The other wyverns in the game are dragons as well, conjured by Allant to evoke the (presumably) extinct enemies that gave rise to Boletaria. So I agree with the other comments that say the dragon god was probably exactly the same as the demon version.
@@ongabonga4378 placidusax is also looking tired and weak. when we fight him, he's not even half as strong as he was in his prime . Otherwise placidusax is the strongest being in the Lands between. He's the elden lord after all
You know something I liked about DS2? Dragon Aerie and the sanctum (the areas before Sinh and the Squalid Queen) were, in my opinion, the most awesome places to visit on the game. They were just so atmospheric, like you were going around a sacred shrine, or an ancient tomb. DS3's dragon shrine was honestly pretty cool, especially once you got to the end, it felt like a pilgrimage. The dragon areas are always, for some reason, the most fascinating.
One thing I love about the ancient dragons of Elden Ring is the communities collective response to that one trailer shot of Lanseaxx wielding Lightning being "Wait that's Illegal"
The ancient stone dragons of elden ring really have a good design, it feels like what fromstoft has been building towards the whole time within the lores of their games, and it works exceptionally well here especially when you're able to compare them to the newer generation of dragons
Lanssax with his 4 wings and red lightning is the best for me. The first time when he comes out of nowhere, it's one the numerous cool moment in ER. I still love Midir or Kalameet also.t
Instead of getting the stronger version of the dragon breath, it should have been the special attack of the named dragon, ezykyes had that rot breath barf that covered an entire area, boreal had the frost procting roar, adula had the sweep with his magic sword and the other magic dragon had the comet and crystal breath
@@paweuszcz4856 i know but the adula blade and comet would scale with faith instead based on the seal instead of the staff, and I was thinking the adula blade with the dragon head would work like the dragon claw inc instead with a swipe, the boreal frost roar I have in mind is like greyol's roar but instead of a debuff, it procts frosbite instead
I still love Sihn and the buildup to his battle. Fighting your way through an entire Aztec-looking city built in his honor and learning of it's civilization's rise and fall.
Seems like most of them either fall under Wyverns or "True dragons". For the record a "true dragon" is simply classified as a dragon with at least 6 limbs, 4 legs and 2 separated wings or 2 legs 2 arms and 2 wings (no clue why they'really called "true" dragons but I guess they are). Wyvern is characterized by having only 4 limbs, 2 hind legs and 2 fore limb wings. Example: Dragon god, Kalameet, sinh, midir, and the ancient dragons of elden ring are all true dragons. Interestingly magma wyrms are also ironically true dragons, in fact a "wyrm" is supposed to be a dragon with no limbs just I bigger meaner snake. And a "drake" is supposed to be a dragon with 4 legs/ 2 legs 2 arms and no wings so the hellkite drake and blue drakes are not drakes, they're wyverns. Sorry for all the rambling, dragons are just cool.
Yeah, that was their old definition and "true" was to help clarify the 6 limb, as the modern word dragon has devolved and been desensitized to mean another word for monster, and all the other words here mean dragon, so people of a certain mindset like to attack people like you who call this out for their kicks.
@@zionthedragon8866 It hasn't devolved. Throughout history it's been like that. For instance, kirin are called dragons, despite being closer to what we call an unicorn. Eastern dragons also don't fit the "true" category, but still call them dragons. The only country that ever differentiated between a dragon and a wyvern, was England. Look into it.
Elden Ring and ds1 have the best dragons. So many cool and original designs, great lore, great fights in Elden Ring which has the best dragon boss ever in the name of Placidusax. And there's not even the Dragonkin soldiers which are amazing too.
Yeap, my favorite, because the fight with Placidusax felt finally, different while the rest of the dragons except Glinstone, Lichdragon, felt carbon copies of one another with difference of their regional buffs (Caelid's Decayed Dragon's rot, Boreal's frost in Consecrated snowfield etc). And I love Midir, annoying but epic as hell.
This might sound redundant, but Midir reminds me more of a dinosaur than a dragon. Yes, one could say that dragons are basically fire-breathing dinosaurs, but in this case that similarity to a dinosaur makes me see it as an even more powerful being, more like a beast than a mythological being.
I was thinking about how much some of the Elden Ring dragons remind me of Elder Dragons from Monster Hunter, (especially White Fatalis) And then I saw Greyoll's title LMAO.
I love the sort of decaying look of the dragons in Fromsoft's games, this even applies to a lot of their enemy and world design in general, where I noticed that a lot of the npcs, enemies, bosses, map, and even the player themselves looks decaying or withered in some way
Since dragon scales are supposed to be made of stone, I always liked the idea that the reason you are able to damage Midir and Kalameet is because their stone scales have been transformed by Abyss corruption into more rubbery, oily scales that you can damage with normal weapons.
k but what about ever ring game tho Eternal ring Dark ring(ds1's beta name) and elden ring there is a consistent theme of people becoming or trying to become dragons in fromsoft games. Also ya forgot seath from king's field.
The best enemies in the series; even the mighty Gwyn fears them. The best most epic will always be Midir, Fortissax and Placidusax Too bad the Wretch from DS3 and Dragonkin Soldier of Nosktella didn't make it in to the list
Seeems like the Elden Ring dragons don't have their "red lighting horns" on them on this showcase, that's too bad, it really brings the design together.
Sinh is a criminally underrated dragon and boss fight. Easily toe to toe with Midir, and his OST is one of the best and deserves much more recognition.
I've always preferred the two leg, two wing approach to Dragons because four legged dragons either look like dogs (like Midir) or cats (like Kalameet). Therefore, I think the best design is, weirdly enough, the Glintstone Dragons from Elden Ring. With that said, obviously, Midir has the best Dragon fight in any From Soft game. P.S. I'd like to give an honorable mention to our boy, King Ghidorah! I mean, Placidusaxx
@@draw2death421 everyone says that, but it isn't actually true. It's a distinction created by D&D. Nothing else, including history, follows this idea. In fact, history has always used Wyvern and Dragon interchangeably. D&D was the first, and for the most part, only thing to make a distinction between the two.
@@draw2death421 A dragon is really whatever the writer or artist wants it to be. In the Elder Scrolls, all dragons are Wyverns, but still considered to be true dragons nonetheless. In Dragon Age, there are true dragons, and then there are Wyverns which are considered distinct. In terms of history, people have depicted dragons with a wide variety of characteristics. Two wings and two legs, two wings and four legs, four wings and four legs, or no limbs at all, doesn't matter.
@@jasonbarry1719 the irony of this, because this is so wrong, and shows a lack of knowing d&d and mindless repeating regretted human centipede spew from others. If I try to explain the facts, I have a feeling it would go no where and just result in a argument to ignore said facts.
@@xxfalconarasxx5659 in that same vein, a human, unicorn, and cat can be whatever the writer or artist wants it to be. Also not all the creatures in elden are wyverns which shows you probably didn't see the video and/or haven't played elden ring to make this comment. In history, people depicted creatures loosely or strongly similar to dragons that it was easy for simplisty sake and translation of different languages to use the word dragon as a catch all term in the same way the word "devil" was later used for anything perceived as evil or bad, where in the case of the WORD dragon it became desensitized to mean the same thing as the word monster. That is a ambiguous term used to describe literally anything and thus no longer holds any weight or water when thrown out. It is often the proper victim of what the original use of etymology fallacy was, as well as misdirection in arguments. Which is why the term "true" dragon (key word there being true not "fact") and/or "proper" dragon is used when referring to the six limbed dragons. Also the writers wrote than in lore for most of these, and in most of their games, with exceptions, these wyverns are not dragons so in some regard op is right.
not sure about you guys. but midir was actually giving me a run for my money there, in terms of difficulty. if you ever played dark souls, you know that the dragon fights in elden ring are far more easier mainly because the camera work. as much as i loved midir boss fight, i hated how the camera always goes insane when im fighting him
I know its a year later but i never had camera issues fighting midir. I did have camera issues with kalameet though. I think if you focus midirs head the camera is fine
Honestly, examining the models like this puts many of the dragons in a much more sympathetic light. Like you can see just how much suffering has been endured by Ekzykes, open sores everywhere and fungal growth slowly infesting every inch of his body, or Fortissax, so thoroughly seeded with the deathroot that it's sprouting out of his right eye in what must be an extremely painful condition. These beasts have both witnessed and committed untold atrocities and endured unimaginable suffering, over the course of millenia. The pain of such existence is beyond our comprehension. They have long since earned their eternal rest. Also, I need those hearts for my dragon knight build.
And now we have Bayle the Dread. Missing a leg, ripped wings with a weaponized jagged bone sticking out of one, and two of Placidusaxx's heads still biting his neck. What an absolute unit.
I find it really interesting that the Dragon God from _Demon's Souls_ as well as the Wyrms from _Elden Ring_ are the ones who have multiple rows of teeth inside their mouths as well as a hybridization of human & draconic anatomy. Excellent overall showcase of all these different designs (and great choice of music as well).
The Everlasting Dragons of Dark Souls 1 also have both an exterior and interior toothy mouth. This is best observed when an Everlasting Dragon roars in the opening cinematic, and it can also be witnessed with Seath, though Seath seems to have a flawed inner jaw, perhaps because the gums grew over the teeth or because the teeth never properly grew out of the gums. The derivative, descendant dragons start to lose this trait, among other traits. In Dark Souls 2, the real ancient dragon, found dead in Freja's arena, has the double jaw, whereas the fake dragon at the Dragon Shrine only has one jaw. For a while, I thought Sinh had this double jaw as well, but after this video and checking fight videos again to see if it was a low-res thing, Sinh may actually just have one jaw -- his gums simply look a bit ridged and I mistook those for teeth. However, Midir in Dark Souls 3 does feature the distinct double jaw. Elden Ring might be adding a twist to this detail, with only the Magma Wyrms having the trait, perhaps because it's left over from their original jaw, and they grew a second jaw as they mutated into draconic beings.
In my opinion, Midir will always be my favourite, his design is simple but at the same time amazing, and i love that his laser attack is inspired by Godzilla Edit: for anyone who doesn't noticed the reference, search for "Shin Godzilla Laser Beam". And not only this attack but the Midir's design looks inspired by Godzilla, just like Placidussax is inspired by Ghidorah (another great dragon)
@@afungai1649 only dragon that has humanity attacks, things such as the move where he flies up in the air and breathes fire under him while flying away were copied by elden rings dragons (i understand the reason but still he's the one with original moveset) 2 variations of beam attacks btw, he has various stomps, claw attacks and is way more aggressive than basically any of the dragons. Amazing soundtrack, you get rewarded with a big reposte if you have been hitting him in the head through the whole fight and his arena is quite obviously the place that you see in dark souls 1 intro where they found the dark soul
@@afungai1649 his head will try to remain constant with the player. Meaning that fighting him isn’t a constant hit his legs/backside fest like other dragons usually are. The camera is usually fair to you as well (considering the last point, because midir will try to keep his head towards you, the camera will be centered on his head as well) The camera will only sperg out if you are underneath or somewhere you shouldn’t be, considering he takes like no damage if you don’t hit his head, so it’s a subtle hint to take him head on (heh) and just learn his move set and stay infront of him. For a big dragon he’s quite spry, and there’s a lack of sluggishness compared to the rest of the dragons in the series as well. There’s also the angle of a dragon that’s been infected with the dark soul because he’s been eating the darkness too much I play monster hunter too, and yet I find midir to be better than most, if not all dragon encounters in those games.
One thing VN didn’t include is the two dead corpses of two dragons. Greyoll is technically the biggest killable Dragon, but the corpse of the Ancient Dragon Gransax in the center of Lyndell is to date the biggest dragon From has ever made and even dwarfs the dead mountain dragon that’s from Dark Souls 3
Yes I agree. I just don't like how they throw the lesser "drake/wyrm" as dragons so ingame you kinda lose all the amazing impression these 2 creatures deserved. That are really under appreciated
@@LordSevla to be fair the lore states it was the result of humans that tried to become dragons but failed. They're way more powerful than the mortals but they are still cheap imitations of the true dragons of old.
@@omnipresentl1316 wrong. Only the magma wyrms and the dragonkin are "failed dragons". The rest are dragons proper. There are "ancient dragons" that have 4 limbs and 4 wings lansseax fortissax placidusax gransax. Even elder dragon greyroll has only 2 limbs.
@@Artaxerxes. so wyrms are false dragons as a result of dragon communion warriors and regular dragons are just a weaker subspecies of the ancient dragons
Living Failures are actually the church's attempt (Failed attempts, hence the name) at replicating the aliens. Real ones are the "Celestial Emissaries"
I remember playing Bloodborne and seeing Ebrietas for the first time. At first i thought it was a sleeping dragon, then the more closer i got the more bizzare the form became, when i attacked it, that eldritch thing turned around and... well it's bloodborne so it's obviously an eldritch creature from space
I think the design on Elden Ring's Ancient Dragons is the best; I love that you can tell they were likely one in allegiance with the Greater Will due to the gold shining through their scales
When you reach the Dragon area (I forgot the name) where you fight the wolf guy, this was once the Dragon's home, and on the walls there are clear insignia to show that the Dragons once controlled the Elden Ring, not humanity. The Dragonlord was likely their version of Marika.
It's such a shame how detailed and incredible many of FromSoft's enemy/boss designs are considering the fact you can't really get a good look at faqing any of them during a normal playthrough.
you missed the dragonkin soldiers of nokstella. they were also artificial dragons like the magma wyrms and I think should count too. Also, are there no dragons in bloodborne? I don't know the whole game but it feels weird if there isn't.
One of the main reasons I love Souls game is the enemy and creature designs. Just absolutely brilliant. I love all of the dragons but I gotta say they nailed it in Elden Ring I loved seeing and fighting dragons
@@DannyDogg31 They’re still considered dragon-type enemies. If we’re gonna go by that statement then we might as well take off the magma wyrms from this video, since they’re also humans attempting to become dragons
@@DannyDogg31 to be fair, Seath, Oceiros, and the Magma Wyrms are all just humans attempting to become dragons, and Dragon God is also a bit of an outlier
When I saw you add that absolutly terrifying eye attack of Kalameet I was trying to guess which cinematics/attacks/animations you would show for each game. Really enjoyed watching Sinh´s sky-shrouding poison fume breath again and of course, Midir´s laser beam. Exellent video as always!
I'm guessing "all kinds of rats" will be next? Traditional enemy you see in every souls game. And last but not the least, "all bosses of Souls game". That's going to be an even bigger video. Interestingly, you missed out Dragonkin Soldier as that's a mumified dragon that should have been part of the category :P
Dark Souls Dragons: Weak to spear and lightning.
Elden Ring Dragons: Uses spear and lightning.
but they are still weak to lighting in elden ring
Thats badass tho, using your weakness as a weapon.
@@paulogaspar8295 Only the lesser ones
@@TheDinohunter2000 Unless you use Dragon Weapons, like The Bolt of Gransax. Which is a Lightning Spear.
The gaping dragon is still one of the biggest mindfuck crazy designs I've ever seen in a souls game
Ah yes the "Get in my belly" dragon
You could make a terrible joke in response to all of this....
@@BasicallyBaconSandvichIVthe raping dragon😧
@@BasicallyBaconSandvichIVmake it then
Dragon God is interesting in that it's not a dragon but a demon born from the bones of an ancient dragon. I wonder what the actual dragon looked like.
Based on the reverse cover art for Demon's Souls, the archdemon is basically 1:1 with the original dragon.
Probably the exact same
The other wyverns in the game are dragons as well, conjured by Allant to evoke the (presumably) extinct enemies that gave rise to Boletaria. So I agree with the other comments that say the dragon god was probably exactly the same as the demon version.
Sooo what a demon had sex with dragon bones and the bones got pregnant?
Divine Dragon is my favorite. It has a noble and mythological vibe in its design.
But at the same time it feels so tired and weak
@@ongabonga4378thats the point
@@ongabonga4378 placidusax is also looking tired and weak. when we fight him, he's not even half as strong as he was in his prime . Otherwise placidusax is the strongest being in the Lands between. He's the elden lord after all
@@littlefield3003 yep, my point too. That's why I like the boss.
Some of the other dragons have a noble & mythical vibe in their design too.
You know something I liked about DS2?
Dragon Aerie and the sanctum (the areas before Sinh and the Squalid Queen) were, in my opinion, the most awesome places to visit on the game. They were just so atmospheric, like you were going around a sacred shrine, or an ancient tomb.
DS3's dragon shrine was honestly pretty cool, especially once you got to the end, it felt like a pilgrimage.
The dragon areas are always, for some reason, the most fascinating.
CUUUURSE YOU BAYLE!!!!!!
Gaping dragon is one of the creepiest out of all dragons
Also has the added bonus of sounding like a bedroom technique
@@HollowHighlander the gaping dragon is something out of a dark hell
@@Mantiscular12 I would smash though
@@HollowHighlander I dunno what it is... but dark souls 1 bosses are more scarier and sinister. Bloodborne also has that aswell.
One thing I love about the ancient dragons of Elden Ring is the communities collective response to that one trailer shot of Lanseaxx wielding Lightning being "Wait that's Illegal"
unironically kalameet look the coolest to me
The ancient stone dragons of elden ring really have a good design, it feels like what fromstoft has been building towards the whole time within the lores of their games, and it works exceptionally well here especially when you're able to compare them to the newer generation of dragons
I didn't realized Borealis has a different rostrum and horn shape compared to the rest of the flying dragons.
You should do most unique enemies in every souls game
Agreed, that would make for a very good showcase.
Kind of subjective though
What counts as most unique, though? Spiritcaller Snails? The sword monkeys that should be bosses? Rom, the Vacuous Spider?
@@Enneamorph unique would be things that only appear once in the series, or have weird interactions I’d say. But it’s still very subjective ig
@@Enneamorph hands monster from ds3
Sinh is criminally underrated. Probably the 2nd best dragon boss in the dark souls trilogy
Agreed. Also, his OST is easily one of the best of the Soulsborne games. Too bad is so much underrated.
Personally I loved his bossfight. But seriously, he could do with spending a little more time on the ground.
I wasent a huge fan. Him flying away constantly and his wonky hit boxes were pretty annoying.
The 2nd one is kalameet
1st one is Midir for me, followed by Khalameet
Lanssax with his 4 wings and red lightning is the best for me. The first time when he comes out of nowhere, it's one the numerous cool moment in ER. I still love Midir or Kalameet also.t
Lansseax is a girl, and is the sister to Fortissax
Some off-shoot dragons include Hydra from DS and the Basilisk (they drop dragon bones in DS2).
Instead of getting the stronger version of the dragon breath, it should have been the special attack of the named dragon, ezykyes had that rot breath barf that covered an entire area, boreal had the frost procting roar, adula had the sweep with his magic sword and the other magic dragon had the comet and crystal breath
You actually get Adula's sword as a spell after killing it, Comet is just normal spell, Ice mist is also a spell iirc
@@paweuszcz4856 i know but the adula blade and comet would scale with faith instead based on the seal instead of the staff, and I was thinking the adula blade with the dragon head would work like the dragon claw inc instead with a swipe, the boreal frost roar I have in mind is like greyol's roar but instead of a debuff, it procts frosbite instead
kalameet will always hold a special place in my heart
I still love Sihn and the buildup to his battle. Fighting your way through an entire Aztec-looking city built in his honor and learning of it's civilization's rise and fall.
the most beautiful dragon in my opinion is the divine dragon of sekiro design totally different from the others
you forgot dragonkin
1:12 - Gigachad dragon
Seems like most of them either fall under Wyverns or "True dragons".
For the record a "true dragon" is simply classified as a dragon with at least 6 limbs, 4 legs and 2 separated wings or 2 legs 2 arms and 2 wings (no clue why they'really called "true" dragons but I guess they are).
Wyvern is characterized by having only 4 limbs, 2 hind legs and 2 fore limb wings.
Example: Dragon god, Kalameet, sinh, midir, and the ancient dragons of elden ring are all true dragons. Interestingly magma wyrms are also ironically true dragons, in fact a "wyrm" is supposed to be a dragon with no limbs just I bigger meaner snake. And a "drake" is supposed to be a dragon with 4 legs/ 2 legs 2 arms and no wings so the hellkite drake and blue drakes are not drakes, they're wyverns.
Sorry for all the rambling, dragons are just cool.
Yeah, that was their old definition and "true" was to help clarify the 6 limb, as the modern word dragon has devolved and been desensitized to mean another word for monster, and all the other words here mean dragon, so people of a certain mindset like to attack people like you who call this out for their kicks.
@@zionthedragon8866 It hasn't devolved. Throughout history it's been like that. For instance, kirin are called dragons, despite being closer to what we call an unicorn. Eastern dragons also don't fit the "true" category, but still call them dragons.
The only country that ever differentiated between a dragon and a wyvern, was England. Look into it.
Ironic or rather not so ironic that Placidusax had 5 heads, but now only has 2, like the 2 finger vs 3 that is shown throughout the game.
You forgot the truest of dragons
You forgot the big boy gransax
Elden Ring and ds1 have the best dragons. So many cool and original designs, great lore, great fights in Elden Ring which has the best dragon boss ever in the name of Placidusax. And there's not even the Dragonkin soldiers which are amazing too.
I agree about ds1. Kalameet and gaping dragon are my favorites.
What about Darkeatter Midir and Storm Wyvern in DS3?
@@draw2death421 They're amazing too, Ds3 has a great dragons roster.
Yeap, my favorite, because the fight with Placidusax felt finally, different while the rest of the dragons except Glinstone, Lichdragon, felt carbon copies of one another with difference of their regional buffs (Caelid's Decayed Dragon's rot, Boreal's frost in Consecrated snowfield etc). And I love Midir, annoying but epic as hell.
@@draw2death421 storm wyvern ain't a dragon.
This might sound redundant, but Midir reminds me more of a dinosaur than a dragon. Yes, one could say that dragons are basically fire-breathing dinosaurs, but in this case that similarity to a dinosaur makes me see it as an even more powerful being, more like a beast than a mythological being.
he is the angriest boi
He’s very Godzilla-like
I was thinking about how much some of the Elden Ring dragons remind me of Elder Dragons from Monster Hunter, (especially White Fatalis)
And then I saw Greyoll's title LMAO.
2 legs = wyvern and 4 legs = dragon
I love the sort of decaying look of the dragons in Fromsoft's games, this even applies to a lot of their enemy and world design in general, where I noticed that a lot of the npcs, enemies, bosses, map, and even the player themselves looks decaying or withered in some way
Now you gotta redo this list with Bayle the dread in it
I love souls games lore video but having just simply designs showcase of these creatures is soooo appreciated!
i like how the dragons in demons souls and ds1 are classic medieval fantasy designs, and then in DS3 there are straight up godzillas
Ancient dragons are my favorite dragon designs. (Elden ring)
Real talk tho, did anyone ever actually call the Bounding Demons by name or did we all just collectively dub them dragon butts
Since dragon scales are supposed to be made of stone, I always liked the idea that the reason you are able to damage Midir and Kalameet is because their stone scales have been transformed by Abyss corruption into more rubbery, oily scales that you can damage with normal weapons.
Or maybe kalameet was straight up shot down by a giant archer
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@@eliasrohmerYOU WILL RUE THIS DAY!
elden rings decaying dragon looks like the killer burger from that one spongebob episode lol
k but what about ever ring game tho
Eternal ring
Dark ring(ds1's beta name)
and elden ring
there is a consistent theme of people becoming or trying to become dragons in fromsoft games.
Also ya forgot seath from king's field.
And Guyra (black dragon appeared first in King's field 1 Japan and final boss in King's field 2 Japan), the very first fromsoft dragon
great video! but you missed granseaxx in elden ring, the big dragon in leyndell!
Amazing, you should have shown shanalotte for ds2 and the leyndell corpse.
The best enemies in the series; even the mighty Gwyn fears them. The best most epic will always be Midir, Fortissax and Placidusax
Too bad the Wretch from DS3 and Dragonkin Soldier of Nosktella didn't make it in to the list
They're all majestic af
Easily my favorite bosses/enemies in the series
Seeems like the Elden Ring dragons don't have their "red lighting horns" on them on this showcase, that's too bad, it really brings the design together.
Sinh is a criminally underrated dragon and boss fight. Easily toe to toe with Midir, and his OST is one of the best and deserves much more recognition.
Arguably the only good dragon fight, as it actually flies around often
Elden Ring Ancient Dragons are my favourite.
Midir: can we get much higher
The old dragons of the tree: *Oh the misery*
I still don't know why the ER Ancient Dragons have fingers between their horns
Something something the two fingers something something
Or the three fingers
@@supremestudios5667deepest lore
Hellkite my beloved
Midir Will Always remain the best (and the hardest) archdragon in the game. A dragon trained by the gods.
I've always preferred the two leg, two wing approach to Dragons because four legged dragons either look like dogs (like Midir) or cats (like Kalameet). Therefore, I think the best design is, weirdly enough, the Glintstone Dragons from Elden Ring. With that said, obviously, Midir has the best Dragon fight in any From Soft game.
P.S. I'd like to give an honorable mention to our boy, King Ghidorah! I mean, Placidusaxx
Technicly Dragons with 2 legs and 2 wings are called Wyverns. They are part of the dragon category but they are like a sub tier.
@@draw2death421 everyone says that, but it isn't actually true. It's a distinction created by D&D. Nothing else, including history, follows this idea. In fact, history has always used Wyvern and Dragon interchangeably. D&D was the first, and for the most part, only thing to make a distinction between the two.
@@draw2death421 A dragon is really whatever the writer or artist wants it to be. In the Elder Scrolls, all dragons are Wyverns, but still considered to be true dragons nonetheless. In Dragon Age, there are true dragons, and then there are Wyverns which are considered distinct. In terms of history, people have depicted dragons with a wide variety of characteristics. Two wings and two legs, two wings and four legs, four wings and four legs, or no limbs at all, doesn't matter.
@@jasonbarry1719 the irony of this, because this is so wrong, and shows a lack of knowing d&d and mindless repeating regretted human centipede spew from others. If I try to explain the facts, I have a feeling it would go no where and just result in a argument to ignore said facts.
@@xxfalconarasxx5659 in that same vein, a human, unicorn, and cat can be whatever the writer or artist wants it to be. Also not all the creatures in elden are wyverns which shows you probably didn't see the video and/or haven't played elden ring to make this comment. In history, people depicted creatures loosely or strongly similar to dragons that it was easy for simplisty sake and translation of different languages to use the word dragon as a catch all term in the same way the word "devil" was later used for anything perceived as evil or bad, where in the case of the WORD dragon it became desensitized to mean the same thing as the word monster. That is a ambiguous term used to describe literally anything and thus no longer holds any weight or water when thrown out. It is often the proper victim of what the original use of etymology fallacy was, as well as misdirection in arguments. Which is why the term "true" dragon (key word there being true not "fact") and/or "proper" dragon is used when referring to the six limbed dragons.
Also the writers wrote than in lore for most of these, and in most of their games, with exceptions, these wyverns are not dragons so in some regard op is right.
Hydras are also dragons
the only thing close to being a flaw in Bloodborne is that it lacks dragons lol
ebrietas design looks a little similar to a dragon in a really alien way
Bloodborne showed that you don't always need a dragon. The aliens and beasts in Bloodborne are all 10/10.
Why havent you already made a moveset showcase of a boss you like? It suits your channel
Mmmyes. Big lizard.
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Just asking, but didn't dragons have 4 legs? Like, when a "dragon" have 2 legs it's a wyvern, right?
wyverns fall under dragon category. The only country where there's ever been any sort of separation is England.
Hey you forgot to show the skeleton dragon in aldia's keep and mini boss dragons in dragon aeire
He did. That skeleton dragon or mini boss in aerie is just a guardian dragon
Your always champion at all times
Im assuming that Armored Core 6 will have mecha dragon that shouts hyper beams!!!
not sure about you guys. but midir was actually giving me a run for my money there, in terms of difficulty. if you ever played dark souls, you know that the dragon fights in elden ring are far more easier mainly because the camera work. as much as i loved midir boss fight, i hated how the camera always goes insane when im fighting him
I know its a year later but i never had camera issues fighting midir. I did have camera issues with kalameet though. I think if you focus midirs head the camera is fine
Midir consumed king fortissax
Uh, some of these aren't dragons in their series.
I still think kalameet is the best and most intermediating, bayle 2nd place
What music is being used? Just was wondering if it's from one of the Souls games or a different Fromsoft franchise.
The hellkite will always be the best
Midir is still the best dragon fight in the series
CUUUUUURSE YOU BAIYLE
Dragons are cool
Elden beast is a cosmic dragon
Bro why didn't you include Gransax
Wish we can fight granssax in dlc
El de elden ring es el único dragón que veo en la miniatura los otros dos también son draconianos pero no dragones es un wyvern y un longwyrn
3:44 stone dragon got them cheeks
putting oceiros there like hes part of the team
Placidusax's design is so raw and powerful. Even though is slowly withering away, he still exudes a regal presence with his sheer size and stance.
Sometimes when he breathes fire he stands on his back legs spreading out his wing elegantly. I love how you can tell he's Royalty
You can clearly see the evolution in design, starting from the demon’s souls wyvern like dragons and ending with the Elden ring ancient dragons
You mean the evolution of the creators
You're leaving out the Dragon God, who has a bipedal form and literal metal as a natural part of his hands.
They went from Wyverns to quadruped dragons
@@lonekirin905 The Dragon God was a bipedal, humanoid dragon, so there was a lot of variety from the start.
Fleshy western dragons> slimy rocky dragons> eastern divine dragons> western literally metal dragons(and Ghidorah)
Honestly, examining the models like this puts many of the dragons in a much more sympathetic light. Like you can see just how much suffering has been endured by Ekzykes, open sores everywhere and fungal growth slowly infesting every inch of his body, or Fortissax, so thoroughly seeded with the deathroot that it's sprouting out of his right eye in what must be an extremely painful condition.
These beasts have both witnessed and committed untold atrocities and endured unimaginable suffering, over the course of millenia. The pain of such existence is beyond our comprehension. They have long since earned their eternal rest.
Also, I need those hearts for my dragon knight build.
And now we have Bayle the Dread. Missing a leg, ripped wings with a weaponized jagged bone sticking out of one, and two of Placidusaxx's heads still biting his neck.
What an absolute unit.
I just love how Dragon God From Demon’s Souls have a ripped buffed human body.
What? Bite you? He literally punch your soul out our body
Other dragons: *loud roar*
Dragon god: "we go gym"😎
Honestly I always wanted there to be a dragon form built like him. Like just imagine during a PVP, the other player just becomes SWOLE.
@@harhar9867 Ds1 dragon torso is pretty ripped
I find it really interesting that the Dragon God from _Demon's Souls_ as well as the Wyrms from _Elden Ring_ are the ones who have multiple rows of teeth inside their mouths as well as a hybridization of human & draconic anatomy.
Excellent overall showcase of all these different designs (and great choice of music as well).
It's the xenomorph design from Alien.
@@LordSevla and the xenomorph is inspired by the nephilim of the bible
@@thelionofjudah5318 isn't it inspired by irl moray eels? They have jaws that expand forward to grab things
The Everlasting Dragons of Dark Souls 1 also have both an exterior and interior toothy mouth. This is best observed when an Everlasting Dragon roars in the opening cinematic, and it can also be witnessed with Seath, though Seath seems to have a flawed inner jaw, perhaps because the gums grew over the teeth or because the teeth never properly grew out of the gums. The derivative, descendant dragons start to lose this trait, among other traits. In Dark Souls 2, the real ancient dragon, found dead in Freja's arena, has the double jaw, whereas the fake dragon at the Dragon Shrine only has one jaw. For a while, I thought Sinh had this double jaw as well, but after this video and checking fight videos again to see if it was a low-res thing, Sinh may actually just have one jaw -- his gums simply look a bit ridged and I mistook those for teeth. However, Midir in Dark Souls 3 does feature the distinct double jaw. Elden Ring might be adding a twist to this detail, with only the Magma Wyrms having the trait, perhaps because it's left over from their original jaw, and they grew a second jaw as they mutated into draconic beings.
@@thelionofjudah5318 lol
In my opinion, Midir will always be my favourite, his design is simple but at the same time amazing, and i love that his laser attack is inspired by Godzilla
Edit: for anyone who doesn't noticed the reference, search for "Shin Godzilla Laser Beam". And not only this attack but the Midir's design looks inspired by Godzilla, just like Placidussax is inspired by Ghidorah (another great dragon)
Name me one unique thing about him besides his funny laser beam attack…
@@afungai1649 He is the only Dragon boss that is fun to fight against. There is your unique thing.
@@yourewallsareveryconvenien8292 What about Kalameet, Placidusax and the Divine Dragon?
@@afungai1649 only dragon that has humanity attacks, things such as the move where he flies up in the air and breathes fire under him while flying away were copied by elden rings dragons (i understand the reason but still he's the one with original moveset) 2 variations of beam attacks btw, he has various stomps, claw attacks and is way more aggressive than basically any of the dragons. Amazing soundtrack, you get rewarded with a big reposte if you have been hitting him in the head through the whole fight and his arena is quite obviously the place that you see in dark souls 1 intro where they found the dark soul
@@afungai1649 his head will try to remain constant with the player. Meaning that fighting him isn’t a constant hit his legs/backside fest like other dragons usually are. The camera is usually fair to you as well (considering the last point, because midir will try to keep his head towards you, the camera will be centered on his head as well)
The camera will only sperg out if you are underneath or somewhere you shouldn’t be, considering he takes like no damage if you don’t hit his head, so it’s a subtle hint to take him head on (heh) and just learn his move set and stay infront of him.
For a big dragon he’s quite spry, and there’s a lack of sluggishness compared to the rest of the dragons in the series as well.
There’s also the angle of a dragon that’s been infected with the dark soul because he’s been eating the darkness too much
I play monster hunter too, and yet I find midir to be better than most, if not all dragon encounters in those games.
One thing VN didn’t include is the two dead corpses of two dragons. Greyoll is technically the biggest killable Dragon, but the corpse of the Ancient Dragon Gransax in the center of Lyndell is to date the biggest dragon From has ever made and even dwarfs the dead mountain dragon that’s from Dark Souls 3
Gransax would be unnecessary, since it's just the ancient dragon model scaled up
In shadow of the erdtree there is a wyvern corpse that is even larger than Gransax
Gotta say i love elden ring's ancient dragons. The gold and stone just looks so cool and they look like they're wearing legit crowns
Yes I agree. I just don't like how they throw the lesser "drake/wyrm" as dragons so ingame you kinda lose all the amazing impression these 2 creatures deserved.
That are really under appreciated
@@LordSevla to be fair the lore states it was the result of humans that tried to become dragons but failed. They're way more powerful than the mortals but they are still cheap imitations of the true dragons of old.
@@omnipresentl1316 wrong. Only the magma wyrms and the dragonkin are "failed dragons". The rest are dragons proper. There are "ancient dragons" that have 4 limbs and 4 wings lansseax fortissax placidusax gransax. Even elder dragon greyroll has only 2 limbs.
@@Artaxerxes. so wyrms are false dragons as a result of dragon communion warriors and regular dragons are just a weaker subspecies of the ancient dragons
If only they were funner to fight
You put the consumed king in this list. He must be so happy.
You could do one video on all the aliens in souls games, like Astel, Living Failures etc...
bloodborne: it's showtime
That would basically just be Bloodborne and Elden Ring
I'm pretty sure none of the games except Bloodborne and Elden Ring have any
Living Failures are actually the church's attempt (Failed attempts, hence the name) at replicating the aliens.
Real ones are the "Celestial Emissaries"
@@jeeBisOkay yes
I remember playing Bloodborne and seeing Ebrietas for the first time.
At first i thought it was a sleeping dragon, then the more closer i got the more bizzare the form became, when i attacked it, that eldritch thing turned around and... well it's bloodborne so it's obviously an eldritch creature from space
When people confuse her butt with her face lol.
I think the design on Elden Ring's Ancient Dragons is the best; I love that you can tell they were likely one in allegiance with the Greater Will due to the gold shining through their scales
I like how it also implies that the ancient dragons are tarnished too in their own way
@@aledg25 how does it imply that?
When you reach the Dragon area (I forgot the name) where you fight the wolf guy, this was once the Dragon's home, and on the walls there are clear insignia to show that the Dragons once controlled the Elden Ring, not humanity. The Dragonlord was likely their version of Marika.
@@battenburg6089 Wolf guy? You mean Blaidd¿?
@@Glimax Maliketh
Would love a showcase of every enemy and boss in each of the games like this. Getting a closer look at their visual design like this is awesome.
Agreed, hard to focus on their looks while shitting my pants, panic rolling🤣
It's such a shame how detailed and incredible many of FromSoft's enemy/boss designs are considering the fact you can't really get a good look at faqing any of them during a normal playthrough.
you missed the dragonkin soldiers of nokstella. they were also artificial dragons like the magma wyrms and I think should count too. Also, are there no dragons in bloodborne? I don't know the whole game but it feels weird if there isn't.
Nope, there were none in Bloodborne. Most have been overtaken by Cthullu inspired cosmic creatures instead :P
The Magma Wyrms were included, but you're right that the Dragonkin Soldiers were not. As for Bloodborne, it had no dragons.
They also missed grannsax but I get why they skipped him,
Dragons in bloodborne😂
@@HollowHighlander I'd be cool to have a Dragon ancient one tbh
One of the main reasons I love Souls game is the enemy and creature designs. Just absolutely brilliant. I love all of the dragons but I gotta say they nailed it in Elden Ring I loved seeing and fighting dragons
I love the unique designs every dragon has in every game.
You forgot the dragonkin soldiers
There not real dragons, just humans attempting to become them.
@@DannyDogg31 neither is dragon god
@@DannyDogg31 They’re still considered dragon-type enemies. If we’re gonna go by that statement then we might as well take off the magma wyrms from this video, since they’re also humans attempting to become dragons
@@DannyDogg31 to be fair, Seath, Oceiros, and the Magma Wyrms are all just humans attempting to become dragons, and Dragon God is also a bit of an outlier
@@DannyDogg31 same can be said for Oceiros and (kinda) the Magma Wyrms
Bone dragon from DS2. Not the enemy but anyways
Also dragon bodies in Freja's arena and DS3 Archdragon Peak
The single dragon body in freja's room is the ancient dragon, which was in the video.
When I saw you add that absolutly terrifying eye attack of Kalameet I was trying to guess which cinematics/attacks/animations you would show for each game. Really enjoyed watching Sinh´s sky-shrouding poison fume breath again and of course, Midir´s laser beam. Exellent video as always!
I'm guessing "all kinds of rats" will be next? Traditional enemy you see in every souls game.
And last but not the least, "all bosses of Souls game". That's going to be an even bigger video.
Interestingly, you missed out Dragonkin Soldier as that's a mumified dragon that should have been part of the category :P
The ministry rats in Sekiro
Bruh why is the Dragon God looking more like The Rock than an actual dragon?
Cuz he's actually a demon not just a dragon.
My favorites are
1. Midir
2. Sinh
3. Kalameet
4. Divine dragon
5. Placidusax
Elden ring has lot of cooler dragons but dark souls series takes it to a whole new level. Especially Midir and Kalameet.
Midir, Sihn, and Kalameet are the GOATS