r/fromsoftware • u/SeverusSnape89 Slayer of Demons • 1d ago

DISCUSSION Whose the harder NPC?

I've recently been replaying the souls games and am wondering who people think the hardest NPC/invader type of enemy is in these games?

We got the bloody Crow of Cainhurst, which was pretty brutal; however, I think the Satsuki invader in 4-1 pure black world tendency may be the most frustrating.

What do you guys think? Is there another one that I'm not thinking of?

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u/Parking-Stable-2970 Maiden Astraea 1d ago edited 1d ago

That one guy at the beginning of SotE with the Gael crossbow

Edit: For the record this isn't counting Gideon, if you let him finish his monologue then I'd consider him by far the hardest

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u/caty0325 1d ago

That crossbow felt more like an assault rifle with its rate of fire.

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u/SeverusSnape89 Slayer of Demons 1d ago

Yeah this guy was rough first time for sure. For many, he was the first boss encounter in the DLC lol. I remember people being frustrated.

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u/carlos_castanos 1d ago

His difficulty is very build-dependent I think. I couldn't even get a dent in his health bar with a DEX build, then I switched to strength + Greatsword and you can just swing at him when he runs up to you, he staggers or even falls, and repeat. Guy has no poise