy shit indeed!
6:42 "You Healed during PvP? I will pop a Ember during PvP then!"
5:19
Rhapsody: *casts pyromancy*
Soul of Cinder: bitch, fight fire with fire
Soul of Cinder: That Dark Souls player that has a overpowered save but forgot how to play the game.
Ashen One: Invader trying to kill that guy.
I remember first fighting him, it was another boss in another dark souls game, but when I heard Gwyns theme and saw his fighting style I immediately thought "Ah, Lord Gwyn, old friend, so we meet again."
8:20 did he just throw a lighting urn at the soul of cinder....
SoC is weak to Lighting
Lika Sumbodi gotta try everything
For whatever reason he's actually weak to lightning.
aren't armoured enemies usually weak to lightning? i dont remember where i heard that.
8:15 actually
Seeing this video made me appreciate reaching Soul of Cinder for the first time. Gwyn's theme got an emotional response from me when I first faced him, and hearing it again in DS3 really hit me. Damn those games were beautiful.
1:10 oh man you can clearly see the *BESERK* inspiration here
The whole theme of it having a wide variety of weapons and spells from those who've linked the flame was already great, but then it draws upon Gywn himself, the first to ever link the flame?
Such an awesome fight.
Dat parry recory frames on 5:06... i want that too
ThiccSpiccDicc Makes a lot more sense now.
Which RUclipsr was that?
The link wasn't in the description.
@@MrImastinker Exorph. It says it in the little box on the left side of the screen. If you already realized who it was in some way than just ignore me.
@@nemasisdemarini8339 Thanks, didn't actually notice that XD
8:12
Player : *throws small lightning urn*
Soul of Cinder *throws huge lightning bolt*
I fucking love this boss
Absorbed it and threw it back
It's been awhile but love to see this. Died to the Lance form a couple of times, died to Lord Gwyn form's street fighter combo as well, very nostalgic fight with lots of Feels.
It's so amazing of the detail that I slowly came to realize that this may actually be a previous protagonist fighting you..the sudden change of playstyle with magic, the Sorcery staff use animation from DS2, the rolling and backstepping, the DS1 backflipping even the parry! All tell-tale signs that this is no ordinary boss. I love this fight so much for that. Also, It's real nice to fight Gwyn Again. (His soul, technically)
So Soul of Cinder is all the classes from DS1 cause you're basically fighting yourself/others who have lit the flame. And so, the Soul of Cinder represents any player who had done that. Absolutely fantastic!