Well quite true to history! Great shield soldiers were purely for defensive lines and not meant to actually be the defining fighter, heavy war hammer troops were designed to break defensive lines and sword wielders were meant to be the actual fighting part of an army (either sword and small shield or greatsword with backup weaponry)
@@shadeslayer8631 That sounds oddly specific. What period of history and where? Different places and armies had different tactics. Romans absolutely had greatshield dudes as their defining fighters. If you are referring specifically to late medieval knights in full plate then you are on to something.
@@falsebeliever8079 course I’m referring to medieval era (specifically crusader wise) and Roman legionaries used a great shield but their greatshields were much lighter than the medieval era ones (which dark souls usually goes to for armour basics but it does pull from all eras and areas but with a medieval Europe centric approach to armour for enemies as an attempt to appeal to a wider audience)
@@shadeslayer8631 I mean, if we're being true to history, depends on what part of history. If we're talking classical period and prior, then they were arguably the defining troop, being that of several notable Mediterranean and European cultures, with the Sparaba (large, rectangular, shield and spear) thought to be the main line of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, and, of course, large shields and spear being famously employed by the Greek States as well with both the hoplon, the large round shield utilized by hoplites, and with the Myceneans utilizing both figure 8 large shields and rectangular "tower" shields. Rome, additionally, is well known for likewise employing large shields and spear, as well as employing large shields with short swords. It is theorized by some that they took inspiration from the more rectangular shield shapes that were seen in later periods from the ancient Celts, who are yet another group of people in the ancient times who used large shields. Post Classical period, however, we will see shields grow smaller as body armor improves and then the advent of firearms gradually making shields obsolete. They will be around for a while, however, with parmas remaining in use in Italy, for example, and the expansively covering kite shield being developed in other parts of Europe, but gradually things beginning to grow smaller. However, there is, of course, the pavise, which is an especially large shield that is more or less used as mobile cover esp. for crossbowmen but for other infantry as well that would fall into the purview of "purely defensive shield." In places outside of Europe and the Mediterranean, we can likewise see large shields be prominent in pre-industrial cultures such as the Zulu Ishlangu shield, which is quite massive, coming in at around 5 feet long, and they're also present in Southeast Asian cultures. So... it's not quite as simple as "greatshields were purely for defensive lines" for, in the classical period and sometimes beyond, lots and lots of armies really liked using large shields as their primary thing since when armor isn't as good, the best thing you can have is a portable wall to stick in front of you.
considering what happens if you put one of each variety in a fight(that is, crow talons and crow quills vs consumed king's greatshield and greatsword), i doubt they need it. they don't need it to kick my ass.
Cathedral knights are the main reason why I dislike Dark Souls 3's "poise" so much. It's like they're taunting me with their Giantdad levels of indifference to my attacks.
@@Estuways Kentaro Miura, it's the author or Berserk. From Software loves to reference the shit out of his work and usually you can see a ton of designs in the games that are way too similar to the original designs! He sadly passed away 4 months ago because of some sort of heart condition at only 54 years of age
@@Estuways I wouldn't say that exactly, but they remind the protagonist, Guts. For a lot of people the Greatsword is an homage to the Dragon Slayer, which is Guts's sword, and their fighting style with the wide attacks looks similar. But there's really obvious references like the wheel skeletons, the man serpents or even Pinwheel. Artorias is also heavily inspired. And by the looks of it, Elden Ring looks like it's gonna be full of Berserk references and designs just by the looks of the trailer alone. I myself haven't read much of Berserk, but since I heard of the death of the author and the end of the manga I'm gonna try to get done with it before January 21
At some first graders play a parent leans over to Gundyr: So which one is your? Cuts to some kid in full plate fucking full force kicking another kid in the chest
I’m in awe. The corvians could kill the knights quickly, or they got beaten at the last second by a well-timed kick, and even a parry with that second fight!
@@slate3998 Which isn't a parry, but a guard break, isn't it ? I mean, a parry would be parrying, which those enemies don't do, when you attack and get a riposte, unless it's something like the cleric beasts, it's a guard break, not a parry, isn't it ?
@@nathanjora7627 It's a parry, just listen to the sound. Parry has a unique 'thaang' sound like at 01:23. you can try it against corvian knight with claw, attack at the same time they are attacking. Like here ua-cam.com/video/o_0Bj4aEeOI/v-deo.html
Hitting the Talon Corvian in the middle of their combos will put them into a parry state. It's one of the reasons the Mace works so well on them; you can just Perseverance through their hits and riposte endlessly.
*Last fight* Corvian Rapier Knight: A greatsword? You remind me of another who dared to face against me. I killed him before he even got to swing his sword! And now you're going to die in the same way he did. Consumed King Knight: You witnessed his bravery. Now witness my rage. Witness what it means to have true faith!
1:24 That was an amazing comeback by the Cathedral Knight. He somehow staggered the Corvian into a riposte animation but it reminds of how in Dark Souls 2 you can do a "super parry" with ultra greatswords (knocking someone's weapon away while two-handing a ultra greatsword).
GOD i wish we got the blue version of Cathedral Knight armor! Look at that gold on black, with a nice darker blue for cloth. Look at that glorious helmet design, the pendant, the multiple layers of plating. The chainmail...Ehh, not a fan of but doesn't intrude on the rest of the armor. WANT WANT WANT
So you're gonna tell me you've never experienced the pain of trying to drink estus at a presumably safe distance, only to see those 3 knives flying at your face? I envy you.
@@guilhermeg.rodrigues1248 i fortunately have not, i only fought the first and second dudes, and the first one didnt throw knives, the second one i just healed behind a pillar, but he was still a pain
@@lilelf7342 well got shoted before ocerius because I was occupied with one and the other one did his weapon art behind me cathedral knights don’t fuck around
Knight: instead of throwing your shit from distance, you're coming right to me? Corvian: I can't stab you to death, without getting closer (gets bonked and then loses the last round).
Competitor line-up -Cathedral Knight: A large heavily armed and armoured adversary with a sturdy greatshield. Also sporting a superb mace that can demolish armoured opponents, as heavy blunt weaponry does. Since his front is almost always protected, he should look to approach his enemy cautiously, wait for openings and exploit them. -Corvian Knight: A sinister humanoid knight sporting deceptively strong armour and a mean pair of claws. Due to not lugging around defensive equipment, this does push it more towards needing to be offensive and evasive, which may potentially result in it getting outlasted. However, if it can slip behind the Cathedral Knight's defense it should be able to quickly demolish the armoured foe. -Round 1: Cathedral enchants himself and allows Corvian to approach, after which they both trade blows. Corvian slashes into the Cathedral a few more times and does get behind him, but unfortunately repositions itself to the front. In frustration it unleashes several blows harmlessly into the Cathedral's greatshield, and gets bashed hard for its effort. Corvian attempts to break the greatshield defense but gets rebounded, but swiftly leaps over its enemy and goes in with a fast flurry of claws on the back. Cathedral attempts to recover, but is unfortunately destroyed before he can. -Round 2 notes: Cathedral requests a weaponry change, and is granted. He now wields a greatsword which sports extra range and enables him to put all of his strength into offensive power. -Round 2: Both knights rapidly approach each other... and spectacularly miss with their initial attacks. Corvian attempts to slice up Cathedral from behind while he's off-guard, but is swiftly countered and smashed away with Cathedral's kick. Cathedral rushes the downed Corvian and lands a clean hit, but Corvian is soon back on his feet. Corvian makes use of his swifter form and manages to slip behind Cathedral and begins his attack, but Cathedral staggers him with a few good counterattacks and wins the match. A very close battle, and Cathedral shows off the might of his substitute weapon with glee. -Round 3 notes: Corvian Knight requests a weaponry change and is granted. He now wields the rapier and throwing knives affectionately called the Crow's Quills. -Round 3: Corvian takes advantage of his throwing weapons and tosses a volley of them into Cathedral, doing a moderate chunk of HP to the melee-only adversary. He lands a few more, and demolishes the Cathedral knight's lifepool quickly. -Round 4: Cathedral Knight is tagged out by the Consumed King's Knight. A slightly more durable armoured warrior that is choosing to run with the mace and shield combo Cathedral started with. -Round 4: CKK starts with a self-enchantment while Corvian rapidly approaches, hitting him for a very minor sliver of damage. Corvian quickly throws a barrage of attack into CKK just for him to shrug it off with ease, swiftly avoiding a swipe of that deadly mace in retaliation. Shifting positions to their side, Corvian and CKK trade blows, which Corvian goes in for another just to be swiftly rebuted by CKK's greatshield. CKK shunts Corvian away while allowing his shield to absorb the knives, but unfortunately goes in with an attack too early and is hit for critical damage. -Round 5 notes: CKK subs out his shield and mace for a greatsword. Much like Cathedral earlier, he is favouring offensive power over the long-term game of the greatshield. Hopefully this will pay off for him. -Round 5: There is a brief moment of uneasiness before both opponents rapidly approach. Both miss their attacks and rapidly turn with their weapons raised high, but CKK smashes his down into the Corvian's armour first. Using a weapon swipe to back himself up, CKK faces himself away from the Corvian knight but turns himself around for his second attack, shrugging off a return stab to the stomach in favour of crashing his sword into a weakspot. Corvian attempts to get some distance from CKK before tossing a barrage of knives, but CKK lands his attack at the last second for both to go down! -Round 5: Addendum: The judges cannot identify who landed the finishing blow first, so it goes onto a tiebreaker round. -Round 5 rematch: Corvian immediately starts off with its knives, dealing huge damage to the CKK as he attempts to evade them. CKK finally approaches the Corvian Knight but takes another huge hit just for him to immediately retaliate with a huge hit of his own. Ending up behind Corvian, CKK punts the spindly covid across the arena and leaves him sprawling before following up with another big hit as he starts to get up. Corvian attempts to leap over CKK but is caught by a big fist to its gut, followed by a massive upward swipe of CKK's greatsword that sees it taking to the skies like the bird it represents. Against the odds, CKK has bested the superior endgame enemy! What a good show.
I love fighting them it's like fighting a Sekiro enemy in dark souls. I don't know why but studying their eratic and over quick attack patterns is so satisfying.
They really aren't, they seem fearsome and overwhelming at first but in truth they are just upgraded version of corvians and shotel skeletons from main game. All it takes is practice. But if you really struggle with them, UGS and greataxes will solve your problem with ease.
On one hand, we have a balanced, slow & methodical enemy that can be beaten with clever swordplay and good positioning in order to counter their immense poise and heavy weapons. On the other hand, we have something that jumps around *off screen* like a madman and throws wild, DS2 level of untelegraphed attacks that also do stupidly high damage. Wonder which one will win
Some amazing moves here lol. That first fight had great dodging. Then that parry. That guy getting destroyed from range and the comeback of the century. Great video.
I hate fighting against Cathedral Knights, especially the greatsword variant, but godamn does it look fucking awesome to see them demolish enemies from much later areas
Above all else watching these AI vs AI fights makes me want to play with a mod that downscales most enemies so they aren't just giants compared to the player.
If I remember right, those enemies specifically can be put in a parriable state if you hit them at the right moment in the middle of their combo, it happened to me more than once and each time I'm surprised, I never managed to reliably trigger it.
00:50 This is what every assassin/rogue cosplayer in Dark Souls (and other fantasy rpg's, like the Elder Scrolls games) wish they were like in combat. Jumping over your enemy and slashing at their back for huge damage, probably making them bleed out.
Damn, those Crow Quills are nasty. It's a good thing the Corvian Knight Captains don't have more health than they do. When can we see the Bonewheel army take on Midir?
I HAVE A SUGGESTION!! Firelink shrine vs hostile NPCs Team firelink: (You know them already) Team NPCs: Lion Knight Albert (Grand Archives) Black hand Kamui (Grand Archives Daughther of Crystal Kriemhild (Grand Archives) Holy Knight Hodrick (Pit of Hollows) Crazy lady with the Butcher knife (Road of Sacrifices) The guy with the spider shield (Cathedral of the Deep) The fallen Knight (Cathedral of the Deep) Watchdogs of Farron (Road of Sacrifices) Knights of Drang (Anor Londo) Knight Slayer Tsorig (Smouldering lake) Court Sorcerer (Profaned Capital) Havel Knight (Maybe?) (Archdragon peak) Sir Vienheim (Painted world of Ariandel) You can add or remove some hostile NPCs to make it more balanced as you see fit. c:
That comeback at the end was insane, though. Cathedral knights have taught me to never skip leg day.
Corvid boi's opening salvo nearly won it, but the Stagger King reigns supreme.
Lmao 😅
FJALLA BRJÓTUR!
never skip poise day
Well the GS Cathedral knight said, "oh you want to try and use a cheap combo on me? Ok, well I'll show you what a real combo looks like!"
Greatmace and Greatshield Cathedral Knights continuing the age old tradition of being carried by the Ultra Greatsword Knights.
Ugs cathedral knights are absolute gigachads
Well quite true to history! Great shield soldiers were purely for defensive lines and not meant to actually be the defining fighter, heavy war hammer troops were designed to break defensive lines and sword wielders were meant to be the actual fighting part of an army (either sword and small shield or greatsword with backup weaponry)
@@shadeslayer8631 That sounds oddly specific. What period of history and where? Different places and armies had different tactics. Romans absolutely had greatshield dudes as their defining fighters. If you are referring specifically to late medieval knights in full plate then you are on to something.
@@falsebeliever8079 course I’m referring to medieval era (specifically crusader wise) and Roman legionaries used a great shield but their greatshields were much lighter than the medieval era ones (which dark souls usually goes to for armour basics but it does pull from all eras and areas but with a medieval Europe centric approach to armour for enemies as an attempt to appeal to a wider audience)
@@shadeslayer8631 I mean, if we're being true to history, depends on what part of history. If we're talking classical period and prior, then they were arguably the defining troop, being that of several notable Mediterranean and European cultures, with the Sparaba (large, rectangular, shield and spear) thought to be the main line of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, and, of course, large shields and spear being famously employed by the Greek States as well with both the hoplon, the large round shield utilized by hoplites, and with the Myceneans utilizing both figure 8 large shields and rectangular "tower" shields. Rome, additionally, is well known for likewise employing large shields and spear, as well as employing large shields with short swords. It is theorized by some that they took inspiration from the more rectangular shield shapes that were seen in later periods from the ancient Celts, who are yet another group of people in the ancient times who used large shields.
Post Classical period, however, we will see shields grow smaller as body armor improves and then the advent of firearms gradually making shields obsolete. They will be around for a while, however, with parmas remaining in use in Italy, for example, and the expansively covering kite shield being developed in other parts of Europe, but gradually things beginning to grow smaller. However, there is, of course, the pavise, which is an especially large shield that is more or less used as mobile cover esp. for crossbowmen but for other infantry as well that would fall into the purview of "purely defensive shield."
In places outside of Europe and the Mediterranean, we can likewise see large shields be prominent in pre-industrial cultures such as the Zulu Ishlangu shield, which is quite massive, coming in at around 5 feet long, and they're also present in Southeast Asian cultures.
So... it's not quite as simple as "greatshields were purely for defensive lines" for, in the classical period and sometimes beyond, lots and lots of armies really liked using large shields as their primary thing since when armor isn't as good, the best thing you can have is a portable wall to stick in front of you.
corvian knight: "i can deal 3000 damage at max range in seconds... SECONDS!"
consumed kings knight: "but do you have poise?"
considering what happens if you put one of each variety in a fight(that is, crow talons and crow quills vs consumed king's greatshield and greatsword), i doubt they need it. they don't need it to kick my ass.
1:50 fuck your poise *YEET* *YEET*
Cathedral knights are the main reason why I dislike Dark Souls 3's "poise" so much. It's like they're taunting me with their Giantdad levels of indifference to my attacks.
Oh cool also search up roblox confinement chapter 2
Yeah, they have the fucking poise, enough to tank ultra greatswords without fucking flinching.
Shield boys are just too passive.
It's crazy that the greatsword boys are just so aggressive that they can contend with end game dlc mobs.
Agree, freaking annoying to fight them too, that freaking shield bash.
@@Casketkrusher_ man if the fuckin Doom Guy think they're hard then no wonder I die often lol
Says a guy who's currently getting eaten alive smh
@@Darkyagami07 kinky
Those corvians man harder then the dancer honestly 😓
That last round was insane.
Let’s go HANK!
I imagine your face during that round looked just like your youtube profile pic. hehe
I never get tired of watching the cathedral greatsword variants wreck shit no matter how strong their adversary may be, Miura would be proud
Miura's spirit lives on in them
Who?
@@Estuways Kentaro Miura, it's the author or Berserk. From Software loves to reference the shit out of his work and usually you can see a ton of designs in the games that are way too similar to the original designs! He sadly passed away 4 months ago because of some sort of heart condition at only 54 years of age
@@hotohoriytasuki Thanks. Were the cathedral knights also inspired by his work?
@@Estuways I wouldn't say that exactly, but they remind the protagonist, Guts. For a lot of people the Greatsword is an homage to the Dragon Slayer, which is Guts's sword, and their fighting style with the wide attacks looks similar. But there's really obvious references like the wheel skeletons, the man serpents or even Pinwheel. Artorias is also heavily inspired.
And by the looks of it, Elden Ring looks like it's gonna be full of Berserk references and designs just by the looks of the trailer alone. I myself haven't read much of Berserk, but since I heard of the death of the author and the end of the manga I'm gonna try to get done with it before January 21
1:23 *parries with greatsword*
Ashen One: Is it possible to learn this power?
Cathedral knight: Not from a corvian knight.
In ds2 actually
Holy shit i never noticed that wtf
Didn't he poise break him?
@@Demonex118 Well, just like parry, hit them while they attack will do a parry. Only work on Claw corvian one
01:18
Gundyr with tears in his eyes:
That is my boy.
At some first graders play a parent leans over to Gundyr: So which one is your?
Cuts to some kid in full plate fucking full force kicking another kid in the chest
3:18 seeing that corvian knight getting kicked in the face is one of the best things ever.
Corvian Knight: about to finish him with his attack.
Cathedral Knight: *kick to the face* Nah, you ain't do shit...
Press 8 for replay. You're welcome.
This. Is. the Consumed guard!!!
That was really satisfying. Also it was vengeance for that bullcrap at 1:52.
Corvian Knight with rapier is a typical player with rapier in DS 2
tbf Corvians are much cooler
The Corvian knights move set would work extremely well with the combat of Sekiro.
Insufferable?
It's a shame we only encounter like 4 Corvian Knights in the whole DLC, they had mad potential
I’m not, they’re op af
@@fitzfitz2662 FR
ew hell no
@@fitzfitz2662 the claw version are OP as hell but the rapier are ok
@@waltuh11121 Opposite. Just hit the claw during it's swiping move to stagger it for a critical. The knight even does it in the video.
I’m in awe. The corvians could kill the knights quickly, or they got beaten at the last second by a well-timed kick, and even a parry with that second fight!
A guard break rather
@@nathanjora7627 it's parry, corvian knight with claw can get parried if you timed your attack with their attack
@@slate3998 Which isn't a parry, but a guard break, isn't it ? I mean, a parry would be parrying, which those enemies don't do, when you attack and get a riposte, unless it's something like the cleric beasts, it's a guard break, not a parry, isn't it ?
@@nathanjora7627 It's a parry, just listen to the sound. Parry has a unique 'thaang' sound like at 01:23. you can try it against corvian knight with claw, attack at the same time they are attacking. Like here ua-cam.com/video/o_0Bj4aEeOI/v-deo.html
@@slate3998 It's just a guard break that plays the parry sound. It's the same mechanic that the Pontiff Dogs have.
What the heck is that "throw crap" damage
More like "throw based" damage
@Jayswag beat me to it.
Man, the last match was some most biggest asspull. My man just pulled Champion Gundyr wombo combo
1:22 oh yes...parry with a greatsword. The kick before was super cool.
Hitting the Talon Corvian in the middle of their combos will put them into a parry state. It's one of the reasons the Mace works so well on them; you can just Perseverance through their hits and riposte endlessly.
@@amberhernandez I legit didn’t know this, I just thought the ultra great sword cathedral knight was just awesome and decided the he can parry now.
Can't wait to see Hodrick try to parry a mimic
And then Hoddy went full Chad on that poor mimic.
Literally the one with the cleanest fight
*Last fight*
Corvian Rapier Knight: A greatsword? You remind me of another who dared to face against me. I killed him before he even got to swing his sword! And now you're going to die in the same way he did.
Consumed King Knight: You witnessed his bravery. Now witness my rage. Witness what it means to have true faith!
That last fight is like playing Dark Souls at Miyazaki's house
i don't get it :)
@@MehrdadParthian same (:
@@MehrdadParthian im guessing its a dunkey reference about gex
Miyazaki has a modded sword, ironically it's pursuer ultra with a gs moveset.
@@firewall5189 the last fight was weirder than 4th of July at Sen's fortress
1:24 That was an amazing comeback by the Cathedral Knight. He somehow staggered the Corvian into a riposte animation but it reminds of how in Dark Souls 2 you can do a "super parry" with ultra greatswords (knocking someone's weapon away while two-handing a ultra greatsword).
The Cathedral Knight with the ultra greatsword is always so cool!
Especially when he kicks the corvian knights teeth in.
GOD i wish we got the blue version of Cathedral Knight armor!
Look at that gold on black, with a nice darker blue for cloth.
Look at that glorious helmet design, the pendant, the multiple layers of plating.
The chainmail...Ehh, not a fan of but doesn't intrude on the rest of the armor.
WANT WANT WANT
Right?
I'm pretty sure there is a mod for this...
NOT.
ON
PS4.
SAMEEEE
How about you make a video called " The will of humanity " and see if a Ds1 humanity can beat anything
Ooh I like that. See how many humanities it takes to defeat the bosses. Could be a series
@@kevinbeck8836 lmao that would be amazing
i didnt realize the jumpy throwing knive dudes did that much damage, ig i just dodged the shots lmao
So you're gonna tell me you've never experienced the pain of trying to drink estus at a presumably safe distance, only to see those 3 knives flying at your face? I envy you.
@@guilhermeg.rodrigues1248 i fortunately have not, i only fought the first and second dudes, and the first one didnt throw knives, the second one i just healed behind a pillar, but he was still a pain
@@lilelf7342 well got shoted before ocerius because I was occupied with one and the other one did his weapon art behind me cathedral knights don’t fuck around
Consumed King's Knight: "Oh, you're approaching me?"
Knight: instead of throwing your shit from distance, you're coming right to me?
Corvian: I can't stab you to death, without getting closer (gets bonked and then loses the last round).
@@hideous_taco_michael_zacki *gets fucking roundhoused*
Next: Mimic's show.
Competitor line-up
-Cathedral Knight: A large heavily armed and armoured adversary with a sturdy greatshield. Also sporting a superb mace that can demolish armoured opponents, as heavy blunt weaponry does. Since his front is almost always protected, he should look to approach his enemy cautiously, wait for openings and exploit them.
-Corvian Knight: A sinister humanoid knight sporting deceptively strong armour and a mean pair of claws. Due to not lugging around defensive equipment, this does push it more towards needing to be offensive and evasive, which may potentially result in it getting outlasted. However, if it can slip behind the Cathedral Knight's defense it should be able to quickly demolish the armoured foe.
-Round 1: Cathedral enchants himself and allows Corvian to approach, after which they both trade blows. Corvian slashes into the Cathedral a few more times and does get behind him, but unfortunately repositions itself to the front. In frustration it unleashes several blows harmlessly into the Cathedral's greatshield, and gets bashed hard for its effort. Corvian attempts to break the greatshield defense but gets rebounded, but swiftly leaps over its enemy and goes in with a fast flurry of claws on the back. Cathedral attempts to recover, but is unfortunately destroyed before he can.
-Round 2 notes: Cathedral requests a weaponry change, and is granted. He now wields a greatsword which sports extra range and enables him to put all of his strength into offensive power.
-Round 2: Both knights rapidly approach each other... and spectacularly miss with their initial attacks. Corvian attempts to slice up Cathedral from behind while he's off-guard, but is swiftly countered and smashed away with Cathedral's kick. Cathedral rushes the downed Corvian and lands a clean hit, but Corvian is soon back on his feet. Corvian makes use of his swifter form and manages to slip behind Cathedral and begins his attack, but Cathedral staggers him with a few good counterattacks and wins the match. A very close battle, and Cathedral shows off the might of his substitute weapon with glee.
-Round 3 notes: Corvian Knight requests a weaponry change and is granted. He now wields the rapier and throwing knives affectionately called the Crow's Quills.
-Round 3: Corvian takes advantage of his throwing weapons and tosses a volley of them into Cathedral, doing a moderate chunk of HP to the melee-only adversary. He lands a few more, and demolishes the Cathedral knight's lifepool quickly.
-Round 4: Cathedral Knight is tagged out by the Consumed King's Knight. A slightly more durable armoured warrior that is choosing to run with the mace and shield combo Cathedral started with.
-Round 4: CKK starts with a self-enchantment while Corvian rapidly approaches, hitting him for a very minor sliver of damage. Corvian quickly throws a barrage of attack into CKK just for him to shrug it off with ease, swiftly avoiding a swipe of that deadly mace in retaliation. Shifting positions to their side, Corvian and CKK trade blows, which Corvian goes in for another just to be swiftly rebuted by CKK's greatshield. CKK shunts Corvian away while allowing his shield to absorb the knives, but unfortunately goes in with an attack too early and is hit for critical damage.
-Round 5 notes: CKK subs out his shield and mace for a greatsword. Much like Cathedral earlier, he is favouring offensive power over the long-term game of the greatshield. Hopefully this will pay off for him.
-Round 5: There is a brief moment of uneasiness before both opponents rapidly approach. Both miss their attacks and rapidly turn with their weapons raised high, but CKK smashes his down into the Corvian's armour first. Using a weapon swipe to back himself up, CKK faces himself away from the Corvian knight but turns himself around for his second attack, shrugging off a return stab to the stomach in favour of crashing his sword into a weakspot. Corvian attempts to get some distance from CKK before tossing a barrage of knives, but CKK lands his attack at the last second for both to go down!
-Round 5: Addendum: The judges cannot identify who landed the finishing blow first, so it goes onto a tiebreaker round.
-Round 5 rematch: Corvian immediately starts off with its knives, dealing huge damage to the CKK as he attempts to evade them. CKK finally approaches the Corvian Knight but takes another huge hit just for him to immediately retaliate with a huge hit of his own. Ending up behind Corvian, CKK punts the spindly covid across the arena and leaves him sprawling before following up with another big hit as he starts to get up. Corvian attempts to leap over CKK but is caught by a big fist to its gut, followed by a massive upward swipe of CKK's greatsword that sees it taking to the skies like the bird it represents. Against the odds, CKK has bested the superior endgame enemy! What a good show.
Yo this is awesome LOL
No matter how many times I play Dark Souls, I still avoid the Corvian Knights because of how dangerous they are.
The rapier knight is my least favorite enemy in the franchise
I love fighting them it's like fighting a Sekiro enemy in dark souls. I don't know why but studying their eratic and over quick attack patterns is so satisfying.
@@nik774 - Definitely pays to learn from all the enemies like that.
They really aren't, they seem fearsome and overwhelming at first but in truth they are just upgraded version of corvians and shotel skeletons from main game. All it takes is practice. But if you really struggle with them, UGS and greataxes will solve your problem with ease.
I like to go in and be ultra aggressive with an ultra weapon usually an ugs and they are easy to beat
Hold up, hold up *the greatsword Cathedral Knight can parry*? learn something new everyday.
3:13 Cathedral Knight truly channeling Guts here!
0:50 the corvian knight just hits him with the "nothing personal kid"
On one hand, we have a balanced, slow & methodical enemy that can be beaten with clever swordplay and good positioning in order to counter their immense poise and heavy weapons. On the other hand, we have something that jumps around *off screen* like a madman and throws wild, DS2 level of untelegraphed attacks that also do stupidly high damage. Wonder which one will win
Greatsword: CLANG
Ha ha, foot make kick
While the corvians studied the bull shit the knights studied the foot
@@AhmadAhmad-xv5cr It was too large to be called a sword...
That greatshield was doing a fair bit of work.
Maybe I should hand out some Shotels among the corvians...
Heh.
LAUTREC, NO!
Go away
@@wyvernslayer4530 you're just jealous his armor is shinier than yours
@@bestsouls2446 true. My armor is just some leaves and grass i tied together
I loved this, some of the best matches in the history of this channel.
I swear the trailers at the end are the coolest
3:19 hence forth that shall be know as the deus ex kick, tremble you heretics and ponder at thy glory
3:13 ... No words for that twist of events
Request: millwood knights vs carthus swordsmen
the skeletal bois have no chance, they lack health, poise and get dismantled when hit by a strike-based weapon, like the quakestone hammer.
That kick by the greatsword knight was hype.
Yeah my boy Ultra Greatsword Cathedral Knight did it! That last round... Man i scream for the victory and scare my cats xD
3:18 "Top 10 anime comebacks"
always fun to see fights that look more impactful
This was way more hype than I thought it'd be. Respect to the consumed knights!
Next time, some red ghosts.
Red ghost vs red ghost.
Some amazing moves here lol. That first fight had great dodging. Then that parry. That guy getting destroyed from range and the comeback of the century. Great video.
3:18
Gundyr: thats my boy!
1:23 THIS MAN
that throw move
jesus christ that's OP wtf
What a awesome tease I'm guessing it's fire link shrine vs 3 mimics
I think it will be Mimic show
@@MASTER-II you're actually right mimic is gonna karate kick them lol
There's also a bunch of red phantoms and hodrick. If anything, I think it'll be mimics vs npcs.
these were some exceptionally good fights
Can we all agree the comeback @3:14 was FILTHY.
Corvian Knight might be stronger overall but that teep kick into overhead slam just fabulous.
It doesn't matter how strong you are
It doesn't matter if you win or lose
UGS Cathedral Knight WILL kick you.
That blocking sequence in the first match was very cool to see.
Corvian projectiles damage are op.
The comeback in the last match was so delightful!
Corvian: I am speed.
Cathedral: *haha greatsword go swoosh*
1:17 that cathedral knight saw he was standing in gundyr's spot, and knew what he must do
Thankyou BorneFireVN! This is so good match!!
The Greatsword Knight last fight: 'Never panic, never falter, never surrender!' 😦
Dam that kick at the end.🤟🙏
i think that those two emojis just about sum up everything i love about the cathedral knights
At 3:19 the corvian knight realized he wasn't the main character
Thanks for this vid. Always wanted to draw Corvian knights
I hate fighting against Cathedral Knights, especially the greatsword variant, but godamn does it look fucking awesome to see them demolish enemies from much later areas
They were too busy considering whether they could jam more Bloodborne-ish critters into DS3 to wonder whether they should.
0:30
0:49
Just too perfect
3:02 badass ending to that fight
That poor mimic has to fight Hodrick
Above all else watching these AI vs AI fights makes me want to play with a mod that downscales most enemies so they aren't just giants compared to the player.
That side stepping was nasty lol
It was cool to see the cathedral knights win. Annoying bastards to fight, but always aesthetically been one of my favorite-looking mobs.
Greatsword Chad got the upper hand in the end
3:19 lmao
3:04 I saw that and the "KO" meme popped into my head. That and the Halo announcer saying "Double Kill"
Wait... Did the cathedral knight party the crow talons *with a greatsword!?*
It looked like a party alright.
If I remember right, those enemies specifically can be put in a parriable state if you hit them at the right moment in the middle of their combo, it happened to me more than once and each time I'm surprised, I never managed to reliably trigger it.
Get a weap with Perseverance and trigger it in their face for an easy parry, so satisfying.
That thing was too big to be called a sword.
Too big, too thick, too heavy, and too rough, it was more like a large hunk of iron.
3:28 Best comeback EVER!
00:50 This is what every assassin/rogue cosplayer in Dark Souls (and other fantasy rpg's, like the Elder Scrolls games) wish they were like in combat. Jumping over your enemy and slashing at their back for huge damage, probably making them bleed out.
So glad Deus Vult prevailed once again!
The Knights of Purity will never be tainted by female flesh! ^_^
Be the blessing of the forever-virgins eternally upon you.
I go with the promiscuous chad bird people.
3:20 Glorious
Damn, those Crow Quills are nasty. It's a good thing the Corvian Knight Captains don't have more health than they do. When can we see the Bonewheel army take on Midir?
The Cathedral Knights are honestly heavy RNG, it really depends if they wanna work out their arms, legs or their heads.
Less RNG then what part of their workout routine they're doing that day lol
that one room with the two corvian knights always makes me clench hella tight when going through it.
I’m very satisfied with the outcome
I HAVE A SUGGESTION!!
Firelink shrine vs hostile NPCs
Team firelink: (You know them already)
Team NPCs:
Lion Knight Albert (Grand Archives)
Black hand Kamui (Grand Archives
Daughther of Crystal Kriemhild (Grand Archives)
Holy Knight Hodrick (Pit of Hollows)
Crazy lady with the Butcher knife (Road of Sacrifices)
The guy with the spider shield (Cathedral of the Deep)
The fallen Knight (Cathedral of the Deep)
Watchdogs of Farron (Road of Sacrifices)
Knights of Drang (Anor Londo)
Knight Slayer Tsorig (Smouldering lake)
Court Sorcerer (Profaned Capital)
Havel Knight (Maybe?) (Archdragon peak)
Sir Vienheim (Painted world of Ariandel)
You can add or remove some hostile NPCs to make it more balanced as you see fit. c:
I think the Mace bois and Sword bois are both chads. One has unique Blessed Weapon and the other has the spammy kick
Those Great Sword Knights are so goddamn relentless that it almost stops being awesome and starts being scary.
This is more entertaining to watch than any real fighting sport.
2:51 Guts VS Griffith.
JESUS! That last match was something else.
Hold up, did the Greatsword Knight parry the crow?
thats what i wanna know lol, i popped off so hard when i heard that sound
No, poise breaking the corvian during certain animations causes that.
2:14 first couple of seconds somehow reminded me Arya showing the water dancing to Hound :D
I wish my throwing daggers did at least fraction of Corvian's dmg
I just got finished replaying ds1, and now I'm remembering that some normal enemies have more health than Gwyn
You know you are going to die as soon as the cathedral knight starts kicking
Best video you've made
Requests: holy Knight hodrick vs Ludex gundyr OR sirris quest holy Knight hodrick vs champion gundyr
Hollowed oscar vs asylum/stray demon
Whoo! Cathedral knights!
These dudes take one thing, and it isn't shit.
The Holy Land, it's the holy land.
Cathedral knight: done with your throwing knife thing yet?
Very nice matches!!
That final rematch was amazing
I was today years old when I found out that the greatsword cathedral knights are able to PARRY (1:24)
Number 1 tip for fighting the Corvian Knights:
You do not fight the corvian knights under any circumstances