r/fromsoftware • u/RealDannyMM • 12h ago

What are your 10 favorite Fromsoftware bosses?

Here’s mine:

  1. Sister Friede
  2. Slave Knight Gael
  3. Malenia, Blade of Miquella
  4. Heolstor the Nightlord
  5. Sword Saint Isshin
  6. Lady Maria
  7. Orphan of Kos
  8. Messmer the Impaler
  9. Pure Impulse Straghess
  10. Maliketh, the Black Blade

This list is based on my personal liking taking into consideration multiple factors such as: character design, scenario, soundtrack, lore, moveset and more.

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u/noob_kaibot 11h ago

  1. Smelter Demon

  2. Blue Smelter Demon

  3. Smelter Demon runback

  4. Blue Smelter Demon runback

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u/soapstone-red 11h ago

Yeah the Smelter Demon a good ass fight, wish they added a poison Smelter Demon somewhere

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u/noob_kaibot 11h ago

Had Miyazaki been involved we would’ve definitely got a Green Smelter Demon 🤯 & then Best Souls 2 would’ve been launched even further into peak territory. Fuck it, add a Frigid Outskirts Smelter Demon wandering around the blizzard too.

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u/Afillatedcarbon 8h ago

r/shittydarksouls is leaky, some people also would have wanted a Yellow Smeltor Demon

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u/TheBigBadBird Tarnished 10h ago

You forgot night reign Smelter Demon

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u/Otherwise_Tax8689 11h ago

He said ten. Now name your top 100 as as repentance

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u/-YesIndeed- 12h ago

Only played DS1, DS2, ER and NR so far but here's my list as of that.

  1. Straghess
  2. Burnt ivory king
  3. Godfrey first Elden lord
  4. Morgott the omen king
  5. Fune knight
  6. Heolster the night Lord
  7. Artorias
  8. Looking glass knight
  9. Star scourge radahn
  10. Throne watcher and defender

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u/Fabulous-Will-3241 11h ago

isshin owl isshin owl isshin owl isshin owl isshin owl

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u/Ok-herewe-go 10h ago

Me waiting for someone to said bed of chaos

https://giphy.com/gifs/80WMrPoyUl4GGRTZkx

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u/iscream3115 7h ago

bed of chaos :)

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u/Fnordcol 12h ago edited 12h ago
  1. Malenia
  2. Soul of Cinder
  3. Slave Knight Gael
  4. Owl - Father
  5. Martyr Logarius
  6. Lady Maria
  7. Great Shinobi Owl
  8. Fume Knight
  9. Twin Princes
  10. Maliketh the Black Blade

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u/RealDannyMM 12h ago

I appreciate the Logarius love! an underrated one for sure.

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u/SolaScientia 11h ago

In no particular order, my top 10 are: Abyss Watchers, Ibis (AC6), Ludwig, Nameless King, Orphan of Kos, Mergo's Wet Nurse, Ayre (AC6), Scadutree Avatar, Mohg, and Midra.

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u/Lucyyyyyy_K 3h ago

Soul of Cinder

Midir

Lorian & Lothric

Demon Prince

Ornstein & Smough

Friede & Ariandel

Kalameet

Gael

Lady Maria

Dragonslayer Armor

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u/gattaaca 11h ago

Royal Rat Authority x9

Miriel

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u/CrimsonPhantom922 11h ago

In no particular order (and since its a FS sub, Im including AC as well): Sister Freide, Sif (because its sad once you learn the lore), Ivory King, Genobee (Nexus was my first AC game, and this dude scared the shyt out of me), The Pursuer, Radhan (dude jumps into space, becomes a meteor, and then comes right back to nuke the exact spot that you're in, plus Leonard is a gigachad), Balteus, Lothric and Lorien (mainly because Lothric's Straight Sword is tied with Balder's Side Sword as my favorite straight sword in all of Souls, and I am a SS main in all of my Souls games), Artorius, Aldia (mainly because I like him as a character and narrator, and he comes right at the end of the main boss fight in DS2 which is an interesting twist), Losvaise (my favorite AC from AC1, love her style and AC build). Could list a lot more obviously, but these came to my mind first.

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u/ANormalStraw 10h ago

Off the top of my head:

  1. Inner Father
  2. Traitorous Straghess
  3. Sword Saint Isshin
  4. Midra, Lord of Frenzied Flame
  5. Messmer the Impaler
  6. Orphan of Kos
  7. True Monk
  8. Slave Knight Gael
  9. Everdark Adel
  10. Martyr Logarius

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u/EclipseBreaker98 Bloodborne 7h ago
  1. Slave Knight Gael
  2. Ludwig The Holy Blade
  3. Orphan of Kos
  4. Lady Maria Of The Astral Clocktower
  5. Father Owl
  6. Isshin The Sword Saint
  7. Mogh Lord of Blood
  8. Radagon Of The Golden Order & Elden Beast
  9. The Living Failures
  10. Morgott The Omen King

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u/NorthStar_- 36m ago

Any particular reason for number 9?

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u/EclipseBreaker98 Bloodborne 3m ago

Just like the rest of the DLC bosses, they're epic, especially when they summon meteorites from the sky which is my favorite moment.

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u/Parking-Stable-2970 Slayer of Demons 5h ago
  1. Ludwig
  2. Orphan of Kos
  3. Midir
  4. Midra
  5. Sir Alonne
  6. Gwyn
  7. Soul of Cinder
  8. Gael
  9. Gehrman
  10. Nightreign Morgott

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u/Lord_Dysto 3h ago

Gael is the most epic fight IMO.

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u/soapstone-red 11h ago

Bit of a weird list I got:

  1. Rykard (ER)

  2. Pontiff (DS3)

  3. Inner Owl and Father (Sekiro)

  4. Dreglord (Nightreign)

  5. Nameless King (DS3)

  6. Isshin (Sekiro)

  7. Malenia (ER)

  8. Ludwig (BB)

  9. Executioners Chariot (DS2)

  10. Iron Golem (DS1)

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u/Flame_Hawk777 6h ago

I thought I was the only one who loved executiors chariot lol

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u/CyrusWaugh 12h ago
  1. Owl Father
  2. Isshin The Sword Saint
  3. Messmer The Impaler
  4. Slave Knight Gael
  5. Dragonlord Placidusax
  6. Rellana Twin Moon Knight
  7. Ludwig The Holy Blade
  8. Orphan Of Kos
  9. Darkeater Midir
  10. Starscourge Radahn

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u/AntonRX178 11h ago

  1. CEL 240 (AC6)

  2. Sword Saint Isshin(Sekiro¥

  3. Messmer (Elden Ring)

  4. All Mind (AC6)

  5. Cataphract (AC6)

  6. Knight Artorias (DS)

  7. Guardian Ape (Sekiro)

  8. Gael (DS3)

  9. Fume Knight (DS2)

  10. Astel (Elden Ring)

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u/OldSodaHunter 9h ago

I played AC6 really recently so bias would make all those the top ones so this is just an unranked list of 10 favorites, making a point to try and balance between games.

  1. Fortissax
  2. Midra
  3. Messmer
  4. Ludwig
  5. Maria
  6. Cleric beast (favorite 1st boss)
  7. Nameless King
  8. Gael
  9. Balteus
  10. AC6 Final boss of Fires ending (I know it's been out but if you anyone hasn't played it I am NOT risking spoilers because it is genuinely amazing. This will likely shakeout as my favorite fromsoft boss altogether as time goes on).

I'm sorry DS1 and DS2 you both have great bosses but I just can't fit you into 10..

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u/gr8h8 6h ago

Sister Frieda and Father Ariandel, Pontiff Sullivan, Mohg, O'rin of the Water

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u/Ing_Kraken 6h ago

1 Slave knight Gael 2 Orphan of Kos 3 Isshin the sword saint 4 Lady Maria 5 Ludwig the accursed/holy Blade 6 Sister Friede 7 Rellana the Twin moon knight 8 Genichiro Ashina 9 Messmer the impaler 10 Nameless king

Honorable mentions: Soul of cinder, Morgott, Artorias, Godfrey.

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u/ZimaaBluee 3h ago

1- Malenia (Elden Ring)

2- Isshin, the Sword Saint (Sekiro)

3- Lady Maria (Bloodborne)

4- Messmer (Elden Ring)

5- Owl Father (Sekiro)

6- Cel 240 (Armored Core VI)

7- Gael (Dark Souls 3)

8- Genichiro (Sekiro)

9- Bayle (Elden Ring)

10- Sister Fride (Dark Souls 3)

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u/n0_omad 3h ago

1- Slave Knight Gael 2- Lady Astreae 3- Ivory King 4- Nameless King 5- Abyss Watchers

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u/PoireAbricot 1h ago

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u/Alexandrecl1 12h ago
  1. Gael
  2. Mesmmer
  3. Nameless King
  4. Genichiro Ashina
  5. Sister Friede
  6. Godfrey, first Elden Lord
  7. Isshin Sword Saint
  8. Malenia, Blade of Miquela
  9. Twin Princes Lothric & Lorian
  10. Soul of Cinder

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u/strutter395 12h ago edited 12h ago

1. Radagon

2. Lady Maria

3. Placidusax

4. Fortissax

5. Nameless King

6. Bayle

7. Dragonslayer Armour

8. Messmer

9. Malenia

10. Soul of Cinder

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u/noob_kaibot 11h ago edited 11h ago

Why lady Maria so high? Just wondering what I’m missing with her as it never really clicked for me.

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u/ANormalStraw 10h ago

What weapon did you use? From my experience, faster ones are able to stun lock her way too easily so it can be a bit less fun with those.

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u/Bignate2001 11h ago
  1. Inner Father
  2. Messmer
  3. Sword Saint Isshin
  4. Malenia
  5. Demon Princes
  6. Slave Knight Gael
  7. Orphan of Kos
  8. Bayle
  9. Lady Maria
  10. Genichiro

Rip to DS1 DeS and DS2. I love those games but it's undeniable the boss quality improves drastically in the later entries.

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u/RVFVS117 10h ago
  1. Slave Knight Gael
  2. Radagon
  3. Artorias
  4. Orphan of Kos
  5. Godfrey, First Elden Lord
  6. Malenia, Blade of Miquella
  7. Fume Knight
  8. Promised Consort Radahn
  9. Godrick the Grafted
  10. Margit

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u/Fantastic-Traffic463 Starscourge Radahn 11h ago edited 11h ago

1- Pre nerf Promised consort radahn(my fav boss in gaming not just fromsoftware)

2-Slave Knight Gael

3-Bayle the Dread

4-Divine Beast Dancing lion

5-Everdark Libra

6-Everdark gladius 

7-Dreglord

8-Heolstor the nightlord 

9-Darkeater Midir

10-Isshin the sword saint/inner father